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DAVENPORT—The race between incumbent Matt Schneider of Davenport and challenger Don Staley of Deer Meadows for Fire District No. 5 Commissioner No. 2 is too close to call after three tallies. Schneider currently leads Staley by three votes: 344-341. Nine write-in votes have been counted in the race. Schneider trailed Staley after the first count 263-235 Tuesday, Nov. 2, but took a lead Nov. 4 323-315. Now, after Staley picked up 26 new votes and Schneider picked up 21, the margin is just three votes. The Lincoln County A...
BREWSTER—For the first time in the program’s short, two-year history, the Reardan soccer team is heading to the 2B state playoffs. The girl’s squad clinched its spot with a 2-1 victory over the Brewster Bears in a District 6/7 crossover game Saturday, Nov. 6. Reardan arrived in Brewster after falling in the NE2B championship to St. George’s 3-0 Tuesday, Nov. 2. Both teams had several opportunities to score in the opening minutes. Reardan freshman Noelle Raczykowski and sen...
DAVENPORT--It certainly wasn't pretty, but the Gorillas got the job done and are on to state. Davenport knocked off the Lake Roosevelt Raiders in a District 6/7 2B crossover game 24-13 to clinch a state 2B playoff berth and keep its season alive Friday, Nov. 5. Davenport scored on its opening drive with a one-yard touchdown run by junior wingback Brenick Soliday that was set up by a 39-yard run by junior fullback Sam Schneider. It wouldn't be Schneider's last big play. Lake...
DAVENPORT--Incumbent Matt Schneider has taken an ever-so-slight lead over Don Staley in the race for Fire District No. 5 commissioner No. 2. The incumbent Schneider, of Davenport, trailed Staley, of Deer Meadows, 263-235 after the first count Tuesday, but after a second count Thursday afternoon, Schneider leads 323-315. The Lincoln County Auditor's Office estimates there are 320 total ballots countywide left to tally, with the next count coming Tuesday, Nov. 9 at 4 p.m. Incumbents are still trailing in races for Fire...
REARDAN-Veteran's Day is next Thursday, Nov. 11, and the holiday recognizing those who have served in the military carries special meaning for one local family. If one has the Neuschwander or Williquette surname, there's a good chance they've served in one of the military branches. The senior in town, Dave Neuschwander, was one of three brothers to serve in the military. Neuschwander was in the Marine Corps from 1957 to 1960 and was stationed at Point Arguello next to...
DAVENPORT—City council approved four new business items and held a public hearing for the 2022 budget at its Oct. 27 regular meeting, where no comments were made. The first approved resolution allowed mayor Brad Sweet to assist Century West Engineering to conduct a pedestrian safety evaluation and analysis on Highway 2 through the city, where speeding and pedestrian crossings have been an oft-discussed and complained topic in the city. Council also approved $2,000 to the chamber of commerce for tourism and $2,500 in A...
REARDAN-Ian Wagner, a farmer with three children in the school district, has wrapped up his time with the Reardan-Edwall School District after five years on the board. He was recognized at his last board meeting Oct. 27. Wagner had been on the board since 2016. He had served just over two two-year terms and went through the election process twice. "It's just time," Wagner said of his decision to leave the board. "Five years is plenty. It's time for some new ideas and a change...
REARDAN—Davenport football beat its rival, Reardan, for the first time in five tries. The Gorillas came here and easily took care of the home team 42-18 Friday, Oct. 29. The first quarter was evenly matched after Davenport junior wingback Brenick Soliday scored a touchdown and the Gorillas converted the two-point try. Reardan responded with a 64-yard touchdown pass from sophomore quarterback Tate Nelson to senior running back Cody Sprecher to make the game 8-6 after a quarter,...
DAVENPORT – A long day of budget hearings took place at the Lincoln County Commissioners’ meeting Monday, Nov. 1 as commissioners Scott Hutsell, Rob Coffman and Mark Stedman were tasked with meeting with several department heads as they work to pull together a tight 2022 budget with raises due or proposed for several county employees. According to the 2022 requested budgets listed in the county’s 2022 preliminary budget report, eight county employees would receive a base...
LINCOLN COUNTY--Three incumbents are trailing after the first election returns amongst the seven contested races in the Davenport, Reardan, Harrington, Edwall and Sprague areas. Challengers are defeating incumbents in races for Harrington school board, Fire District No. 4 and Fire District No. 5. The most closely contested race lies in Fire District No. 5, where incumbent Matt Schneider trails challenger Don Staley. Staley has 263 votes to Schneider's 235, a 52.18% to 46.63% disparity. Fire District No. 4's race is also very...
LINCOLN COUNTY—The 2021 general election season has arrived. Election Day is coming up Tuesday, Nov. 3. Ballots must be postmarked by 8 p.m. that day. The county has drop boxes at the courthouse in the auditor’s office and outside at the east entrance, as well as outside City Hall in Harrington. Ballots can also be submitted by mail. Each county voter will have three advisory votes on their ballot concerning tax increases and will be asked to give their input on whether the tax should be repealed or maintained. Advisory vote...
SPOKANE--Three days after knocking its rival Davenport out of the NE2B playoffs, the Reardan soccer team came up one game short of winning a league title in the program's sophomore campaign. St. George's took the league crown by defeating Reardan 3-0 on a mild Tuesday afternoon Nov. 2. St. George's and Reardan battled back and forth for the first 15 minutes, but no goals were scored. St. George's then struck first in the 14th minute and took a 1-0 lead into halftime after...
