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DAVENPORT--The first sustained and "sticking" snowfall of the season is expected today. The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory from 4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 18 to 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 19. The NWS forecasts 1 to 3 inches of wet snow falling in the Davenport and Spokane areas. The highest snowfall amounts are expected in elevations above 2,000 feet, which includes Davenport. Up to four inches is possible between Airway Heights and Davenport, according to the NWS. Caution is recommended on the roadways...
MOSES LAKE--A season that featured a lot of winning came to an end with a defeat for the Davenport football team. The No. 8 seeded Gorillas fell to the No. 9 seeded Toledo Riverhawks 44-35 in the first round of the state 2B playoffs Saturday, Nov. 13 at Lion's Field in Moses Lake. Davenport finished its season 9-2 overall with the loss, while Toledo improved to 10-2 and moved on to take on No. 1 seeded Kalama in the state quarterfinals next weekend. "We knew coming in they'd...
DAVENPORT--The Davenport football was named the No. 8 seed for the state playoffs and will take on the No. 9 Toledo Riverhawks of the Central 2B League in the first round of the tournament. Toledo is 9-2 overall this season. The Riverhawks' only losses are to fellow 2B playoff contestants in No. 1 Kalama and No. 5 Onalaska. The Riverhawks play a similar style to Davenport, relying on a strong, physical rushing attack and a solid front-seven defense while passing very little an...
SPANGLE-Davenport's Kylee Buchanan and Reardan's Coalie Whitman represented their schools on the 2021 NE2B all-league teams. Buchanan, a senior, made the first team, while Whitman, a junior, was on the second-team. Both were recognized at the district tournament at Liberty High School last week. Buchanan led a young Gorillas squad in kills for the second straight season, while Whitman emerged as the best player on a Reardan squad that advanced to the district tournament....
DAVENPORT-Local schools used the morning of Wednesday, Nov. 10 to hold Veteran's Day assemblies to recognize and remember military members who have served the United States. In Davenport, a short 30-minute assembly featured the playing of the national anthem and the high school choir's rendition of "America the Beautiful," both directed by Rob Harper. John Doyle, a 10-year veteran of the United States Navy, spoke to students about his time in service and why it's important to...
RITZVILLE--Two high school seniors have been selected to represent Washington wheat farmers and will serve as the Washington Wheat Ambassadors for the upcoming year. Tate Nonnemacher and Cadence Zellmer, both of Davenport, were selected after an initial written application process that included submitting a short introductory video. Nonnemacher and Zellmer will each be giving a speech at the upcoming Washington Association of Wheat Growers Annual Banquet on Dec. 1 in Spokane...
DAVENPORT—U.S. News recently ranked all 442 middle schools in the state, and the middle school here ranked favorably. Davenport was named the best small middle school and third best middle school overall in Eastern Washington, while placing 42nd statewide. The ranking system gave Davenport a score of 90.7 out of 100, noting the district’s 16:1 student/teacher ratio, 62% rate in math proficiency and 77% rate in reading proficiency, ranking 74th and 74th statewide in those categories respectively. Schools were ranked based on s...
DAVENPORT—Budget season is here, and the Lincoln County Commissioners are faced with their annual problem of balancing a budget as expenditures grow year by year. This year, the budget gap is $1.2 million, and commissioner Rob Coffman said the commissioners plan to cover that gap with a reserve cash balance the county has accumulated over the years. Having a budget gap isn’t a new issue facing the county. $1.2 million was the same gap the commissioners needed to balance for the 2021 budget. Coffman said there’s been a gap e...
DAVENPORT-Deputy Brian Hudspeth, a Lincoln County native, has joined the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office team. Hudspeth graduated from Reardan High School, where he played football and basketball and participated in track and field. "I spent many summers in Wilbur working harvest as well as working on my family's large cattle ranch, which we still own and operate," Hudspeth wrote in a post to the Sheriff's Office Facebook page. Hudspeth enlisted in the Army after high school...
DAVENPORT-Jenna Abernathy, a seventh-grade student at Davenport Middle School and daughter of Alden and Joy Abernathy, has taken the first step to becoming an internationally recognized artist by winning a local competition sponsored by the Davenport Lions Club. Abernathy's poster was among more than 600,000 entries submitted worldwide in the 34th annual Lions International Peace Poster Contest. Lions Club International is sponsoring the contest to emphasize the importance of...
DAVENPORT—The latest round of negotiations on Monday, Nov. 8 between Lincoln County and Teamsters 690, which represents the Sheriff’s Office’s commissioned and non-commissioned officers, once again ended with no agreement on a new contract that’s been discussed since open negotiations began this summer. Most of Monday’s discussion revolved around medical provisions for employee’s families. Currently, the county is willing to spend up to $820 in deductibles on medical insurance, a rate that’s been rising in years as accr...
Government and community meetings in the Davenport, Reardan, Harrington, Edwall and Sprague areas from Nov. 12-18. If you’d like your organization included in this tab, email dteditor@centurytel.net. Monday, Nov. 15 Lincoln County Commissioners meeting at 8 a.m. in the Lincoln County Courthouse Wednesday, Nov. 17 Reardan school board meeting at 6 p.m. in the Commons Sprague city council meeting at 6 p.m. in City Hall Davenport city council meeting at 7 p.m. in City Hall Thursday, Nov. 18 Lincoln Hospital Board of Directors m...
DAVENPORT-A 40-year educator's journey at the high school here will conclude at the end of the 2021-22 school year. Athletic director, cross country coach and former high school boys basketball coach Tim Zeiler has informed district administration he'll be retiring after the academic year. Zeiler's retirement will conclude a career of 17 years as the Davenport athletic director that was preceded by 15 years coaching basketball and cross country at Reardan High School. "40...
