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DAVENPORT — A Mansfield father and son were arrested and remained in Lincoln County Jail after allegedly leading police on a high-speed chase in a stolen 1975 Dodge Power Wagon through city limits and into a wheat field east of the city Wednesday, Nov. 29. Joseph Lee Cooper Senior, 41, of Mansfield, was booked into the jail on charges of possession of a stolen vehicle, possession of a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance without a prescription and attempting to elude police. Joseph Lee Cooper Junior, 2...
DAVENPORT — Part of the annual budget process at the end of the calendar year in Lincoln County includes the Public Works Department updating the county Six Year Transportation Improvement Program, as required by the state Dept. of Transportation. The county commissioners approved the updated six-year plan in a meeting with Public Works Director Dave Orvis, Road Operations Manager Dave Sanford and County Engineer Walt Olsen Monday, Dec. 4. Plans with funding secured include: • Widening and resurfacing Miles-Creston Road from...
DAVENPORT — The Lincoln County Commissioners approved several resolutions, agreements and other miscellaneous items at their regular meeting Monday, Dec. 4. First, the commissioners re-appointed Jayce Angelly to Position No. 4 on the county Board of Health. Angelly will serve another 3-year term. The commissioners also adopted the 2024 tax levy, preliminary budget (which was first presented in meetings with department heads in November) and capital facilities plan. The levy includes a 1% property tax increase, the legal limit...
Do you want to be the Mayor of Davenport? Now’s your chance. Okay, maybe that’s overstating things a little bit. But the citizens of Davenport have a unique opportunity to civically involve themselves in city business, whether it’s by throwing their name in the hat for the mayoral role themselves or by showing up to next week’s city council meeting to voice their opinions to the council on who else should take the Mayor job. In case you’re confused about what I’m even talkin...
1 years ago An elderly man sleeping in the farmers’ elevator at Irby was believed to have perished in a fire that destroyed the building. A number of Morgan Street business owners appeared before city council to protest against paving the downtown Davenport street. The unnamed county sheriff poured out 18 cases of gin and whiskey that had been seized on Peach-Creston Road three weeks prior into an ash pile behind the county courthouse, with a crowd of interested spectators hoping a fire alarm would go off to distract the s...
ODESSA-The Tigers' first game under Mike Carlquist could have raised questions about how the boys would respond under a new head coach. As it turned out, Odessa gave its new boss a 60-point victory in a 77-17 dismantling of Selkirk Friday, Dec. 1. The victory was rather short-lived, as Odessa then dropped its second home game to visiting Oakesdale 55-46 Tuesday, Dec. 5. Odessa game out guns ablazin' against Selkirk, outscoring the Rangers 24-4, 23-4 and 23-7 in the first...
ODESSA-The Lady Tigers started off with a strong win, then suffered their first defeat of the season in two games of action against Selkirk and Oakesdale to tip off the 2023-24 season. Odessa started the season against the visiting Selkirk Rangers and defeated its visitors 40-31 Friday, Dec. 2. The Tigers shut out the Rangers 6-0 in the first quarter before building a 19-9 halftime lead. Both teams played a relatively even second half, and Odessa held on for a nine-point win d...
DAVENPORT — The school district will officially ask voters to approve two levies in the February Special Election. The school board approved putting a replacement educational programs and operations (EP&O) levy and replacement capital projects levy before the voters at a regular meeting Monday, Nov. 27. Both levies would be collected over four years, beginning in 2025 and ending in 2028. The EP&O levy would collect $1,135,091 in 2025, $1,169,144 in 2026, $1,204,218 in 2027 and $1,240,345 in 2028. That breaks down to an e... Full story
As soon as the turkey, stuffing and sweet potatoes are put away on Thanksgiving, it's officially time to turn the holiday calendar to Christmas. Notice I didn't mention mashed potatoes in the list of Thanksgiving foods. That's because mashed potatoes are the worst dish served in a classic Thanksgiving meal. Think that's a controversial opinion? Good. That was just a setup for this column that leans into the Christmas spirit by sharing the 10 best and 10 worst Christmas songs.... Full story
DAVENPORT — The next city Mayor will be decided by the city council. J.J. Kowalkowski officially gave the city his notice that he won’t be taking the mayoral job Tuesday, Nov. 21. Kowalkowski defeated incumbent Brad Sweet in a contested mayoral race 218 votes to 190 in the 2023 General Election. The announcement of Kowalkowski declining the gig came at city council’s Nov. 22 meeting, along with the news that the process now falls to city council to select the next Mayor. That decision must come before the end of 2023, or th...
DAVENPORT — The trial of a Sprague man accused of possessing over 100 images and videos displaying child pornography was continued to Feb. 21 as Lincoln County attorneys wait to see whether the case will be picked up federally. Jonathan Ray Stocker, 42, is charged with five counts of first-degree possession of depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct and one count of second-degree possession of depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct after police allegedly discovered over 100 child p...
REARDAN — The school district currently has one levy that is expiring at the end of 2024. Therefore, the district hopes its voters will approve a replacement levy in a special Feb. 2024 election. The levy, which will be an educational programs and operations levy, would run for three years and be valued at approximately $2 per $1,000 assessed property value. A homeowner with a property value of $300,000 would be asked to contribute about $600 per year as part of the levy. Educational programs and operations levies fund e...
ODESSA - Special Olympics veterans Tim and Cory Dempsey were days away from another trip to the Nov. 18 State Fall Games in Kennewick, where the elder, 34-year-old Tim, would be competing in flag football and the younger, 32-year-old Cory, would be competing in bowling. But first, the local brothers had a birthday party to attend in Federal Way. After the celebration, the two began to make their way back to Odessa as the sun went down Wednesday, Nov. 15. When they reached...
