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  • Magruder found guilty of escape

    Drew Lawson, The Record-Times|Updated Mar 10, 2023

    DAVENPORT - A 37-year-old Carlton man pleaded guilty Tuesday to aiding in the assault of a Lincoln County Jail dispatch/corrections officer and escaping from the jail last August. Cody James Magruder entered a guilty plea on two counts of custodial assault, one count of second-degree robbery, two counts of second-degree escape and one count of first-degree malicious mischief in Lincoln County Superior Court Tuesday, March 7. Magruder was sentenced to 73 months in prison...

  • Reardan Police Chief Manke resigns

    Byrne Bennett, The Record-Times|Updated Mar 10, 2023

    REARDAN - Police Chief Andy Manke has submitted his resignation to Mayor Gail Daniels, effective March 15. He has accepted a position as patrol officer with the Spokane Tribal Police. The Town of Reardan hired Manke in July 2019. During his tenure, the police department expanded its resources and updated its equipment. "We have purchased newer patrol cars and have outfitted them with laptops," Manke said. "We now have modern body cameras and tasers that help us do our job...

  • Local businesses carry on despite inflation

    Ashley Parkinson, The Record-Times|Updated Mar 10, 2023

    ODESSA - Rural communities across the United States were struggling even before the pandemic. However, local businesses are still holding on despite rising wages, inflation and people simply moving from the area. Local business owners agree that the community helps these businesses stay open. Odessa Hardware has been a staple in the area for over 100 years under various names. Owner Matt Roberson said he has yet to see too much of an issue with inflation. "I haven't seen any...

  • Odessa falls in final two matchups

    Drew Lawson, The Record-Times|Updated Mar 10, 2023

    SPOKANE - A four-game winning streak game to an end for the Odessa girls in the 1B state quarterfinals. The Tigers fell to the Mt. Vernon Christian Hurricanes 49-36 at the Spokane Arena Thursday, March 2. Both teams had trouble getting their offenses on track to start, and the game was tied 8-8 after a quarter. The second quarter belonged to the Hurricanes. MVC built a 24-14 lead by intermission. That lead only expanded in the third quarter, as Odessa continued to struggle...

  • A week at the Capitol

    Updated Mar 10, 2023

    Tekoa High School sophomore Alexis Taylor, 15, of Tekoa, served as a page in the state House of Representatives from 19-24 at the state Capitol in Olympia. Taylor was sponsored by Rep. Mary Dye, R-Pomeroy. The student lives in the 9th Legislative District represented by Dye. During her tenure as a House page, Taylor wrote a mock bill for a later school start to give students more time to sleep in and be well-rested for their classroom studies. Taylor is the daughter of...

  • Reardan Knowledge Bowl qualifies for state

    Byrne Bennett, The Record-Times|Updated Mar 10, 2023

    REARDAN -After placing fourth at the ESD 101 regional tournament Friday March 3, the high school's Knowledge Bowl team will move on to the state tournament at Wenatchee High School Saturday, March 11. Advisor Tyler Smedley said the Knowledge Bowl is an academic competition open to any student. Those on this year's team are Joey Matusik, Jon Holdway, William Chilson, Dom Board, Wyatt Stolp and EJ Preuschoff. At the state tournament the team will take part in preliminary...

  • New Husky

    Updated Mar 10, 2023

    Davenport High School senior Lexi Cormier was surprised by three representatives from the University of Washington with a personally signed letter from university president Ana Mari Cauce describing Cormier's admission into UW's Engineering program. Cormier was one of 14 students statewide and three in Eastern Washington to receive the award from the Seattle-based university....

  • Distinguished School Award

    Updated Mar 10, 2023

    Davenport Elementary School was one of four schools statewide to receive a Distinguished School Award from ESEA for this school year. The elementary school won its award for helping to close achievement gaps. The school celebrated its accomplishment with a school-wide assembly Friday, Feb. 24....

  • Cops & Courts

    Updated Mar 9, 2023

    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...

