Newspaper has new reporter on deck

DAVENPORT - The Lincoln County Record-Times welcomes a new reporter.

Derek Bilodeaux, 38, who relocated from Spokane to Davenport in 2023, brings a diverse background to the newsroom.

With experience spanning multiple industries - including woodshop foreman, concert stagehand, musician, closet designer, and seed plant manager - Bilodeaux previously worked in journalism at the Othello Outlook and Columbia Basin Farmer newspapers, occasionally serving as a reporter.

"It's good to have an old-school journalist with Lincoln County roots joining our young editor," newspaper Owner Roger Harnack said...