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LOS CABO, MEXICO - A Davenport High School graduate and Seven Bays native is hoping to see a children's hospital and pediatric medical center in Cabo after learning there is no such care for children in the city. Shayna (Damschen) Vedadi, a member of the Class of 2002 who now lives in Austin, is working with the Chileno Bay Foundation on the "Cabo Kid's Project" to raise money for the cause in memory of her father, Warren Damschen, the former pastor of Deer Meadows-based Lake...
Davenport senior cheerleader Rebecca Kent shares a meaningful and emotional moment with her family on Senior Night Saturday, Jan. 27. Turn to page 9 for more pictures from Senior Nights in Davenport, Odessa and Reardan....
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...
REARDAN - The high school's FFA Agricultural Issues team placed first at the District 5 FFA competition Wednesday, Jan. 24 at Cheney High School. The win gives them a berth in the state competition in May. The team, composed of Bryson Flaa, Rysen Soliday, Aidan Chilson, Wyatt Stolp and Amelia Ray, argued the pros and cons of the North American model of wildlife conservation. Judges deemed their 15 minute presentation superior to their competitors, Liberty High School and...
SPRAGUE — The trial of a local man accused of possessing over 100 images and videos displaying child pornography was continued again this week, this time to April 10. 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 pornography-related files on a laptop at his Sprague Highway Road r...
ODESSA — The local school board approved six action items and heard updates from district administration at its regular monthly meeting Wednesday, Jan. 24. The board approved the second reading of a policy regarding students on governing boards. Also approved were second semester business education teacher contracts and an overnight trip for the senior class to Silver Mountain. In sports, the board unanimously agreed to allow a new community-based clay target league to use the school logo and also approved the hire of 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. Jan. 21 Traffic stops: 11 A caller who appeared to be at the Sprague Motel said she was being yelled at by her ex. A sudden death was reported at Serene Meadows in Davenport. A caller requested help jumpstarting his...
DAVENPORT — With the special election 12 days away as of Thursday’s press day, the School Board heard updates from superintendent Chad Prewitt regarding the last year and what the two replacement levies the District hopes to pass Feb. 13 will fund. Like other levies being posed to voters in Reardan, Edwall, Harrington and Odessa, educational programs and operations levies help fund safety officer positions, some curriculum, materials, extra and co-curricular activities like sports, choir and FBLA, bus travel and some sta...
