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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...
