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VANCOUVER - Lincoln County Commissioner Rob Coffman is taking on a new statewide leadership role representing the 39 counties. During the 2024 membership meeting of the Washington State Association of Counties, Coffman was sworn in as the association's 118th president. He replaces Skagit County Commissioner Lisa Janicki, whose term expired. Janicki will become past president and remain on the executive committee. Coffman has been a part of the associations executive team for...
DAVENPORT — In observance of the Thanksgiving holiday, many area businesses and government offices will be closed. The Record-Times offices in both Davenport and Odessa will be closed Thursday and Friday, Nov. 28 and 29. Schools in Odessa, Harrington, Davenport, Reardan and Edwall will also be closed both days. Municipal government offices are planning to be closed on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 28, as are banks and other financial institutions throughout Lincoln County. Readers with trash collection services on T...
DAVENPORT — Property taxes, broadband expansion and infrastructure updates are among the issues on the agenda for the Lincoln County Board of Commissioners meeting set for Monday, Dec. 2, at the Lincoln County Courthouse. According to the posted and approved agenda, the meeting will begin with reviewing and approving vouchers, followed by consent agenda items. Two public hearings are scheduled early in the day: one to address property tax revenues and set the 2025 property tax levies, and another to finalize the county’s bud...
SPOKANE — A Davenport woman has been indicted on 12 charges of embezzlement in U.S. District Court. Tawhnee Willow Colvin of Davenport is accused of embezzling more than $100,000 from the Spokane Tribe of Indians while employed by the tribe. Records show she was employed in the tribal Department of Heatlh and Human Services and Division of Child and Family Services from September 2019 through October 2023. Court records show Colvin was the assistant director of the Division of Child and Family Services. As such, she had a...
RITZVILLE — It’s not going to surprise many people that the wheat market is in no way a method to get rich quick. “It’s down,” Washington State University regional extension specialist Aaron Esser said about the wheat farmer’s market price. “It’s way down. I can go back over 10 years and find when the price of wheat was significantly higher than what it is currently, but I think it’s well below the cost of production for most producers, especially if you start looking at their true cost of production. “I’m not sure what it lo...
DAVENPORT — The online courts system in Washington, which was taken offline earlier this month due to a cyber security breach, is gradually returning online, with some counties seeing a slower return to normal operations. The system, which provides essential services such as criminal background checks and firearm eligibility assessments, was down for nearly two weeks. This disruption created significant challenges for local prosecutors, judges, and court staff, particularly in smaller counties. “There have been some pos...
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. Dispatch Log DAVENPORT — The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office reported the following calls for service from Nov. 10-15: *If the location was not given on this media log, it was not given in report. Nov. 10 Traffic...
OLYMPIA – State Department of Fish and Wildlife employees will fly drones over known pygmy rabbit locations on state and federal lands to test the effectiveness of tracking pygmy rabbits from the air. The agency will also fly drones over private lands, with permission, the agency said, noting the targeted areas will be in Grant and Douglas counties. Flights will occur from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. beginning next month and continuing through October 2026. Flights will depend on w...
DAVENPORT — A trial date has been set for a man accused of trying to elude police while allegedly high one marijuana and drunk. William Ray Beaver Jr., 35, of Spokane, will be tried at 9 a.m. Dec. 18 in Lincoln County Superior Court; a readiness hearing is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Nov. 26. By court order, he will be fully restrained during court proceedings. He currently remains in the county jail on $5,000 bail; attorney David Hearrean has been appointed as his public defender. Beaver was arrested Oct. 31 in Davenport f...
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. Dispatch Log If no location was said, location was redacted. Nov. 3 Traffic Stop: 10 2:29 a.m. – One vehicle rollover, Davenport. 9:16 a.m. – Suspicious circumstances, redacted information. 10:06 a.m. – Abandoned...
CRESTON — A man who led law enforcement on a high-speed chase on U.S. Highway 2 on Halloween will face a Dec. 18 trial. Alberto Lorenzo, 39, remains in the Lincoln County Jail in Davenport on $50,000 bail on a charge of attempting to elude law enforcement. Trial is tentatively set for 9 a.m. Dec. 18; a readiness hearing is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Nov. 26. According to court records, Lorenzo is accused of speeding westbound through Reardan in excess of 60 mph at about 10:25 p.m. Oct. 31, Halloween night. Reardan police n...
DAVENPORT - As of Election Night, Tuesday, November 5, Adam Walser is leading in the Lincoln County Superior Court Judge race with 68.1% of the vote, as reported by the Lincoln County Auditor's Office. "I am appreciative of the citizens of Lincoln County for being as high of a tourout as we have historically been. We have demonstrated a strong demand in the democratic process, as far as tonight," said Walser. "I appreciate everyone being so participatory. I am excited. I am...
— Editor’s note: The tally below represents what was available from Washington state at press time. Not all statewide and federal results had been reported. Initiatives 2066 Yes 51.22% No 48.78% 2109 Yes 46.79% No 63.21% 2117 Yes 38.31% No 61.69% 2124 Yes 44.51% No 55.49% U.S. President Harris/Walz 58.32% Trump/Vance 38.90% Kennedy/Shanahan 1.07% Stein/Ware 0.51% Oliver/ ter Maat 0.31% U.S. Senate Maria Cantwell 59.77% Raul Garcia 40.00% 4th Congressional District Michael Baumgartner 59.79% Carmela Conroy 40.08% State Gov...
