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DAVENPORT – Ballots for the Aug. 3 primary election were mailed to Lincoln County voters July 14, and most residents should receive their ballots July 15 or 16. For many voters, the only race that will appear on the primary ballot will be to appoint either Adam Walser or a write-in candidate as county prosecuting attorney. Walser, a Republican, is running unopposed for a one-year term as the prosecuting attorney. He was appointed prosecuting attorney in January after Jeff Barkdull was elected Lincoln County Superior Court Jud...
DAVENPORT – Taunya Van Pevenage, a transitional kindergarten teacher at the elementary school here, was unanimously selected to fill an open position on the Lincoln Hospital Board of Commissioners at a virtual meeting Wednesday, July 7. Van Pevenage was the lone applicant to fill the seat previously held by Sue Els, who served on the board for 35 years before she passed away in May. The term seat runs through 2023, according to the Lincoln County Auditor’s Office. The teacher lives in Harrington, which the board felt was adv...
DAVENPORT – Wheat harvest may start as early as next week in the Davenport and Reardan area, which would be seven to 10 days earlier than normal. Though this is not certain until farmers officially begin to harvest, HighLine Grain Growers manager Beau Duff and his company expect an early start to the season. “It seems like harvest is 7-10 days early,” Duff said. “But we don’t know for sure until farmers actually start to harvest.” Typically, harvest in the Davenport area starts around the end of July into the beginning o...
DAVENPORT – Grandview Ranch, a 1,125+ acre property with a northeast high-bank border overlooking the Spokane arm of Lake Roosevelt, has sold for $3.2 million to two Spokane-based brothers who reportedly wish to use the ranch as a retreat for their family and grandkids to enjoy. The ranch had been owned by three friends based in Palouse under the business name Lakeview Orchards, Inc. The three friends went to Washington State University together many years ago and have been tr...
HARRINGTON – The Summer Reading Program for Harrington Public Library runs July 8-29 each Thursday from 3-5 p.m. at Harrington Memorial Hall under the direction of volunteer and local resident, Kris Moritz, who has conducted the program in 2019. Washington State Library provides the library with topics and manuals through their membership in the Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP), to keep children reading during the summer months and prevent the "summer slide" that occurs when long periods of cessation of reading o...
Senior meals are back at Davenport Senior Center on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays beginning at noon. Seniors come to enjoy a meal, community and card games. Meals are also delivered to 12-14 seniors each day, and were delivered daily during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Meals are free to anyone over 60 years old, and $6 for each guest of a senior younger than 60....
LINCOLN COUNTY – Residents from Davenport, Edwall, Harrington, Reardan and Sprague were all represented on the spring quarter honor rolls at Spokane Community College, Spokane Falls Community College and Eastern Washington University. At SCC, honor roll is achieved by students with a grade-point-average 3.0 or higher. Susan Six, Quinten Christensen, Jerry Boot, Jon Knittel and Daniel Modrem of Davenport made the SCC honor roll, as did Christopher Wyatt of Harrington. They were joined by Alyssa Martin-Franks of Sprague and A...
DAVENPORT--Another heat advisory was issued by the National Weather Service through Wednesday, July 14 at 8 p.m. as hot temperatures nearing triple digits are expected over the next three days. The heat advisory is the NWS's third thus far this year and extends across most of Eastern Washington and North Idaho, including the Spokane, Cheney, Odessa, Ritzville and Colfax areas. It extends as far north as Omak and Kettle Falls, as far east as Post Falls and Plummer, as far south as Pomeroy and Clarkston and as far west as...
DAVENPORT--Stop us if you've heard this one before. The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for tomorrow, Saturday July 10 from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. for Lincoln County and much of Eastern Washington including the Upper Columbia Basin and Spokane area. Hot temperatures with highs between 95-105 degrees are expected. The NWS says high humidity may cause heat-induced illnesses if precautions aren't taken. The NWS recommends drinking plenty of fluids, staying in air-conditioned rooms, staying out of the sun and...
DAVENPORT–Scott and Deb Hutsell have sold Scott's Tire, the Les Schwab tire store they independently owned, to the Bend-based chain with 478 locations in the western United States. The Hutsell's owned Scott's Tire for 32 years after purchasing it in 1989. The store will offer similar tire services under corporate ownership as it has under the Hutsell name. Scott Hutsell will continue his position as Lincoln County Commissioner. Lincoln County Treasurer records indicate the b...
LINCOLN COUNTY – A trio of sudden deaths hit Lincoln County last week, with all deceased being female. A 35-year-old woman in Reardan, an 80-year-old woman in Davenport and a woman in Odessa whose age was not disclosed all died last week. 35-year-old Melissa Gable was found dead just east of Reardan at a home on South Green Street at 1:15 p.m. June 29, according to Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office records. Deputy Chad Cunningham and Reardan Police chief Andy Manke responded to the death after Gable’s uncle reported his niece...
DAVENPORT – The burn and fireworks bans instituted by fire districts across Lincoln County over the Fourth of July holiday weekend appear to have done the trick in preventing catastrophic fires, as no firework-related fires were reported or required response in the greater Davenport/Harrington/Reardan area. Fire District No. 5, which covers the Davenport area, had no fires to respond to last weekend in city limits or district wide. “My phone was quiet,” District No. 5 chief Craig Sweet said. “Compared to what it could’v...
