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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. June 25 Traffic stops: 2 A caller said he heard someone walking around near his driveway. A Davenport woman said she locked her keys in her car in the local Safeway parking lot. A caller reported two loose brown cow...
DAVENPORT - Despite rather windy conditions on some of the days and locals taking full advantage of legal fireworks opportunities, Fourth of July weekend was almost completely incident-less for fire and EMS crews around East, Central and South Lincoln County. Fire District No. 5 Commissioner Matt Schneider said the district, which includes the greater Davenport, Deer Meadows, Seven Bays and Egypt areas, didn't receive a single call for service over the weekend. "Clearly we're...
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. July 2 Traffic stops: 18 A caller reported a male at Seven Bays might be having a heart attack. An Odessa woman reported her neighbor was driving on the wrong side of the road and tried to hit birds off her bird fee...
Travel trailer stolen from lot CRESTON — An 18-foot multi-colored gray, white and black Coleman travel trailer was reported stolen in the early morning hours of Monday, July 10, from the Copenhaver Construction lot near U.S. Highway 2. The trailer had a license plate with the number 95814AD posted and was missing the water heater cover. Anyone with information is asked to call the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office at 509-725-3501 or email dispatch at dispatch@co.lincoln.wa.us. Two trucks collide on I-90 SPRAGUE – Two tract...
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. June 18 Traffic stops: 8 A caller said his apartment tenant was drunk and out of control. A caller said he locked his keys in his running car at Natural Green Cannabis on First and Morgan Streets in Davenport. A Harri...
WILBUR — A Keller girl was killed in a single-car crash outside town late Friday night, June 23. 16-year-old Mary Jayne LaPlante died in the rollover crash that also injured five other juveniles at Sherman Road North and Williams Road East. Initial indications showed that LaPlante was the driver of the vehicle, officials said. The call came into the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office around 11:13 p.m. Friday night, officials said. LaPlante was officially declared deceased early Saturday, June 24. Authorities are still investigat...
1 years ago - Davenport Mayor Karen Carruth welcomed Stacie Eichinger to the city. Eichinger crossed through town during a 3,800-mile trek across the country on behalf of young cancer patients. - Organizers in Sprague prepared for Sprague Hay Days. - Davenport city council elected to leave the welcome sign in City Park as is, despite councilman Alan Coriell's concern that it contained offensive language. 25 years ago - Traffic congested in Reardan due to construction on U.S....
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. June 11 Traffic stops: 7 An Edwall woman reported people shooting on private property with no backstop in a field at Highway 231 and Cloverdale Road. A Davenport woman said her neighbor’s trailer was blocking a roadw...
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. June 4 Traffic stops: 6 A Reardan woman said her mother got drunk, started arguing with another woman and that woman pushed her mother down. A woman that fell and started bleeding was reported at SpeedTrap Tap Hou...
ODESSA - A 39-year coaching veteran and a WIAA Coaches Association Hall of Fame inductee has been hired as the high school boys head basketball coach. Mike Carlquist, who was an assistant coach under HP Carstensen last year, accepted the job as approved by the school board Tuesday, June 6. The 64-year-old Carlquist brings a long history of coaching stops to a program looking to climb back into state contention. He started as an assistant coach for two years in his hometown of...
PUBLIC NOTICE INVITATION TO BID LINCOLN COUNTY Construction/Provisioning of Colocation Facilities in Almira, Creston, Harrington, and Wilbur NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Board of County Commissioners of Lincoln County, Washington that bids will be received until 12:00 p.m., Thursday June 29, 2023 at one of the following locations: Electronically: lcbroadband@ co.lincoln.wa.us Or Regular Mail: Board of Lincoln County Commissioners P.O. Box 28 Davenport, WA 99122-0028 Or In Person/FedEx: Office of the Board of County...
INCIDENT LOG May 28 Traffic stops: 10 A Davenport woman reported a Chevy parked next to a compact roller on Hawk Creek Road. A Davenport man reported drivers cutting through the Exxon parking lot instead of turning onto Morgan Street using the stop sign on 12th Street. A caller reported a black SUV doing donuts in the CFN parking lot in Sprague. A trooper from Pennsylvania asked a deputy to contact a person on the 800 block of West First Street in Davenport. A Davenport man requested help getting his keys locked inside his...
PUBLIC NOTICE INVITATION TO BID LINCOLN COUNTY Construction/Provisioning of Colocation Facilities in Almira, Creston, Harrington, and Wilbur NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Board of County Commissioners of Lincoln County, Washington that bids will be received until 12:00 p.m., Thursday June 29, 2023 at one of the following locations: Electronically: lcbroadband@ co.lincoln.wa.us Or Regular Mail: Board of Lincoln County Commissioners P.O. Box 28 Davenport, WA 99122-0028 Or In Person/FedEx: Office of the Board of County...
