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DAVENPORT — A lobbyist that frequently reports to the Lincoln County Commissioners doesn’t expect the 2024 legislative session to “be anything to write home about,” he told the Commissioners at a regular meeting Monday, Nov. 20. Lobbyist Zak Kennedy checked in to discuss the upcoming legislative work session. Because it’s an election year that will include what’s expected to be a dynamic gubernatorial race, Kennedy said he doesn’t expect the legislature to propose controversial bills on either side of the aisle. “Nobody wants...
DAVENPORT —The Lincoln County Commissioners passed several resolutions, agreements and miscellaneous requests at the annual Thanksgiving week meeting Monday, Nov. 20. After voucher approvals and payroll change increases, the commissioners first approved a resolution to grant a budget extension to the County Fair budget. The following agreements and contracts were approved: • A DIVCO preventative maintenance agreement for the courthouse, public safety building and Public Health building. • An amendment to the Dept. of Healt...
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. Nov. 12 Traffic stops: 10 A caller said she was driving behind a white pickup all over the roadway on Highway 231 North. A Davenport man requested a hulk slip for cleanup in another man’s yard. An abandoned vehic...
DAVENPORT — While the 2023 General Election won’t be officially certified until Tuesday, Nov. 28, all contested races have been, in essence, decided. There aren’t enough remaining ballots that would swing any race, and winners have been declared in crucial council, school board, fire district and cemetery district races. Precinct data was released after the Nov. 14 ballot tally was updated, indicating which areas preferred various candidates in contested races. These numbers tell a story particularly in school board races...
Robert "Bob" Allen Zeiler Nov 13, 1948 – Nov 13, 2023 Robert "Bob" Zeiler passed away in Spokane, Wash. on Nov. 13, 2023, his 75th birthday. He was born on Nov. 13, 1948, in Spokane, the only child of Jacob Jr. and Ruby (Heimbigner) Zeiler. A lifelong resident of Odessa, Wash. Bob was a third-generation wheat farmer, farming southeast of Odessa. Bob graduated from Odessa High School in 1967. He attended Spokane Falls Community College for two years and Eastern Washington S...
DAVENPORT - It's beginning to look a lot like Hometown Christmas here. The annual event will be held at Memorial Hall from 4-8 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 26. This year's free event is being hosted by the Cottonwood Red Hatters, which took it over from the Davenport Women's Association. Santa Claus will pull up in a fire truck at 5 p.m. and will be available for photos with children, crying or thrilled. The Christmas tree in Pioneer Plaza will be lit by Mayor Brad Sweet at this time...
Davenport birthdays Nov. 25: Alicia Wilson Nov. 26: Jean Parsons, Chloe Barta, Maverick Morcom Nov. 27: Tyson Heath, Jennifer Taylor Nov. 28: Tim Stromberger, Kamryn Jo Mann, Cole Cursi Nov. 29: Hannah Warwick, Amy Jenness, Sandy Morgan, Brayden Hale, Penny Piper Nov. 30: Dan Rinehart, Andy Semprimoznik, Russ Miller, LaVon Stiles, Caleb Cox Davenport anniversaries Nov. 24: Ray and Susan Dashiell Nov. 26: Jim and Kathy Hedgcock Nov. 29: Jeff and Kelli Wilkie Reardan birthdays Nov. 24: Joel Zwainz Nov. 25: Andrea McLaughlin,...
Harrington Haus Jim Knapp Haase Insurance Bruce Finkbeiner Nutrien-Ag Solutions JoAnn Wood Safeway - Davenport Jody Howard Post and Office Ashley Schenk WaFd Bank Shirley Groh Pioneer Title Company C.L. Lust Studio 1 Tim Zeiler Wheatland Veterinary Clinic Dr. Todd Winzer Lindsey Kruger Rainier Seeds, Inc. Carolyn Wesselius Highline Grain Growers, Inc. Justin Holderby Davenport Vision Source Chris Harper Basin Pacific Insurance & Benefits Terry Apthorp Kysar Mechanical, Inc. Kay Zellmer DW Excavating Nicki Reinbold Davenport...