DAVENPORT – Lincoln County representatives and members of Teamsters Local 690 continued negotiations to update the Sheriff’s Office’s contracts for commissioned and non-commissioned officers for about 90 minutes at the county commissioner’s meeting Tuesday, July 6. No final agreement was reached in the session. The two sides had used two previous meetings to discuss potential amendments to each contract. Tuesday, the sides talked about the commissioned officer contract for an hour, and non-commissioned officer contract for ha...
REARDAN – Byrne Bennett has made it his life's mission for the last several years to immortalize the story of his uncle, Medal of Honor recipient and Reardan native Joe E. Mann. Now, that mission is one step to completion. Bennett's historical fiction book telling the story of Mann, titled "A Greater Destiny," has been published and is available for sale. Mann posthumously received the Medal of Honor, the highest recognition a military member can receive, after jumping on a g...
DAVENPORT–208 flag poles lined the walkways at Mountain View Cemetery just outside town in recognition of those who fell while serving America in the military over Memorial Day Weekend due to the efforts of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and Tim Zeiler's eighth-grade class at Davenport Middle School. However, that weekend, a windstorm swept the region, and 10 of those flag poles were damaged beyond repair, leaving 10 memorials to fallen veterans destroyed. Each pole has the n...
Davenport Times editor Drew Lawson announced his engagement to Maggie Rees of Selah over Independence Day weekend. The couple is planning a wedding in Spring 2022. – Engagement announcements can be made in The Times by contacting davenporttimes@centurytel.net....
DAVENPORT – The Davenport Lions Club had its annual election of officers and board members on June 15 to be effective July 1, which is the start of the Lions Club International year. New Lion President Scott Hopkins received the gavel from past President Jeff Barkdull. Officers and board members including several new members joining the board were installed at the regular meeting. The members are treasurer Jared King, third vice president Keith Bailey, board member Bob M...
DAVENPORT – The high school has released its tentative fall sports schedule, with a full docket of games returning for athletes competing in football, volleyball, soccer and cross country. Football practice starts Aug. 18, while other sports start practice Aug. 23. Here is the Davenport varsity schedule as it stands as of press time. Stay tuned next week for coverage of available Reardan sports schedules. FOOTBALL Aug. 27 – Jamboree at Ritzville Sept. 3 – at Colfax Sept. 10 ...
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. June 27 Traffic stops: 17 A welfare check was requested in the Grand Coulee area. A custody issue was reported. A stolen vehicle was reported at Two Rivers Resort by the Fort Spokane boat launch. A Davenport wom...
DAVENPORT-Sheriff Wade Magers entered a not-guilty plea on all three criminal counts he's charged with at his arraignment Wednesday, July 7. Magers is charged with obstructing a law enforcement officer, making a false or misleading statement to a public servant and rendering criminal assistance in the third degree. The charges stem from a car crash involving Sheriff Magers' son back in February and the sheriff's alleged attempts to prevent authorities from learning that his...
DAVENPORT —Several Lincoln County residents have been named named to an honor roll, and deans‘ list and presidents’ List at Gonzaga University, Whitworth University and Washington State University for spring term. Kaysa Panke of Davenport made the President’s List at Gonzaga, which requires a grade-point average between 3.85-4.0. Grace Lilje of Davenport made the Dean’s List for a GPA between 3.5-3.84. Lilje graduated with a bachelor degree in mechanical engineering and Riley Utley of Davenport graduated Magna Cum Laude wit...
DAVENPORT – Two Gorillas are representing their school as all-NE2B First Team selections. Sophomore Tennesee Rainwater is on the first team for the boys, while senior Darby Soliday wrapped up an accomplished Davenport athletics career with a First Team nomination for the girls. The Soliday family littered the All-NE2B teams overall, as Stacia Soliday was named NE2B girls basketball Coach of the Year, while sophomore Brenick Soliday was named to the boys Second Team. The 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. June 20 Traffic stops: 6 An illegal campfire was reported on Fifth and Sinclair Streets in Davenport. A suspicious vehicle was reported on 11th and Jefferson Streets in Davenport. A Creston man said his ex-wife was...
SPOKANE--The National Weather Service (NWS) issued a thunderstorm warning effective through 4 p.m. today, July 1 for the greater Spokane area to include Cheney, Medical Lake, Airway Heights and the Davenport area. Most notably, the NWS noted concern for new fire starts, saying they were likely due to dry fuels despite some storms bringing light rain. Crews were responding to multiple fires in the Spokane/Spokane Valley area this morning. Scattered thunderstorms with "abundant" lightning were expected today through the end of...
HARRINGTON – Harrington's First Annual Vintage Country Fair officially started June 26 at 11 a.m. with temperatures in the 90s and functioned through 3 p.m., when the heat touched 101 degrees as the fair closed down. Mayor Luck orchestrated a safety area between the vendors and traffic, marked off parking lines, put up signs and safety tape prior to the event. The Homemakers were located in the shade of the repurposed grain bin where they sold out in record time. Several a...
