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DAVENPORT - Vintage Harvest got a clear Saturday and lost Sunday to rain, but the wheat still got cut. Carey Guhlke-Falk, 42, a volunteer whose father, Todd Guhlke, coordinates the event benefitting the Lincoln County Historical Society, said Saturday went smoothly. Forecasts had called for rain. But the weather stayed pleasant and there weren't any injuries and few breakdowns. About 180 people attended, including crew and volunteers. Sunday was called off when it rained all d...
SPRAGUE — Sprague Days is back this weekend with a full schedule of community events, food, and entertainment. The celebration runs Saturday, Sept. 12, and Sunday, Sept. 13, featuring a car and bike show, chalk art contest, parade, live music, and other activities for families and visitors. The town will come to life Saturday morning as classic cars and bikes set up downtown and the Sprague Days Parade lineup begins. Entrants in the car show will start rolling into downtown about 9 a.m. for the show that starts at 10 a.m. M...
SPRAGUE - Sprague Days will open with a familiar face at the front of the parade Sept. 12. Jenny Morton, 37, a fourth-grade Sprague School teacher and FFA adviser, has been named grand marshal of Sprague Days parade. "I consider this a great honor," Morton said. "This makes me feel appreciated for things that I am passionate about." The downtown parade begins at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 12. Sprague Days also includes live music, vendors, a car and bike show with a new swap...
1 years ago A quarter inch of rain fell in the area last Tuesday, clearing the smoke and the dust. Harvest was held up for two days but quickly resumed. Eleven sacks of wheat were stolen from the E. A. Decker and the Tom Downes ranches about 3 weeks ago. Officers have found no trace of the thieves. Westinghouse Streamline electric Irons $4.45 at Washington Water Power Company. 75 years ago The First Presbyterian Church of Wilson Creek was the setting for the recent wedding of Mr. David Jasman of Odessa and Carey McKeehan...
DAVENPORT - The barns got the crowds, but the exhibit halls were packed too. Open-class still exhibits at the 89th Lincoln County Fair drew 1,390 entries. Floral led with 349, followed by photography with 264 and junior and teen with 229. Legos had 133 entries, fruits and vegetables 124 and quilts 84. Canning, crafts and fine arts, and sewing each had 49. Knit and crochet had 29, baking 24 and grains, grasses and weeds 7. Best-of-show and special awards stretched from posters...
DAVENPORT - The Lincoln County Junior Livestock Sale generated $248,470.60 this year as the number of market animals jumped from 75 to 119. The total is up from $195,866.30 in 2025, according to sale comparison figures. Tim O'Connell, one of three primary members of the Lincoln County Junior Livestock Sale Association, said the count is still preliminary. "Final figures are not complete," O'Connell said. The running total was around $255,000, including support money entered...
DAVENPORT - Exhibitors brought 357 animals through the barns at the 89th Lincoln County Fair, with poultry, swine and sheep leading the counts. Shown were 85 poultry, 73 swine, 58 sheep, 43 beef, 40 rabbits, 35 goats and 23 horses. Results Educational displays Best of show: Cameron Llewellyn, Edwall, Lincoln County Family Farm. Educational posters Best of show: Addison Benner, Medical Lake, Serama vs Kikiriki; Kailyn Dafler, Mohler, Harrington FFA; Ezra King, Odessa, Silkies;...
HARRINGTON - In a gymnasium filled with pride and nostalgia, Harrington High School's Class of 2026 crossed the stage Friday evening, June 5, closing one chapter while carrying forward lessons of perseverance, community and staying true to oneself. Superintendent and Principal Courtney Strozyk welcomed families, staff and community members, noting the small class had grown together as leaders, teammates and citizens through unique paths filled with challenges and successes....
ODESSA - Odessa High School's Class of 2026 closed a chapter defined by resilience, friendship and small-town roots Saturday, June 6, as 14 graduates received their diplomas and stepped toward futures shaped by change, community and personal growth. Principal Cori Kane welcomed families and friends, highlighting how the class had been shaped by a community that knows each other's stories and supports one another through every success and challenge. "In a small town, we know...
REARDAN - Reardan's Future Farmers of America (FFA) and Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) chapters celebrated a year of achievement Tuesday, honoring state champions, national qualifiers, and school leaders during their joint banquet in the school's commons. "The things we do are art," FFA advisor Rick Perleberg told the crowd. "Standing up and speaking in front of people, performing parliamentary procedure on a split-second notice - those are difficult...
1 years ago Grain in the Odessa area has seldom looked better than it does this year. It is starting to get dry and a rain would definitely help the crops. Lawrence Leask a farm hand on the John Nichols farm just southeast of Davenport was killed by a lightning strike during a storm. One of Leask’s shoes was missing as well as his watch. An automobile driven by E. A. Rambo stuck Henry Atrops, Reardan area farmer, while he was crossing the main street in town. 75 years ago Joe Winter, employee of Davenport Tractor and I...
Ernest Robert "Bob" Stuhlmiller July 17, 1935 – April 28, 2026 Bob passed away on April 28, 2026. He was born on July 17, 1935, in Wenatchee, Wash. to Emil Rudolf and Engelena Martha Nusz Stuhlmiller. In his early years, Bob lived with his parents and siblings, Richard and Margaret (Ensor), on the family's Columbia View Farm in Trinidad, Wash. In 1939, the family relocated to their farm in Edwall, Wash. Bob attended elementary and high school in Reardan, Wash. where he was act...
