Looking back

10 years ago

• Patti Ensor concluded her 12 years on the Davenport school board.

• Odessa’s homecoming royalty was crowned as king Jacob DeWulf, queen Hannah Schmidt, prince Trevor King and princess Jenna Shaffer. Harrington’s honors went to king Madison Charlton, queen Debra Armstrong, prince Billy Bragg and princess Jordyn Tanke.

• The new Emergency Response Center in Sprague was awarded for completion of a project by the Infrastructure Assistance Coordinator Council in Wenatchee.

25 years ago

• Ted Hopkins won his re-election bid for Lincoln County Commissioner.

• The Davenport School District began enacting a closed campus policy, forbidding children from leaving campus without written permission from a parent or guardian.

• Reardan High School FFA hosted a Harvest Ball that was briefly interrupted by a power outage. Marci Schwartz and Breanne Schulz were crowned Chapter Sweethearts.

50 years ago

• Davenport city council discussed the need for a new source of water in the city.

• State Farm Bureau President Ray DeVries told local stakeholders he was opposed to government involvement in business.

• Art Deppner signed papers to take over K and J Pontiac as Art’s Body Shop.

75 years ago

• Lincoln County voters favored Harry Truman over Thomas Dewey in the presidential election, while preferring Arthur Langley for governor and Walt Horan for congressional representative.

• The Active club hosted a hot dog feed to encourage good behavior during Halloween.

• Davenport city council granted a 25-year franchise to Washington Water Power to operate poles and lines across city streets and alleys.

100 years ago

• Federal authorities began discussions about whether to turn Fort Spokane into a natural park.

• Martha Mielke of Spokane sued her former husband, Charles Mielke of Edwall, for land.

• Davenport and Odessa American Legion posts worked together to host an Armistice Day celebration in Odessa. World War I had ended five years prior.