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DAVENPORT--The National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory for Tuesday night into Wednesday as the first snowfall of the season is expected to arrive. A moderate band of snow is expected to hit the north parts of the county sometime between 11 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 24 and 11 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 25, with higher likelihoods of snow Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. According to the advisory, one to three inches of snow could accumulate through Wednesday. This...
DAVENPORT — Trial dates in two prominent Lincoln County Superior Court criminal cases were continued at readiness hearings Tuesday, Oct. 17. Both the cases of 42-year-old Jonathan Ray Stocker of Sprague and 29-year-old Jordan Russell Mills-Jay of Spokane won’t go to trial on the original dates. Stocker, who is charged with five counts of first-degree possession of depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct and one count of second-degree possession of depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit con...
DAVENPORT — City administration presented council’s finance committee with the first draft of the 2024 city budget as part of a finance discussion that also included talk about various rates and levies for next year’s cycle during a meeting preceding council’s regular meeting Wednesday, Oct. 11. After discussion about city needs, the finance committee proposed a water rate increase of 3%, a sewer rate increase of 1% (down from the original proposal of 3%) and a 25-cent garbage rate increase. City employees are also expecte...
DAVENPORT-After a unanimous vote by the school board, the school district accepted a $500,000 emergency grant for repairs to the high school roof from the state Superintendent of Public Instruction at the board's special meeting Monday, Oct. 16. The high school roof is in bad shape. Leaks occurred frequently during the 2022-23 snow season, filling up to 12 "buckets full," superintendent Chad Prewitt said. The high school SPED classroom may have to close this winter due to...
DAVENPORT — As budget season approaches, potential insurance rate hikes could prove to be a thorn in the side of the Lincoln County Commissioners, who voiced their concern with the possible reality at their regular meeting Monday, Oct. 16. Commissioner Scott Hutsell said Washington Counties Risk Group could raise rates between 50% and 60%, which could be a $400,000 increase. Later, fellow Commissioner Rob Coffman said the Risk Group confirmed the rates could be as high as 60% via a letter issued Wednesday, Oct. 18. “So at...
DAVENPORT — Several agreements and contracts were considered and approved by the Lincoln County Commissioners at their regular meeting Monday, Oct. 16. The lone resolution on the table was for designating authorized signatories for a Washington Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program sub-application and grant. The commissioners also approved the following agreements and contracts: • An interagency agreement between WSU Extension and Lincoln County to support 2024 Extension activities. • A right...
DAVENPORT — For the second time in as many tries, a proposal to sign a telecommunications franchise with Lincoln County for fiber-to-the-home services was continued by city council Wednesday night as the city still seeks changes to the agreement originally presented by the county. During discussions at the Oct. 11 meeting, councilmember Jonathan Chapman questioned whether the city’s receival of an Exhibit A displaying where work will occur in the city was enough to proceed with signing the agreement. Mayor Brad Sweet req...
TACOMA—A Pierce County judge sided in favor of a lawsuit filed by Lincoln County, 27 other counties and the Washington State Association of Counties (WSAC) against the State Dept. of Health and Social Services Friday, Oct. 6. The directive by Judge Michael Schwartz mandates the state to assess patients with behavioral health conditions and issue comprehensive community notifications prior to their release from treatment, a WSAC press release said. “This significant legal action underscores the state’s responsibility to assess...
DAVENPORT — Local meteorologists are predicting a shift in climate patterns for the 2023-24 winter season. The National Weather Service is expecting an “El Nino” winter, which could lead to warmer-than-normal temperatures and less snow than normal. According to Spokane-based NWS lead forecaster Jon Fox, an El Nino pattern would be a shift from the last three winters, which were all El Nina patterns creating colder-than-average temperatures and higher precipitation amounts. “We’re really expecting an El Nino pattern across al...
DAVENPORT—The 2023 General Election is less than a month away. Lincoln County citizens will be casting their votes in important county commissioner, city council, school board, fire district and other races to decide who will represent the people by 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 7. To help readers be better informed of who they will see on their ballots when those are mailed Oct. 18, our next four newspapers will contain information about the candidates. And there are a lot of candidates. Across our readership, there are 13 c...
DAVENPORT - The potential of the Gorilla volleyball team showed itself in spurts Tuesday night, but the experience and size of Colfax pushed the Bulldogs passed Davenport in four sets to snap the Gorillas' three-match winning streak and extend Colfax's winning streak to seven matches. The first set gave indications that the match could be over quickly. Colfax was dominant out of the gate, riding a powerful kill attack to a quick 7-1 lead that extended to 20-8 as the set went...
DAVENPORT - The Gorilla soccer team has grown from a young, up-and-coming program to a potential state contender in a matter of weeks. Davenport went 3-0 in the last week, including two wins over teams ranked in the Top 10 in state RPI. First up was a home tilt with lowly Kettle Falls Thursday, Oct. 5. The Gorillas scored early and often, as Glenna Soliday got behind the defense and finished in front of the net nine minutes in. Six minutes later, she arced in a shot from 15...
DAVENPORT — The county commissioners heard an update from Northeast Washington Alliance Counseling Services executive director Dr. David Nielsen regarding a criminal justice treatment account (CJTA) panel and plan Monday, Oct. 2. The commissioners had just approved an amendment to the interlocal cooperation agreement between Lincoln and Stevens Counties to provide outpatient substance use disorder treatment and recovery support services. Appointed to the panel were Nielsen, counselor Stephanie Littell, Sheriff Gabe Gants, S...
