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DAVENPORT — The Aug. 6 primary election is underway, and ballots are expected to have already been delivered to registered voters. Lincoln County elections officials mailed more than 8,428 ballots to registered voters last week, officials said. They noted that voters who have not received their ballots by Friday, July 26, should contact the Elections Department of the county Auditor’s Office. Ballots were mailed on Wednesday, July 17. According to officials, however, a minor mechanical jam caused issues with folding ballots....
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 14 Traffic Stops: 17 A man called at 12:53 p.m. to report that he had “got into it” with his neighbors about his golf cart. A person called at 2:03 p.m. to report a dog bite LCSO received reports of a deer Vs...
ODESSA — A man charged with one count of unlawful possession of a firearm in the first degree will appear before a jury on Wednesday, August 14. Jesus M. Soto, 37, of Odessa, was summoned to Lincoln County Superior Court on March 19 at 10:30 a.m., following his January 26 arrest after authorities developed probable cause to arrest him for unlawfully possessing a firearm. According to court documents, during an interview with Tammy L. Davenport about an unrelated case on December 26, 2023, she disclosed that Soto possessed t...
DAVENPORT - The local middle and high schools' band teacher has been chosen as the 2024 Pioneer Days Grand Marshal. Robert Harper, 63, of Davenport, will take to the Grand Parade at 11 a.m. on Saturday, July 20. Harper plans to be joined by his wife on the day, Christine "Chris" Harper. The couple married in 1984. Robert and Chris moved to Davenport in 1986. "I wanted to move to a larger school with more programs and music opportunities. The Davenport job opened up and I appli...
DAVENPORT — The National Weather Service has issued a forecast for Davenport, Odessa, Harrington, and Reardan, with Lincoln County under Hazardous Weather Conditions. A Heat Advisory is in effect from Thursday, July 16, at noon until Thursday, July 18, at 10:00 p.m., and a Red Flag Warning is in effect from Friday, July 17, at noon until Thursday, July 18, at midnight. According to the National Weather Service, temperatures will not warm up instantly, residents should prepare for a stretch of hot weather. In Davenport, T...
HARRINGTON — An elderly man previously charged with stalking has recently violated a protection order and is set to return to Lincoln County Superior Court. Joseph L. Pebles, 74, of Harrington, will appear for a readiness hearing at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 20 on two stalking charges. Court records show Pebles allegedly placed two Apple AirTags on his estranged spouse, Gwenn Pebles’ vehicle. According to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, at about 7:54 p.m., deputies were dispatched to a residence in Harrington from Gwenn...
1 years ago Three car loads of gypsies visited Davenport, but before the gypsies could spread around the main street as they usually do, they were run out of town by members of the sheriff’s force. This is the first group of gypsies to visit Davenport this year. The First National Bank of Harrington closed its doors by order of the directors, pending an examination by Federal bank examiners. The bank officers had no statement to make other than to say they had sent to San Francisco for an examiner. The examiner arrived a...
Davenport birthdays July 18: Royal Winzer, Art Deppner, Yvonne Bailey, Zach Johnson July 19: Ryan Utley July 20: Daryl Parsons, Austin Telford, Remington Taylor, Nolan Pearcy, Kyle Zellmer, Jessica A. Strite July 21: Joseph Buck, Chad Prewitt July 22: Elliette Chappell, Roger Hutfless, Riley Ensor, Lynne Coppersmith, Dave Leath, Lindsey Van Buren, Colt Curtaccio July 23: Jody Hardin, Johanna Orvis, Keira Katz, Tyler Dehn, Lacy Gustaveson July 24: Zeke Tareski, Ed Johnston, Kyra Bowdish, Pam Zeiler, Wade Sand Davenport...
Some are tired of hearing stories, especially those on the losing side, but those who played basketball for Coach Rich Juarez sixty years ago thought they better have a team reunion. They heard Coach (who lives in Sun City, AZ) was coming up to Washington to see relatives this week. This wasn't their first reunion because they got together in 1975 and at least twice since then, but if your team members are all 76-77 years old and coach a little older, you are not sure how...
