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SEVEN BAYS-A lot of brush and trees have charred, but no structures have burned in the Seven Bays Fire that broke out around 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 4. News began to spread of a fast-moving fire near Miles-Creston Road soon thereafter. The fire began just northeast of Hawk Creek Campground, which was evacuated. It began to move northeast up a canyon and has burned over 1,000 acres of rangeland, stubble and forest land, according to a press release from the Department of...
REARDAN-Two types of officers are now patrolling school grounds and interacting with students here. The school district has contracted with the town for a full-time school resource officer in Melissa Foust, along with school security director Brad Eylar. The enhanced security measures brought with two officers come at a time of heightened concern surrounding school safety, superintendent Eric Sobotta said. "When I did town halls, school safety was the number one topic brought...
DAVENPORT—A flip of the calendar to September means that for most seasons, it’s time to hunt. Many big game, small game and bird hunts began Sept. 1, while others begin later in the month or into October. The hunting season looks more promising for deer opposed to last year, when the animal was ravaged by disease that particularly hit white-tail populations. “Last year really took a toll on white-tail especially, but we saw it in mule deer too,” Fish and Wildlife Officer JoLynn Beauchene said. “But I haven’t gotten any report...
ODESSA- Odessa School District welcomes Mandy (Hardung) Lewis as their new Junior High/ High School Secretary. Lewis stepped into the position after Chris Crossley announced her plans to leave the position. Principal Jamie Nelson said she's been hard at work training and learning the details of the job. Crossley has been training Lewis in preparation for her exit. Mike and LuAnn Hardung are her parents and Mike Hardung was a local farmer. Her grandparents are Phyillis and Don...
ODESSA- The Chamber of Commerce and several volunteers are hard at work preparing for the upcoming Deutchesfest weekend on Sept. 15- 18. The Chamber of Commerce and community members have made cabbage rolls, sauerkraut and homemade pickles from recipes handed down through generations. Locally made bratwurst will be readily available. Preparation for these recipes started at the beginning of August. Tables and benches are being repainted black, red and gold to represent the Ger...
DAVENPORT—The county may be receiving north of $250,000 in settlement money stemming from a lawsuit filed by the state Atttorney General’s office against three companies blamed for helping to fuel a nationwide opioid epidemic. Lincoln County’s chunk is a sliver of change compared to the state’s allotment of up to $430 million. The county receives about 0.17% of the lawsuit payouts, prosecuting attorney Adam Walser told the county commissioners Tuesday, Sept. 6. “At the end of the day, it’s a good chunk of change coming to t...
Government and community meetings and gatherings in Davenport, Odessa, Reardan, Harrington and Sprague the week of Sept. 9-15. If you’d like your organization included in this tab, email dteditor@centurytel.net. Monday, Sept. 12 Odessa town council meeting at 7 p.m. in the Library Wednesday, Sept. 14 Reardan-Edwall school board workshop at 6:30 p.m. in the Commons Davenport city council meeting at 7 p.m. in City Hall Harrington city council meeting at 7 p.m. in City Hall Sprague-Lamont school board meeting at 7 p.m. in the L...
From left to right, Selah Hupp, Tessa Cormier, Samantha Odenrider and Jesse Raugust are ready to help serve customers....
Dozens of local athletes competed in the annual Lincoln County Rodeo on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 26 and 27. Here are photos of some of them....
DAVENPORT-He had shanked a 20-yard extra point attempt a quarter earlier, but the pressure of the clock winding down and the ball pushed back 12 yards farther than his previous attempt didn't shake Brenick Soliday. The Gorilla senior drilled a 32-yard field goal through the uprights with two seconds left to give Davenport a 16-13 win over the rival Reardan Screaming Eagles in the season opener Friday, Sept. 2. The field goal broke a tie that had held since 1:21 remaining in...
Varsity games, meets and matches for Davenport, Odessa, Reardan and Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Harrington the week of Sept. 9-15. All games are subject to postponement or cancellation. Friday, Sept. 9 Davenport football at Oroville @ 7 p.m. Reardan football vs. Northwest Christian (Colbert) @ 7 p.m. LRS football at Liberty (Spangle) @ 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10 Reardan cross country at Highlander Invite in Spokane @ 9 a.m. Odessa and LRS volleyball at Bronco Invite in Ritzville @ 9 a.m. Reardan soccer at Colville @ 1 p.m. Reardan...
ODESSA- The Tigers, largely considered a state title favorite this season, met the Liberty Bell Mountain Lions in their first game of the season during a sunny Friday evening Sept. 2 and came away with a 42-22 victory. The Tigers defeated the Mountain Lions in the 2021 State 1B quarter finals 62-22. Both teams brought impressive energy to the gridiron Friday night. Liberty Bell, ranked No. 10 by ScoreBook Live coming into the game came to play. Their defense and offense held...
