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DAVENPORT — A Palouse woman was arraigned in Lincoln County Superior Court in Davenport on Tuesday, Oct. 8, in connection with the deaths of three local men. Jade A. Ellsworth, 29, of Palouse was arraigned for vehicular homicide, booked into the county jail and then released on her own recognizance. She is prohibited from leaving the state and required to live in Palouse, records show, noting a trial is set for 9 a.m. March 5. A readiness hearing is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Feb. 11. Public defender David Hearrean was a...
ODESSA — A local man accused of threatening to kill another man has been transferred to Eastern State Hospital in Medical Lake to undergo competency restoration treatment and evaluation. Arthur James Banko, 68, of Odessa, is being held at the mental hospital without bail while health officials provide competency restoration treatment. His trial date of Nov. 6 was canceled during a hearing Tuesday, Oct. 8. According to court records, Banko is now in the custody the state Department of Social and Health Services, which will c...
REARDAN – The town is reaping the benefits of an $850,000 Washington Transportation Improvement Board grant to pave approximately 3.4 miles of roads within the town limits. Three cents of the statewide gas tax funded this and other TIB projects. Tommer Construction Company was awarded the project and is applying an Otta seal surface, which is a cost-effective treatment that places gravel on top of a bituminous binding agent. Initially, it appears to be gravel until black o...
WILBUR — Young love landed a local boy in Martin Hall Juvenile Detention after he allegedly stole his parents car and attempted to drive to New York to see his girlfriend. Brody Carstensen, 14, of Wilbur, was arraigned Oct. 8 in Lincoln County Superior Court for theft of a motor vehicle. His bail was set at $2,500 and he is scheduled to appear in court again at 1:30 p.m. Oct. 29. Cartsensen has pending charges in Spokane County, as well, court records show, noting authorities believe he is a flight risk. According to court r...
EDITOR'S NOTE: The public records have been updated to correct an error in our Oct. 3 print edition of the Lincoln County Record-Times. 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. DAVENPORT — The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office reported the following calls f...
DAVENPORT — A local man will be arraigned Tuesday, Oct. 8, after being accused of raping a local woman in his vehicle. Daniel R. James, 24, is being held on $50,000 bail on a charge of second-degree rape-forcible compulsion. James appeared before Judge Pro Tempore Dan B. Johnson on Oct. 1, three days following his arrest Saturday, Sept. 28. According to a probable cause statement filed with the court, the woman notified law enforcement officers of the rape. The woman told police she had been out drinking with friends and aske...
DAVENPORT — Voters who reside within the boundaries of Lincoln County Parks and Recreation District No. 3 are being asked to renew a maintenance and operations levy to fund the Davenport Water Park for the next six years. The $135,000 levy will also be used to fund operations of Davenport Memorial Hall, 511 Park St., over the same time period. Voters will have an opportunity to weigh in on the measure in the Nov. 5 general election. Parks and Recreation District officials said the levy is a replacement levy; the current l...
RITZVILLE - Law enforcement agencies, ranchers and rural counties are forming a coalition to push back against the state Fish and Wildlife Commission's failure to manage large predators effectively. The coalition was announced Sept. 17 following a meeting here on large predators issues. The meeting attracted about 16-20 law enforcement officers, as well as two ranchers speaking about the effects of wolf, cougar and bear depredation on farms, ranches and rural communities....
Wayne J. White, 12, of Hancock, Minn., who was sentenced in the robbery of Reardan Store, will have an opportunity to request sealing of the criminal record on Nov. 9, 2029. The year was inadvertently omitted in a front page story published Sept. 26....
SPRAGUE — A Spokane Valley man was killed in an early morning crash Saturday, Sept. 28, on Interstate 90. Craig E. Richardt, 61, of Spokane Valley, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash at 4:42 a.m. near Milepost 236. According to the Washington State Patrol, the crash occurred about 11 miles west of Sprague, near the south end of Sprague Lake in Adams County. Lloyd O. Arbaugh, 89, of Moses Lake, was westbound in a 1999 Dodge Ram pickup when he struck Richardt’s westbound 2009 Toyota Corolla, the patrol reported, not...
REARDAN - Reardan High School is among the inaugural winners of the new Schools on the Rise Award. The Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction officially announced the awards Sept. 25, even though they were selected earlier this summer by the Association of Washington School Principals. Only seven of the 21 winning schools were in Eastern Washington. According to the principals association, "This award celebrates schools where students and adults collaborate to...
ODESSA - A local man "just trying to give back" to his community and neighbors has received an Angel Flight award. Stan Dammel, 80, was recently awarded a trophy for providing 200 flights to people who needed to travel to distant locations for medical procedures and doctors appointments. Dammel said he flew his first Angel Flight 20 years ago and "just kept plugging along." Before he knew it, he hit the 200 million milestone and received a trophy in the mail. "It was kind of...
REARDAN - A Minnesota boy is serving three days in juvenile detention this week after pleading guilty to burglarizing Reardan Store. Wayne J. White, 12, of Hancock, Minn., was sentenced Sept. 24 after pleading guilty in Lincoln County Superior Court to second-degree burglary, third-degree theft and second-degree malicious mischief. He was ordered to serve 3 days in juvenile detention, starting Sept. 24. He was also sentenced to 7 additional days to be served at the discretion...
