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DAVENPORT-Lincoln County will have a new sheriff in town after 2022. Sheriff Wade Magers announced he won't seek a fifth term of office in this year's election cycle, drawing a close to a 32-year career in law enforcement that included 16 years as County Sheriff. Magers made the announcement in a news release Wednesday afternoon, April 13. "I have enjoyed seeing our office grow and improve in so many areas over the past 32 years," Magers said in the release. "I am proud of...
HARRINGTON – The local Chamber of Commerce will receive $6,200 in grant funds from the Innovia Foundation of Spokane to help complete the town square beautification project, officials said. Funds will help pay to finish renovation of a historic building as a community center for the town’s 428 residents, Innovia said. The allocation was among $1.01 million in grants the agency announced last week. Five other organizations are receiving funds in Adams and Lincoln Counties. In other area grants, Innovia will allocate: $4,...
HARRINGTON – The school board unanimously selected Superintendent John Cordell to lead the district during their regular meeting March 30. “He comes to us with a ton of experience and enthusiasm,” Vice Chairman Jon Evans said, noting the position is part-time. “He is really focused on students and staff as well. His energy was off the charts.” After less than a year with the Tekoa School District, Cordell tendered his resignation March 16, citing lack of financial resources to hire a full-time K-12 principal and keep him...
DAVENPORT – The Record-Times will be Lincoln County’s official newspaper of legal publications another year. The Lincoln County Commissioners approved a recommendation to accept a bid from Free Press Publishing, which owns the local newspaper, and referred it to the county Auditor’s Office at the commissioner’s meeting Monday, April 4. Free Press Publishing was the only company to submit a bid for legal county printing....
DAVENPORT—A local woman scheduled to make a court appearance after violating a previous court order managed to escape during that court date after saying she needed to smoke. Catherine Marie Herrman left the Lincoln County Courthouse after a judge ordered her to be remanded into custody during the Superior Court criminal docket Tuesday, March 29. According to court records, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office chief criminal deputy Kody Becker received a call from Kristen Blauert of the county Prosecutor’s Office saying Herrm...
HARRINGTON – Alaina Parker was crowned Miss Harrington on April 3, 2022. "I look forward to helping the community and being a part of community events," Parker said. "Being crowned Miss Harrington was the most exciting thing to ever happen to me." Parker is a junior at Harrington High school and aspires to be a midwife. Allie Crawford was crowned Princess Harrington. Crawford, also a junior, is interested in police work or the military. Miss Harrington Pageant activities w...
The Northern Lights were visible in many rural areas Thursday, March 31. Seth Groth took this photo about 20 minutes north of Davenport during the spectacular show....
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. March 28 Traffic stops: 11 A woman said her son locked her keys in her running car on the 700 block of Maxwell Street in Davenport. A Davenport woman reported a 65-year-old male feeling ill. A Spokane man requested as...
DAVENPORT – A man residing in St. John has been summoned to appear in Lincoln County Superior Court on two counts of first-degree unlawful hunting of big game after allegedly harvesting two cow elk near Hawk Creek two days before the start of modern firearm hunting season in 2021. Colton Kenneth Jacobsen, 22, was charged by the county Prosecutor’s Office Tuesday, March 29, according to court records. According to an investigation that led to subsequent charges by Fish and Wildlife Sergeant Tony Leonnetti, Jacobsen killed the...
DAVENPORT—Last week, we reported about six Lincoln County candidates that had registered their campaigns for 2022 elections with the state Public Disclosure Commission. Each candidate is required to register their campaigns within two weeks of filing for candidacy with the county during filing week, which begins May 16. Some candidates, however, are getting an early start by registering in the weeks leading up to filing week. We’ll run this tracker each week multiple candidates register campaigns with the PDC until fil...
Government and community meetings and gatherings for the week of April 8-14. If you’d like your organization included in this tab, email dteditor@centurytel.net. Monday, April 11 Odessa town council meeting at 7 p.m. in the Library Wednesday, April 13 Reardan-Edwall school board workshop at 6:30 p.m. in the Commons Davenport city council meeting at 7 p.m. in City Hall Sprague-Lamont school board meeting at 7 p.m. in the Lamont Library Harrington city council meeting at 7 p.m. in City Hall Thursday, April 14 Davenport C...
I was recently horrified by the guest editorial of Rob Coffman, Lincoln County Commissioner, who ranted with typical Republican party hysteria against the very minor arms control legislation proposed by the Washington Legislature. Considering the fact that the Putin backed Trump crime family had recently tried to overthrow the government of the United States with the help of Nazi terrorists, the fact that Republican governors have enacted laws restricting voting rights, freedom of the press, the rights of women, and...
ODESSA – Last summer brought drought conditions for local wheat farmers and ranchers. The effects of that drought are expected to carry an impact into this year's wheat harvest. The drought could impact this year's crop as farmers prepare for this year's harvest. Drought can increase the need to produce more product the following year. "The biggest issue I saw was the protein levels in white wheat, which had a dramatic effect on the sale of wheat," said Mark Cronrath, the Grai...
