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REARDAN--The Reardan-Edwall School District will be choosing a new mascot by next school year, the district announced today. The “Indians” mascot was among the Native American monikers banned in House Bill 1356, which was just signed into state law. The bill offered an exception for schools to use a Native-related mascot if the district is in or borders a county with some or all of a tribal reservation, if said tribe gives permission. However, superintendent Eric Sobotta announced in a Facebook post on the district's pag...
DAVENPORT – "BOOM!" What sounded like a bomb going off to Sami Guhlke hit the sky's soundwaves as the Reardan resident walked with her dog to pick up eggs from her family farm's chicken coop three miles south of town after the sun set March 25. 45 seconds later... "BOOM!" A second clap...then 45 seconds after that, a third... "BOOM!" "At first I thought something went wrong at Fairchild (Air Force Base)," Guhlke said. As it turned out, Guhlke wasn't the only person, locally or...
DAVENPORT – The COVID-19 virus is still present in Lincoln County, but according to Gov. Jay Inslee’s current metrics, there isn’t currently a huge risk of moving back to Phase 2 when counties are next evaluated Monday, May 3. For a “small” county with less than 50,000 people, like Lincoln County, there must be more than 100 new cases of the virus and three or more new hospitalizations in the last 14 days for a move back to Phase 2. As of April 28, there were 38 new cases in the last 14 days and zero new hospitali...
DAVENPORT – To adjust for strange schedules caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the middle and high school here have been utilizing a quarter system, as opposed to a regular, seven-period day. A recent survey conducted among students indicated that a majority prefer a possible future quarter system where there are just three to four classes taken at a time split throughout the year, principal Chad Prewitt shared with the school board at the board’s April 26 meeting. Only seventh-graders favored a normal, seven-period return to...
SPOKANE VALLEY – Underserved or beginning farmers and ranchers who cannot obtain commercial credit from a bank have a resource to turn to — the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA). FSA is offering two types of direct and guaranteed loans: farm ownership loans and farm operating loans. Repayment terms for the latter are scheduled from 1 – 7 years while financing for the former cannot exceed 40 years, with interest rates for direct loans set by the government’s cost of borrowing and rates for guarantee...
ODESSA – The annual wine-tasting, microbrew sampling and auctions of the Odessa Healthcare Foundation has gone virtual this year due to Covid restrictions imposed by government entities. Sara (Fink) Dirks, a member of the Foundation’s board of directors, has provided information on the live auction items available at omhf.maestroweb.com. “A year after the world shut down, a lot of things are still different,” she says. “That doesn’t mean that we haven’t found new ways to have fun, though, and this year’s virtual Odessa...
ODESSA – Odessa Clinic manager Barbara Schlimmer has a couple of questions for the local population, “Are you 50 or older? Do you know somebody 50 or older?” The reason she asks is because shingles is a painful rash illness that can lead to long-term nerve pain that, in some cases, can last years after the shingles rash disappears. This nerve pain can limit daily activity for many years afterward. Shingles is not a one-time-only condition. It can re-occur throughout a lifetime. As we get older, the risk of shingles and its re...
AIRWAY HEIGHTS--A Seven Bays man was killed in a motorcycle vs. car crash yesterday, April 21. Cataldo A. Condosta, 67, of Seven Bays, died at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane after his involvement in the crash as the motorcycle rider. Around noon, Condosta and Brandy N. Trego 41, of Medical Lake, who was driving a white 2002 Honda CRV, were both heading eastbound in the left lane on Highway 2 one mile west of Airway Heights around milepost 277 at Spoko Fuel. Trego moved to the left turn lane to enter the gas station,...
REPUBLIC — A former candidate for governor has announced his candidacy for the U.S. House of Representatives. Loren Culp, who was the Republican nominee running against incumbent Democrat Jay Inslee in the last election, will be running against 4th Congressional District Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Sunnyside. Culp, 60, filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission April 21, allowing him to begin fundraising for the congressional bid....
DAVENPORT – The Department of Natural Resources instituted a burn ban for all area in Lincoln County north of Highway 2 beginning at dawn April 16 due to concerns over high winds and dry conditions, unless one had a DNR permit. One resident on Hawk Creek Road North about 13 miles north of Davenport didn't heed the ban, as they had a DNR permit according to the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office, and began to burn on their property. The result was a 40-acre fire after the burn got...
DAVENPORT – We lost our friend, brother and sergeant one year ago. Michael C. Stauffer (age 51) died unexpectedly on April 20, 2020. We mourn your passing, reminisce about all the good times and celebrate the great man you were. We send our love and support to the Stauffer family. Michael was born in Waterbury, CT December 18, 1968 to Charles and Joan Stauffer. He graduated from Wilby High School in 1986. He joined the United States Air Force in 1988 for six years, where he P...
DAVENPORT – Weekly mass vaccination clinics hosted by the Lincoln County Health Department begin April 22 at the Lincoln County Fairgrounds. The vaccination clinics, which are expected to be funded on a reimbursement basis through FEMA grant money, will take up a large chunk of the 100 doses the health department hopes to disburse each week. So far, only 10 people had signed up for the first clinic as of April 20, despite COVID-19 numbers holding steady here. 15 new virus cases have been reported in Davenport in the last t...
