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DAVENPORT--After a COVID-19 outbreak in the schools two weeks ago forced Davenport and Reardan to go to remote learning before last week's spring break, schools will return to in-person learning Monday, April 12, sources in both districts informed The Times today. Additionally, "Season 2," or traditional spring sports, will begin practices tomorrow after school. In Davenport, these sports include track & field, baseball, softball, tennis and golf. Reardan includes all those pr...
DAVENPORT – The COVID-19 outbreak among students and staff in area schools didn’t slow down in the last week. Instead, cases are steadily growing in Lincoln County, most of which can be traced back to the schools. Sports appear to have been a key cog in the virus outbreak, especially in Davenport. “Sporting events exacerbated this, with more students packed into the gyms,” county Public Health Administrator Ed Dzedzy told Lincoln County commissioners at their meeting April 5. “Student-athletes in every sport have tested posit...
REARDAN – Jamie Mikelson, the current elementary principal in Oroville, Washington, will be heading to Reardan Elementary school to take the same position next year. She was the chosen candidate amongst 16 applicants and three finalists, and her hiring was accepted by the school board at the board's March 31 meeting. Mikelson is a native of Lincoln County and graduated from Davenport High School before getting her bachelor's degree at Carroll College in Montana and her m...
If (last week’s comic) is referring to HR1, which makes election fraud even easier, then it may make some sense. Every fraudulent vote suppresses a legitimate one. However, I believe it refers to the just passed comment sense law passed in GA to combat fraud. Really, except possibly HR1, there hasn't been any voter suppression laws since the Democrat Party was pushing their beloved "Jim Crow" laws. Current new Editor: I know it's difficult for a small scale print newspaper to afford political comics but, you can do better t...
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. This week’s report includes the two dates missing from last week’s report. March 26 Traffic stops: 26 Colville Tribal Police called saying one of their officers was following a semitruck with a tarp covering its tra...
DAVENPORT – Ethan Wynecoop and his family have only been in Davenport since 2019, but the recently hired high school head baseball coach is excited to bring his love for America's Pastime to the city and local high schoolers. "I have a love for baseball. I've played for 35 years since I was 13," Wynecoop, whose hiring was approved by the school board March 29, said. "It's a great opportunity to give something back to the community." Wynecoop will work with assistant coach A...
*Editor’s note: These games, matches and meets are highly subject to cancellation due to COVID-19 concerns or weather-related postponements. Davenport and Reardan planned to start practices on April 12 as of press time, but with the current COVID-19 situation in the schools, that may be subject to change. Stay tuned to our website, odessarecord.com, and future print editions for the latest information and schedules. DAVENPORT GORILLAS High school tennis Tuesday, April 13 at Wilbur-Creston at 3 p.m. Saturday, April 17 vs. K...
ODESSA – The Davenport Times and Odessa Record will again serve as the official publications for the Lincoln County following a unanimous vote by commissioners Monday morning. County commissioners opened bids for the print contract; the joint Times-Record proposal was the only qualified, responsive bidder. Both newspapers are operated by Free Press Publishing, a local media group that serves rural communities in five Eastern Washington counties. Under state law, counties are required to select a paid newspaper of general c...
DAVENPORT--Local infants through fifth-graders enjoyed the Easter Egg hunt put on by the Davenport Lions Club at City Park Saturday morning, April 3. Kids grabbed eggs that were filled with candy and goodies by the FBLA club at the high school....
DAVENPORT – The sewer lagoons owned by the city on the northeast side of town north of the baseball fields off McInnis Roads will be farmed by Matt Schneider on a 2/3-1/3 profit agreement. Council approved a final, five-year contract between the city and Schneider at its March 24 meeting. Schneider will receive two-thirds of the crop, while the city will receive one-third, with an equivalent cost-covering process. The parcels that need various cropping procedures are the north irrigated circle of 38 acres, the south irrigated...
DAVENPORT – The school board accepted six more resignations at its March 29 regular meeting, bringing the number of accepted resignations in 2021 to nine. Altogether, the district is losing over 100 years of experience to retirement. While district leadership doesn’t yet know exactly how it will fill all the vacant positions without breaking the bank, the board did give approval to at least begin advertising the positions so leadership can get a feel for who might be int...
DAVENPORT – As the Lincoln County Health Department and local school administrations grapple with the COVID-19 outbreak in the last week, the positive news of more vaccine disbursement rang true as well. 3,859 vaccine doses had been given in Lincoln County as of March 30, according to the state Department of Health’s website. For the last two weeks, the vaccine allotment has been expanded to include those in congregate settings. This may include grocery store workers, agriculture workers and food processors. On March 31, the...
DAVENPORT – Per Economic Development Council (EDC) director Margie Hall’s request, the Lincoln County Commissioners approved an updated list of strategic investments for the county and its municipalities at the commissioners’ March 15 meeting. The plan includes investments in business, workforce, transportation and community development. Some plans are for the whole county, while many are centric to the county’s eight municipalities. The plan includes a description of projects for investment, the project’s location,...
