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The Lincoln County Economic Development Council doled out eight grants of $10,000 each to organizations or towns in each of Lincoln County's eight municipalities Thursday, Aug. 24. Local recipients included, from left to right and up to down, the Reardan Community Center, Harrington Chamber of Commerce, Sprague-based Lincoln County Lost & Found Pet Network, Davenport Senior Center and Odessa Old Town Hall Rejuvenation Society....
DAVENPORT - Students around Lincoln County left summer vacation behind this week. Children were back in classrooms early-to-mid week, and local administration was optimistic about the 2023-24 school year. Harrington was the first local school to return to class, beginning studies Tuesday, Aug. 29. "It went really, really well. Our kids were in great shape," first-year superintendent Howard King said. "We had to tweak a few schedules, but it looks like we're above (enrollment)...
Davenport birthdays Sept. 1: Pete Schweiger, Shannon Janke, Carol Horner, Cass Jacobsen, Daryl Ziemer, Evan Johnson, Clay Fleming, Dylan Jorden Sept. 2: Kacen Mann Sept. 3: Ashley Schenk, Billy Hopkins, Wrenly Sand Sept. 4: Riley Blauert Sept. 5: Kerri McGuire, Emmett Prewitt, Austin Anderson, Raychell Sand Sept. 7: Tammie Buck, Luke McCluskey Davenport anniversaries Sept. 1: Bob and Diane Martin Sept. 6: Scott and Debbie Hutsell Sept. 7: Rusty and Susie Warwick, Brian and Morgan Morcom, Brett and Jordan Alspach, Lance and...
HARRINGTON - A secondary English teacher here was one of just 70 teachers nationwide to receive the Fulbright Scholarship as part of the Fulbright Teachers for Global Classrooms Program. Maria Preston, who just began her eighth year teaching seventh through 12th graders English/Language Arts here and lives in Spokane, learned she received the award in early July. "I feel very honored," Preston said. "It took a while to hear back, so by the end of June I thought I wasn't going...
DAVENPORT - Cowboys and cowgirls from across the region turned out Friday and Saturday nights, Aug. 25 and 26, for the open Lincoln County Rodeo. In fact, so many turned out for the event that a third performance - slack - took place after the Friday night show. The slack performance featured nearly 75 additional competitors who didn't make it into the main events. Saturday night's rodeo featured a full card, including 11 bullriders and 9 bronc riders. A local gal, Zoe...
Varsity games, meets and matches for Davenport, Odessa, Reardan and Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington the week of Sept. 1-7. All games are subject to postponement or cancellation. Friday, Sept 1 • Davenport football at jamboree in Wellpinit @ 3 p.m. • Reardan football vs. Lake Roosevelt @ 7 p.m. • LRS football at Colfax @ 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 2 • Odessa football at Waterville @ 1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 5 • Davenport cross country at jamboree at Northwest Christian, time TBD • Odessa volleyball at St. John @ 6 p....
Educational posters • Open junior Best of Show: Karsen Llewellyn of Almira • Open teen Best of Show: Addison Benner of Medical Lake • 4-H junior Best of Show: Parker Clouse of Davenport • 4-H intermediate Best of Show: Conner Clouse of Davenport • 4-H cloverbud Best of Show: Tripp Florenzen of Almira • 4-H intermediate Special Award: Conner Clouse of Davenport Beef Fitting and Showing • 4-H junior Grand Champion: Ava McKay of Sprague • 4-H junior Reserve Champion: Austy...
DAVENPORT - An Interstate 90 closure from Sprague to Four Lakes caused by the Gray Fire in Medical Lake detoured traffic through east Lincoln County and created miles-long backups on various highways throughout the area this weekend. Officials and locals reported seeing bumper-to-bumper traffic on U.S. Highway 2 from Airway Heights to Davenport and on State Highway 231 from Sprague to U.S. Highway 2 west of Reardan. "I would describe that as a once in 100-year event," Lincoln...
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. 13 Traffic stops: 2 A Davenport woman said her daughter was so intoxicated she couldn’t stand up. Drugs were found, and Wilbur Auto assisted with a resulting impound. An abandoned dog was reported on the 300 b...
