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DAVENPORT--Highway 28 has re-opened in both directions about three miles south of town at milepost 131 and at milepost 118 in Harrington after momentarily closing due to two semitrucks colliding and leaking hazmat chemicals, a press release from Washington State Patrol and a Facebook post by the Lincoln County Sheriff's Department said. The second semitruck was carrying 50-60 heads of cattle, Sheriff Wade Magers said, and three cattle are dead. Both semitruck drivers are expected to be okay. This is a developing situation....
DAVENPORT – "BOOM!" What sounded like a bomb going off to Sami Guhlke hit the sky's soundwaves as the Reardan resident walked with her dog to pick up eggs from her family farm's chicken coop three miles south of town after the sun set March 25. 45 seconds later... "BOOM!" A second clap...then 45 seconds after that, a third... "BOOM!" "At first I thought something went wrong at Fairchild (Air Force Base)," Guhlke said. As it turned out, Guhlke wasn't the only person, locally or...
DAVENPORT – Art Deppner, a member of the Davenport Lions Club, was named the recipient of the Melvin Jones Award last week. Melvin Jones was the founder of the Lions organization which is now worldwide. This prestigious award is given to outstanding members of the Lions Club, and in this case the membership chose to have Art offered for consideration. The Lion District 19E agreed with this nomination and awarded Art with the Melvin Jones award. Art also has the distinction of...
HARRINGTON – The Harrington Area Chamber of Commerce Newsletter has announced a new community event—Harrington Vintage Country Fair. The fair is set for June 26, 2021 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The chamber’s website promises vendors, farm equipment, music and street dancing at the event while asking residents to stay tuned for more information. Harrington fair history In the news of September 1899 a "County Fair" was being organized with committees with the following headings: Woman's Exhibit and Decoration, (Mrs Horace Hayne...
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 18 Traffic stops: 9 A Davenport man requested deputy contact regarding a civil issue on the 40800 block of North Porcupine Bay Road. An Almira woman said she was picking up her child from his father and not...
DAVENPORT – The Gorillas competed in two matches last week: at Harrington for a nine-hole round April 22 and at Colville for an 18-hole round April 27. Here are results for each Gorilla golfer. Boys Kristof Panke-71 (Colville only), 1st place Robert Bitcon-95 (Colville only) Keaton Hupp- 64 at Harrington, 133 at Colville Maddox Schumacher 50 at Harrington, 98 at Colville Joe Rodrigues 67 at Harrington, 134 at Colville Jason Schillinger 63 (Harrington only) Girls Hailey N...
Davenport tennis results April 22 vs. Wilbur-Creston Overall Wilbur-Creston won Boys 1-4 and Girls 0-5. Girls Singles: #1 Singles – Sydney Schmierer from W/C defeated Mackenzie Bramer from Dav, 6-0, 6-1 #2 Singles – No Match #3 Singles – No Match Boys Singles: #1 Singles – Kale Smith from Dav defeated Brodin Corrigan from W/C, 6-2, 6-3 #2 Singles – Logan Phifer from W/C, defeated Brendan Wilson from Dav, 7-5, 6-0 #3 Singles – No Match Girls Doubles: #1 Doubles – No Match #2 Doubles – No Match Boys Doubles: #1 Doubles – No Ma...
Seven-year-old Cael Collins of Davenport lines up his putt on the practice green at Harrington Golf and Country Club April 22. His nine-year-old brother, Andrew Collins, observes him....
DAVENPORT – For the first time in two years, track and field athletes have been competing in Davenport, Reardan and Harrington. The Gorillas have enjoyed great success thus far, with both the boys and girls teams winning their first two meets at Lind-Ritzville High School April 24 and Snyder Field in Chewelah April 27. Davenport dusted off the field at Chewelah, with the boys finishing with 114.5 points over second-place Chewelah's 85 points and the girls finishing with 85.5 p...
HARRINGTON – Although the rains Saturday were not appreciated for indoor/outdoor sales events, it is recognized how sorely rains were needed and continue to be needed for everything else, especially farmers' fields. Studio 1 will regroup and continue its sale for the next week or two in the Studio 1 front Annex, as well as offering some items for sale on Craigslist. Studio 1 features products from many local artists including Leather Jewelry by Cindy Lee and Cherishables by C...
“Pomp and circumstance” will be in full swing the weekend of June 4-6. Local high school graduations look to all be on the same weekend, though on different days. Harrington kicks off the celebratory weekend with their graduation Friday, June 4 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Davenport has the Saturday matinee slot, with a 1 p.m. graduation planned for June 5. Reardan has planned graduation for Sunday, June 6 at 11 a.m. All three districts are planning in-person graduations in accordance with state health guideli...
