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DEEP CREEK--20 acres and two structures have burned in a fire north of Highway 2 between Wood Road and Brooks Road as of 7:15 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 28, according to staff reports. Level 3 evacuation notices are in place from Christensen Road to the east, Ritchey Road to the west, Highway 2 to the south and Sprague Road to the north. Crews from Spokane County Fire District No. 10, Lincoln County Fire District No. 4, Fire District No. 3, Airway Heights Fire, Department of Natural...
DAVENPORT-Former Lincoln County Sheriff Wade Magers pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count of third-degree criminal assistance and was ordered to complete 40 hours of community service by Garfield County District Court Judge Thomas W. Cox Wednesday, Aug. 24, concluding an 18-month saga stemming from a Feb. 2021 incident involving Magers and his son, Colton W. Magers. Wade Magers' official sentence was 90 days in jail and a $1,000 fine, all of which was suspended by the presid...
DAVENPORT-A 37-year-old Carlton man was apprehended by deputies the morning after escaping from Lincoln County Jail. Cody James Magruder escaped Monday night, Aug. 22 and was captured just west of Highway 28 Tuesday morning, Aug. 23. Magruder, who was booked on charges of possession of a stolen vehicle, second-degree possession of stolen property and third-degree possession of stolen property, allegedly teamed up with fellow inmate Damion Pegram to attack jail/dispatch deputy...
ODESSA-The Lincoln County Conservation District (LCCD) was awarded a federal Bureau of Reclamation WaterSMART grant for municipal water sources and other stakeholders to build on efforts to resolve water quantity issues in the Mid-Columbia Basin in May 2022. "Lincoln County cities, residential well users," Lincoln County Commissioner Mark Stedman said of those affected. "And rural livestock producers have experienced declining water and well rehydration has shown little to no...
ODESSA- Police Chief Les Jimerson said he saw about 40 cars parked facing the wrong way while patrolling last week at the Town Council meeting on Monday, Aug. 22. Jimerson is starting to write citations for vehicles parked in the wrong directions. He reported three failed stops and 10 speeding tickets. Jimerson said only two of the speeding tickets were locals. A man was pulled over after having a flat tire that was causing sparks. He was driving with a suspended license. There were individuals reported sleeping at the water...
The Dollar Tree/Family Dollar hybrid is almost ready for business in Davenport. A soft opening is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 1 with a grand opening at an undetermined date to follow....
Government and community meetings and gatherings for the week of Aug. 26-Sept. 1 in Davenport, Odessa, Reardan, Harrington and Sprague. If you’d like your organization included in this tab, email dteditor@centurytel.net. Wednesday, Aug. 31 Harrington school board meeting at 7 a.m. in the Library Thursday, Sept. 1 Reardan town council meeting at 6 p.m. in the United Methodist Church...
DAVENPORT—A second group is blaming Inland Power for damages caused in the Whitney Road Fire in Sept. 2020. David and Kristine Hubbard filed a complaint in Lincoln County Superior Court Aug. 12 accusing the company of negligence in maintaining a downed powerline blamed for the fire’s start. The Hubbards, who operate a cattle breeding and selling business called KD Piedmontese, lost miles of fencing, a barn, outhouses, 33 cows and grass pastures for cattle feeding in the fire. The family had to sell nearly 80% of their cat...
Nancy Floether has resigned as the Information Booth Chairperson. It was incorrectly reported that it was Apryl Wraspir in the Aug. 11 issue of the Record-Times. The Aug. 18 issue of the Record-Times incorrectly stated that the city of Harrington received a grant from the Department of Ecology. The grant was from the Public Works Board....
Davenport birthdays Aug. 26: Alex Merserve Aug. 27: Joshua Walker, Brilee Sewall, Ellie Telford, Jimmy Cunningham Aug. 28: Brock Gustaveson, Irene Wilkie, Jody Howard, Lela Strate ♱ Aug. 29: Leslie King, Ilene Hein, Mike Kunz, Lisa Lehman, Cam Jessup Aug. 30: Brian Telford, Steve McLachlan, Peggy Elliot, Shae Parker Aug. 31: Michael Wade, Nick Morgan, Brenna Greenwood, Emily Warwick Sept. 1: Daryl Ziemer, Cass Jacobsen, Shannon Janke, Pete Schweiger, Clay Fleming, Dylan Jorden, Carol Horner, Gary Van Roy, Evan Johnson, Ron R...