REARDAN - Several young men from LincolnCounty served in Spruce Squadrons during World War I, including Reardan men August Mahrt Sr., Gustave Wagner and John Hickenbottom. Most World War I soldiers do not include the Spruce Squadron designation on their tombstones, making them hard to find, so there are probably many more. There were about 19,000 men serving in Washington and Oregon. Wagner learned about the Spruce Squadrons while doing his basic training at what was then...
Davenport birthdays Aug. 25: Braxton Collins Aug. 26: Alex Merserve Aug. 27: Brilee Sewall, Joshua Walker, Ellie Telford, Jimmy Cunningham Aug. 28: Jody Howard, Irene Wilkie, Brock Gustaveson Aug. 29: Leslie King, Cam Jessup, Mike Kunz, Ilene Hein, Lisa Lehman Aug. 30: Brian Telford, Steve McLachlan, Peggy Elliott, Shae Parker Aug. 31: Emily Warwick, Nick Morgan, Michael Wade Davenport anniversaries Aug. 25: Ken and Teresa Vesneske, Tyler and Kalah Dehn, Andrew and Janie Schreck Aug. 26: Bo and Victoria Gunning, Ralph and...
Gerald Walter Zellmer 1935 - 2023 Gerald Walter Zellmer was 88 when he went to be with the Lord on Aug. 12, 2023 in Davenport, Wash. His family extends heartfelt appreciation to the staff at TCU, Lincoln Hospital, for the wonderful care he received the past year. Gerald was born May 5, 1935 to Walter and Frances Zellmer of Davenport and graduated from Davenport High School in 1953. His first 2 years of college were completed at Northwest Nazarene University in Nampa, Idaho,...
1 years ago • Davenport farmer W.H. Peart was arrested by Sheriff F.J. Gilpatric for having the wrong license on his car. Peart was slapped with a $15 fine. • Senator Charles E. Myers held rallies for his Congressional campaign in Davenport, Wenatchee, Omak and Okanogan. • Davenport city council heard a report that paving Morgan Street would cost the city $24,518.80. 75 years ago • 60,000 bushels of grain set for a ground shipment out of Lincoln County were halted due to a government embargo on wheat for export. • Reard...
DAVENPORT - The 2023 Lincoln County primary election was officially certified during a canvassing board meeting including elections deputy Norm Caley, prosecuting attorney Adam Walser, auditor Chandra Schumacher and commissioner Scott Hutsell Tuesday, Aug. 15. And barring a petition for a recount, the certification confirmed that the race for Jeffrey Smith's opponent for Sprague city councilmember No. 5 during the November general election was decided by a single vote. RonDel...
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. 6 Traffic stops: 4 A Davenport woman at Safeway Apartments said a woman in a neighboring apartment was yelling at a dog. A caller from Lakeview Terrace in Grand Coulee said a man was hanging out near a tra...
DAVENPORT –Depending on what part of Lincoln County you're in, wheat harvest is either winding down, ramping up or right at its peak. Closer to the county seat, wheat farmers tend to be in the middle of harvest, with most Reardan-area farmers not far behind, conversations with stakeholders and farmers indicate. Further south, most Harrington farmers are nearing the end of harvest, while many Odessa-area farmers are wrapping up their harvest seasons. "As a company, we're o...
Davenport birthdays Aug. 18: Gene Hein, Renzley Gunning Aug. 19: Erich Hein, Hunter McCluskey Aug. 20: Lynn Richardson, Chris Honey, Tim Zeiler, Ryan Cash, Avery Cash, Matt Wagner, Lance Johnson Aug. 21: Peyton Smith, Johnathon Cannon, Rusty McGuire, Donna Gamache, Patti Anderson Aug. 22: Jareth Current Aug. 23: Rusty Warwick Aug. 24: Desirae Wagner, Quinton Withey, Scout Sewall Davenport anniversaries Aug. 21: Collin and Lila Woodland Aug. 22: Tony and Amanda Boggs Aug. 23: Matt and Kylee Ballance Reardan birthdays Aug. 18:...