SPOKANE-Siblings Kaysa and Kristof Panke, children of Rolf and Heather Panke, both made the college ranks for their prowess in golf. Kaysa is a senior at Gonzaga University, while Kristof is a freshman at Lewis-Clark State College in Lewiston, Idaho. Both Pankes have wrapped up their respective fall college seasons. Kaysa Panke, a Davenport High School graduate in 2018, competed in two of Gonzaga's four fall tournaments this year. She was most successful on the third day of ea...
PASCO-The Davenport boys cross country team had enjoyed success all year behind a youthful core of runners led by sophomore Jaeger Jacobsen, and that success culminated in a top-10 finish at the state meet at Sun Willows Golf Course Saturday, Nov. 6. The Gorillas finished in 10th place in the 1B/2B 5,000-meter boys race. The top Davenport runners were Jacobsen, who finished 18th with a time of 17:43.7, and junior Trevor Lenocker, who finished 57th with a time of 18:44.9....
DAVENPORT—The race between incumbent Matt Schneider of Davenport and challenger Don Staley of Deer Meadows for Fire District No. 5 Commissioner No. 2 is too close to call after three tallies. Schneider currently leads Staley by three votes: 344-341. Nine write-in votes have been counted in the race. Schneider trailed Staley after the first count 263-235 Tuesday, Nov. 2, but took a lead Nov. 4 323-315. Now, after Staley picked up 26 new votes and Schneider picked up 21, the margin is just three votes. The Lincoln County A...
DAVENPORT--It certainly wasn't pretty, but the Gorillas got the job done and are on to state. Davenport knocked off the Lake Roosevelt Raiders in a District 6/7 2B crossover game 24-13 to clinch a state 2B playoff berth and keep its season alive Friday, Nov. 5. Davenport scored on its opening drive with a one-yard touchdown run by junior wingback Brenick Soliday that was set up by a 39-yard run by junior fullback Sam Schneider. It wouldn't be Schneider's last big play. Lake...
DAVENPORT--Incumbent Matt Schneider has taken an ever-so-slight lead over Don Staley in the race for Fire District No. 5 commissioner No. 2. The incumbent Schneider, of Davenport, trailed Staley, of Deer Meadows, 263-235 after the first count Tuesday, but after a second count Thursday afternoon, Schneider leads 323-315. The Lincoln County Auditor's Office estimates there are 320 total ballots countywide left to tally, with the next count coming Tuesday, Nov. 9 at 4 p.m. Incumbents are still trailing in races for Fire...
DAVENPORT—City council approved four new business items and held a public hearing for the 2022 budget at its Oct. 27 regular meeting, where no comments were made. The first approved resolution allowed mayor Brad Sweet to assist Century West Engineering to conduct a pedestrian safety evaluation and analysis on Highway 2 through the city, where speeding and pedestrian crossings have been an oft-discussed and complained topic in the city. Council also approved $2,000 to the chamber of commerce for tourism and $2,500 in A...
Government and community meetings in the Davenport, Reardan, Harrington, Edwall and Sprague areas from Nov. 5-11. If you’d like your organization included in this tab, email dteditor@centurytel.net. Wednesday, Nov. 10 Reardan school board workshop at 6 p.m. in the Commons Davenport city council @ 7 p.m. in City Hall Harrington city council @ 7 p.m. in City Hall Sprague-Lamont school board meeting @ 8 p.m. in the Sprague conference room...
COLFAX-Sophomore Jaeger Jacobsen has been Davenport's best cross-country runner all season, and Saturday, he proved he's one of the best B runners this side of the Cascades with a first-place finish at the District 7/9 B Regional Championships. Jacobsen's finish, along with a top-10 finish by senior Jake Coffman, helped the Gorilla boys qualify for state with a third-place team finish. The top four teams qualified for state, and the Gorillas were joined by St. George's,...
Laurie Jo (Harrison) Bowman, daughter of Dave and Norma Harrison of Vancouver, Wash, passed away on Oct 14, 2021. Laurie was born Sept. 21, 1960, at Coulee Dam, Wash. She spent her early years of grade school at Davenport, Wash., enjoying Little League games, the swimming pool, twirling her baton and going to basketball games with friends. She liked taking baton lessons with her big sis and delighted in many escapades with her brother, Karl. Laurie spent her junior high and...
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. Oct. 25 Traffic stops: 1 A Creston woman said her neighbor’s dogs were in her yard on the 39200 block of Sherman Road North. An Odessa woman asked for information regarding her son’s mental health issues. A caller...
DAVENPORT – A long day of budget hearings took place at the Lincoln County Commissioners’ meeting Monday, Nov. 1 as commissioners Scott Hutsell, Rob Coffman and Mark Stedman were tasked with meeting with several department heads as they work to pull together a tight 2022 budget with raises due or proposed for several county employees. According to the 2022 requested budgets listed in the county’s 2022 preliminary budget report, eight county employees would receive a base...
Superior Court Judge Barkdull recuses self from auditor case DAVENPORT – Lincoln County Superior Court Judge Jeff Barkdull recused himself from presiding over a case against the Lincoln County Auditor’s Office and auditor Chandra Schumacher, according to court documents filed Oct. 22. The case, filed by the Washington Election Integrity Coalition United and Jerry Schulz asserting unproven claims of vote-flipping, additions and deletions, ballot box stuffing and party preference tracking by the auditor’s office during the 2...
