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The office of the Lincoln County Treasurer reminds all Lincoln County taxpayers that second-half 2021 taxes and assessments are due October 31, 2021. Interest/penalties are due if payment is not received or postmarked by October 31, 2021. We encourage you to pay your taxes by mailing them to Lincoln County Treasurer, P O Box 370, Davenport WA 99122 or dropping off your tax payment in the secure drop box located on the north side of the courthouse. Also, you may pay your taxes or obtain tax information on the website at...
DAVENPORT – Lincoln County Sheriff Wade Magers' pre-trial date concerning the three criminal charges he is facing has been pushed to Feb. 9, 2022 at 1:30 p.m., according to Lincoln County District Court. The pre-trial had originally been scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 3. Magers, who is charged with obstructing a law enforcement officer, making a false or misleading statement to a public servant and rendering criminal assistance in the third degree, entered a not-guilty plea on all three counts at his arraignment July 7. The ch...
DAVENPORT--The Gorillas needed a win to stay alive in the race for NE2B districts, and they managed to get that win against the Kettle Falls Bulldogs on Senior Night 3-2 (18-25, 25-19, 25-19, 17-25, 15-12). Davenport improved to 3-11 with the win. Kettle Falls came out swinging, taking the first set 25-18. However, Davenport battled back to win two straight sets, both by scores of 25-19. Then, Kettle Falls evened the match 25-17 in the fourth set. The fifth set was a...
DAVENPORT-5th Congressional District Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers was here Friday morning, Oct. 15 for a broadband demonstration by several companies (see page 2). Rodgers met with a sparse crowd of voters at the Lincoln County Fairgrounds prior to the demonstration and had a brief conversation with The Times after the demonstration. Rodgers, a Republican, spoke to around 10 gathered inside for about 30 minutes. She first read a passage from the U.S. Constitution before...
DAVENPORT—Questions held over from council’s Sept. 22 meeting regarding the upcoming construction of a Family Dollar store at the old Lyon’s Park on Logan, First, Second and Morgan Streets were presented, and, in many cases, answered at council’s Oct. 13 meeting. Mike and Doug Janke, whose father lives on Logan Street, had expressed concern about Family Dollar landowner Brian Anderson’s petition of council to vacate the Logan Street right-of-way for property use. Rudy Franco and Jason and Mindy Flett had also shown their dis...
The Davenport homecoming royalty was crowned at halftime of the Oct. 15 football game against Kettle Falls. In the center stands king Jarrett Jacobsen and queen Kylee Buchanan. The two are flanked by Tate Foster and Cady Zellmer (left) and Jake Coffman and Allison Jorden (right). Turn to page 12 for more coverage of the homecoming football win....
DAVENPORT-Peak Industries Inc., of Spokane and its business partners demonstrated what the company claims is a solution for rural communities struggling with high-speed Internet access for Fifth Congressional District Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers and a few community members at the Lincoln County Fairgrounds Friday, Oct. 15. The demonstration showcased Peak's turnkey rapid broadband deployment using digital electricity, which the company says is the first of its kind. The...
DAVENPORT—The city council’s finance committee met ahead of council’s Oct. 13 meeting to discuss the third quarter budget and look ahead to the 2022 budget as the annual budget cycle approaches. The city brought in $2,628,095 in the third financial quarter (June-Sept.), which was 96% of what was budgeted. The city spent just $2,287,688 of its $3,452,495 expenditures budget that quarter. As is typically the case, property tax revenue was down in the third quarter, as most property taxes are collected in the second and fourth q...
DAVENPORT—Another round of negotiations between Lincoln County and Teamsters 690, which represents the Sheriff’s Office’s commissioned and non-commissioned officers, sparked a discussion concerning compensation for the non-commissioned jail and dispatch staff. The non-commissioned staff, which have been seeking a 3% raise that the county says isn’t financially feasible, were represented by Brad Sweet, Joe Kuhn and Taj Wilkerson. Gabe Gants represented the commissioned officers. County prosecutor Adam Walser, who has been th...
DAVENPORT—The Washington Election Integrity Coalition United (WEICU) and Jerry Schulz of Reardan filed a “first amended verified complaint for equal protection” and demanded a jury trial in its latest filing in a lawsuit against the Lincoln County Auditor’s Office and auditor Chandra Schumacher. WEICU and Schulz are seeking a trial and “seek a judgement for violations of their state constitutional rights stemming from the Auditor.” The plaintiffs filed the lawsuit two weeks ago based on unproven allegations of vote-flippi...
HARRINGTON--Mayor Pro Tem Stephen Hardy called the City Council meeting to order in the Memorial Hall on Oct. 13. Those in attendance were Peter Davenport, David Buddrius, Justin Slack, Levi Schenk, Clerk Jere Lee and visitors Jess Silhan, Joe Armand and Denisa Holling. Davenport requested that the transfer of $700,000 from an investment fund for the cemetery be added to the agenda. Despite the budget planning committee failing to meet, Council discussed generalities regarding the budget. A lack of equipment and the need to...
Government and community meetings in Davenport, Reardan, Harrington, Edwall and Sprague during Oct. 22-28. If you’d like your community organization included in this tab, email dteditor@centurytel.net. Monday, Oct. 25 Davenport school board at 6 p.m. in the elementary library Wednesday, Oct. 27 Reardan school board meeting at 6 p.m. in the Commons Harrington school board meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the high school library Davenport city council at 7 p.m. in City Hall Harrington city council at 7 p.m. in City H...
