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DAVENPORT – While their first half included coughing up two fumbles, Reardan’s offense got going against Davenport when junior Cody Sprecher took a backwards pass 78 yards to the house with five minutes left in the first quarter. It was one of Sprecher’s two touchdowns as Reardan (2-0) dusted off Davenport (0-2) 24-7 Saturday, March 6. It was the Indians’ fifth straight victory over the Gorillas. Sprecher was one of two rushing stars for Reardan. He carried 17 times for 155 ya...
REARDAN – After Davenport won the first set, Reardan stepped on the gas pedal and didn’t look back en route to a four-set victory (21-25, 26-24, 25-11, 25-21) over the rival Gorillas for the Indians’ first victory of the season Tuesday, March 9. Reardan improved to 1-4, while Davenport fell to the same record. “Hopefully this is a really big confidence booster,” Reardan coach Katie Hoffman said. “It’s a really good win, so hopefully we can continue to build on it.” The Indi...
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. February 21 Traffic stops: 13 A caller said his wife was high on marijuana, left home in a 2019 black Ram pickup and was driving around on Morgan Street. He asked if it was illegal for her to be driving in those con...
DAVENPORT – The city is required per state law to periodically update their six-year street plan. Therefore, council was presented with an updated street plan that included projects, funding sources and what stage of planning or preparation each project was in at council's Feb. 24 meeting. The only projects with grant money already awarded are this year's airport runway reconstruction (FAA grant) and an ADA transition plan (Quadco funds). Most projects beyond 2021 are in t...
DAVENPORT – After originally not including teachers and childcare workers in the current 1B phase of vaccination, Gov. Jay Inslee pivoted and declared educators and licensed childcare workers should be added to the current phase “immediately.” Inslee’s flip came after President Joe Biden issued a directive that all states should prioritize the vaccination of educators and childcare workers. Inslee said he will “soon” announce when the state will prioritize grocery store workers, farmworkers, food processors, bus drivers and...
DAVENPORT – Lincoln County Sheriff Wade Magers shared crime statistics here in 2020 at council’s Feb. 24 meeting. The most common crimes were “Part II” crimes and “crimes against society.” Magers shared five classifications for major crimes. Some crimes fit into multiple classifications. “Part I” crimes include arson, aggravated assault, burglary, homicide, theft, rape and robbery. There were 31 such crimes here in 2020, including 24 larceny thefts, four aggravated assaults, two burglaries and one rape. Larceny theft violatio...
DAVENPORT – Margie Hall will resign her position as director of the Lincoln County Economic Development Council effective March 31. She’s taken a job for the state Department of Commerce in the Local Government Division with an emphasis on Eastern Washington and community development block grants. “Community Development Block Grants provide rural communities with valuable assistance for high cost projects like water and sewer system updates,” Hall said. “I hope to continue to serve Lincoln County, just through a different...
DAVENPORT – Residents driving through downtown may have noticed several yellow flags inside holders with a Lions Club logo attached to the wooden poles at the intersection of Morgan and 6th Streets. Those flags were the inspiration of club member John Coley, who noticed a high potential for vehicle vs. pedestrian risks at that intersection, one of the busiest in the city. The city agreed to the measure. "We don't have to wait for someone to get hit," Coley noted. P...
DAVENPORT – The number of COVID-19 cases is down to three in Lincoln County as of press time, but the death counts suffered in big cities like New York and Los Angeles has left many funeral homes overrun in the past year. Many needed assistance from small town funeral homes around the county. That's when Manager Mike Strite and Director Dan Verhuel of Strate Funeral Home stepped in. The two have traveled to New York, Miami and taken one trip to Orange County, California e...
February 25 Soccer St. George’s 3, Davenport 2. Volleyball Davenport 3, Chewelah 0 ((25-17, 25-7, 25-12). February 26 Football Asotin 14, Davenport 6. February 27 Football Reardan 30, Kettle Falls 6. Soccer Davenport 2, Northwest Christian (Colbert) 2. St. George’s 9, Reardan 0. Volleyball Valley Christian 3, Harrington 0 (25-20, 25-21, 25-22). March 1 J.V. football Davenport 22, Reardan 12. March 2 Soccer Davenport 7, Kettle Falls 1. Northwest Christian 5, Reardan 1. Volleyball Lind-Ritzville/Sprague 3, Davenport 0 (25...
DAVENPORT—Darby Soliday was inches away from a heroic hat trick that would’ve likely given Davenport a 3-2 win over Northwest Christian, but her shot at the end of overtime hit off the top post of the goal. Ellie Telford was inches away from hitting the ricochet into the goal, but NWC came up with two sliding defensive stops. The end result was a 2-2 tie between the Gorillas (0-1-1) and Crusaders (0-1-1). Look for more on today’s game in next week’s edition of The Times....
DAVENPORT-This time, it was the Gorillas doing the sweeping. After getting swept in their first two matches against Lind-Ritzville/Sprague and Liberty, Davenport (1-2) bounced back in a big way Thursday with a convincing victory over the Chewelah Cougars (1-1) in straight sets (25-17, 25-7, 25-12). It was Davenport's first victory over Chewelah since the two teams began playing twice a year in league play in 2018. "The girls came out strong and they executed the things we...
