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DAVENPORT--A train transporting grain through town derailed around 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20 behind the grain elevators between Third and Fourth Streets. The derailment caused Highway 28 to be closed in both directions for about 2.5 hours before re-opening when Kyle Mattox used his tractor to move train cars blocking the highway. Eight cars were still off the tracks Saturday morning. Some were completely turned over, with others slightly off the track. Some tracks just west of...
DAVENPORT--Highway 28 is closed in both directions at milepost 130 near Fitness Lane due a train derailment. According to sources in the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office, several grain cars derailed behind the elevators near Fourth Street. Drivers can detour on Third and Fitness Streets. Third Street was originally blocked by derailed cars, but crews were able to clear that to create a detour. No estimated time of re-opening has been given, and no injuries have been reported. The Department of Transportation reported that it...
DAVENPORT—High winds occasionally gusting over 60 miles per hour swirled through the Inland Northwest Monday before dying down throughout Tuesday, felling trees and causing power outages. However, it appears the eastern Lincoln County area dodged severe damage from the storm. Lincoln County Public Works engineering manager Dave Sanford said crews had to respond to six fallen trees in the area. “They were blocking trees that we had to have guys out after hours to clear, but we were able to clear them without any issue,” Sanfo...
DAVENPORT—The Lincoln County Health Department has been allotted $490,000 a year over a two-year span in Foundational Public Health Funding as part of the state budget. The money will be disbursed in six-month increments beginning July 1, public health administrator Ed Dzedzy told the Lincoln County Commissioners at the commissioner’s meeting Monday, Nov. 15. Dzedzy said the department expects that funding will increase as time goes on. The department hopes to fill two new positions and re-hire an existing unfilled pos...
DAVENPORT-Lincoln County Care and Share is moving locations after 36 years in its present building two blocks behind Safeway on 13th Street. Now, the nonprofit that provides clothing and furniture to those in need has outgrown the space and is moving to a recently purchased location on Morgan Street across from Molecule Cannabis between Second and Third Streets. But before the move can take place, Care and Share has further financial needs to take care of. "This purchase has...
DAVENPORT—A speedy city council meeting culminated with council approving its lone new business item to award coronavirus relief funds to local non-profit organizations Nov. 10. The city had $35,000 in American Rescue Plan Act funds to disburse. The Davenport Gun Club received $30,000 total to help its ongoing shooting range project. The project will cost $65,000 total, according to meeting documentation. The Lincoln County Historical Society received the remaining $5,000. $2,500 came from the city tourism fund for museum u...
DAVENPORT—Drug paraphernalia, presumably used for consumption of marijuana, was found in the first-floor women’s bathroom of Superior Court in the Lincoln County Courthouse Tuesday, Nov. 9, according to records. A semi-clear straw and tinfoil were spotted by two unnamed women in the east-side large stall in the bathroom. Deputy Brian Hudspeth said both items were charred, indicating they had been used for drug consumption that was likely marijuana, according to Sheriff Wade Magers. Hudspeth took both items to the She...
DAVENPORT--We are all approaching the time of that seasonal "cooped up" feeling that visits when Old Man Winter arrives in town. You can choose to pass this time indoors to read a good book, play a crossword puzzle or take a Sunday drive. If the latter is your preference, then I suggest you start in Davenport where history can be found all around. Take for instance a concrete rectangle standing near the alley on Ninth Street between Maxwell and Main. You've probably driven or...
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....
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. Nov. 1 Traffic stops: 21 A Harrington man called the Sheriff’s Office to argue about the medical necessity of COVID-19 vaccines. A Spokane man reported a possible overdose situation. A caller said she hit a deer, but...
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...