Davenport freshman Harper Suttenfield battles Cle Elum/Roslyn senior Maddie Casto for position in the Gorillas' 2-1 quarterfinal victory over the Warriors at Freeman High School Saturday, Nov. 11. Turn to Page 9 for more coverage of the state soccer playoffs....
DAVENPORT — After a few months of legal back-and-forth, the city and Lincoln County have reached a franchise agreement for broadband internet in the city. City council approved the franchise agreement at a regular meeting Wednesday, Nov. 8, and county commissioner Scott Hutsell signed the agreement a day later. The agreement grants the county permission to “locate, construct, operate and maintain poles, wires, fiber optic lines, underground cables and appurtenances over, under, along and across all of (the city’s) right...
Results as of Tuesday, Nov. 14. All contested races can be called. The election will be certified Nov. 28. Contested races Mayor of Davenport J.J. Kowalkowski: 218 Brad Sweet: 189 Harrington Councilmember No. 5 Gavin Wagner: 98 Kelly Foreman: 58 Sprague Councilmember No. 5 Jeffrey Smith: 73 RonDel Krauter: 68 Odessa Councilmember No. 5 Marlene Kramer: 183 Laura Caler: 131 Mayor of Odessa Bill Crossley: 244 Jeremy Smith: 75 Reardan-Edwall School Board No. 4 Lane Collier: 550 Brian Benham: 384 Odessa School Board No. 2 Zach...
DAVENPORT - Students of all grade school ages joined teachers, administrators, several community members and military veterans for an annual Veteran's Day Assembly in the high school gym Thursday, Nov. 9. Two veterans with school district connections spoke at the assembly after music teacher Rob Harper led the high school band in the National Anthem. First up was Cpl. Walt Sweetser, husband of district food services director Sarah Sweetser and Marine Corps veteran. Sweetser,...
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. Nov. 5 Traffic stops: 4 Traders in Davenport said a young woman tried to purchase alcohol with a fake ID. A Davenport woman said her son ran away from home. Nov. 6 Traffic stops: 3 A Sprague man said his neighbor was...
DAVENPORT — After 239 more ballots were counted Tuesday, Nov. 14, contested 2023 election results were, in essence, decided. And the count brought the total ballots counted to 3,420, a 40.52% turnout for Lincoln County. Around our coverage area, 13 contested races had clear winners after Tuesday’s count. Gavin Wagner secured a spot on Harrington city council with 98 votes to Kelly Foreman’s 58. Jeffrey Smith barely held off RonDel Krauter for a Sprague city council seat with 73 votes to Krauter’s 68. In Odessa, Marlene...
Editor’s Note: See last week’s newspaper for Part 1 of this series. Feed and Water In winterizing the cow herd, calculation of forage needed to make it through the winter is also a priority. This can be harvested or standing forage. Either way, determination of how much a beef cow will eat is related to her size and the quality of feed (always rely on a forage analysis so that you know the actual quality of the feed you are dealing with). Remember that lactation, body con...
Davenport birthdays Nov. 17: Katy Fisk, Veronica Hollis, Erica Winzer, Kara Wilkie Nov. 18: Kathy Hedgcock, Tarynn Gunning, Sherri Ropp Nov. 19: Becky Evers, Melissa Johnson Nov. 20: Janelle Hein Nov. 21: Debbie Hutsell, Kathleen Posey, Anthony Honey, Isaac Harvey Nov. 22: Abbygail Storer, Delaney Lacy, Don Oehlwein, Duane Oehlwein Nov. 23: Phyllis Oliver, Garrett Linstrum Davenport anniversaries Nov. 18: Ken and Lori Deal Nov. 20: Charles and Phyllis Oliver, Bryce and Becky Bailey Nov. 21: Ed and Shelly Johnston Reardan...
