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DAVENPORT-After a brief 19-month retirement from law enforcement, Brian Telford is trying to get back in the game as the elected Lincoln County Sheriff in this year's election. The former Chief Criminal Deputy under Sheriff Wade Magers said he believes in a proactive, not reactive response to crime. "We're going to have some of those issues, it's just the nature of the beast," Telford said. "But if you don't put your thumb on it, it will get out of control, and once it gets...
DAVENPORT-It didn't take the Lincoln County Commissioners long to nominate Sergeant Gabe Gants to the position of interim Sheriff, effective July 1 following current Sheriff Wade Magers' retirement June 30. Gants was chosen from three finalists given to the commissioners by the Lincoln County Republican Central Committee. The finalists, which included Gants, Andy Manke and Jeff Barden, are all running for sheriff in this year's election. The committee interviewed six candidate...
DAVENPORT—Commuters going east and west on Highway 2 between here and Reardan have been faced with the choice of sitting in long construction delays or testing their knowledge of area farm roads during the past month as crews continue work on the state highway’s 13-mile stretch. This week, the delays have come in Davenport city limits and just east of the city. Crack sealing was done Monday, June 6 as traffic was piloted through the city. That work was expected to continue east toward Reardan as crews crack-seal roadway sho...
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. May 30 Traffic stops: 20 A caller reported a deer stuck in a fence on Highway 28 at milepost 128. A caller reported a vehicle off the roadway on Highway 231 at milepost 36. An Odessa woman said her 13-year-old son r...
COULEE DAM—Workers at Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area have been tasked with a smelly dilemma: what to do about the fish cleaning stations throughout the park? Various fish cleaning stations have been closed due to several issues at Lake Roosevelt. Fish cleaning stations are located at boat launches at Fort Spokane, Spring Canyon, Evans and Kettle Falls and day-use areas at Porcupine Bay and Hunters. “While evaluating and trying to repair the Fort Spokane fish cleaning station and associated septic system, it was dis...
ODESSA- Larry Weber, the now-former head high school baseball coach and math teacher here, discussed ideas and concerns with the athletic program at the May 25 school board meeting. Concern arose due to open coaching positions for the upcoming 2022-2023 school year. Weber created one of those open positions, as his resignation as high school head baseball coach was announced by Athletic Director Bruce Todd. Postings for head high school baseball coach and high assistant volleyball coach will be posted at a later date....
Government and community meetings and gatherings in Davenport, Odessa, Reardan, Harrington and Sprague the week of June 10-16. If you’d like your organization included in this tab, email dteditor@centurytel.net. Monday, June 13 Odessa town council meeting at 7 p.m. in the Library Thursday, June 16 Lincoln Hospital Board of Commissioners meeting at 3:30 p.m. in the County Courthouse Reardan town council meeting at 6 p.m. in the United Methodist Church...
DAVENPORT—A quick look through this week’s issue of The Record-Times indicates one fact quite clearly: it is election season. Stories about interim sheriffs, candidate forums and county and city business dot the pages this week, with plenty of graduation and Mule Days coverage to ease any tension or rising blood pressure one might feel from reading about local politics too much…ha! As I feel the paper and county residents have made clear, the upcoming August primary is the m...
DAVENPORT- Rob Coffman has served District 3 as county commissioner since 2010 and is hopeful for another four-year term. Coffman is running for his fourth term in office. When asked if he thought the commissioner's board is doing a good job, Coffman said "I do. We have been able to balance the budget every year with declining revenues and more unfunded mandates from the state being put on us." "We've effectively balanced 11 budgets since I've been with Lincoln County," he...
REARDAN--Mule Days was a very joyful event this year. The class reunion was well attended with over 350 people in the huge tent outside of Smith Gym. Because of the rain, fewer than half of the cars expected for the car show turned up. However, there were several beautiful classis that made the show worthwhile. The parade had over 60 participants, with the Deer Park float taking first place and the Davenport float taking second. Deer Park's float was themed "Fun All Around"...
Davenport birthdays June 10: Loren Rux, Roberta Telecky, Bennett Wagner June 11: Jamie Chappell, Cheyne Odenrider June 12: Sydney Geissler, Tyler Furman, Scott Hutsell, Pat Casper, Gary Guhlke June 13: Jen Rief, Tessa Semprimoznik, Richard Singer, Dick Sitko June 14: Jerry Newcomb, Karen Lyle, Bri Davenport, Jerry Warner, Raylee Murdock June 15: Kyler Hopkins, Scott Hardin, Ronnie Wilkie, Chris Jannett, Harper Morcom, Alex Davis, Oliver Fisk June 16: Caili Schimek, Autumn Cursi, Leonard Abbott ♰ Davenport anniversaries J...
DAVENPORT—The county commissioners passed a resolution adopting the Lincoln County capital facilities plan Monday. The plan lists projects that are needed and what funding will be required to achieve those projects, which include improvements at the courthouse, fairgrounds and jail. The first need listed included updating the kitchen in the jail. Cabinets would be replaced, and the dishwasher would be updated. This would cost $15,000 and be completed this year. Other projects budgeted for this year include redoing the c...
DAVENPORT-An indoor graduation open to all members of the public for the first time since 2019 was a welcome sight on a rainy, windy day for locals looking to celebrate the 37-member Class of 2022 during a ceremony Saturday, June 4 in the high school gym. Family members, friends and community members filled the bleachers and floor seats facing the stage set up on the north end of the gym, where the graduates proceeded at the start of the ceremony to the typical tune, "Pomp...
ODESSA- The Class of 2022 Graduation Ceremony was held on Saturday, June 4. The school gymnasium was proudly decorated with orange and black to celebrate the event. Due to the pandemic this was the first graduation to be held in the gymnasium since 2019. Principal Jamie Nelson opened with a speech about the growth of the class. Nelson stated how they had been a challenge due to their out-spoken nature. She also said she was proud of how far they had come and hoped they would...
HARRINGTON-Girl power was on display at this year's graduation, as an all-female Class of 2022 was recognized in a ceremony in the high school gym Friday, June 3. This year's class included Caroline Slack, Patience Clark, Emily Nixon and Kaylen Behrens. The four walked in one-by-one around the gym before heading up the aisle to the stage as "Pomp and Circumstance" echoed through the speakers. The school band played the National Anthem before valedictorian Caroline Slack...
Eugene F. Worley of Odessa, Wash. passed away on May 30th, 2022. He was born in Bonners Ferry, Idaho on Nov. 19th, 1937 to Marion and Mabel Worley. Gene married Shirley Frederick in November of 1958, and together they settled down in Odessa where he worked for the railroad for 43 years as a Machine Operator. They later raised a family of two children Mark and Sherry (Mcmillan) Worley. Gene was all about the adventures, from hunting deer and elk, fishing, to taking the...
