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  • Friends, peers remember Massie's spirit, sense of humor

    Drew Lawson, The Times|Updated Feb 25, 2022

    DAVENPORT--The local community is mourning the loss of one of its own this week. Ruthie J. Massie, 21, Davenport was killed in a single-vehicle rollover crash that also injured five girls Monday, Feb. 21 at 12:40 p.m., according to a release from Washington State Patrol. According to the report, a 2003 Chevrolet Silverado driven by Massie was traveling eastbound on Highway 2 when it lost control and flipped off the highway north into the field north of Highway 2, where it came to rest upright. Four of the passengers were 11-y...

  • Lincoln County Record-Times to launch

    Drew Lawson, The Times|Updated Feb 25, 2022

    DAVENPORT-This is the last week that the east Lincoln County newspaper will be known as The Davenport Times, but the product for local readers will only be increased in quantity and quality. The Times' merger with The Odessa Record will become effective Tuesday, March 1 and be reflected in the March 3 issue under its new name, The Lincoln County Record-Times. Readers of The Times can use the coupon at the bottom of this page to get a special two-year subscription to The...

  • Commissioners oppose local income tax

    Drew Lawson, The Times|Updated Feb 25, 2022

    DAVENPORT—The Lincoln County Commissioners unanimously passed a resolution opposing local income tax at their Feb. 22 meeting. The resolution makes Lincoln County the 11th county in the state with local income tax bans, according to the Washington Policy Center. Other counties with local income tax bans include Asotin, Benton, Chelan, Cowlitz, Douglas, Franklin, Grant, Kittitas, Spokane and Yakima Counties. Cities statewide also have local income tax bans. These cities include Grand Coulee, Moses Lake, Spokane, Spokane V...

  • Chamber hopes for more attendees

    The Times|Updated Feb 25, 2022

    DAVENPORT—The Chamber of Commerce here held its first meeting in two years and first since the COVID-19 pandemic began early Tuesday morning, Feb. 22 in the Avista meeting room on Morgan Street. Six locals attended the meeting to discuss the Chamber’s future. Todd Winzer of Wheatland Veterinary Clinic was attending his first Chamber meeting and inquired about the Chamber’s activities. Dick Wandling, who presided over the meeting with Kathy Hedgcock, discussed the various activities the Chamber typically sponsors. These inclu...