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  • First Buttercup

    Updated Feb 29, 2024

    6-year-old Ezra King of Odessa found this year's first buttercup northwest of town Wednesday, Feb. 21. Ezra is the son of Alex and Kaci King and grandson of Matt and Laurie Wilson and Wes and Faye King, all of Odessa....

  • Five interested in Town Council vacancy

    Terrie Schmidt-Crosby, The Record-Times|Updated Feb 29, 2024

    ODESSA — At its regular meeting led by Mayor Pro Tem Landon Lobe in the absence of an ailing Bill Crossley, the Odessa Town Council followed up on several pending issues Monday, Feb . 26. Prior to the Monday night meeting, councilmembers interviewed five persons who wrote letters of interest in serving on the council as replacements for Councilman Josh Clark, who resigned recently. The five interviewees were John Waymire, Jeremy Smith, Ryan Shafer, Jim Smith and Jeff Norris. Between now and the next regular meeting council me...

  • Dam compact words matter

    Roger Harnack|Updated Feb 29, 2024

    Let’s take a few words that should be on the minds of all Eastern Washingtonians concerned over efforts to breach Snake River dams — agreement, restoration and sovereign, to name a few. Last Thursday in the White House, President Joe Biden signed onto the “Commitments in Support of the Columbia Basin Restoration Initiative and in Partnership with the Six Sovereigns” agreement. The so-called “sovereigns” refers to the states of Washington and Oregon, and four tribes — th...

  • Cops & Courts

    Updated Feb 29, 2024

    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. 18 Traffic stops: 9 A commercial alarm was reported going off at Wonder Mini Mart in Wilbur. Feb. 19 Traffic stops: 16 A caller said her dogs were very upset and she didn’t feel safe going outside. A caller reque...

  • Small, but impactful Legislature wins

    Judy Warnick|Updated Feb 29, 2024

    Let me begin with some political realities about your state Legislature. Republicans, and I am one, are in the minority. The Senate Republican Caucus, of which I am the chairwoman, has 20 members. Our Democratic colleagues have a 9-vote majority in the state Senate, which makes our jobs representing rural values and needs a challenge. Most Senate majority members are from King County and Seattle. So, their world view is different. I do my best to communicate the very real...

  • Birthdays and Anniversaries

    Updated Feb 29, 2024

    Davenport birthdays March 1: Jeremy Sewall March 2: Jersey Sanford, Donna Gauch March 3: Wayde Badgley, Angie Duff, Tami Odenrider, Sarah Raugust, Ripp Coffman March 4: Kelsie Mann, Briana Becker, Michelle Dodson March 5: Donna Fisher March 6: Angie Nicholls-Stiles, Dixie Guhlke, Jake Mattox, Lynnzee Zeus, Jennifer Gill March 7: Jesse Morrision, Trissie Sanguinet, Ginny Hein, Alex Guhlke, Macie Hopkins Davenport anniversaries March 4: Josh and Danielle Miller March 5: Stacey and Susie Friedlein Reardan birthdays March 1:...

  • Rose Mary "Rocky" Henson

    Updated Feb 29, 2024

    Rose Mary “Rocky” Henson July 28, 1944- Feb. 13, 2024 Rose Mary “Rocky” Henson, age 79, of Sprague, Wash. passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024. She was born on July 28, 1944, in Spokane, Wash. Rocky enjoyed time spent with her family, especially her grandchildren, and many friends. She was a member of the Sprague City Council and was active in the Lutheran Church After School Program and the Annual Sausage Feed. Her favorite vacations involved family or visiting the Oregon...

  • Looking Back

    Compiled by Drew Lawson, The Record-Times|Updated Feb 29, 2024

    1 years ago • A jury couldn’t reach a verdict and was discharged after one juror maintained their opposing position in the case of Henry Scheel, who was charged with grand larceny. • Davenport City Council granted the Union Oil company a permit to construct a warehouse, garage, office building, pumphouse and four steel tanks where the North Central Highway crossed the Central Washington Railroad. • Clarence Sherman of Downs and Bluestem was arrested in Ferry County on charges of stealing cattle. 75 years ago • Betty Lou...

  • Welcome to My Kitchen

    Laura Estes|Updated Feb 29, 2024

    Emergency Tomato Soup was my contribution to a recent soup supper. I should come up with a catchy name but haven’t thought of anything over the years. Maybe you readers will have a good suggestion. The recipe takes canned tomato soup to the next level and is quick and easy to prepare. Emergency Tomato Soup • 6 cans (10 3/4 ounces each) condensed tomato soup. • 4 soup cans water • 1 can (12 ounces) evaporated milk • 2 Tbsp crushed dried basil • Dash, finely ground black peppe...

  • NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE

    Updated Feb 29, 2024

    NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No WA08000115-22-2 TO No 230363730-WA-MSO PURSUANT TO THE REVISED CODE OF WASHINGTON CHAPTER 61.24 ET. SEQ. Grantor: HEAVEN L. HICKS, AN UNMARRIED WOMAN, JOSHUA A. NORRIS, AN UNMARRIED MAN Current Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust: PennyMac Loan Services, LLC Original Trustee of the Deed of Trust: FRONTIER TITLE & ESCROW Current Trustee of the Deed of Trust: MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps Current Mortgage Servicer of the Deed of Trust: PennyMac Loan Services, LLC Reference Number of the D...

  • REQUEST FOR STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS

    Updated Feb 29, 2024

    REQUEST FOR STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS Quad County Regional Transportation Planning Organization NOTICE TO CONSULTANTS FOR Title VI; Ethics and Harassment; Americans with Disability Act Policy Updates Kittitas County Public Works Department, serving as the lead agency for the Quad County (QUADCO) Regional Transportation Planning Organization (RTPO), comprised of Adams, Grant, Kittitas, and Lincoln counties, solicit qualifications from consulting firms with expertise in developing policies for Non-Discrimination (Title VI),...

  • PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS

    Updated Feb 29, 2024

    PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS (RCW 11.40.030) (NTCRD) IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF SPOKANE NO. 24-4-00326-32 In the Matter of the Estate of: PHYLLIS A. ADDINGTON, Deceased. The person named below has been appointed as Personal Representative of this Estate. Any person having a claim against the Decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or...

  • PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS

    Updated Feb 29, 2024

    PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS (RCW 11.40.030) (NTCRD) IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF SPOKANE NO. 24-4-00301-32 In the Matter of the Estate of: EVA NADINE KIRSCHBAUM, Deceased. The person named below has been appointed as Personal Representative of this Estate. Any person having a claim against the Decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or...

  • SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION

    Updated Feb 29, 2024

    SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON, COUNTY OF LINCOLN SUMMONS SERVED BY PUBLICATION (SMPB) No. 23-4-00070-22 In RE Guardianship of Brooklin Simpson To Charles Ray Simpson and Nicole Christine Larson. I have started a court case by filing a petition. The name of the Petition is:Minor Guardanian Ship Petition. You must respond in writing if you want the court to consider your side. Deadline! Your Response must be filed and served within 60 days of the date this Summons is published: Jan. 11, 2024. If you do...

  • PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS

    Updated Feb 29, 2024

    PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS (RCW 11.40.030) (NTCRD) IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF SPOKANE NO. 24-4-00284-32 In the Matter of the Estate of: LENORA D. COOPER, Deceased. The person named below has been appointed as Administrator of this Estate. Any person having a claim against the Decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the...

  • TOWN OF REARDAN DETERMINATION OF NONSIGNIFICANCE (DNS) STATE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT

    Updated Feb 29, 2024

    TOWN OF REARDAN DETERMINATION OF NONSIGNIFICANCE (DNS) STATE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT (SEPA) (RCW 43.21C) SEPA Rules (WAC 197-11) I&I Reduction Project Date of Issue: February 15, 2025 Lead agency: Town of Reardan Description of proposal: Town of Reardan I&I Reduction Project. The proposed improvements include rehabilitating approximately 8,000 linear feet of 6” and 8” diameter sewer line using Cured-in-place pipe (CIPP), and about 4,000 feet of 6” and 8” diameter sewer mains using open trench sewer pipe replacement. Additio...

  • PUBLIC NOTICE

    Updated Feb 29, 2024

    PUBLIC NOTICE The Town of Reardan is accepting applications for a Clerk Treasurer. This is a highly confidential, responsible and professional position that works directly with the Department Heads, Mayor, and the Town Council. Duties include, but are not limited to: AR/AP, utility billing, tax reporting, monthly and annual financial reports, answering phones, typing correspondence, preparing bank deposits, processing payroll, managing grant paperwork, attending council and planning commission meetings, and monthly account...

