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DAVENPORT — A 911 threat of an unhappy community member entering local schools with an AK-47 was quickly deemed to be a hoax Wednesday, May 10. Sheriff Gabe Gants said the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office 911 dispatch received a call around 11:20 a.m. from a man who said he “moved here recently” and “hasn’t been treated well.” “So he was upset with that and (said he) was going to take an AK-47 to school, and there were gunshots in the background of the call,” Gants said. Police quickly responded to the two school campuses and...
REARDAN - Kerstin Lundgren and Annmarie Bolyard will share the title of Miss Reardan-Edwall after their coronation at the Inland Northwest Rail Museum Sunday, May 7. Outgoing Queen Colleen Ellis presented Lundgren and Bolyard each with a crown, sash and bouquet. The co-queens will represent Reardan-Edwall in community parades this summer and special events throughout the year. Lundgren is the daughter of Shawn and Jackie Lundgren. After graduating from high school, she plans...
REARDAN - Many children are fascinated by trains. Dale Swant was not one of them. As a child he owned "a train set or two," but reading, not trains, was his passion. But his love for the written word led the 81-year-old local man on a windy path from Montana to western Washington and finally to Reardan, where he is president of the Lions Club and face of the Inland Northwest Rail Museum. Swant was born in Deer Lodge, Montana, in 1942. While his father worked at the copper ore...
ODESSA — As the weather warms, residents here are quite familiar of one side effect: rattlesnakes emerging from hibernation in the channeled scabland environments of southern Lincoln County. Last weekend’s comparatively hot temperatures alerted the serpents that it’s time to emerge. Odessa Public Works crews ran into a snake near the town treatment plant Monday, May 1. That’s not uncommon for local crews or residents. “We hear about hundreds of them every year,” Public Works director Anthony Paszkeicz said. “Last year...
DAVENPORT--Avista customers on and south of Merriam Street here will experience a planned power outage Saturday, May 6, according to a press release from Avista Utilities. Approximately 844 customers in the Davenport and Reardan areas will be affected. The outage is planned from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. so crews can perform maintenance work on local equipment. No road closures are expected, the release said....
DAVENPORT - A plea agreement has been reached in the first murder case in Lincoln County in 20 years, lawyers said at a readiness hearing for Charles R. Bergman Tuesday, May 2. The 54-year-old Bergman of Moses Lake was arrested and charged with first-degree murder after his wife Theresa Bergman's body was found by a farmer 10 miles north of Sprague in Sept. 2022. "I'm proud to say we've reached a plea agreement," public defender Dave Hearrean told presiding judge Jeffrey S....
A gaggle of Davenport Elementary School second-graders made the rounds at downtown businesses to pass out May Day baskets and offer employees a recited poem Monday, May 1. Here, the students pile into Basin Pacific Insurance on Morgan Street to offer agents Pam Zeiler and Stacy Breithaupt, as well as Janelle Hein and Drew Lawson of The Record-Times, their May Day regards....
DAVENPORT — Candidates hoping to run for open city and town council seats, school board seats and more will have their opportunity to file for the 2023 election beginning Monday, May 15 through Friday, May 19. Prospective candidates will be voted on in the general election in November and primary election in August. If there are more than two candidates for a seat, the primary election will narrow the pool down to the final two in the running. Candidates can file online or print out Declaration of Candidacy forms on L...
REARDAN — A second arrest was made last week as investigators continue to delve into what occurred the night of Feb. 22 when a gun went off and a boy died at a home on West Summit Avenue. The Reardan Police Department arrested and later released 14-year-old Izaiah T. Paige of Spokane outside the R Store on Lake Street Monday, April 24, according to records. The Lincoln County Prosecutor’s Office filed a first-degree rendering criminal assistance charge Wednesday, May 3, accusing Paige of rendering criminal assistance to 16-ye...
The Growing Gorillas Preschool co-op took a field trip to the Davenport Fire Station Wednesday, April 26 to learn about fire safety and firefighter equipment from firefighters Andrew Bennett and Jim Gunning. Some students, like 5-year-old Wade Guhlke, got to try on the equipment for themselves....
Editor's note: This is part 3 of a 4-part series. ODESSA - Sometimes, you just need to take a drive. Whether it's a quick 20-minute getaway or a four-hour day trip, going for a drive is a method people often employ to clear the head and see more of the world. And some of those drives are right here in Lincoln County. This week's drive heads across the dry hills and scablands between Harrington and Odessa...the back way. From Harrington, head west on Coffeepot Road across...
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 23 Traffic stops: 7 A caller said his car was almost crashed into by a recklessly driven black truck with no taillights. A caller said he was feuding with his neighbor “over their stupid barking dogs.” A calle...
Preliminary work, like cutting trees and ditching, has begun on Hawk Creek Road in advancement of most of the presently gravel road being paved. Paving work, which will likely result in road closures, is expected to begin in late May or early June, according to the Lincoln County Public Works Department....
