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  • 2B volleyball roundup: Asotin sneaks past Reardan in five sets, Davenport falls to LRS

    Drew Lawson, The Times|Updated Mar 2, 2021

    REARDAN--Two teams came into Tuesday night's matchup seeking their first win, but it was the visiting Asotin Panthers (1-3) who eeked out a five-set win over the hometown Indians 20-25, 25-17, 25-23, 19-25, 15-11. Reardan pulled away in the first and fourth sets to get wins, but a key third set win gave Asotin the advantage. The Panthers then took advantage of several errors by the Indians to hold on in the fifth and decisive set. Reardan fell to 0-3 with the loss. Elsewhere...

  • Davenport knocks off Kettle Falls for first win this season

    Drew Lawson, The Times|Updated Mar 2, 2021

    DAVENPORT-The Gorillas are finally in the win column after three attempts following a 7-1 victory over Kettle Falls Tuesday, March 2. Davenport previously fell to St. George's last Thursday and tied Northwest Christian on Saturday. Darby Soliday scored three goals for the Gorillas in the first half, then Kiersten Kemmerer notched the first goal of the season not scored by Soliday. In the second half, Milei Floyd, Jensyn Jacobsen and Cady Zellmer joined the scoring party. The...

  • Outdoor options in final month of winter

    Drew Lawson, The Times|Updated Mar 1, 2021

    DAVENPORT-Don't celebrate yet, but as of this issue, spring is less than a month away as the snow begins to melt here in town. While many will look forward to the prospect of warmer temperatures and equate that with more outdoors opportunities, there are still a few options while winter is still on scene. However, it remains undeniably true that options will increase come spring time. The Times caught up with Lincoln County Fish and Wildlife officer Curt Wood to check in on...

  • Skyfest grounded another year

    The Times|Updated Mar 1, 2021

    FAIRCHILD AFB -- Lovers of fast aircraft, aerial acrobatics and aviation history will have to wait until 2022 to get their fill. In a Feb. 17 post on their Facebook page, Fairchild Air Force Base officials said that because of the continuing issues surround the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 Inland Northwest Skyfest event has been postponed. Officials said the looked a number of alternatives for staging the event, but in the end couldn't find a way to do so without creating...

  • Davenport, Northwest Christian tie in intense match

    Drew Lawson, The Times|Updated Feb 27, 2021

    DAVENPORT—Darby Soliday was inches away from a heroic hat trick that would’ve likely given Davenport a 3-2 win over Northwest Christian, but her shot at the end of overtime hit off the top post of the goal. Ellie Telford was inches away from hitting the ricochet into the goal, but NWC came up with two sliding defensive stops. The end result was a 2-2 tie between the Gorillas (0-1-1) and Crusaders (0-1-1). Look for more on today’s game in next week’s edition of The Times....

  • Reardan council carries several motions

    Drew Lawson, The Times|Updated Feb 26, 2021

    REARDAN – Council’s Feb. 18 regular meeting consisted of five new business items, treasurer’s and mayor’s reports, a public comment and a miscellaneous item discussing a loan revision. Council first approved the minutes from the Feb. 4 meeting, then approved AP claim and AP payroll claim vouchers. Council also approved the Jan. 21 treasurer’s report after it was given by treasurer Megan Kamstra. Rick Wright and Jeremy Anderson spoke to council during public comment time, asking if the town had any information regarding...

  • Carstens receives two WSBEA awards

    The Times|Updated Feb 26, 2021

    DAVENPORT – Elementary school principal Noelle Carstens was honored with two awards by the Washington State Business Education Association (WSBEA) and Western Business Association (WBEA) for her time as a business educator before she moved to administration last year. First, she won the WSBEA Merit Award-Secondary Educator award. "As an FBLA adviser, Noelle has provided many opportunities to Davenport students and encouraged her students to allow them to compete s...

  • Four-county Pfizer partnership begins

    The Times|Updated Feb 26, 2021

    DAVENPORT – Lincoln County’s share of the Moderna vaccine aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19 has been reduced to zero in the past weeks as the state puts emphasis on mass vaccination sites and winter storms nationwide slow down shipping. That goose egg of new doses has been felt in many rural counties, not just here. Fortunately for rural health departments, there is a second FDA-approved vaccine by Pfizer that requires two shots spread three weeks apart. Now, individual rural counties don’t have the capacity to store...

  • COVID, convening and capital

    Drew Lawson, The Times|Updated Feb 26, 2021

    DAVENPORT – The school board discussed whether to reconvene for in-person meetings now that Lincoln County is in Phase 2 of Gov. Jay Inslee’s re-opening at their regular Zoom meeting Feb. 22. They agreed to meet in-person beginning in March with a Zoom option for those who wish to tune in but aren’t able to physically. It was the lone action item at the meeting. The board did approve the consent agenda, which included accepting the Jan. 25 meeting minutes, approving the hire of high school assistant volleyball hire Trea Nonne...

  • Trial set for Creston man charged with child molestation

    The Times|Updated Feb 26, 2021

    DAVENPORT – Mathew Scott Chafin, 31, of Creston, has a jury trial date and sentencing set for March 30 to determine his sentence after he pled guilty to child molestation in the first degree. Chafin originally entered a guilty plea Dec. 15 with a jury trial date set March 20 and readiness status set for Feb. 16, according to Lincoln County Superior Court records. At that Feb. 16 court appearance, a mental evaluation was approved, which will take 40 days and will take place while Chafin is held in Lincoln County Jail, where h...