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  • Nachtigal named Miss Rodeo Washington

    Drew Lawson, The Record-Times|Updated Oct 14, 2022

    ELLENSBURG-A Davenport native achieved a goal she's had since she was 12 years old over the weekend. Bailey Nachtigal, 25, of Rocklyn was named Miss Rodeo Washington 2023 at the annual pageant Sunday, Oct. 9. Nachtigal, a doctor of chiropractic services with a certification in animal chiropractic, stood out amongst four finalists over the three-day pageant at Hotel Windrow a short distance from Central Washington University. It was a homecoming of sorts for Nachtigal, who...

  • Gorillas roar past Asotin in four sets

    Drew Lawson, The Record-Times|Updated Oct 13, 2022

    DAVENPORT—For a set, it appeared the volleyball squad might suffer a disappointing loss to the visiting Asotin Panthers. But a dominant second set propelled the Gorillas to win three straight games en route to a 3-1 victory Thursday, Oct. 6. The Panthers pulled away in the first set after a competitive first 20 combined points to win 25-14. Davenport completely flipped the script in the second set, however, thoroughly dominating in a 25-7 victory. The third set was the m...

  • Young resigns as Davenport football coach

    Drew Lawson, The Record-Times|Updated Oct 13, 2022

    DAVENPORT-Varsity football players here received a shock last week when head football coach Justin Young told the team he was resigning his post as his 12th year at the helm wound down. Young informed the team and district of his decision Monday, Oct. 3 and his resignation was approved by the school board Monday, Oct. 10. Young said his sudden resignation was a family-first decision for him. "I decided I needed to step down because it's best for me and my family at the...

  • Hein, Bennett join The Record-Times

    Drew Lawson, The Record-Times|Updated Oct 13, 2022

    DAVENPORT-At long last, locals don't have to guess whether someone will be in the newspaper office when they try to stop by. Janelle Hein has been hired as an office specialist for The Record-Times and will be here four days a week helping to serve clients and the community. Hein will maintain office hours Monday-Thursday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. She will assist with subscriptions, answering phones, welcoming customers and contribute to local advertising sales. "I've always enjoy...

  • Hardy Hardware joining Ace franchise

    Drew Lawson, The Record-Times|Updated Oct 13, 2022

    DAVENPORT-An up-and-down 2.5 years battling in business has resulted in some good news for Hardy Hardware. The local hardware, build supply, garden and feed store is buying into the Ace Hardware franchise and hopes to have its new-look, fully stocked business ready in the next six months. It's a move owner Kari Hardy said provides the store with the best product availability amongst potential partnerships they researched. "Hopefully we won't be 'Hardly Hardware' anymore,"...

  • Two Davenport natives vie for Sheriff

    Drew Lawson, The Record-Times|Updated Oct 13, 2022

    DAVENPORT—Election Day is coming up Tuesday, Nov. 8 and Lincoln County voters will have two choices for the office of Sheriff: Brian Telford and Gabe Gants. The candidates submitted the following information and answered two identical questions to help voters get to know them better. Candidates for commissioner and treasurer will receive similar coverage in the weeks leading up to the general election, as will information about the capital levy running in the Reardan-Edwall School District. BRIAN TELFORD Age: 56 Hometown: D...

  • Reardan schools evacuate due to threat

    Drew Lawson, The Record-Times|Updated Oct 13, 2022

    REARDAN-A reported threat from an angry parent in Spokane County forced the school district here to evacuate and send home students late Thursday morning Oct. 6. According to police reports, police chief Andy Manke was notified by the Spokane County Sheriff's Office that 42-year-old Richard W. Bisbee told deputies he was going to bring an AR-15 to the school in Reardan after he was served a protection order prohibiting him from contacting his estranged wife and three children, who attended school here. "Bisbee stated he was...

  • Cross country runners compete locally in champs tune-up

    Drew Lawson, The Record-Times|Updated Oct 13, 2022

    REARDAN-Lincoln County cross country runners didn't have to travel far for the final regular season meet this season, heading here for a race across town. The league meet included 1B and 2B schools from Lincoln, Spokane, Stevens and Ferry Counties and ran under the warm fall sun Tuesday, Oct. 4. The Davenport high school boys finished second behind Chewelah, while the Reardan middle school boys were third behind Northwest Christian and Chewelah. Here are all the local results...

  • Reardan holds off Asotin for second straight win

    Drew Lawson, The Record-Times|Updated Oct 13, 2022

    ASOTIN-For the second time this season, a safety was the difference in a Reardan league victory. This time, the safety came in the second quarter and marked the two-point margin in the Screaming Eagles' 23-21 victory against the Asotin Panthers Friday, Oct. 7. It was Reardan's second straight road victory after a nonleague dub over Priest River a week prior. Asotin got on the board first when Gavin Ells picked off a Rysen Soliday pass intended for Tate Nelson and ran it back...

