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BLUESTEM – Entering the missile site owned by Peter Davenport just north of Bluestem Road between the city of Davenport and Harrington requires unlocking two gates and wandering down old roads largely overgrown by sage brush. To the untrained eye, the site, which is one of six in Lincoln County, appears to be a bizarrely oversized storage site for a farmer or person looking to get off the grid, but the history of the sites goes much deeper than that. Site stores many UFO f...
A belated wheat harvest has begun for many Lincoln County farmers. That leads to many visits to HighLine Grain Growers in Davenport for wheat-weighing, which is what this driver from Bluestem Livestock was doing Monday, Aug. 8....
DAVENPORT—Over half of eligible Lincoln County voters turned out for the Aug. 2 primary election and chose six candidates to send to the November general election. Gabe Gants and Brian Telford are running for Sheriff, Emily Lybbert Hansen and Brad Sweet are running for Treasurer and Rob Coffman and Jason Debord are running for County Commissioner. Gants gathered over 50% of the votes in a five-man primary race for Sheriff with 2,259, while Telford had 990 votes. Almost every municipality favored Gants. Davenport gave him 3...
DAVENPORT—School safety has risen to the forefront of many minds in the wake of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas in May. New superintendent Chad Prewitt has wanted some type of safety officer in the district, and the various options the district can take to that end were discussed at a special school board meeting Monday, Aug. 8. The district could hire two types of officers. One is a school safety officer, who would be employed and compensated by the district and have the full-time job of being o...
ODESSA- Lincoln County fire fighters and volunteers were there to assist with a wildfire in Lind that forced the town’s evacuation on Thursday, Aug. 4. District No. 3 Chief Stephen Walter said it was an effort from just about all adjoining districts and there were various sorts of trucks/equipment on scene. “We sent 11 guys,” Walter said. “Three brush trucks and two water trucks from Odessa.” Walter said it was a team effort to stop the blaze from spreading. “Our hearts go out to the families who lost their homes,” Wal...
DAVENPORT—It took a week of vote-counting, but Brian Telford will be Gabe Gants’ opponent in the race for Lincoln County Sheriff in the November general election. Telford, a retired lawman who was most recently Chief Criminal Deputy in Lincoln County, secured his spot by slightly extending his slim second-place lead over Reardan Police Chief Andy Manke in each of the three counts that occurred in the past 10 days. As of the last major count on Tuesday, Aug. 9, Telford led Manke 990 votes to 849 votes with less than 50 bal...
ODESSA- Town Council had its first look at the franchise agreement with Intermountain Infrastructure Group at their meeting Monday, Aug. 8. IIG provides services required to plan, implement and maintain telecommunications. Bringing fiber optics to the area will ensure a better internet connection with fewer inconsistencies. Superintendent John Bruce introduced himself to the board members. Bruce had concerns over the late fees that were being charged to the Odessa School District. Council said they cannot waive the fees as...
DAVENPORT-If hay bales being transported in a semitruck are destined to catch on fire, it's helpful to have a fire chief driving the truck to ensure the threat is quickly neutralized. That's what happened here last Friday afternoon, when seven hay bales on a flatbed truck being transported through the city ignited. The truck was owned by Matt Schneider, and it was being driven by Fire District No. 5 chief Craig Sweet. Upon ignition, Sweet drove the truck in front of the fire...
HARRINGTON- The Chamber of Commerce is looking for a new website developer, and President Paula Harrington said she’d like the new website developer to understand the culture and history of the area at the Chamber’s meeting Wednesday, Aug. 3. Karen Robertson, the current website developer, is looking to retire. Harrington said the website should make someone want to visit the area. Eric Hansen is a website developer that commutes between Harrington and Marysville. Hansen works in Marysville as a History teacher during the...
Government and community meetings and gatherings in Davenport, Odessa, Reardan, Harrington and Sprague for the week of Aug. 12-18. If you’d like your organization included in this tab, email dteditor@centurytel.net. Monday, Aug. 15 Lincoln County Commissioners meeting at 8 a.m. in the County Courthouse Odessa Public Development Authority meeting at 7 p.m. in Christ Lutheran Church Wednesday, Aug. 17 Davenport planning commission meeting at 7 p.m. in City Hall Thursday, Aug. 18 Lincoln Hospital board of commissioners m...