  • Bergman's hearing continued

    Updated Mar 9, 2023

    The Record-Times DAVENPORT — A readiness hearing for a Moses Lake man charged with the murder of his wife was continued two weeks Tuesday. 54-year-old Charles R. Bergman is now scheduled for a hearing Tuesday, March 21 after Superior Court Judge Jeffrey S. Barkdull granted a continuance Tuesday, March 7. Public defender Dave Hearrean requested the continuance, saying he and his client were still going through the negotiation process. Bergman’s trial start date is May 17. He is charged with first-degree murder after the bod...

  • Letters to the Editor

    Updated Mar 9, 2023

    We need more gun safety training I just read your report on Koedi V. White being charged as an adult for 1st degree manslaughter and 2nd -degree unlawful possession of a firearm; allegedly causing the death of his friend Shadrach Hall-Turner of Reardan. What was a horrible accident is being made by authorities into an adult criminal case demonizing a 16 year old child while ignoring Koedi White’s grandmother’s negligence by allowing the gun to be accessible and used in the first place. All gun owners have the res...

  • Fighting for farmers' survival

    Mary Dye|Updated Mar 9, 2023

    Too many Puget Sound lawmakers never look beyond their grocery stores to understand the struggle of our farmers to keep those stores supplied. That’s why Sen. Mark Schoesler, Rep. Joe Schmick, and I work so hard in Olympia to advocate for our fellow farmers, educate those in power who have no clue about agriculture and we fight against policies potentially devastating to agriculture. We understand the importance of our state’s agricultural industry, the jobs they provide in...

  • State Supreme Court Opposes Transparent Government

    Rob Coffman|Updated Mar 9, 2023

    Lincoln County has always been a huge proponent of transparency. We believe, as elected officials, that we should not get to decide what the public should or should not know about how their tax money is spent. In fact, in 2016 the Board of County Commissioners passed a Transparency Resolution stating that all future union contract negotiations will be conducted in a manner that is open to the public. Not for public involvement or input but so citizens and employees alike can...

  • Two Lincoln County bridges to be rebuilt

    Drew Lawson, The Record-Times|Updated Mar 9, 2023

    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...

  • Chamber banquet returns

    Ashley Parkinson, The Record-Times|Updated Mar 9, 2023

    ODESSA — The annual Chamber Banquet is returning to Old Town Hall at 5:30 p.m. Friday, March 10. The event was canceled for the last few years due to the pandemic. It will be held at Old Town Hall this year due to the community center renovations. Happy hour begins the evening as an icebreaker for attendees to mingle. Odessa Golf & RV will provide refreshments with a no-host bar. A prime rib dinner will be served and comedian Michael Gliztmaier will be the night’s entertainment. A Chinese raffle will take place and raf...

  • Birthdays and Anniversaries

    Updated Mar 9, 2023

    Davenport birthdays March 10: Vinny Bellotti, Mack Dehn, Sawyer Semprimoznik March 11: Mike Honey, Mark Downey, Whitney Mead, Rachel Jorden March 12: Ridge Gunning, Camryn Slahtasky March 13: David Cole Thomas, Levi Schenk March 14: Jake Hennings, Lynn Leisle, Mike McDaniel, Sidney Fleming, Mary Morgan-Gamble March 15: Jan Ziemer, Peggy Semprimoznik, Kendra Hosking, Brad Floyd, Lynee Carpenter March 16: Emmett Kilps, Rob Hopkins Davenport anniversaries March 10: Forrest and Jen Rief Reardan birthdays March 10: Johanna Ellis...

  • Dorian Lee Zahler

    Updated Mar 9, 2023

    Dorian Lee Zahler Dec. 30, 1954 Dorian Lee Zahler was born in Odessa, Wash. on Dec. 30, 1954, to Bill and Wilma Schmidt. She had 2 older sisters - Terrie and Debbie and a younger brother, Kim. She grew up on their family farm outside of Odessa and went to school in Odessa where she participated in many activities such as band and 4H. As a young adult Dori attended secretarial school and jumped into the legal field headfirst where she became an invaluable member of the legal...

  • Louise M Potter (Simons)

    Updated Mar 9, 2023

    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...

