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By Drew Lawson The Times DAVENPORT – Another round of negotiations between Lincoln County and Teamsters 690 took place Monday, Aug. 30 in a special extension of the county commissioner’s Aug. 16 meeting. The talks indicated the two sides may be close to an agreement for the first time in five years, but still have some gaps to bridge before the process is complete. Teamsters 690 representative Joe Kuhn said the two sides appear to have tentative agreements on holidays, wages and uniform allowances for commissioned officers. H...
DAVENPORT – Lincoln Hospital’s shiny new building has been up and at-em for almost three weeks now, leaving many to wonder what would happen with the old building. Mike Stormo and Garry Rosman had the same question when they saw a “For Sale” sign where the clinic used to be, but after some discussion, decided to buy the building and plan to turn them into retirement, senior living apartments. The apartments, which will be called Davenport Senior Independent Living, will be for people 55 and older who are looking to downsiz...
SPRAGUE – A local man charged with second-degree assault for allegedly trying to choke his girlfriend now occupies Lincoln County Jail with a second local man charged with seven counts of second-degree theft for allegedly stealing seven debit cards from the first man’s car parked in the city after the first man was taken to jail. Brandon Phillip Searles, 37, of Sprague was booked into jail Aug. 11 after being arrested by Lincoln County Sheriff sergeant Jerad McLagan on a charge of second-degree assault. Searles was arr...
Montana Rose 'Tana" Hardung died July 30, 2021. She was born in Livingston, Montana to Adam and Rosa (Schiewe) Schorzman on April 3, 1927. She married Herbert H. Hardung on August 26, 1945, and they raised three children. She is preceded in death by her parents, her husband and both sons, James and Thomas. She is survived by eight grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and her daughter, Patricia Robinson of Palm Springs, Calif. At a later date, her ashes will rest with Herb...
Phyllis Sebesta, Beth Schafer and Barb Schlimmer enjoy the retirement party that took place at Reiman Park in Odessa last week. All three are retiring after many years of service to the Odessa medical community. See August 26, 2021 edition of The Odessa Record for the full story....
HARRINGTON – Mayor Nathan Luck opened council’s Aug. 25 meeting with councilmembers Peter Davenport, David Buddrius, Justin Slack, Steven Hardy and Levi Schenk (by Zoom) and visitors Cherie MacClellan, Denisa Holling, Jess & Cynthia Silhan and Joe Armand. Mayor Luck gave a report on the street projects, stating that some asphalt was put in on Douglas and First (via a TIB grant), as was some chip sealing. "We will have a little money left over and will see what we can do with that money,” Luck said. Hardy asked if it could...
Church Services Heritage Church 302 S. First St., Odessa • Rev. Jon Hayashi Office: (509) 982-2951 www.heritagechurch.org Discipleship: Sun. 12 pm • Prayer Group: Tues. 11:30 am Family Church Night: Wed. 7 pm Prayer for the Nation: Fri. 7-9 pm Sunday School 9 am • Sunday Service 10:30 am AA Mettings: Thurs. 7 pm Christ Lutheran Church 602 E. Amende Dr., Odessa • Pastor Jeff Milsten Office: (509) 982-2411 • Office Hours: Mon. - Thurs. www.odessachristluitheran.org Sunday services at 10:30 am CLCW Bible Study 2ndThursd...
ST. JOHN – Several thousand race fans turned out Saturday for the second installment of Sprint Boat racing at Webb’s Slough. The fastest time was posted by the No. 69 boat, Overkill, piloted by Dennis Hughes and navigated by his daughter, Samantha Hughes, both of Greenacres. Sprint boat racing pits a driver and navigator against a maze of channels and the clock. At speeds reaching more than 80 mph, the driver concentrates on making turns as the navigator memorizes the cou...
ODESSA – Odessa High School FBLA is planning a fund-raising drive to restore the walls in the Old Town Hall’s south room (see ad, Community page 4). The students want to complete the entire project now and restore the south room to a pristine condition. Thanks to the Lowe’s grant, Odessa will soon have a beautifully restored facility with new hardwood floors, the return of a century-old tin ceiling and a removable wall to accommodate crowds large and small. However, the remaining three walls in the south room need a serio...
DAVENPORT — Plans have been in the works for variety store chain Family Dollar to build its first store in Lincoln County with land bought from the city between Logan, Morgan, First and Second Streets since last year. An exact timeline for when ground might finally break is still unclear, but council has taken steps regarding that process several times this year. That trend continued at council’s Aug. 25 meeting, when council set a hearing date for an ordinance to vacate a portion of the Logan Street right-of-way to all...
Davenport Elementary kindergartner Natasha Alexander is dropped off at school by her grandfather, Cliff Warwick Wednesday, Sept. 1. Superintendent Jim Kowalkowski said the first day of school was overwhelming, but went well overall as enrollment is higher than the district expected. Davenport and Harrington started school Aug. 31, while Reardan started Sept. 1....
1 locals receive Innovia scholarships The Times 10 students from the Davenport, Reardan, Harrington and Sprague area have earned Innovia scholarships for higher education. Most local scholarships were awarded by the Mondovi Grange/Wilson Farm donation fund. Two girls from Sprague were lucky enough to receive multiple scholarships. Kelsey Billigmeier received a $1,000 award from Mark and Kay Burkett, a $2,000 award from William and Flossie Sanborn and $1,900 from the Mondovi Grange/Wilson Farm donation fund. She plans to...
