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Serving Lincoln County for more than a century!
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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 13 Traffic stops: 0 An expected death was reported on the 100 block of Eighth Street in Davenport. A caller reported he had been scammed. An Edwall man reported a suspicious vehicle. Lincoln County District C...
Government and community meetings and gatherings in Davenport, Odessa, Harrington, Reardan and Sprague for the week of June 24-30. If you’d like your organization included in this tab, email dteditor@centurytel.net. Monday, June 27 Odessa town council meeting at 7 p.m. in the Library Wednesday, June 29 Davenport school board meeting at 6 p.m. in the HS Auditorium Reardan-Edwall school board meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the Commons Harrington school board meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the Commons...
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 5 Traffic stops: 18 A panic alarm was reported going off at Cenex in Davenport. A caller said she believed the bridge on Sunset Highway Road just east of Davenport could collapse. A caller said her brother was f...
Government and community meetings and gatherings in Davenport, Odessa, Reardan, Harrington and Sprague for the week of June 17-23. If you’d like your organization included in this tab, email dteditor@centurytel.net. Tuesday, June 21 Lincoln County commissioners meeting at 8 a.m. in the County Courthouse Wednesday, June 22 Lincoln County Parks and Recreation District No. 3 meeting at 9 a.m. in Memorial Hall Sprague city council meeting at 6 p.m. in the Library Odessa school board meeting at 6 p.m. in the Library Davenport c...
LIND – With names like "General Lee," "Let's Go Brandon" and "The Bandit," politics were on full-display Saturday along state Highway 21. Dozens of "Trump Country," Trump 2024" and patriotic flags flew along the highway as motorists honked and waved entering town. Anti-President Joe Biden flags waved from high atop farm combines, pickups and campers. But it wasn't the anti-Biden sentiment that brought thousands of people to town, it was the 33rd annual running of the Lind C...
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 30 Traffic stops: 20 A caller reported a deer stuck in a fence on Highway 28 at milepost 128. A caller reported a vehicle off the roadway on Highway 231 at milepost 36. An Odessa woman said her 13-year-old son r...
Government and community meetings and gatherings in Davenport, Odessa, Reardan, Harrington and Sprague the week of June 10-16. If you’d like your organization included in this tab, email dteditor@centurytel.net. Monday, June 13 Odessa town council meeting at 7 p.m. in the Library Thursday, June 16 Lincoln Hospital Board of Commissioners meeting at 3:30 p.m. in the County Courthouse Reardan town council meeting at 6 p.m. in the United Methodist Church...
DAVENPORT—High school seniors around Lincoln County ready to conclude their grade school ventures are about to see that dream realized. Many local graduations are coming up this weekend, while a couple have either already occurred or are a couple weekends away. Harrington graduation is first on tap this weekend, with a 6 p.m. ceremony at the school scheduled for the four local graduates. Davenport and Odessa’s graduations are both Saturday, June 4. Odessa’s ceremony is at 11 a.m., while Davenport celebrates its gradu...
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 23 Traffic stops: 6 A caller said they were passed by a vehicle on Highway 2, and occupants in the vehicle began throwing rocks on their car. A caller said a white Chevy blew through two stop signs in a c...
Government and community meetings and gatherings for the week of June 3-9. If you’d like your organization included in this tab, email dteditor@centurytel.net. Monday, June 6 Lincoln County commissioners meeting at 8 a.m. in the County Courthouse Odessa town council meeting at 7 p.m. in the Library Wednesday, June 8 Harrington Chamber of Commerce meeting at 4 p.m. at the Post and Office 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 c...
SPRAGUE – One person was injured in a single car crash on eastbound Interstate 90 in the early morning hours of Wednesday, May 25. According to the Washington State Patrol, Daniel A. Mishler, 33, of Redmond, Wash., was transported to a Spokane Hospital following the crash. Mishler was driving a 2002 Ford Focus when he left the roadway near Milepost 238, at the south end of Sprague Lake. The vehicle went off the left side of the roadway onto the rumble strips, at which time the driver overcorrected to the right, sending the v...
SPANGLE – The Reardan softball team suffered a loss in its first District 7 NE2B game but staved off elimination with a victory in a loser-out game. Davenport, meanwhile, played into the tournament but was eliminated on the first day. Reardan entered the tournament as the seventh seed and fell to the Liberty Lancers in Spangle 11-4 in their first postseason game Tuesday, May 17. The Screaming Eagles stayed alive in a loser-out game, however, fighting off the Kettle Falls 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 9 Traffic stops: 21 A caller reported a suspicious boat and trailer parked at the bird watching area north of Reardan. Vista Manor Apartments in Wilbur called to say one of their tenants died. A man said he was...
