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DAVENPORT — After originally tabling a motion to approve the 2024 Lincoln County budget Monday, Dec. 18, the County Commissioners approved said budget Thursday, Dec. 28. After using reserve funds to close a roughly $1.4 million budget gap that usually besets small counties like Lincoln, the current expense fund balanced at $22,004,444. That large sum is almost double what it normally is because $11,820,601 in broadband grants were allocated to the non-departmental fund within the current expense budget. Commissioner Scott H...
Students around Lincoln County returned to the classroom from winter break Tuesday, Jan. 2. Here, third-grader Jaydee Murdock focuses on her assignment in Debbie Soliday's class at Davenport Elementary School....
DAVENPORT — The Lincoln County Transfer Station will be increasing its fees as of April 1. The annual increase will be 4.5%, as adopted by resolution of the Lincoln County Commissioners. “We are simply passing along the cost of living increase we receive from our hauler,” Commissioner Rob Coffman said. “Unfortunately, for the transfer station to be sustainable, the county cannot absorb those increases nor do we have any control over them.” This is the third increase in three years from the Transfer Station. In 2023, the...
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...
DAVENPORT - The city will spend at least the first 10 days of 2024 without a mayor after city council tabled a motion to pick the next Mayor at the final council meeting of 2023 Wednesday, Dec. 27. That move pushed the decision between now-former Mayor Brad Sweet and current councilman Jonathan Chapman, the two finalists for the job, to the next council meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 10. But without a mayor running the meeting, the responsibility of running that council...
Happy New Year! Following the holiday season take time to sort out my pantry, setting aside the items that didn’t get used and the ones with just a bit left in the package, and plan to use them up in January menus or donate to the local food bank before reaching the use by date. Rice-Chex, Stove-Top Turkey stuffing, Iced Tea Mix, Jiffy Mix, a duplicate jar of yeast and a small tin of salmon are off to the food bank. Those who follow Welcome to My Kitchen on Facebook have a...
DAVENPORT — The following people were bid farewell for the final time in 2023 from July to December and had obituaries appear in The Record-Times. January through June was covered in last week’s issue. July Andrew Linscott Charlson, Jane Ellen Schafer Hilliard, Jane E. St Clair, Joshua Douglas Likkel, Colleen Catherine Cochran, Kenneth Brandenburg August Dean Everett Reinbold, George Martin Rodeck, Sandra K. Stanton-Heimbigner, Lois Virginia Kirkwood, William G Hein (Bill), Gerald Walter Zellmer September David Berne Ber...
1 years ago • A fire starting from a furnace in the boiler room burned down the First Presbyterian Church in Davenport. • J.J. Janke, a farmer south of Odessa, froze to death after an automobile accident three-fourths of a mile from his home. Area temperatures in the area were as low as 11 below. • The Davenport Times-Tribune office was backed into by the Allen Grocery company delivery car after delivery boy Leo Allen left the car parked on the top of the hill, where it slid into the building. 75 years ago • A record...
DAVENPORT — The city won’t have a mayor for at least the first 10 days of 2024. City council unanimously voted Wednesday, Dec. 27 to table a second tally for its mayoral selection until the first meeting of the New Year. Two weeks ago, city council was split three votes apiece between incumbent Brad Sweet and current councilman Jonathan Chapman. That split vote pushed further discussion to the final meaning of 2023, which was Wednesday night. After a roughly 40-minute executive session, councilman Lance Strite motioned to...
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, January to June. July through December will be covered in next week's newspaper. January Odessa was left without a police chief after Leslie Jimerson's quiet resignation. The town didn't "advertise" the vacancy for a short time due to concerns of sparking a rise in crime. Julie Murphy...
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. 17 Traffic stops: 11 A commercial burglary alarm was reported going off on the 1100 block of Morgan Street in Davenport. An abandoned car blocking the turn lane was reported at Highway 2 and Waukon Road. A Dav...
The Davenport School District swore in two new School Board members at its regular meeting Monday, Dec. 16. Lorin Lathrop and Erica Winzer began 4-year terms in Seats No. 1 and No. 2, respectively. Also sworn in Dec. 16 were re-elected Board members Garrett Husky and Tami Odenrider....
Davenport birthdays Dec. 29: Chris McGowan, Meika Heath, Ericka Johnson Dec. 30: Kristy Mielke, Bre Bailey, Reid Gants Dec. 31: Allison Hiccox, Justin Piper, Watson Posey Jan. 1: Amanda Plumb Jan. 2: Sabrina Burger, Kaitlynne Guhlke, Samantha Odenrider Jan. 3: Kaitlyn Blauert Jan. 4: Megan Hopp, Kylee Hosking, Brandon Stiles Davenport anniversaries Dec. 31: Phil and Leona Carr, Gary and Leslie Cirullo, Bob and Rita Guhlke, Christopher and Treanna Briggs Jan. 2: Mark and Mihoko Patterson Jan. 3: Greg and Mahta Hein Reardan...
