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HARRINGTON — The city’s piping and water system is, in many locations, of old age. And that fact began to rear its head with January’s major freeze followed by unseasonably warm temperatures. Three water leaks sprung up around the city in the last two weeks of January, but two had been mended by press time, Mayor Joe Armand said. The first leak came at the City Park public restrooms after mid-month’s deep freeze, when a commode was damaged beyond repair. “The problem was it was just too bloody cold,” Armand said. “We lost on...
DAVENPORT - Frigid temperatures and the subsequent pressure put on pipe systems caused some issues for important groups around Lincoln County last week. Namely, burst pipes at Davenport High School and Quail Court in Odessa forced respective administrations to take emergency action. As students got out of school Thursday, Dec. 18, pipes froze in the High School fire system, boys bathroom and commons area near the tennis courts, superintendent Chad Prewitt said. Subsequently, s...
DAVENPORT — In the first meeting conducted by recently-installed Mayor Jonathan Chapman, city council passed three business items and tabled two. Council tabled the second reading of an ordinance making “necessary changes” to a chapter of the city municipal code dealing with the sewer system. Discussion surrounded when a property owner is liable for sewer repairs, and when that responsibility should fall to the city. The reading was tabled so the sewer committee could hold a meeting prior to the next council meeting. Said...
DAVENPORT - The city planning commission elected to table a motion to approve a conditional use permit for the new owners of the 30 Logan Street parcel where the Black Bear Motel is located after the owners didn't show up for the commission's meeting Wednesday, Jan. 17. City clerk Dave Leath said owners requested a Zoom link to the meeting mere minutes before the meeting began, which the city didn't see until the following morning. Land use permit documents state that the new...
DAVENPORT — A negative balance found in Lincoln County’s 911 fund forced the county to void a $50,000 internal warrant in order to balance the fund for January. In a special Commissioner’s meeting Tuesday, Jan. 23, Auditor Chandra Schumacher and Treasurer Emily Hansen told the commissioners that the roughly $19,000 deficit in the fund could be covered by voiding a $50,000 warrant that was an internal payment to IT staff. Hansen said she found the negative balance Thursday, Jan. 18. Sheriff Gabe Gants said Monday that the defi...
DAVENPORT — Most Lincoln County voters will soon receive ballots for the Feb. 13 Special Election, when area school districts are asking citizens to approve levies for extracurricular funding. In the county seat, the local School District is seeking passage of a 4-year Educational Programs and Operations (EP&O) levy, estimated at an annual $2.30 per $1,000 assessed property value to be collected in 2025-28. The District is also seeking passage of a 4-year capital levy for technology, safety and facility improvements, e...
1 years ago • More than 100 people attended a meeting at the Lincoln County Courthouse to hear a discussion of the wheat export bounty plan for raising the price of wheat. • An outbreak of rabies was reported amongst animals in Irby. • Gas prices were raised two cents per gallon, making the retail price 23 cents a gallon. 75 years ago • Sub-zero temperatures dipped to 19 below, forcing the Lincoln Lumber company to shutdown after seven inches of ice formed on the mill pond. • James Forney, a Davenport farmer and pioneer,...
DAVENPORT - Despite advocacy from School District administration, Davenport will remain a 2B school for at least the next four years. Davenport's appeal to move down to 1B was rejected by the WIAA last weekend after the Northeast 1B League voted against accepting Davenport into the league. The WIAA released classification numbers for the 2024-28 cycle Sunday, Jan. 21. Davenport came in at 131.88 students, which is the number of ninth through 11th grade students adjusted for...
REARDAN -Davenport took both its boys and girls wrestlers to its rival school for a mix-and-match league meet Thursday, Jan. 18. And two Harrington boys were part of the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington Bronco team that also competed in Reardan last Thursday night. Davenport got eight wins and took 11 losses in the 8-school mix-and-match. Host Reardan had the best record at 14-3, while LRSWH was 6-11. For the Davenport girls, Emma Cash pinned Liberty's Lillie Unruh...
REARDAN - Two rivals separated by a 13-mile stretch of U.S. Highway 2 play a similar style: Gritty, tough, scrappy and not afraid to make the game ugly. That was apparent Tuesday night, and it was the Reardan Screaming Eagle girls that played that style just a bit better than Davenport. Reardan held on for a 51-41 win Jan. 23 to improve to 11-5 this season and maintain a 1-game lead in the NE2B North Division with a week left before the District 7 Tournament. "I loved our...
REARDAN - Almost all of Davenport's 2022-23 state championship boys team graduated last year, but the Gorillas still had just enough firepower to make sure they didn't lose to Reardan this year. Davenport found enough offense and stops on defense in the second half en route to a 53-50 win over the Screaming Eagles Tuesday, Jan. 23. The win gave Davenport two wins in as many tries over Reardan this season and puts the Gorillas in control of its destiny for the No. 4 seed in...
HARRINGTON - A local businesswoman has been selected to fill a vacant seat on City Council. Janice Meats, the co-owner of Harrington Haus Tavern and the current Executive Director of the Lincoln County Economic Development Council was narrowly chosen at council's meeting Wednesday, Jan. 10. Meats will fill the Position No. 1 seat vacated when Joe Armand ran for, and was elected, Mayor instead of re-filing for the council seat he previously occupied. And ironically, it was now-Mayor Armand who ended up naming Meats to the...
