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DAVENPORT — A trial featuring a second-degree rape charge was dismissed last week after most people summoned for jury duty failed to appear. It’s an instance that’s becoming a Lincoln County trend, local officials say, and it has many within the county concerned. Damion Michael Pegram was charged with second-degree rape and agreed to have his case go to trial, which was scheduled to begin Wednesday, Oct. 18. The case was dismissed by county Prosecuting Attorney Adam Walser due to a lack of available jurors. County Prose...
DAVENPORT — The city and Lincoln County are close to an agreement on a telecommunications franchise for broadband internet, city administrator Steve Goemmel reported at council’s regular meeting Wednesday, Oct. 25. Negotiations have been ongoing since July, but after discussions between city attorney David Bingaman and county attorney Adam Walser, the city has just a couple details left in the contract to clarify before being ready to sign an agreement, Goemmel said. “I think we’re in the final stage,” Goemmel said. “It...
DAVENPORT —Halloween is coming up Tuesday, Oct. 31, and organizations around Lincoln County are ready to celebrate with candies, costumes, carnivals and other popular activities for children and adults alike to enjoy. Here’s a breakdown of everything Halloween-related going on around Lincoln County. Reardan This weekend, ghosts and goblins will provide a blood curdling experience to all who dare visit the Haunted Train at the Inland Northwest Rail Museum. The event will be Saturday, Oct 28, from 6 to 9 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 29,...
HARRINGTON - The longtime chief of Fire District No. 6 informed his district he'll be retiring soon. Scott McGowan is stepping away from his role after 35 years as District chief. McGowan has been a fireman with the District for 39 years, almost simultaneous to his 40 years with the city as maintenance superintendent. "I started just after the ash cleanup (from Mt. St. Helens," McGowan said. He said he's retiring due to health issues and "not doing what I should be doing."...
1 years ago Davenport city council adopted a resolution to pave Morgan Street from 15 feet east of Fourth Street to the west side of Eighth Street. 75 years ago Bernard Schoen earned a $5 bounty for shooting a bobcat north of Davenport while out hunting deer. 50 years ago Edwall locals planned a Lion’s Club carnival themed after the Spokane Expo ’74. 25 years ago Larry Lindbloom and Ted Hopkins prepared to square off for the District No. 3 County Commissioner seat. 10 years ago Sprague Mayor Mike Evans resigned but sai...
ODESSA - The Tigers got a win and a loss in the last week, defeating Chesterton Academy in straight sets before a Senior Night sweep at the hands of Wilbur-Creston. Odessa defeated Chesterton Academy 25-10, 25-14, 25-11 to improve to 7-6 this season. Then, on Senior Night, the Wildcats came to town and swept the Tigers 25-19, 25-20, 25-23 as Odessa dropped to 7-7 this season. Seniors Hayden Schuh and Melloney Deife led the Tiger attack. Schuh notched 15 kills, while Deife had...
DAVENPORT - A regular season NE2B title and homefield advantage through the league playoffs were on the line when undefeated, 13-0-1 Northwest Christian visited 12-1 Davenport. And the Gorillas secured both prizes, coming out with a 2-1 victory to give the Crusaders their first loss of the season Tuesday, Oct. 24. Davenport will host both games it plays in the league playoffs this week. The win over NWC was the Gorillas' eighth in a row. The Crusaders proved they wouldn't...
DAVENPORT - After dropping its first match of the District 7 Tournament to Chewelah Tuesday, the Gorillas kept their season alive with a three-set sweep of Upper Columbia Academy Wednesday, Oct. 25. Davenport's 25-12, 25-19, 25-18 win Wednesday advanced the Gorillas to the final day of District action and ended the Lions' season. The Gorillas started strong in the first set and kept the pressure on in the second set, jumping out to a 14-8 lead. That lead grew to 19-10 before...
DAVENPORT-After a season-opening loss to Moses Lake Christian Academy, the Gorilla football team has rattled off three straight victories in a strange, independent, 8-man 2023 season. The most recent victory was a 28-6 handling of Oroville on Senior Night Friday, Oct. 20. The visiting Hornets, whom Davenport previously defeated 24-6 on the road Oct. 6, struck first with an opening quarter touchdown. The first half proved a slugfest, as Davenport equaled the score 6-6 by...
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...
ODESSA - The annual Odessa Tiger Athletic Booster Club Auction is this weekend, Saturday, Oct. 21 at the Odessa Community Center. And there are still a limited number of tickets available, Booster Club vice president Travis Schuh said. But at press time, only about 40 were remaining, he said. The night will include a prime rib dinner, a free Happy Hour, no-host bar and live auction. Happy Hour runs from 5-6 p.m., followed by a no-host bar at 6 p.m. Dinner and the live auction...
1 years ago - County school superintendent Carl Morgan warned that many local school districts wouldn’t have enough money for a nine-month term. - A.F. McPhee was released from Lincoln County Jail after serving 90 days for violating the prohibition law. He was caught with a load of liquor near Wilbur. - A car driven by commissioner J.C. Mearns crashed with a six-horse team, killing one of the horses. 75 years ago - The new Davenport Elementary School building opening was delayed due to the lack of a sewage system. - The R...
COLFAX - In the final cross country meet of the season for middle schoolers and the last opportunity for high schoolers before regionals, it was the Davenport high school girls finishing with the highest marks of any local school at the 1B/2B League Championships at Colfax Golf Club Friday, Oct. 13. The Gorilla high school girls finished second with 72 points, behind only St. George's. Reardan's middle school boys took third in their division behind Chewelah and Colfax at 72...
DAVENPORT - The Pateros Billygoats came into town last weekend searching for their first win of the season after five straight losses to open the 2023 season. And playing their third varsity game of the year, Davenport made plenty sure that didn't happen with a resounding 60-7 victory Friday, Oct. 13. The game was practically over before it started. On Davenport's first play from scrimmage, Brock Gustaveson took the ball up the middle on a 60-yard run before finishing off the...
DAVENPORT - A seven-game winning streak preceded by a five-game winning streak to start the season has vaulted the Gorilla soccer team into the second-ranked B team in the state, according to the WIAA RPI rankings. In the last week, Davenport defeated St. George's 3-1 Thursday, Oct. 12, Okanogan 1-0 Saturday, Oct. 14 and Upper Columbia Academy 7-0 Monday, Oct. 16. The lone home game was against the Dragons, whom Davenport had previously defeated in a road shootout Sept. 21....
DAVENPORT - Taking advantage of a Lind-Ritzville/Sprague team down Zoe Galbreath, the Gorillas handed the Broncos their first loss outside tournament play of the season with a come-from-behind four-set victory Tuesday, Oct. 17. The 3-1 (16-25, 25-23, 25-23, 25-23) win improved Davenport's record to 7-4, while LRS dropped to 12-1. Davenport had trouble finding its footing at the start of the match. LRS jumped to an 11-5 first set lead, as the Gorillas knocked several kill...
SPRINGDALE — The Odessa football team has found its way back into a winning rhythm after a pair of lopsided losses to conclude September. The Tigers got an overwhelming 52-22 victory over the Mary Walker Chargers on the road Friday, Oct. 13. The win came a week after a big Homecoming/Senior Night victory over Inchelium the week prior. The game didn’t start out looking like an Odessa blowout. The Chargers took a 22-14 lead into halftime. But then the Tigers flipped a switch and blitzed Mary Walker out of intermission, out...
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...
