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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—The county may be receiving north of $250,000 in settlement money stemming from a lawsuit filed by the state Atttorney General’s office against three companies blamed for helping to fuel a nationwide opioid epidemic. Lincoln County’s chunk is a sliver of change compared to the state’s allotment of up to $430 million. The county receives about 0.17% of the lawsuit payouts, prosecuting attorney Adam Walser told the county commissioners Tuesday, Sept. 6. “At the end of the day, it’s a good chunk of change coming to t...
Government and community meetings and gatherings in Davenport, Odessa, Reardan, Harrington and Sprague the week of Sept. 9-15. If you’d like your organization included in this tab, email dteditor@centurytel.net. Monday, Sept. 12 Odessa town council meeting at 7 p.m. in the Library Wednesday, Sept. 14 Reardan-Edwall school board workshop at 6:30 p.m. in the Commons Davenport city council meeting at 7 p.m. in City Hall Harrington city council meeting at 7 p.m. in City Hall Sprague-Lamont school board meeting at 7 p.m. in the L...
From left to right, Selah Hupp, Tessa Cormier, Samantha Odenrider and Jesse Raugust are ready to help serve customers....
Dozens of local athletes competed in the annual Lincoln County Rodeo on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 26 and 27. Here are photos of some of them....
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...
Varsity games, meets and matches for Davenport, Odessa, Reardan and Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Harrington the week of Sept. 9-15. All games are subject to postponement or cancellation. Friday, Sept. 9 Davenport football at Oroville @ 7 p.m. Reardan football vs. Northwest Christian (Colbert) @ 7 p.m. LRS football at Liberty (Spangle) @ 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10 Reardan cross country at Highlander Invite in Spokane @ 9 a.m. Odessa and LRS volleyball at Bronco Invite in Ritzville @ 9 a.m. Reardan soccer at Colville @ 1 p.m. Reardan...
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...
Davenport birthdays Sept. 9: Roy Alspach Sept. 10: Savannah Plasencia, Scottie Kilps Sept. 12: Chris Harper, Chloe Morgan, Elijah Morgan, Lenora Cooper, Colt Johnston, Kasara Storer, Sandy Reider ♱ Sept. 13: Kristen Wilkie, Danyel Deane, Sara Jacobsen Sept. 14: Ashley Biles, Floyd Warwick, Bill Lilje ♱ Sept. 15: Sabrina Warwick, Greg Buchmann, Max Mielke, Daxton Sewall, Stan Reider, Susan Dashiell, Michael Dodson Davenport anniversaries Sept. 9: Nick and Debbie Marriott Sept. 10: Cody and Shae Parker Sept. 11: Doug and Jul...
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 does not release names of individuals who report possible criminal or suspicious activities to dispatchers or alleged victims for this column. Aug. 29 Traffic stops: 20 An abandoned vehicle was reported at Lake Valley Loop and Old Sprague Highway. A loose black bull was reported on Max Harder Road and East Lake Lane in Sprague. A Davenport man said he saw...
Martin Fredrick Meise, 69 of Odessa, Wash. passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022, after running into a burning bar to save the alcohol. Or maybe not. We all know how he liked to tell stories. Marty was born on Dec. 2, 1952, in Ritzville, Wash. to Earl & Ramona Meise. Marty graduated from Odessa High School in 1971. He married Wendy Sue Greenwalt on Sept. 25, 1981, and the couple celebrated 40 years of marriage in 2021. Marty & Wendy had one daughter, Jena Nichole Meise, who...
Fay K. Lybecker, 77, passed away Aug. 17, 2022, in Davenport, Wash., her home was the Harrington area. Fay was born on Feb. 23, 1945 in Ritzville, Wash. to Howard and Selma Telecky. Fay grew up in Ritzville and graduated from Ritzville High School in 1963. She attended Eastern Washington University and received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Work in 1968. Fay married Roger Lybecker of Harrington, Wash. on Oct. 12, 1968 at Fairchild Air Force Base. They moved to Texas...
Adult & Youth Posters 4-H Junior Addison Benner Medical Lake Posters, Rabbit vs. Hare 4-H Junior Parker Clouse Davenport Special Award Beef Beef Market Class-Market Steers 4-H Intermediate Amelia Ray of Reardan Grand Champion 4-H Senior Devin Groh Reserved Champion FFA Fr/Sp Lydia Wicks Grand Champion Open Junior Wesley Winn Grand Champion Amelia Ray of Reardan Overall Market Grand Champion 4-H Intermediate Arena Wells Grand Champion 4-H Intermediate Jack Baser Reserved Champion FFA Jr/Sr Regan Sevigney Grand Champion Open...