LINCOLN COUNTY—It took 18 months since COVID-19 was first confirmed in the United States for Lincoln County to see its highest surge of the coronavirus to date, but August saw a spike of 180 new cases. However, only eight cases resulted in hospitalizations. Two patients died of the virus, one age 63 and the other age 79. One of the eight hospitalizations was in a person fully vaccinated against COVID-19. “While we have COVID patients being treated in Lincoln and Odessa hos...
FAIRCHILD – -- In celebration of National Dog Day, Fairchild Air Force Base showcased the skills of both military and morale dogs on Aug. 25. Airmen based at Fairchild demonstrated both military canines and a support pooch during the presentations. Trained military dogs like 5-year-old Belgian Malinois, MWD Fanni, are on base to help protect residents and visitors. Staff Sgt. Raymond Dwoznik said the military work dogs do receive some basic obedience training before being r...
HARRINGTON – Mayor Nathan Luck opened council’s Aug. 25 meeting with councilmembers Peter Davenport, David Buddrius, Justin Slack, Steven Hardy and Levi Schenk (by Zoom) and visitors Cherie MacClellan, Denisa Holling, Jess & Cynthia Silhan and Joe Armand. Mayor Luck gave a report on the street projects, stating that some asphalt was put in on Douglas and First (via a TIB grant), as was some chip sealing. "We will have a little money left over and will see what we can do with that money,” Luck said. Hardy asked if it could...
Richard (Dick) Sitko passed away Aug. 25, 2021 at home in Davenport, Wash. He was born on June 13, 1936 in Fargo, N.D. to Alfred and Marion Sitko. His family moved to Washington State when he was a young child. Dick grew up, attended school and graduated from Washtucna. He met his future wife Donna while a student at Eastern Washington State College. He married Donna Paul on Nov. 22, 1958, in Spokane, Wash. Dick worked for Avista (formally Washington Water Power) in Spokane, Ritzville, and Davenport for 36 yrs. before...
The 2020 Tokyo Olympics were billed as the “Hydrogen Olympics” Then along came COVID and sporting events worldwide were put on hold. The summer games were delayed until 2021. Postponing the games cost Japan billions and thwarted its efforts to showcase the Japanese “Green Growth” strategies. Japan, like the U.S., plans to become carbon-neutral by 2050. While countries like China are betting on lithium batteries, Japan’s centerpiece is hydrogen. As Japanese researche...
It’s clear: Parents in Washington are sick of their children being used as pawns by radicals in power who wish to destroy family, children and faith. Widespread protests against mask mandates at school and vaccine mandates at work have erupted statewide, with many calling out Gov. Jay Inslee for his aggressive misuses and abuses of emergency powers. This has largely been a fight for religious freedom and individual liberty, but it is creeping onto another deeply disturbing frontier — the fight for parental rights. The see...
Some of you will know me for my mediocre skills on the volleyball/cheer/softball teams, or as the girl driving combine on the family farm or as the kid rolling her eyes in the grocery store because her dad won’t stop talking to everyone. But this is who I am today—a third year medical student, who is shocked at how her community has handled the pandemic. I grew up in Davenport and while applying to medical school, one of the things I emphasized during the admission process was how proud I was to come from a rural com...
Rodgers issues statement on vaccine approval and political cartoon, pg 3 1. Representative Rodgers should have been correct as per, “this approval will build more confidence and trust in the vaccines” but der fuhrer Inslee’s dictate requiring vaccinated citizens to wear a mask just tells us that the vaccines do not work. They do, just our governor being an idiot sends the wrong message.. 2. The political cartoon on pg 3 made little sense since not smoking in the presence of others saves lives while study after study by top u...
Varsity games coming up this week for Davenport, Reardan and Harrington Friday, Sept. 3 Reardan football at Northwest Christian (Colbert) @ 4 p.m. Davenport football at Colfax @ 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 4 Davenport volleyball tournament @ 9 a.m. Harrington volleyball vs. St. John-Endicott J.V. @ noon. Tuesday, Sept. 7 Harrington cross country jamboree at Northwest Christian (Colbert) @ 3:30 p.m. Reardan soccer at Kettle Falls @ 4 p.m. Davenport volleyball at Liberty @ 6:30 p.m. Reardan volleyball vs. Upper Columbia Academy @...
COLFAX – Football season...yes, a full, real fall football season...is finally back after a two year, COVID-19-laden hiatus. For the hometown, run-happy Gorillas, this season opens with a challenging matchup at the Colfax Bulldogs Friday night, Sept. 3 at 7 p.m. The Gorillas and Bulldogs haven't matched up since 2019, when Colfax eked out Davenport in Lincoln County 28-26. During last year's COVID-shortened season, Davenport finished 2-3, while Colfax went 3-2 with close l...
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. Aug. 22 Traffic stops: 24 Washington State Patrol said they found a cow loose on Highway 21 around milepost 99. Lincoln County Hospital said a woman brought in for treatment had her husband show up, make a scene and...
COLBERT – Reardan’s first venture as a mascot-less football team is coming up. The squad formerly known as the Indians heads to Colbert to take on the Northwest Christian Crusaders in a rare matinee Friday tilt Sept. 3 at 4 p.m. During this winter’s strange, COVID-19 shortened season, Reardan finished 3-1 while Northwest Christian struggled to an 0-5 campaign. After losing several key seniors, head coach Eric Nikkola will turn to a sophomore under center while relying on tw...
Davenport junior Brenick Soliday looks past Dayton-Waitsburg strong safety Monte Pettichord toward the goal line in last Saturday’s jamboree in Ritzville....
