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DAVENPORT — The Federal Emergency Management Agency will test the national public alert system at 11:20 a.m. (our time) today, Wednesday, Oct. 4. The test will mean all cell phones and broadcast companies will "tone out" at that time. If your mobile phone is within range of an active cell tower, you should receive the test. Wireless providers will be transmitting the test for a 30-minute window, but each phone is expected to sound the tone only once. A backup test is set for Oct. 11. The tests are planned to ensure e...
1 years ago Leonard Day, who claimed to walk 10,000 miles on foot across the United States, arrived in Davenport. A new oil company was granted permission to build on Northern Pacific railroad property near the Davenport water tank. Voters narrowly decided against a school tax levy to pay general fund deficits in Davenport. 75 years ago Lincoln County 4-H girls entering the costume selection contest at the State Fair in Yakima included Yolanda Rettkowski and Marilyn White of Govan, Verna Eagle of Wilbur, Betsy and Lora...
DAVENPORT — Lincoln County has signed franchise agreements for fiber-optic broadband access through several grants with seven of the eight county municipalities, but one municipality agreement remains outstanding: The county seat. And that’s because the city, spurred by concerns identified by attorney David Bingaman, has identified language in the proposed agreement that some key stakeholders worry could give the county access to city-owned property without giving the city the ability to negotiate any changes or updates to...
HARRINGTON - Longtime residents Crayton and Beth Oestreich have enjoyed a married life of getting involved with organizations around their small city and offering their skills and services to volunteer work. Now, they're being recognized for it. The couple was named Citizens of the Year by the local Lions Club and will be recognized in the Fall Festival Parade Saturday, Sept. 23. Crayton, 71, grew up on the family wheat farm between Harrington and Sprague. He graduated from...
DAVENPORT - After a post-pandemic period of most local schools steadily or drastically increasing in enrollment numbers, that trend appears to have shifted for most area districts. In fact, Davenport is the only area district to increase in enrollment from the 2022-23 school year to the 2023-24 school year. The district set in the county seat has steadily grown by about 30 students each year since 2020. It currently has a headcount of 640, up from 609 last year. "If you take o...
HARRINGTON—Attendees at the 76th Annual Fall Festival Saturday, Sept. 23 will likely be eager to enjoy a Lions Club BBQ lunch that begins serving at noon. But what those attendees may not know is that the same family has overseen smoking the rounds used for that lunch since Fall Festival began. Wes Bly took over the project that his son Dennis now operates in 1946, one year after the Lions Club was chartered. “They knew my dad had taken animal science and meats down at Wazzu,” Dennis Bly said. “I came back to the farm in 1975...
DAVENPORT — Outside of the Reardan volleyball team, most soccer and volleyball teams around Lincoln County were on the road in the last week. Davenport volleyball went to Spangle and put up a dogfight against the Liberty Lancers, but fell in five sets 25-17, 25-22, 23-25, 23-25, 14-16 Tuesday, Sept. 19. Chloe Hammond led the Gorillas with 10 kills and five aces. Davenport dropped to 1-2 and hosts Kettle Falls at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21. Davenport soccer earned a dominant 9-0 win at Kettle Falls to improve to 2-0 T...
DAVENPORT — The Lincoln County Commissioners passed several requests from various county departments and heard correspondence from other entities at their regular meeting Monday, Sept. 18. The commissioners agreed to a budget extension of the Public Health budget as requested by Director Ed Dzedzy, as well as a consolidated contract amendment and a WIC Dietician contract for Deidra Saba. The Sheriff’s Office asked to hire a patrol deputy to fill the vacancy left by the late Luke Mallon, which was also approved. In cor...
DAVENPORT — For many Lincoln County hunters, the turn to chilly and windy weather means one thing: Deer and elk season is approaching. And many hunters like to do their tagging right here in Lincoln County. There are three Fish and Wildlife Game Management Units either fully or partially in Lincoln County. Unit 130, known as the Cheney unit, is land east of state Highway 231 and extends on the east border to U.S. Highway 195. The Spokane River is the north boundary before curving south along Spokane city limits and i...
