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ODESSA—Lincoln Hospital District No. 1 voters will be asked to do what they’ve historically been willing to do in the special election coming up Tuesday, Feb. 14: pass a one-year operation and maintenance levy. The estimated levy rate is $2.36 per $1,000 of assessed property value for collection in 2024 and will bring in $671,800 “for paying part of the District’s operation and maintenance expenses,” according to proposition language. A voter with a property valued at $300,000 would pay $708 toward this levy if it’s pass...
ODESSA-The Tigers came out of a two-game losing streak to defeat the Almira-Coulee-Hartline Warriors 48-31 Friday, Jan. 6. Senior Grace Nelson returned after being out due to injury the first few weeks of the season. Her presence was immediately felt, as she sank a three-point shot while junior Melloney Diefe scored two points within the first three minutes of the first quarter. Odessa led by the end of the first quarter, 13-8. Odessa scored 11 more points, while ACH only...
Varsity games, meets and matches the week of Jan. 6-12 for Davenport, Odessa, Reardan and Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Harrington. All games are subject to postponement or cancellation. Friday, Jan. 6 • Odessa basketball vs. Almira/Coulee-Hartline @ 6 p.m. • Reardan basketball vs. Colfax @ 6 p.m. • Reardan wrestling at Cheney @ 6 p.m. • LRS basketball at Northwest Christian 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 7 • Davenport and LRS wrestling at Banks Lake Brawl in Coulee City @ 10 a.m. • Reardan wrestling at Blackhawk Invite @ 10 a.m. • Dave...
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. Dec. 26 Traffic stops: 0 A caller said another man was threatening him. A Reardan woman said she was having problems getting into her Hummer that had a dead batter and faulty lock. A caller reported a court order vio...
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. Dec. 19 Traffic stops: 0 A Wilbur woman said two people were pranking her to kill her and collect insurance money. A caller said her one-year-old child was blue in the face. Lincoln County District Court req...
DAVENPORT - It was another interesting year in Lincoln County, and a fascinating inaugural year of The Record-Times. Here's a look back at the news that dotted headlines and news pages in the first half of 2022. A recap of the news from the second half of 2022 will be in next week's issue. January A substation regulator at the Avista transformer station on Third Street caught fire and knocked power out throughout Davenport for over 10 hours. Confusion spread throughout...
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. Dec. 12 Traffic stops: 7 A caller said his wife was missing after suffering “mental distress.” A Davenport woman said she heard someone yelling near Phase II Hair Design. Dec. 13 Traffic stops: 3 ADT reported an alar...
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. Dec. 5 Traffic stops: 5 A Davenport man said there were fresh tracks going into his neighbor’s 14th Street property while they were out of town. A white SUV in a ditch was reported. Lincoln County Public Works reporte...
DAVENPORT-A former Lincoln County Sheriff's Office deputy who unsuccessfully ran against Wade Magers for Sheriff in 2010 is back in the county as undersheriff. Current Sheriff Gabe Gants swore in 49-year-old Jesse Allen Thursday, Dec. 1, and Allen was in the office this week Monday, Dec. 4. Allen has spent the past eight years working for the Spokane Tribal Police Department based in Wellpinit, most recently as deputy chief of police. "I oversaw patrol, dispatch and our...
DAVENPORT—The annual public meeting between representatives from the Lincoln County Public Works Department, Lincoln County Commissioners and members of the public to discuss the county’s six-year transportation improvement program played a familiar tune: Some projects are funded, many aren’t, and the majority of citizens present wanted to know when Hawk Creek Road will be paved. Though funding hasn’t been obtained, some improvements to that road are amongst the 26 projects presented Monday, Dec. 5. Projects already funded...
DAVENPORT-The local high school wrestlers got off to a successful 2022-23 start last weekend, picking up a win in the Gorilla Invitational Saturday, Dec. 3. The boys were first amongst competition from Almira-Coulee/Hartline, Wilbur-Creston, Colfax, Kettle Falls, Selkirk, Kittitas-Thorp, Innovation, Lake Roosevelt, Liberty, Northwest Christian and Oroville. Also competing for the first time this year were female wrestlers from Davenport. Freshmen Stormy Conway and Kayla...
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. Nov. 28 Traffic stops: 3 A caller said a black Hummer swerved into his lane and made him drive onto the shoulder of Highway 2 to avoid an accident heading into Creston. A Davenport woman said her neighbor’s dogs...
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. Nov. 21 Traffic stops: 3 Multiple callers said a car hit a guard rail on Highway 231 just south of Paul Road. A Reardan man reported fraud. A Wilbur woman said she found the fuel filler door and gas cap open on her...