DAVENPORT - Lincoln County voters turned out en masse Tuesday, Nov. 5, to support former President Donald Trump in his re-election bid. At the end of the initial tally on election night, Trump had received the support of 73.63% of Lincoln County voters. The Trump turnout was the highest of any county in the state. Nearby, Adams County was a close second, with 73.42% of voters backing the former president. Spokane County gave Trump the nod with 50.53%. Voters in Grant and...
REARDAN — A 38-year-old Spokane Valley man died from injuries he sustained in a Nov. 3 crash two miles east of the city on U.S. Highway 2. The name of the decedent was being withheld at press time pending notification of next of kin. According to the Washington State Patrol, the man was westbound in his Toyota Camry at about 2:30 a.m. when he veered onto the shoulder, over-corrected and crossed back onto the eastbound shoulder, where his vehicle overturned. He was ejected from the vehicle, which came to rest in a field, t...
DAVENPORT — The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an Oct. 31 bomb threat that prompted the lock down of medical facilities in Davenport and Reardan. According to law enforcement records, at about 2:37 p.m. Oct. 31, an employee at Lincoln County Hospital received a forwarded call in which the caller said a bomb had been planted at Reardan Clinic. The employee reported a man’s voice saying “that bomb will go off soon,” records show. The call was made to the Reardan Clinic, 550 E. Broadway Ave., Reardan,...
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. Dispatch Log DAVENPORT — The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls for service from Oct. 27 to Nov. 3: Oct. 27 12:01 a.m. — Security check, address not reported. 4:49 a.m. — Meja M. Mwangi,...
Millions of people make considerable sacrifices to protect the freedoms of their fellow citizens. According to the Pew Research Center and data from the Department of Veterans Affairs and the U.S. Census Bureau, there are currently more than 18 million living veterans in the United States. The 2021 Census counted 461,240 veterans in Canada, according to Veterans Affairs Canada. The term ‘veteran’ refers to a person who served in the active military, naval, air service, or space service and was discharged or released und...
ODESSA — The School Board heard a series of reports, hired coaches approved of several plans and policies when it met Oct. 23. By unanimous vote, the board hired Laura Claler as the new cheerleading coach and Mathew Roberson as the junior high school assistant girls basketball coach. The board also unanimously approved on second reading the equivalency credit opportunities policy, the highly capable plan, the application for a Perkins grant and a partnership with Jay Tyus in appliying for an Innovations in Agriculture g...
DAVENPORT - Incumbent Republicans Mary Dye of Pomeroy and Joe Schmick of Colfax are leading in their Nov. 5 general election bids to retain their 9th Legislative District House seats. In unofficial returns districtwide at press time, Dye is leading in the Position No. 1 race with 38,933 votes (66.21%). Challenger Patrick Miller had 19.734 (33.56%). Lincoln County voters overwhelmingly supported Dye. Here, she received 79.29% voter support. "It was a wonderful campaign, and I...
CHENEY — Democrat Bob Ferguson is headed to the governor’s mansion. Early results in the Tuesday, Nov. 5, general election show Ferguson with a sizeable lead — nearly 400,000 votes — over Republican Dave Reichert in their bids to replace Gov. Jay Inslee. As of press time, Ferguson had 56.13% of the vote; Reichert had 43.68%. The race was closer in Eastern Washington, with Reichert leading across all of Eastern Washigton: Lincoln County: Reichert has 76.26% (3,961 votes), while Ferguson holds 23.41% (1,216 votes). Whitman...
OLYMPIA — Voters statewide are saying enough to government overreach on natural gas. In a preliminary tally in the Nov. 5 general election, Initiative 2066 was passing with 1,434,504 supporting votes (51.35%) and 1,358,874 opposing votes (48.65%). In Lincoln County the measure had 3,579 (73.46%) votes in favor and 1,293 (26.54%) opposed. The initiative would prohibit the state Building Code Council from discouraging the use of natural gas in any building. It requires gas and utility companies, cities or towns that provide n...
DAVENPORT – Michael Baumgartner is the heir apparent to the 5th Congressional District seat held by Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers. As of press time on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, Baumgartner is was looking to defeat Democrat Carmela Conroy. The 5th Congressional District spans 11 counties including Ferry, Pend Oreille, Lincoln, Stevens, Whitman, Walla Walla, Garfield, Asotin, Columbia and sections of Franklin and Adams County. The seat has been held since 2004 by McMorris R...
WILBUR — A Rathdrum, Idaho, man was arraigned Oct. 29 in Lincoln County Superior Court on multiple charges stemming from a burglary. Jacob Micheal Hewitt, 31, of Rathdrum will be tried for first-degree theft, residential burglary and two counts of theft of a firearm at 9 a.m. Dec. 18. A readiness hearing is scheduled for Nov. 26. A warrant was issued for his arrest on Sept. 22, court records show. At the time, he was serving time in the Washington Corrections Center-Receiving/Diagnostic Center in Spokane. He was t...
