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DAVENPORT — The Lincoln County Republican Central Committee elected delegates to the Washington State Republican Party Convention at the 2024 County Republican Convention at the County Courthouse Sunday, March 3. Seven delegates and four alternates were chosen at the Convention. Chairwoman Mary Blechschmidt, Ron Horlacher and Carol Paul are automatic State party delegates. Elected delegates included Dale Anderson of Creston, Dugan Blechschmidt of Seven Bays, Jan Horlacher of Deer Meadows, Shelley Sieverkropp of Wilbur, D...
DAVENPORT —The Lincoln County Commissioners discussed county tax title properties with Treasurer Emily Hansen and Assessor J Scott Liebing at the Commissioners’ regular meeting Monday, March 4. Hansen explained that tax title properties are properties that have gone up for foreclosure. If it is not bought through auction, it gets deeded into Lincoln County’s name and is removed from the tax rolls. There are currently 27 tax title properties in Lincoln County. Hansen said one parcel in Odessa, Lot 4 of Bromstad Plat B-95,...
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. Feb. 26 Traffic stops: 7 A local man was arrested on a firearms-related charge in Odessa. A caller said a friend sent her a letter with a key and title to a vehicle in the mail and when she got the letter, it had bee...
HARRINGTON — A local man was injured in a one-car rollover crash three miles east of the city on State Highway 28 Monday, March 4. Francis M. Pate, 59, of Harrington was injured after his gray 2000 Toyota Camry left the Highway and rolled multiple times near milepost 120 of the Highway around 5:43 p.m. Monday, according to a release from Washington State Patrol. The Patrol reported that the Camry stopped 60 feet off the roadway and Pate was ejected from the vehicle. He was injured and transported to Sacred Heart Medical C...
HARRINGTON—A local man was injured in a one-car rollover crash three miles east of the city on State Highway 28 Monday, March 4. Francis M. Pate, 59, of Harrington was injured after his gray 2000 Toyota Camry left the Highway and rolled multiple times near milepost 120 of the Highway around 5:43 p.m. Monday, according to a release from Washington State Patrol. The Patrol reported that the Camry stopped 60 feet off the roadway and Pate was ejected from the vehicle. He was injured and transported to Sacred Heart Medical C...
DAVENPORT - Two wind turbine project builds being attempted in Lincoln County by Omaha-based Tenaska and Toronto-based Cordelio Power aren't the only projects in the works here. Triple Oak Power, a Portland, Oregon-based green energy supplier, is in the process of leasing land for a turbine project of its own north to northeast of Davenport. While CEO Jesse Gronner was wary to offer many details on the project, titled "Great Bend Wind," before such details are finalized, he sa...
DAVENPORT — The Feb. 13 Special Election was officially certified Friday, Feb. 23, confirming that Educational Programs and Operations and Capital Projects levies around Lincoln County all passed. Voter precinct data was released with that certification, indicating which areas of each School District were more in favor of the levies than others. In Davenport, a 4-year EP&O levy valued at approximately $2.30 per $1,000 assessed property value and a 4-year capital projects levy valued at approximately $1 per $1,000 assessed 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. Feb. 18 Traffic stops: 9 A commercial alarm was reported going off at Wonder Mini Mart in Wilbur. Feb. 19 Traffic stops: 16 A caller said her dogs were very upset and she didn’t feel safe going outside. A caller reque...
Davenport birthdays March 1: Jeremy Sewall March 2: Jersey Sanford, Donna Gauch March 3: Wayde Badgley, Angie Duff, Tami Odenrider, Sarah Raugust, Ripp Coffman March 4: Kelsie Mann, Briana Becker, Michelle Dodson March 5: Donna Fisher March 6: Angie Nicholls-Stiles, Dixie Guhlke, Jake Mattox, Lynnzee Zeus, Jennifer Gill March 7: Jesse Morrision, Trissie Sanguinet, Ginny Hein, Alex Guhlke, Macie Hopkins Davenport anniversaries March 4: Josh and Danielle Miller March 5: Stacey and Susie Friedlein Reardan birthdays March 1:...
1 years ago • A jury couldn’t reach a verdict and was discharged after one juror maintained their opposing position in the case of Henry Scheel, who was charged with grand larceny. • Davenport City Council granted the Union Oil company a permit to construct a warehouse, garage, office building, pumphouse and four steel tanks where the North Central Highway crossed the Central Washington Railroad. • Clarence Sherman of Downs and Bluestem was arrested in Ferry County on charges of stealing cattle. 75 years ago • Betty Lou...
DAVENPORT —-The results are certified, and all Lincoln County school levy propositions have passed. Results were certified Friday, Feb. 23. The local District flirting with levy failure was Reardan-Edwall, mostly due to opposition in Spokane County. But Lincoln County favored the levy enough to overrule said opposition. The 3-year Educational Programs and Operations (EP&O) levy valued at approximately $2 per $1,000 assessed property value passed 776-713, with 373 in favor to 190 opposed in Lincoln County and 523 opposed to 4...
DAVENPORT - Two proposed wind farms by Omaha-based Tenaska and Toronto-headquartered Cordelio Power are facing backlash from Lincoln County citizens. The Record-Times polled online followers this week to gauge what questions readers have surrounding the turbine projects, which are titled "Hawk Creek" and "Lincoln County SW." 72 responses had been received by Monday, Jan. 20 through call, text and online commenting forums. Of those 72 responses, 70 had voiced their opposition t...
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. Feb. 11 Traffic stops: 10 A caller said she saw two flashlights around a shop below her house. A caller reported a man walking in the center of Highway 2 just west of the Davenport Airport. A Reardan woman said her ph...
