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DAVENPORT—A Kennewick man accused of murdering another man was arrested by the U.S. Marshal Service and Kennewick Criminal Apprehension Team near Hawk Creek last week. 24-year-old Antonio James Aguilar Hartman was charged with first-degree murder after being arrested on the 47000 block of Hawk Creek Road North Wednesday, Nov. 23. A nationwide warrant was signed for Hartman Monday, Nov. 28 after the body of 67-year-old Mark Jurgens was discovered on the 4100 block of West Third Street in Kennewick Saturday, Nov. 19, according...
DAVENPORT—After no one from the public spoke up during a budget hearing, city council approved the 2023 budget at its regular meeting Wednesday, Nov. 23. The approved budget features a plan for the city to spend less than it takes in, as is usually the case. Overall, the city is budgeting to spend $6,012,148 from $6,907,691 of resources. The highest expenditures include the current expense fund at $1,605,767, the airport capital improvement fund at $622,000, the sewer fund at $574,500, the garbage fund at $545,700, the w...
DAVENPORT—Schools closed and cars slid across highways in a record-setting snowstorm in Lincoln County Wednesday, Nov. 30. As of press time, anywhere from 6 to 13 inches of snow had fallen around the county. Reardan was the hardest hit with 13 inches as of Wednesday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service. By the same time, Davenport had 11.9 inches of snow. The near-foot received in Davenport shattered a daily record for Nov. 30. The previous marks were 4.2 inches in Davenport in 2005 Harrington, Odessa and W...
SPANGLE—Five football players from Davenport and Reardan were named to the NE2B All-Opponent team and were recognized in a ceremony at Liberty High School Sunday, Nov. 20. Davenport senior Wyatt Telecky was named first-team on both the offensive and defensive lines, the only local to achieve such status. Reardan junior Jonathan Holdway was first-team on offensive line and second-team on the defensive line. Holdway was the lone Screaming Eagle recognized. Senior Brenick Soliday represented Davenport on the second team as b...
MOSES LAKE-The Tigers were almost the victims of a shooting star, but Odessa managed to hold on to win a wild state 1B quarterfinal game 76-74 against the Naselle Comets at Lions Field Saturday, Nov. 19. Naselle scored 11 touchdowns but failed conversion tries seven times. The Tigers scored ten touchdowns and successfully converted eight point after tries, which ended up the difference in the game. Odessa seniors Gage Starkel and Collin Martin were driving forces, with...
SPOKANE-In a battle of Inland Northwest schools, it was the Washington State Cougars doing the hunting from three-point land against the Eastern Washington Eagles. WSU knocked down 15 threes, including a career-high eight from St. Mary's transfer Jabe Mullins, en route to a convincing 82-56 win over EWU at the Spokane Arena Monday, Nov. 21. WSU never trailed in a game it had to have to avoid falling to 1-3 this season after two early season losses to Boise State and Prairie Vi...
DAVENPORT--It sounds like a broken record, but another popular event is back after a three-year hiatus. This time, the event in question is Hometown Christmas, which is coming up in the city Saturday, Nov. 26...two days after Thanksgiving. All the classic events are back, including pictures with Santa, a tree lighting, Christmas caroling and dinner. Strate Funeral Home is sponsoring the tree lighting and candy canes Santa Clause will hand out to the eager youths (and youths...
DAVENPORT—The most recent Lincoln County ballot tabulation conducted Wednesday, Nov. 16 indicated that there was a 75.13% voter turnout in this year’s general election with 16 ballots left to tally Monday, Nov. 28 before the election is officially certified. With that count came the release of precinct data, which indicates preferred candidates for each voting precinct in Lincoln County. The most lopsided contested county race was that of Treasurer, where Emily Lybbert Hansen received 3,398 votes to Brad Sweet’s 1,584. Voter...
DAVENPORT—Gonzaga head baseball coach Mark Andrew Machtolf pleaded guilty to one count of reckless driving in Lincoln County District Court Monday, Nov. 21. The 58-year-old Nine Mile Falls man gave his plea that stems from a DUI incident in Reardan last June. Machtolf was sentenced to two days in jail with credit for one day served, a $1,500 fine and 24 months supervised probation by presiding judge Carolyn J. Benzel of Adams County. He was originally arrested by the Reardan Police Department for driving under the i...
DAVENPORT-A first-year head coach that has been an assistant coach for over 20 years. Four wrestlers returning that competed at the Tacoma Dome last year. And for the first time, two females ready to make school history. That's the current situation for the Davenport wrestling team, that began practice under new head coach Matt Schneider this week. Schneider, a local rancher that was an accomplished wrestler in his own right in the 1990's, will head the team after being an ass...
DAVENPORT - A girls basketball squad that finished 7th in the Northeast 2B before falling in its first district game in February at West Valley High School is expected to take a step forward this season. Davenport returns most of its roster from last season, which head coach Stacia Soliday should allow for improvement. "I think we'll be better," Soliday said. "We're a year older and more experienced." Soliday said the team will be led by seniors Lena Waters and Kiersten Kemmer...
DAVENPORT-The boys basketball season last season had a lot of promise into February, but an upset loss to Lind-Ritzville/Sprague at districts squashed hopes of a state playoff run. Much of that team returns for this season, but head coach Matt Henry said the goal for this year is to take a more day-by-day approach. "We need to be holding each other accountable every day," Henry said. "Eventually we'll look up and see how far we've come." Senior stars Tennesee Rainwater and...