Davenport birthdays Sept. 2: Kacen Mann Sept. 3: Timberly Welborn, Ashley Schenk, Billy Hopkins Sept. 4: Loran Boggs, Riley Blauert Sept. 5: Kerri McGuire, Emmett Prewitt Sept. 7: Tammie Buck, Luke McCluskey, Eddie Bageant Sept. 8: Barb Doty, Audrey Oehlwein Davenport anniversaries Sept. 6: Scott and Debbie Hutsell Sept. 7: Rusty and Susie Warwick, Brian and Morgan Morcom, Lance and Melissa Johnson, Brett and Jordan Alspach Sept. 8: Jesse and Jill Morrison, Matt and Desirae Wagner, Cody and Libby Murdock Reardan birthdays...
DAVENPORT-Vintage Harvest saw the harvesting of Crayton Guhlke's wheat field in the return of a longtime event that this year benefited the Lincoln County Historical Society. Roughly 10 harvesters began cutting wheat around 10 a.m. after taking the first hour to fire up the old-time rigs. A car show supplemented the harvest for the first time this year, and the all-day event concluded with dinner at the big red barn after the cutting....
DAVENPORT – Dozens of Eastern Washington cowboys and cowgirls competed Friday and Saturday nights in the annual Lincoln County Rodeo. The West Plains area was well-represented, with Miss Cheney Rodeo Janaye Wilkie of Lamont among the visiting royalty, and several area riders in bronc, bull and steer riding, as well as roping events. Rodeo results Placing and earning checks at the rodeo were: Bareback riding Duke Hanson-82 points Duke Hanson/Jake Olson-79 points Ranch bronc rid...
DAVENPORT—It’ll be a quick turnaround from Friday night’s rivalry football game to an all-day volleyball tournament for district athletic staff. The Gorillas will host their annual tournament beginning at 9 a.m. and running until 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 3. 10 schools were signed up to participate by press time: Davenport, Wilbur-Creston, Mary Walker, Republic, Medical Lake, Cusick, Chewelah, Odessa, Lake Roosevelt and Northport. Each varsity and junior varsity team will play four hour-long matches throughout the day. Varsi...
DAVENPORT-The high school football season starts off with a bang this year. The Reardan Screaming Eagles will take the football field for the first time under their new moniker Friday against the hometown Davenport Gorillas, who are looking to make a return trip to the 2B state playoffs. Davenport went 9-2 last year and lost to Toledo in the first round of the state playoffs, while Reardan struggled to a 2-7 record. The Gorillas will see some shifting in personnel due to...
Varsity games, meets and matches the week of Sept. 2-8 for Davenport, Odessa, Reardan, Lind-Ritzville/Sprague and Christian Heritage. All games are subject to postponement or cancellation. Editor’s note: We will include LRS football games and volleyball matches in the docket due to Harrington’s sports participation this year. Friday, Sept. 2 Davenport vs. Reardan football at Davenport @ 7 p.m. LRS football vs. Colfax @ 7 p.m. Odessa football vs. Liberty Bell @ 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 3 Davenport and Odessa volleyball at...
DAVENPORT – After 45 years as a nurse, with most of those years spent at Lincoln Hospital, David Rettkowski is letting go of his scrubs and getting up at 4 a.m. for his shift. "It's been a good run," Rettkowski said. He was raised in Wilbur and graduated from high school in 1973. He attended Spokane Community College with the intention of studying business administration but quickly decided that was not for him and went on to receive his associates degree in nursing. After he...
DAVENPORT – Livestock showings highlighted much of the day during the three-day Lincoln County Fair from Thursday, Aug. 26 to Saturday, Aug. 28. Youths showcased horses and mules Thursday then swine, rabbits, horses, mules, sheep, beef and dairy Friday. Entertainment included a ventriloquist, live music, a Thursday night concert, food vendors, informational booths and accessory booths. It all led up to the annual rodeo Friday and Saturday night, which featured a surprise, s...
Linda Lou Burnett passed away from supranuclear palsy with her family by her side on Aug. 25, 2022. Linda was born on Oct. 2, 1939 in Spring Lake, Texas to Ammon & Alberta Fulenwider. After living in Texas she moved to Spokane, Wash. where she attended school. Linda worked several jobs but was the office manager for the local dentist office for Dr. Wamba, Dr. Flatly and Dr. Turner. She married Ronald Burnett on Nov. 7, 1984 in Davenport, Wash. where they continued to live...
Edward Norton Ensor, 96, a resident of Davenport Washington, for his entire life, peacefully passed away on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022. He was part of both the Davenport and Reardan communities near Spokane, Wash. Edward was born in Spokane on June 17, 1926, to Samuel and Frances (Norton) Ensor, the first of four children. Ed was raised on a farm in the Mondovi area. He attended a one-room schoolhouse for five years, traveling to and from school on a horse. When Ed and his...
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 does not release names of individuals who report possible criminal or suspicious activities to dispatchers or alleged victims for this column. Aug. 22 Traffic stops: 7 A Reardan man reported cows loose on Bisson Road between Tramm Road and Highway 2. An Odessa woman said she was finding doors open when they were supposed to be closed. A Wilbur woman sai...
