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DAVENPORT--As temperatures begin to climb into the teens from single-digit and negative numbers, precipitation is expected to follow. The National Weather Service has predicted heavy snow totals from Tuesday, Jan. 16-Thursday, Jan. 18. The Weather Service is forecasting between six and eight inches of snow in the Davenport/Reardan in that time span, with Wednesday, Jan. 17 expected to be the snowiest period of the three. Snow is expected to begin Tuesday night. Three to six...
DAVENPORT - It's official: The City has a new Mayor. City council ended a 2-month saga of questions about who would fill that role by nominating Jonathan Chapman to the seat at a regular meeting Wednesday, Jan. 10. Council voted 4-2 in favor of Chapman over 8-year incumbent Mayor Brad Sweet, whose term ended at the end of 2023. The City had been mayor-less for the first 10 days of 2024 after Council first tied 3-3 at the first December meeting in choosing between Chapman and...
Tom Casselberry uses a trusty John Deere tractor to shovel snow outside Reardan High School Tuesday, Jan. 9. Classes in Davenport and Reardan were delayed two hours that day due to Monday night snowfall....
DAVENPORT—The state Republican Party is holding statewide caucuses this weekend, and Lincoln County is no different. The local Republican Central Committee will be holding the county caucuses at three county locations at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 13. The caucuses are held every four years to elect delegates and alternate delegates to attend and vote at the Lincoln County Republican Convention. Up to 94 delegates and 94 alternates divided by precinct could be elected, Central Committee chairwoman Mary Blechschmidt said. Any r...
DAVENPORT — A local man will be going to prison for nine crimes committed in Lincoln County. Damion M. Pegram, 20, of Davenport, entered a guilty plea and was convicted of two counts of third-degree assault, second-degree unlawful possession of a firearm, third-degree theft, possession of a stolen firearm, third-degree rape, first-degree malicious mischief, custodial assault and second-degree assault. Presiding judge Lech Radzimski slapped Pegram with a 108-month, or 11-year, prison sentence followed by three years in c...
HARRINGTON—Better communication between the city and its citizens, improved infrastructure and “prosperous” conditions for new and current businesses are among the priorities the city’s new Mayor is stressing. Joe Armand, 58, took office Jan. 1 from the retiring Jesse Silhan. He moved from City Council into the role for a 4-year elected term after running unopposed in the 2023 election cycle. In an annual meeting with The Record-Times, Armand said many of the changes he hope...
SPRAGUE—Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office deputy Chad Cunningham received a large surprise while on regular patrol Saturday, Jan. 6. Around 1:29 p.m., Cunningham received a report of an abandoned airplane on the side of the road at Oestreich Road North and State Highway 23 between Sprague and Harrington. According to records, a note was left inside the vacant aircraft stating the plane was having engine problems. No damages were caused to the plane, and no crimes are suspected. Records didn’t indicate the type of aircr...
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. 31 Traffic stops: 23 A vehicle blocking traffic was reported on Highway 25 at milepost 10. A one-vehicle rollover crash that resulted in a vehicle fire was reported on Highway 21 at milepost 104 north of Wil...
REARDAN —In order to offset an expected shortfall in revenue that town officials said would adversely affect basic town service levels, the Town Council implemented a utility tax that will increase resident’s utility bills by $66 per month at the end of 2023. On Dec. 22, the Town sent a letter to all of its residents informing them of the increase. The letter, signed by Mayor Gail Daniels and councilmembers Rocky Kidder, Celeste Lewis, Clay Soliday, Dan Graham and Leanne Merkel stated the town had not increased utility rates...
REARDAN – Town Council heard outgoing councilmember Clay Soliday’s letter of resignation at its meeting Thursday, Jan. 4 and a subsequent announcement soliciting the vacancy to interested citizens living in town limits. The meeting was held after the print newspaper went to press. Soliday didn’t file for re-election after 50 years on Council. Any resident in town limits interested in filling this position should contact the clerk at Town Hall. The council expects to fill the vacant position within the next month. This is th...
DAVENPORT — After originally tabling a motion to approve the 2024 Lincoln County budget Monday, Dec. 18, the County Commissioners approved said budget Thursday, Dec. 28. After using reserve funds to close a roughly $1.4 million budget gap that usually besets small counties like Lincoln, the current expense fund balanced at $22,004,444. That large sum is almost double what it normally is because $11,820,601 in broadband grants were allocated to the non-departmental fund within the current expense budget. Commissioner Scott H...
Students around Lincoln County returned to the classroom from winter break Tuesday, Jan. 2. Here, third-grader Jaydee Murdock focuses on her assignment in Debbie Soliday's class at Davenport Elementary School....
