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Spokane Valley--The basketball postseason has arrived in the Northeast 2B League, with all 11 boys and girls teams earning their spots in the double-elimination tournament beginning Monday, Feb. 7 and running 12 days until the final round Saturday, Feb. 19. Locally, the Davenport boys finished third in the regular season and earned a first-round bye, while the Reardan girls finished fifth and also received a de facto bye after Chesterton Academy forfeited the tournament. The...
DAVENPORT—Sheriff Wade Magers’ pre-trial date, originally scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 9, is being delayed to April 20, Lincoln County District Court staff told The Times this week. Court records simply list the reason for the extension as "attorney's trial schedule," with no other information given. Both sides are required to agree to the continuation. Magers, who entered a not-guilty plea on charges of obstructing a law enforcement officer, making a false or misleading statement to a public servant and rendering cri...
DAVENPORT—Test scores, daily class schedules and a new secondary school principal were chief among the discussion topics at a busy school board meeting Monday, Jan. 31. The meeting also included approval of three action items and the announcement of two educational resignations and hires apiece. High school principal Chad Prewitt led a discussion regarding English/language arts and math test scores. Students were tested in these subjects in a standardized test this fall for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began, a...
DAVENPORT-The longest tenured city councilmember is Patrick Katz, who has been in office here since the beginning of 2012. That fact prompted the local businessman to be nominated for mayor pro tem, a position that was vacant after Theresa Telford's term expired at the end of 2021. Councilmember Cory Hollis nominated Katz for the position at council's Jan. 26 meeting, citing his experience on city council. Councilmember Heath Becker made the second, and the motion carried....
DAVENPORT—A Fairchild Air Force Base active duty personnel accused of grabbing two women at Manito Park last week was booked into Lincoln County Jail Sunday, Jan. 30 and was still being held here as of press time. Devontaye Tre Harden, 26, pleaded not-guilt to two counts of fourth-degree assault in Spokane Municipal Court Friday, Jan. 28, according to local Spokane news reports. According to Spokane news reports, Harden was arrested by Spokane Police with assistance from the Office of Special Investigations at Fairchild A...
Government and community meetings in Davenport, Reardan, Harrington, Edwall and Sprague for the week of Feb. 4-10. If you’d like your organization included in this tab, email dteditor@centurytel.net. Monday, Feb. 7 Lincoln County Commissioners meeting at 8 a.m. in the County Courthouse Wednesday, Feb. 9 Davenport city council meeting at 7 p.m. in City Hall Harrington city council meeting at 7 p.m. in City Hall Sprague school board meeting at 7 p.m. in Lamont Library...
DAVENPORT—Brian and Stacy Graham purchased six acres of farmland in 2017 with the goal of turning the largely run-down structures on the property into usable buildings for family and livestock use. That goal took another step toward reality when the Heritage Barn Register awarded the Grahams a $20,000 grant to fix the roof of the main barn on the property, which has been damaged over the years due to age and weather deterioration. Brian Graham said the barn was constructed in...
ELLENSBURG—Three local students achieved honor roll at Central Washington University for fall quarter in 2021. Students from Davenport and Reardan were represented. Students must achieve a 3.5 GPA or higher while completing at least 12 credits to achieve quarterly honor roll at CWU. Hannah Warwick of Davenport and Zane Perleberg of Reardan were the lone students at CWU to make honor roll from the east county area, according to Central’s honor roll online log. This year, we have covered honor roll students at CWU, Com...
Davenport celebrated its winter sports seniors before the basketball games against Upper Columbia Academy Tuesday, Feb. 1. Pictured are boys basketball seniors Jake Coffman and Jarrett Jacobsen, wrestling seniors Isaac Harvey and Willie Waters, girls basketball senior Hanna Orvis and cheer senior Olivia Hawley....
DAVENPORT—The Gorillas’ full-court, three-man pressure was far too much to handle for the Upper Columbia Academy Lions in the second quarter of Tuesday’s Senior Night contest. Davenport outscored UCA 31-2 in the period, taking a 54-16 lead into halftime and forcing a running clock in the second half en route to an easy 83-35 win. “I’d like to be able to run it (going forward),” Davenport head coach Matt Henry said of his team’s full-court press. “We have too much length and sp...
DAVENPORT-After a five-week long stretch in which the Gorilla varsity girls didn't win a game, things began to click. Davenport has now won four of its last five games in an eight-day span and could finish as high as fourth in the NE2B ahead of the district playoffs Monday. The most recent victory was a 43-25 handling of Upper Columbia Academy on Senior Night Tuesday, Feb. 1. That was preceded by a 47-20 win over Chewelah last Saturday and a comeback, gritty 38-35 win at...
Varsity games, meets and matches for Davenport, Reardan and Harrington the week of Feb. 4-10. All games are subject to postponement or cancellation. Friday, Feb. 4 Davenport basketball at Liberty @ 6 p.m. Reardan basketball at St. George’s @ 6 p.m. (boys only) Harrington basketball at Odessa @ 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 5 Reardan girls wrestling at Sub-Regional Tournament in Spangle @ 10:30 a.m. Davenport basketball vs. Lind-Ritzville/Sprague @ 4:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 7 Davenport and Reardan basketball at District 7 Tournament a...