  • County pivots from self-funded plan

    Drew Lawson, The Record-Times|Updated Oct 7, 2022

    DAVENPORT—Lincoln County’s 12-year stretch of self-funding medical benefits will be no more at the end of 2022. Rising costs and unsustainable stop-loss insurance rates have forced the county commissioners to switch toward a medical insurance program through Premera. Though the least expensive option on the table, the switch will still lead to increased rates for county employees. “Your total cost per employee per month is over $1,200,” said Dan Fisher, Senior Vice President of Employee Benefits for county insurance broker...

  • Bergman waives extradition in Pennsylvania

    Drew Lawson, The Record-Times|Updated Oct 7, 2022

    DAVENPORT-54-year-old Charles R. Bergman of Moses Lake, who is charged with first-degree premeditated murder of his 53-year-old wife Theresa Bergman, waived extradition in Pennsylvania and will be brought back to Lincoln County to be arraigned, Lincoln County prosecutor Adam Walser confirmed this week. Bergman appeared in court in Pennsylvania Tuesday, Oct. 4, where he waived his extradition. "We will work with the U.S. Marshal service to get him back here," interim Sheriff...

  • County receives finding from state auditor

    Drew Lawson, The Record-Times|Updated Oct 7, 2022

    DAVENPORT—An audit conducted by the state auditor’s office found that Lincoln County didn’t have the correct policy in place to “conform to federal procurement standards and to include elements required in federal regulations.” The finding has caused frustration within the county. It’s the first finding “anyone around here can ever remember,” commissioner Rob Coffman said. Lincoln County spent $2,676,424 in federal Highway Planning and Construction grant funds for the Porcupine Bay Road Landslide and Harrington-Toki...

  • Jeske pushes Liberty past Davenport

    Drew Lawson, The Record-Times|Updated Oct 7, 2022

    DAVENPORT-For one half, it looked like the Gorilla football team could be earning a big bounce-back win against league-leading Liberty following a setback at Lind-Ritzville/Sprague the week prior. But Lancers quarterback Jake Jeske decided that wouldn't be the case, leading Liberty to score 27 straight points in the game's final 25 minutes en route to a 41-27 Liberty victory over Davenport. Jeske accounted for all six of Liberty's touchdowns, running for three himself and thro...

  • Stroble leads Reardan past Priest River

    Drew Lawson, The Record-Times|Updated Oct 7, 2022

    PRIEST RIVER-The offense finally caught up with the defense for the Reardan football team last Friday. The Screaming Eagles traveled across the state line for its lone nonconference matchup to find that offense, which was generated largely by senior running back Jaquin Stroble in a 26-6 victory over the Priest River Spartans Sept. 30. Stroble got the scoring going early with a 35-yard touchdown run after 2:40 of gametime had elapsed. Priest River responded with its lone score...

  • Davenport boys second for B schools at Polo Grounds

    Drew Lawson, The Record-Times|Updated Oct 7, 2022

    SPOKANE-It was a busy week for Davenport and Reardan cross country squads, with teams heading to the annual Battle for the 509 meet Saturday, Oct. 1 before moving to a league meet in Reardan Tuesday, Oct. 4. Traditionally held at the now-closed Fairways Golf Course outside Cheney, the Battle for the 509 was moved to the Spokane Polo Grounds just east of Airway Heights down Highway 2. Both teams are off until league championships in Harrington Saturday, Oct. 15. Therefore, to...

  • Davenport soccer handles Reardan

    Drew Lawson, The Record-Times|Updated Oct 7, 2022

    DAVENPORT-The hometown Gorillas have responded to a pair of early league losses with three straight emphatic wins. The most recent of those came Tuesday against the rival Reardan Screaming Eagles, whom Davenport shot past 5-2 behind the efforts of several freshmen Oct. 4 in the first of two scheduled games in the rivalry series this season. Davenport took a 1-0 lead four minutes into the match when freshman Sawyer Raugust followed a deflection into the net off a strong...

  • School evacuated in Reardan

    Drew Lawson, The Record-Times|Updated Oct 6, 2022

    REARDAN--A possible threat from an angry parent in Spokane County forced the school district here to evacuate and send home students late Thursday morning Oct. 6. According to the local police department, police chief Andy Manke was notified by the Spokane County Sheriff's Office that a parent of three children attending school here that resides in Spokane County was upset with a no-contact/protection order served against him preventing him from having contact with those children. Possibly threatening statements were made to...

