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Serving Lincoln County for more than a century!
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Area youth were among the competitors June 7-8 at the junior rodeo at the Palouse Empire Fairgrounds west of Colfax.The Eastern Washington Junior Rodeo Association is scheduled to bring competitors to the Lincoln County Fairgrounds in Davenport for a two-day event June 21-22. After that, junior cowboys and cowgirls will head to Grand Coulee on July 13-14....
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...
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...
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...
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 - Local FFA District 5 Officers were elected here last Wednesday, May 22. And two locals were among those elected. The new Officer team includes Vice President Shelby Hargrave and Secretary Titus Griffin, both of Davenport. Other officers include President Gus Suksdorf and Treasurer Katy Belles of Liberty and Reporter Rylee Saguid and Sentinel Aubrey Gardiner of Riverside. Davenport FFA advisor Todd Hargrave said 16 candidates were considered from FFA chapters at...
Notice of Trustee’s Sale TS No WA07000166-22-4 TO No 2885516 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE PURSUANT TO THE REVISED CODE OF WASHINGTON CHAPTER 61.24 ET. SEQ. Grantor: ROBERT W SWINDLE, A SINGLE PERSON Current Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust: FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION Original Trustee of the Deed of Trust: LS TITLE OF WASHINGTON Current Trustee of the Deed of Trust: MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps Current Mortgage Servicer of the Deed of Trust: Freedom Mortgage Corporation Reference Number of the Deed of Trust: Ins...
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 12 Traffic stops: 9 An Odessa man said he could hear someone shooting inside town limits. An accidental medical alert for a 79-year-old female went off. A caller said someone drove through his fence, tore up his...
1 years ago Oscar Oehlwein of Davenport won third place in the mile run at the state interscholastic meet in Pullman. The annual meeting of the Lincoln County Tuberculosis league was held, with Dr. C.S. Bumgarner of Davenport elected president and Mrs. W.A. Buckley of Sprague elected vice president. A proposition to bond the city of Davenport for $10,000 to raise money to pave Morgan Street lost in a special election. 75 years ago Jerry Walter of Odessa showed a shorthorn steer that was declared grand champion over all...
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....
PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS RCW 11.40.030 SUPERIOR COURT, STATE OF WASHINGTON, COUNTY OF SPOKANE NO. 24-4-00940-32 In the Matter of the Estate of: ) HELENE L. WADKINS, Deceased. The personal representative named below has been appointed as personal representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the personal...
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 5 Traffic stops: 2 A one-vehicle noninjury crash was reported near Highway 28 and Nemo Road outside Odessa. A caller said a shady-looking pickup was parked near the Fishtrap exit on Old Sprague Highway Road. A o...
1 years ago Lincoln County Pioneer Sheriff John Level died after a battle with cancer. Mrs. Rose Landers of Sprague began suit against her husband, J.H. Landers, who had been arrested for allegedly marrying another woman before getting a divorce from Rose. The Lincoln County game commission placed a bounty of five cents each for offed magpies. 75 years ago Nearly 300 head of horses were sold at the annual Davenport Auction company event, with auctioneer Bill Hutsell crying from the truck in the center. Pioneer Sprague...
Hattie Arlene McGuire July 1,1932- May 1, 2024 Hattie Arlene McGuire, aged 91, passed away peacefully in Walla Walla, Wash., on May 1, 2024. Arlene personified love, kindness, warmth, loyalty, thoughtfulness, resilience, and generosity, all woven seamlessly together. To her many grandchildren, she was the best grandma ever: a heroine, a paragon of faith, strength, integrity, and love. Above all, Arlene epitomized the essence of family. She was a beloved caretaker and a strong...
PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS RCW 11.40.030 SUPERIOR COURT, STATE OF WASHINGTON, COUNTY OF SPOKANE NO. 24-4-00940-32 In the Matter of the Estate of: ) HELENE L. WADKINS, Deceased. The personal representative named below has been appointed as personal representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the personal...
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. April 28 Traffic stops: 20 A broken-down Mazda was reported on Highway 2 at milepost 229. A caller said someone dropped a lot of garbage on the side of the road on Old Sprague Highway Road just before Brown Road. A v...
SPOKANE - Lincoln County 4-H and FFA clubs were very well represented at the Junior Livestock show of Spokane sale Saturday, May 4, selling their swine, goats, beef and lambs for well above market prices. Here are the local names, sales and prices per pound. Swine Amelia Ray of Reardan FFA placed purple, selling 244 pounds at $3 a pound for $732 with a $170.80 market value. In a separate sale, she sold 266 pounds at $3.25 a pound for $864.50 with a $186.20 market value....
1 years ago Directors of the Washington Wheat Growers association voted to suspended 1924 crop operations to reorganize the association so the next year’s crop could be handled. Davenport High School won the 18th annual Lincoln County track and field meet. Individually, Fred Livasy of Almira and Lyle Bailey of Harrington tied for individual high point scorers. J.H. Landers of Sprague was jailed on a charge of getting married to one woman in the city while already having a wife and two children in Montana. 75 years ago G...
PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS RCW 11.40.030 SUPERIOR COURT, STATE OF WASHINGTON, COUNTY OF SPOKANE NO. 24-4-00940-32 In the Matter of the Estate of: ) HELENE L. WADKINS, Deceased. The personal representative named below has been appointed as personal representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the personal...
ODESSA - The spring sports postseason has arrived, and that means District Tournament action for local baseball and softball teams. Two area teams are still in the mix: Odessa baseball and Davenport softball. The Tigers have consistently sported the best team in the county this season and finished third in the District 7 following 26-1 and 20-5 wins at Selkirk Thursday, May 2. Odessa now heads to the District 7/9 1B Tournament in Ritzville Saturday, May 11. The Tigers take on...
CHEWELAH — The Reardan tennis team doesn’t have any players in district championship matches in the District 7 2B Tournament, but several athletes have a chance to work through the consolation bracket to try and advance to regionals. Competition began Tuesday, May 7, where Hailey Fry advanced to the girls singles semifinals with wins over an unnamed St. George’s player and Emily Howder of Chewelah. Complete match results weren’t available by press time. Fry lost to Chewelah’s Avi Sahota in the semifinals and will play teammat...
Varsity games, meets and matches the week of May 10-16 for Davenport, Odessa, Reardan and Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington. Friday, May 10 • Davenport golf at Harrington @ 2 p.m. Saturday, May 11 • Reardan-Davenport and LRS tennis at Districts at Whitworth @ 10 a.m. • Odessa baseball vs. DeSales at District 7/9 1B Tournament in Ritzville @ 1 p.m. • Odessa baseball vs. Sunnyside Christian, Pomeroy or Wellpinit at District 7/9 1B Tournament in Ritzville @ 4 p.m. if necessary Tuesday, May 14 • Davenport, Odessa an...
REARDAN - The Screaming Eagle tennis team took to their new courts at the school for a matchup with the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos Tuesday, April 30. Elsa Wescer defeated Noah Dockery 6-0, 6-0, while Hailey Fry topped Danika Cox 6-2, 6-0. Those were the two victories Reardan managed against the visiting Broncos. EJ Preuschoff put up a fight against Jeffrey Christianson, but ultimately fell 6-6. 4-6, 6-1, 12-14. And Dominic Board fell to Drake Gloyn 6-2, 6-3. In doubles...
