Lincoln County

Due to the very dry conditions, Oregon’s Governor declared the first and second drought emergencies of the year on Friday.

County officials, cities, ports, economic development councils, agricultural associations, farmers, businesses and community institutions, have formally expressed their strong support for the EL 22.1 Surface Water Irrigation Project.  They are urging the Washington Legislature and Governor Bob Ferguson to approve nearly $45 million in infrastructure funding allocated in Senate Capital Budget Bill.

FSA has designated half a dozen Washington counties as primary natural disaster areas due to drought.  The designation allows for the FSA to send emergency credit through emergency loans to producers in Chelan, Douglas, Grant, Kittitas, Okanagan and Skagit counties.  According to the ...

Additional funding is Oregon bound, as part of President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Package. USDA Rural Development State Director Margi Hoffmann acknowledges a lot of Infrastructure attention is focused on improving airports, highways and bridges, but she noted money isn’t just flowing to urban centers. “Fo ...

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man Sunday they say could be responsible for bee hive thefts from across the Northwest. Perry David Bayes, 56, faces a variety of charges, including possession of stolen property. The Sheriff’s Office said Bayes may have stolen hives from as many as 30 victims across the region, including Montana and California. Investig ...

The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office was called to Edwall Wednesday morning, where a large grain elevator had collapsed.  The 170,000 bushel elevator, owned and managed by Ritzville Warehouse, experienced what investigators described as a catastrophic failure.  No...