The school district will be looking for several new spring sports coaches after four coaches announced their resignations, all of which were approved at the school board’s Jan. 31 meeting. Head track and field coach Brian Telford won’t be returning to his position as he prepares to run a campaign for Lincoln County Sheriff this election cycle. Additionally, head tennis coach Eric Timm submitted his resignation. Two assistant coaches have also resigned, with Sarah Raugust resigning as junior high girls basketball ass...
COLBERT-The Reardan boys wrestlers will be well-represented at the regional tournament in Warden Feb. 12 after a strong performance at the district sub-regionals at Northwest Christian Saturday, Jan. 29 that included three individual first-place finishes and a first-place team finish. Davenport, meanwhile, finished fourth as a team with one individual first-place finish and will also be represented at regionals. Reardan's girl wrestlers, Vaea Lamoreux and Shelby Summers, will...
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. Jan. 24 Traffic stops: 10 A Springdale man reported a one-vehicle rollover crash on Highway 2. A landline call came from a home on the 7000 block of Highway 21 North in Odessa with a static line. A caller said he saw...
Eleanor Walter, 90, passed away peacefully on Dec. 17, 2021 in Odessa, Wash. Eleanor was born on Jan. 24, 1931 on the family farm in Odessa, Wash. to Henry and Lottie Braun. She grew up in Odessa and attended school, graduating from Odessa High School in 1949. Eleanor married Ivan Walter on Feb. 4, 1950 in Odessa and this is where they made their home and raised their daughter, Marilyn. Eleanor was a member of Heritage Church who served on the funeral bereavement committee...
Paul Reuben Sarkkinen, 67, was born on Nov. 3rd, 1954 to Wilfred and Doris Sarkkinen in Minneapolis, Minn. He passed away in Spokane, Wash. on Jan. 20th, 2022. He was raised in Bloomington, Minn. and then moved with his parents to Battle Ground, Wash. where he graduated from High School. In 1984 he married Rebecca Ellen Foley and they were blessed with three daughters. His hardworking life in the construction industry was focused mainly in Spokane, Wash., Billings, Mont. and...
Cops and courts 0127 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. Jan. 17 Traffic stops: 3 A caller reported a small black car driving on the wrong side of Highway 2 westbound from Davenport. A caller said her mother was being scammed by a man claiming she won...
Bruce LaVern McGuire, 91, passed away peacefully in Walla Walla, Wash. on Jan. 12, 2022. He was an icon, a hero, a North Star, and a mentor. To his grandchildren he was Paul Bunyan, Big Fish, leader of wilderness expeditions, and a wise and profound teacher. He greeted family and friends with a huge smile, a hearty laugh and a strong hug. To everyone who knew him, he was an honest man with extraordinary integrity and character. He was a big man with an even bigger heart. Bruce...
Eleanor Margaret (Hopkins) Hoople passed away Jan. 23, 2022 at SummerWood Alzheimers Special Care, Moses Lake, WA. Eleanor was born July 16, 1927 to Edward and Margaret Hopkins of Reardan, Wash. The youngest of three daughters, she was born with spina bifida. She graduated from Reardan High School and attended Kinman Business School. She married Ray Hoople in 1948. Eleanor was a stay-at-home mother and farmer’s wife in Soap Lake, Reardan and Davenport WA before working for A...
Robert (Bob) Everett Brooks, 73, of Spokane, Wash. passed away July 21, 2021 after a short hospital stay. Bob was born in Seattle on Sept. 13, 1947 and moved to Davenport when he was 5 years old. As a teen, Bob delivered prescriptions around Davenport on his bike for his father Everett who owned Brooks Drug Store. Bob gained an interest in wiring and electronics as a teen when he joined a club called Willie Wire Hands which was sponsored by the local power company. Later in...
SPANGLE-Liberty High School was the site of a Northeast 2B mix-and-match wrestling meet Thursday, Jan. 13, and Davenport and Reardan's top wrestlers were in attendance. Two days later, Reardan was off to Tonasket for the Apple Pie Inivitational. Reardan results at Liberty were not available by press time. Davenport results only indicated opponents' last names. "The Liberty mix-and-match was a mixed bag of wins and losses. (We had) a shorter squad this week, our guys battled...
HARRINGTON – The Harrington City Council met for its first session of the new year with mayor pro tem Stephen Hardy calling it to order with council members Peter Davenport, David Buddrius and Joe Armand present, as well as visitors including Denisa Holling, Marge Womach, Tim Campou and Stan Roth. Hardy entertained additions to the agenda, to which Buddrius responded, asking to discuss the minutes of the Dec. 29 meeting. Hardy then added that he wanted to change the order as listed so that Mayor Jess Silhan's wish to have t...
1 years ago Jan. 20, 1922 Biggest smoker of season. The local members of the American Legion have just completed arrangements for a smoker to be held on Saturday evening, Feb. 4, which promises to be the biggest event of its kind of the season. This smoker will be participated in by boxers and wrestlers from the towns of Davenport, Harrington, Ritzville and Odessa. The local boys have word from each of those towns saying that they may be sure of three or four participants from each town and they will be accompanied by a...
SEPTEMBER Two new practitioners began work at the Odessa Clinic. Russell Jones, a certified nurse practitioner, was hired as a full-time employee. Gregory Proulx, also a certified nurse practitioner, was hired to fill in for other providers needing to take time off. He lives in Texas, but has agreed to come to Odessa as needed. Members of the Odessa Lions Club and of the OHS chapter of FBLA worked together doing some demolition work on the Old Town Hall interior prior to the installation of new walls and flooring. Reports...
