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DAVENPORT - The Morgan Street building formerly occupied by Davenport Sporting Goods is now home to 3C Creations and Expressions, a locally-owned business selling designs printed onto items like T-Shirts, water bottles and coffee mugs. Longtime locals Micah and Carmelyn Choate have been operating out of the brick-and-mortar location next to Davenport Motor Company and the Senior Center since Nov. 2022. Previously, the couple operated out of their local home. They began...
DAVENPORT — A 16-year-old boy being tried as an adult on charges of first-degree manslaughter and second-degree unlawful possession of a firearm had his trial date rescheduled for June 7 this week. Koedi V. White of Reardan appeared in Lincoln County Superior Court for a readiness hearing Tuesday, March 14, where defense attorney Grant Riva and prosecuting attorney Adam Walser told presiding judge Jeffrey S. Barkdull that they expect to reach a resolution before White’s charges go to trial. Riva also asked Barkdull to mov...
DAVENPORT — A noxious weed tax assessment is likely to be brought before the Lincoln County Commissioners later in 2023, according to a discussion at city council’s regular meeting Wednesday, March 8. Noxious Weed Control Board Coordinator Farren Reinbold gave a presentation to council stating the board would propose a $15 tax assessment per parcel for incorporated municipalities, with collected funds going back to the weed board. Reinbold said she expects to make the proposal to the commissioners this fall. A com...
DAVENPORT — Two Lincoln County judges are lobbying to create a rotating indigent counsel list. Superior Court Judge Jeffrey S. Barkdull and District Court Judge Dan B. Johnson addressed the Lincoln County commissioners on the idea Monday, March 6 following a state Supreme Court ruling. That ruling stated that any county without a public defense agency must have an independent rotation of public defenders in cases where the county’s contracted public defender is compromised or in cases with co-defendants. The ruling also bar...
Drew Lawson is the editor of the Lincoln County Record-Times. The opinions expressed in this column don’t necessarily reflect those of the Record-Times’ staff or those of Free Press Publishing. In this same sports section at this same time of year in 2022, I bragged about my boldness in picking Kentucky, a No. 2 seed, to win the Men’s NCAA Tournament. Not surprisingly after such a statement, the Wildcats proceeded to be shocked by No. 15 seeded St. Peter’s on the first Thursday of the tournament… meaning Kentucky...
DAVENPORT - A 37-year-old Carlton man pleaded guilty Tuesday to aiding in the assault of a Lincoln County Jail dispatch/corrections officer and escaping from the jail last August. Cody James Magruder entered a guilty plea on two counts of custodial assault, one count of second-degree robbery, two counts of second-degree escape and one count of first-degree malicious mischief in Lincoln County Superior Court Tuesday, March 7. Magruder was sentenced to 73 months in prison...
SPOKANE - 1961, 2009 and 2023. Those are the three years that the Davenport boys basketball team made the B State Championship game. The only team to win that game? This year's iteration of the Gorillas, who came back to defeat No. 5 Brewster 65-58 in the 2B State Championship game at the Spokane Arena Saturday, March 4 to capture the program's first state title in school history. "Most of these kids have been playing together since they were in second grade, and watching...
SPOKANE - A four-game winning streak game to an end for the Odessa girls in the 1B state quarterfinals. The Tigers fell to the Mt. Vernon Christian Hurricanes 49-36 at the Spokane Arena Thursday, March 2. Both teams had trouble getting their offenses on track to start, and the game was tied 8-8 after a quarter. The second quarter belonged to the Hurricanes. MVC built a 24-14 lead by intermission. That lead only expanded in the third quarter, as Odessa continued to struggle...
DAVENPORT — Heavy construction is coming to three bridges on gravel roads in Lincoln County. Geib Bridge, located north of Wilbur, and Gerald Zellmer Bridge, south of Davenport, will be completely rebuilt and Blenz Bridge, south of Wilbur and Creston, will have its deck and girder system replaced. However, construction is still a ways out for the federally funded projects. “We hope to have them done by the end of construction season in 2026,” public works director Dave Orvis said. Gerald Zellmer Bridge will cost $1,08...
SPOKANE-1961, 2009 and 2023. Those are the three years that the Davenport boys basketball team made the B State Championship game. The only team to win that game? This year's iteration of the Gorillas, who came back to defeat No. 5 Brewster 65-58 in the 2B State Championship game at the Spokane Arena Saturday, March 4 to capture the program's first state title in school history. "Most of these kids have been playing together since they were in second grade, and watching them...
SPOKANE-The Odessa girls have had to win their last four games to keep their postseason going, including two games in the District 7 1B Tournament, an opening round state game and a loser-out game at the Spokane Arena. And win all four, they have. Odessa dusted off the Naselle Comets 63-45 in the 1B state opening round at Cheney High School Saturday, Feb. 25, then upset the Moses Lake Christian-Covenant Christian Lions 55-50 in a loser-out game at the Spokane Arena Wednesday,...
DAVENPORT - A 16-year-old boy who was arrested following the Feb. 22 shooting death of 15-year-old Shadrach Hall-Turner in Reardan was charged with first-degree manslaughter and second-degree unlawful possession of a firearm while under the age of 18. Under state law, Koedi V. White of Reardan will stand trial on the charges as an adult, which is why his name was publicly released. Law states that a manslaughter charge filed against anyone 16 years old or older will be...
