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BLUESTEM – Entering the missile site owned by Peter Davenport just north of Bluestem Road between the city of Davenport and Harrington requires unlocking two gates and wandering down old roads largely overgrown by sage brush. To the untrained eye, the site, which is one of six in Lincoln County, appears to be a bizarrely oversized storage site for a farmer or person looking to get off the grid, but the history of the sites goes much deeper than that. Site stores many UFO f...
A belated wheat harvest has begun for many Lincoln County farmers. That leads to many visits to HighLine Grain Growers in Davenport for wheat-weighing, which is what this driver from Bluestem Livestock was doing Monday, Aug. 8....
DAVENPORT—Over half of eligible Lincoln County voters turned out for the Aug. 2 primary election and chose six candidates to send to the November general election. Gabe Gants and Brian Telford are running for Sheriff, Emily Lybbert Hansen and Brad Sweet are running for Treasurer and Rob Coffman and Jason Debord are running for County Commissioner. Gants gathered over 50% of the votes in a five-man primary race for Sheriff with 2,259, while Telford had 990 votes. Almost every municipality favored Gants. Davenport gave him 3...
DAVENPORT—School safety has risen to the forefront of many minds in the wake of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas in May. New superintendent Chad Prewitt has wanted some type of safety officer in the district, and the various options the district can take to that end were discussed at a special school board meeting Monday, Aug. 8. The district could hire two types of officers. One is a school safety officer, who would be employed and compensated by the district and have the full-time job of being o...
DAVENPORT—It took a week of vote-counting, but Brian Telford will be Gabe Gants’ opponent in the race for Lincoln County Sheriff in the November general election. Telford, a retired lawman who was most recently Chief Criminal Deputy in Lincoln County, secured his spot by slightly extending his slim second-place lead over Reardan Police Chief Andy Manke in each of the three counts that occurred in the past 10 days. As of the last major count on Tuesday, Aug. 9, Telford led Manke 990 votes to 849 votes with less than 50 bal...
DAVENPORT-If hay bales being transported in a semitruck are destined to catch on fire, it's helpful to have a fire chief driving the truck to ensure the threat is quickly neutralized. That's what happened here last Friday afternoon, when seven hay bales on a flatbed truck being transported through the city ignited. The truck was owned by Matt Schneider, and it was being driven by Fire District No. 5 chief Craig Sweet. Upon ignition, Sweet drove the truck in front of the fire...
Government and community meetings and gatherings in Davenport, Odessa, Reardan, Harrington and Sprague for the week of Aug. 12-18. If you’d like your organization included in this tab, email dteditor@centurytel.net. Monday, Aug. 15 Lincoln County Commissioners meeting at 8 a.m. in the County Courthouse Odessa Public Development Authority meeting at 7 p.m. in Christ Lutheran Church Wednesday, Aug. 17 Davenport planning commission meeting at 7 p.m. in City Hall Thursday, Aug. 18 Lincoln Hospital board of commissioners m...
An article in the July 21 issue of the Record-Times stated Kevin Leyva is leasing a hangar at the Davenport Municipal Airport. Leyva owns the hangar and leases the land the hangar is on from the city. An article in the July 28 issue of the Record-Times said “Joe the Kidd” was a band performing at the Christian Music Festival in Odessa July 23. The band’s correct name is “Joe Kidd....
Davenport birthdays Aug. 12: Cody Coppersmith Aug. 13: Kyra Arland, Andrea Morgan Aug. 14: Jerri Madison, Lillian Phillips, Chase Greenwood, Landon Harrison Aug. 15: Jared King, Stephanie Linstrum, Bob Novak, Adney Lacy Aug. 16: Andrew Schreck, Janelle Hiccox Aug. 17: Janie Schreck, Ketner Kragt, Everett Prewitt Aug. 18: Gene Hein, Renzley Gunning Davenport anniversaries Aug. 12: Jerry and Jeanne Newcomb Aug. 13: Ken and Lynee Carpenter, Matthew and Nina Fisk Aug. 15: Roger and Noreen Nutfless Aug. 16: John and Janelle...
DAVENPORT—Sports schedules are still a work in progress, but the calendar for football, volleyball and girl’s soccer in Davenport, Odessa and Reardan is starting to shape up. Tentative schedules show that Davenport will host Reardan in Week 1 of the football season. The Gorillas will be trying to build off last season’s playoff berth, while the Screaming Eagles will look for a rivalry win in Matt Clouse’s head coaching debut. If the tentative schedule holds, Davenport football will have home games against Liberty Sept. 3...
Our beloved Marie passed away on Aug. 1, 2022 at Brookdale Hearthstone in Moses Lake. Marie was born on Dec. 8, 1925 to Samuel Haugen and Lydia (Lang) Haugen in Warden Wash. Marie grew up in and graduated from Cashmere High School in 1944. After graduation Marie attended Loris Beauty School in Spokane graduating in 1945. She worked as a beautician for three years and decided a change might be nice so she applied at Bell Telephone and accepted the position as a telephone...
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. 1 Traffic stops: 8 A Davenport woman said she woke up to the smell of someone smoking weed, then saw someone looking in her window. An Odessa woman said she thought someone tried to open her door at midnight the...
DAVENPORT—The city and airport can’t tear down, demolish or remove the hangar belonging to Kevin Leyva and Greg’s Crop-Care Company during the proceedings for a civil suit filed by the latter against the city, presiding judge Jeffrey S. Barkdull said in a ruling filed Tuesday, Aug. 2. The order granting the preliminary injunction was made after the court heard the original petition for declaratory judgment, the company’s subsequent motion for a preliminary injunction, the city’s response and a declaration by city administr...
