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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...
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...
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 – 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
DAVENPORT—The Lincoln County Assessor’s Office has completed property revaluations for the Davenport area, and some locals are concerned that the skyrocketing value of their home will lead to a large impact on their taxes. But whether that statement is true or false is rather complicated, assessor J Scott Liebing contended. Taxing districts, which could include fire, hospital, school, county roads, cemetery, city, county, and parks and recreation districts, are only legally allowed to increase taxes by 1% in a calendar yea...
OLYMPIA—The Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction released standardized test results for public schools statewide for the 2021-22, which included results for Davenport, Reardan-Edwall, Odessa and Harrington. For local schools, Davenport averaged the highest percentage of students meeting state standards for their grade level on the Smarter Balanced Assessment, which tests on English/language arts and math, and the Comprehensive Assessment of Science. The SBA is administered to grades 3-8 and 10, while t...
DAVENPORT-It took nine months, but the school board finally has its District 1 seat filled. Jaymie Bennett applied for the position and was sworn in by superintendent Chad Prewitt following a light interview period at the school board's regular meeting Monday, Sept. 19. Bennett, a graduate of Harrington High in 2006, has two young children in the district and works in the Lincoln County Clerk's Office, having recently transferred there from the Treasurer's Office. She is...
DAVENPORT—An owner of a pet will soon be liable for damages caused to other’s property by that pet in city limits, city council declared in a unanimous decision at council’s meeting Wednesday, Sept. 14. Council approved an ordinance amending the city municipal code by adding Chapter 8.06, which will say that the owner of any unruly pet that causes damages to fences or other personal property will be liable, according to a state RCW. Any owner of animals legal to own as pets under city code who allow damage to property shall b...
DAVENPORT-A business that serves most of Lincoln County through a couple mobile trailers will soon open a physical location here. Mobile Pet Spaw plans to open a brick-and-mortar spot called The Davenport Pet Spaw in the same building as Mauna Wellness Studio on First Street later this fall with goals of further serving customers with pet grooming needs. Owner Marcell Woolsey has operated Mobile Pet Spaw in Lincoln County for five years and is moving one of her groomers to...
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...
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-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...
REARDAN—A 14-year-old high school student here was arrested Tuesday, Sept. 6 for allegedly making threats to a school in Edmond, Oklahoma. The unnamed boy is facing felony and gross misdemeanor charges after cyber crime detectives in Edmond traced the threats to a local IP address, according to records. Sergeant Tom Williams of the Edmond Police Department told detectives a boy called Edmond North High School saying a girl there had a gun in her backpack, which forced the school into lockdown. The boy called later and s...
REARDAN-105 seconds into Friday night's home opener for the Screaming Eagles, junior Richard Boyd sacked Northwest Christian (Colbert) quarterback Mike Bauman in the Crusader end zone for a safety. The two points that generated proved to be the difference in the game, as Reardan held off NWC 9-7 for its first win of the season Friday, Sept. 9. The win was the first in Matt Clouse's head coaching career for Reardan. Reardan and NWC combined for just two more scores after the...
OROVILLE—It took the Davenport football team 59 minutes and 52 seconds to hold off the rival Reardan Screaming Eagles in the season opener. It took significantly less time for the Gorillas to earn a comfortable advantage against the Oroville Hornets, with Davenport pulling away for a 63-7 victory over the Central 2B squad Friday, Sept. 9. Senior running back Evan Gunning got the scoring started for Davenport with a 21-yard touchdown in the first quarter. Fellow senior wingback Jayve Fudurich added a 13-yard scamper of his o...
SPOKANE—While most fall sports require a ball, the runners of cross country just require a course where they can put their best times to the test against themselves and competitors from B schools around Eastern Washington. Davenport and Reardan cross country runners took those first tests last week. The middle school boys and girls, junior varsity boys and varsity girls ran at a jamboree at Valley Christian Thursday, Sept. 8, while the varsity boys joined those squads at the Highlander Invitational at Shadle Park Saturday, Se...
REARDAN-Two types of officers are now patrolling school grounds and interacting with students here. The school district has contracted with the town for a full-time school resource officer in Melissa Foust, along with school security director Brad Eylar. The enhanced security measures brought with two officers come at a time of heightened concern surrounding school safety, superintendent Eric Sobotta said. "When I did town halls, school safety was the number one topic brought...
DAVENPORT—A flip of the calendar to September means that for most seasons, it’s time to hunt. Many big game, small game and bird hunts began Sept. 1, while others begin later in the month or into October. The hunting season looks more promising for deer opposed to last year, when the animal was ravaged by disease that particularly hit white-tail populations. “Last year really took a toll on white-tail especially, but we saw it in mule deer too,” Fish and Wildlife Officer JoLynn Beauchene said. “But I haven’t gotten any report...
DAVENPORT-He had shanked a 20-yard extra point attempt a quarter earlier, but the pressure of the clock winding down and the ball pushed back 12 yards farther than his previous attempt didn't shake Brenick Soliday. The Gorilla senior drilled a 32-yard field goal through the uprights with two seconds left to give Davenport a 16-13 win over the rival Reardan Screaming Eagles in the season opener Friday, Sept. 2. The field goal broke a tie that had held since 1:21 remaining in...
DAVENPORT-A nine-school volleyball jamboree tournament hosted here Saturday, Sept. 3 featured a strong dose of Lincoln County schools. The Gorillas, Odessa Tigers and Wilbur-Creston Wildcats joined Mary Walker (Springdale), Lake Roosevelt, Chewelah, Republic, Medical Lake and Northport at the festivities split between the high school and elementary school. Davenport won two and lost two of the best-of-three, hour-long matches it played. The Gorillas got a fight from...
MEDICAL LAKE-The Davenport soccer team is coming off a 2021 season with mixed results, finishing first in the NE2B in the regular season but falling to rival Reardan in the league playoffs. The Gorillas' quest to take the next step and make a state playoff push got off to a good start Tuesday, handily beating a 1A opponent in the Medical Lake Cardinals 5-0. The Cardinals hosted the game against the Gorillas in both team's season opener on a sunny day at the field alongside...
