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DAVENPORT—Lincoln County has received a third broadband grant toward building fiber in local, small municipalities. This grant, courtesy of the state Broadband Office, is for $5,218,072 and will provide an eight-mile connection between Sprague and Lamont and a 13-mile connection from Creston to Hawk Creek. The county previously received a $1,963,920 grant from the Community Economic Revitalization Board for Almira, Creston and Harrington fiber-to-home connection and a $4,162,072 grant from the Public Works Board for R...
Government and community meetings for the week of Jan. 21-27 in Davenport, Reardan, Harrington, Edwall and Sprague. If you’d like your organization included in this tab, email dteditor@centurytel.net. Wednesday, Jan. 26 Parks and Recreation District No. 4 meeting at 9 a.m. in Memorial Hall Reardan-Edwall school board meeting at 6 p.m. in the Commons Harrington school board meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the Library Davenport city council meeting at 7 p.m. in City Hall Harrington city council meeting at 7 p.m. in City H...
DAVENPORT—The Lincoln County Commissioners heard an update concerning the happenings at Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area from superintendent Dan Foster at the commissioner’s March 18 meeting. The National Parks Service manages three standard campsites and nine boat-in campsites along Lake Roosevelt and the Spokane River arm in Lincoln County and Stevens County. Like most businesses and organizations around the world, the National Park Service at Lake Roosevelt is facing a labor shortage. “Our biggest problem has been...
SPOKANE—29 locals from Davenport, Reardan, Edwall, Harrington and Sprague made honor roll at the two community colleges of Spokane, Spokane Falls Community College and Spokane Community College for fall quarter. 1,553 students from SFCC and 2,105 students from SCC total made honor roll, which is awarded to scholars with a grade point average of 3.0 or better for fall quarter. Davenport residents on honor roll at SFCC included Lau Olesen, Tina Ek, Pearl Wilson, Cami Heidegger, Phillip Barton and Daniel Watkins. They were j...
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. 10 Traffic stops: 4 A Fruitland woman requested a welfare check on her son in Creston. A violation of an order was reported in Odessa. A two-vehicle non-injury crash was reported in an undisclosed location. A c...
Varsity games, meets and matches this week for Davenport, Reardan and Harrington. All games are subject to postponement or cancellation. Friday, Jan. 21 Davenport wrestling at Rumble at the River at Spokane Convention Center @ 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 22 Davenport wrestling at Dream Duels at Spokane Convention Center @ 8 a.m. Davenport basketball at Colfax @ 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 25 Davenport and Reardan wrestling at Colfax @ 5 p.m. Reardan girls wrestling at Newport @ 5 p.m. Davenport basketball at Northwest Christian @ 6...
DAVENPORT—Both of the Gorillas’ varsity matchups last weekend were postponed as the Omicron variant of COVID-19 causes coronavirus numbers to surge nationwide. Friday’s matchup against Lind-Ritzville/Sprague was postponed to Saturday, Feb. 5 due to virus issues with both schools. Tuesday’s games against Chewelah were postponed to Saturday, Jan. 29 due to sickness within the Cougars program. Davenport hasn’t played since Tuesday, Jan. 11. The Gorillas are next scheduled to travel to Colfax for a meeting Saturday, Jan. 22....
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...
The sun begins to set on a cold winter's day and reflects onto railroad tracks east of Highway 28 off Mountain View Cemetery Road south of Davenport. The snow cover is left over from a 4.3 inch mini-storm that rolled through the area Thursday, Jan. 6....
Editor’s note: This article discusses sensitive and potentially triggering subjects, including sexual assault, drunk driving and involvement of minors in assault cases. Continue reading at your own discretion. DAVENPORT—A local man was arrested on a charge of driving under the influence of alcohol last week. Austin Anderson, 21, Davenport was booked into Lincoln County Jail Jan. 3. Anderson is already facing a third-degree child molestation charge in Lincoln County Superior Court for allegedly making sexual advances tow...
DAVENPORT—Last Thursday brought 4.3 measured inches of snow here, which was a Jan. 6 record since the National Weather Service began recording daily precipitation in 1893. The snowfall brought over half of Davenport’s January snowfall average in one day. The city usually averages 7.5 inches of snowfall in the first calendar month, NWS lead meteorologist Charlotte Dewey said. “You could say that Davenport got half a month worth of snow in one day,” Dewey said. “Davenport usually gets pretty decent snowstorms in the winter, but...
DAVENPORT—The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office received $148,138 in grant funding from the state Department of Commerce for “less than lethal” equipment following legislative laws passed at the state level regarding public safety in the 2021 session. House Bill 1310 specifically targeted use of force by law enforcement officers, including physical and deadly, and promoted less lethal alternatives and de-escalation strategies. The Department of Commerce then announced law enforcement agencies could apply for grant funding...
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. 3 Traffic stops: 11 A caller said she broke up with her boyfriend after he was drinking and using drugs at a party in Omak and said he may be heading toward Cheney after drinking for several days straight. A c...
A helicopter heading east toward Spokane takes flight over Davenport on a chilly Monday Jan. 10. A LifeFlight pad was unveiled at Telford Rest Area last summer for emergency services....