ODESSA-The Odessa Junior Livestock 4-H club is holding a raffle to win a Traeger Ranger. Raffle tickets are one for $2 and three for $5. A cup of lemonade was given to each person who bought a ticket. The raffle ticket stands were set up outside of Odessa Hardware. Owner Matt Roberson was thanked by the 4-H Club for allowing them to use his store front. Morgan Lewis, Mason Lewis, Cannon Roberson, Katherine Roberson, Tucker Walter, Sawyer Walter, Hudson Walter, Hank Walter and...
Members of the Odessa High School class of 1970 celebrated their 50th class reunion on a sunset dinner cruise aboard the Mish-an-Nock on Lake Coeur d'Alene on Tuesday, Aug 16. The class was not able to gather in 2020 due to the pandemic. They were not honored this past June at the Alumni Banquet. As a group they decided to meet on their 12-year anniversary. The class met the next day for brunch. Vickey Melcher said they all had a wonderful time and will be meeting again for...
DAVENPORT-The Lincoln County Fair and Rodeo isn't the only event in the area this weekend. For the first time since 2019, Vintage Harvest returns to the Red Barn owned by Crayton Guhlke just west of Oehlwein Road for a showcase of old harvesters and combines. The event, which includes a harvesting of the wheat fields with old-time combines that historically have come from around the world, starts around 9 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 27 and runs all day. Co-organizer Taunya Scharff...
ODESSA- The Tigers return to the football field after injuries to four players started the halt in their championship year. The four players returning for their senior year are quarterback Collin Martin, running back Anthony Elder, tight end Gage Starkel and offensive lineman Jacob Scrupps. Coach Jeff Nelson says the team is looking good, but they had work to do. They were on their third practice of the season. "There is either a ton of experience or no experience," Nelson...
A Dave DeVore Farms John Deere combine unloading grain 18 miles northeast of Davenport Tuesday, Aug. 22....
James Schillinger passed away Aug. 20, 2022 in Davenport, Wash. Jim was born on July 2, 1961 in Spokane, Wash. to Jerry and Marilou Schillinger. Jim grew up in Davenport, attended school and graduated in 1981 from Davenport High School. Jim later married Jana Johnson in April, 1982 and they had two girls to this union, Holly and Lacy. Jim was a great mechanic and loved fixing things. He worked for K & J Pontiac and then the WADOT in Davenport as one of their mechanics for 25...
My husband and I recently got into a discussion about the differences in the labeling of chicken. He saw a post on social media outlining the supposed differences between “pasture raised,” “cage raised,” “cage free,” and “free range.” It is easy to get caught up in the virtuous marketing of “pasture raised,” “cage free,” and “free range” versus “cage raised.” It is easy to imagine flocks of chickens strutting through pristine green fields and foraging for their food, but to...
Twisted Logic Does it make any sense that many of our elected Congressional Representatives, Senators and those down ballot are arguing that the 2020 election was stolen? They were on the same ballots, counted by the same election offices as the presidential candidates. So the whole election must be unfair if we follow the logic. Therefore, if Biden lost, how do these politicians, mostly Republicans, explain their own victories and justify their present employment? Nancy Street – Cheney Critical Race Theory? I want to k...
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. 14 Traffic stops: 28 A Spokane man reported a disabled vehicle without jumper cables or a cellphone on Highway 2 three miles east of Wilbur. A caller reported a white bag in the middle of the road on Highway 25....
Gov. Jay Inslee responded to the national COVID-19 health crisis by closing the public schools in Washington state to in-person instruction from March 2020 to September 2021 and allowing them to reopen sporadically the fall of 2021. The governor also mandated the use of masks and other face coverings and implemented social distancing rules in daycares and schools from March 2020 to March 2022. We are now learning that two years of these strict policies have imposed long-term...
