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UPDATE: Lincoln County Coroner Adam Walser on Thursday, June 20 identified the two men killed in the crash as Ryan Sandvig, 68, of Spokane and Mark Manteuffel, 63, of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. HARRINGTON—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 Cou...
Notice of Abandoned Vehicle Auction First Price Sealed Bid. June 18, 2024 at Johnson Family Towing, 33435 SR 28 E, Harrington, WA. Viewing 9am, Bids Due 10am, Results 10:30am, Vehicles must be removed by 4pm. Available vehicles subject to change. Visit www.johnsonfamilytowing.com for additional details. Published June 13, 2024...
HARRINGTON — The City’s only working well was showing signs of dropping below an acceptable level at press time, according to a message from Mayor Joe Armand Tuesday, June 11. That led to a plea from Armand to cease outdoor watering and limit indoor water use for residents in city limits. “Please stop watering immediately and take up extreme water conservation measures in our homes,” Armand said Tuesday. The update came five days after Armand informed citizens that a submersible pump will be the quickest way to fixing the cit...
HARRINGTON — Three young Davenport men who graduated from the high school here in the past decade were killed in a car crash on Harrington-Tokio Road Friday, June 7. Alan Kysar, 26, Braedon Efraimson, 26, and Blake Wilson, 24, all of Davenport, succumbed to their injuries in the 2-vehicle crash at the intersection of Mohler Road that was reported at approximately 8:30 p.m, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office confirmed. The cause of the crash remains under investigation, though the Sheriff’s Office believes that an unide...
HARRINGTON —Vintage Country Fair is back for another year this weekend. The Chamber of Commerce-sponsored event will line Third Street from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 15. The event features a display of vintage farm equipment in a similar layout to a car show. A vintage and handmade vendor fair and pie sale will also be featured, and a quilt show with demonstrations will be in the Opera House. Live music, a farmer’s market and food for sale is also available. An Opera House Society rummage fundraiser at Willis Str...
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 2 Traffic stops: 4 Trespassing was reported in Reardan. A suspicious Toyota was reported at Oak Street and Spokane Avenue in Reardan. A felled tree was reported at Sixth and Park Streets in Davenport. A caller sa...
1 years ago Over 5,000 people gathered for the Pioneer Picnic on Crab Creek. The picnic was meant to be “a place to meet the old friends.” C.D. Mansfield was elected to Davenport city council after R.E. Anderson resigned. 17 head of cattle disappeared from the Matt Wagner ranch near Creston and were suspected to have been illegally ferried across Lake Roosevelt. 75 years ago KHQ farm editor Glen Lorang gave August Reinbold a box of cereal with the hope that it would make him a champion in the community day tug-of-war. A b...
Davenport birthdays June 14: Jerry Newcomb, Raylee Murdock, Jerry Warner June 15: Kyler Hopkins, Scott Hardin, Ronnie Wilkie, Alex Davis, Chris Jannett, Harper Morcom, Oliver Fisk June 16: Autumn Cursi June 17: Jim Golden, Debbie Meserve, Chantel Heath, Andrew Bennett June 18: Ashley Jay, Brayden Duff, Barb Curtis June 19: Gerry Rambo, Chris Gunning June 20: Shelly Johnston, Luke Hammond, William Briggs, Todd Winzer Davenport anniversaries June 14: Ken and Sara Jacobsen, Norm and Joan Brock June 15: Tim and Arlene...
HARRINGTON—Three young Davenport men who graduated from the high school here in the past decade were killed in a car crash on Harrington-Tokio Road Friday, June 7. Alan Kysar, 26, Braedon Efraimson, 26, and Blake Wilson, 24, all of Davenport, succumbed to their injuries in the 2-vehicle crash at the intersection of Mohler Road that was reported at approximately 8:30 p.m, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office confirmed today. The cause of the crash remains under investigation, though the Sheriff’s Office believes that an unident...
CITY OF HARRINGTON NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING A public hearing will be held for the City of Harrington on June 12, 2024 during a Special Council Meeting at 7:00 P.M. at City Hall, 1 N. 3rd St. Harrington, WA. The purpose of the public hearing will be to receive comments on the Six Year Comprehensive Transportation Program, which is up for adoption. (RCW 35.77.010). The Public is welcome and encouraged to attend Published June 6, 2024...
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. May 26 Traffic stops: 16 Suspicious activity was reported on the 35500 block of Highway 25 north of Davenport. A suspicious vehicle was reported on Sobek Road in Edwall. A caller reported youths skateboarding on Hig...
HARRINGTON — Residents in city limits are still asked to conserve water as Mayor Joe Armand is scrambling to find a permanent solution to fix its water pump on Well No. 3 that failed Tuesday, May 21. As of a conversation with the newspaper Monday, June 3, Armand was mulling whether it’s more cost effective to replace the motor on the failed pump or “pull everything off” and put in a new submersible pump. “There’s at least a seal (on the failed pump) that’s going to have to be replaced,” Armand said. The City declared a stat...