Davenport birthdays April 8: Troy Canfield, Tyler Ballance, Sam Schneider April 9: Samantha Stiles, Andrew Duff, Viola Lilje ♱ April 10: Judy Heid, Patricia Tarbert, Lindsey Wynecoop, Jett Morrison April 11: Char Hutsell, Charlie Schreck, Kelly Pankey, Rosie Buck, Bill Guhlke, Ron Wilkie ♱ April 12: Ryan Bodeau April 13: Caesar LeVault, J.R. Rief April 14: Bill Reinbold Davenport anniversaries April 9: Jim and Sandy Buchanan April 10: Don and Shirley Larson April 12: Terry and Lila Lust Odessa birthdays April 10: Kody Ell...
HARRINGTON—The car show here is making its return. The 10th Annual Harrington Car Show has been scheduled for Saturday, May 21 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. "in remembrance of Allen Jay Barth.” The main event is at The Studebaker Garage at 9 N. 3rd Street. The entry fee per car and Car Show t-shirt is $20 apiece. Registration ends at noon that day. The Awards ceremony is at 3 p.m. and one must be present to win. Vendors for the event include G&R Goodies, McCart's Junque and Stuff, Flutterbye Creations, Avon, Best Friends Crafts, Jef...
Varsity games, meets and matches for Davenport, Odessa, Reardan and Harrington the week of April 8-14. All games are subject to postponement or cancellation. Saturday, April 9 Davenport baseball and softball vs. Liberty (Spangle) @ noon Monday, April 11 Davenport and Odessa golf at Deer Park @ 2 p.m. Reardan vs. Harrington tennis at Harrington @ 3 p.m. Tuesday, April 12 Reardan track at Colfax @ 2 p.m. Odessa baseball at Republic @ 2 p.m. Davenport baseball and softball at Northwest Christian (Colbert) @ 2:30 p.m. Harrington...
ODESSA – A temporary "city" of campers, RV and motorcyclists became the largest community in Lincoln County last weekend and thousands crowded into sage-filled field for the Desert 100 and related events. Visitors began arriving Thursday, March 31, to the site along state Highway 28, with traffic backing up for several hours. By Friday afternoon, thousands of people had "moved in" to compete, assist and enjoy the largest off-road motorcycle event in the state. Officials r...
The sons of HaLee and Colley Walter of Odessa joined the racing action last Saturday out at the Desert-100 campsite. Tucker and Sawyer raced in the poker run, while younger brothers Hank and Hudson participated in the kids' races. Hudson Walter placed fourth in the 9/10-year-old age group and Hank placed 14th out of 61 kids in the eight-and-under group. The day was blustery, and the dirt was swirling through the campsite and the racecourses. But rain or shine or dust or...
The Northeast Washington Wildlife Group is very concerned about the whitetail deer in District 1 of Region 1 in Northeast Washington. The harvest numbers for the area in 2019 and 2020 set record lows and the blue tongue outbreak in 2020 was worse than the very bad outbreak of 2015. The city of Colville removed over 160 carcasses from within city limits last year, in 2015 they removed 80. When asked if the state Department of Fish and Wildlife had any plans to help deer numbers rebound, the department replied: “Indeed, d...
DAVENPORT – Farming is the backbone of every country. And organizers of the upcoming Old-Time Farming Days want people to understand the importance of farming and ranching. Old-Time Farming Days are planned for April 16-17 across the road from the Palouse Empire Fairgrounds on state Highway 26 west of Colfax and for May 14-15 at the Tom Scharff farm, a couple miles east of Davenport at 42601 Four Corners Road East. The annual Vintage Threshing Bee is also planned for Sunday, S...
DEER PARK – The Glen Wolf Invitational track and field meet was held at Deer Park on Friday, April 1. The Odessa Tigers competed well. The girls’ team finished in third place, competing against some much larger schools. The boys’ team struggled and ended up tying for 20th place with Garfield-Palouse. The schools taking part in the meet were Jenkins HS (Chewelah), Columbia (Hunters), Deer Park, Garfield Palouse, Kettle Falls, Liberty (Spangle), Lind-Ritzville, Logos HS (Moscow, Idaho), Mary Walker (Springdale), NW Christian (C...
Now in Jesus' loving arms, Alvin Dale Fink died March 16th 2022 in Odessa, Wash. He was born on Jan. 30th 1931 to parents Elizabeth and Reuben Fink of Odessa, Wash. Graduating from Odessa High School in 1949, he attended WSU where he played football for the "Cougs" on the freshman team. He headed to PLU his sophomore year, continuing his education and played football for the "Lutes" for another three years. He graduated with a degree in Finance in 1953. On June 27, 1953 he...
I just wanted to say how pleased we are with Odessa for welcoming us into the town and making us feel a part of this community. Our parting is bittersweet, as we will miss so many of you, and yet, we are excited for this next journey that God has us on. In times like these, when we are in a season of transition, we can feel very unsettled. My college professor called it being disequilibrated, that is, our equilibrium has been upset. This can cause anxiety, worry, fear and doubt. And Heritage Church and the community will be...
With COVID-19 vaccines widely dispensed and masking requirements mostly lifted, will “work from home” end? Will workers return to downtown offices at pre-pandemic levels? Probably Not! One big reason it is expensive to drive and the waste of time and fuel idling in traffic jams. Another is safety. Gas prices continue to skyrocket. Last year, the average cost at the pump was $2.62 per gallon. By the end of March, Seattle’s gasoline increased to $4.88 per gallon, accor...
