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REARDAN-The school district has a laundry list of capital improvements it hopes to complete in the next five years, most of which surround the athletic facilities slipping in quality behind many other area schools. Those improvements cost money, so the school board approved a motion to run a capital levy in this year's November general election at the board's July 27 meeting. The five-year levy, which comes on top of a three-year levy passed by voters in Feb. 2021, would...
DAVENPORT-New redistricting documents discussed at the school board's meeting Wednesday, July 27 will attract more candidates to fill District 1's vacant seat, the district hopes. The position, which was vacated after Heather Panke resigned at the end of 2021, has yet to be filled. The school district has three positional spots and two at-large positions. District 2 is filled by chair Deanna Fitzpatrick, District 3 is filled by Tami Odenrider and Garrett Husky and Janie Schrec...
Government and community meetings and gatherings in Davenport, Odessa, Reardan, Harrington and Sprague for the week of Aug. 5-11. If you’d like your organization included in this tab, email dteditor@centurytel.net. Monday, Aug. 8 Davenport school board special meeting at 6 p.m. in the K-8 Library Odessa town council meeting at 7 p.m. in the Library Wednesday, Aug. 10 Reardan-Edwall school board workshop session at 6 a.m. in the Commons Davenport city council meeting at 7 p.m. in City Hall Harrington city council meeting at 7...
Davenport birthdays Aug. 5: Paula Furman, Richard Gunning Aug. 6: Jeff Gunning, Michelle Hopp, Kim Buchmann, Barb Zentz, Matt Schneider, Tyler Greenwood, Nick Colbert Aug. 7: Chad Crandell, Darci Linstrum, Cady Zellmer, Adeline Delafield Aug. 8: Olivia Plasencia, Tom Withey, Emma Street Aug. 9: Jade Smith, Gary Buck, Jim Linstrum Aug. 10: Alicia Cloud, Jerome Rosman, Amber Wood, Dalilah Plump, Michael Strite, Marcella Alderate, Mark Morgan, Ashley Gunning, Betty Heid ♱ Aug. 11: Renee Honey, Cody Parker, Austin Savelesky D...
YAKIMA-The Reardan softball team's ace pitcher of the last two years is most comfortable in the outfield. And that's what Alyssa Sosky will be playing for the Yakima Valley College Yaks this school year after signing Wednesday, July 27. Sosky chose the school due to its relative proximity to home, a local connection with a good friend and a budding relationship that began growing with Yaks head coach Renae Koppenhafer last summer. "She's one of those people that's very active...
This, offered in loving memory of Ralph Walter Sunwold who returned to his Lord Jesus Christ on July 23, 2022 at age 76. Ralph was a loving husband, dad, grand dad, and great grandpa to the family he always cherished. Some of his life-long pals called him "Sunny" which perfectly described his approach to the challenges of life. Ralph was born Jan. 6, 1946 to Albert and Christine Miller Sunwold (both deceased) of Fairfield, Wash. He was the youngest of three children and was...
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 25 Traffic stops: 8 Lincoln County Public Works said a speeding semitruck crashed into a county grader on Olson Road just south of Denny Station Road. A caller reported a transient person walking into the AgL...
Government and community meetings and gatherings in Davenport, Odessa, Reardan, Harrington and Sprague for the week of July 29-Aug. 4. If you’d like your organization included in this tab, email dteditor@centurytel.net. Monday, Aug. 1 Lincoln County Commissioners meeting at 8 a.m. in the County Courthouse Wednesday, Aug. 3 Harrington Chamber of Commerce meeting at 4 p.m. in the Post and Office Thursday, Aug. 4 Reardan town council at 6 p.m. in the United Methodist Church...
DAVENPORT-One of the longest tenured incumbents running for county office has only been in the poisition for 3.5 years, and he can be found in the assessor's office. J Scott Liebing is running to retain the position he was appointed to in 2018 and re-elected to for the 2019-2022 term. Liebing is running unopposed on this year's ballot. "The alternative would be that I have to change careers altogether," Liebing said. "The first term went by really fast, and I'm now looking...
Davenport birthdays July 29: Travis Greenwood, Halie Ropp, Rawleigh Fisk July 30: Dawn Hale, Jamie Kunz, Lily Harden, Brielle Ballance July 31: Sebastian Hardin Aug. 1: Lila Lust, John Greenwood, Lincoln Johnson Aug. 2: Elly Bageant, John Carruth, Joseph Gunning Aug. 3: Charles Oliver, Kim Hardin, Brenda Gamache, Doreen Forest Aug. 4: Harold Thompson, Aaron Coley, Izaiah Bowdish, Ken Horner, Karom Thomas Davenport anniversaries July 29: Brandon and Leslie King July 30: Sam and Kathleen Posey, Mike and Renee Honey July 31: Gab...
Sandi Slaughter, Bill Kemp, Ricky Wines and Ginny Wines begin to prepare bags of food to distribute to those in need in Reardan as people from 2nd Harvest team up with the American Legion Thursday, July 21. By the time the clock clicked down to the start time the tables were full of food....
DAVENPORT—Surging temperatures and dry conditions finally reflecting a true Eastern Washington summer have led local authorities to enact burn bans around the county. Open fires were banned in Fire District No. 5, which includes Davenport, Deer Meadows and the surrounding areas, and Fire District No. 4, which includes Reardan, Edwall, Long Lake and the surrounding areas, effective Monday, July 25. Fire District No. 6, which includes Harrington and the surrounding areas, has had a burn ban in place since July 13. Fires are a...
