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DAVENPORT--A Red Flag warning was issued across the Northern Columbia Basin, Palouse and Spokane area from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. today, Thursday Aug. 5 due to the possibility for thunderstorms. Thunderstorms are expected to be scattered across the affected area with lightning and little precipitation. Winds are expected to be 15-25 miles per hour, but gusts could reach up to 45 miles per hour. The hot and dry conditions this summer has shown increases the fire risk from potential lightning strikes. Lightning has caused several...
ODESSA — Candidate Alberto Reyes racked up nearly double that of his opponents combined Tuesday, Aug. 3, in the initial count of the primary election. Reyes receivd 140 votes, or 65.73%, in the first day of counting. Candidate Amanda Wallace was a distant second with 50 votes, or 23.47%, early count results showed. Ryan Frick was third with 21 votes, or 9.86%. Only the Top 2 candidates advance to the Nov. 2 general election. Lincoln County was reporting it had received 1,834 ballots, or 22.68%. The county has 8,085 r...
RITZVILLE - One incumbent candidate is leading and another trailing in two separate races for city leadership positions in the Aug. 3 primary election. In the race for mayor, incumbent Linda Kadlec had a commanding lead over challengers Glen R. Stockwell and Dennis R. Chamberlain. Kadlec had 234 votes, or 57.35%, at the end of the initial tally Tuesday night. Chamberlain was second with 97 votes, or 23.77% and Stockwell third with 72 votes, or 17.65%. In the city council race, incumbent Mark Weigand isn't fairing as well,...
SPRAGUE-The primary race for Sprague mayor has one candidate holding a solid position to advance to the general election, while the second spot is hotly contested between three candidates. M. Shawn Coombs has 48 votes upon early returns and is in first place. Sunnie Fortin is barely in second place with 19 votes, but Sprague business owner Dorothy Giddings is right behind with 17 votes. Timothy Wilkens isn't far behind Giddings with 14 votes, while fifth candidate Trace De Gar...
SPRAGUE – The seat up for election with the most candidates in Lincoln County this year is that of mayor of Sprague. Five candidates filed during filing week in May, making the race one of just two nonpartisan races in the county with two finalists yet to be determined before the Aug. 3 primary. Sunnie Fortin, M. Shawn Coombs, Trace De Garmo, Dorothy Giddings and Timothy Wilken are all vying to take the Sprague mayor seat. Only Fortin and Coombs responded to multiple invitations from The Times to discuss their desires to run...
DAVENPORT – Dry and hot conditions dominating the weather cycle in 2021 have led many farmers in the Davenport/Harrington/Reardan area to start wheat harvest early, while others are sticking with a traditional start the first week of August. Many farmers in Davenport and Reardan started harvest this week, while several in the Harrington area started last week. Each farmer is different and starts on their own time, so there are exceptions to every rule, but generally harvest i...