SPOKANE-After the No. 4 Columbia (Burbank) Coyotes blew the doors off No. 3 Lake Roosevelt in the second half of a quarterfinal matchup Thursday, one might have wondered if the young and talented Coyotes could challenge No. 1 Davenport for a state title. The Gorillas showed in the 2B state semifinals Friday that that was not the case, never trailing against Columbia en route to a convincing 76-52 win at the Spokane Arena Friday, March 3. Davenport advanced to the state...
SPOKANE—Another big game from the dynamic duo of Jessie Reed and Marilla Hockett was enough for the Oakesdale Nighthawks to keep their season alive while sending the Odessa Tigers home in the process. Oakesdale beat Odessa 56-48 in a loser-out game at the Spokane Arena Friday, March 3. The loss ended the Tigers’ season, one in which Odessa advanced to Arena play for the first time in program history. Both offenses started at breakneck pace. Odessa would sink a shot, and Oak...
SPOKANE—There’s an old adage in sports: It’s hard to beat a team three times. No. 1 Davenport found that to be especially true if you up that number to four, but the Gorillas did just enough to hold off District 7 rival Northwest Christian 62-58 in the 2B state quarterfinals Thursday, March 2. The win was, indeed, Davenport’s fourth in as many tries against the Crusaders this season. But No. 7 NWC did not make it easy at the Spokane Arena Thursday. “Three times is never eas...
SPOKANE—A four-game winning streak came to an end for the Odessa girls in the 1B state quarterfinals. The Tigers fell to the Mt. Vernon Christian Hurricanes 49-36 at the Spokane Arena Thursday, March 2. Both teams had trouble getting their offenses on track to start, and the game was tied 8-8 after a quarter. The second quarter belonged to the Hurricanes. MVC built a 24-14 lead by intermission. That lead only expanded in the third quarter, as Odessa continued to struggle g...
DAVENPORT — The school board heard 15 proposed or planned facilities-related items during a presentation from facilities director Brian Telford and assistant plant operations, facilities and grounds director J.J. Kowalkowski at the board’s regular meeting Monday, Feb. 27. District controls were the first item discussed. Telford said the district’s current contract with ATS has expired. He shared quotes from ATS and Control Solutions NW for future board consideration. The Pathways program hopes to transform the red and white...
DAVENPORT — A technical assistance grant program aimed at improving defendant appearance rates selected Lincoln County District Court as one of six courts nationwide to receive such a grant. The program, which is funded by the National Center for State Courts and the Pew Charitable Trusts, hopes to find ways to make court appearances more accessible for defendants, District Court administrator Renee Honey said. The grants netted each recipient an iPad and free consulting services to make recommendations for improvements. ...
CHEHALIS - The Davenport girls fought and clawed their way to the program's first state tournament berth in four years by scraping out a fifth-place finish in the District 7 2B Tournament and upsetting Lake Roosevelt in the District 6/7 Crossover. But the streak ended in the opening round of the 2B Girls State Tournament, as the Gorillas fell to the Raymond Seagulls 50-42 at W.F. West High School Saturday, Feb. 25. The loss ended Davenport's season with a 16-10 record. The...
CHENEY - Being ranked No. 1 in the state tournament tends to place a proverbial target on one's back. That didn't seem to bother the Davenport boys in the opening round of the tournament, as the Gorillas romped past No. 8 Adna 75-60 to advance into the state quarterfinals Friday, Feb. 24. The win also ensured at least two games at the Spokane Arena this weekend for Davenport. Two plays early in the game set the tone for the night. Adna tried double-teaming Tennessee Rainwater...
TACOMA - One of the school's best wrestling seasons in recent history culminated in a sixth-place finish at the state Mat Classic XXXIV for Davenport. Four of the five Gorillas that competed medaled, and Davenport pulled in an academic state title to boot. No Gorillas were able to pull in a first-place title. Senior Sam Schneider came the closest in the 195-pound division with a second-place finish. Schneider pinned Rainier junior Mason Hornby in 44 seconds in the...
DAVENPORT — The local Senior Center temporarily closed in January and is still short on the funds required to re-open. A local group hopes that such a re-opening can happen by mid-March but needs more donations to make that happen. Vice president Jim Wilson and locals Barbara Badgley and Georgia Smith are working together toward a hopeful re-opening of the Senior Center, which provides meals and community to local senior citizens. “We could really use the help of the community to keep us viable until our funds/grants com...
PULLMAN - A Davenport native is part of an 11-member meat judging team at Washington State University that has won both contests it has participated in this year. Ashley Gunning, a 2019 graduate of Davenport High School, is the lone Lincoln County native on the squad that won two meat judging contests in January and is heading to Houston for a third contest Tuesday, Feb. 28. The team won Champion Team Overall for the A-Division at the National Western Stock Show in Denver...
LINCOLN - Davenport native and current Gonzaga University accounting student Gavin Boggs thought he was enjoying a somewhat slow afternoon of winter walleye fishing with his college roommate on Lake Roosevelt near the Lincoln boat launch Saturday, Feb. 11. The pair was enjoying being on the water but had only secured one fish all day. That changed when Boggs felt a heavy tug on his line. He thought he'd gotten the second walleye of the day, but what he got was much more...
DAVENPORT—A 16-year-old boy was arrested and charged after allegedly bringing a BB gun to the high school here Thursday, Feb. 16. Tristan M. Clark was transported to Martin Hall and booked on charges of possessing dangerous weapons on school facilities and harassment. Clark appeared in Superior Court Tuesday, Feb. 21 and entered a not-guilty plea on the charges, according to the Lincoln County Clerk’s Office. A fact-finding hearing was set for Tuesday, March 7. According to police records, Lincoln County Dispatch was tol...