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 18 Traffic stops: 8 An abandoned vehicle with a note saying the car would be towed the next morning was reported on Highway 2 at milepost 260. A Lincoln County Jail inmate was transported to Eastern State Hos...
Davenport birthdays July 22: Elliette Chappell, Roger Hutfless, Lynne Coppersmith, Dave Leath, Lindsey Van Buren, Riley Ensor, Colt Curtaccio July 23: Malec Johnson, Johanna Orvis, Keira Katz, Jody Hardin, Tyler Dehn, Lacy Gustaveson July 24: Kyra Bowdish, Zeke Tareski, Ed Johnston, Pam Zeiler July 25: Ryan Janke, Mallory Kragt, John Sawyer, Andy Miller, Alvin Johnson July 26: Amy Crandell, Krista Becker July 27: Brian Buck July 28: Gerry Hein, Grace Lilje, Josh Dodson, Carmelyn Choate Davenport anniversaries July 22:...
Government and community meetings and gatherings in Davenport, Odessa, Reardan, Harrington and Sprague for the week of July 22-28. If you’d like your organization included in this tab, email dteditor@centurytel.net. Monday, July 25 Davenport school board meeting at 6 p.m. in the K-8 Library Odessa town council meeting at 7 p.m. in the Library Wednesday, July 27 Harrington school board meeting at 7 a.m. in the Library Parks and Recreation District No. 3 meeting at 9 a.m. in Memorial Hall Sprague city council meeting at 6 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. July 11 Traffic stops: 12 A caller said she thought people that drove into a trailer park were there for her. A Lincoln County Jail inmate was transported to Lincoln Hospital for a COVID-19 test. A recklessly dri...
Odessa birthdays July 15: Randi Holman July 16: H.P. Carstensen July 17: Neil Fink July 18: Melissa Schafer, Tracy Walter, Emily Scrupps July 21: Barbara Schlimmer, Stephanie Hemans Odessa anniversaries July 14: Wayne and Darice Wraspier, Adam and Sara Dirks, Dan and Randi Miller July 18: Curtis and Angela Weber July l9: Justin and Maria Brooks Davenport birthdays July 15: Courtney Edwards, Mackenzie Buck, David Musgrave, Jesslyn McCluskey, Grant Zahajko, Tennessa Cox July 16: Brandy Wood, Joshua McBride, Linda Miller, Sue Re...
Bobby Winn of Reardan competed Sunday in team roping during the Sunday performance of the Cheney Rodeo. Winn, and teammate Brett Hale of Tenino, however, were unable to score in the event....
Robert Earl Oehlschlaeger, 89, passed away on July 7, 2022. Earl, as he was known by, was born in Pasco, Wash. to Paul and Mary (MacReynolds) Oehlschlaeger on July 15, 1932. After spending several years on their Connell, Wash. farm, the Oehlschlaeger family moved to a farm near Reardan, Wash., where Earl graduated from high school in 1950. After attending college, he joined the Navy and spent four years exploring the Mediterranean world before coming back to Reardan to farm....
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 4 Traffic stops: 31 A caller reported a person sleeping in a vehicle. A woman said her family was camping at Spring Canyon and people in an adjacent campground were heavily drinking and talking about fir...
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 26 Traffic stops: 25 A caller reported fireworks being set off at Cougar Ridge and Bull Run Roads near Little Falls north of Reardan. A Lincoln man requested a welfare check on his neighbor, whom he hadn’t seen f...
Government and community meetings and gatherings in Davenport, Odessa, Reardan, Harrington and Sprague for the week of July 8-14. If you’d like your organization included in this tab, email dteditor@centurytel.net. Monday, July 11 Odessa town council meeting at 7 p.m. in the Library Wednesday, July 13 Reardan-Edwall school board workshop at 6:30 p.m. in the Commons Davenport city council meeting at 7 p.m. in City Hall Harrington city council meeting at 7 p.m. in City Hall Sprague-Lamont school board meeting at 7 p.m. in t...
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office received no calls of fires related to firework mishaps on July 4, chief civil deputy Denise Liebing said. Neither did crews in Fire Districts covering Davenport, Odessa, Harrington, Reardan, Edwall and the Fourth of July. “The rain probably helped for sure,” District No. 4 chief Jim Adams said. Law enforcement was still busy over the weekend, making 69 traffic stops on July 2 and arresting two people for driving under the influence. Most of the traffic was found near the Spokane arm of La...
Davenport birthdays July 8: Bo Gunning, Kathy Johnson, Sarah Vesneske, Alton Leisle, Joyce Walsh, Kaiden Bodeau July 9: Bob Fisher, Claudia Thompson, Wylie Hendrickson, Bob Guhlke, Rachel Lacy July 10: Nick Nicholls, Bronson Pankey, Logan Eldred July 11: Tommy Wilkie July 12: Juliann Janke, Margie Hall, Theresa Telford, John Stiles, Jason Schimek, Sam Posey, JJ Kowalkowski, Bentley Mitchell ♱ July 13: Milei Floyd, Judy Miller, Marlena Guhlke, Gene Johnson, Marilyn Arland, Mitchell Hale July 14: Jan Stone, Robert Mielke D...
Charles Robert “Bob” Staib III, resident of Vacaville, Calif., passed away peacefully at his home on Thursday Oct. 28, 2021. He touched many lives with his volunteer spirit and optimistic outlook on life. Bob was born in Wilmington, Del. on Jan. 21, 1935, to Charles Robert Jr. and Louise Caroline Staib. He graduated from P.S. DuPont High School in Wilmington in 1952 and received his Bachelor of Science degree in Agronomy from Washington State University in 1956 and a Mas...
