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DAVENPORT - The weather is warming up this weekend, but not to a point where local authorities feel a need to ban fireworks for the Fourth of July coming Tuesday. There are, however, burn bans instituted in many local fire districts. Fireworks are being legally sold in two locations in Lincoln County. The only spot along the U.S. Highway 2 corridor is in Reardan on Broadway Avenue next to Dean's Drive-In, where Lions Club volunteers are selling fireworks every day through...
DAVENPORT — Several natives of Davenport, Reardan, Odessa and other parts of Lincoln County were on the spring President’s Honor Roll at Washington State University. Students achieved Honor Roll by achieving a cumulative grade point average of 3.50 with at least 15 hours of graded work or 3.75 with at least nine graded hours in a semester. Locals on Honor Roll included: Brayden Duff, Davenport Kylene Edwards, Davenport Tate Foster, Davenport Cody Jenkins, Davenport Joshua Zeigler, Davenport Jaylee Pratt, Reardan Cody Spr...
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 11 Traffic stops: 7 An Edwall woman reported people shooting on private property with no backstop in a field at Highway 231 and Cloverdale Road. A Davenport woman said her neighbor’s trailer was blocking a roadw...
EDWALL - The Fire District No. 4 fire station here was the checkpoint for the SCM1000 Road Rally that passed through town Monday, June 12, giving those who wished a glimpse of some of the rarest pre-1975 sports cars in the world. The inaugural 1,000-mile rally was held in Oregon in 2018. The event was so popular that organizers decided to continue the event, but to find alternative routes each year. This year, between June 11-16, 40 car owners from across America and Canada...
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 4 Traffic stops: 6 A Reardan woman said her mother got drunk, started arguing with another woman and that woman pushed her mother down. A woman that fell and started bleeding was reported at SpeedTrap Tap Hou...
Sometimes, to better inform the future, we need to learn from the past. And a newspaper tends to be a rural county’s historical record, so turning to the newspaper for that past is a logical step. Plus, we received many requests to bring back our “Looking Back” section, and the Lincoln County Historical Society recently reached out with several interested writers hoping to contribute historical articles covering our area. So, this summer and starting this issue, we’ll have a...
NOTICE OF INTENT TO SELL: Pursuant to 28A.335.120 RCW, Reardan-Edwall School District hereby gives notice of intent to sell the following described property: ALL THAT CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY SITUATE IN THE COUNTY OF LINCOLN, STATE OF WASHINGTON, BEING DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: THAT PORTION OF THE WEST HALF OF SECTION 14, TOWNSHIP 25 NORTH, RANGE 39 E.W.M., MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 14; THENCE NORTH 01°53’35” WEST ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID...
REARDAN - A sizable crowd converged on the town to enjoy the 119th annual Reardan Mule Days Saturday, June 3. At 10 a.m. on a warm and cloudless day, the Fairchild Air Force Base Honor Guard opened the event by leading the Mule Days parade down Spokane Avenue. They were followed by a procession of 60 entrants that included horses, fire trucks, reunited school chums, royalty floats, the high school pep band, llamas and mini donkeys. The parade also featured special honorees...
INCIDENT LOG May 28 Traffic stops: 10 A Davenport woman reported a Chevy parked next to a compact roller on Hawk Creek Road. A Davenport man reported drivers cutting through the Exxon parking lot instead of turning onto Morgan Street using the stop sign on 12th Street. A caller reported a black SUV doing donuts in the CFN parking lot in Sprague. A trooper from Pennsylvania asked a deputy to contact a person on the 800 block of West First Street in Davenport. A Davenport man requested help getting his keys locked inside his...
REARDAN -At its meeting Wednesday, May 31, the Reardan-Edwall school board approved the transfer of six acres of land to Reardan Heroes, a non-profit organization that will create a memorial to honor World War II Medal of Honor recipient Joe E. Mann and all the veterans from the Reardan area. The land is located east of town between the high school's softball field and U.S. Highway 2. The project will include an amphitheater, a walkway listing the names of area veterans, a...
REARDAN — The 119th edition of Mule Days will begin Friday, June 2 and will conclude with a community church service on Sunday, June 4. The event, founded in 1904, was originally a day of family fun and community fellowship. It is now that, and a lot more. Besides offering activities everyone can enjoy, the event raises funds for community projects. Mule Days will kick off Friday at 8 p.m. with a teen dance at the Reardan High School commons. For those who are not teenagers, the fun really begins the following morning, S...
EDWALL - The four members of Christian Heritage School's Class of 2023 were recognized at their graduation by family, teachers, friends and community members during a ceremony in the high school gym Saturday, June 27 . After flag bearers Amy Colvin and Zach Colvin entered the gym, all eyes turned to the back door as Pomp and Circumstance played. With measured steps, Rebekah Headrick, Kaylee Klein, Kiernan Michael and Austin Vaughn walked down the center aisle and took their...
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. May 14 Traffic stops: 10 A possible driver under the influence was reported on Highway 2 at milepost 229. A Davenport man reported a 60-year-old man talking to his grandkids at City Park, claiming the person “lo...