SPRAGUE — A child abduction case file will be sealed, but it won’t be vacated. During a Tuesday, Sept. 24 hearing in Lincoln County Superior court, the case of James R. Stocker was sealed by the court. Stocker, 25, now of Spokane, was convicted of second-degree kidnapping when he was a juvenile in 2015 in Sprague. Lincoln County Prosecuting Attorney Adam Walser said the case was sealed in accordance with the law, as Stocker had met all the statutory requirements for the records to be closed to the public. However, Walser arg...
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. Sept. 14 Traffic Stops: 9 9:25 a.m. – Report of a male in a black pickup shooting in a no shooting zone by the trail head in Fishtrap, Sprague. 2:37 p.m. – Report of a white cow in the middle of the roadway on Redw...
HARRINGTON — A Palouse woman has been charged with vehicular homicide in the Friday, June 7, deaths of three Davenport men. A Lincoln County Superior Court summons shows Jade A. Ellsworth of Palouse is being formally charged with one count of vehicular homicide. Ellsworth is not currently in jail. Court records show Ellsworth did not have a valid drivers license at the time of the fatal crash.. She is ordered to appear in court before Judge Jeffrey S. Barkdull at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 8. Court records show she is a...
ODESSA — A local man remains in the Lincoln County Jail while authorities work out details over a possible mental health competency examination. Arthur James Banko, 68, of Odessa, is being held in the jail without bail while authorities determine if he is competent to stand trial after allegedly threatening to kill another resident, cut his head off and put it on a fence post. As of Tuesday, Sept. 17, Banko remained in jail on multiple charges including felony harassment-threat to kill, exhibiting/displaying/carrying a w...
DEEP CREEK — A motorcyclist from Ford was killed late Tuesday night after hitting a vehicle turning from U.S. Highway 2 onto Brooks Road. At press time, the Washington State Patrol was withholding the 21-year-old motorcyclist’s name until his family can be notified. According to the patrol, the motorcyclist was eastbouund on a Yamaha YZFR6 on U.S. Highway 2 at about 11:31 p.m. when he struck a westbound vehicle making a left hand turn onto Brooks Road. That vehicle, a 2006 Ford Expedition, was driven by Kayleigh J. Roop, 18,...
SPRAGUE — Lincoln County Prosecuting Attorney Adam Walser said Tuesday he opposes an effort to vacate a kidnapping conviction is a 2015 case. He may have the opportunity to repeat his concerns during a 10:30 a.m. hearing Tuesday, Sept. 24, in Lincoln County Superior Court in Davenport. At that time, James R. Stocker, 25, of Spokane, will be asking a superior court judge to seal the kidnapping case file and vacate the conviction. As a teenager nine years ago, Stocker was convicted of second-degree kidnapping in 2015 and s...
DAVENPORT — A Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office deputy has been placed on administrative leave following an investigation into a high-speed pursuit and crash. The deputy’s name has yet to be released by the Sheriff’s Office or the Washington State Patrol, which is investigating the incident. According to the Sheriff’s Office, the deputy was among law enforcement officers involved in a Sept. 4 pursuit of a vehicle with two women that began in the Coulee Dam area. The pursuit continued through Grand Coulee and onto state Highway...
RITZVILLE – The 9th Legislative District senator pleaded not guilty Thursday, Sept. 12, on a charge of driving while under the influence of alcohol. But Adams County District Court Judge Andrea K. Russell determined there was probable cause for the charge against 67-year-old Sen. Mark Schoesler, R-Ritzville. She schedule him to appear before her again Oct. 8 in the 210 W. Broadway Ave. courthouse Schoesler was released on his own recognizance to a family member following his Aug. 31 arrest by citation at the Wheat Land 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. Sept. 9 Traffic Stops: 3 7:50 a.m. - Nuisance reported to Nine Ross St apartments 9, Davenport. 9:17 a.m. – Civil situation, no location provided. 9:46 a.m. – Civil situation, no location provided. 10:44 a.m. – Assau...
DAVENPORT — A Fruitland man was killed Saturday, Sept. 7, in crash about 15 miles north of Davenport. Charles G. Keedy, 77, died of injuries he sustained in the 11:24 a.m. crash near Milepost 15 of State Highway 25 in Lincoln County. Next of kin was present at the time of his death. The Washington State Patrol reported that Keedy was northbound on the highway in a 2001 Buick LeSabre at the time of the crash. As he approached a curve in the highway, he failed to reduce speed, lost control in the curve and left the roadway, 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. Sept. 2 Traffic stop: 15 12:01 a.m. – Domestic verbal, no location given. 12:01 a.m. – Suspicious circumstances, no location given. 12:12 a.m. – Medical call, 90 year old female lifted for assistance on North Mur...
A cheeseburger can be really, really big. Minnesota may not have been the state that launched the cheeseburger craze, but it holds the world’s record for the BIGGEST cheeseburger. In 2012, a casino there served up a 2,014-pound bacon cheeseburger that was 10 feet in diameter. Cheeseburgers can get pretty pricey. Some cheeseburgers cost way more than a great steak. In New York, $295 will get you a “Burger Extravagant” with black truffles, cheddar cheese, a fried quail egg, caviar and more served on a gold-dusted roll. For $...