DAVENPORT – Easter weekend is approaching, with Easter Sunday celebrated April 4. Several community organizations and churches have Davenport, Reardan and Harrington locals covered with services and Easter egg hunts Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Here is a rundown of many of the local services and hunts occurring this weekend. Davenport Lions Club Easter Egg Hunt The annual Lions Club Easter egg hunt is a go this year and is on Saturday, April 3 at 9 a.m. at City Park. Masks w...
Marian Coriell-Sterett 1927 – 2021 Marian (Horn) Coriell-Sterett passed away on March 10, 2021 in Davenport, Wash. She was born on Oct. 16, 1927 in Kelso, Wash. to Raymond and Edrie Horn. Marian attended High school in Ft. Vancouver, Wash. until 1945. She attended college at EWU in Cheney until 1970. She taught kindergarten in Anchorage, AK until she retired. Marian was a devout Christian and loved Jesus Christ with all her heart and soul. She was a mentor to countless p...
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. Only reports for March 22-24 were made available this week. The rest of last week’s reports will be included in next week’s incident log. March 22 Traffic stops: 8 The manager of Cottonwood Apartments in Davenpo...
DAVENPORT – Several games, matches, meets and practices were cancelled here and in Reardan this week after COVID-19 outbreaks within both districts. Two of Davenport’s eight positive student tests were within the cross country and soccer teams. Cross country’s two qualifiers for the District 7 title meet at Asotin won’t be able to race. Football seeding games, including Reardan at Colfax and Davenport vs. Lind-Ritzville/Sprague, were off. A junior high football game in Davenport was also cancelled. A volleyball match between...
KETTLE FALLS – Two Davenport cross country runners qualified for the NE2B league championship race at the qualifying meet March 27, but a positive test within the team this week ended the team's season. Junior Jake Coffman and freshman Jarrett Jacobsen were among the top seven finishers in the boys 5,000 meters, but won't participate in the title meet in Asotin April 3. Head coach Brian Telford said the team is disappointed it can't send anyone to Asotin, but the team plans t...
SPOKANE – Davenport's quest to finish off the season with a league championship came up short against the St. George's Dragons in the NE2B title match Saturday, March 27. St. George's topped the Gorillas 3-1. "(I) hate to complain about officiating, but it was lopsided and inconsistent," Davenport coach Monty Soliday said. "Early bad calls (took) the momentum away and (we) never recovered. Tough way to end a season!" Davenport's lone goal came from senior Darby Soliday, who s...
KETTLE FALLS – While the Gorillas will finish the season with a losing record (2-3), Davenport ended its shortened campaign on a high note with a 44-22 victory over the Kettle Falls Bulldogs (0-5) in a Friday matinee contest March 26. Senior Mathew Orvis scored two touchdowns for the Gorillas; one passing, and one receiving late in the third quarter. Junior Jarrett Jacobsen helped put the Bulldogs away for good with an interception for a touchdown as Davenport improved to 2...
HARRINGTON – Recently the Harrington Library had an inquiry from Jack Dunsmoor who is in transition from California to Spokane and looking for some very specific information: Which of the Harrington veterans flew in B-17s or B-24s, besides Eugene Kramer, and what history does Harrington have pertaining to Eugene Kramer? He spent several hours reading from notebooks, which were given to the Harrington Museum by Adelia Bassett Scott. These notebooks contain the best of the a...
Kissler, Robert Edgar passed away on March 25, 2021 in Moses Lake, Wash. His home was Odessa, Wash. Robert was born on Sept. 29, 1941 in Odessa, Wash. He was a member of the Heritage Church, Adjutant of the Rudolph M. Stumph Post #105 of the American Legion, and honorably discharged after serving in the 161st Infantry Battalion of the Army Reserve National Guard from 1965 to 1973, earning the rank of Platoon Sergeant First Class (E-7) with expert rifleman award. Robert is...
1 years ago Apr. 1, 1921 The Odessa High School debate team won first place in the state’s northeast district championships for the second year running. The team members are Tolbert Schimke, Florence Schoonover, LaFay Finstad, Verna Holmes, Charles Cone and Christoph Horn. The speed cop from Davenport was in town looking for violators of the automobile laws. He reported that he found everything mostly in order except for one man who had a broken muffler which he was ordered to have repaired. After March 31, it will be u...
This week’s sports docket *All games subject to postponement or cancellation due to inclement weather or COVID-19 concerns. Thursday, March 25 Davenport soccer vs. Northwest Christian @ 2 p.m. (League semifinal) Davenport middle school volleyball vs. Reardan @ 4 p.m. Reardan soccer at St. George’s @ 4 p.m. (League semifinal) Reardan middle school football vs. Lind @ 4 p.m. Davenport middle school football vs. Odessa @ 5 p.m. Davenport volleyball vs. Northwest Christian @ 6:30 p.m. (Senior Night) Reardan volleyball at Col...
HARRINGTON – The Harrington City Council met March 17 for a "Public Hearing: Utility Rate Increase & 2021 Budget Amendment" with council members Peter Davenport, David Buddrius, Stephen Hardy and Justin Slack, Janice Cepeda (city clerk), Mayor Nathan Luck and visitors Chris Meats. Others attending via Zoom were Cherie MacClellan, Joe Armand and Lynn McGowan. The initial discussion addressed the utility rate for the 23 inactive accounts in Harrington, some commercial and the o...
