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Age: 46 Family: Married with two dogs and two cats Day Job: Artist with a farming problem Relevent or Volunteer Experience: N/A Profile questions (please respond in 100 words or less per answer): Wagner was unable to complete the questionnaire for personal reasons....
Kowalkowski did not respond to multiple attempts for contact from The Record-Times. He previously indicated after the May filing period he was withdrawing from the race, but he will still appear on the general election ballot....
Age: 41 Family: Single, lots of family in Lincoln County Day Job: 911 Coordinator, Lincoln County Sheriff's Office Relevent or Volunteer Experience: Davenport City Council, Davenport School Board, Lincoln County Fair Board, Gorilla Booster Board Profile questions (please respond in 100 words or less per answer): Question 1:Do you want to hold the office of Mayor, and would you stay committed to that role? I have served as Davenport's mayor for the last 8 years. I have always...
Age: 54 Family: Day Job: Process Improvement Associate at Engie Insight Relevent or Volunteer Experience: I have 18 years experience in Expense and Data Management, specializing in auditing, expense management and sustainability. I enjoy volunteering, in the past I have volunteered with the Smithsonian and Habitat for Humanity. I currently volunteer with the Harrington Food Bank and I am a board member with the Washington State Quilters Guild. Profile questions (please...
Age: 39 Family: Wife: Jessica (Sandygren) Evans, Daughter: Isabella. Son: Jaxon, Son: Conner Day Job: Lincoln County Sheriff's Deputy Relevant or Volunteer Experience: Two years School Board Profile questions (please respond in 100 words or less per answer): Question 1: For the past two years, Harrington has entered a co-op with Lind-Ritzville for athletics. Did the school board make the correct decision when approving that move? Should that co-op be continued in the future?...
Age: 67 Family: (Wife) Colleen Hamilton, (Daughter and Son in law) Micheal and Selena Lauridsen, (Grandson) Adyix Lauridsen Day Job: Pastor Harrinton Community Church Relevent or Volunteer Experience: 19 years Transportation/Maintenance Supervisor Harrington School District Profile questions (please respond in 100 words or less per answer): Question 1: For the past two years, Harrington has entered a co-op with Lind-Ritzville for athletics. Did the school board make the...
Age: 38 Family: Lance, Grant (8), and Allie (6) Day Job: Stay-at-Home-Mom and Harrington Substitute Teacher Relevent or Volunteer Experience: Harrington Athletic Booster Club Treasurer, Lincoln County Youth Soccer League Administrative Director, Harrington Flag Football Coordinator, PSI Volunteer, Harrington Elementary Classroom and Reading Group Volunteer. Profile questions (please respond in 100 words or less per answer): Question 1: For the past two years, Harrington has...
Age: 44 Family: Wife and 3 daughters Day Job: Prevention Director - NEWESD 101 & RESD Relevent or Volunteer Experience: School Board member for 12 years. Innovia Foundation Leadership Council for Lincoln & Adams County, Community Mobilization Advisory Council, as well as many other leadership and volunteer positions with multiple community partners. Profile questions (please respond in 100 words or less per answer): Question 1: For the past two years, Harrington has entered a...
DAVENPORT — For the second time in as many tries, a proposal to sign a telecommunications franchise with Lincoln County for fiber-to-the-home services was continued by city council Wednesday night as the city still seeks changes to the agreement originally presented by the county. During discussions at the Oct. 11 meeting, councilmember Jonathan Chapman questioned whether the city’s receival of an Exhibit A displaying where work will occur in the city was enough to proceed with signing the agreement. Mayor Brad Sweet req...
Reardan Homecoming royalty is honored at the football game between the Screaming Eagles and Asotin on Friday, Oct 6. From left to right: Landon Bell, Taylor Yonemura, Kassidy Koch, Tate Nelson, Ashley Landt and Aiden Chilson. Odessa Homecoming royalty is also honored at the football game against Inchelium last Friday. Royalty includes Freshmen princess Katie Williams, prince Izaak Schmierer, sophomore princess Rebecca Bramer, prince John Melcher, junior princess Mackenzie...
ODESSA — A man who was convicted of second-degree murder in 2010 was arrested near town on a Dept. of Corrections felony escape from community custody warrant Saturday, Oct. 7. Jereme Joseph Bassett, 38, was arrested by the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office on Lakeview Ranch Loop Road, which is about five miles north of Odessa town limits off State Highway 21. Bassett’s listed hometown is Yakima, but the Sheriff’s Office believes he is living in Lincoln County. Bassett was convicted of the 2008 murder of 7-month-old Neveah...
