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In 2023, a Greyhound bus exiting an Illinois highway collided with three semi-trucks parked along an exit ramp, killing three bus passengers. That same year, a woman in Modesto, California, crashed into a parked truck and subsequently died. In 2021, a man in North Carolina was hospitalized after hitting a trailer while swerving to miss a parked semi-truck. His car then caught fire. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, there is only one truck parking space for ev...
DAVENPORT —-The results are certified, and all Lincoln County school levy propositions have passed. Results were certified Friday, Feb. 23. The local District flirting with levy failure was Reardan-Edwall, mostly due to opposition in Spokane County. But Lincoln County favored the levy enough to overrule said opposition. The 3-year Educational Programs and Operations (EP&O) levy valued at approximately $2 per $1,000 assessed property value passed 776-713, with 373 in favor to 190 opposed in Lincoln County and 523 opposed to 4...
DAVENPORT - Two proposed wind farms by Omaha-based Tenaska and Toronto-headquartered Cordelio Power are facing backlash from Lincoln County citizens. The Record-Times polled online followers this week to gauge what questions readers have surrounding the turbine projects, which are titled "Hawk Creek" and "Lincoln County SW." 72 responses had been received by Monday, Jan. 20 through call, text and online commenting forums. Of those 72 responses, 70 had voiced their opposition t...
Davenport sophomore Brock Gustaveson (center) made school history by becoming the first Gorilla wrestler to win an individual state championship last weekend. Gustaveson won the 190-pound class at the Mat Classic in Tacoma. Read more about the state tournament on Page 10....
DAVENPORT — A Kennewick man booked in Lincoln County Jail died over the weekend from medical causes, the Sheriff’s Office confirmed this week. Thomas L. Faulk, 20, of Kennewick, died at Lincoln Hospital after suffering a medical emergency at the Jail Saturday, Feb. 17, the Office said. Faulk was booked into jail Tuesday, Feb. 14 on two counts each of controlled substance possession, driving without a license, operating a vehicle with suspended registration and failure to comply, jail booking records state. His death rem...
DAVENPORT - Per annual tradition, the Reardan FFA ag issues team gave a 15-minute presentation on this year's issue of study to the Lincoln County Commissioners Tuesday, Feb. 20. This year, the chapter is studying the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation and questioning whether that model can survive with, or despite, the current Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife Commission. The team, consisting of Wyatt Stolp, Amelia Ray, Bryson Flaa, Aidan Chilson and Rysen Soli...
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. Feb. 11 Traffic stops: 10 A caller said she saw two flashlights around a shop below her house. A caller reported a man walking in the center of Highway 2 just west of the Davenport Airport. A Reardan woman said her ph...
DAVENPORT - A local man who was one of four candidates who interviewed for the Mayor job in December had better luck in his second try at getting involved in city government. Daniel Coriell, 23, was unanimously appointed to City Council's vacant No. 1 seat Wednesday, Feb. 14. Coriell fills a seat vacated by Jonathan Chapman, who resigned from City Council when Council voted 4-2 to appoint Chapman to the mayoral role in January. He was the only citizen to apply for the council...
DAVENPORT — As one election ends, another begins. Ballots for the Presidential Primary Election were mailed to Lincoln County voters Wednesday, Feb. 21. Three Democrats and five Republicans will be on the ballot. Incumbent President Joe Biden, U.S. Representative Dean Phillips of Minnesota and author Marianne Williamson will be the options on the left, as will “uncommitted delegates.” Republicans on the ballot include former President Donald Trump, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, forme...
Welcome to 2024! Where has the time gone? It seems like yesterday that I was thinking that graduating from high school in 1977 would be an eternity in the future. Now I appreciate what they meant when my elders used to say they wish they could go back to days gone by. Oh well, with a little optimism, the future can be pretty good too. Last month I started the discussion of 70 years of change in beef cow type. Now, let’s continue but from the perspective of how the evolution o...
Funny how it took a move into the country before a Democrat would support efforts to clean up our forests. Last week, Senate Bill 6121 passed the Senate unanimously. The bill sponsored by Sen. Kevin Van De Wege — a Democrat who now lives at Lake Sutherland — encourages the removal of downed timber and other “fuel” that could feed a wildfire. He should be commended for being the first Democrat to step out of the party box and recognize the importance of removing downed timber,...
1 years ago A.R. Thorp of Edwall was found guilty of first-degree forgery after he forged Henry Guhlke’s name to a note and attempted to collect through the courts. Assessor Irving Borck named A.P. Conrad of Davenport and W.H. Shearer of Sprague as those who would assess all towns in Lincoln County for the year. All property was expected to be revalued. A special meeting of City Council was held in Davenport to discuss whether Morgan Street should be paved and whether the city had acted illegally in not making a p...
Thomas D. Wilson Jan. 1, 1940- Feb. 12, 2024 Wilson, Thomas D. – (age 84) Passed away on Feb. 12, 2024 at Moses Lake, Wash. Thomas was born on Jan. 1, 1940 in Spokane, Wash. and was the first baby born in the State of Washington in 1940 @ 12:02 AM. Thomas resided in his home in Lamona , Wash. where he lived the entirety of his life. Thomas graduated from Odessa High School and farmed in the Odessa area until his retirement. Thomas is survived by his wife Doris Wilson of Lamona, Wash. No services are scheduled at this time. F...
