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DAVENPORT – Ballots for the Aug. 3 primary election were mailed to Lincoln County voters July 14, and most residents should receive their ballots July 15 or 16. For many voters, the only race that will appear on the primary ballot will be to appoint either Adam Walser or a write-in candidate as county prosecuting attorney. Walser, a Republican, is running unopposed for a one-year term as the prosecuting attorney. He was appointed prosecuting attorney in January after Jeff Barkdull was elected Lincoln County Superior Court Jud...
FISHTRAP – Lincoln County Fire Protection District No. 1, led by Fire Chief Mitch Lowry, responded to a fire near Fishtrap Lake Sunday, July 11, around 7 p.m. Fishtrap Lake is a reservoir located about five miles north of Sprague in Lincoln County. "I haven't gotten a morning update yet, but we had it knocked down pretty well under control," Lowry said early Monday morning, July 12, adding DNR and BLM crews mopped up overnight. Lowry said he had seven trucks at the fire w...
DAVENPORT – Taunya Van Pevenage, a transitional kindergarten teacher at the elementary school here, was unanimously selected to fill an open position on the Lincoln Hospital Board of Commissioners at a virtual meeting Wednesday, July 7. Van Pevenage was the lone applicant to fill the seat previously held by Sue Els, who served on the board for 35 years before she passed away in May. The term seat runs through 2023, according to the Lincoln County Auditor’s Office. The teacher lives in Harrington, which the board felt was adv...
DAVENPORT – Wheat harvest may start as early as next week in the Davenport and Reardan area, which would be seven to 10 days earlier than normal. Though this is not certain until farmers officially begin to harvest, HighLine Grain Growers manager Beau Duff and his company expect an early start to the season. “It seems like harvest is 7-10 days early,” Duff said. “But we don’t know for sure until farmers actually start to harvest.” Typically, harvest in the Davenport area starts around the end of July into the beginning o...
DAVENPORT – Grandview Ranch, a 1,125+ acre property with a northeast high-bank border overlooking the Spokane arm of Lake Roosevelt, has sold for $3.2 million to two Spokane-based brothers who reportedly wish to use the ranch as a retreat for their family and grandkids to enjoy. The ranch had been owned by three friends based in Palouse under the business name Lakeview Orchards, Inc. The three friends went to Washington State University together many years ago and have been tr...
HARRINGTON – The Summer Reading Program for Harrington Public Library runs July 8-29 each Thursday from 3-5 p.m. at Harrington Memorial Hall under the direction of volunteer and local resident, Kris Moritz, who has conducted the program in 2019. Washington State Library provides the library with topics and manuals through their membership in the Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP), to keep children reading during the summer months and prevent the "summer slide" that occurs when long periods of cessation of reading o...
Over the last 16 months, each one of us has suffered through endless chaos and uncertainty of COVID-19 and the seemingly endless monarchical restrictions affecting every facet of our lives. We’ve all borne witness personally in some way — sick and dying loved ones (not just from COVID); economic insecurity; long-term isolation from family, friends, church and helping each other in time of need; loss of personal freedom; watching individuals and families struggle with job los...
Seven-year-old Declan Burden was selling lemonade at 75 cents a cup outside his family's home on Morgan Street across from Hardy Hardware Wednesday, July 14. He said he would be selling lemonade until his pitcher ran out, which happened quickly given the day's heat. He also said he wants to sell lemonade "hopefully, every day." Burden is homeschooled and lives here in town....
Senior meals are back at Davenport Senior Center on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays beginning at noon. Seniors come to enjoy a meal, community and card games. Meals are also delivered to 12-14 seniors each day, and were delivered daily during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Meals are free to anyone over 60 years old, and $6 for each guest of a senior younger than 60....
Elizabeth "Betty" (Wetsch) Benton Oct. 30, 1949 - July 5, 2021 Elizabeth "Betty" (Wetsch) Benton a beloved wife, mother, sister, aunt & friend to all, passed away July 5, 2021, at the Hospice House in Spokane, Wash. after a three-year battle with pancreatic cancer. Betty was the fourth of five siblings and the only daughter. She was born Oct. 30, 1949, in New Salem, N. D. to John and Ida (Steckler) Wetsch. Betty eventually moved to and attended school in Mount Vernon, Wash....
LINCOLN COUNTY – Residents from Davenport, Edwall, Harrington, Reardan and Sprague were all represented on the spring quarter honor rolls at Spokane Community College, Spokane Falls Community College and Eastern Washington University. At SCC, honor roll is achieved by students with a grade-point-average 3.0 or higher. Susan Six, Quinten Christensen, Jerry Boot, Jon Knittel and Daniel Modrem of Davenport made the SCC honor roll, as did Christopher Wyatt of Harrington. They were joined by Alyssa Martin-Franks of Sprague and A...