DAVENPORT — After two days of blistering heat, rural areas of Eastern Washington will “cool” down into the mid-90s over the next several days. According to the National Weather Service a few records fell around Eastern Washington. Unofficially at press time, the only July 10 record to fall in Lincoln County was in Wilbur, where the temperature hit 101 degrees. At press time, meteorologists didn’t have the previous record high available. That was 4 degrees higher than July 9, when the temperature hit 97. The record high fo...
Davenport birthdays July 11: Thomas Wilkie July 12: Margie Hall, Juliann Janke, Theresa Telford, John Stiles, Sam Posey, JJ Kowalkowski July 13: Milei Floyd, Indigo Ezenyimulu, Judy Miller, Gene Johnson, Marilyn Arland, Mitchell Hale, Marlena Guhlke July 14: Jan Stone, Robert Mielke July 15: Mackenzie Buck, David Musgrave, Grant Zahajko, Jesslyn McCluskey, Tennessa Cox July 16: Brandy Wood, Joshua McBride, Linda Miller July 17: Rick Allinger, Autumn Abbot Davenport anniversaries July 12: Richard and Bonnie Singer, John and...
1 years ago J. C. Michaelson of Odessa received a number of cuts about the face and arms Sunday evening when a Ford car driven by AL Brooks of Odessa ran into an eastbound Central Washington freight train where the railroad tracks crosses the railroad tracks in Davenport. The Irby Warehouse & Elevator Co. elevator at Irby, together with 10,000 bushels of wheat was destroyed by fire Tuesday night. The flames are believed to have originated from a Great Northern freight train locomotive. The wheat is estimated as being worth...
Marriage licenses DAVENPORT — The Lincoln County Auditor’s Office reported the following marriage licenses between June 25 and July 2: July 2 Trenton James Briney, 38, of Davenport, and Lindsay Leanne Stern, 24, of Fairfield June 28 John F. Schertenileis Jr., 65, of Kennewick, and Michelle Renee Manke, 55, of Connell June 25 Trevor John Jolma, 21, of Davenport, and Tina Diane Ek, 19, of Davenport District Court DAVENPORT — Lincoln County District Court reported the following dispositions from June 24 to July 1: July 1 • Dav...
Davenport birthdays July 4: Bruce Dehn, Ozius Harden, Tom Plumb July 5: Debbie Miller July 6: Lorie Wandling, Kira Strite, Mike Hardin, Ian Cassidy, Tami Dobson July 7: Jim Gunning, Duane Emery, Koda Coffman, Traci Gants, Rebecca Choate July 8: Bo Gunning, Kathy Johnson, Sarah Vesneske, Alton Leisle, Joyce Walsh, Kaiden Bodeau July 9: Bob Guhlke, Bob Fisher, Claudia Thompson, Wylie Hendrickson, Rachel Lacy, Maia Goetz July 10: Nick Nicholls, Logan Eldred, Bronson Pankey Davenport anniversaries July 4: James and Maria Bellotti...
BLUESTEM - Two people were killed in a helicopter crash north of Bluestem and Linstrum Roads between Davenport and Harrington around 4:26 p.m. Wednesday, June 19. The two deceased had not been identified Wednesday evening, and next of kin hadn't been completed by press time. Lincoln County Fire District No. 6 confirmed the crash killed those on board the private Robinson R-44 helicopter. The crash started a small, roughly 1-acre fire in stubble and sagebrush that crews...
Wind turbines! Okay, now that I have your attention, it’s time to share the news I’ve always dreaded having to share. And no point in beating around the bush: I have resigned as Managing Editor of The Record-Times. My last day is Thursday, June 27. With all sincerity, this is truly one of the most bittersweet decisions of my life. My wife, Maggie and I have an opportunity to move back home to Southwest Washington and we feel it’s in our family’s best interest to do so at the...