COLFAX--The Reardan volleyball team enjoyed an 8-6 regular season and were the eighth and final NE2B team to qualify for the league district tournament. The team's reward? An opening round matchup at undefeated Colfax to begin the tournament Monday, Nov. 1 at 6 p.m. Reardan was swept by Colfax on Senior Night Tuesday, Oct. 26, but was hardly the only team to suffer that fate. Colfax, which is 13-0 and ranked No. 1 in the WIAA RPI for state 2B volleyball teams, has only lost...
REARDAN—A movie starring several recognizable Hollywood actors about two Fruitland brothers who made a music album in the 1970’s filmed some scenes in Reardan last week. Four students, one school staff member and two high school alumni from here were extras in one of the scenes. The movie, titled "Dreamin’ Wild," stars Oscar winner Casey Affleck and Emmy winner Walton Goggins as brothers Donnie and Joe Emerson in a real-life tale about the two brothers from Fruitland who recorded a pop-funk album in the 1970s that was recen...
GRAND COULEE—Two men suspected of stealing items from Richard Kramer’s Reardan home were arrested Oct. 20 by the Reardan Police Department, Grand Coulee Police Department and Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office. Jesus Alberto Castaneda, 27 of Elmer City was arrested on charges of third-degree conspiracy to commit theft, third-degree criminal trespassing, third-degree theft and third-degree driving with a license suspended or revoked, while Timothy Ronald Wilging, 52 of Grand Coulee was arrested on charges of third-degree consp...
DAVENPORT—Leslie Oliver, the business manager for the school district here, is resigning her position effective Nov. 15 after accepting a new position with the Northeast Washington Educational Service District. The school board approved Oliver’s resignation at the Oct. 25 regular meeting. Oliver has been the business manager for 10 years, but has been with the district since 2006 in jobs as administrative assistant and district office secretary. She may remain with the district one day a week after her resignation to hel...
DAVENPORT-The Gorillas will be hosting a district crossover game with an opportunity to go to the state playoffs this year. That was ensured after Davenport eviscerated the Chewelah Cougars 42-18 on Senior Night Friday, Oct. 22 to clinch a top-two finish in the NE2B. Davenport improved to 6-1 with the win and 7-1 overall, remaining in second place in the league behind undefeated Lind-Ritzville/Sprague. The loss was damaging for Chewelah, which fell to 3-3 in the league and...
REARDAN-Even though Reardan has only been in the NE2B for two seasons, a rivalry is beginning to bud between the youthful Davenport Gorillas and Tuesday's home team. Going into the match, each team had won on the other's home turf. In the rubber match, that trend continued, with Davenport earning a 4-0 win Oct. 26. Davenport clinched the NE2B regular season title and No. 1 seed in the league playoffs with the victory amidst cold, windy and rainy conditions. The game was...
This voter's guide covers seven contested races around Lincoln County including the Davenport, Reardan, Harrington, Edwall and Sprague areas. Each contestant was given the opportunity to submit biographical information, a photo and answers to two to three questions specific to their race in an effort to help local voters make informed decisions on their ballots this election season. 11 of the 14 candidates covered in these races responded with all or most of the requests, as...
DAVENPORT-Peak Industries Inc., of Spokane and its business partners demonstrated what the company claims is a solution for rural communities struggling with high-speed Internet access for Fifth Congressional District Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers and a few community members at the Lincoln County Fairgrounds Friday, Oct. 15. The demonstration showcased Peak's turnkey rapid broadband deployment using digital electricity, which the company says is the first of its kind. The...
DAVENPORT—The city council’s finance committee met ahead of council’s Oct. 13 meeting to discuss the third quarter budget and look ahead to the 2022 budget as the annual budget cycle approaches. The city brought in $2,628,095 in the third financial quarter (June-Sept.), which was 96% of what was budgeted. The city spent just $2,287,688 of its $3,452,495 expenditures budget that quarter. As is typically the case, property tax revenue was down in the third quarter, as most property taxes are collected in the second and fourth q...
DAVENPORT—Another round of negotiations between Lincoln County and Teamsters 690, which represents the Sheriff’s Office’s commissioned and non-commissioned officers, sparked a discussion concerning compensation for the non-commissioned jail and dispatch staff. The non-commissioned staff, which have been seeking a 3% raise that the county says isn’t financially feasible, were represented by Brad Sweet, Joe Kuhn and Taj Wilkerson. Gabe Gants represented the commissioned officers. County prosecutor Adam Walser, who has been th...
DAVENPORT-The impact of last week's Almira School burning left an impact county-wide. Students and staff have been forced to move classes to Coulee City, the Almira church and Almira Community Center after the total loss to the K-8 building in town. A couple Davenport locals have ties to the lost school and shared their thoughts and memories with The Times. Tony Hein, who grew up in Davenport and graduated from the high school in 1974, spent his entire 39-year teaching career...
DAVENPORT-The Colfax Bulldogs are the No. 1 ranked 2B volleyball team in the state in the WIAA RPI rankings. They certainly looked like the top dogs Tuesday in Davenport, as the young Gorillas fell in three sets 25-10, 25-5, 25-15. Davenport fell to 2-11 with the loss and will need to string some wins together in the last three matches of the season to have a chance to make the district tournament. Asher Cai led Colfax with eight kills, while Justice Brown recorded 20...
DAVENPORT-After a string of three nail-biting, one-possession contests in the Gorillas' first six games this year, head coach Justin Reed and the Davenport faithful were hoping for a less stressful contest on Homecoming Friday, Oct. 15. That was received, as the Gorillas coasted by last-place Kettle Falls 49-8 in a game where most of the starters were pulled at halftime. Davenport improved to 5-1 in league and 6-1 overall with the win while maintaining its second-place positio...