DAVENPORT — Once the clock struck 4 p.m. Friday, May 19, bringing an end to filing week, 103 candidates had signed up to run for election in the Aug. 1 primary election. Thirty-one candidates did so after 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, our cutoff to get their names in last week’s paper. Here are the candidates in Davenport, Reardan, Odessa, Sprague and Harrington that filed after press time last week. Lincoln County Fire District No. 4 (Reardan/Edwall) Seat No. 3 — Jerry Dougherty and Dawn Bennett. Fire District No. 5 (Davenport/Deer...
DAVENPORT — 103 candidates filed for various positions ahead of the Aug. 1 primary election during the regular filing period last week, but that wasn’t enough to fill all the positions up for election. 11 races in our coverage area didn’t have anybody file for candidacy. Elections deputy Norm Caley confirmed a special three-day election will be held to try and seek candidates for those positions, but a date hasn’t been set yet. The local races that went unfiled were: • Davenport city council position No. 2, presently...
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. INCIDENT LOG May 7 Traffic stops: 24 A Creston man reported a reckless vehicle on Highway 2 at milepost 245. A Grand Coulee woman said a Purple Heart recipient was living in a carport. A caller said someone should arrest him and...
DAVENPORT — 72 candidates had thrown their name in the hat to run for 65 different public offices in Lincoln County as of 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 17. Filing week began Monday, May 15. Candidates have until 4 p.m. Friday, May 19 to submit their candidacy for the primary election Aug. 1. Here are the candidates that had filed by press time Wednesday. We’ll run an update for the later filers next week. County races County commissioner: Incumbent Jo Gilchrist was the lone candidate to file. Municipality races City of Dav...
DAVENPORT — A 911 threat of an unhappy community member entering local schools with an AK-47 was quickly deemed to be a hoax Wednesday, May 10. Sheriff Gabe Gants said the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office 911 dispatch received a call around 11:20 a.m. from a man who said he “moved here recently” and “hasn’t been treated well.” “So he was upset with that and (said he) was going to take an AK-47 to school, and there were gunshots in the background of the call,” Gants said. Police quickly responded to the two school campuses and...
REARDAN - Kerstin Lundgren and Annmarie Bolyard will share the title of Miss Reardan-Edwall after their coronation at the Inland Northwest Rail Museum Sunday, May 7. Outgoing Queen Colleen Ellis presented Lundgren and Bolyard each with a crown, sash and bouquet. The co-queens will represent Reardan-Edwall in community parades this summer and special events throughout the year. Lundgren is the daughter of Shawn and Jackie Lundgren. After graduating from high school, she plans...
Jerry L. Brantley Sr. Feb. 5, 1937 – Mar. 9, 2023 Former Davenport resident and retired Washington State Trooper Jerry L. Brantley, Sr. passed away March, 2023, at his home in Spokane. Jerry was born in Tokio, Texas on Feb 5th, 1937, to William and Alice Oleta Brantley. Graduated from Brownfield High School in 1956 went on to West Texas State to play football. In 1958 Jerry joined the Army where he was stationed at Geiger Base in Washington. He met and married Katherine N...
DAVENPORT — Candidates hoping to run for open city and town council seats, school board seats and more will have their opportunity to file for the 2023 election beginning Monday, May 15 through Friday, May 19. Prospective candidates will be voted on in the general election in November and primary election in August. If there are more than two candidates for a seat, the primary election will narrow the pool down to the final two in the running. Candidates can file online or print out Declaration of Candidacy forms on L...
WENATCHEE - The Reardan FFA trap team took home a third-place finish at the state competition Saturday, April 22. The five-member team of juniors Lance Relyea, Kassidy Koch and Aidan Chillson and freshmen Tyler Balance and Levi Collier only finished behind two Freeman squads and beat 36 other teams at the competition. Balance was the top marksman with a score of 89 to finish in the top 10 individually. Students shot at 50 targets from 16 yards away and 50 targets from 22...
REARDAN - The first girls wrestler in school history to make the state Mat Classic is going to compete in college. Senior Vaea LaMoureaux signed with Umpqua College in Roseburg, Oregon Tuesday, April 18. Umpqua College competes in the Northwest Athletic Conference and is coached by Anthony Weerheim. LaMoureaux said a college athletics career wasn't top of mind until her junior year began to wind down. "If you told me at the beginning of the year last year that colleges were...
Editor's note: This is part 2 of a 4-part series. BLUESTEM - Sometimes, you just need to take a drive. Whether it's a quick 20-minute getaway or a four-hour day trip, going for a drive is a method people often employ to clear the head and see more of the world. And some of those drives are right here in Lincoln and western Spokane Counties. In a four week stretch, we've been exploring four drives that one can take in The Record-Times' coverage area. The only rules are that the...
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. April 16 Traffic stops: 13 A caller said her neighbor was playing music too loud within city limits. A caller said he saw a Toyota flipped over in a ditch. A Davenport woman said a tenant at Safeway Apartments was...
