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Students returned to the classroom in Lincoln County. Students in Odessa, like those above, and Davenport had their first day Wednesday, Aug. 31, while Reardan-Edwall and Harrington started Tuesday, Aug. 30....
REARDAN-A longtime farmer living in the Mondovi area was chosen to join the Reardan-Edwall school board. Tessa Wicks was selected by the board members Wednesday, Aug. 24 to fill the vacant seat created when Roger Peterson suddenly passed away in June. "There are big shoes to fill with Roger's passing, and I knew that going in," Wicks said. Wicks joins a board that includes chair Jeff Anderson, Jennifer Cox, Simon Butterfield and Ryan Clouse. All seats in the district are...
Since the Davenport Times and Odessa Record merged to create the Lincoln County Record-Times, our two-person news staff has worked together to report on news, community and sports items in Davenport, Odessa, Reardan, Harrington and the surrounding areas in Lincoln County. Leveraging that staff to turn in a small-town weekly paper that goes up against any small paper in Eastern Washington quality-wise has been hard, but rewarding work. Now, we’re looking to expand that even f...
Government and community meetings and gatherings in Davenport, Odessa, Reardan, Harrington and Sprague for the week of Aug. 19-25. If you’d like your organization included in this tab, email dteditor@centurytel.net. Monday, Aug. 22 Davenport school board meeting at 6 p.m. in the K-8 Library Odessa town council meeting at 7 p.m. in the Library Wednesday, Aug. 24 Lincoln County Parks and Recreation District No. 4 meeting at 9 a.m. in Memorial Hall Sprague city council meeting at 6 p.m., location TBD Odessa school board m...
Having lived a life full of love, and one devoted to faith, family, friendship, and service, after 101½ years, Arloine “Barlee” Brown went to be with the Lord on July 30, 2022. She passed away peacefully with family by her side. Barlee was born to Eugene “Gene” and Mildred “Milly” Boyk at the home of her grandparents, E.J. and Mary K. Boyk, on Jan. 22, 1921, in Rocklyn, Wash. She was the third child of four, with siblings Leland Boyk, Adeline Schmidt, and Lois Brown. In 19...
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. 8 Traffic stops: 28 A one-vehicle rollover crash was reported on Highway 25 at milepost 8. A Davenport man said a man and dog were in a broken-down Dodge pickup at the Lincoln County Transfer Station and nee...
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...
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...
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-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...
DAVENPORT—Surging temperatures and dry conditions finally reflecting a true Eastern Washington summer have led local authorities to enact burn bans around the county. Open fires were banned in Fire District No. 5, which includes Davenport, Deer Meadows and the surrounding areas, and Fire District No. 4, which includes Reardan, Edwall, Long Lake and the surrounding areas, effective Monday, July 25. Fire District No. 6, which includes Harrington and the surrounding areas, has had a burn ban in place since July 13. Fires are a...
Government and community meetings and gatherings in Davenport, Odessa, Reardan, Harrington and Sprague for the week of July 22-28. If you’d like your organization included in this tab, email dteditor@centurytel.net. Monday, July 25 Davenport school board meeting at 6 p.m. in the K-8 Library Odessa town council meeting at 7 p.m. in the Library Wednesday, July 27 Harrington school board meeting at 7 a.m. in the Library Parks and Recreation District No. 3 meeting at 9 a.m. in Memorial Hall Sprague city council meeting at 6 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. July 11 Traffic stops: 12 A caller said she thought people that drove into a trailer park were there for her. A Lincoln County Jail inmate was transported to Lincoln Hospital for a COVID-19 test. A recklessly dri...
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 4 Traffic stops: 31 A caller reported a person sleeping in a vehicle. A woman said her family was camping at Spring Canyon and people in an adjacent campground were heavily drinking and talking about fir...
Government and community meetings and gatherings in Davenport, Odessa, Reardan, Harrington and Sprague for the week of July 8-14. If you’d like your organization included in this tab, email dteditor@centurytel.net. Monday, July 11 Odessa town council meeting at 7 p.m. in the Library Wednesday, July 13 Reardan-Edwall school board workshop at 6:30 p.m. in the Commons Davenport city council meeting at 7 p.m. in City Hall Harrington city council meeting at 7 p.m. in City Hall Sprague-Lamont school board meeting at 7 p.m. in t...
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office received no calls of fires related to firework mishaps on July 4, chief civil deputy Denise Liebing said. Neither did crews in Fire Districts covering Davenport, Odessa, Harrington, Reardan, Edwall and the Fourth of July. “The rain probably helped for sure,” District No. 4 chief Jim Adams said. Law enforcement was still busy over the weekend, making 69 traffic stops on July 2 and arresting two people for driving under the influence. Most of the traffic was found near the Spokane arm of La...
DAVENPORT--The oft-controversial firework bans of 2021 enacted by many local municipalities due to heavy drought conditions aren’t due for a repeat in 2022. Most local fire districts and cities weren’t planning to ban or discourage fireworks during Independence Day weekend this year. Fire District No. 5, which includes the greater Davenport, Seven Bays and Deer Meadows areas, is among those districts that banned fireworks last year but isn’t this year. “We have not put any burn bans out as of yet,” District chief Craig Swe...
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 13 Traffic stops: 0 An expected death was reported on the 100 block of Eighth Street in Davenport. A caller reported he had been scammed. An Edwall man reported a suspicious vehicle. Lincoln County District C...
Government and community meetings and gatherings in Davenport, Odessa, Harrington, Reardan and Sprague for the week of June 24-30. If you’d like your organization included in this tab, email dteditor@centurytel.net. Monday, June 27 Odessa town council meeting at 7 p.m. in the Library Wednesday, June 29 Davenport school board meeting at 6 p.m. in the HS Auditorium Reardan-Edwall school board meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the Commons Harrington school board meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the Commons...
HARRINGTON—A tanker rollover crash at the intersection of Duck Lake Lamona Road and Duck Lake Road involving a truck carrying 8,840 pounds of anhydrous ammonia resulted in no leaked chemicals and no injuries to the driver. The crash occurred Thursday afternoon, June 16. According to a police report by Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office chief criminal deputy Kody Becker, driver Timothy Pitman of Edwall was distracted by a deer in the field to his left as he drove off the roadway in a Valley Ag truck. The truck stopped on a ste...
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 13 Traffic stops: 0 An expected death was reported on the 100 block of Eighth Street in Davenport. A caller reported he had been scammed. An Edwall man reported a suspicious vehicle. Lincoln County District Cou...
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 5 Traffic stops: 18 A panic alarm was reported going off at Cenex in Davenport. A caller said she believed the bridge on Sunset Highway Road just east of Davenport could collapse. A caller said her brother was f...
Roger Peterson, 72, farmer, cattleman, cowboy, died on June 8th, 2022 surrounded by family and holding a fistful of wheat at Sacred Heart Hospital in Spokane, Wash. He's now farming fields where the bushel count is always high and stripe rust never happens. Roger was born Oct. 6th, 1949 to Chester and Katie Peterson. Roger attended Reardan High School. After graduating, he got in his brand-new Pontiac GTO and drove down to WSU, where he always carried a briefcase to class and...
Clara Dorothea “Dot” Klein, 87, passed away peacefully May 23, 2022 at her daughter and son-in-law’s home in Salt Lake City, Utah. She was born Aug. 1, 1934 to Clara and LeRoy Duncan on her maternal grandparent’s farm in Dietrich, Idaho, joining an older sister. Clara’s parents were ministers, so the family moved quite a bit in her early years. The family lived in Indian Springs, Idaho until she was about three years of age, then moved to Deer Lodge, Mont., where she started e...
