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YAKIMA - On a rainy and foggy Thursday morning that greeted teams for Day 2 of the WIAA Class 2B state volleyball tournament, Davenport delivered one of the day's biggest comebacks, rallying from a two-set deficit to defeat Tri-Cities Prep 15-25, 13-25, 25-21, 25-23, 15-7 in a dramatic five-set loser-out match on Court 2 at the Yakima Valley SunDome. The Gorillas, who entered the consolation bracket after a quarterfinal loss on Wednesday, refused to let their season end in...
There’s something electric about November in eastern Washington, when the wheat fields turn gold under a crisp sky, and the echoes of Friday night lights bleed into the weekend. As a kid who grew up chasing grounders on dusty diamonds and dreaming of gridiron glory, I can’t help but feel the pull of these moments — when our local heroes lace up for state glory, and even the pros remind us why we fell in love with the game. This week, it’s Davenport soccer braving the cold in Freeman, Gorillas volleyball spiking toward the Sun...
A recent breach once again underscores the tension between age-verification requirements and data privacy in laws seeking to protect children online. When I wrote a few months ago about the unintended consequences of the UK’s data-privacy law, I warned that the very effort to protect children online can compromise their data. A new example has now emerged: a third-party vendor used by Discord was breached, resulting in the leak of private user details, including government IDs. Discord is an online platform where individuals...
DAVENPORT - Last week, Care & Share received a $5,000 donation from Spokane Teachers Credit Union and $1,500 from an anonymous donor, but the local food bank and thrift store is now facing urgent shortages as the government shutdown and approaching holidays create widespread hardships. Demand for assistance has tripled this month, Cindy Warner, 74, administrator and president of Care & Share said. Warner said the organization is in immediate need of protein and meat donations....
DAVENPORT — With certification set for Tuesday, Nov. 25, Lincoln County Elections officials say the outcome of Davenport’s razor-thin mayoral race is unlikely to change — even as a few ballots trickle in for final verification. Challenger Brad Sweet currently leads incumbent Mayor Jonathan Chapman by just 15 votes. According to Elections Manager Norm Caley, only 42 ballots remain countywide, including a few awaiting “signature cures,” where voters forgot to sign their ballot envelopes. “We still have a handful of signature cu...
DAVENPORT — Davenport’s annual Turkey Bingo drew a large and enthusiastic crowd Saturday, Nov. 8, with players coming from across the region to support local charities and community projects. Scott Hopkins, Davenport Lions Club Turkey Bingo chairman, current treasurer, and three-time past president, said the turnout matched or exceeded last year’s event. “We get people from Stevens, Whitman, Spokane, Grant, Lincoln Counties — you pretty much name every county — and we even had a couple come out from Coeur d’Alene in Kootenai...
DAVENPORT - City Council members on Wednesday, Nov. 12, approved a 3% increase to water, sewer and garbage utility rates after weeks of discussion about how to balance city expenses without overburdening residents. Mayor Jonathan Chapman said the increase was necessary to maintain city services and fund upcoming projects. "We don't want to fall behind or end up in the negative on those things," he said. Councilmember Cory Hollis opposed the decision, saying the city should...
INCIDENT LOG Editor’s note: Most items in this section reflect the starting point for response by local police and emergency agencies. The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) does not release names of individuals who report possible criminal or suspicious activities to dispatchers or alleged victims for this column. DISPATCH LOG Nov. 2 Traffic Stops: 4 4:34 a.m. — A woman advised that her husband cleared her trailer with a firearm and no one was actually in the trailer. She thought someone had entered the trailer after...
REARDAN — A last-minute 3-yard touchdown run lifted Reardan’s own Hunter Flaa led to a 21-18 victory over Asotin in a Washington Class 2B high school football playoff game Nov. 8, sending the Screaming Eagles to the state quarterfinals. Reardan (12 seed) advances to face No. 5 Okanogan on Friday at 7 p.m. The teams traded scores in a scoreless third quarter before the fourth-period flurry. Asotin took an 18-14 lead on Cody Ells’ 7-yard run with 2:52 left, but Reardan answered with a 75-yard drive capped by Flaa’s plunge....
ODESSA - In the first-round WIAA Class 1B football playoff showdown that saw 12 lead changes and 102 total points, the Odessa Tigers outlasted the Sunnyside Christian Knights 54-48 on Nov. 7 at Finney Field, advancing to 7-3 on the season while ending Sunnyside Christian's year at 4-5. The game opened with a Tigers touchdown at 9:05 of the first quarter, but Sunnyside Christian answered at 4:42 and added a two-point conversion by junior running back Jared Villalobos for an...
LIBERTY LAKE - A fast start and strong finish carried Davenport to a 4-1 victory over Mount Vernon Christian in the first round of the WIAA Class 2B girls soccer state tournament Tuesday at Ridgeline High School. Sixth-seeded Davenport advanced to face top-seeded Freeman in the quarterfinals Friday. Glenna Soliday scored twice, while Sam Stiles added a goal. An own goal by Mount Vernon Christian opened the scoring. Davenport held a 3-1 lead at halftime. Soliday struck first...
PASCO - Reardan freshman Simon Sobotta powered through Sun Willows Golf Course Saturday, placing 59th in 18:34.50 at the WIAA Class 2B boys cross country state championship. The 2025 state meet unfolded under clear skies on the rolling layout, where early-morning frost gave way to crisp sun and swirling winds off the Columbia River. Sobotta held steady through the first mile in a crowded pack, then opened space on the back nine, passing fading rivals in the final 800 meters....