  • Reardan soccer slips against strong St. George's squad

    Drew Lawson, The Record-Times|Updated Sep 30, 2022

    REARDAN – So far in 2022, the top NE2B girls soccer teams seem to be from the two schools in northern Spokane County. One of those schools features possibly one of the best B teams in the state, and they visited the Screaming Eagles Tuesday, Sept. 27. The St. George's Dragons flexed their power with a convincing 5-0 victory five days after visiting Davenport and winning 3-0. The Dragons were on the attack for the majority of the 90-minute match, and freshman phenom Carsyn G...

  • Odessa rolls by Wilbur-Creston

    Drew Lawson, The Record-Times|Updated Sep 30, 2022

    WILBUR – Last Thursday's game against the Wilbur-Creston Wildcats was projected by many to potentially be the toughest challenge Odessa faced in the regular season. Not so, as the Tigers took advantage of a banged-up Wildcats squad to earn a comfortable 68-20 victory Thursday, Sept. 22. Odessa improved to 3-0 with the win. "We've got a lot of weapons and a quarterback that knows how to run the offense," Odessa head coach Jeff Nelson said. "We only gave up 20 for the game, so I...

  • Broncos Country rides

    Drew Lawson, The Record-Times|Updated Sep 30, 2022

    RITZVILLE – The scoring came early and the scoring came often for the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos when the Davenport Gorillas paid a visit. The scoring was nonexistent on the other side, resulting in a lopsided 40-0 win for LRS Friday, Sept. 23. Sophomore Brody Boness put LRS in the scoring column with a 49-yard touchdown run after Davenport was forced to punt on its opening drive. The signs of disaster became apparent for Davenport on the ensuing kickoff, when the ball t...

  • Husband charged with first-degree murder

    Drew Lawson, The Record-Times|Updated Sep 30, 2022

    SPRAGUE – A Moses Lake man has been charged with first-degree premeditated murder after the dead body of 53-year-old Theresa Bergman was found 12 miles northwest of the city off Stolp Road around 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 22. 54-year-old Charles R. Bergman of Moses Lake was charged Friday, Sept. 23 and arrested by the U.S. Marshal Service in New Stanton, Pennsylvania later that day. According to an affidavit filed in Lincoln County Superior Court last Friday that includes a...

  • Jacoby hired as Davenport school safety officer

    Drew Lawson, The Record-Times|Updated Sep 30, 2022

    DAVENPORT – The school district here decided to hire from within for its school safety officer position that has been discussed in recent months. Mike Jacoby was selected to the position after a recommendation to the school board by a 16-person panel responsible for interviewing candidates. Jacoby's hire was approved by the board Monday, Sept. 19. He began the position a day later. "Everyone was overwhelmingly in favor of the direction we were headed," superintendent Chad P...

  • Volleyball falls to NWC in opener

    Drew Lawson, The Record-Times|Updated Sep 22, 2022

    DAVENPORT—The young Gorillas battled in every set but couldn’t get over the hump in any of their three attempts at the Northwest Christian Crusaders in Davenport’s non-tournament season opener Tuesday, Sept. 20. NWC won the first set 25-22, scored two straight points in a tied second set to win 27-25 and again 25-22 in the third set for the sweep. Davenport, which hadn’t seen any match action in 17 days since the Gorilla Volleyball Tournament, fell to 0-1 while the more-ex...

  • Soccer coasts by green UCA

    Drew Lawson, The Record-Times|Updated Sep 22, 2022

    DAVENPORT-The Upper Columbia Academy Lions are a new addition to the NE2B girl's soccer league that consists of six teams this fall. The Gorillas made sure the Lions got a harsh welcome to the league Tuesday, shutting out UCA 7-0 in Davenport's league home opener Sept. 20. Davenport has started the season 3-0 with previous wins over Medical Lake and Tonasket. Freshman Glenna Soliday got the scoring going early and often Tuesday, scoring three goals in the first 20 minutes....

  • Reardan blanked by Chewelah 26-0

    Drew Lawson, The Record-Times|Updated Sep 22, 2022

    REARDAN-The defense was opportunistic, forcing five turnovers, but Reardan's offense was unable to get any traction against the undefeated Chewelah Cougars Friday, Sept. 16. Chewelah came to town and shut out the Screaming Eagles 26-0. Reardan fell to 1-2 with the loss, while Chewelah improved to 3-0. The trend of Cougar turnovers started on the game's opening drive, when Chewelah drove down to the Reardan 25-yard line before Aidan Chilson forced a fumble that Tyler Clouse...

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