1 years ago Rev. Jacob Morach preached his farewell sermon at Philadelphia Congregational church last Sunday and is retiring from the ministry after many years of faithful service. Officers and directors of the Lincoln-Adams Pioneer and Historical association met to plan for the annual Pioneer Picnic that will be June 15-17 at the picnic grounds on Crab Creek. 75 years ago A one percent tax on all real estate transactions in the county was passed by the commissioner’s at the most recent meeting. The action was taken a...
ODESSA - Classic cars, live music and a vintage soda machine drew families and car enthusiasts to the third annual Odessa PTO Car & Bike Show on Saturday, April 26, turning a small-town fundraiser into a day of nostalgia, community and support for local schools in rural Lincoln County. The event drew 50 vehicles - eight more than last year - along with four vendors, live music, an FFA plant sale, quilt show and yard sales, PTO member and organizer Sandi Smith said. "We have gr...
ODESSA — The Odessa PTO will host its 3rd Annual Car & Bike Show on Saturday, April 25, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Odessa. The free public event will feature live music, food vendors, an FFA plant sale, quilt show, local yard sales and swag bags. Trophies will be awarded and vendors are still wanted. Vehicle or vendor entry is subject to a fee. Organizers are encouraging the community to attend and show off cars, trucks and bikes. For more information, check the Odessa PTO Facebook event page....
Donald Leroy Schultz July 06, 1937 - March 12, 2026 Donald Leroy Schultz, who farmed in Davenport, Wash. for over 70 years, passed away March 12, 2026, in Spokane Valley, Wash. He was living in an adult family home when he died after suffering through a long illness. He was born on July 16, 1937 to Albert and Anna Schultz of Bluestem, Wash., and grew up with his brother on the family farm. He graduated from Harrington High in 1955. He then attended Washington State...
DAVENPORT - As a phone call between alarmed superintendents in Davenport and nearby Colfax, highlighted mounting fears over state budget cuts that could strip rural districts of up to $250,000 in funding, the Davenport School Board on Monday approved retirements, sports cooperatives and a new calendar while decrying threats to early learning and levy equalization aid. Superintendent Chad Prewitt, during the meeting at the high school media center with in-person and Zoom...
Jason Damion "Jocko" Gilchrist Jan. 9, 1973 – Jan. 22, 2026 Jason Damion Gilchrist, 53, went home to be with his Lord on Jan. 22, 2026, surrounded by family after a courageous battle with cancer. Throughout his fight, he displayed a strength and determination that astonished family and friends. Even while undergoing treatment, he continued to work, maintain close friendships, and work in his garden with his beloved bulldog Rocko always by his side. Until the very end, he f...
ODESSA — Routine governance, long-term planning and student-focused programs took center stage during the school board meeting late last month. The Board of Directors met in regular session Tuesday, Jan. 28, at the high school library following a workshop on athletics and results from a district cell phone survey. Chris Crossley was unanimously elected board chairman, with Carmen Weishaar elected vice chairman. Sheena Starkel was named legislative representative, and Zach Schafer was selected as the district’s WIAA rep...
1 Years Ago 300 plus men and women from around the county attended the 3rd annual Farmer’s Conference in Spokane. Sixteen counties from Eastern Washington were represented as well as attendees from Idaho, Oregon and Montana. Lincoln County engineer J. L. Thayer reported that our share of state permanent highway for 1926 will be $42, 833. This money will be used for constructing and maintaining roads in the county. Mrs. Schriver of Spokane, a substitute teacher, will fill in for Home Economics teacher Mrs. Hazel Peth who i...
Odessa FFA students participated in the Employment Skills competition in Ephrata....
ODESSA — The Odessa PTO has opened registration for its third annual Car & Bike Show, set for Saturday, April 25, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the corner of 1st and Division streets. The event will feature live music, food and shop vendors, an FFA plant sale, quilt show, local yard sales, swag bags and trophies. The first 20 registrants will receive a swag bag filled with goodies from local businesses....
Harold "Sam" Schneider, 77, of Davenport, passed away in the early morning hours of Jan. 8, 2026, with his wife of 55 years by his side. Sam was born on June 30, 1948, in Davenport to Harry and Marge (Knack) Schneider. Sam attended school in Davenport, where he participated in FFA and showed steers, though most of his time was spent working on the family farm. He graduated in 1966. After high school, Sam worked for a short time at a gas station in Spokane, where he met the...
DAVENPORT - As 2025 came to a close, the Lincoln County Record-Times looked back on a year that kept the county buzzing and has finished compiling a two-part review of what was deemed newsworthy. Schools, government offices and councils saw retirements and fresh faces, and countless other events shaped life across the region. JULY The Harrington School District shifted to a four-day school week this fall, the board announced Monday, June 30. Newly sworn-in Superintendent...
1 years ago Next Monday evening at 7:30 the Odessa high school hoopsters will clash with the Odessa stars at the community hall. Two turkeys and half a dozen chickens were thrown off the building occupied by the Quality Store Tuesday, where the Gregson Sales Co. auctioned off the remaining dry goods stock of Wagner & Guiberson. A fire of unknown origin destroyed the farm residence of George Bull, northwest of Reardan on the Spokane River, Sunday. The residence was of the bungalow type and was well furnished. There was...