1 years ago Farmers reported a good weight yield averaging about 35 bushels to the acre. Practically every Lincoln County office asked for an increase in the budget for the next year. Amelia Hieb petitioned for a divorce from her husband, Julius Hieb on claims that he was taking her clothes, selling them and squandering the profits. 75 years ago Dealers fought a freight car shortage as wheat harvest passed the season’s peak. The Lincoln Lumber company sawmill on Lake Roosevelt was rebuilt for over $1 million after being d...
ODESSA — Barring a last-minute miracle and influx of valid mail-in ballots, the candidates for town mayor and councilmember No. 5 in the November general election appear to be set after a second round of tallying primary election votes Thursday, Aug. 3. The top two vote-getters in each race advance to the general election. Incumbent mayor Bill Crossley dusted his two opponents in the primary election that closed Aug. 1, with 216 votes that was 71.52% of the voting total. His opponent in November will likely be Jeremy S...
HARRINGTON - The largest Lincoln County fire in the last week was controlled by local crews from Fire District No. 6 and No. 5. A roughly 50-acre blaze near Kloster and Rocklyn Roads was knocked down by area firefighters late Wednesday, Aug. 2. District No. 6 commissioner Ron Mielke said the fire started on a combine draper and burned east toward Rocklyn. It mostly burned through stubble and Conservation Reserve Program land, with no wheat succumbing to the flames. Rocklyn...
Results as of second ballot count Thursday, Aug. 3 Odessa Mayor: Bill Crossley: 216 Jeremy Smith: 53 Ed Hayden: 32 Odessa Councilmember No. 5 Mike Igo: 42 Laura Caler: 105 Marlene Kramer: 152 Write-In: 3 Harrington Councilmember No. 5 Steven Wright: 21 Gavin Wagner: 58 Kelly Foreman: 31 Sprague Councilmember No. 5 Jeffrey Smith: 45 Trace De Garmo: 26 RonDel Krauter: 27 Write-In: 3 Lincoln County Commissioner District No. 1 Jo Gilchrist: 727 Write-In: 31 Election will be certified Tuesday, Aug. 15....
DAVENPORT - For some Lincoln County wheat farmers, harvest is just getting started. For others further south, it's nearing completion...if completion hasn't been reached already. And this year's yield tends to vary between average to below-average, according to experts at HighLine Grain Growers. "In our southern footprint, which is the Odessa area, yields were down from historical averages, but not too much," HighLine grain marketer Taylor Warwick said. "And protein levels...
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. July 30 Traffic stops: 17 A Creston man said gas was syphoned out of his wife’s vehicle on the 100 block of Northeast Smith Street. Washington State Patrol reported a tow truck with a missing wheel dragging along...
1 years ago Local municipalities observed Friday, Aug. 10 as a holiday in observance of President Warren G. Harding’s funeral. Farmers reported averaged of close to 35 bushels per acre during wheat harvest. Two young girls bearing the Reinbold name drowned near what is now Detillion Campground. A 13-year-old Wilbur boy named Pennington was arrested, “it being alleged the lad stole a horse from Creston several weeks ago.” He apparently rode to Lincoln and told locals he had ridden from Texas on horseback. 75 years ago A sign...
Davenport birthdays Aug. 11: Renee Honey, Cody Parker, Austin Savelesky Aug. 12: Cody Coppersmith Aug. 13: Kyra Arland, Andrea Morgan Aug. 14: Faith Brooks, Landon Harrison, Jerri Madison, Lillian Phillips Aug. 15: Adney Lacy, Jared King, Stephanie Linstrum, Bob Novak Aug. 16: Andrew Schreck, Janelle Hiccox Aug. 17: Janie Schreck, Ketner Kragt, Everett Prewitt Davenport anniversaries Aug. 11: Caleb and Lana Bowdish, Bob and Donna Fisher, Ben and Ashley Brooks Aug. 12: Jerry and Jeanne Newcomb Aug. 13: Ken and Lynee...