OLYMPIA – Gov. Jay Inslee won’t be seeking a fourth term. Inslee, a Democrat from Bainbridge Island, announced Monday, May 1, that he’s ready to move on. “Today I announced I will not seek a fourth term,” he said. “We’ve made Washington a beacon for progress for the nation, and now it’s time to pass the torch.” Born and raised in Seattle, he was first elected to the state House of Representatives in 1989, then elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1993. The 72-year-old Inslee was elected to lead the state in 2013...
Reardan catcher Olivia Wicks is tagged out at third base during the Screaming Eagles' loss to Colfax Friday, April 21. Turn to page 10 for more coverage of local preps baseball, softball and track and field....
DAVENPORT — The Lincoln County Fairgrounds is set to receive a large amount of dollars in the state biennial budget to aide in the construction of a new covered arena. 1 million dollars, to be exact. The money will be more than 50% of the estimated $1.9 million cost to complete the project. “We’ve been asking for a replacement for the old beef barn for three (budget) cycles,” Lincoln County Commissioner Scott Hutsell said. “The idea was (from) Gerry Stiles, who used to be the Fair Advisory Committee chair. He had a vision of...
DEEP CREEK - The West Plains Chamber of Commerce held its April 13 meeting at the Jensen Memorial Youth Ranch in recognition of its commitment to local youth and to expose Chamber members to the ranch and its mission. Carl Grub founded the ranch in 2008 when he purchased 110 acres from the Jensen family on Ritchey Road in the Deep Creek community. After purchasing the land, Carl and his younger brother Craig established a youth ranch where local FFA and 4-H kids raise...
Editor's note: This is part 2 of a 4-part series. BLUESTEM - Sometimes, you just need to take a drive. Whether it's a quick 20-minute getaway or a four-hour day trip, going for a drive is a method people often employ to clear the head and see more of the world. And some of those drives are right here in Lincoln and western Spokane Counties. In a four week stretch, we've been exploring four drives that one can take in The Record-Times' coverage area. The only rules are that the...
First half taxes due Sunday DAVENPORT — First half taxes and assessments are due Sunday, April 30, according to a release from the Lincoln County Treasurer issued Wednesday, April 19. Taxes can be paid by mailing a check to the Treasurer’s Office, PO Box 370 in Davenport, or by dropping payment off in a dropbox on the north end of the Lincoln County Courthouse. Online payments are also available. Interest will be charged for payments not received or postmarked by April 30, the release said. Sun should shine this weekend DAVEN...
DAVENPORT - Hundreds of friends, family, colleagues and community members poured into the Middle School gym to remember longtime principal and teacher Jill Freeze in a public memorial service Saturday, April 22. Freeze died at age 61 from complications of myelofibrosis, a form of bone-marrow cancer, Friday, April 7. Best friend Sarah Aho offered the eulogy, noting Freeze's love of horse-riding and her roots in the Methow Valley. "She believed in the goodness of people. She...
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 16 Traffic stops: 13 A caller said her neighbor was playing music too loud within city limits. A caller said he saw a Toyota flipped over in a ditch. A Davenport woman said a tenant at Safeway Apartments was...
DAVENPORT — The 2023-25 biennial capital budget includes funding for a few area projects. The budget cleared the last legislative hurdle Sunday, April 23, and is awaiting the governor’s signature. The budget includes $32.8 million for the Odessa Groundwater Replacement Project, $5 million in construction funds for the Sprague School District, $3.492 million for Farmland Preservation-Davenport Cattle Agricultural Easement, $2.186 million in construction for the Davenport School District, $25,000 more to the School Dis...
HARRINGTON - The downtown Marketplace has a slightly different look. The business has rebranded to a new name: Home & Makers. "It was clear that our home goods were our best-selling item," owner Kathi Matthews said. "We still wanted to showcase local artists." The business closed in January and re-opened in February with a fresh coat of paint and a new storefront. "The store was painted, making it lighter and brighter," Matthews said. Matthews said the original outdoor theme...
DAVENPORT — Three attorney conflict lists generated by public defense administrator David Hearrean following a ruling by the state Supreme Court were approved by the Lincoln County Commissioners at a regular meeting Monday, April 17. The lists, which include Superior Court felonies, District Court misdemeanors and Juvenile Court/At Risk and Child in Need conflicts, includes six total lawyers from Spokane and Lincoln Counties. Lawyers will be given a chance to defend cases that Hearrean is unavailable for or has a conflict o...
ODESSA — Local farmers are gearing up to plant their crops within the next month. Many factors play into when farmers plant, including how dry the ground is, how high or low the precipitation levels are and wheat prices. For farmer Joe Bell of Reardan, planting started last fall and will continue this year when the weather is warmer. “I planted winter wheat last fall,” Bell said. “Some soft white, club and winter Canola.” Bell said this spring would be strictly soft white wheat all through. “We can’t get out to the field jus...
