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DAVENPORT - School district officials here quickly canceled classes and after-school activities Wednesday, April 12, after receiving a bomb threat via email. Statewide, the threat was sent to 44 school districts statewide, including nearby Wilbur, Creston, Coulee City and Hartline. The threat ended up being harmless. Here, no bombs were found in the high school or elementary school after a sweep involving two bomb-detecting dogs from Fairchild Air Force Base. Superintendent...
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 2 Traffic stops: 2 A Davenport man said he was having problems with his neighbor on the 39600 block of Teel Flat Lane. A car vs. deer crash was reported on Highway 231 at milepost 39. A caller complained abo...
Robert “Bob” Lee Fisher July 9, 1945- Mar. 29, 2023 Robert Lee Fisher went to be with his Lord on March 29, 2023. He suffered many symptoms that he acquired from the “Agent Orange” in Vietnam. He was 77 years. Bob was born to Breeta Pearl (Nordquist) Fisher and Frederick Carl Fisher on July 9, 1945 in Tacoma, Wash. Bob was raised between Tacoma and Eatonville, Wash. and he graduated from Eatonville HS in 1963. He had a passion for old cars in high school. Bob studied at Yaki...
DAVENPORT-The Gorillas defended their home turf at a home track meet Tuesday, April 11. Davenport's boys and girls teams won the seven-school meet, while the Odessa girls finished in second place. Here are the local results from the meet, which also featured athletes from Northwest Christian, Kettle Falls, Almira/Coulee Hartline, Lake Roosevelt and Wilbur-Creston. Boys 100 meters 5. Mason Wright, Odessa, 12.35 6. David Coriell, Davenport, 12.40 10. David Strode, Odessa, 12.69...
Varsity games, meets and matches the week of April 14-20 for Davenport, Odessa, Reardan and Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington. All games are subject to postponement or cancellation. Saturday, Apr. 15 • Davenport, Odessa and Reardan track at Van Kuren Invite in Cheney @ 10 a.m. • Reardan baseball doubleheader vs. Northwest Christian @ 11 a.m. • Reardan softball doubleheader vs. Northwest Christian @ 11 a.m. • Reardan vs. LRS tennis at LRS @ 11 a.m. • Davenport vs. LRS softball doubleheader at LRS @ noon • Odessa...
IRBY -Two Davenport dirt bikers were among the racers to complete the grueling Desert 100 on Sunday, April 2. Codi Williams and Curtis Tanner each took more than four hours to complete the 100-mile course through sagebrush, basalt ridges and grass. The race was the culminating event for several days of poker runs and races that started just off Irby road, about 10 miles west of Odessa. Williams placed 65th overall and 21st in Open Class racing with a time of 4:26:15.548....
DAVENPORT — The Lincoln County Commissioners awarded Spokane-based Zero dB Communications the construction build for the first of three countywide broadband projects bringing high-speed fiber connection to the county. Zero dB Communications will construct the connection for a project through Almira, Creston and Harrington with middle mile up to one gigabyte through Wilbur. The company bid $1,232,501.17, the lowest of five companies that bid. Bids were unsealed at the commissioners’ March 20 meeting and referred to the Eco...
DAVENPORT — Easter weekend is fast approaching. Easter Sunday is April 9, while Good Friday is April 7. Churches and organizations around Lincoln County are holding services and Easter Egg hunts to celebrate the holiday. Easter Egg hunts Women in Action will sponsor an Easter egg hunt for ages 10 and under on the Christian Heritage playground at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 1 in Edwall. “At 10:00 we will be serving homemade cinnamon rolls, coffee, apple juice and bananas in the school and then head outside for the Easter egg hun...
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. March 20 Traffic stops: 4 A Lincoln County Public Works employee said work on Mill Canyon Road was delayed because citizens kept parking vehicles in workers’ paths. A calf needed help getting back in its pastu...
DAVENPORT — A noxious weed tax assessment is likely to be brought before the Lincoln County Commissioners later in 2023, according to a discussion at city council’s regular meeting Wednesday, March 8. Noxious Weed Control Board Coordinator Farren Reinbold gave a presentation to council stating the board would propose a $15 tax assessment per parcel for incorporated municipalities, with collected funds going back to the weed board. Reinbold said she expects to make the proposal to the commissioners this fall. A com...
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. Feb. 26 Traffic stops: 5 A suspicious vehicle was reported in Reardan on Broadway Avenue. A caller said another man was staying in his neighbor’s apartment in Davenport. Youths four-wheeling up and down Coal Creek Roa...
DAVENPORT — Heavy construction is coming to three bridges on gravel roads in Lincoln County. Geib Bridge, located north of Wilbur, and Gerald Zellmer Bridge, south of Davenport, will be completely rebuilt and Blenz Bridge, south of Wilbur and Creston, will have its deck and girder system replaced. However, construction is still a ways out for the federally funded projects. “We hope to have them done by the end of construction season in 2026,” public works director Dave Orvis said. Gerald Zellmer Bridge will cost $1,08...