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. Sept. 10 Traffic stops: 6 A caller said she didn’t know how she got into a vehicle. A Davenport woman said she heard someone yelling by the warehouses near her. An alarm going off was reported at Rickey’s Corner Marke...
DAVENPORT — Increasing wildfire risks year-by-year throughout Eastern Washington have heightened local concern about dangers to property, livestock and livelihoods…particularly following the 2020 Whitney Road Fire in Lincoln County and this year’s Gray Fire in Medical Lake. Melanie Rose and Jan Hoogstad with Avista paid the Lincoln County Commissioners a visit Monday, Sept. 18 to discuss wildfire concerns and potential steps the company is taking to try and mitigate wildfire starts caused by company power lines. Rose discusse...
It’s been a pretty nice season to go to the fairs around the region—in most cases not too hot and not too cool. Always nice to be able to connect with both our adult and youth producers. The fairs are certainly an American tradition and it’s great to see that people are out supporting them. When I talk with producers, I’m always happy when topics of conversation come up that lend themselves to an article. A recent conversation highlighted that concerns about mRNA vaccine...
1 years ago Senator Charles E. Myers, a local man running for Congress, addressed a “good sized crowd” while standing in an automobile in the street alongside Lincoln County State bank. County school superintendent Carl Morgan spoke to the commercial club about financial concerns. Estelle Ripke asked for a divorce from Richard Ripke after alleging her husband would not go to places of amusement with her. 75 years ago Harry Heid and Dwight Pease sought to unseat Mayor C.W. Richards, while Norman C. Nelson filed to opp...
Davenport birthdays Sept. 22: Shawndale Smith, Tanner Abbott, Grady Gants, Joel Odenrider Sept. 23: Aaron Jacobsen, Tamera Gunning, Meghan King, Navia Bowdish Sept. 24: Roberta Hein, Colin Guhlke, Jim Reinbold, Gina Zahajko, Kolt Skalisky Sept. 25: Keni Deal, Norm Brock, Nita Woodland-Hollis Sept. 26: Derik Oliver, Brandon King, Luke Jacobsen, Lane Sewall, Kylee Ballance Sept. 27: Dallas Gustaveson Sept. 28: Katie Vesneske Davenport anniversaries Sept. 22: Joe and Lynn Coppersmith Sept. 24: Clay and Sidney Fleming Sept. 25:...
Donald Henry Schibel Aug.14 1929 – Sept. 11 2023 Passed away Sept. 11, 2023 in Ritzville, Wash. Don was born on Aug. 14, 1929 in Irby, Wash. to Henry and Katie Schibel. Don was a graduate of Odessa High School class of 1947 and from WSC (WSU) in 1951 with a BA in Business Administration. He served his country from 1951-1953 as a 2nd Lieutenant in the USAF in the Korean Conflict. He married Lorene Cherry on Nov. 11, 1951 in Pullman, WA. Don and Lorene came back to the family f...
ODESSA - The friendly spirit of competition is a key part of every Deutschesfest weekend, and this year was no different. Here are all the winners of various activities throughout Fest weekend, held Thursday, Sept. 14-Sunday, Sept. 17. Chalk art contest winners Truett James, Adley Vanderwood, Henry Starkel and Audrey Gleave Tricycle race winners 2-3-year-olds: Conner Douglas 4-5-year-olds: Brandtly Maier 6-year-olds: Heston Stanford 7-year-olds: Maverick Rosman 8-year-olds:...
LINCOLN COUNTY NOTICE TO CONSULTANTS FOR GEIB BRIDGE REPLACEMENT G-1041, GERALD ZELLMER BRIDGE REPLACEMENT G-1042, AND BLENZ BRIDGE REHABILITATION G-1043 Lincoln County is soliciting interest from consulting firms with expertise in bridge engineering and drafting bridge plans. This agreement will last until approximately December 2025, with the option for Lincoln County to extend the timeframe for additional time and money if necessary. Deliverables need to be done by June 1, 2024. “Request for Qualifications” (RFQ) will be...
