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BLUESTEM – Entering the missile site owned by Peter Davenport just north of Bluestem Road between the city of Davenport and Harrington requires unlocking two gates and wandering down old roads largely overgrown by sage brush. To the untrained eye, the site, which is one of six in Lincoln County, appears to be a bizarrely oversized storage site for a farmer or person looking to get off the grid, but the history of the sites goes much deeper than that. Site stores many UFO f...
HARRINGTON—Several student-athletes are taking advantage of the school’s new athletic combine with Lind-Ritzville/Sprague, new activities director Brook Federer told the school board at the board’s regular meeting Wednesday, Aug. 31. Three students joined the Broncos football team, with two more expressing interest at an open house earlier this week, she said. LRS is projected to field a top-5 2B team in the state this year and is coming off an NE2B league championship in 2021. Five students joined the high school volle...
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....
Government and community meetings and gatherings in Davenport, Odessa, Reardan, Harrington and Sprague for the week of Sept. 2-8. If you’d like your organization included in this tab, email dteditor@centurytel.net. Tuesday, Sept. 6 Lincoln County Commissioners meeting at 8 a.m. in the County Courthouse Wednesday, Sept. 7 Harrington Chamber of Commerce meeting at 4 p.m. at the Post and Office...
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 for the week of Aug. 26-Sept. 1 in Davenport, Odessa, Reardan, Harrington and Sprague. If you’d like your organization included in this tab, email dteditor@centurytel.net. Wednesday, Aug. 31 Harrington school board meeting at 7 a.m. in the Library Thursday, Sept. 1 Reardan town council meeting at 6 p.m. in the United Methodist Church...
Nancy Floether has resigned as the Information Booth Chairperson. It was incorrectly reported that it was Apryl Wraspir in the Aug. 11 issue of the Record-Times. The Aug. 18 issue of the Record-Times incorrectly stated that the city of Harrington received a grant from the Department of Ecology. The grant was from the Public Works Board....
Davenport birthdays Aug. 26: Alex Merserve Aug. 27: Joshua Walker, Brilee Sewall, Ellie Telford, Jimmy Cunningham Aug. 28: Brock Gustaveson, Irene Wilkie, Jody Howard, Lela Strate ♱ Aug. 29: Leslie King, Ilene Hein, Mike Kunz, Lisa Lehman, Cam Jessup Aug. 30: Brian Telford, Steve McLachlan, Peggy Elliot, Shae Parker Aug. 31: Michael Wade, Nick Morgan, Brenna Greenwood, Emily Warwick Sept. 1: Daryl Ziemer, Cass Jacobsen, Shannon Janke, Pete Schweiger, Clay Fleming, Dylan Jorden, Carol Horner, Gary Van Roy, Evan Johnson, Ron R...
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. 14 Traffic stops: 28 A Spokane man reported a disabled vehicle without jumper cables or a cellphone on Highway 2 three miles east of Wilbur. A caller reported a white bag in the middle of the road on Highway 25....
HARRINGTON- Mayor Jess Silhan announced the city received a grant of $750,700 from the Washington State Department of Ecology at the City Council meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 10. In the middle of June a concerned citizen came to Mayor Jess Silhan due to three inches of standing water on their property. Upon further investigation the council found standing water on the hillside by the railroad tracks. At the end of June the city was able to dig up the leak to investigate further. Silhan said the ground was so soft their backhoe...
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...
Davenport birthdays Aug. 19: Erich Hein, Hunter McCluskey, Dean Morgan ♱ Aug. 20: Lynn Richardson, Chris Honey, Ryan Cash, Avery Cash, Lance Johnson, Matt Wagner, Tim Zeiler Aug. 21: Rusty McGuire, Peyton Smith, Johnathon Cannon, Donna Gamache, Patti Anderson, Tonia Carruth ♱ Aug. 23: Jerry Wahl, Shirley Gunning, Rusty Warwick Aug. 24: Quinton Withey, Desirae Wagner, Scout Sewall Davenport anniversaries Aug. 21: Collin and Lila Woodland Aug. 22: Tony and Amanda Boggs Aug. 23: Matt and Kylee Balance Aug. 24: Doug and Ann...
