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DAVENPORT - Ballots for Lincoln County's upcoming levy-only election are landing in mailboxes this week, and voters may notice they look a little different from those in years past. About 4,200 ballots were mailed last Friday afternoon, according to Lincoln County Elections Manager Norm Caley. There are no candidates on the ballot, only levy measures. The change comes after state legislation passed last year requiring uniform ballot envelopes statewide, replacing what had...
DAVENPORT — One Lincoln County town logged 1,360 police calls in 2025. Another had just eight. The county’s latest crime data reveal sharp contrasts, both in total incidents and per-resident activity, showing how population, location, and local law enforcement shape who interacts most with police and the sheriff’s office. Davenport, the county seat and largest town, with about 1,703 residents, recorded the most calls. Traffic offenses, domestic violence investigations, and suspicious person reports dominated. That works out t...
Harrington kids teamed up with reading buddies and lined the halls with free books during National Reading Day, proving that reading is better when shared...
I write this column with the kind of caution usually reserved for handling live grenades. Why? Because this time last year, I innocently mentioned sunshine, a lack of snow, and, oops, the county apparently thought I was issuing a challenge. Snow piled in, my inbox nearly exploded with frustrated messages, and the latest gem arrived just in time for this column: if anyone has to shovel snow after I write this, I’ll be receiving a bill. Consider this a very polite, slightly nervous preemptive apology to Mother Nature… and my...
1 Years Ago The coldest temperature of the season was recorded here last Thursday evening when the thermometer registered 14 above zero. The coldest previous temperature had been 18 above. A bull on the S. A. Weipert farm south of Reardan gored five horses Monday when the stock came to a straw pile to feed. One of the horses will not recover. Davenport was victorious in four high school basketball games last weekend, the high school first team defeating Creston, 29-16, Friday, and Reardan, 44-14; Saturday, while the grade s...
Davenport Birthdays Jan. 29: Tim Utley, Doug Reinbold, Eliza Lynn Bailey, Jaymie Bennett Jan. 30: Teresa Vesneske Jan. 31: Debbie Orvis, Danita Hammond, Kalah Dehn, James Bellotti Feb. 1: Anna Cash, Sherrill Hansen, Brenda Guhlke, Carson Tucker, Ryker Plasencia Feb. 2: Greg Hein Feb. 3: Braelynn Carruth, Susan Coffman, Jeanne Morrision, Sydney Abbott, Jason Raugust, Blake Warwick Feb. 4: Dawn Shaver, Amber Hubbard Reardan Birthdays Jan. 29: Jeff Wagner, Sarah Spearman, Jennifer Kieffer, Ruth Wollweber Jan. 31: Rhett Dormaier...
Public Notice Lincoln County Public Works, David Orvis, 27234 State Route 25 N Davenport, WA 99122-9579, is seeking coverage under the Washington State Department of Ecology’s Construction Stormwater NPDES and State Waste Discharge General Permit. The proposed project, Duck Lake Road, is located at the intersection of HWY 28 and Duck Lake Road East, and is the EOP in Harrington in Lincoln County. This project involves 41.1 acres of soil disturbance for Highway or Road, Utilities, and construction activities. Some discharges a...
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION February 10, 2026 Lincoln County, Washington Notice is hereby given that on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, in Lincoln County, State of Washington, with: Creston School District No. 73; Odessa School District No. 105, joint with Adams County No. 157 and Grant County No. 166; Wilbur School District No. 200: Harrington School District No. 204: Ritzville School District No 160-67: Wilson Creek School District No. 167-202: Public Hospital District No. 1 and Park and Recreation District No. 2. There will be...
HARRINGTON - The City Council discussed several infrastructure and community issues during their meeting Wednesday, Jan. 14, including the city's water system, cemetery maintenance, and proposed ordinances. Council members voted against replacing the city's water main using a loan from the state, citing operational concerns with Well No. 1. Mayor Joe Armand said testing revealed a series of valves had failed and need replacement before the well can go online. Armand also...
HARRINGTON - The City Council discussed several infrastructure and community issues during their meeting Wednesday, Jan. 14, including the city's water system, cemetery maintenance, and proposed ordinances. Council members voted against replacing the city's water main using a loan from the state, citing operational concerns with Well No. 1. Mayor Joe Armand said testing revealed a series of valves had failed and need replacement before the well can go online. Armand also...
1 years ago The banks of Lincoln County made the usual quarterly statement of business as the date of December 31, 1925. The deposits show $3,959,757 as compared with $4,424,659 on the previous call of September 30, 1925. Scarlet Fever has again made its appearance around Harrington. Fred Wagner's six children have it and the little son of Emery Bumgardner came down with it Monday. Both families are under quarantine. Not knowing she was heiress to a $12,000 estate, Miss Ella...