1 years ago A.R. Thorp of Edwall was found guilty of first-degree forgery after he forged Henry Guhlke’s name to a note and attempted to collect through the courts. Assessor Irving Borck named A.P. Conrad of Davenport and W.H. Shearer of Sprague as those who would assess all towns in Lincoln County for the year. All property was expected to be revalued. A special meeting of City Council was held in Davenport to discuss whether Morgan Street should be paved and whether the city had acted illegally in not making a p...
Davenport birthdays Feb. 23: Jacob Furman, Thomas Furman, Todd Stiles, Joyce Nonnemacher, Jess Bartell Feb. 24: Gene Stuckle, Bob Johnson, Michelle Honey Feb. 25: Jim Buchanan, Jarrett Jacobsen, Weston Sharer Feb. 26: Grant Harper, Tyson Lacy, Karissa Taylor Feb. 28: Hailey Arland, Christie Emery, Danielle Telford, Anthony Bambino, Carey Guhlke-Falk Davenport anniversaries Feb. 24: Tom and Tanya Scharff Reardan birthdays Feb. 23: Joyce Nonnemacher Feb. 27: Jenny Sobotta Harrington birthdays Feb. 25: Beth Oestreich Feb. 26:...
NOTICE OF PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY ELECTION March 12, 2024 Lincoln County, Washington NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT on Tuesday, March 12, 2024, in Lincoln County, State of Washington, there will be held a Presidential Primary Election, conducted all by mail countywide. The purpose of this election is to nominate presidential candidates to be voted for at the General Election, to be held on the Tuesday next succeeding the first Monday in November, 2024. Important instructions for voting in the Presidential Primary: In this...
Results as of Thursday, Feb. 15. Reardan-Edwall School District EP&O levy Yes: 771 No: 711 Odessa School District EP&O levy Yes: 290 No: 117 Odessa School District Capital levy Yes: 298 No: 107 Harrington School District EP&O levy Yes: 172 No: 81 Davenport School District EP&O levy Yes: 484 No: 379 Davenport School District Capital levy Yes: 489 No: 353 Hospital District No. 1 Excess levy Yes: 306 No: 148 Almira School District EP&O levy Yes: 104 No: 24 Creston School District EP&O levy Yes: 388 No: 205 Wilbur School...
REARDAN - Tenaska and Cordelio Power, the companies looking to build two wind farms in Lincoln County, held community meetings in Reardan and Harrington this week to answer questions about the projects titled Hawk Creek and Lincoln County SW. Both projects have rather broad potential locations and are almost entirely dependent on which landowners sign on to the lease to have wind turbines built on their property, Tenaska project manager Monte Ten Kley said at the Reardan...
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. Feb. 4 Traffic stops: 10 A disabled vehicle was reported at Highway 231 South and Highway 2. A caller said the front door of someone who wasn’t home was left open. Traders Express staff in Davenport said a patron lock...
Jerome Howard Wahl Aug.23, 1942 – Jan. 24, 2024 Jerome "Jerry" or "Banger" Howard Wahl passed away on Jan. 24, 2024. Jerry was born on Aug. 23, 1942 to Howard and Ruth Wahl in Ritzville. He went to school and graduated from Harrington High School in 1960. Jerry married the love of his life Shirley Sawyer in 1962. He worked for Lincoln Mill for about 5 years before going to work for Lincoln County Highway Department and retiring in 2012. He was a member of Davenport Gun Club a...
Davenport birthdays Feb. 16: Rob Harper, Molly Hale, Scott Cannon, Holly McDaniel, Tanner Zaugg Feb. 17: Taylor Morgan, Sean Deane, Ana Wilkie, Phyllis Luiten Feb. 18: Kaylee Leep, Doug Branch, Gary Phillips Feb. 19: Sydney Schneider, Mackenzie Fisk, Leslie Johnson Feb. 20: Brilee Madison, Karyn Lee, Christopher Briggs, Penny Strite, Brian Curtis, Wade Guhlke, Jeter Sanford Feb. 21: Barbara Badgley, Caitlyn Katz Feb. 22: Holly Branch, Sadahiro Patterson, Payton Critchlow, Greyson Wilkie Davenport anniversaries Feb. 16: Rob an...
NOTICE OF ABANDONED VEHICLE AUCTION First Price Sealed Bid. February 20, 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 February 15, 2024...
1 years ago Judgement totaling $8,841 was granted to Minnie Whitmore Reiger of Pomeroy from C.E. Moore and J.J. Tierney of Harrington after Reiger alleged she purchased a number of shares of stock in Moore and Tierney’s Blazeout company that were worthless. Lincoln County Pioneer Josephine Ditmar and her son Frank Ditmar were found guilty by a jury of manufacturing liquor with intent to sell after deputies found a gallon of liquor at the Ditmar farm near Reardan. 75 years ago Virgil Johnson of Davenport was presented a P...
SPANGLE - Three Gorillas are headed to Mat Classic XXXV. Senior Brody Schillinger, sophomore Brock Gustaveson and eighth-grader Wayland Holmberg qualified for the state meet at the Tacoma Dome with top-3 finishes at the Regional meet at Liberty High School Saturday, Feb. 10. Gustaveson was the top Davenport finisher of the day. He won the 190-pound class by defeating Conner Kline of Reardan 20-5 and pinning Pomeroy's Curtis Winona in 1:32. The sophomore earned a bye in the...
DAVENPORT - Most proposed replacement levies aimed at raising funds for local schools appear to have passed after ballot returns in Davenport, Odessa, Reardan and Harrington updated Thursday, Feb. 15. Most levies are passing comfortably, while one is still slightly too close to call. The tightest margin is a proposed 2-year replacement Educational Programs and Operations levy in the Reardan-Edwall School District, valued at approximately $2 per $1,000 assessed property value....