ODESSA–The local Chamber of Commerce met to discuss Deutschefest briefly on Tuesday, Aug. 9. Chris Crossley will be calling volunteers who worked the fest last year. The chamber discussed cutting the volunteer shifts from four hours to three. No official decision was made by the chamber at the time of the meeting. Board member Phyllis Sebesta and her husband Roger Sebesta will be managing the information booth. Phyillis Sebesta thanked Apryl Wraspir for working on the information booth since 2013. Wraspir said that it was t...
An article in the July 21 issue of the Record-Times stated Kevin Leyva is leasing a hangar at the Davenport Municipal Airport. Leyva owns the hangar and leases the land the hangar is on from the city. An article in the July 28 issue of the Record-Times said “Joe the Kidd” was a band performing at the Christian Music Festival in Odessa July 23. The band’s correct name is “Joe Kidd....
HARRINGTON- Third Street was full of treats, sidewalk art, books and sunshine at the Summer Sidewalk sale on Aug. 6. Harrington PTA and Carolyn Mattozzi sponsored the sidewalk chalk art contest on Aug. 5. The contest was open to ages 2-18 years of age. Contest groups were 2-6, 7-12 and 13-18 years old. Prizes were awarded to each age group and free lemonade was provided to the participants. The Fries Lemonade stand provided the beverages. Miss Harrington Aliana Parker and...
Laura Estes teaches local kids to make Mac 'n Cheese for the Odessa Go Recreation cooking class....
Davenport birthdays Aug. 12: Cody Coppersmith Aug. 13: Kyra Arland, Andrea Morgan Aug. 14: Jerri Madison, Lillian Phillips, Chase Greenwood, Landon Harrison Aug. 15: Jared King, Stephanie Linstrum, Bob Novak, Adney Lacy Aug. 16: Andrew Schreck, Janelle Hiccox Aug. 17: Janie Schreck, Ketner Kragt, Everett Prewitt Aug. 18: Gene Hein, Renzley Gunning Davenport anniversaries Aug. 12: Jerry and Jeanne Newcomb Aug. 13: Ken and Lynee Carpenter, Matthew and Nina Fisk Aug. 15: Roger and Noreen Nutfless Aug. 16: John and Janelle...
DAVENPORT—Sports schedules are still a work in progress, but the calendar for football, volleyball and girl’s soccer in Davenport, Odessa and Reardan is starting to shape up. Tentative schedules show that Davenport will host Reardan in Week 1 of the football season. The Gorillas will be trying to build off last season’s playoff berth, while the Screaming Eagles will look for a rivalry win in Matt Clouse’s head coaching debut. If the tentative schedule holds, Davenport football will have home games against Liberty Sept. 3...
HARRINGTON – Third Street was full of treats, sidewalk art, books and sunshine at the Summer Sidewalk sale on Aug. 6. Harrington PTA and Carolyn Mattozzi sponsored the sidewalk chalk art contest on Aug. 5. The contest was open to ages 2-18 years of age. Contest groups were 2-6, 7-12 and 13-18 years old. Prizes were awarded to each age group and free lemonade was provided to the participants. The Fries Lemonade stand provided the beverages. Miss Harrington Aliana Parker and P...
Looking around at all the yard signs and hearing politicians tell us on television what a lying crook their competition is, I have to admit I miss Guv Reeve. Guv had a real first name, but I sure don’t recall it now, because this was back in the 1960s and 1970s in the high desert of California. He had his first name legally changed to Guv so everyone would know what he was all about. Every four years, he ran for governor. I worked for the Victor Valley Daily Press in Victorville, which is just 30 miles from Barstow, where e...
Our beloved Marie passed away on Aug. 1, 2022 at Brookdale Hearthstone in Moses Lake. Marie was born on Dec. 8, 1925 to Samuel Haugen and Lydia (Lang) Haugen in Warden Wash. Marie grew up in and graduated from Cashmere High School in 1944. After graduation Marie attended Loris Beauty School in Spokane graduating in 1945. She worked as a beautician for three years and decided a change might be nice so she applied at Bell Telephone and accepted the position as a telephone...
Over the last several decades, many journalists saw hometown community columns as quaint links to how newspapers once operated. But with few journalists left in the Pacific Northwest applying for jobs since the COVID-19 shutdowns two-and-a-half years ago, we’re hoping to revive the idea of publishing content from local community correspondents — no formal training needed. We’re looking for volunteer correspondents who like to tell the world what’s going on in their part of...
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. Aug. 1 Traffic stops: 8 A Davenport woman said she woke up to the smell of someone smoking weed, then saw someone looking in her window. An Odessa woman said she thought someone tried to open her door at midnight the...
