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BLUESTEM – Entering the missile site owned by Peter Davenport just north of Bluestem Road between the city of Davenport and Harrington requires unlocking two gates and wandering down old roads largely overgrown by sage brush. To the untrained eye, the site, which is one of six in Lincoln County, appears to be a bizarrely oversized storage site for a farmer or person looking to get off the grid, but the history of the sites goes much deeper than that. Site stores many UFO f...
HARRINGTON—Several student-athletes are taking advantage of the school’s new athletic combine with Lind-Ritzville/Sprague, new activities director Brook Federer told the school board at the board’s regular meeting Wednesday, Aug. 31. Three students joined the Broncos football team, with two more expressing interest at an open house earlier this week, she said. LRS is projected to field a top-5 2B team in the state this year and is coming off an NE2B league championship in 2021. Five students joined the high school volle...
Government and community meetings and gatherings in Davenport, Odessa, Reardan, Harrington and Sprague for the week of Sept. 2-8. If you’d like your organization included in this tab, email dteditor@centurytel.net. Tuesday, Sept. 6 Lincoln County Commissioners meeting at 8 a.m. in the County Courthouse Wednesday, Sept. 7 Harrington Chamber of Commerce meeting at 4 p.m. at the Post and Office...
Varsity games, meets and matches the week of Sept. 2-8 for Davenport, Odessa, Reardan, Lind-Ritzville/Sprague and Christian Heritage. All games are subject to postponement or cancellation. Editor’s note: We will include LRS football games and volleyball matches in the docket due to Harrington’s sports participation this year. Friday, Sept. 2 Davenport vs. Reardan football at Davenport @ 7 p.m. LRS football vs. Colfax @ 7 p.m. Odessa football vs. Liberty Bell @ 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 3 Davenport and Odessa volleyball at...
DEEP CREEK--20 acres and two structures have burned in a fire north of Highway 2 between Wood Road and Brooks Road as of 7:15 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 28, according to staff reports. Level 3 evacuation notices are in place from Christensen Road to the east, Ritchey Road to the west, Highway 2 to the south and Sprague Road to the north. Crews from Spokane County Fire District No. 10, Lincoln County Fire District No. 4, Fire District No. 3, Airway Heights Fire, Department of Natural...
Government and community meetings and gatherings for the week of Aug. 26-Sept. 1 in Davenport, Odessa, Reardan, Harrington and Sprague. If you’d like your organization included in this tab, email dteditor@centurytel.net. Wednesday, Aug. 31 Harrington school board meeting at 7 a.m. in the Library Thursday, Sept. 1 Reardan town council meeting at 6 p.m. in the United Methodist Church...
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. Aug. 14 Traffic stops: 28 A Spokane man reported a disabled vehicle without jumper cables or a cellphone on Highway 2 three miles east of Wilbur. A caller reported a white bag in the middle of the road on Highway 25....
SPRAGUE-- Dick and Claudette Sharp have been announced as the 2022 Grand Marshal for the Sprague Days Parade, which will be Saturday, Sept. 10. Dick Sharp was born and raised in Sprague, graduating from the high school in 1967. He worked for the Sprague Advocate and later was hired by a newspaper in Tri-Cities where he moved to for a year before returning to work for John Deere dealers in Spokane, Cheney and Sprague. He also worked for several area farmers over the years...
Government and community meetings and gatherings in Davenport, Odessa, Reardan, Harrington and Sprague for the week of Aug. 19-25. If you’d like your organization included in this tab, email dteditor@centurytel.net. Monday, Aug. 22 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, Aug. 24 Lincoln County Parks and Recreation District No. 4 meeting at 9 a.m. in Memorial Hall Sprague city council meeting at 6 p.m., location TBD Odessa school board m...
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. Aug. 8 Traffic stops: 28 A one-vehicle rollover crash was reported on Highway 25 at milepost 8. A Davenport man said a man and dog were in a broken-down Dodge pickup at the Lincoln County Transfer Station and nee...
DAVENPORT—Over half of eligible Lincoln County voters turned out for the Aug. 2 primary election and chose six candidates to send to the November general election. Gabe Gants and Brian Telford are running for Sheriff, Emily Lybbert Hansen and Brad Sweet are running for Treasurer and Rob Coffman and Jason Debord are running for County Commissioner. Gants gathered over 50% of the votes in a five-man primary race for Sheriff with 2,259, while Telford had 990 votes. Almost every municipality favored Gants. Davenport gave him 3...
Government and community meetings and gatherings in Davenport, Odessa, Reardan, Harrington and Sprague for the week of Aug. 12-18. If you’d like your organization included in this tab, email dteditor@centurytel.net. Monday, Aug. 15 Lincoln County Commissioners meeting at 8 a.m. in the County Courthouse Odessa Public Development Authority meeting at 7 p.m. in Christ Lutheran Church Wednesday, Aug. 17 Davenport planning commission meeting at 7 p.m. in City Hall Thursday, Aug. 18 Lincoln Hospital board of commissioners m...
DAVENPORT—Sports schedules are still a work in progress, but the calendar for football, volleyball and girl’s soccer in Davenport, Odessa and Reardan is starting to shape up. Tentative schedules show that Davenport will host Reardan in Week 1 of the football season. The Gorillas will be trying to build off last season’s playoff berth, while the Screaming Eagles will look for a rivalry win in Matt Clouse’s head coaching debut. If the tentative schedule holds, Davenport football will have home games against Liberty Sept. 3...
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. Aug. 1 Traffic stops: 8 A Davenport woman said she woke up to the smell of someone smoking weed, then saw someone looking in her window. An Odessa woman said she thought someone tried to open her door at midnight the...
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...
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...
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...
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...
The back roads of the Palouse are beautiful this time of year. But there’s a lot more to see if you traverse them on a motorcycle. Last week, after looking at the cost of gas and the weather forecast, I rode my Harley-Davidson to work for the first time this summer. I don’t have a fancy bike; it’s a simple Sportster – no flashy chrome, no windshield or fairing, no saddlebags. It’s kind of a modern day version of the iconic Triumphs James Dean and Marlon Brando rode decades 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 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...
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 20 Traffic stops: 12 An 87-year-old woman unable to get out of bed was reported. Lincoln County Public Works reported an abandoned vehicle on Harrington-Tokio Road near the county gravel pit. Davenport City Hal...