Louise M Potter (Simons) Jan. 1, 1947 – Mar. 4, 2023 Louise M Potter (Simons) went home peacefully to our Lord on Mar. 4, 2023. Louise was born Jan. 1, 1947, to Chester and Eula Simons in Creston, Wash. She was the youngest of 6 children. After graduating from Creston HS she married Iver Burke, and they had 2 children Denise and David. Denise did not live beyond infancy, She and Iver divorced, and she eventually met the love of her life, Ron Potter. They had 2 children, R...
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. Feb. 20 Traffic stops: 14 An Odessa man said a suspicious person had been sitting across from Washington Federal Bank since the night prior. A commercial alarm was reported going off at Lincoln County District Court....
INVITATION TO BID LINCOLN COUNTY LINCOLN COUNTY CERB FTTX ALMIRA, CRESTON & HARRINGTON NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Board of County Commissioners of Lincoln County, Washington that sealed bids will be received until 12:00 p.m., Thursday, March 16th 2023 at one of the following locations: By Mail: Board of Lincoln County Commissioners, P.O. Box 28, Davenport, WA 99122-0028 Or In Person: Office of the Board of County Commissioners, Clerk of the Board’s Desk, 450 Logan Street, County Courthouse, Lower Level, Davenport, WA It s...
DEER PARK – After being eliminated from the district playoffs in its previous three appearances, Odessa finally punched its ticket to the 1B Girls State Basketball Tournament by defeating Republic 48-27 Thursday, Feb. 16 and Wilbur-Creston 55-41 Saturday, Feb. 18 in the District 7 1B Girls Basketball Tournament. Thursday, it was Republic that played like the team destined for the state tournament to begin the game. Jocelyn Watson and Brooklyn Campbell hit uncontested 3...
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. Feb. 13 Traffic stops: 3 An abandoned vehicle was reported in Wilbur. A vehicle lockout was reported at Davenport Family Foods. A Reardan man reported a dog running loose around his house. A Reardan woman said her...
INVITATION TO BID LINCOLN COUNTY LINCOLN COUNTY CERB FTTX ALMIRA, CRESTON & HARRINGTON NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Board of County Commissioners of Lincoln County, Washington that sealed bids will be received until 12:00 p.m., Thursday, March 16th 2023 at one of the following locations: By Mail: Board of Lincoln County Commissioners P.O. Box 28 Davenport, WA 99122-0028 Or In Person: Office of the Board of County Commissioners Clerk of the Board’s Desk 450 Logan Street County Courthouse, Lower Level Davenport, WA It shall b...
Hugh Arvid Hurlburt Jul. 4, 1930 – Feb. 13, 2023 Hugh Arvid Hurlburt went to be with the Lord on Feb. 13, 2023, after suffering a stroke. He was born on Jul. 4, 1930 in Akron, Colo. to Bernard Basil and Nellie Rae (Barton) Hurlburt. He was the youngest of three, brother, Harlan Barton, and sister, Donna Maureen Dingman, who preceded him in death. He married his sweetheart, Naomi (Julie) Newton on Oct. 22, 1950. They were married for 72 years before she passed in Nov. 2022. T...
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. Feb. 6 Traffic stops: 3 A caller said he saw a tanker slide off Highway 174 at Bodeau Road while hauling unknown chemicals and fuel. A Reardan woman said her family had $370,000 in their safe that belonged to som...
DAVENPORT — One of the potential pitfalls of seeking housing refuge in rural Lincoln County is a lack of broadband internet access, which creates difficulties for children with online work or businesspeople trying to work remotely. The county and Economic Development Council are trying to tear down this barrier, with three projects funded and one more potentially upcoming. The first is a Community Economic Revitalization Board grant that was awarded in July 2021 and provides fiber to Creston, Harrington and Almira with m...
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. Jan. 29 Traffic stops: 11 An Odessa man said his wife had overdosed and was barely breathing. A caller reported an old red car with its hood up and flashers active on the side of Highway 231 near the Long Lake pic...
DAVENPORT — A Creston man was killed in a single-vehicle rollover crash Saturday, Feb. 4. Casey Glenn Munter was found deceased on Seven Springs Dairy Road near Grant Road by local law enforcement after losing control of a blue Dodge truck he was driving, according to reports. According to reports, law enforcement determined that Munter was traveling above the posted speed limit on muddy, gravel and possibly icy roads near his Seven Springs Dairy Road home. Sergeant Jerad McLagan arrived on scene and found Munter’s body und...
ODESSA-The Tiger boys basketball team suffered a rough loss to the Wilbur-Creston Wildcats 62-36 Saturday, Jan. 28. Senior Collin Martin, juniors Zach Classen and Dakota Steward and sophomore Corbyn Neilsen scored multiple field goals and free throws in the first quarter. The intense first quarter ended with the Wildcats having a two-point lead, 10-8. The Wildcats made the first two points of the second quarter but were countered with a three-point shot by junior Chad Strebek...
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. Jan. 23 Traffic stops: 17 A suspicious man was reported on the 300 block of South Colfax Street in Sprague. A caller said he saw a suspicious black van driving up and down Sprague Lake Resort Road. A caller requested...