DAVENPORT — Sharing Trees for Davenport’s Christmas Care Project were put up Monday, Nov. 13 and organizers are encouraging community members to pick up tags if they haven’t already. The deadline to return tags and items is Friday, Dec. 1. Sharing Tree locations include Davenport Good Neighbor Pharmacy, Wheatland Bank, Lincoln Hospital and Some Like It Hot Espresso. The Christmas Care Project is a community effort to provide gifts and a holiday meal to families who need some assistance during the Christmas season. Famil...
DAVENPORT - A.J. Alfante, daughter of Andy and Jocelyn Alfante, was awarded first prize for her entry in the Davenport Lions Club Peace Poster Contest. A.J., an eighth-grader at Davenport Middle School, was among 21 other seventh and eighth-graders to enter the contest this year which was themed "Dare to Dream." Alfante's poster shows one side where a dove is pulling all the destruction, war and people fighting with aggravation out of the planet earth. The other half...
1 years ago Delegates from Davenport, Harrington, Almira and Odessa American Legion posts attended the annual county convention of legion men in Odessa. Henry Scheel was released from county jail after being accused of stealing 14 sacks of wheat from Henry Smith. Two rifles were reportedly stolen from the John Raymer & Company hardware store in Reardan. 75 years ago Beverly Patton of Harrington was honored by the Davenport Assembly No. 99 as the Grand Representative to Connecticut for Washington, Idaho and the territory of...
PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that pursuant to the provisions of RCW Chapter 36.40, the Board of Commissioners of Lincoln County has completed and placed on file a Preliminary Budget for the ensuing fiscal year 2024, a copy of which will be furnished any citizen who will call for it at the Board’s office. The Board of County Commissioners will meet and conduct a hearing at 8:30 a.m., on Monday, December 4, 2023, for the purpose of fixing the final 2024 budget, making tax levies and adopting changes, if any, to the S...
INVITATION FOR BID - CONNECTING LINCOLN COUNTY PROJECT: FTTX IN DAVENPORT AND WILBUR AND MID-MILE AERIAL AND UNDERGROUND BETWEEN HARRINGTON AND SPRAGUE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Board of County Commissioners of Lincoln County, Washington that sealed bids will be received until noon, Thursday, December 14 through the following methods: by mail to Board of Lincoln County Commissioners, P.O. Box 28, Davenport, Washington 99122-0028 OR in person to the Office of the Board of County Commissioners, Clerk of the Board’s desk, 4...
PUBLIC NOTICE CITY OF DAVENPORT NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON 2024 BUDGET On November 22, 2023 at 7:05 pm, the Davenport City Council will hold a Public Hearing on the 2024 budget. The hearing will be held at in the City Council Chambers, 411 Morgan Street. This hearing will be to present and discuss the City of Davenport’s 2024 budget. Citizens are encouraged to attend the hearing or submit written questions or concerns regarding the city’s 2024 annual budget to the city at City Hall, 411 Morgan, PO Box 26, Davenport, WA 991...
VALLEYFORD - Davenport soccer had a hurdle to overcome if it was going to advance to play for the second state title in program history: the team that knocked the Gorillas out of the playoffs last season. And thanks to a game winning goal by Glenna Soliday, No. 3 Davenport leaped that hurdle with a 2-1 state quarterfinal victory over No. 6 Cle Elum/Roslyn at Freeman High School Saturday, Nov. 11. With the win, Davenport advanced to the state semifinals at Federal Way High Scho...
DAVENPORT - Athletes competing in football, volleyball, soccer and cross country around Lincoln County were named to their league's all-opponent teams after fall sports concluded. Here are the local athletes that were recognized. Football In the Northeast 2B league, Reardan senior Aidan Chilson was named first-team all-defense at a linebacker spot, while Jonathan Holdway was first-team all-offense as a lineman. Chilson was on the second-team all-offense as a running back,...