Around 150 Model T cars representing the old Ford models from 1909-1927 passed through town Tuesday, July 13 as part of a five-day tour through the greater Spokane-Palouse area. Residents from all over the country parked at the Lincoln County Museum and down Park Street, fascinating a few locals. The tourists learned county history at the museum and enjoyed refreshments at City Park. Later in the morning, they motored north toward Fort Spokane for lunch. The Davenport stop...
CHENEY – A Colville man was named All-Around Cowboy after taking home the most money from the three-day Cheney Rodeo. Travis James Eller, took home $2,058 after competing in tie-down roping and team roping, according to Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association standings. A total $46,760 purse was paid to top Cheney Rodeo competitors. In team roping, he and partner Brett Hale of Tenino tied for third-place with 7.8 seconds for their Saturday night ride. Eller also took fourth i...
The Times LOON LAKE – A massive tiger trout pulled from Loon Lake in Stevens County in late June has set a new state record, state fishery managers have confirmed. The 24.49-pound tiger trout broke the previous record by a full 6 pounds, according to Bruce Baker, an inland fish biologist with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW). Angler Caylun Peterson caught the monster tiger trout on June 26, 2021, fishing in the early-morning hours in part to escape the t...
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. July 4 Traffic stops: 34 An LCSO deputy assisted with a tire change. Fireworks were reported a quarter mile east of Hanson Harbor around Crescent Bay. A disabled vehicle was reported at North Highway 174 and North Mic...
REARDAN – The mascot isn't known yet, but the high school has released its tentative fall sports schedule, with a full docket of games returning for athletes competing in football, volleyball, soccer and cross country. Football practice starts Aug. 18, while other sports start practice Aug. 23. Here is the Reardan varsity schedule as it stands as of press time. FOOTBALL Aug. 27 – Jamboree vs. Freeman and Liberty Sept. 3 – at Northwest Christian (Colbert) Sept. 11 – vs. Oro...
TELFORD – Life Flight helicopters who need to land at the Telford Rest Area to transfer or pick up a patient from an ambulance no longer must land in the parking lot and clear visitors out of the way. A new helipad at the rest area that was funded through this year's legislative budget through a special provision was unveiled by the Department of Transportation-Aviation Division, Life Flight, Lincoln County Fire District No. 7 (Creston area) and 13th Legislative District R...
ODESSA – Officer Anthony Diaz is Odessa's newest law enforcement officer. He arrived in town on July 3 and has been accompanying Chief Les Jimerson for the past several days, getting familiar with the community and awaiting the arrival of his uniform. As of last Saturday, he was in that uniform for a photo and brief interview at the office of The Record. Diaz is a native of Yakima. After finishing high school, he joined the work force there and served in various capacities, i...
ODESSA – Although the Odessa High School Alumni Association canceled its annual banquet for the second consecutive year in 2021, the members of the class of 1971 were unwilling to let the occasion pass by without the opportunity to gather and catch up with one another. Paul and Kerry Scheller of Odessa hosted their classmates at their home in late June. At 51 members, the class of 1971 is said to be the largest class to graduate from Odessa High: Carol Null, Nancy Finck, V...
ODESSA – Kolby Crossley, a 2012 graduate of Odessa High School, has returned to the state of Washington after several years living and working out of the state. He has accepted a position as the press liaison for the Auburn Police Dept. after having spent time in Montana and Colorado as a local TV news host and reporter. He becomes the first civilian to hold the position at the Auburn PD. Before, police officers were assigned to that duty. The unpopularity of that duty among o...
HARRINGTON – The Summer Reading Program for Harrington Public Library runs July 8-29 each Thursday from 3-5 p.m. at Harrington Memorial Hall under the direction of volunteer and local resident, Kris Moritz, who has conducted the program in 2019. Washington State Library provides the library with topics and manuals through their membership in the Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP), to keep children reading during the summer months and prevent the "summer slide" that occurs when long periods of cessation of reading o...
Harvest is in full swing throughout much of the Inland Northwest. This means many folks are preparing harvest lunches. In light of this, we chose to make Chocolate Oatmeal No-Bake Cookies in one of the Go! Odessa Recreation's summer cooking classes. The class meets in the commercial kitchen of the Odessa Chamber of commerce in the community center. Thank you Odessa Chamber for making it possible to offer this activity for Odessa youth. The children were divided into two...
If Trump is president again, then what It occurred to me that in an attempt to communicate, it might be more productive to concede “in theory” that MAGA and Trump have prevailed. Republicans control the U.S. government. “The dog’s finally caught the car!” So now what? At the beginning of each day we join Trump in pledging allegiance to the flag with “liberty and justice” for all white males, as the founders intended. Well established “social” programs will stop. Trump ends paying into “social” security. No government taxatio...
Last month, South Kitsap School Board member John Berg introduced a resolution to prohibit classroom teaching of theories that promote racial hatred. For that he was called a nut. District officials said they won’t be teaching critical race theory in Kitsap schools. The teachers’ union said the poor fellow must be watching too much TV news. The Tacoma newspaper made him out to be a conspiracy theorist, allowing its reporter to make the astonishing assertion that “no K-12 district in the country has critical race theory in th...