LIND–The combined Lind and Ritzville school boards unanimously approved adding the Harrington to the existing Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna athletic combine during a meeting Monday, May 23. Earlier in the month the Harrington School Board voted to accept an offer to join the combine, by a 3-2 vote, during a meeting in Harrington....
HARRINGTON – Several students, teachers and community members signed up to speak at the Wednesday, May 25 meeting of the school board. All of them expressed disappointment and concern about the decision reached at the previous meeting for the Harrington School District to join the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague sports program during the 2022-23 school year. Many said that the decision was rushed and that the community had too little time to absorb the proposal and all of its ramifications. One person said that a survey filled out by...
HARRINGTON – A special meeting of the school board was held Monday, May 9, in the high school library to decide whether or not to accept an offer from the combined Lind-Ritzville/Sprague sports organization to join them for a year-long trial period that would allow more Harrington high-school athletes to participate in sports. Following discussion that lasted an hour and a half, the board voted 3-2 to accept the proposal. Board chair Shelly Quigley ran the meeting of the full board, which also included Darren Mattozzi, J...
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 2 Traffic stops: 18 A caller said he ran two males out of some abandoned buildings. A Davenport woman reported a grease fire on the 300 block of Logan Street. A vehicle lockout was reported at Trader’s in Dav...
RITZVILLE-Reardan was well-represented at the NE2B South Division track and field championships. Both the boys and girls teams finished in first place in the meet that included competitors from Lind-Ritzville/Sprague, Asotin, Liberty and Colfax. The girls had 138 points, while second-place Colfax had 123 points. The boys had 160 points to second-place Colfax's 137. Individually, the top four competitors in all laned events and the top six competitors in field and mile-plus...
DAVENPORT—If either NE2B softball team from Lincoln County is going to make a state tournament run, it will take a string of upsets and players across the board to step up. Reardan enters the NE2B district tournament as the No. 7 seed, while Davenport will have to win a pigtail game for an opportunity at the league’s top seed. Davenport finished last in the league with a league record of 2-12 and an overall record of 3-13 after splitting a pair of games with Lind-Ritzville/Sprague on Senior Night Tuesday, May 10. The Gor...
HARRINGTON—Will the Panthers stay put for sports? Or is a merger with Lind-Ritzville/Sprague, Davenport or Odessa on the horizon? Those were some of the questions the school board faced at its special meeting Monday, May 2 in response to an offer from LRS for Harrington to join the Broncos for middle and high school athletics on a one-year trial basis next year. Harrington administration began to explore the idea of a merger with LRS about three weeks ago after a couple Panthers joined the Broncos softball team. LRS then o...
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 25 Traffic stops: 14 A Lincoln County Jail inmate was transferred from the Spokane Police Department. A caller said her mom had been acting weird over text message. An Avista caller said they found some bones i...
Government and community meetings and gatherings in Davenport, Odessa, Reardan, Harrington and Sprague the week of May 6-12. If you’d like your organization included in this tab, email dteditor@centurytel.net. Monday, May 9 Odessa town council meeting at 7 p.m. in the Odessa Library Wednesday, May 11 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 the Sprague Conference Room Thursday, May 12 Davenport Chamber of C...
DAVENPORT-Local baseball and softball teams have about one week left in their respective regular seasons before heading to districts. Baseball districts begin this weekend, while softball regular seasons run through next Tuesday. Several local teams were in action this week and over the weekend as the regular season winds down. Tigers overpower Wellpinit, fall to ACH The Tiger baseball team had little trouble overcoming Wellpinit on Apr. 26, winning both games of the...
Varsity games, meets and matches for Davenport, Odessa, Reardan and Harrington the week of May 6-12. All games are subject to postponement or cancellation. Note: This docket has been updated from our print edition to reflect current district track and baseball schedules. Friday, May 6 Odessa track at Royal City @ 3:30 p.m. Saturday, May 7 Reardan softball vs. Brewster @ noon Odessa District baseball vs. Northport @ 4 p.m. Monday, May 9 Davenport and Odessa golf at Meadow Wood in Liberty Lake @ 9 a.m. Tuesday, May 10...
REARDAN-A full week of home games for the local baseball and softball teams against Colfax and Lind-Ritzville/Sprague led to mixed results. When the Bulldogs came to town Friday, April 22, the top-10 ranked softball team wasn't messing around. Colfax beat Reardan 16-0 in three innings in the first game of a doubleheader, aided by 11 runs in the top of the second inning. Reardan didn't have much better luck in the second game, but did get on the scoreboard. Colfax won the latte...