  • PUBLIC NOTICE AND EXPLANATION OF A PROPOSED ACTIVITY IN A 100-YEAR FLOODPLAIN TOWN OF REARDAN

    Updated Feb 29, 2024

    PUBLIC NOTICE AND EXPLANATION OF A PROPOSED ACTIVITY IN A 100-YEAR FLOODPLAIN TOWN OF REARDAN NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Reardan is proposing a construction project whereby a portion of which is located within the 100-year flood hazard zone of Audubon Lake. The purpose of this notice is to satisfy procedural requirements for the activities to be undertaken by the Town as a recipient of Washington State Department of Ecology’s Clean Water State Revolving Fund. This is an informational notice to inform citizens o...

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

    Updated Feb 29, 2024

    NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR CHANGE/TRANSFER OF WATER RIGHT UNDER ONE (1) GROUND WATER CERTIFICATE STATE OF WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY TAKE NOTICE: That Lyons Holding Company of Odessa, WA, has made application for change/transfer of water right to add a point of withdrawal as granted under Ground Water Certificate No. G3-25114. That Ground Water Certificate No. G3-25114 is issued for an additional 200 gallons per minute only, and is in all other ways totally supplemental to Ground Water Certificate No. 2626-A. Total combi...

  • PUBLIC NOTICE

    Updated Feb 29, 2024

    PUBLIC NOTICE The Town of Reardan will file an application with the USDA Rural Development for financial assistance to purchase two used police vehicles. A public meeting for comments will be held at 5:30pm on March 21, 2024 at 155 S. Oak St, Reardan Washington to discuss the proposed project and to provide the opportunity for public comment. Published February 29 and March 7, 2024...

  • NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR SEASONAL CHANGE/TRANSFER OF WATER RIGHT UNDER ONE (1) GROUND WATER CERTIFICATE

    Updated Feb 29, 2024

    NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR SEASONAL CHANGE/TRANSFER OF WATER RIGHT UNDER ONE (1) GROUND WATER CERTIFICATE STATE OF WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY TAKE NOTICE: That Clark Kagele, Pants Mountain Properties, LLC of Odessa, WA, has made application for SEASONAL change/transfer of water right in order to add two points of withdrawal and change/transfer the place of use as granted under Ground Water Certificate No. 6830-A. That Ground Water Certificate No. 6830-A authorizes the withdrawal of 2200 gallons per minute, 2560...

  • NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR SEASONAL CHANGE/TRANSFER OF WATER RIGHT UNDER ONE (1) GROUND WATER CERTIFICATE

    Updated Feb 29, 2024

    NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR SEASONAL CHANGE/TRANSFER OF WATER RIGHT UNDER ONE (1) GROUND WATER CERTIFICATE STATE OF WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY TAKE NOTICE: That Kagele Acres, Inc., has made application for SEASONAL change/transfer of water right in order to add a point of withdrawal and change a portion of the place of use as granted under Superseding Ground Water Certificate No. 5949-A(B). That Superseding Ground Water Certificate No. 5949-A(B) authorizes the withdrawal of 300 gallons per minute, 360 acre-feet per year,...

  • PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS

    Updated Feb 29, 2024

    PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS RCW 11.40.030 SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR LINCOLN COUNTY No. 24-4-00010-22 In the Matter of the Estate of DONALD E. BODEAU, Deceased. The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as Personal Representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the Decedent that arose before the Decedent’s death must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving o...

  • Davenport girls fall in Round of 12

    Drew Lawson, The Record-Times|Updated Feb 29, 2024

    SPOKANE - After dispersing of No. 15 Tri-Cities Prep to advance to the bright lights of State B Basketball at the Spokane Arena last Friday, Feb. 23, the No. 10 Davenport girls basketball team ran into a buzzsaw from No. 2 Warden that ended the Gorillas' season in the Round of 12 Wednesday, Feb. 28. Davenport topped the Jaguars in the first round 50-40 at Cheney High School and fell to the Cougars 64-49 in the Round of 12 Wednesday. The first half against Tri-Cities Prep was...

  • Reardan Renegades wrestling results

    The Record-Times|Updated Feb 29, 2024

    SPOKANE — The Reardan Renegades wrestling club participated in the Big Cat Battle at Mead High School Saturday, Feb. 24. Here are club results. 6U 45-48 Dawsen Axtell took second place by defeating Gordon Shaw of Lakeside 22-9, pinning Kendrick Runyan of Bonner’s Ferry in 0:29, falling to Conrad Marienau of Buzzsaw Wrestling 9-7, pinning Bear Cruz of Prometheus Wrestling in 0:11 and pinning Tyler Degenhardt of Mt. Spokane in 0:13. 6U 47-49 Easton Abrahamson took first place by pinning Elodie Adams of Lakeside in 1:00, Mav...

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