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HARRINGTON — A local woman lost her home and cat during a fire early Thursday, March 6. Patsy Tanferani and her friend Gail Cleaver were home when the fire started. Cleaver said she heard Tanferani screaming while she was in the bathroom. “I came out of the bathroom and saw flames higher than Patsy,” Cleaver said. “She asked if I could put it out. I told her we needed to go.” Cleaver said she and Tanferani made their way out the door. “We slammed the door shut,” Cleaver said. “Then the windows blew out.” Cleaver said the...
HARRINGTON - The downtown Marketplace has a slightly different look. The business has rebranded to a new name: Home & Makers. "It was clear that our home goods were our best-selling item," owner Kathi Matthews said. "We still wanted to showcase local artists." The business closed in January and re-opened in February with a fresh coat of paint and a new storefront. "The store was painted, making it lighter and brighter," Matthews said. Matthews said the original outdoor theme...
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. April 9 Traffic stops: 7 A caller said a drunk man showed up to Easter services at a local church and acted disruptive and belligerent. A caller reported a blue car swerving across lanes westbound on Highway 2 at mil...
Davenport birthdays April 21: John Gunning, Murphy Schreck, Amelia Strite, Denise Liebing April 22: Heather Panke, Samuel Choate, Donna Sitko April 23: Arliene Jungblom, Maile Quisano, Ken Jacobsen, Mary Sorensen April 24: Leslie Schweiger, Jeff Lust, Kinsley Kragt, Kinley Miller, Reece Johnson April 25: Steve Plasencia, Bernice Jackson April 26: Ken Deal, George Arland, Mamiko Patterson April 27: Brian Morcom, Libby Mattox Davenport anniversaries April 21: Chad and Amy Crandell April 23: Scott and Denise Liebing April 25:...
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. April 2 Traffic stops: 2 A Davenport man said he was having problems with his neighbor on the 39600 block of Teel Flat Lane. A car vs. deer crash was reported on Highway 231 at milepost 39. A caller complained abo...
Last Saturday was Easter Egg hunt day in Lincoln County. Turn to page A8 for plenty more pictures of hunts in Davenport, Odessa, Reardan and Harrington....
I am saying farewell to the Lincoln County Record-Times. I have received another opportunity for employment and felt it was in my best interest to take it. I wrote my first story almost exactly a year ago. Before starting at The Record-Times, I had been working 12-hour days and traveling for work. I was exhausted. Traveling for work seemed implausible, with gas prices jumping to $5 a gallon at that time. Walking in downtown Odessa in summer 2021, I saw an ad for a job with...
Davenport birthdays April 14: Bill Reinbold April 15: Stacie Nichols, John Cannon, Jeff Evers April 16: Joanne Buck April 17: Kylie Warwick, Wyatt Hanchett, Kim Cole April 18: Malizza Hinkey, Carin Miller April 19: Tyler Jenness, Jasper White, Cara Phillips, Samantha Sawyer, Madison Pankey, Morgan Wagner, Pat Abbott, Jolie Sorensen, Kayson Kragt April 20: Tom Guhlke, Sawyer Raugust, Robert Current, Janice Emery, Ciarrah Smith Davenport anniversaries April 16: Mary and Raven Wright Reardan birthdays April 17: Jan Graham April...
Area youths enjoy hunts around county...
Varsity games, meets and matches the week of April 14-20 for Davenport, Odessa, Reardan and Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington. All games are subject to postponement or cancellation. Saturday, Apr. 15 • Davenport, Odessa and Reardan track at Van Kuren Invite in Cheney @ 10 a.m. • Reardan baseball doubleheader vs. Northwest Christian @ 11 a.m. • Reardan softball doubleheader vs. Northwest Christian @ 11 a.m. • Reardan vs. LRS tennis at LRS @ 11 a.m. • Davenport vs. LRS softball doubleheader at LRS @ noon • Odessa...
HARRINGTON — A School Board work session became heated after the topic of sexual education came up Wednesday, March 29. The debate came when school nurse Lindsay Sanford gave her yearly Comprehensive Sexual Health Education Implementation overview. Parents and School Board members alike became heated when Sanford brought up teaching anal, oral and vaginal sex to fifth-graders, whose average age is 10. School Board Vice-Chairman Jon Evans disagreed with the graphic nature of the presentation. “None of us knew what to exp...
DAVENPORT — The Lincoln County Commissioners awarded Spokane-based Zero dB Communications the construction build for the first of three countywide broadband projects bringing high-speed fiber connection to the county. Zero dB Communications will construct the connection for a project through Almira, Creston and Harrington with middle mile up to one gigabyte through Wilbur. The company bid $1,232,501.17, the lowest of five companies that bid. Bids were unsealed at the commissioners’ March 20 meeting and referred to the Eco...
HARRINGTON - Lily Voynick's second-grade class presented self-made books to 11 businesses on Thursday, March 30. The books were handmade, bound and contained information on each business handwritten by the students. Businesses included in the books are The Grange, Harrington Food Mart, The Harrington Golf and Country Club, Harrington Hause, Harrington Opera House, Harrington Public Library, Home & Makers, The Mercantile, The Post and Office, The Post Office and Studio 1 on...
Davenport birthdays April 7: Debbie Marriott, Christine Sanguinet Downey, Mick Tareski † April 8: Sam Schneider, Troy Canfield, Tyler Ballance April 9: Andrew Duff, Samantha Stiles, Travis Angstrom, Viola Lilje † April 10: Judy Heid, Patricia Tarbert, Lindsey Wynecoop, Jett Morrison April 11: Bill Guhlke, Charlie Schreck, Char Hutsell, Kelly Pankey, Rosie Buck, Ron Wilkie† April 12: Ryan Bodeau April 13: J.R. Rief, Caesar LeVault Davenport anniversaries April 7: Kevin and Sherill Hansen, David and Lorie Leath April 9: Jim a...