  • Congratulations Davenport boys basketball

    Updated Mar 9, 2023

    Congratulations from Barb at B-Fit Fitness Studio! B-Fit Fitness Studio/Gym 509-990-7142 Congratulations for a job well done! Dave Hoppes CPA 509-725-1888 Congratulations and thanks for allowing us to cover a piece of local history!! Lincoln County Record-Times 509-725-0101 Congratulations! Well deserved! Davenport Vision Source 509-725-2000 You did it! Congratulations! Farmers Insurance - Kassandra Marry 509-725-1241 A HUGE congratulations to this years’ 2B State Champions! All of us at Katz Realty, Inc. are so proud of e...

  • STATE OF WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO APPROPRIATE PUBLIC WATERS

    Updated Mar 9, 2023

    STATE OF WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO APPROPRIATE PUBLICWATERS TAKE NOTICE: That Thomas and Barbara Duenwald of Davenport, WA on June 30, 2021 under Application No. S3- 30923, filed for permit to appropriate public waters, subject to existing rights, from unnamed spring in the amount of .0134 cubic foot per second, each year, for continuous domestic supply and stockwater as needed. The source of the proposed appropriation is to be located within NW 1/4 of Section 4, T. 26 N., R. 38 E.W.M.,...

  • Notice of Abandoned Vehicle Auction

    Updated Mar 9, 2023

    Notice of Abandoned Vehicle Auction First Price Sealed Bid. Mar 14, 2023 at Johnson Family Towing, 33435 SR 28 E, Harrington, WA. Viewing 9am, Bids Due 10am, Results 10:30am, Vehicles mustbe removed by 4pm. Available vehicles subject to change. Visit www.johnsonfamilytowing.com for additional details. Published March 10, 2023...

  • CITY OF DAVENPORT NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING OF VACATION OF STREET AND OTHER PROPERTY

    Updated Mar 9, 2023

    CITY OF DAVENPORT NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING OF VACATION OF STREET AND OTHER PROPERTY NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Davenport, Lincoln County, Washington, will hold a public hearing for the vacation of Logan Street and two adjacent parcels for the purpose of property consolidation in the City of Davenport. The property is described as: Logan Street from the easternly Right of Way of First Street to the westerly Right of Way line of State Highway 25, and two small parcels to the north, in Columbia A...

  • Ordinance 2301

    Updated Mar 9, 2023

    Ordinance 2301 Budget Amendment Ordinance The Town of Reardan has passed ordinance 2301. In summary the ordinance amends the budget for The Town of Reardan for the fiscal year 2023. Published March 9, 2023...

  • INVITATION TO BID TOWN OF ODESSA, WA ODESSA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT TIE-DOWN APRON AIP PROJECT

    Updated Mar 9, 2023

    INVITATION TO BID TOWN OF ODESSA, WA ODESSA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT TIE-DOWN APRON AIP PROJECT 3-53-0040-012-2021 Sealed bids for Odessa Municipal Airport – Tie-Down Apron, will be received by in-person delivery or by courier at the Town Clerk’s Office, located at 21 E. 1st Avenue, Odessa, WA 99159, until the bid opening time of 1:00PM, on the 29th day of March 2023, at which time the bids will be publicly opened and read at Old Town Hall, 104 W. 1st Avenue, Odessa, WA 99159. Any bids received after the time for opening cannot and...

  • STATE OF WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR CHANGE/TRANSFER OF WATER RIGHT UNDER ONE (1) GROUND WATER CERTIFICATE

    Updated Mar 9, 2023

    STATE OF WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR CHANGE/TRANSFER OF WATER RIGHT UNDER ONE (1) GROUND WATER CERTIFICATE That Deife, Inc. of Marlin, WA, has made application for change/transfer of water right in order to change the points of withdrawal and change/ transfer the place of use as granted under Ground Water Certificate No. G3-00528C. That G3-00528C authorizes the withdrawal of 2200 gallons per minute, 1660-acre feet per year, from March 1 to October 1, each year, for the irrigation of 450 acres....

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