Davenport's Faith Bell, Tatum Hupp, and Chloe Hammond with first-team league honors....
CHENEY - Northwest Christian and Davenport both punched tickets to the WIAA 2B state volleyball tournament Thursday, surviving loser-out battles before clashing in a District 6 2B crossover that sent the district's heavyweights to Yakima. Northwest Christian opened the day in the main gym with a 25-19, 25-8, 25-12 rout of Reardan in loser-out match No. 9, overwhelming the Screaming Eagles with relentless serving and sharp attacking. The Crusaders never trailed in the second...
LAKE ROOSEVELT — Anglers are focusing on Lake Roosevelt’s upper reaches as the 2025 white sturgeon season winds down ahead of the Nov. 30 closure. Decades of hatchery work have turned the fishery near the Canadian border into one of Washington’s premier big-game opportunities. This year, WDFW introduced a 55- to 63-inch harvest slot to protect smaller hatchery fish while allowing harvest. “We want people to enjoy fishing but also keep these amazing fish in our waters,” said Staci Lehman, WDFW Region 1 communica...
Samantha Stiles with second-team all-league honors, Charlotte Soliday with first-team all-league and Glenna Soliday with league MVP. Addy O'Connell is not pictured....
Clare Lathrop of Davenport signs a college sports scholarship with Northwest Nazarene for basketball on Wednesday, Nov. 12, in the auditorium at Davenport High School....
DAVENPORT - An eighth-grade student captured first place in this year's Davenport Lions Club Peace Poster Contest. Raylee Murdock, daughter of Cody and Libby Murdock and an eighth-grader at Davenport Middle School, was one of 21 seventh- and eighth-grade students to enter the contest, which was themed "Together as One." Raylee said her poster depicts the world in the center with puzzle pieces surrounding it, each featuring a different country's flag. "I wanted to show that...
This week, I checked a couple of things off my personal “life challenge” list — and lived to tell the tale. I finished my 12-week gym program (yes, the one where I discovered muscles I didn’t know existed), and I attended the Veterans Day assembly in Davenport. One of those accomplishments comes with sore quads, the other with a lump in your throat. Both came with lessons I’ll carry forward. Even though I’m still in the National Guard and not technically a veteran, Veterans Day always makes me stop and think about the people...
Windy weather and chilly temperatures, combined with crazy sports schedules, reduced the number of trick or treaters in many areas. What to do with the leftover candy after all the favorites are eaten. What can we do with the rest? Make cookies, of course. Halloween candy Cookies is a recipes I have had in my collection for many years, and it is great for using up all kinds of candy. Butterfingers, Heath Bars, Twizzlers, jelly beans, Whoppers, Twix, any candy you can chop into chip size pieces will work. They could be called...
HARRINGTON — The Harrington FBLA and Harrington Homemakers are hosting a Turkey Bingo event Sunday, Nov. 16, at Harrington School, 100 South First Street. Lunch will be served at noon, followed by bingo from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m., or until prizes run out. Bingo tickets are charged per game or six for a higher cost. Participants will have the chance to win turkeys, hams, rolls, desserts, and a treasure chest of prizes. Homemade cinnamon rolls, chili, and baked potatoes will also be available, made by the Harrington Homemakers. T...
Davenport Birthdays Nov. 13: Patty Schreck, Rhett Gunning, Justin Holderby, Brady Musgrave Nov. 14: Jacob Kragt Nov. 15: Doug Janke, Selah Hupp, Vicki Morcom, Ron Hollis Nov. 16: Joy Emery, Jake Coffman, Kenzie Graber, Analisa Ordorica Nov. 17: Katy Fisk, Veronica Hollis, Erica Winzer, Slater Strozyk Nov. 18: Kathy Hedgcock, Tarynn Gunning Davenport Anniversaries Nov. 14: Gary and Peri Kersten Nov. 18: Ken and Lori Deal Reardan Birthdays Nov. 13: Parker Dayton, Casey Neal Nov. 14: Ian Wagner Nov. 15: David Specher Reardan...
1 Years Ago The Mills-Keller Motor Company just received a train carload of new Fords. There were four touring, two coupes and one roadster, all of which are already sold. Defective wiring is blamed for a blaze that burned two trucks in the garage of Scharman meat market. Fortunately the building wasn’t damaged. The case of the State against Al Kruger, charged with stealing wheat is being tried before a jury in the superior court. A number of witnesses from the Almira area are also present for the trial. 75 Years Ago C...
Dawn Marie Prosser-Bennett Feb.6, 1966 - Nov.6, 2025 Dawn Marie Prosser-Bennett was born to Jo-Ellen and Dennis Prosser on Feb. 6, 1966. She spent her youth soaking in the sun on the beaches of Lake Coeur D'Alene, and playing in the Ponderosa Pines neighborhood of Post Falls with her friends and sister. After school she found love in her early twenties when she met her husband of 35 years John Bennett. Soon after, they started a family of their very own and settled in Reardan,...
The disconnect between the farm gate and the dinner plate has long been a concern for “ag-vocates” who’ve noted more people are unable to connect directly with reasons why agriculture is important. The recent announcement from Lays Potato Chips that 42% of consumers did not know that chips were made of real potatoes should maybe not surprise anyone. Yet, it is a shocking statistic. The data comes from a survey conducted by PepsiCo, Lays’ parent company, as part of a consumer and brand study. In our state, the nation...
