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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...
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...
The county and city snowplows have been busy this week as Old Man Winter enters the region in full force. This county plow could be seen clearing the streets in Davenport Monday, Jan. 3. 4.3 inches of snowfall was measured by the National Weather Service Thursday, Jan. 6, the highest total of the season so far....
DAVENPORT-Near the northeast end of the city just south of the Gun Club lies Willow Ridge, a group of seven units that include four apartments, a safe house for victims of abuse or violence and a two-unit pod for transitional housing. Willow Ridge appears rather uninteresting to the eye upon first glance...rather like a condominium complex of sorts. However, there is more to Willow Ridge than meets the eye. The units will soon be transferred to Rural Resources, supposedly...
It was an eventful year in east Lincoln County. Here’s a look back at the news that dominated the headlines in the second half of 2021. A recap of the news from the first half of 2021 was in last week’s issue. July Fireworks were discouraged for the Fourth of July weekend by authorities countywide amidst a heavy heat wave, high winds and drought. Lincoln County dealt with its hottest temperatures on record. The hottest temperature was actually in June, where a temperature of 111 degrees Fahrenheit was reported on the 29t...
DAVENPORT—The Lincoln County Commissioners completed the 2022 budget in the nick of time last Thursday, Dec. 30 ahead of a New Year’s deadline. The commissioners dealt with the budget gap through unestimated unreserved beginning cash and allotted expenditures for various departments. The county is budgeting for $2,372,570 in property tax revenue, $1,090,000 in retail, sales and criminal justice tax revenue, $510, 264 from the Department of Interior, over $800,000 in state revenues, $747,376 in various fees and $829,419 in...
Council’s final meeting of 2021 chiefly featured discussions surrounding a previous article in The Times, approval of the city budget and swearing in a new city mayor and councilmember. Councilmember Justin Slack brought up an article in the Dec. 23 issue of The Times. “The title says ‘DOE (Department of Ecology) visits Harrington Council, says records are falsified,’” Slack said. “I think this is detrimental to the city... It says something about we're back in trouble again with the (DOE), and that, Andy O'Neill was here, h...
Government and community meetings in Davenport, Reardan, Harrington, Sprague and Edwall for the week of Jan. 7-13. If you’d like your organization to be included in this tab, email dteditor@centurytel.net. Wednesday, Jan. 12 Reardan-Edwall school board workshop at 6 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 Sprague Conference Room...
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...