1 years ago • Reardan residents petitioned Northern Pacific to improve passenger and freight service on the Central Washington railroad branch, with a specific request for a gasoline car service from Almira or Wilbur to Spokane. • Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office deputies fired shots at a fleeing car containing two Reardan women who thought the officers were actually road bandits. The Sheriff’s Office had to settle the damages done to the car. • Davenport city council voted to pave Morgan Street from about Fourth Street to...
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE PURSUANT TO THE REVISED CODE OF WASHINGTON CHAPTER 61.24 ET. SEQ. TS No WA07000119-23-1 TO No 230176594-WA-MSO Grantor: MICHAEL I. WILLIAMS, A MARRIED MAN AS HIS SEPARATE ESTATE, Current Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust: Idaho Housing and Finance Association (which also dba HomeLoanServ) Original Trustee of the Deed of Trust: FRONTIER TITLE & ESCROW COMPANY Current Trustee of the Deed of Trust: MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps Current Mortgage Servicer of the Deed of Trust: Idaho Housing and F...
ORIGINAL TRUSTEE SALE RECORDED ON 9/19/2023 IN THE OFFICE OF THE LINCOLN COUNTY RECORDER. NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE File No.:23- 128574 Title Order No.:8784127 Grantor: Daniel B. Odenrider, married Current beneficiary of the deed of trust: Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC Current trustee of the deed of trust: Aztec Foreclosure Corporation of Washington Current mortgage servicer of the deed of trust: Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC Reference number of the deed of trust: 2009 0453800 Parcel number(s): 0805069001000...
SPOKANE – Two Gorilla girls represented Davenport at the M2 Mallet Girls on Saturday, Dec. 23. But neither Stormy Conway nor Emma Cash brought home a medal. Wrestling at 110 pounds, Conway lost her first two matches. She was pinned by Hunter Edmondson of Sand Point in 51 seconds and then eliminated from the tournament by Layla Smith of Hanford, who pinned her in 17 seconds. Cash, wrestling at 135 pounds, faired better. She opened with a major decision victory, 12-3, over H...
Varsity games, meets and matches the week of Dec. 29-Jan. 4 for Davenport, Odessa, Reardan and Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington. All games are subject to postponement or cancellation. Friday, Dec. 29 • Davenport and Reardan wrestling at Royal City Tournament @ 10 a.m. • LRS boys basketball vs. Royal @ 7:30 p.m. • Davenport basketball at Eagle Holiday Classic at West Valley, time TBD • Reardan basketball at Lions Club Tournament, time TBD Saturday, Dec. 30 • LRS wrestling at Pomeroy @ 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 4 ...
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...
DAVENPORT - In their lone home tournament aside from the A.S.B. Rumble on the calendar for this school year, the Gorilla boys grapplers took fourth place out of 10 schools participating in the Gorilla Invitational here Saturday, Dec. 16. Davenport scored 97 team points, behind Northwest Christian's 137, Kittitas's 127 and Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington's 110.5 points. Individual results for the Davenport boys were as follows: In the 165-pound class, Brody...
DAVENPORT - All three of the Harrington boys competing on the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington athletic co-op agreement were on the mats at the Gorilla Invitational Saturday, Dec. 16. The Broncos took third place at the Invitational, securing 110.5 points, just behind Northwest Christian's 137 and Kittitas's 127. In the 144-pound class, sophomore Turner Slack was pinned by Nik Bakhtin of NWC in 0:43, but bounced back to pin Paxton Gaines of Selkirk in 0:49 and beat...
COEUR D'ALENE-Reardan's Connor Kline placed eighth at the Tri-State Wrestling Tournament at North Idaho College Friday, Dec. 15. He was the Screaming Eagles' top finisher in the 68-team event that included teams from Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana. "This is one of the toughest tournaments in the country," Reardan assistant coach Wayne Terry said. Joey Matusik won three of the five matches he wrestled in the 106-pound weight class. In his first match, he pinned Aiden...
The Davenport wrestling team recognized its three seniors prior to the Gorilla Invitational Saturday, Dec. 16. Pictured here with their families, this year's seniors are Noah Everett, Brendon Peters-Biggs and Brody Schillinger....
Varsity games, meets and matches the week of Dec. 22-28 for Davenport, Odessa, Reardan and Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington. All games are subject to postponement or cancellation. Friday, Dec. 22 • Reardan basketball at Okanogan @ 6 p.m. • LRS basketball vs. Columbia (Burbank) @ 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 23 • LRS wrestling at Rogers @ 9 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 27 • Davenport basketball at Eagle Holiday Classic at West Valley, time TBD Thursday, Dec. 28 • LRS girls wrestling at Hanford @ 9:30 a.m. • Davenport basketball...
