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DAVENPORT-A new helicopter base operated by Airlift Northwest will be constructed at the Municipal Airport here this summer. The nonprofit air medical transport owned by UW Medicine will begin providing services around Central and Eastern Washington based in Davenport. Airlift Northwest provides helicopter and fixed-wing plane transports. Locally, they will mostly transport patients to hospitals in Spokane, according to city manager Steve Goemmel. Air transport crews will be...
DAVENPORT-The school board went over the process for finding a new principal and whether a redistricting process needs to happen at its meeting Monday, Feb. 28. The secondary school will have the principal vacancy when Chad Prewitt replaces the retiring Jim Kowalkowski this summer. A sample schedule for selecting a top candidate was shared at the board meeting by Prewitt and elementary school principal Noelle Carstens. The proposed schedule would be an all-day affair that...
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. Feb. 21 Traffic stops: 10 A suspicious death was reported in Davenport. An Almira man reported a dozen cattle standing in the roadway just east of Elliot Road North. A Spokane man reported a golden lab running l...
DAVENPORT--The local community is mourning the loss of one of its own this week. Ruthie J. Massie, 21, Davenport was killed in a single-vehicle rollover crash that also injured five girls Monday, Feb. 21 at 12:40 p.m., according to a release from Washington State Patrol. According to the report, a 2003 Chevrolet Silverado driven by Massie was traveling eastbound on Highway 2 when it lost control and flipped off the highway north into the field north of Highway 2, where it came to rest upright. Four of the passengers were 11-y...
DAVENPORT-This is the last week that the east Lincoln County newspaper will be known as The Davenport Times, but the product for local readers will only be increased in quantity and quality. The Times' merger with The Odessa Record will become effective Tuesday, March 1 and be reflected in the March 3 issue under its new name, The Lincoln County Record-Times. Readers of The Times can use the coupon at the bottom of this page to get a special two-year subscription to The...
DAVENPORT—The Lincoln County Commissioners unanimously passed a resolution opposing local income tax at their Feb. 22 meeting. The resolution makes Lincoln County the 11th county in the state with local income tax bans, according to the Washington Policy Center. Other counties with local income tax bans include Asotin, Benton, Chelan, Cowlitz, Douglas, Franklin, Grant, Kittitas, Spokane and Yakima Counties. Cities statewide also have local income tax bans. These cities include Grand Coulee, Moses Lake, Spokane, Spokane V...
DAVENPORT—The Chamber of Commerce here held its first meeting in two years and first since the COVID-19 pandemic began early Tuesday morning, Feb. 22 in the Avista meeting room on Morgan Street. Six locals attended the meeting to discuss the Chamber’s future. Todd Winzer of Wheatland Veterinary Clinic was attending his first Chamber meeting and inquired about the Chamber’s activities. Dick Wandling, who presided over the meeting with Kathy Hedgcock, discussed the various activities the Chamber typically sponsors. These inclu...
Government and community meetings and gatherings for the week of Feb. 25-March 3. If you’d like your organization included in this tab, email dteditor@centurytel.net. Monday, Feb. 28 Davenport school board meeting at 6 p.m. in the K-8 Library Wednesday, March 2 Harrington Chamber of Commerce meeting at 4 p.m. at the Post & Office Thursday, March 3 Reardan town council at 6 p.m. in the Reardan United Methodist Church...
DAVENPORT-Students' standardized test scores dropped statewide in English/language arts (ELA) and math assessments between 2019 and 2021 tests, and local schools were no different. Students were given standardized tests in Fall 2021 for the first time since Spring 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Local scores in ELA decreased 14.6% in Davenport, 13.8% in Reardan and 7.6% in Harrington. Drops were mostly more drastic in math scores, decreasing 18.1% in Davenport, 17.7% in...
Jan. 27, 1937 – Feb. 9, 2022 Joseph Donald Coombs was born Jan. 27, 1937, to Donald and Evelyn (Talkington) Coombs. He and his younger sister Susan (Els) became the fourth generation to be raised on the family wheat farm near Harrington, Wash. Joseph passed away Feb. 9, 2022 at the Palouse Country Assisted Living in Fairfield, Wash. Joe graduated from Harrington High School in 1955 where he played basketball and football before going on to Washington State University (WSC at that time). While there, one of Joe’s Delta Chi...
Nov. 3, 1929 -Feb. 21, 2022 George Henry Scharff, 92, a lifelong resident of the Rocklyn - Davenport, Wash. area, passed away peacefully on Feb. 21, 2022. George was born Nov. 3, 1929 to parents Rudolph and Dora (Teel) Scharff. George was a local farmer, rancher and rental house landlord. He was known for his honesty, hard work, frugality, intelligence and generosity. George attended Davenport Schools and graduated high school in 1948. After graduation, George attended...
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. Feb. 14 Traffic stops: 8 A Reardan man said someone was gassing his house remotely and he had to use a fan to get the gas out of his house. Spokane Tribal Police said they received reports of someone shooting at a p...
SPOKANE VALLEY-Davenport junior Tennesee Rainwater and Reardan senior Ayden Krupke were recognized by their peers and league coaches as one of the NE2B's eight best boys and girls basketball players respectively during the final day of the District 7 2B Tournament at West Valley High School Saturday, Feb. 19. Rainwater was the highest rated boys basketball player in the league aside from Colfax senior John Lustig, who was named NE2B Most Valuable Player. Krupke was the Reardan...