DAVENPORT – Elementary school principal Noelle Carstens was honored with two awards by the Washington State Business Education Association (WSBEA) and Western Business Association (WBEA) for her time as a business educator before she moved to administration last year. First, she won the WSBEA Merit Award-Secondary Educator award. "As an FBLA adviser, Noelle has provided many opportunities to Davenport students and encouraged her students to allow them to compete s...
DAVENPORT – Lincoln County’s share of the Moderna vaccine aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19 has been reduced to zero in the past weeks as the state puts emphasis on mass vaccination sites and winter storms nationwide slow down shipping. That goose egg of new doses has been felt in many rural counties, not just here. Fortunately for rural health departments, there is a second FDA-approved vaccine by Pfizer that requires two shots spread three weeks apart. Now, individual rural counties don’t have the capacity to store...
DAVENPORT – The school board discussed whether to reconvene for in-person meetings now that Lincoln County is in Phase 2 of Gov. Jay Inslee’s re-opening at their regular Zoom meeting Feb. 22. They agreed to meet in-person beginning in March with a Zoom option for those who wish to tune in but aren’t able to physically. It was the lone action item at the meeting. The board did approve the consent agenda, which included accepting the Jan. 25 meeting minutes, approving the hire of high school assistant volleyball hire Trea Nonne...
DAVENPORT – Mathew Scott Chafin, 31, of Creston, has a jury trial date and sentencing set for March 30 to determine his sentence after he pled guilty to child molestation in the first degree. Chafin originally entered a guilty plea Dec. 15 with a jury trial date set March 20 and readiness status set for Feb. 16, according to Lincoln County Superior Court records. At that Feb. 16 court appearance, a mental evaluation was approved, which will take 40 days and will take place while Chafin is held in Lincoln County Jail, where h...
DAVENPORT – Throughout the end of January and beginning of February, 22 members of the Davenport FBLA chapter virtually attended the FBLA Winter Business Leadership Conference. Our members competed in a variety of events including, but not limited to: accounting, website design, parliamentary Procedure, sales presentation and economics. The following is a list of our winners who will move on to compete at the FBLA State Business Leadership Conference: 6th Place Accounting I - Tate Foster-Nonnemacher 3rd Place Advertising - B...
DAVENPORT – Davenport Elementary held a Kindness Week February 8-11! Each day of the week there was a kindness theme: You Matter Monday, Thankful Tuesday, There for you Wednesday, and Gorillas are Crazy for Kindness Thursday! Thursday included a red & white/gorilla gear dress up day. It was great to see everyone's school spirit! Throughout the week students had the opportunity to participate in our own version of "The Great Kindness Challenge," where students tracked c...
Gerald "Tony" Dennis Lutes 1948 -2021 Gerald "Tony" Dennis Lutes passed away Feb. 18th, 2021 at his home in Sprague, Wash. His years-long battle with multiple myeloma, diabetes, and many other health ailments ended peacefully and surrounded by so much love from near and far. Tony was born on Mar. 24, 1948 in Butte, Mont. to Lua David and Helen Marie (Todahl) Lutes. His family eventually moved to St. Louis, Mo where Tony graduated from Berkley High School in 1967. He joined...
Editor's Note: See the Feb. 18 issue of The Times for part 1 of this historical feature. As safecracker Edward Leroy Lucas laid dying in the Lincoln County Jail, he requested officials notify his wife of his pending death. Spokane investigators responded to Davenport with belief that Lucas and C.H. Lea had been involved in other burglaries and crimes across eastern Washington. Two identity and fingerprint experts were dispatched to Davenport and recognized Lea as an escaped...
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. February 14 Traffic stops: 2 The hospital requested deputy assistance with an unruly patient in the emergency room. A man requested assistance after he locked his keys in his car while it was running. A caller in an...
REARDAN – Football was back in jamboree form Monday, Feb. 22, as the Reardan Indians hosted the Davenport Gorillas and Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos for varsity and junior varsity jamboree-style scrimmages. Each varsity offense played each school's varsity defense once, with the same scenario for junior varsity. Each series ran between 8-14 plays, as officials let teams finish drives, nearly all of which intentionally started at the opponent's 40-yard-line. Davenport c...
DAVENPORT-Some late-game heroics from Davenport's Darby Soliday were overshadowed by even later heroics from St. George's Margreit Galow. Galow scored a high-arching goal from about 25 yards out in the last minute and the Dragons (2-0) topped the Gorillas (0-1) 3-2 Thursday in Davenport's first game in 15 months after winning the state 2B title in 2019. Soliday tied the game with her second goal with 6:30 remaining, but the celebration was short lived after St. George's...
ODESSA – Lincoln County Treasurer Jody Howard has completed the 2021 Tax & Assessment roll for collection, providing notification that the treasurer shall now accept payment and issue receipts for the 2021 taxes and assessments per RCW 84.56.020. 2021 tax statements are scheduled to be mailed within the next two weeks. Taxpayers, whose mortgage companies request their tax statement, will not receive a statement. For further information or questions, contact the Treasurer’s office, 450 Logan, Davenport, WA, (509) 725...
ODESSA – The hammer is about to fall. After numerous requests via letter and in person, as well as citations issued by Odessa Police, nuisance properties within the Town of Odessa, that are not just unsightly but also health hazards affecting neighbors and/or anyone else needing to access those properties (delivery drivers, utility workers, etc.), the Odessa Town Council is taking action to clean up the properties and place liens against them in order to recoup the cost of remediation. At Monday evening’s meeting of the cou...