PUBLIC NOTICE NEGOTIATION OF STATE LEASES WITH EXISTING LESSEES BETWEEN JULY AND AUGUST 2023 EXPIRES: OCTOBER 31, 2023 10-089949-GRAZING-SW1/4, W1/2SE1/4, E1/2SE1/4 laying south of Miles-Creston county road, along with that portion of the NW1/4 laying south of Miles-Creston county road, along with that portion of the SW1/4NE1/4 laying south of Miles-Creston county road, Sec 16, Twp 26N, Rge 35E, W.M. Written request to lease must be received by June 26, 2023, at Department of Natural Resources, 225 S Silke Rd, Colville,...
PUBLIC NOTICE OF PROJECT COMPLETION The following described project has been completed as of April 24, 2023. Miles Creston Road Overlay CRP No. G-1039 Federal Aid Project No. STPR-22T1(006) Project Description: The project limits for this project are from M.P. 4.66 (approximately six miles east of the Town of Creston) to 8.66 on County Road No. 95100. The work to be completed on this project consists of installing fabric reinforcement as directed, overlaying the reinforced roadway in its entirety in one lift with a Hot Mix...
DAVENPORT - A high school freshman was crowned Miss Davenport Wednesday night, May 17. Rikkiana Chavelas , 16, received her 2023-24 crown in a Pioneer Plaza ceremony. Chavelas, who was the lone applicant, said she was inspired to put her name in the hat by outgoing Miss Davenport Abby Breithaupt, who wished her well in a speech prior to the coronation Wednesday. "I saw how she helped the community," Chavelas said. "That really inspired me." Chavelas is the niece of Lance and...
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. INCIDENT LOG May 7 Traffic stops: 24 A Creston man reported a reckless vehicle on Highway 2 at milepost 245. A Grand Coulee woman said a Purple Heart recipient was living in a carport. A caller said someone should arrest him and...
DAVENPORT — Lincoln County was awarded its fourth broadband-related grant Monday, May 1. The county’s Deer Meadows and Seven Bays FTTx project will receive up to $8,921,342 in Coronavirus Capital Program Funds in the 2021-23 state capital budget. The funding was approved by the state Broadband Office based on the Nov. 22 Broadband Infrastructure Grant Program. The grant was awarded on a matching basis, but commissioner Scott Hutsell said Monday the county won’t have to use capital dollars for that match. This is the fourt...
Editor's note: This is part 4 of a 4-part series. DAVENPORT - Sometimes, you just need to take a drive. Whether it's a quick 20-minute getaway or a four-hour day trip, going for a drive is a method people often employ to clear the head and see more of the world. And some of those drives are right here in Lincoln County. The final drive of this 4-part series is the longest described in the newspaper, taking about three hours to complete. It's best ventured on a sunny fall day,...
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. April 30 Traffic stops: 11 Two lost calves were reported on Waukon Road east of Reardan. A Creston woman reported a possible trespasser on Prairie Lane. Nutrien Ag reported a powerline across 12th Street in Dav...
LINCOLN COUNTY NOTICE OF APPLICATION AND DETERMINATION OF NON-SIGNIFICANCE (DNS) STATE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT (SEPA) (RCW 43.21C) SEPA RULES (WAC 197-11) AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FILE NO. Conditional Use Permit – 02-23 DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSAL: Continue development of the existing surface mine to crush aggregates excavated from the pit. The site would also be used for stockpiling crushed products and a temporary asphalt or concrete batch plant to produce products. PROPONENT: Copenhaver Construction, Inc 22393 SR 2 E C...
LINCOLN COUNTY NOTICE OF APPLICATION AND DETERMINATION OF NON-SIGNIFICANCE (DNS) STATE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT (SEPA) (RCW 43.21C) SEPA RULES (WAC 197-11) AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FILE NO. Conditional Use Permit – 01-23 DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSAL: Expand the existing Wilbur pit by 36.7 acres for a total of 96.2 acres and continue development of the existing surface mine. The site would also be used for stockpiling crushed products and a temporary asphalt or concrete batch plant to produce products. PROPONENT: Copenhaver C...
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. April 23 Traffic stops: 7 A caller said his car was almost crashed into by a recklessly driven black truck with no taillights. A caller said he was feuding with his neighbor “over their stupid barking dogs.” A calle...
LINCOLN COUNTY NOTICE OF APPLICATION AND DETERMINATION OF NON-SIGNIFICANCE (DNS) STATE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT (SEPA) (RCW 43.21C) SEPA RULES (WAC 197-11) AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FILE NO. Conditional Use Permit – 02-23 DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSAL: Continue development of the existing surface mine to crush aggregates excavated from the pit. The site would also be used for stockpiling crushed products and a temporary asphalt or concrete batch plant to produce products. PROPONENT: Copenhaver Construction, Inc 22393 SR 2 E C...
LINCOLN COUNTY NOTICE OF APPLICATION AND DETERMINATION OF NON-SIGNIFICANCE (DNS) STATE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT (SEPA) (RCW 43.21C) SEPA RULES (WAC 197-11) AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FILE NO. Conditional Use Permit – 01-23 DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSAL: Expand the existing Wilbur pit by 36.7 acres for a total of 96.2 acres and continue development of the existing surface mine. The site would also be used for stockpiling crushed products and a temporary asphalt or concrete batch plant to produce products. PROPONENT: Copenhaver C...
