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Serving Lincoln County for more than a century!
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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...
SPRAGUE-A body was found eight miles northwest of Sprague, Thursday, Sept. 22. The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office received the call at 12:30 p.m. The body is believed to be that of a missing Moses Lake woman. 53-year-old Teresa Bergman was reported missing on Sept. 18. Bergman's remains will have an autopsy done by The Spokane County Medical Examiner to determine the cause and manner of death. Teresa Bergman's immediate family has been notified. Teresa's husband 54-year-old...
SPRAGUE-A body was found eight miles Northwest of Sprague, Thursday, Sept.22. Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office received the call at 12:30 p.m. The body is believed to be that of a missing Moses Lake woman. Teresa Bergman was reported missing on Sept.18. Bergman’s remains will have an autopsy done by The Spokane County Medical Examiner to determine the cause and manner of death. Teresa Bergman’s immediate family has been notified. Teresa’s husband 54- year- old Charles Bergman is still unaccounted for. He was last known t...
DAVENPORT—The Lincoln County Assessor’s Office has completed property revaluations for the Davenport area, and some locals are concerned that the skyrocketing value of their home will lead to a large impact on their taxes. But whether that statement is true or false is rather complicated, assessor J Scott Liebing contended. Taxing districts, which could include fire, hospital, school, county roads, cemetery, city, county, and parks and recreation districts, are only legally allowed to increase taxes by 1% in a calendar yea...
Government and community meetings and gatherings for the week of Sept. 16-22 in Davenport, Odessa, Reardan, Harrington and Sprague. If you’d like your organization included in this tab, email dteditor@centurytel.net. Monday, Sept. 19 Lincoln County Commissioners meeting at 8 a.m. in the County Courthouse Davenport school board meeting at 6 p.m. in the K-8 Library Odessa Public Development Authority meeting at 7 p.m. in Christ Lutheran Church Wednesday, Sept. 21 Davenport planning commission meeting at 7 p.m. in City H...
Varsity games, meets and matches during the week of Sept. 16-22 for Davenport, Odessa, Reardan and Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Harrington. All games are subject to postponement or cancellation. Friday, Sept. 16 Davenport football at Asotin @ 7 p.m. Odessa football vs. Springdale @ 7 p.m. Reardan football vs. Chewelah @ 7 p.m. LRS football vs. Tri-Cities Prep @ 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17 Davenport soccer vs. Tonasket @ noon Reardan soccer at Brewster @ noon LRS volleyball vs. Asotin @ 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 20 Davenport and...
ODESSA- The Lady Tigers faced the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Lady Broncs for their first non-league match on Thursday, Sept. 8. Odessa opened with a powerful defense in the first set despite losing with a score of 20-25. The back and forth with LRS was impressive for a 1B team competing against a larger 2B team. LRS dominated in the second set with a score of 10-25. Odessa came back with a win in the third set with a score of 25-18. Junior Melloney Deife and Senior Hayden Schuh...
Area scoreboard for games and matches Sept. 8-14 Football Sept. 9 Davenport 63, Oroville 7 Reardan 9, Northwest Christian 7 Liberty 27, Lind-Ritzville/Sprague 26 Volleyball Sept. 8 Reardan 3, Almira-Coulee-Hartline 0 Lind-Ritzville/Sprague 3, Odessa 1 Sept. 10 Odessa 2, Columbia (Burbank) 0 Reardan 3, Northport 2 Sept. 13 Reardan 3, Garfield-Palouse 0 Odessa 3, Valley Christian 0 Soccer Sept. 10 Reardan at Colville-CANCELLED Sept. 12 Mead at Davenport-CANCELLED...
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. Sept. 5 Traffic stops: 21 A caller reported a fire burning south of Highway 2 near Anderson Road in the Almira area. A caller said she needed to go to the hospital because something was coming out of her skin. A cal...
Government and community meetings and gatherings in Davenport, Odessa, Reardan, Harrington and Sprague the week of Sept. 9-15. If you’d like your organization included in this tab, email dteditor@centurytel.net. Monday, Sept. 12 Odessa town council meeting at 7 p.m. in the Library Wednesday, Sept. 14 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 the L...
Varsity games, meets and matches for Davenport, Odessa, Reardan and Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Harrington the week of Sept. 9-15. All games are subject to postponement or cancellation. Friday, Sept. 9 Davenport football at Oroville @ 7 p.m. Reardan football vs. Northwest Christian (Colbert) @ 7 p.m. LRS football at Liberty (Spangle) @ 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10 Reardan cross country at Highlander Invite in Spokane @ 9 a.m. Odessa and LRS volleyball at Bronco Invite in Ritzville @ 9 a.m. Reardan soccer at Colville @ 1 p.m. Reardan...
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. 29 Traffic stops: 20 An abandoned vehicle was reported at Lake Valley Loop and Old Sprague Highway. A loose black bull was reported on Max Harder Road and East Lake Lane in Sprague. A Davenport man said he saw...
Adult & Youth Posters 4-H Junior Addison Benner Medical Lake Posters, Rabbit vs. Hare 4-H Junior Parker Clouse Davenport Special Award Beef Beef Market Class-Market Steers 4-H Intermediate Amelia Ray of Reardan Grand Champion 4-H Senior Devin Groh Reserved Champion FFA Fr/Sp Lydia Wicks Grand Champion Open Junior Wesley Winn Grand Champion Amelia Ray of Reardan Overall Market Grand Champion 4-H Intermediate Arena Wells Grand Champion 4-H Intermediate Jack Baser Reserved Champion FFA Jr/Sr Regan Sevigney Grand Champion Open...
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...
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. 22 Traffic stops: 7 A Reardan man reported cows loose on Bisson Road between Tramm Road and Highway 2. An Odessa woman said she was finding doors open when they were supposed to be closed. A Wilbur woman sai...
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—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...