DAVENPORT-A nine-school volleyball jamboree tournament hosted here Saturday, Sept. 3 featured a strong dose of Lincoln County schools. The Gorillas, Odessa Tigers and Wilbur-Creston Wildcats joined Mary Walker (Springdale), Lake Roosevelt, Chewelah, Republic, Medical Lake and Northport at the festivities split between the high school and elementary school. Davenport won two and lost two of the best-of-three, hour-long matches it played. The Gorillas got a fight from...
MEDICAL LAKE-The Davenport soccer team is coming off a 2021 season with mixed results, finishing first in the NE2B in the regular season but falling to rival Reardan in the league playoffs. The Gorillas' quest to take the next step and make a state playoff push got off to a good start Tuesday, handily beating a 1A opponent in the Medical Lake Cardinals 5-0. The Cardinals hosted the game against the Gorillas in both team's season opener on a sunny day at the field alongside...
Davenport birthdays Sept. 9: Roy Alspach Sept. 10: Savannah Plasencia, Scottie Kilps Sept. 12: Chris Harper, Chloe Morgan, Elijah Morgan, Lenora Cooper, Colt Johnston, Kasara Storer, Sandy Reider ♱ Sept. 13: Kristen Wilkie, Danyel Deane, Sara Jacobsen Sept. 14: Ashley Biles, Floyd Warwick, Bill Lilje ♱ Sept. 15: Sabrina Warwick, Greg Buchmann, Max Mielke, Daxton Sewall, Stan Reider, Susan Dashiell, Michael Dodson Davenport anniversaries Sept. 9: Nick and Debbie Marriott Sept. 10: Cody and Shae Parker Sept. 11: Doug and Jul...
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. 29 Traffic stops: 20 An abandoned vehicle was reported at Lake Valley Loop and Old Sprague Highway. A loose black bull was reported on Max Harder Road and East Lake Lane in Sprague. A Davenport man said he saw...
Martin Fredrick Meise, 69 of Odessa, Wash. passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022, after running into a burning bar to save the alcohol. Or maybe not. We all know how he liked to tell stories. Marty was born on Dec. 2, 1952, in Ritzville, Wash. to Earl & Ramona Meise. Marty graduated from Odessa High School in 1971. He married Wendy Sue Greenwalt on Sept. 25, 1981, and the couple celebrated 40 years of marriage in 2021. Marty & Wendy had one daughter, Jena Nichole Meise, who...
John VandeWege, 86, passed away Aug.13, 2022, in Olympia, Wash., his home of 56 years. He was born May 27, 1936, to Jacob and Jane (Tingley) VandeWege in Sheboygan, Wis. He also resided in Sunnyside, Wash.; Odessa, Wash.; and Anchorage, Ala. John graduated from Sunnyside High School in 1954 and served in the U.S. Air Force from 1955 to 1957. He graduated from Eastern Washington University in 1961, before marrying Mitzi Alling in 1965 in Warden, Wash. Professionally, John was an elementary school teacher, both full-time and...
Fay K. Lybecker, 77, passed away Aug. 17, 2022, in Davenport, Wash., her home was the Harrington area. Fay was born on Feb. 23, 1945 in Ritzville, Wash. to Howard and Selma Telecky. Fay grew up in Ritzville and graduated from Ritzville High School in 1963. She attended Eastern Washington University and received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Work in 1968. Fay married Roger Lybecker of Harrington, Wash. on Oct. 12, 1968 at Fairchild Air Force Base. They moved to Texas...
Adult & Youth Posters 4-H Junior Addison Benner Medical Lake Posters, Rabbit vs. Hare 4-H Junior Parker Clouse Davenport Special Award Beef Beef Market Class-Market Steers 4-H Intermediate Amelia Ray of Reardan Grand Champion 4-H Senior Devin Groh Reserved Champion FFA Fr/Sp Lydia Wicks Grand Champion Open Junior Wesley Winn Grand Champion Amelia Ray of Reardan Overall Market Grand Champion 4-H Intermediate Arena Wells Grand Champion 4-H Intermediate Jack Baser Reserved Champion FFA Jr/Sr Regan Sevigney Grand Champion Open...
Where does all the money for our county roads come from? You may be surprised to know that, in Lincoln County, only about 15% is generated from property tax revenue that is received from parcels of land in the unincorporated areas of the county. Parcels of land in our towns do not pay property taxes for county roads. About 21% comes from the federal government. Most of this money is for competitive projects that the county has applied for as well as safety money for guardrails...
Myth: It makes no difference if one calculates cow feed intake on a dry matter basis or an as-fed basis. Answer: Oh, but it does matter! Okay, here we go! This is one of those topics that probably caused more confusion among my students than most any question I asked them (or had them calculate on an exam!). Let’s make some practical sense of this and how it applies to the real world for cattle producers. Before we can address this concept, we define our terms: As-is (or a...
