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DAVENPORT — The school district will officially ask voters to approve two levies in the February Special Election. The school board approved putting a replacement educational programs and operations (EP&O) levy and replacement capital projects levy before the voters at a regular meeting Monday, Nov. 27. Both levies would be collected over four years, beginning in 2025 and ending in 2028. The EP&O levy would collect $1,135,091 in 2025, $1,169,144 in 2026, $1,204,218 in 2027 and $1,240,345 in 2028. That breaks down to an e...
DAVENPORT — The next city Mayor will be decided by the city council. J.J. Kowalkowski officially gave the city his notice that he won’t be taking the mayoral job Tuesday, Nov. 21. Kowalkowski defeated incumbent Brad Sweet in a contested mayoral race 218 votes to 190 in the 2023 General Election. The announcement of Kowalkowski declining the gig came at city council’s Nov. 22 meeting, along with the news that the process now falls to city council to select the next Mayor. That decision must come before the end of 2023, or th...
4-year-old Ella Morris (left) and 11-month-old Anya Morris (right) have mixed emotions about meeting Santa Claus at Davenport Hometown Christmas in Memorial Hall Sunday, Nov. 26. Turn to Page 5 for more Hometown Christmas photos....
DAVENPORT — The trial of a Sprague man accused of possessing over 100 images and videos displaying child pornography was continued to Feb. 21 as Lincoln County attorneys wait to see whether the case will be picked up federally. Jonathan Ray Stocker, 42, is charged with five counts of first-degree possession of depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct and one count of second-degree possession of depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct after police allegedly discovered over 100 child p...
REARDAN — The school district currently has one levy that is expiring at the end of 2024. Therefore, the district hopes its voters will approve a replacement levy in a special Feb. 2024 election. The levy, which will be an educational programs and operations levy, would run for three years and be valued at approximately $2 per $1,000 assessed property value. A homeowner with a property value of $300,000 would be asked to contribute about $600 per year as part of the levy. Educational programs and operations levies fund e...
ODESSA - Special Olympics veterans Tim and Cory Dempsey were days away from another trip to the Nov. 18 State Fall Games in Kennewick, where the elder, 34-year-old Tim, would be competing in flag football and the younger, 32-year-old Cory, would be competing in bowling. But first, the local brothers had a birthday party to attend in Federal Way. After the celebration, the two began to make their way back to Odessa as the sun went down Wednesday, Nov. 15. When they reached...
HARRINGTON -When Bella Mattozzi was at home during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, she decided to put her artistic skills to use by drawing a vintage van. Her parents, Darren and Carolyn Mattozzi, took notice and suggested she turn the art into a sticker. This sparked an idea for the now 16-year-old Bella, a sophomore at Harrington High School. Her talents at creating these stickers were vast enough for her to sell the stickers to eager customers, but she didn't feel it was rig...
INCIDENT LOG Editor’s note: Most items in this section reflect the starting point for response by local police and emergency agencies. The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office does not release names of individuals who report possible criminal or suspicious activities to dispatchers or alleged victims for this column. Nov. 19 Traffic stops: 2 A one-vehicle rollover crash was reported on Highway 2 at milepost 254. The unattended death of an elderly man was reported at Lakeview Terrace near Grand Coulee. Odessa Police said both doo...
ODESSA - The local school district recognized Ed Deife for his 14 years of service on the school board at the board's regular meeting Monday, Nov. 20. Deife first took the No. 2 seat on the board in 2009. "I've enjoyed it. It's been a tremendous learning experience," Deife said. "I think in my time I worked with 10 or so different board members, many of whom I didn't really know and it was a pleasure getting to know them." Deife said being on the school board can be a...