1 years ago • Lincoln County Commissioners adopted an annual budget totaling $135,509.41 for various departments. • The assessed valuation of Lincoln County was deemed to be $27,181,031, according to county assessor Irving Borck. • A state highway department rock crusher on Charles Wilke’s farm northeast of Davenport began crushing rock in preparation for surfacing Sunset Highway between the Rodgers farm and Reardan. The plant was operated by a special powerline between Davenport and Wilke Farm. 75 years ago • A petition...
AIRWAY HEIGHTS - Davenport and Reardan's cross country teams were two of 60 high schools, 22 middle schools and four clubs that ran at the Sixth Annual Battle for the 509 at the Spokane Polo Grounds Saturday, Sept. 30. The most successful team was the Reardan middle school boys, who finished eighth as a team. The Davenport high school boys took 19th. Davenport was at its final league meet Tuesday, Oct. 3, while Reardan was in Lewiston for a like arrangement. Results from the...
WELLPINIT - A short-handed Tigers roster was no match for an undefeated Wellpinit team that marched the ball up and down the field against the visitors as Odessa dropped its second straight game 50-16 Friday, Sept. 29. The loss, which was preceded by a 54-6 thumping against Wilbur-Creston the week prior, dropped the Tigers to 3-2 this season. "In reality, the game was lost before we left the locker room because we had three important players hurt and the underclassmen that...
MEDICAL LAKE - The Davenport volleyball team bounced back from a loss in Chewelah last Tuesday with back-to-back victories on back-to-back days over Medical Lake and Upper Columbia Academy Monday, Oct. 2 and Tuesday, Oct. 3. Davenport topped Medical Lake in four sets and swept UCA. The road match against the 1A Cardinals was a hotly contested affair. Davenport got off to a strong start, taking an 11-7 lead in the first set. Medical Lake drew within one point four times in the...
1 years ago Leonard Day, who claimed to walk 10,000 miles on foot across the United States, arrived in Davenport. A new oil company was granted permission to build on Northern Pacific railroad property near the Davenport water tank. Voters narrowly decided against a school tax levy to pay general fund deficits in Davenport. 75 years ago Lincoln County 4-H girls entering the costume selection contest at the State Fair in Yakima included Yolanda Rettkowski and Marilyn White of Govan, Verna Eagle of Wilbur, Betsy and Lora...
DAVENPORT — Lincoln County has signed franchise agreements for fiber-optic broadband access through several grants with seven of the eight county municipalities, but one municipality agreement remains outstanding: The county seat. And that’s because the city, spurred by concerns identified by attorney David Bingaman, has identified language in the proposed agreement that some key stakeholders worry could give the county access to city-owned property without giving the city the ability to negotiate any changes or updates to...
CRESTON - Late Lincoln County Sheriff's Office deputy Luke Mallon was remembered at a public Celebration of Life at the local school gym attended by many Friday, Sept. 22. Mallon died at age 40 at his rural Creston home Saturday, Sept. 2. He had been with the Sheriff's Office for nine years. Deputies and administration from the Sheriff's Office led Mallon's family into the gym to begin the memorial proceedings. Chaplain Pat Hogan offered an introduction before sharing Scriptur...
DAVENPORT — Every year, the state requires students to take standardized tests in English/language arts, math and science. Students are given the Smarter Balanced Assessment in ELA and math in grades 3-8 and 10 and Washington Comprehensive Assessment of Science in grades 5,8 and 11. Results from last school year were recently released by the state Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction for each school district and measured based on what percentage of students in each grade “met grade level standards” in each subje...
DAVENPORT - In a season where they're playing an independent, 8-man schedule with a combination of varsity and junior varsity games based on opponent availability, the Gorillas dropped their Homecoming opener to Moses Lake Christian Academy 32-22 Friday, Sept. 22. The Lions of District 6 came in undefeated and improved to 4-0 with the road victory. The game opened with an extended MLCA drive that got down to the Davenport goal line, but the Gorilla defense held tough to turn t...
DAVENPORT - Needing a win after a heartbreaking 3-2 defeat at Liberty two days prior, the Gorilla volleyball team rebounded with a fairly comfortable 3-0 (25-14, 25-12, 25-12) win over Kettle Falls Thursday, Sept. 21. Davenport improved its record to 2-2 with the easy victory. The Gorillas jumped out to a quick 9-4 lead in the first set before pulling away for the 25-14 win. Kettle Falls put up a much bigger fight to start the second set, taking a 7-3 lead that Davenport...
REARDAN - A visit to Joe B. Johnson Field by the Colfax Bulldogs turned into not much of a contest, as the Screaming Eagles dominated their visitors 47-16 for their first league win of the season Friday, Sept. 22. The win improved Reardan's record to 2-2, while Colfax is still searching for the taste of victory at 0-4. Colfax was able to move the ball offensively in the first quarter, but its opening drive met disaster for the visitors and triumph for the hosts as Jakari...
ODESSA - The first play from scrimmage during last Friday night's Sausage Bowl did not go the Tigers' way, as attempted trickery in the way of a halfback pass from Chad Strebeck to quarterback Zane McMillan was intercepted by Cusick's Roland Campbell and returned to the Odessa 5-yard line. But as it turned out, that was one of the very slim plays that didn't go Odessa's way, as the Tigers pulled away from the Panthers in a big way to secure a 70-12 victory during...