HARRINGTON -When Bella Mattozzi was at home during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, she decided to put her artistic skills to use by drawing a vintage van. Her parents, Darren and Carolyn Mattozzi, took notice and suggested she turn the art into a sticker. This sparked an idea for the now 16-year-old Bella, a sophomore at Harrington High School. Her talents at creating these stickers were vast enough for her to sell the stickers to eager customers, but she didn't feel it was rig...
DAVENPORT — City council adopted the balanced 2024 budget after a public hearing at its regular meeting Wednesday, Nov. 22. The city is budgeting for $8,542,208 in resources and $7,444,975 in expenditures, which would leave the city $1,097,233 in the black. Predicted expenditures include: $1,657,475 to current expense $80,000 to employment reserves $105,000 to park reserves $1,000 to swimming pool reserves $46,500 to the library $182,300 to the cemetery $777,850 to streets $500 to vandalism rewards $75,000 to street e...
SPRAGUE — One man was killed and a woman was injured in a car crash at the westbound Sprague Lake rest area the day before Thanksgiving Wednesday, Nov. 22. Sam B. Moore, 82, Spokane Valley, was pronounced deceased at Sacred Heart Medical Center after being airlifted by Life Flight. His passenger, Pamela J. Brisboies, 76, Spokane County, was injured and transported to Sacred Heart, according to a State Patrol release. Moore was driving a blue 2010 Honda CRV westbound on Interstate 90 and took the exit to the Sprague Lake r...
1 years ago Sprague pioneer Matthew Brislawn died of cancer at 73 years old. He was the first man to get a threshing machine in the Sprague region. Former Harrington mayor S.P. Swenson, a pioneer resident of Lincoln County, died at his home of illness. He immigrated to the United States from Sweden in 1887 to Ritzville before moving to Harrington. An epidemic of smallpox forced the Sprague school board to close local schools indefinitely. 75 years ago Former state senator Charles E. Myers recounted 58 years of hunting exper...
DAVENPORT - Success in the classroom and in athletics can often lead to opportunities to compete after high school. That's the case for several locals who are currently or will be participating in collegiate athletics this school year, whether it's at the Division I or community college level. Here's a look at some of those athletes from Davenport, Odessa and Reardan that local schools and coaches informed The Record-Times of. Davenport • Tennessee Rainwater is in his f...
DAVENPORT — A lobbyist that frequently reports to the Lincoln County Commissioners doesn’t expect the 2024 legislative session to “be anything to write home about,” he told the Commissioners at a regular meeting Monday, Nov. 20. Lobbyist Zak Kennedy checked in to discuss the upcoming legislative work session. Because it’s an election year that will include what’s expected to be a dynamic gubernatorial race, Kennedy said he doesn’t expect the legislature to propose controversial bills on either side of the aisle. “Nobody wants...
ODESSA — The local school district prefers to run its levies on an annual basis, asking voters to assist with funding for educational programs, operations and capital projects. Next year will be no different, as the school district will put two levies on the ballot in a special election Feb. 13. The district is asking voters to approve an educational programs and operations levy (EP&O) totaling $625,000 for collection in 2025. That estimates to $1.89 per $1,000 assessed property value, business manager Staci Claassen said. Su...
DAVENPORT —The Lincoln County Commissioners passed several resolutions, agreements and miscellaneous requests at the annual Thanksgiving week meeting Monday, Nov. 20. After voucher approvals and payroll change increases, the commissioners first approved a resolution to grant a budget extension to the County Fair budget. The following agreements and contracts were approved: • A DIVCO preventative maintenance agreement for the courthouse, public safety building and Public Health building. • An amendment to the Dept. of Healt...
DAVENPORT — While the 2023 General Election won’t be officially certified until Tuesday, Nov. 28, all contested races have been, in essence, decided. There aren’t enough remaining ballots that would swing any race, and winners have been declared in crucial council, school board, fire district and cemetery district races. Precinct data was released after the Nov. 14 ballot tally was updated, indicating which areas preferred various candidates in contested races. These numbers tell a story particularly in school board races...
1 years ago Edward Appel of Waukon was fined $50 for killing a doe and Henry Dechenne of Waukon was fined $25 for concealing the evidence. Lincoln County officers searched for three cars that escaped Okanogan County with loads of liquor. Davenport and Mohler grade schools won spelling contests.. 75 years ago Auto traffic was halted by a 4-inch blanket of snow that covered much of Lincoln County. The coincidence of the day came when two Plymouth cars, both the same color and both driven by Schultzes, turned over in a ditch...
FEDERAL WAY-If it were the Olympics, each Gorilla soccer player would have returned from the West Side with a bronze medal around their necks for the team's third-place finish in the 1B/2B state playoffs that was achieved with a thrilling 4-3 victory over rival Northwest Christian Saturday, Nov. 18. But as it stands in a non-Olympic event, Davenport will have to appreciate the third-place trophy it achieved at Federal Way High School last weekend that was the outcome of a 2-0...
REARDAN - Inspired by Gonzaga's annual "Kraziness in the Kennel" fan event held by the Bulldogs prior to each college basketball season, the Screaming Eagle basketball teams and school district held the first installment of "Maroon Madness" Tuesday, Nov. 21. The event allowed local hoops fanatics to be introduced to the girls and boys teams before students head off to Thanksgiving break. The night started with superintendent Eric Sobotta introducing each player as they ran...