REARDAN - Six years ago, Medical Lake contractor Wayne Terry met Gail Daniels when he was hired to remodel the basement of a local church. One of his first comments to her was, "I can't believe no one in Reardan has done anything to honor Joe Mann." Daniels was a classmate of one of Mann's nephews and had heard stories of his act of self-sacrifice that earned him the Medal of Honor in World War II, but she couldn't explain to Terry why Reardan had not honored Mann. After...
TACOMA—A Pierce County judge sided in favor of a lawsuit filed by Lincoln County, 27 other counties and the Washington State Association of Counties (WSAC) against the State Dept. of Health and Social Services Friday, Oct. 6. The directive by Judge Michael Schwartz mandates the state to assess patients with behavioral health conditions and issue comprehensive community notifications prior to their release from treatment, a WSAC press release said. “This significant legal action underscores the state’s responsibility to assess...
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. Oct. 1 Traffic stops: 11 A Texas man said he locked his keys in his work truck between the railroad tracks off Eighth Street in Davenport. A Davenport woman reported littering at F and Watson Streets in Creston. A D...
TUMWATER – The state’s minimum wage will jump 54 cents per hour on Jan. 1. On Friday, Sept. 29, the state Department of Labor and Industries announced it will raise the minimum wage from $15.74 per hour to $16.28 per hour effective Jan. 24. That’s an increase of $4.28 per hour in the last five years. According to agency officials, Labor and Industries establishes the rate based on the urban consumer price index. The new wages apply to all workers ages 16 and older. State law allows for a “training wage” of $13.84 per hour...
TUMWATER – The state Department of Labor and Industries is proposing a 4.9% increase in the workers compensation tax effective Jan. 1. Director Joel Sacks said the tax increase is lower than what the agency expects to pay for 2024 claims. The proposed tax increase is a direct result of higher wages in the state, he said, noting it will cost employers and workers jointly about $65 annually per full-time employee. The proposed tax hike has Sen. Mark Schoesler, R-Ritzville, fired up. Schoesler represents Legislative District N...
DAVENPORT — Local meteorologists are predicting a shift in climate patterns for the 2023-24 winter season. The National Weather Service is expecting an “El Nino” winter, which could lead to warmer-than-normal temperatures and less snow than normal. According to Spokane-based NWS lead forecaster Jon Fox, an El Nino pattern would be a shift from the last three winters, which were all El Nina patterns creating colder-than-average temperatures and higher precipitation amounts. “We’re really expecting an El Nino pattern across al...
REARDAN - At its meeting Thursday, Oct. 6, the town council selected Raymond (Rocky) Kidder to fill the position vacated by councilman Shad Vincent upon his Aug. 14 resignation. No applicants filed to fill Vincent's with the Lincoln County Auditor's Office during the filing periods in May and July, so the town sought applications from community members. Kidder sent a letter to the council asking to be considered for the position the same day Vincent resigned.. He has lived in...
As parents know all too well, many students suffered learning loss when schools were shut down or relied on virtual learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. This “COVID learning loss” has resulted in lower test scores from Washington students in recent years. Unfortunately, not every possible solution has been deployed to address this problem. One of my Republican colleagues, 8th District Sen. Matt Boehnke, wrote a guest column on COVID learning loss. It mentioned a recent ana...
KENNEWICK – Record-Times reporter Byrne Bennett was recognized by the Washington Newspaper Publishers Association annual gala celebration Saturday night, Oct. 7. Bennett, of Reardan, received a third-place award for his photography at the Haunted Train last year. The reporter routinely has stories published in The Record-Times. Artist Brad Skiff of Bridgeport, whose work is featured on The Record-Times’ Opinion Page, swept the political cartoon category, winning first, second and third places. And Record-Times own...
Apex predators have already saturated the landscape in Northeast Washington. Now, the U.S. Department of Fish & Wildlife and the National Park Service want to add more by reintroducing grizzlies to the North Cascades. Both federal agencies proposing reintroduction of grizzlies into the North Cascades have invoked Section 10(j) of the Endangered Species Act as the trigger for bringing the predators back to Washington. Section 10(j) states federal agencies should, “facilitate r...
DAVENPORT—The 2023 General Election is less than a month away. Lincoln County citizens will be casting their votes in important county commissioner, city council, school board, fire district and other races to decide who will represent the people by 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 7. To help readers be better informed of who they will see on their ballots when those are mailed Oct. 18, our next four newspapers will contain information about the candidates. And there are a lot of candidates. Across our readership, there are 13 c...