REARDAN-The school district has a laundry list of capital improvements it hopes to complete in the next five years, most of which surround the athletic facilities slipping in quality behind many other area schools. Those improvements cost money, so the school board approved a motion to run a capital levy in this year's November general election at the board's July 27 meeting. The five-year levy, which comes on top of a three-year levy passed by voters in Feb. 2021, would...
DAVENPORT—Two locals were indicted by a federal grand jury for COVID-19 fraud as part of the Eastern Washington COVID-19 Strike Force, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Thursday, July 28. Stephen Murphy, 42, and Stephanie Murphy, 36, both of Davenport, were charged with nine counts of fraud for “fraudulently obtaining three PPP loans for fictitious landscaping and wood products manufacturing businesses in 2021,” according to a release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Murphy and Murphy weren’t the only Eastern Washington...
DAVENPORT—The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office is facing critical staffing levels within its jail/dispatch staff, interim Sheriff Gabe Gants told the Lincoln County Commissioners Monday, Aug. 1. Deputy Matt Chalmers resigned his post, which wasn’t a shock to the office, but does leave the already short-staffed group even more spread thin. “We haven’t even had any applicants,” Gants told the commissioners. Gants said the office has been running status quo otherwise since former Sheriff Wade Magers retired, minus an undersherif...
DAVENPORT—The city’s financial standing for the second fiscal quarter of 2022, including its spending habits and money taken in, was presented to the finance committee prior to council’s regular meeting Wednesday, July 29. Just 60% of the city’s budgeted revenue came in for the second quarter, with $1,848,339 received out of $3,089,080 budgeted. The city received 61% of its expected revenue for property tax ($165,294), 73% of its expected sales and use tax ($220,054,) 50% of its expected motor vehicle fuel tax ($15,42...
DAVENPORT-New redistricting documents discussed at the school board's meeting Wednesday, July 27 will attract more candidates to fill District 1's vacant seat, the district hopes. The position, which was vacated after Heather Panke resigned at the end of 2021, has yet to be filled. The school district has three positional spots and two at-large positions. District 2 is filled by chair Deanna Fitzpatrick, District 3 is filled by Tami Odenrider and Garrett Husky and Janie Schrec...
Government and community meetings and gatherings in Davenport, Odessa, Reardan, Harrington and Sprague for the week of Aug. 5-11. If you’d like your organization included in this tab, email dteditor@centurytel.net. Monday, Aug. 8 Davenport school board special meeting at 6 p.m. in the K-8 Library Odessa town council meeting at 7 p.m. in the Library Wednesday, Aug. 10 Reardan-Edwall school board workshop session at 6 a.m. in the Commons Davenport city council meeting at 7 p.m. in City Hall Harrington city council meeting at 7...
HARRINGTON- Councilmember David Buddrius suggested that the council create a guideline ordinance for the recycling and green waste bins during the City Council Meeting on July 27. The bins have been emptied on multiple occasions and are not being utilized correctly. The council discussed a nuisance ordinance drafted by attorney David Bingaman. Buddrius wanted clarification on what could be enforced, what could be considered a nuisance and who would do the enforcing. A section was not included for a junk ordinance and the...
Davenport birthdays Aug. 5: Paula Furman, Richard Gunning Aug. 6: Jeff Gunning, Michelle Hopp, Kim Buchmann, Barb Zentz, Matt Schneider, Tyler Greenwood, Nick Colbert Aug. 7: Chad Crandell, Darci Linstrum, Cady Zellmer, Adeline Delafield Aug. 8: Olivia Plasencia, Tom Withey, Emma Street Aug. 9: Jade Smith, Gary Buck, Jim Linstrum Aug. 10: Alicia Cloud, Jerome Rosman, Amber Wood, Dalilah Plump, Michael Strite, Marcella Alderate, Mark Morgan, Ashley Gunning, Betty Heid ♱ Aug. 11: Renee Honey, Cody Parker, Austin Savelesky D...
Stuart "Karl" Moldrem Jr. was born June 28, 1957, in Seattle to Anne and Stuart Moldrem. He passed peacefully with loved ones by his side on July 15, 2022. Karl grew up in Madison Park. He was an Eagle Scout, enjoyed exploring the wilderness of Wash., and attended many Seattle sporting events. He Graduated from Ingrahm High School in 1975. Karl attended Washington State University and received a bachelor's Degree in Hospitality Business Management. He managed country clubs in...
This, offered in loving memory of Ralph Walter Sunwold who returned to his Lord Jesus Christ on July 23, 2022 at age 76. Ralph was a loving husband, dad, grand dad, and great grandpa to the family he always cherished. Some of his life-long pals called him "Sunny" which perfectly described his approach to the challenges of life. Ralph was born Jan. 6, 1946 to Albert and Christine Miller Sunwold (both deceased) of Fairfield, Wash. He was the youngest of three children and was...
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. July 25 Traffic stops: 8 Lincoln County Public Works said a speeding semitruck crashed into a county grader on Olson Road just south of Denny Station Road. A caller reported a transient person walking into the AgL...
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. July 18 Traffic stops: 8 An abandoned vehicle with a note saying the car would be towed the next morning was reported on Highway 2 at milepost 260. A Lincoln County Jail inmate was transported to Eastern State Hos...