HARRINGTON - Prospective golfers in Lincoln County don't have to go far to get their links fixes in. Three nine-hole courses are available around the county, and all are open for the season. Harrington Golf and Country Club, located at 700 South Second Street, opened April 1 and offers nine-hole and 18-hole rounds. The clubhouse and course will be open from 8 a.m.-6 p.m. every day, general manager Melissa Gilmore said. Round rates vary between $20-$35 depending on the day of...
Varsity games, meets and matches for Davenport, Odessa, Reardan and Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington the week of April 7-13. All games are subject to postponement or cancellation. Saturday, Apr. 8 • Reardan baseball doubleheader vs. Asotin @ noon Monday, Apr. 10 • Davenport and Odessa golf at Deer Park @ 2 p.m. • Davenport vs. Odessa baseball at Odessa @ 4 p.m. Tuesday, Apr. 11 • Davenport softball doubleheader vs. Northwest Christian @ 2 p.m. • LRS baseball doubleheader vs. Liberty @ 2 p.m. • LRS softball do...
DAVENPORT — Easter weekend is fast approaching. Easter Sunday is April 9, while Good Friday is April 7. Churches and organizations around Lincoln County are holding services and Easter Egg hunts to celebrate the holiday. Easter Egg hunts Women in Action will sponsor an Easter egg hunt for ages 10 and under on the Christian Heritage playground at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 1 in Edwall. “At 10:00 we will be serving homemade cinnamon rolls, coffee, apple juice and bananas in the school and then head outside for the Easter egg hun...
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. March 20 Traffic stops: 4 A Lincoln County Public Works employee said work on Mill Canyon Road was delayed because citizens kept parking vehicles in workers’ paths. A calf needed help getting back in its pastu...
M.K.B. contract approved HARRINGTON — Council approved a four-year contract with M.K.B. Lawn Care for city landscaping services at a regular meeting Wednesday, March 22. Councilmembers Joe Armand and David Buddrius abstained from voting. M.K.B. will provide landscaping services at the cemetery, city park and town square, plus other needs within city limits. Anthony Brown of M.K.B. said the company would do a spring cleanup of branches and other ailments that happened over the winter. The cost will be $3,291.69 a month for 1...
Davenport birthdays March 31: Chad Shaver, Cael Collins, Ann Johnston, Steve Bodeau, Sarah Guhlke, Ariana Young April 1: Karen Carruth, TyAnn Cate, Denton Deal, Tanner Deal, Kevin Hupp, Kevin Morcom April 2: Carol Orand, Mary Abbott, Holt Wagner, Allison Richardson, Nickolas Stephens, Marie Plasencia April 3: Chantelle Harrison, Bernice Brown † April 4: Janelle Janke, Addie Carstensen, Drew Lawson, Mike Leffel, Jennifer Cashion April 5: Farah Slahtasky, Phil Carr, Patrick Katz, Mike Piper April 6: Bob Martin, Terry Lust, Zack...
Varsity games, meets and matches for Davenport, Odessa, Reardan and Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington the week of March 31-April 6. All games are subject to postponement or cancellation. Friday, Mar. 31 • Davenport and Odessa track at Glenn Wolfe Invite in Deer Park @ 10:30 a.m. • Davenport baseball at Colfax @ 11 a.m. • Davenport softball doubleheader at Colfax @ 2 p.m. • Reardan tennis vs. Chewelah at Davenport @ 2 p.m. Saturday, Apr. 1 • Odessa baseball doubleheader at Northport @ noon • Reardan baseball do...
REARDAN - When Fred Fleming graduated from Washington State University in 1973, he dreamed of raising a family on his family's farm. Little did he know that one day his innovative farming practices and business model would lead him to form Shepherd's Grain, a company that tracks its bags of flour from farm to table. Fleming was raised on a farm north of Reardan and graduated in 1968. He married his high school sweetheart Vicki Wollweber. With his degree in hand, Fleming put...
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. March 13 Traffic stops: 3 A caller reported a two-vehicle crash at Fifth and Marshall Streets in Davenport. A burglary at storage units across from Lakeview Terrace in Grand Coulee was reported. Four youths were tre...
Davenport birthdays March 24: Zach Carey-Cannon, Tim Hosking, Mahta Hein, Kylee Dennis, Alivia Tucker March 25: Casey Mason, Paris Malet March 26: Fallon Bellotti, Lynda Leffel, Avery Prewitt, Gordon Current March 27: Caleb Bowdish, Florence Fitzsimmons, Codie Linstrum, Michaela Goetz, Gwyneth Ramson, Colleen McCowan March 28: Mark Patterson, Andee Jacobsen, Kristine Reinbold, Stetson Sanford, Josie Wynecoop March 29: Craig Hardin, Buck Badgley, Joe Lilje March 30: Tracy Rosman, Debbie Cunningham, Monte Tucker, Jaeger...
HARRINGTON — The 119-year-old Opera House has long been a historical landmark in downtown and has undergone renovations for over 30 years. Renovations started in 1992 and have totaled almost $1 million over 29 years. But there is still work to be done on the historical building. President Carol Gaines said a volunteer electrician will rewire, add lights and wall plugs to the rummage area. Gaines said the most extensive project within the building is stabilizing the south wall. “Outside if you look…There’s a rather substan...