DAVENPORT-The impact of last week's Almira School burning left an impact county-wide. Students and staff have been forced to move classes to Coulee City, the Almira church and Almira Community Center after the total loss to the K-8 building in town. A couple Davenport locals have ties to the lost school and shared their thoughts and memories with The Times. Tony Hein, who grew up in Davenport and graduated from the high school in 1974, spent his entire 39-year teaching career...
Davenport ECEAP Preschool and Transitional Kindergarten students recently enjoyed a fun family event with their parents. The students' teachers planned five hands-on stations with helpful take-home resources....
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. 11 Traffic stops: 10 Northeast Washington Alliance Counseling in Davenport requested a welfare check on a woman who was hard to understand over the phone. Johnson Family Towing said they impounded a vehicle ove...
DAVENPORT-The Colfax Bulldogs are the No. 1 ranked 2B volleyball team in the state in the WIAA RPI rankings. They certainly looked like the top dogs Tuesday in Davenport, as the young Gorillas fell in three sets 25-10, 25-5, 25-15. Davenport fell to 2-11 with the loss and will need to string some wins together in the last three matches of the season to have a chance to make the district tournament. Asher Cai led Colfax with eight kills, while Justice Brown recorded 20...
SPOKANE VALLEY—The District 7 and 9 2B and 1B league championship is coming up Friday, Oct. 22 at Plantes Ferry. Local runners in Davenport, Reardan and Harrington got one final tune-up for the championships in meets Tuesday, Oct. 12. Davenport competed at St. George’s, though many runners weren’t in attendance. Reardan and Harrington were in St. John that day competing against 2B and 1B runners. Reardan also traveled to Nine Mile Falls for the Lake Spokane Invitational Oct. 16. The league championship concludes the middl...
DAVENPORT—After the WIAA’s playoff allocations changed the 2B playoffs from a 16-bid tournament to a 12-bid tournament due to a slim drop in eligible teams, a four-game crossover play-in between District 7 and District 6 will decide the two district’s football state playoff participants. The top four teams from each district, which includes the NE2B league in District 7 and CW2B league in District 6, will play each other. The winner of each game earns a berth into the 12-team state playoffs. Therefore, District 7 could send...
Area scoreboard for games and matches Oct. 14-20 Football Friday, Oct. 15 Davenport 49, Kettle Falls 8 Lind-Ritzville/Sprague 49, Reardan 7 Soccer Thursday, Oct. 14 Davenport 1, St. George’s 0 Tuesday, Oct. 19 Reardan 9, Kettle Falls 3 Volleyball Thursday, Oct. 14 Reardan 3, Northwest Christian (Colbert) 2 (21-25, 25-20, 20-25, 25-21, 15-13) Davenport 3, Chesterton Academy 0 Saturday, Oct. 16 Valley Christian 3, Harrington 0 (25-9, 25-11, 25-5) Lind-Ritzville/Sprague 3, Reardan 0 (25-22, 25-18, 25-21) Tuesday, Oct. 19 O...
Government and community meetings in Davenport, Reardan, Harrington, Edwall and Sprague during Oct. 15-21. If you’d like your community organization included in this tab, email dteditor@centurytel.net. Monday, Oct. 18 Lincoln County Commissioners meeting at 8 a.m. in the county courthouse Wednesday, Oct. 20 Sprague city council at 6 p.m. in the public library Thursday, Oct. 21 Lincoln Hospital Board of Commissioners meeting at 3:30 p.m. in the conference room Reardan town council at 6 p.m. in the United Methodist C...
DAVENPORT-Mike and Virginia Fries remember buying Edna's Drive-In in May 1992 not knowing when they'd re-open its doors after it was closed for 18 months following Edna Jackson's passing. They decided the highest customer demand would be during Pioneer Days, so they opened July 16, 1992. That was a decision Virginia Fries remembers regretting, but now looks back at with a laugh. "We were so swamped, and we hadn't practiced how we would work together," she said. "That was the...
CHEWELAH-Friday's matchup between the Reardan football team and the Chewelah Cougars featured one team fighting for a state playoff berth and the other fighting to avoid the cellar of the NE2B. That showed on the field, as the visitors fell to Chewelah 47-7 Oct. 8. Reardan fell to 1-4 in league play and 2-4 overall with the loss. The team's only league win came in a homecoming romp over Kettle Falls Oct. 1. Chewelah's offense rolled up and down the field Friday, while Reardan'...
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. 4 Traffic stops: 4 A Harrington woman reported a Volkswagen bug that reportedly overshot Highway 2 into a field and was left abandoned. A 76-year-old Sprague man was reported having a heart attack. A porcupine ne...
ODESSA – The Odessa Town Council met Monday, Oct. 11, in the public library. With no old business to revisit, the council moved right on to new business. New Odessa homeowner Jason Shipman and his wife attended the meeting to request an adjustment to their water bill rate due to a complicated issue involving a tenant in a converted garage on their property. Following discussion in which council members mostly appeared agreeable to the rate request, the council opted to table the issue until the next meeting, while certain q...
The last week has not been good for small businesses in our part of the state. The U.S. Postal Service began slowing “snail mail” services. Stores were ordered to stop using plastic bags and required to make their paying customers pay for a paper bag. And the state announced the minimum wage would jump to $14.49 per hour Jan. 1. If you don’t own or manage a business, this may seem overly dramatic. Who cares if it takes an extra day for your mail to arrive, right? It’s only 8...