DAVENPORT—Schools closed and cars slid across highways in a record-setting snowstorm in Lincoln County Wednesday, Nov. 30. As of press time, anywhere from 6 to 13 inches of snow had fallen around the county. Reardan was the hardest hit with 13 inches as of Wednesday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service. By the same time, Davenport had 11.9 inches of snow. The near-foot received in Davenport shattered a daily record for Nov. 30. The previous marks were 4.2 inches in Davenport in 2005 Harrington, Odessa and W...
Naomi "Julie" Jewel Hurlburt (Newton) Apr. 30, 1932 – Nov. 21, 2022 Naomi "Julie" Jewel Hurlburt (Newton) went to be with the Lord on Nov. 21, 2022. She is finally at peace after a long illness of Dementia. She was born in Harrison, Idaho on April 30, 1932 to Edward Myron and Jewel Reta (Fosket) Newton. She was the last of 6 children. Her brothers Robert Myron, Garland Edward, Paul Rodney, Donald Dale, and sister Pearl Loretta were there in Heaven to greet her. Oh what a r...
DAVENPORT—The most recent Lincoln County ballot tabulation conducted Wednesday, Nov. 16 indicated that there was a 75.13% voter turnout in this year’s general election with 16 ballots left to tally Monday, Nov. 28 before the election is officially certified. With that count came the release of precinct data, which indicates preferred candidates for each voting precinct in Lincoln County. The most lopsided contested county race was that of Treasurer, where Emily Lybbert Hansen received 3,398 votes to Brad Sweet’s 1,584. Voter...
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. Nov. 14 Traffic stops: 11 A front entrance burglary alarm was reported. A Davenport woman from Cottonwood Springs Apartments said her neighbor told her that her dogs were vicious, and he would kill them. A Dav...
YAKIMA – The Odessa Tigers came into the WIAA 1B State Tournament as the No. 12-seed and minimal expectations. That made it all the more surprising when the Tigers finished in sixth-place in the tournament and were just a few-point-swing away from potentially finishing fifth. Odessa ended up in the fifth-place bracket after beating No. 5-seed Liberty Christian 3-2 on Nov. 10 before losing 3-0 to eventual semi-finalist Naselle, also on Nov. 10. Odessa continued to put on the u...
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. Nov. 7 Traffic stops: 7 State Patrol said they received a report of a one-vehicle slideoff on Highway 231 at milepost 40 due to icy road conditions. Lincoln County Public Works reported an abandoned vehicle on Ol...
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. 31 Traffic stops: 14 A caller reported a man yelling something, but the man was a Davenport local looking for his lost dog. A Davenport woman said her neighbor’s car and garage were wide open, but the house owner...
ODESSA–The Tigers swept Wellpinit during their last home match of the season on Saturday, Oct. 29. The Lady Tigers won the first set 25-12, the second set 25-13 and the third set 25-21. Junior Melloney Deife had an impressive seven aces, six kills, eight digs and 14 assists. Fellow junior Hayden Schuh had 10 kills, two blocks and two assists. Sophomore Lily Starkel had five digs, six kills and one ace. Freshman Lexi Eden had three aces and three digs. Senior Kaytlyn Shafer h...
INCIDENT LOG Editor’s note: Most items in this section reflect the starting point for response by local police and emergency agencies. Oct. 17 Traffic stops: 10 • A Harrington woman reported a poorly driven white truck on Rocklyn and Coffeepot Roads heading toward the city. • A Davenport man reported a man on his lot yelling “at the top of his lungs” on Ruffed Grouse Lane near Hawk Creek. • A caller said his daughter punched her sister in the face because she wouldn’t let her go through her stuff. • A juvenile proble...
Jul. 30, 1936 – Oct. 11, 2022 Philip A. Denison, 86, a lifetime resident of the Spokane Indian Reservation passed away Oct. 11, 2022. He was born on Jul. 30, 1936 on the family homestead on the Spokane Indian reservation to Jess and Clara Denison. Philip grew up on the reservation and attended school. After high school Philip joined the US Army and served his country honorably. After returning home Philip worked at various jobs including working for the Lincoln County S...
Varsity games, meets and matches the week of Oct. 21-27 for Davenport, Odessa, Reardan and Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Harrington. All games are subject to postponement or cancellation. Friday, Oct. 21 Davenport football vs. Northwest Christian (Homecoming) @ 7 p.m. Reardan football vs. Liberty (Senior Night, Homecoming) @ 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22 Odessa volleyball at Wilbur-Creston @ noon Reardan volleyball vs. Riverside @ 12:30 p.m. LRS volleyball vs. Kettle Falls (Senior Night) @ 12:30 p.m. Odessa football vs....
Cops and courts 1020 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. 10 Traffic stops: 1 A Davenport woman from Safeway Apartments said she heard a child crying and saying she was molested by her mom, but the child in question was an infant who didn’t make...