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS CITY OF DAVENPORT CEMETERY MAINTENANCE BUILDING REPLACEMENT PROJECT Sealed bids will be received at Davenport City Hall, 411 Morgan Street, PO Box 26, Davenport, WA 99122, until 10:00:00 am, Thursday October 31, 2023, at which time the bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. Type of Project: Design-Build. This project will replace a maintenance building at the Mountain View Cemetery, Davenport, WA. This building currently houses a wellhead, sprinkler system mechanical equipment and a separate...
ASOTIN - The Davenport cross country team was in action twice this week, with competition at the Les MacDowell Invite in Asotin Saturday, Sept. 16 and in a league meet held at Reardan's property in the Four Mound area Tuesday, Sept. 19. Results from the Tuesday league meet in Reardan had not been posted by Thursday when the newspaper went to print. Those outcomes will be posted to our website when shared. Davenport's girls results from the Les MacDowell Invite were not...
Varsity games, meets and matches the week of Sept. 22-28 for Davenport, Odessa, Reardan, Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington and Christian Heritage. All games are subject to postponement or cancellation. Friday, Sept. 22 • Reardan football vs. Colfax @ 4 p.m. • Christian Heritage volleyball vs. Spokane Classical Christian @ 5 p.m. • LRS football at Kettle Falls @ 6:30 p.m. • Davenport football vs. Moses Lake Christian Academy @ 7 p.m. • Odessa football vs. Wilbur-Creston @ 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23 • Davenport and Rea...
Varsity games, meets and matches the week of Sept. 15-21 for Davenport, Odessa, Reardan, Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington and Christian Heritage. All games are subject to postponement or cancellation. Friday, Sept 15 • Odessa football vs. Cusick @ 7 p.m. • Reardan football at Chewelah @ 7 p.m. • LRS football at Tri-Cities Prep @ 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 16 • Davenport cross country at Les McDowell Invite in Asotin @ 9 a.m. • LRS cross country at Wenatchee Invite @ 9:30 a.m. • Reardan volleyball vs. Medical Lak...
DAVENPORT-A day after spending Friday in Yakima at the Sundome Tournament, the Gorilla volleyball team hosted two matches with mixed results Saturday, Sept. 9. The Gorillas swept rival Reardan 25-22, 25-22, 25-19 in the first match, then fell to Northport in four sets 28-30, 21-25, 25-19, 22-25. Davenport and Reardan's match was a battle, despite what the three-set result might indicate. The squads were tied 17-17 in the first set before Reardan took a 22-21 lead, but...
SPOKANE — The 2023 cross country regular season got under way last weekend, as Davenport and Reardan competed at the Highlander Invitational hosted by Shadle Park High School Saturday, Sept. 9. At the high school level, Davenport had three runners finish in the Top 10. Here are all the Davenport and Reardan high and middle school results from the Invitational. Middle school boys 1-mile (all Reardan) 21. Atticus Handley, 6:23.14 26. Carmelo Green, 6:37.70 27. Cody Bretz, 6:40.67 29. Simon Sobotta, 6:42.38 38. Dylan Stiles, 7...
Peyton Nachtigal of Davenport makes a run in Breakaway Roping during the Palouse Empire Rodeo on Saturday night, Sept. 9, in Colfax. Nachtigal was one of several Lincoln County competitors in the open rodeo....
DAVENPORT - It was a barrage of Soliday goals in Davenport Tuesday night as sisters Glenna and Charlotte combined for all five goals in the Gorillas' 5-0 win over the rival Reardan Screaming Eagles Sept. 12. The win came in Davenport's season-opener, while Reardan dropped to 1-2 after a 2-1 loss to Upper Columbia Academy and a dominant 8-1 victory over Medical Lake last week. It took eighth-grader Charlotte Soliday 14 minutes to check into high school sports with her first...