DAVENPORT—A dispute at the Municipal Airport between the city and Capital Rivers, Inc. regarding a consent agreement surrounding the lease of AirLift Northwest appears to have reached an end. City council approved a new consent agreement Wednesday evening, Nov. 9 that was sent to the city Wednesday morning by Capital Rivers CEO Greg Aguirre. The agreement would effectively end the potential for litigation that was hanging over the city in recent weeks, though Aguirre maintained throughout the process that such action was ...
DAVENPORT-The Lincoln County Board of Commissioners will soon have a vacancy to fill. Commissioner Mark Stedman of District 1 announced this week that he is resigning at the end of 2022. He and his wife, Sheryl, both 75, are moving to the Kalama area to be nearer to their four children and 10 grandchildren, most of whom live in the Portland and Olympia areas. "There's a time in life that there's another chapter," Stedman said. "Sheryl and I are discovering that next chapter...
DAVENPORT—The newspaper-proclaimed “county insurance saga” appears to have been settled. The Lincoln County Commissioners reached an agreement with Union 1254 and 1254C, which represents county roads and the courthouse, on a medical-only plan with PEB through open negotiations Tuesday, Nov. 8. The plan that was negotiated will be what is offered to non-unionized employees as well, commissioner Scott Hutsell said. Deputies from the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office voted to move to the Teamsters medical plan offered by their u...
DAVENPORT—The Lincoln County Commissioners make their money off deciding where the county’s money should be allotted. That process was kicked into high gear Monday, as the commissioners met with various department heads to discuss the 2023 preliminary budget in a Nov. 7 meeting that carried into insurance negotiations Tuesday and further discussions Wednesday. A copy of the preliminary budget was provided to The Record-Times. The commissioners will work with the auditor’s office to finalize, tweak, edit and change those...
PASCO-After an admittedly disappointing 10th place finish at the 1B/2B State Cross Country Championships in 2021, the Davenport boys had double the fun this year. The Gorillas finished fifth as a team in the 5,000 meter race at Sun Willows Golf Course. Meanwhile, freshman Josie Wynecoop completed the course in 20:34.8 to finish sixth individually in the girls race. Fellow District 7 runner Josie McLaughlin of St. George's won the race. Junior Jaeger Jacobsen had the best race...
DAVENPORT-Last year, the Gorillas had to watch as rival Reardan celebrated a district playoff win on their home field. This year, the Davenport soccer team was doing the celebrating after a comeback 3-2 victory over the Brewster Bears in a District 6/7 crossover game sent the Gorillas to the B State Playoffs Saturday, Nov. 5. Brewster came to town as a team Davenport had already defeated twice in the regular season, but the Bears did not make it easy on the Gorillas. Ami Mora...
One recent October day, I looked around and suddenly realized things had changed. No, it wasn’t the fact that since my recent marriage, I can’t seem to find where anything is located in the kitchen. It was newspaper-related, and it was an excellent change: We had a staff, a staff that is doing an exceptional job at their vocation. As a result, our advertising has grown (please keep it this way and keep buying ads, Lincoln County businesses, please and thank you), our sto...
DAVENPORT-Gabe Gants is no longer interim Lincoln County Sheriff...he's just, simply, Lincoln County Sheriff. Gants, 41, was elected to the four-year position by county voters, leading challenger Brian Telford 3,016 to 1,491 as of Election Night Tuesday, Nov. 8. Gants garnered 66.29% of the vote to 32.77% for Telford. 43 voters chose write-in candidates. "I'm just blessed. Glory be to God," Gants said. "I'm thankful that we can move forward now." Gants, who was appointed...
DAVENPORT-When rival schools Davenport and Reardan faced off for the second time this season 12 days ago, neither team managed a goal until the final minute. In the rubber match in the District 7 2B playoffs Tuesday, the Gorillas scored decidedly quicker. The fast start helped Davenport beat Reardan 3-1 to secure third place in District 7 and clinch a home crossover match with Brewster of District 6 to play for a state berth. Glenna Soliday took a pass from Samantha Stiles...
DAVENPORT-The road to finding a solution for county medical insurance isn't over yet, but an important step was taken Monday. The Lincoln County commissioners agreed to a memorandum of understanding with Teamsters Local 690, which represents the Sheriff's Office's commissioned and non-commissioned deputies Monday, Oct. 31. Those under the Teamsters umbrella will switch to the Teamsters medical plan at the start of 2023. Deputies unanimously voted in favor of such a transition...
DAVENPORT—A local man was arrested last week on several charges in connection with an incident involving several local high schoolers being accused by this man of throwing eggs at his car. Jonathan Lee Villaro, 37, was charged with displaying a weapon with the threat to intimidate, harassment and first-degree robbery and booked into Lincoln County Jail Thursday, Oct. 27. The alleged incident occurred on the 900 block of Merriam Street the night of Wednesday, Oct. 19, where a concerned mother told deputies that a man had p...
DAVENPORT—After some prior discussion about an exact figure, city council approved a 4% cost of living increase for its employees at the regular meeting Oct. 26, city administrator Steve Goemmel said. The finance committee had previously discussed figures as low as 2% and as high as 10%, though the consensus was to prefer a number on the lower end of that spectrum. Council decided against selling a piece of city property to Jim Buchanan for the purpose of building a shed, but did approve a vacation of the south 20 feet of S...
CHEWELAH-The Davenport boys cross country team was one of five teams to advance to the 1B/2B State Cross Country Championships thanks to a prime performance at the regional meet at the Chewelah Golf Course Saturday, Oct. 29. The Gorillas finished second to the host school with 85 points. The top five boys teams advanced to state: Chewelah, Davenport, Valley Christian, St. George's and Garfield-Palouse. The Davenport girls and Reardan boys didn't qualify as a team, but will...