Compiled by Georgia Smith The Times April 19, 1951 70 Years Ago Davenport Union Buys Centennial at Mondovi Transactions Complete Property Turnover In This Area by Centennial Milling Co. Purchase of the Centennial Flour Mill's elevator and warehouse property at Mondovi was made this week by the Davenport Union Warehouse. Transactions were closed Monday, reports Harry Heid, Union manager. Sale includes the elevator and anex which have a storage capacity of 110,000 bushels and which boost the Davenport union's total storage to...
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 11 Traffic stops: 10 A woman called from the hospital saying she just left work and noticed a cone stuck under her vehicle that she couldn’t remove. ADT Security in Melbourne, Florida reported that an alarm...
DAVENPORT – The Harrington tennis team played two matches against Lind-Ritzville/Sprague and Davenport last week, falling in both. Here are the last two match scores, as contributed by head coach Ryan Smedley: Harrington vs. Lind-Ritzville-Sprague 1st Doubles Kaydence Brown & Allie Crawford of Harrington 1-6, 0-6 Amy Anderson & Serena Block of Lind-Ritzville/Sprague (W) Final 0-1 LRS Harrington vs. Davenport 1st Singles Annika Walters 6-7 (6-8), 2-6 Mackenzie Braumer (W) Final: 0-1 Davenport...
HARRINGTON – The Harrington City Council met at Memorial Hall on April 18 with Mayor Nathan Luck leading the meeting. Also present were council members Stephen Hardy, David Buddrius, Peter Davenport, Levi Schenk and Justin Slack; clerks Janice Cepeda and Cynthia Silhan; Public Works Director Scott McGowan and visitors Steve Marsh (via Zoom, representing the engineering firm TD&H), engineer Andy Tom, Jess Silhan, Joe Armand, Randy Behrens and Cherie MacClellan. Luck opened t...
The official filing period for the fall elections will be held May 17 through May 21, 2021. All offices are subject to both Primary and General Elections. If more than two candidates file for a position, the Primary Election would narrow the field to the top two candidates who would then appear on the General Election ballot. The filing fee of 1% of the annual salary shall accompany the Declaration of Candidacy. There is no fee if the office sought is without a fixed salary. Anyone wishing directions on filing for office may...
DAVENPORT—Janice Cepeda, former city clerk in Harrington, is the new director of the Lincoln County Economic Development Council. She began learning her new job Monday, April 12. Cepeda, who grew up in Odessa and moved to Harrington in 2019, spent six months in her probationary position as city clerk and 15 months solo in that position. She replaces Margie Hall, who resigned last month after accepting a position for the state Department of Commerce in the Local Government Division with an emphasis on Eastern Washington and c...
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 4 Traffic stops: 15 A man reported an abandoned vehicle off the road near milepost 26 on Highway 174. A Davenport man said a deer was caught in the fence behind his house on the 32500 block of North Nye Roa...
HARRINGTON – The City of Harrington has recently received the resignations of both public works employees and the city clerk. Maintenance worker Charlie Kruger has submitted his notice, and so has Supervisor Scott McGowan, although McGowan has offered to work through April and then claim May for vacation time due him. Janice Cepeda has accepted a position elsewhere and has given April 9 as her final day as city clerk. Harrington School The Harrington Lions Club joined with t...
1 years ago Apr. 15, 1921 G.W. Finney and attorney W.M. Nevins, the committee sent by the Odessa Commercial Club to Portland last week to interview the head officials of the Portland Flouring Mills Company regarding the report that the company’s plant at Odessa would be dismantled in the near future, returned from the Rose City Sunday night with the report that while they were courteously received, they had received nothing definite in the way of a promise that the mill would be left intact and started again this fall. T...
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...
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...
*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 – After two meets, the Odessa High School girls and boys track and field teams have shown much promise despite having only nine members combined on its rosters. Head coach Travis Schuh said he was pleasantly surprised at how well some of them were performing right out of the starting gate. The Valley Christian Jamboree was held in Spokane Valley on March 25, where the host team took the top spots with both of their teams. The Odessa boys finished fifth, and the Odessa girls finished tenth. For the girls, freshman H...
HARRINGTON – The Harrington city clerk received two framed photographs from the Fort Meade Museum at Fort Meade, S.D. The museum had no idea how the photos ended up in their building, and Harrington's history of the Cobb family does not include any mention of South Dakota. The two photos were dated 1927, 1) J.M. Cobb and Sons Ten Harrow Teams in the Field near Harrington, Washington and 2) J.M. Cobb and Sons Combines Operating near Harrington, Washington....