RALSTON - A crew of Lincoln County employees, citizens, landowners and Planning Commission members made the hourlong trek south to the Rattlesnake Flats Wind Farm in rural Adams County to see wind turbines up close and personal Thursday, June 13. The tour was hosted by Avista, which buys 100% of the power, and Clearway Energy Group, which funded the project. Lincoln County representatives included Planning Commission members Sue Lani Madsen, James Johnson, Mark Sheffels and Ke...
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 9 Traffic stops: 2 Malicious mischief was reported in Reardan. A Davenport woman said a person was burning sticks on Sinclair Street. A caller reported a loose calf near Telford south of Highway 2. A Reardan man...
Davenport birthdays June 21: Cody Johnston, John Badgley, Harlow Janke June 23: Libby Murdock, Dustin Jenness, Josh Warwick June 24: Patty Hupp, Linda Spencer, Mike Hale, Emma Johnson, Callen Wynecoop June 26: Craig Deppner, Stephanie Zeiler June 27: Kelli Wilkie, Darci Dennis, Cindy Warner Davenport anniversaries June 21: Rob and Vicki Morcom, Tyson and Stephanie Linstrum, Stetson and Miranda Sanford June 22: Dick and Jody Howard, Trey and Susan Coffman June 25: Glen and Nancy Reinbold, Tom and Jolie Sorensen June 26: Roy...
Alan Kysar May 25, 1998 - June 7, 2024 Alan Roy Kysar, age 26, of Davenport, WA, passed away on Friday, June 7th, 2024 in Harrington, WA. He was born on May 25th, 1998 in Vancouver, WA to his parents, David and Carrie (Schmeusser) Kysar. Alan was a member of the Old Apostolic Lutheran Church. Alan loved people and never met anyone that wasn't a friend. Alan was very generous and always had a smile on his face. Alan is survived by his parents, David and Carrie. Siblings:...
Blake Wilson Dec. 28, 1999 - June 7, 2024 Blake Aaron Wilson, age 24, passed away on Friday, June 7, 2024 in Harrington, WA. Blake was born on December 28, 1999 in Vancouver, Washington to his parents Brandon and Shanon (Hanson) Wilson. Blake loved his parents, siblings, nephews, niece, and friends so much. His love was very deep. He enjoyed all things outdoors. He was a member of The Old Apostolic Lutheran Church. Blake is survived by his parents, siblings Myles (Jessa),...
1 years ago A fire of mysterious origin caused $115,000 of damage at the Seattle Grain Company warehouse in Edwall. 150 couples attended a campers’ dance at the 23rd annual picnic of the Lincoln County Pioneer and Historical Association. Garden-grown peas, beets and carrots were entirely destroyed by grasshoppers near Wilbur. The pests seemed to avoid tomatoes, corn and potatoes. 75 years ago Grand Marshal Everett Cole led the line of march at Davenport’s Community Day parade. The Reardan American Legion elected new off...
HARRINGTON - Blustery weather was an unwelcome guest at the 6th annual Harrington Vintage Country Fair Saturday, June 15, that featured live music, handmade items, a quilt show, rummage sale and several vendors. At each cloudburst, the band Sunset Highway continued to play beneath a covered gazebo, while attendees scurried into the Harrington Haus or The Mercantile, leaving the vendors to protect their wares from the wind. Kim Wilson, one of the event's organizers, estimated...
DAVENPORT - Smiles, tears, laughs and solemness were all part of the story as 35 graduates were awarded their high school diplomas at the Davenport High School graduation Saturday, June 8. Superintendent Chad Prewitt opened the ceremony by leading attendees in a moment of silence for Davenport High alumni Alan Kysar, Blake Wilson and Braedon Efraimson, who were killed in a car crash on Harrington-Tokio Road Friday, June 7. Prewitt also acknowledged the trio would want the...
HARRINGTON – The bond formed by the six members of the class of 2024 was clear as they shared memories, tears, and hugs at their graduation on June 7 in the high school gymnasium. The ceremony captured the bittersweet sense of excitement for the future and the sorrow of leaving the present and the past. As the Pomp and Circumstance March played, scores of family and friends stood as MaKylah Smith, Alex Bonner, Ashton Bonner, Steve-o Mathews, John Branham and Brody H...