Davenport birthdays Jan. 22: Trevor King Jan. 23: Lisa Prewitt, Tyler Zaugg Jan. 24: Sam Graber, Asia Hardin, Debbie Roemer, Loren Ensor, Ayron Easley, Mark Mandere Jan. 25: Aayla Hubbard Jan. 26: Lance Strite, Asher Petersen Jan. 27: Curtis Guhlke, Seyler Lacy, Ezri Lacy, Jacob Taylor, Juniper Bilodeaux, Karson Glick Jan. 28: Jacob Harvey Reardan birthdays Jan. 23: Amanda Bonstrom-Meier Jan. 25: Doris Dormaier Jan. 27: Jenny Cesaratto, Rylee Holwegner Jan. 28: Paul Whitmore Harrington birthdays Jan. 22: Jim Knapp Jan. 24:...
Harrington second-grade students use newly learned math strategies to decode a recipe before putting their skills to work baking chocolate chip cookies for their class....
Davenport birthdays Jan. 15: Joan McLauchlan, Amber Stormo, Brendan Leep, Annie Bodeau Jan. 17: Dylan Carruth, Travis Telecky, Micah Choate, Hunter Wilkie, Kara Wilkie Jan. 18: Chris Jenness, Doug Booth Jan. 19: Denise Hayes, Pat Mandere Jan. 20: Jackson Sorensen, Nathan Mielke, Liberty Mielke Jan. 21: Hannah Mielke, Richelle Kowalkowski, Kay Zellmer Reardan birthdays Jan. 15: Teran Adams Jan. 20: Matt McDonald Reardan anniversaries Jan. 20: Dale and Arlene Swant Harrington birthdays Jan. 15: Grace Putney Jan. 20: Wayne...
DAVENPORT - As 2025 came to a close, the Lincoln County Record-Times looked back on a year that kept the county buzzing and has finished compiling a two-part review of what was deemed newsworthy. Schools, government offices and councils saw retirements and fresh faces, and countless other events shaped life across the region. JULY The Harrington School District shifted to a four-day school week this fall, the board announced Monday, June 30. Newly sworn-in Superintendent...
HARRINGTON - The Harrington Chamber of Commerce convened Wednesday, Dec. 7, for its first official meeting of the 2026 year, setting priorities for the months ahead and addressing routine business and upcoming community issues. The meeting opened with a standard call to order and approval of previous meeting minutes. Members discussed the Columbia Basin Herald Guide, including potential advertising opportunities for the chamber. Also on the agenda was the chamber's storage...
Davenport Birthdays Jan. 8: Jennifer Hargrave, Carter Ruiz Jan. 9: Dani Vesneske, Tony Hein, Susan Alspach, Steve Telecky, Brayden Bailey, Courtney Strozyk Jan. 10: Barbara Ensor, Leonardo Chavelas Jan. 11: Leslie Oliver, Morgan Morcom Jan. 12: Lorie Leath Jan. 13: Sandy Buchanan, Gracey Falk Jan. 14: Penny Pankey, Chuck Johnston, Becky Zeus, Jeremy Holderby, Jaye Jones Davenport Anniversaries Jan. 9: Troy and Andrea Morgan Jan. 10: Dave and Pat Mandere Jan. 11: George and Marilyn Arland Reardan Birthdays Jan. 9: Aspen...
1 Years Ago PRICE OF WHEAT: Hard White, $1.44. Soft White, $1.44. Forty Fold, $1.44. Club, $1.44. Federation, $1.44. Dark Northern Spring $1.46. There were 66 marriages performed in Lincoln County during 1925, and 28 divorces were granted, 38 more marriages than divorces, according to the records of Mrs. Maude Topping, county clerk. The county commissioners yesterday passed a resolution setting aside 30 percent of the permanent highway money for Lincoln County, obtained from the state motor vehicle license fund, to be used...
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 (LCSO) does not release names of individuals who report possible criminal or suspicious activities to dispatchers or alleged victims for this column. DISPATCH LOG Dec. 28 Traffic Stops: 13 12:11 p.m. — A man called stating he wanted to return to his sister’s home on Crescent Road North, but she said he could only come with a police escort, as she does no...
1 Years Ago The Lincoln County game commissioners, Senator Charles E. Myers and C. A. Pettijohn of Davenport and P. Faldbord of Wilbur, met here last week and decided to offer a bounty of 10 cents a head for magpies killed during January and February 1926. Members of the game commission say that a resident of a neighboring county killed 5,000 magpies last year by poisoning the birds. PRICE OF WHEAT: Hard White, $1.47. Soft White, $1.47. Forty Fold, $1.47. Club, $1.47. Federation, $1.47. Dark Northern Spring $1.50. The...
Davenport Birthdays Jan. 1: Amanda Plumb Jan. 4: Megan Hopp, Brandon Stiles Jan. 2: Sabrina Burger, Kaitlynne Guhlke, Samantha Odenrider Jan. 5: Mary Wright, Kennedy Hargrave Jan. 6: Jarod Gunning, Hayley Gill Jan. 7: Tanya Scharff, Kristi Abbott, Ray Dashiell, Nina Fisk Jan. 8: Jennifer Hargrave, Carter Ruiz Davenport Anniversaries Jan. 3: Greg and Mahta Hein Reardan birthdays Jan. 1: Colleen Ellis, Garrett Ellis Jan. 3: Dale Swant Jan. 7: Tammy Booker Harrington Birthdays Jan. 1: Issabella Putney Jan. 4: Brian Els Jan. 7:...
