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Editor's Note: An update to Bohn's trial outcomes, featuring his guilty plea to an adjusted charge of fourth-degree assault and subsequent dismissal of a first-degree rape charge, is linked here. ODESSA—An Enumclaw man charged with first-degree rape of a child was given a January court date in Lincoln County Superior Court last week before being booked and released in Lincoln County Jail. Jesse Paul Bohn, 41, will appear Jan. 31 for a readiness hearing and has a jury trial start date of Feb. 22, court records state. The c...
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-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...
DAVENPORT—A journey of finding a medical insurance plan that commissioner Scott Hutsell referred to as a “merry-go-round” appears to be nearing its end. The commissioners motioned and approved a move to PEB for county medical insurance Wednesday morning, Oct. 26 after a week-long discussion that included consideration of remaining self-funded. “This has been a whirlwind of looking at different things and strategizing,” commissioner Rob Coffman said Wednesday. Last week, the commissioners indicated to the county’s unions that...
DAVENPORT—A Vancouver man convicted of robbing Rickey’s Corner Market tried his thieving luck again last week with similar results, according to records. Casey C. Lattanzi, 39, was arrested with 40-year-old Crystal Ann Jones and charged with second-degree assault, second-degree theft, motor vehicle theft and second-degree robbery after reportedly stealing a car from Safeway Apartments. Lattanzi was convicted of second-degree burglary and sentenced to 32 days in jail with credit for 32 days served before his release from jai...
DAVENPORT—The school board approved posting for three new jobs needed in the district and heard several department presentations at its regular meeting Monday, Oct. 24. The district will look to hire a director of plant operations, which includes overseeing facilities, maintenance and kitchen and an assistant director of plant operations. “We really need two capable people in these roles,” board chair Deanna Fitzpatrick said. Facilities director Joe Coppersmith submitted his resignation effective Nov. 18. The board also...
DAVENPORT—Much local interest in this year’s general election revolves around contested county races for Sheriff, Treasurer and Commissioner and a capital levy running in Reardan. However, races and measures with statewide and national impacts are also going before the voters in ballots that were mailed last week. Ballots must be postmarked by 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8. Voters will choose between incumbent Democrat Patty Murray of Seattle and Republican challenger Tiffany Smiley of Pasco in a seat for U.S. Senate that Mur...
DAVENPORT-On the first cold game night this season, the Gorillas looked more chilled than its opponent. The Northwest Christian Crusaders came to town and knocked off Davenport 20-14 to spoil hopes of a Homecoming triumph and end the Gorillas' chances of competing for a state playoff berth. The loss dropped Davenport to 3-3 in league and 4-3 overall with one regular season game remaining. Northwest Christian picked up just its second win of the season, improving to 2-5...
DAVENPORT-After a hot stretch near the end of the regular season, the Gorillas didn't conclude their final two matches like they wanted to, dropping matches to Chewelah and Liberty. Davenport still accomplished something it didn't last year...being one of eight schools to qualify for the District 7 tournament next week. The Gorillas went to last Thursday's match against the Cougars in a three-way tie with Reardan and Northwest Christian for fifth place in the league....
DAVENPORT—Head Gonzaga baseball coach Mark Machtolf’s motion to suppress evidence in his DUI case was denied in Lincoln County District Court Monday, Sept. 26, new court documents show. Machtolf was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence outside the SpeedTrap Tap House in Reardan June 10. According to court documents, Machtolf questioned whether arresting officer Melissa Foust had reasonable suspicion to perform a Terry stop that night. Machtolf had a blood alcohol content as high as .254 that night, police repo...
DAVENPORT—A month after the city settled a lawsuit with Greg’s Crop-Care Company regarding a hangar issue at the airport, more legal action may be on the way…though the would-be plaintiff insists he has no desire of suing the city. Capital Rivers Commercial, a Sacramento-based real estate agency developing the new AirLift Northwest hangar and living quarters at the airport, reached out to The Record-Times this week and accused the city of refusing to help the company secure financing for the project by not agreeing to sign...
DAVENPORT—The city finance committee was faced with its yearly task of discussing the annual budget and any changes coming to the use of taxpayer dollars prior to council’s Oct. 12 meeting. The committee, which consists of councilmembers Heath Becker, Chris Ruiz and Jessica Smith, went over seven items presented by city administrator Steve Goemmel: planned projects, revenue projections, tax levies, utility rates, budget impacts, a drafted budget and a review of this year’s third quarter finances. The city is proposing a 1% ra...
DAVENPORT—Before this season, now-former head coach Justin Young promised that the Gorillas would be leaning on quarterback Jaeger Jacobsen’s passing ability more heavily this season. While the passing game was more prominent in the season’s first five games than it had been in years prior, it was the first game under new leadership that Jacobsen’s right arm was the biggest key to Davenport’s victory. Davenport built a big lead and held on to beat the Colfax Bulldogs...
HARRINGTON-Another warmer-than-usual fall day lent to a sunny and bright course ahead of District 7/9 cross country runners at the NE1B/2B league championship meet Saturday, Oct. 15. Davenport, the host school, had both middle and high school boys teams finish in third place, while six Gorilla athletes won ribbons as top 10 finishers in the meet hosted at the local golf course. The school's top finisher was seventh-grader Charlotte Soliday, who won the middle school girls...
DAVENPORT-There hasn't been a ton of winning by the high school volleyball team here in recent years, but an influx of young talent is beginning to change that. A squad made of mostly underclassmen won its third straight match against St. George's last Thursday before falling to second-place Lind-Ritzville/Sprague in four sets Tuesday. Against the Dragons, Davenport convincingly took the first two sets 25-13 and 25-11. St. George's put up a much stronger fight in the third...
DAVENPORT-Like all Crusaders opponents, the Gorilla soccer team had no luck against undefeated Northwest Christian last Thursday, falling 2-0. Results got steadily better as the week went on, as Davenport tied Tonasket 2-2 last Saturday in a nonleague matchup before dusting off Kettle Falls 4-0 on Senior Night Tuesday, Oct. 18. Freshman Glenna Soliday was involved in all four goals Tuesday. She assisted on the first score, finding fellow freshman Josie Wynecoop open in the...