Davenport birthdays June 7: Kaysa Panke, Ruth Oehlwein June 8: Jeff Semprimoznkik, MyKenzie Deverell, Jasper Linstrum June 9: Keaton Hupp, Virginia Morrison, Kasen Brown June 10: Roberta Telecky, Bennett Wagner June 11: Jamie Chappell, Cheyne Odenrider June 12: Scott Hutsell, Gary Guhlke, Tyler Furman, Sydney Geissler, David Johnson June 13: Richard Singer, Tessa Semprimoznik Davenport anniversaries June 7: Chris and Amy Jenness, Bryan and Linda Miller June 8: Bill and Marlena Guhlke June 9: Jeff and Peggy Semprimoznik, Gary...
1 years ago A Pioneer picnic at Crab Creek was planned. In addition to nightly dances there were ball games, concerts, foot races and horse races. Halverson Mill on Lake Roosevelt north of Creston was destroyed by fire. All lumber and an auto truck was destroyed. The new city water tank on Bungalow Ridge was completed. This new tank had a 150,000-gallon capacity while the old tank held 60,000 gallons. The cost of construction was $10,100. 75 years ago Davenport’s Memorial Hall construction began. Funding for the project w...
REARDAN - Hundreds of community members and visitors filled Town Park, Spokane Street, Lake Street, the fire station and the space outside the Community Hall for the 120th Annual Mule Days held Saturday, June 1 which featured an hour-long parade. The Grand Marshal for the parade was John Rouse, a Reardan graduate and the owner of WEMCO, who donated the two new "Welcome to Reardan" signs. Rouse said he got a good education at Reardan and went on to study Mechanical Engineering....
Renate Ingrid Mattoon Jan 26, 1941-May 19, 2024 Renate Mattoon (Rumeney) was born the year of 1941 in Mandel Germany in the midst of WWII. Although she remembers lots of incidents during the war, she and her sisters and parents lived through the war unscathed. Renate attended bakery school as a teenager and learned many of her baking skills that she used all of her life. Renate met and married the love of her life, Mitchel Mattoon and together they raised two daughters, Cheri...
EDWALL — Seven graduations in a span of eight days will grace Lincoln County as local high school seniors are celebrated in commencement ceremonies. It starts with Christian Heritage School, which celebrates its three graduates at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 1. Everyone else is the following weekend. Harrington High School is recognizing six graduates at 6 p.m. Friday, June 7. At the same time, the Davenport Pathways Program celebrates its four graduates. Odessa and Reardan High Schools are holding graduations at 11 a.m. S...
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. May 19 Traffic stops: 16 A Davenport woman said the person staying on the east side of her house was being extremely loud on the 1100 block of Park Street. A Davenport woman said someone parked a van near her res...
Davenport birthdays May 31: John Coley, Mariah Kilps, Matthew Delafield, Carah Piper June 1: Casey Breithaupt June 2: Laurel Hansen, Christine Jenkins June 3: Ryan Buchmann, Joe Coppersmith, Connie Lust June 4: Heath Becker, Maddilynn Collins June 5: Janaye Wilkie, Bonnie Booth June 6: Debbie Keller, Addison Smith, Gary Kersten, Shelby Hargrave Davenport anniversaries June 2: Max and Hannah Mielke June 3: Steve and Roberta Telecky, Mike and Dawn Hale, Harold and Claudia Thompson June 4: Matt and Andria Street June 5: Jeremy...
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE OF COMMERCIAL LOAN Pursuant to the Revised Code of Washington, Chapter 61.24 RCW I. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned Trustee will, on the 7th day of June, 2024, at the hour of 10:00 o’clock a.m., at the main entrance of Pioneer Title Company, 403 Logan Street, in the city of Davenport, State of Washington, sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, payable, in the form of cash, cashier’s check or certified checks from federally or State chartered banks, at the time of sale,...
1 years ago The finals in the old-timers tennis tournament at Odessa featured Jake Hopp Jr. of Odessa defeating Joe Weik of Davenport in men’s singles, Mr. and Mrs. Hopp defeating Mrs. Earl Phillips and Jim Goodwin of Davenport in mixed doubles and Hopp and Dan Heimbigner defeating Weik and Goodwin in men’s doubles. Three accidents occurred within a few hours of each other on Sunset Highway between Davenport and Wilbur. One driver fell asleep at the wheel, one hit a rock and one crashed into a horse. 75 years ago Lin...
Hundreds of classic cars and chassis lined downtown Third Street in Harrington for the 12th Annual Harrington Car Show Saturday, May 18. The event is hosted by the Studebaker Garage in memory of founder Allen Jay Barth....
The South East Marching Band, which includes students from Harrington, Sprague, Washtucna, Garfield-Palouse and Kahlotus, received the Gold Standard at the Torchlight Parade as part of the Spokane Lilac Festival Saturday, May 18. The band was one of 21 marching bands to receive Gold Standard, and the only band featuring Lincoln County students to do so....
HARRINGTON - The Lincoln County Youth Soccer league, which is in its second season, held its annual tournament while the local Car Show was ongoing Saturday, May 18. Odessa was well represented amongst the victors. The future Tigers beat Davenport 1-0 in the 2nd/3rd grade championship, beat Ritzville in penalty kicks in the 4th/5th grade championship and smoked Davenport 11-0 in the 6th-8th grade championship. Ritzville topped Reardan 3-2 in the kindergarten/1st grade...