DAVENPORT — The longtime jail superintendent with the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office has taken another job. Lyle Hendrickson handed in his keys and uniform Saturday, Jan. 13 after accepting a job with the Colville Tribal Police in Nespelem. Hendrickson, a Davenport native, was with the county for 21 years, including nearly 13 years as jail superintendent. “As far as my departure, it was amicable for both of us,” Hendrickson said. “Just time for a change, and the CCT was t...
DAVENPORT — The Lincoln County Republican Central Committee held county caucuses at three locations in conjunction with the state Republican Party, electing delegates from voter precincts as allowed by attendance Saturday, Jan. 13. Many voter precincts didn’t have a Republican attend, while others had multiple attendees and were therefore able to elect delegates and alternates. Those elected as delegates can attend and vote at the county Republican Convention at the Courthouse March 3. Several of the attendees at Sat...
ODESSA — Hiring a second police officer to assist Police Chief Ericka Rose is one of the top priorities this year for Mayor Bill Crossley, he told The Record-Times in an annual meeting last week. Rose is currently the only officer in town. Former patrol officer Gordon Bentler departed his position last summer. Crossley is concerned that only having one officer could be contributing to a perceived increase in crime in the town. But like most small towns, finding a second office...
Unclear language in a few state RCWs may be leading to inequities in the public about the release of booking photos for jail and prison inmates. The main culprit is RCW 70.48.100, which essentially says that booking photos are confidential inmate records and cannot be disclosed without the written permission of the photographed person. There are a few exceptions, mostly surrounding sex offenders. The photo can be released if it depicts in a sex offender, and depending on the...
1 years ago Road work progressed on the hairpin curve on Sunset Highway and on state road No. 22 across from Detillion Bridge. 200 people attended the annual banquet of the Davenport W.C.T.U. 75 years ago Ray Rohlman of Davenport was laid to rest in his hometown after he was killed in action during World War II. He was one of 6,515 bodies killed in the Pacific Theater that were returned to California 3.5 years after the war ended. Temperatures around Lincoln County plummeted to as low as -14 degrees Fahrenheit. 50 years...
DAVENPORT-Victories came in pairs for Gorilla basketball against Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington. The girls pulled away in the second half for a 48-39 triumph, while the boys got a 54-44 win over the Broncos Tuesday, Jan. 16. The girls got their third win in a row after routing Asotin 61-13 Saturday, Jan. 13 and defeating Waterville-Mansfield 59-43 Monday, Jan. 15. The first half was a defensive slugfest, with neither team finding much offense. Glenna Soliday was...
TONASKET - The Davenport boys wrestling team attended the Apple Pie Invite and came away with a fourth-place team finish. The Gorillas scored 87 team points to finish ahead of 12 schools and behind Tonasket, Cashmere and Okanogan Saturday, Jan. 13. Davenport was aided by the first-place individual finishes of two wrestlers. Wrestling at 165 pounds, Brody Schillinger took first place and scored 25 team points by defeating Darrington's McKinlee Green 13-3, beating teammate...
ODESSA-A local woman is opening a new business on the downtown First Avenue strip. Owner Danielle Hardung aims to open Wild Roots Market by Valentine's Day, Feb. 14 at 3 West First Avenue, where she is leasing the space from the same building owners that rent space to The Record-Times. She said the business offers a variety of services, including a hair salon that also offers waxing and hair extensions. "The salon will also retail professional hair and body products including...
1 years ago Lincoln County pioneer and former Auditor J.W. Anderson, who lived in Sprague, Harrington and Davenport, died from complications following a medical operation. Davenport sign painter Jack Lowe was fined $75 and sentenced to 30 days in jail after he admitted to possessing liquor. Nearly half of local schoolchildren missed classes due to a measles outbreak. 75 years ago WSU football coach Phil Sorboe spoke at the annual Davenport Commercial club banquet. A fundraising drive was held to raise funds aiming at...
DAVENPORT - After losing 7 of their first 9 games to start the 2023-24 season, the Gorilla boys basketball team has won two straight games after a 42-20 win over Upper Columbia Academy Thursday, Jan. 4. Offensive production was at a premium, with the Gorillas holding the Lions to just three points in the first quarter and two points in the third quarter. "The kids know where to be, it's just making sure we're in those positions," Davenport head coach Matt Henry said. "I was...
DAVENPORT-The Gorilla girls basketball team won their fourth straight NE2B league game in convincing fashion last Thursday night, dominating winless and outmatched Upper Columbia Academy 57-18 Jan. 4. Davenport pitched a 25-0 shutout in the first quarter as the Lions couldn't figure out the Gorilla zone press. Offensively, Clare Lathrop led the way with 10 points and four rebounds. Seeing the clear path to victory, head coach Stacia Soliday rotated varsity and junior varsity p...
WARDEN — The Davenport boys wrestlers were at the Jeremiah Schmunk Invitational to grapple against 16 other schools from around the state and Pacific Northwest Saturday, Jan. 6. The Gorillas finished eighth as a team with 75 points, ahead of ninth-Colfax and behind seventh-place Kittitas. Tonasket edged out St. Maries of Idaho with 237.5 team points to win the Invitational, while host Warden finished fourth. Individually, Brock Gustaveson once again won the 190-pound class. Gustaveson pinned River View’s Trell Miles in 0:57,...
DAVENPORT -The warmer-than-normal weather that Lincoln County (and much of the country) has been treated to so far this winter will soon be a distant memory. Beginning Thursday night, Jan. 11, temperatures are forecasted to plummet around the region. The National Weather Service predicts temperatures will be as low as -1 degrees Fahrenheit, with wind chill values as low as -20 in Davenport. The same model predicts a low of 6 degrees with wind chills as low as -10 in Odessa,...