Aileen Linda Fink-Ambrose, confident in her resurrection and eternal life in Christ Jesus, died on Dec. 4, 2021 surrounded by her loving family. Aileen Linda Fink was born April 23, 1954 in Baltimore Maryland to Alvin and Janet (Miller) Fink while Al was serving in the military. They returned to the Odessa family farm where she grew up, attended P.C. Jantz Elementary, graduated from Odessa High School in 1972, and attended Washington State University. She received a...
RITZVILLE – The trial of a man accused of attacking state Sen. Mark Schoesler has been moved to a different city and county following a change of venue hearing last week. Glenn R. Stockwell, 71, of Ritzville, allegedly assaulted on Schoesler, R-Ritzville, last October. His trial on related charges was moved last week from Adams County District Court in Ritzville to Lincoln County District Court in Davenport, where Judge Dan B. Johnson will preside. In her oral argument, F...
DAVENPORT--Several years ago, Davenport was home to a town pet in one friendly wild turkey. He walked into town as a stranger but over time became so well known that the people around town gave him the name of Clyde. Clyde could be seen roaming the streets of town where people would stop to wave hello or offer him something to eat. He stayed around town for many months despite being injured in a series of clashes with the motoring public, as he'd stop in the middle of Morgan S...
Joseph Donald Coombs passed away Feb. 9, 2022 at the Palouse Country Assisted Living in Fairfield, Wash. He was a resident there for 3+ years, until the time of his death. Josephs Funeral Service will be on Friday, Feb. 25 at 1 P.M. at Strate Funeral Home, 505 10th Street. Davenport, WA 99122....
DAVENPORT—A Yakima truck driver originally charged with second-degree assault stemming from an incident in May 2021 entered a guilty plea on an amended charge and won’t face jail time. Ernest Vern Windisch, age 62, pleaded guilty to one count of reckless endangerment in Lincoln County Superior Court Tuesday, Feb. 15. Windisch was handed $700 in total fees but given zero days in jail after his guilty plea, according to court records. The sentence stems from a prosecutor’s review of a report filed by Lincoln County Chief Crimin...
DAVENPORT—Retired accountant Dick Wandling wants to see the Chamber of Commerce here become an active organization instead of a stagnant group with a few dozen members that pay dues and do little else. That’s why the former accountant for Leffel, Otis and Warwick is putting on a Chamber meeting at the Avista meeting room on Morgan Street this Tuesday, Feb. 22 at 7 a.m. The Chamber currently has between 20-40 members, but hasn’t been active since late 2019. In its heyday, it hosted the annual Chamber banquet, held month...
Ranae Coleman, 84, passed away Feb. 8, 2022. She was born on July 21, 1937 in Granger, Wash. to Ralph and Soliel Basler. Ranae married her high school sweetheart, Dick Coleman, on Jan. 25, 1953 in Spokane, Wash. and they made their home in Davenport, Wash. Ranae was an active member of Christ Lutheran Church in Egypt where she served as a Sunday School Superintendent and Deacon for many years. She was a volunteer for the Davenport Care and Share for more than 30 years and was an active member of the Senior Center. Ranae...
SPOKANE VALLEY-No. 2 Colfax never trailed in its 59-58 win over No. 3 Davenport in a District 7 semifinal matchup, but the Gorillas made it mighty close in the final minute Thursday, Feb. 15. After leading by as many as 11 points throughout the game, Colfax found itself up by a point 58-57 with 1:25 left after a fierce Davenport comeback. "We were able to isolate the ball who wanted it to get to on defense," Davenport head coach Matt Henry said. "And we were able to get...
SPOKANE VALLEY-The seventh-seeded Davenport girls' basketball team saw its season come to an end after two games at the District 7 2B Tournament at West Valley High School. The Gorillas fell to the St. George's Dragons 62-46 in a loser-out game Saturday, Feb. 12. Davenport played the fourth-seeded and favored Dragons closely in the first quarter, with the score tied 11-11 after eight minutes. St. George's then built a 32-24 lead by halftime before building a 22-point...
WARDEN-East Lincoln County will be well-represented at the State Mat Classic in the Tacoma Dome this weekend. Four wrestlers from Davenport and four from Reardan qualified for the state meet at regionals last Saturday, Feb. 12 and will represent their schools and cities on the West Side. Davenport's Sam Schneider, brothers Brody Schillinger and Brock Gustaveson and Matthew Wines qualified for the Gorillas, while Reardan will be represented by Preston Neufeld, J.C. Marriott,...
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. Feb. 7 Traffic stops: 16 An Almira woman said her neighbor on West Main Street has multiple dogs out early in the morning and until midnight constantly barking and waking neighbors up. A Lincoln County Jail inm...
Mid-County Seniors The Mid-County Seniors held their quarterly meeting in January. Present were President Tim Campau, Lorraine Gilliland, Aileen Sweet, Billie and Gordon Herron. Discussion centered on the need for a substitute cook for Elizabeth Wolfe when she is unable to be there. The program is presently managing on donated funds, but more funding is needed to keep Senior Meals afloat. Since expenses are said to be higher than income each month, suggestions were to send a letter to organizations in town requesting yearly...