David was born April 30, 1943 in southern Calif. Dianne was born Feb. 2, 1944 in southern Calif. Dave & Dianne met in 8th grade and were best of friends. They went their separate ways after high school, only to reconnect a few years later. They fell in love and tied the knot on March 5, 1967. Their son Landon came along in 1969 and daughter Elaina in 1971. David joined US Navy at 18 years old, served from 1963-1968 repairing submarines. He achieved the rank of Patternmaker...
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...
HARRINGTON- The Chamber of Commerce is looking for a new website developer, and President Paula Harrington said she’d like the new website developer to understand the culture and history of the area at the Chamber’s meeting Wednesday, Aug. 3. Karen Robertson, the current website developer, is looking to retire. Harrington said the website should make someone want to visit the area. Eric Hansen is a website developer that commutes between Harrington and Marysville. Hansen works in Marysville as a History teacher during the...
Government and community meetings and gatherings in Davenport, Odessa, Reardan, Harrington and Sprague for the week of Aug. 12-18. If you’d like your organization included in this tab, email dteditor@centurytel.net. Monday, Aug. 15 Lincoln County Commissioners meeting at 8 a.m. in the County Courthouse Odessa Public Development Authority meeting at 7 p.m. in Christ Lutheran Church Wednesday, Aug. 17 Davenport planning commission meeting at 7 p.m. in City Hall Thursday, Aug. 18 Lincoln Hospital board of commissioners m...
HARRINGTON- Third Street was full of treats, sidewalk art, books and sunshine at the Summer Sidewalk sale on Aug. 6. Harrington PTA and Carolyn Mattozzi sponsored the sidewalk chalk art contest on Aug. 5. The contest was open to ages 2-18 years of age. Contest groups were 2-6, 7-12 and 13-18 years old. Prizes were awarded to each age group and free lemonade was provided to the participants. The Fries Lemonade stand provided the beverages. Miss Harrington Aliana Parker and...
Davenport birthdays Aug. 12: Cody Coppersmith Aug. 13: Kyra Arland, Andrea Morgan Aug. 14: Jerri Madison, Lillian Phillips, Chase Greenwood, Landon Harrison Aug. 15: Jared King, Stephanie Linstrum, Bob Novak, Adney Lacy Aug. 16: Andrew Schreck, Janelle Hiccox Aug. 17: Janie Schreck, Ketner Kragt, Everett Prewitt Aug. 18: Gene Hein, Renzley Gunning Davenport anniversaries Aug. 12: Jerry and Jeanne Newcomb Aug. 13: Ken and Lynee Carpenter, Matthew and Nina Fisk Aug. 15: Roger and Noreen Nutfless Aug. 16: John and Janelle...
HARRINGTON – Third Street was full of treats, sidewalk art, books and sunshine at the Summer Sidewalk sale on Aug. 6. Harrington PTA and Carolyn Mattozzi sponsored the sidewalk chalk art contest on Aug. 5. The contest was open to ages 2-18 years of age. Contest groups were 2-6, 7-12 and 13-18 years old. Prizes were awarded to each age group and free lemonade was provided to the participants. The Fries Lemonade stand provided the beverages. Miss Harrington Aliana Parker and 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. 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...
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...
HARRINGTON- Councilmember David Buddrius suggested that the council create a guideline ordinance for the recycling and green waste bins during the City Council Meeting on July 27. The bins have been emptied on multiple occasions and are not being utilized correctly. The council discussed a nuisance ordinance drafted by attorney David Bingaman. Buddrius wanted clarification on what could be enforced, what could be considered a nuisance and who would do the enforcing. A section was not included for a junk ordinance and the...
Davenport birthdays Aug. 5: Paula Furman, Richard Gunning Aug. 6: Jeff Gunning, Michelle Hopp, Kim Buchmann, Barb Zentz, Matt Schneider, Tyler Greenwood, Nick Colbert Aug. 7: Chad Crandell, Darci Linstrum, Cady Zellmer, Adeline Delafield Aug. 8: Olivia Plasencia, Tom Withey, Emma Street Aug. 9: Jade Smith, Gary Buck, Jim Linstrum Aug. 10: Alicia Cloud, Jerome Rosman, Amber Wood, Dalilah Plump, Michael Strite, Marcella Alderate, Mark Morgan, Ashley Gunning, Betty Heid ♱ Aug. 11: Renee Honey, Cody Parker, Austin Savelesky 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. July 25 Traffic stops: 8 Lincoln County Public Works said a speeding semitruck crashed into a county grader on Olson Road just south of Denny Station Road. A caller reported a transient person walking into the AgL...
