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DAVENPORT — The Lincoln County Republican Central Committee elected delegates to the Washington State Republican Party Convention at the 2024 County Republican Convention at the County Courthouse Sunday, March 3. Seven delegates and four alternates were chosen at the Convention. Chairwoman Mary Blechschmidt, Ron Horlacher and Carol Paul are automatic State party delegates. Elected delegates included Dale Anderson of Creston, Dugan Blechschmidt of Seven Bays, Jan Horlacher of Deer Meadows, Shelley Sieverkropp of Wilbur, D...
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. 26 Traffic stops: 7 A local man was arrested on a firearms-related charge in Odessa. A caller said a friend sent her a letter with a key and title to a vehicle in the mail and when she got the letter, it had bee...
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...
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...
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. 11 Traffic stops: 10 A caller said she saw two flashlights around a shop below her house. A caller reported a man walking in the center of Highway 2 just west of the Davenport Airport. A Reardan woman said her ph...
1 years ago A.R. Thorp of Edwall was found guilty of first-degree forgery after he forged Henry Guhlke’s name to a note and attempted to collect through the courts. Assessor Irving Borck named A.P. Conrad of Davenport and W.H. Shearer of Sprague as those who would assess all towns in Lincoln County for the year. All property was expected to be revalued. A special meeting of City Council was held in Davenport to discuss whether Morgan Street should be paved and whether the city had acted illegally in not making a p...
DEER PARK - The tearful hug between Odessa seniors Hayden Schuh and Melloney Deife said it all. Their season was over. Wilbur-Creston defeated Odessa 52-22 in the girls NE1B District Tournament Thursday, Feb. 15. The loss eliminated the Tigers from the tournament and ended Schuh and Deife's high school basketball careers. Wilbur-Creston was never challenged in the game. Its defense capitalized on Odessa turnovers for easy breakaways and collapsed on Schuh, preventing her from...
Results as of Thursday, Feb. 15. Reardan-Edwall School District EP&O levy Yes: 771 No: 711 Odessa School District EP&O levy Yes: 290 No: 117 Odessa School District Capital levy Yes: 298 No: 107 Harrington School District EP&O levy Yes: 172 No: 81 Davenport School District EP&O levy Yes: 484 No: 379 Davenport School District Capital levy Yes: 489 No: 353 Hospital District No. 1 Excess levy Yes: 306 No: 148 Almira School District EP&O levy Yes: 104 No: 24 Creston School District EP&O levy Yes: 388 No: 205 Wilbur School...
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. 4 Traffic stops: 10 A disabled vehicle was reported at Highway 231 South and Highway 2. A caller said the front door of someone who wasn’t home was left open. Traders Express staff in Davenport said a patron lock...
DEER PARK - The Odessa girls kept their playoff run alive with a 50-36 win over the Republic Tigers in the District 7 1B Tournament at Deer Park Saturday, Feb. 10. Republic was eliminated with the loss. As has been the case many times this season, seniors Hayden Schuh and Melloney Deife proved to be the catalyst for the win. Schuh scored most of her 17 points from inside the paint while Deife scored her 17 points from the wing. Four of Deife's baskets were from behind the...
SPANGLE - Six Screaming Eagles qualified to compete in the State Wrestling Mat Classic at the Regional Wrestling Tournament at Liberty High School Saturday, Feb. 10. Joey Matusik qualified for the state meet with his first-place finish in the 106-pound weight class. In his first match, Matusik pinned Connor Houston of Wilbur-Creston in 29 seconds. In his semifinal match with Ty Scott of Colfax, he won via pin in 1:26. He secured first place by pinning Micah Rocha of Northwest...
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. 28 Traffic stops: 1 A Davenport man said a man in a gray hoodie was trying to get into cars near Maxwell Street. A Davenport man requested a welfare check on a man whose mailbox was full of mail and who had...
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. 14 Traffic stops: 15 A caller reported two “long-haired, scummy men” hunting on Limestone Road outside Edwall. An Edwall man said a youth was riding an offroad vehicle at Telecky and Hanlon Roads. A railroa...
DAVENPORT — Most Lincoln County voters will soon receive ballots for the Feb. 13 Special Election, when area school districts are asking citizens to approve levies for extracurricular funding. In the county seat, the local School District is seeking passage of a 4-year Educational Programs and Operations (EP&O) levy, estimated at an annual $2.30 per $1,000 assessed property value to be collected in 2025-28. The District is also seeking passage of a 4-year capital levy for technology, safety and facility improvements, e...