DAVENPORT — The Lincoln County Transfer Station will be increasing its fees as of April 1. The annual increase will be 4.5%, as adopted by resolution of the Lincoln County Commissioners. “We are simply passing along the cost of living increase we receive from our hauler,” Commissioner Rob Coffman said. “Unfortunately, for the transfer station to be sustainable, the county cannot absorb those increases nor do we have any control over them.” This is the third increase in three years from the Transfer Station. In 2023, the...
DAVENPORT - It may be hard to believe, but another year has come and gone. As usual, there was plenty going on in Lincoln County in 2023. Here's a look back at the top news items from the year, July to December. January to June was covered in last week's newspaper. July Howard King was named superintendent of the Harrington School District. Nate Lathrop opened 410 Burgers in downtown Odessa. Jordan Mills-Jay pleaded not guilty to charges of first-degree manslaughter and...
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. 23 Traffic stops: 14 An Almira man said a dark car was “making laps around town” and in front of his Third Street house. A Sprague man said a local woman’s cows were in the road at Schirr and Gaffney Roads. A...
HARRINGTON — City council adopted a final budget for the 2024 fiscal year at a meeting Friday, Dec. 29. Some funds have more expected expenditures than revenues, but the final budget balances with about $15,800 to spare. Projected revenues are $1,035,705.65 and projected expenditures are $1,019,828.17. The ratified budget came in the final meeting for now-former Mayor Jesse Silhan, who retired from the position. Joe Armand took office Jan. 1. The city’s 15 funds are projected to have the following revenues and expenditures in...
DAVENPORT - The city will spend at least the first 10 days of 2024 without a mayor after city council tabled a motion to pick the next Mayor at the final council meeting of 2023 Wednesday, Dec. 27. That move pushed the decision between now-former Mayor Brad Sweet and current councilman Jonathan Chapman, the two finalists for the job, to the next council meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 10. But without a mayor running the meeting, the responsibility of running that council...
ODESSA — The local Municipal Airport was one of 37 Washington airports to receive federal funding in the 2023 calendar year. In a project that has already been completed, $300,000 was received to pave a portion of the existing gravel apron. Town Clerk Meri Jane Bohn said the pavement provided small aircraft tiedown space and decreased foreign object debris damage to aircraft. “Our town contracted engineer who worked on this project was Melanie Johansen with Century West Engineering,” Bohn said in an email. $190,387,738 went...
DAVENPORT — The city won’t have a mayor for at least the first 10 days of 2024. City council unanimously voted Wednesday, Dec. 27 to table a second tally for its mayoral selection until the first meeting of the New Year. Two weeks ago, city council was split three votes apiece between incumbent Brad Sweet and current councilman Jonathan Chapman. That split vote pushed further discussion to the final meaning of 2023, which was Wednesday night. After a roughly 40-minute executive session, councilman Lance Strite motioned to...
REARDAN — Town Council unanimously approved a balanced budget for the 2024 fiscal year at its meeting Thursday, Dec. 21. The town is budgeting for $1,597,931 in revenue and $1,315,188 in expenditures which would leave the town $282,743 in the black. In order to offset an expected shortfall in revenue that might have adversely affected basic town service levels, the council implemented a utility tax, which increases utility rates by $66 per month. Resolution 203 increased water rates by $15, garbage rates by $24 and sewer rate...
DAVENPORT - It may be hard to believe, but another year has come and gone. As usual, there was plenty going on in Lincoln County in 2023. Here's a look back at the top news items from the year, January to June. July through December will be covered in next week's newspaper. January Odessa was left without a police chief after Leslie Jimerson's quiet resignation. The town didn't "advertise" the vacancy for a short time due to concerns of sparking a rise in crime. Julie Murphy...
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. 17 Traffic stops: 11 A commercial burglary alarm was reported going off on the 1100 block of Morgan Street in Davenport. An abandoned car blocking the turn lane was reported at Highway 2 and Waukon Road. A Dav...
The Davenport School District swore in two new School Board members at its regular meeting Monday, Dec. 16. Lorin Lathrop and Erica Winzer began 4-year terms in Seats No. 1 and No. 2, respectively. Also sworn in Dec. 16 were re-elected Board members Garrett Husky and Tami Odenrider....
ODESSA – The Odessa Chamber of Commerce elected its 2024 officers during a Dec. 19 meeting. Matt Roberson was elected president and Justin Parr vice president. Others elected include Paige Smith, secretary; Larissa Zeiler, treasurer; and Hannah Jahns, Ed Deife and Zach Schafer, board members. In other business, Chamber members discussed its annual banquet and projects to promote business and tourism. The Banquet Committee reported a western theme is planned for the March 8 event. The committee is looking for wagon wheels a...
The Davenport location of The Record-Times at 1112 Morgan Street will be closed Thursday, Dec. 21 to Thursday, Dec. 28 to allow for staff vacation. News tips, advertising and subscription inquiries can be directed to Free Press Publishing at 509-235-6184....