DAVENPORT—The dawn of the New Year means many hunting seasons, such as deer and elk, are long gone. As winter persists, some hunts remain, while fishing begins to gain steam…both of the ice and standard varieties. Local Fish and Wildlife officer Curt Wood said fishermen are seeing success on Lake Roosevelt for trout and kokanee, both in bank and boat fishing. “I’ve heard of guys finding a lot of kokanee on the west end of the river toward Spring Canyon,” Wood said. Ice fishermen would do well to head to Fourth of July Lake...
COULEE CITY—It wasn’t a winning Tuesday for the Davenport boys and girls basketball teams, as both lost to the Almira-Coulee-Hartline Warriors Tuesday, Jan. 11. It was just the second loss of the season for the boys, while the girls have lost six straight games. The boys loss came in heartbreaking fashion, as ACH’s Grady Murray tipped in a missed shot at the buzzer to give the Warriors a 60-59 victory. Davenport was outscored 21-11 in the final quarter after entering the last eight minutes with a 48-39 lead. The Goril...
Varsity games, meets and matches in Davenport, Reardan and Harrington for the week of Jan. 14-20. All games are subject to postponement or cancellation. Saturday, Jan. 15 Reardan wrestling at Apple Pie Invite in Tonasket @ 10 a.m. Reardan basketball at Kettle Falls @ 4:30 p.m. Harrington basketball vs. Almira-Coulee-Hartline @ 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 18 Harrington basketball at Valley Christian @ 6 p.m. Davenport basketball vs. Chewelah @ 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 20 Davenport and Reardan wrestling at Davenport (Senior Night) @...
Willma Christine “Chris” Manley passed on to the lord on Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021. Born in the Army Hospital in Richland Wash. on June 5, 1953 to Gary and Burley Schrag, Chris was primarily raised in Seattle until finally moving to Stanwood, Wash. where she graduated from High School in 1972. Before graduating she married Randell “Randy” Manley on March 25, 1972 prior to him going into the US Air Force two weeks later. As a child she dreamed of having children and she soon re...
DAVENPORT—It will soon cost a bit more to dump trash at the Lincoln County Transfer Station. Rates are set to increase 3.72% effective March 1. The cost increase is due to a rise in prices the county is being charged by its carrier, Republic Services. That rise came due to a cost-of-living adjustment, transfer station supervisor Rory Wintersteen said. ”Our per ton rate is going from $115.61 to $119.92 for credit cards,” Wintersteen said. “We have a cash discount. That one is $109.83 and is going to $113.93…we try to keep r...
DAVENPORT-The city has maintained the status quo after approving a budget in the black while looking ahead to a couple key projects in 2022, mayor Brad Sweet said in a yearly outlook interview with The Times. High on the priority list here is finishing construction at the municipal airport and beginning construction on the somewhat controversial Family Dollar store going into the old Lyon's Park site between First, Second, Morgan and Logan Streets. Sweet said the city is...
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. Dec. 27 Traffic stops: 13 A caller said she hit a cougar on Highway 2 near milepost 254.5. She said she watched the cougar get up and limp off the roadway. A Spokane woman requested a welfare check on her g...
DAVENPORT-An offensive showcase, Tuesday's game was not. But the Gorilla boys managed to score a couple more baskets than the visiting St. George's Dragons en route to a gritty, sloppy 45-39 win Jan. 4. St. George's put an early emphasis on double-teaming Davenport star Tennessee Rainwater and using 6'7" forward John Nowland inside to disrupt his driving attempts. In this first quarter, this allowed Davenport junior Brenick Soliday to convert three three-pointers, helping the...
DAVENPORT-The Gorilla girls have had trouble scoring points this season, and that trend continued Tuesday in a 52-24 loss to St. George's. St. George's came out strong, scoring the first nine points of the game and nabbing a pair of transition baskets as Davenport's bigs couldn't score around the rim while the guards turned the ball over in the half court. It didn't get much better, as Davenport's only score of the quarter was a Kiersten Kemmerer three-pointer and the Dragons...
ROYAL CITY—Wrestlers from Davenport and Reardan didn’t have much time after Christmas to prepare for their next competitions, lining up at the Royal Christmas Tournament Tuesday, Dec. 28 and Wednesday, Dec. 29. The Reardan boys and girls then headed to the Winter Cup in Hanford for more competition Thursday, Dec. 30. Here are the local results from Royal City and Hanford. Davenport at Royal City 132-Brendon Peters-Biggs defeated Gerardo Martinez of Royal by fall 3:35 before falling to Waylon Thomas of Tonasket by fall 1:30 an...
Varsity games, meets and matches for Davenport, Reardan and Harrington during the week of Jan. 7-13. Games are subject to postponement or cancellation. Friday, Jan. 7 Davenport basketball at Kettle Falls @ 6 p.m. (UPDATE: Games cancelled due to winter weather conditions) Reardan wrestling at Cheney @ 6 p.m. Reardan basketball vs. Northwest Christian (Colbert) @ 6 p.m. Harrington basketball vs. Wilbur-Creston @ 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 8 Davenport wrestling at the Banks Lake Brawl in Coulee City @ 10 a.m. Reardan wrestling at...