PUBLIC NOTICE OF STATE’S INTENT TO NEGOTIATE LEASE The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) intends to negotiate two separate 10- year communication leases for a tract of land containing just over 4 shared acres, described as “Creston Butte” that includes portion of the SE1/4 SE1/4 of section of Section 16, Township 26 North, Range 34 East, Lincoln County, Washington. Annual Rents will be negotiated. For details contact the Southeast Region office at (509)925-8510. Hilary S. Franz, Commissioner of Public Lands Publi...
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION February 13, 2024 Lincoln County, Washington Notice is hereby given that on Tuesday, February 13, 2024, in Lincoln County, State of Washington, with: Reardan-Edwall School District No. 9; Almira School District No. 17; Creston School District No. 73; Odessa School District No. 105, joint with Adams County No. 157 and Grant County No. 166J; Wilbur School District No. 200; Harrington School District No. 204; Davenport School District No. 207; Ritzville School District No. 67, joint with Adams County...
DAVENPORT - Despite advocacy from School District administration, Davenport will remain a 2B school for at least the next four years. Davenport's appeal to move down to 1B was rejected by the WIAA last weekend after the Northeast 1B League voted against accepting Davenport into the league. The WIAA released classification numbers for the 2024-28 cycle Sunday, Jan. 21. Davenport came in at 131.88 students, which is the number of ninth through 11th grade students adjusted for...
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. 7 Traffic stops: 14 An Odessa man said his neighbor consistently had his cattle on his property. A one-vehicle non-injury rollover crash was reported on Highway 231 at Long Lake Road just south of the Spo...
REARDAN -Screaming Eagles' senior Jonathan Holdway was named to the 2B all-state first team by the Washington State Football Coaches Association for the 2023 high school football season. Holdway was recognized as one of the state's best offensive linemen. No other football players in The Record-Times' coverage area were recognized. Elsewhere in Lincoln County, Kalub Dreger, Preston Michel, Kallen Maioho and Adam Oates of Wilbur-Creston-Keller and John Pierce and Carter Pitts...
ODESSA - When the game was on the line, Tigers' senior Melloney Deife came through on both ends of the court to lead her team to a 49-47 win over Wilbur-Creston-Keller. And the Tiger boys came out strong, but their inability to maintain possession of the ball led to an easy 66-46 win for the Wildcats Tuesday, Jan. 16. On the girls' side, Karsen Brashears scored 10 points to give the Wildcats a 14-12 lead after one period. In the second quarter, Hayden Schuh's six points and...
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. Dec. 31 Traffic stops: 23 A vehicle blocking traffic was reported on Highway 25 at milepost 10. A one-vehicle rollover crash that resulted in a vehicle fire was reported on Highway 21 at milepost 104 north of Wil...
Varsity games, meets and matches the week of Jan. 12-18 for Davenport, Odessa, Reardan and Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington. All games are subject to postponement or cancellation. Friday, Jan. 12 • Odessa basketball at Almira/Coulee-Hartline @ 6 p.m. • Reardan basketball at Colfax @ 6 p.m. • LRS basketball vs. Northwest Christian @ 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 13 • Davenport and Reardan wrestling at Apple Pie Invitational in Tonasket @ 9 a.m. • LRS wrestling at Northwest Christian @ 9:30 a.m. • Davenport basketball...
DAVENPORT - It may be hard to believe, but another year has come and gone. As usual, there was plenty going on in Lincoln County in 2023. Here's a look back at the top news items from the year, July to December. January to June was covered in last week's newspaper. July Howard King was named superintendent of the Harrington School District. Nate Lathrop opened 410 Burgers in downtown Odessa. Jordan Mills-Jay pleaded not guilty to charges of first-degree manslaughter and...
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. Dec. 23 Traffic stops: 14 An Almira man said a dark car was “making laps around town” and in front of his Third Street house. A Sprague man said a local woman’s cows were in the road at Schirr and Gaffney Roads. A...
REARDAN – The Screaming Eagles boys wrestling team is ranked No. 4 in the state Class B poll. The Washington Wrestling Report updated its rankings Dec. 11, ranking Tonasket as No. 1, Forks, No. 2, Granger No. 3 and Reardan No. 4. The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague boys, which includes at least one Harrington wrestler, is ranked No. 15. Two Reardan wrestlers also got the nod as the top-ranked wrestlers in their weight classes in the state. Junior Joey Matusik is ranked No. 1 at 106 pounds and senior Conner Kline is ranked No. 1 at 1...