“Pomp and circumstance” will be in full swing the weekend of June 4-6. Local high school graduations look to all be on the same weekend, though on different days. Harrington kicks off the celebratory weekend with their graduation Friday, June 4 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Davenport has the Saturday matinee slot, with a 1 p.m. graduation planned for June 5. Reardan has planned graduation for Sunday, June 6 at 11 a.m. All three districts are planning in-person graduations in accordance with state health guideli...
A Pioneer Days Parade is likely off for the second straight year, Davenport mayor Brad Sweet informed council at their April 14 meeting. He said event organizers are still exploring possibilities for other Pioneer Days events to hold within public health guidelines, but a parade is unlikely given the state’s mandates. Adding to the difficulty of holding a parade is the fact that its insurance is usually handled by the Davenport Chamber of Commerce, which is effectively non-functioning at the present time and has no p...
REARDAN – Council passed two resolutions regarding the Ballfields Safe Walkway Project at its brief, 20-minute April 15 meeting. Both resolutions authorized mayor Gail Daniels to request grant funding for the project. The first, Resolution No. 185, gave Daniels the all-clear to request state grant reimbursement for expenditures related to the project. The second, Resolution No. 186, allows Daniels to initiate a financial contract with the Washington State Traffic Safety Commission and request reimbursement for the project. T...
DAVENPORT – Starting Monday, May 3, 2021, the Third Street exit will be completely closed at Lincoln Hospital and the Davenport clinic. The entrance and exit to the parking lot will be on Nichols Street. The change is due to construction on the parking lot and is happening as part of the new Davenport Clinic building construction. Work on the parking lot could last until mid-May with varying detours needed as construction continues. The new clinic is set to open sometime this summer. In addition, the screening shed on N...
DAVENPORT-The small refueling tank at the airport where pilots can come park their plane, fill up with gas and take a break in the pilot's lounge needs to be refilled about once or twice a year. Because the tank is less than 10,000 gallons (total, it's 3,000 gallons), the city is charged a small fuel tax, or "short load fee." Council gave the go-ahead to use $3,000 from tourism tax revenue to cover those fee costs at the April 14 meeting. The extra charge on the small fuel...
Compiled by Georgia Smith The Times April 19, 1951 70 Years Ago Davenport Union Buys Centennial at Mondovi Transactions Complete Property Turnover In This Area by Centennial Milling Co. Purchase of the Centennial Flour Mill's elevator and warehouse property at Mondovi was made this week by the Davenport Union Warehouse. Transactions were closed Monday, reports Harry Heid, Union manager. Sale includes the elevator and anex which have a storage capacity of 110,000 bushels and which boost the Davenport union's total storage to...
ODESSA – Dan and Becky Huntington are the new owners of the Odessa Drive-In. No sooner had they put paper on all the windows, painted "Coming soon" on the outward-facing side and began tearing into things they wanted fixed than people started knocking on the door looking for burgers and shakes. Sorry folks, but their plans are to clean, fix, paint, clean, do some minor remodeling, clean and try their best to open for business by July 4. With help from their son Andy, they m...
ODESSA – As the May 7 date approaches for the annual fundraising event for Odessa’s medical community, the members of the Odessa Healthcare Foundation board have been working tirelessly to organize and promote its first-ever virtual auctions, both silent and live, on the website at omhf.maestroweb.com. Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center administrator John Serle has provided information to The Record on the goal of this year’s event. The purchase of new and valuable technology is what the administration and staffers want in or...
The official filing period for the fall elections will be held May 17 through May 21, 2021. All offices are subject to both Primary and General Elections. If more than two candidates file for a position, the Primary Election would narrow the field to the top two candidates who would then appear on the General Election ballot. The filing fee of 1% of the annual salary shall accompany the Declaration of Candidacy. There is no fee if the office sought is without a fixed salary. Anyone wishing directions on filing for office may...
OLYMPIA – A controversial statewide cap on carbon emissions scraped through the Legislature in a 25-24 vote late April 8 after lawmakers passed a Climate Commitment Act that majority Democrats say will boost the state’s economy and address a looming climate problem. “It’s good for our grandchildren’s children,” Sen. Reuven Carlyle, the bill’s sponsor, told the Senate during a six-hour debate on the bill. The program is estimated to cost $27.3 million and will likely bring in $228.5 million for the state to partly fund t...
ODESSA – The Odessa Town Council met Monday night in the community center. Vickie Iverson, Landon Lobe, Kelly Watkins and Marlene Kramer were present; Amy Hunt was absent. Mayor Bill Crossley called for a motion regarding a request by local resident Don Smith to erect an upright monument at the cemetery in an area that already has several upright stones. After a short debate, the council approved the request. The council then moved on to approve permits for several reroof and fence installation requests. Police chief Les J...
ODESSA – The Odessa Chamber of Commerce met Tuesday of this week at noon in the community center for its regular monthly meeting. Treasurer Larissa Zeiler reported a current bank balance of $73,856 after the board approved the purchase of the JonathINNs trailer from Don Korpinen for $10,000. The $4,175 federal Covid grant received through the Lincoln County EDC is being used to offset about half of that cost, so the net cost to the Chamber is $5,825. The trailer is fully outfitted for providing mobile outdoor food service, an...
ODESSA – Bill and Carol Knerr are raising goats on the Lincoln County property that lies to the south and to the west of their residence on Dobson Road. Their six nanny goats have produced 13 kids this year. The mother goats each produced between one and three babies, and most were born healthy and vigorous. Only a couple were lost due to difficult births or defects. The Knerrs have the best of both worlds with a residence that sits within the town limits and additional p...
