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DAVENPORT – Lincoln County isn’t known as a hotbed for Internet connectivity and high-speed broadbands, especially in the rural areas. Commissioner Scott Hutsell recognizes this, but also sees ways toward “the future,” which could include a more connected county…both in the towns and on the rural farmlands and ranches. The way to do that, however, is still rather unknown. Many possibilities exist, but there are seemingly endless factors in place and questions to be answered. How does the county ensure a fiber connectio...
DAVENPORT – The board of directors for the Lincoln County Economic Development Council (EDC) recently met to discuss 2021 and the challenges it presents to local business and industry. Doug Tweedy, regional economist for the Employment Security Department, joined the meeting to provide 2020 workforce data that could inform their discussion. The board learned that after an exceptionally difficult year for local businesses, the road forward looks surprisingly positive. Not all the news was good, of course. Lincoln County’s une...
DAVENPORT-- FBLA Week at Davenport High School was Feb. 1-4. Throughout the week, students had the opportunity to dress up including Suit Up, Activity/Club, and FBLA Colors (Red, White, and Blue). The main focus of the week was to contribute to the National FBLA Philanthropy, March of Dimes. March of Dimes supports the health of all mothers and babies. March of Dimes funds research to improve the health care that mothers and babies receive. March of Dimes affects families at...
DAVENPORT – 5th Congressional District Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers is calling on Gov. Jay Inslee to boost vaccine distribution in largely abandoned rural counties. She wrote the governor a letter dated Feb. 5 urging improved dosage divvying in counties like Lincoln. “Rural areas are at a disadvantage when it comes to health care access and infrastructure. We have a shared commitment of working to help set these communities up for success,” McMorris Rodgers wrote in the letter. “I urge your administration to avoid a...
REARDAN--"Fall sports" practices, including football, volleyball, cross country and girl's soccer, began Wednesday in Davenport and Reardan. Athletes were mandated to wear masks, but were thrilled to get back on the field and court. Competitions begin next week, including a jamboree Feb. 20 in Davenport....
"Fall sports" practices, including football, volleyball, cross country and girl's soccer, began Wednesday in Davenport and Reardan. Athletes were mandated to wear masks, but were thrilled to get back on the field and court. Competitions will begin next week after the East region, including Lincoln County, was cleared to move to Phase 2 of Gov. Jay Inslee's re-opening plan Feb. 11....
DAVENPORT – Standout high school track, soccer and basketball athlete Darby Soliday is headed to Pocatello, Idaho to attend Idaho State University to run hurdles and similar short events. Soliday, a senior, signed her letter of intent at a ceremony at the high school Feb. 9. "I chose ISU because it is a smaller, competitive Division I school, which would fit me better coming from a small school like Davenport," Soliday said. ISU competes in the Big Sky Conference and has a c...
DAVENPORT – Traditionally, married and committed men around the country anxiously check their bank accounts ahead of Feb. 14, while their wives and partners await and hope for a romantic surprise to celebrate Valentine's Day. This year, however, options for celebrating love with your special someone looks a little different, with many businesses still shut down due to Gov. Jay Inslee's COVID-19 mandates. Despite shutdowns, though, there are still opportunities for c...
Sylvia Irene (Slater) Anderson – 1928- 2021 On Friday, February 5th, Sylvia Irene (Slater) Anderson passed away at age 92. She was born in Davenport, Washington on Nov. 20, 1928 to Leslie and Susan Slater. Sylvia grew up on her family’s wheat farm north of Davenport, Washington. Sylvia was confirmed at the Zion Lutheran Church in Davenport and graduated from Davenport High School. Sylvia maintained close ties with Davenport and her high school classmates her entire life. While living in Seattle most of her adult life, Syl...
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. January 31 Traffic stops: 22 A Davenport woman reported a rock slide on Porcupine Bay Road. A man reported hearing gun shots around town. He was informed that there is a gun club on Sundays. A Medical Lake man reporte...
DAVENPORT--A wind chill advisory was issued by the National Weather Service for much of the Spokane area and Northeast mountains, including the area from here to Airway Heights. The advisory is in place from 1 a.m. to 11 a.m. Friday due to expected "very low" wind chills, which could drop as low as -10 to -15 degrees Fahrenheit. Thursday was expected to be the coldest day of the year so far. Davenport temperatures currently read at 16 degrees, with wind blowing north 5 miles per hour. The NWS advises using caution when...
DAVENPORT—“Fall sports” may finally be arriving. Athletic directors in Davenport, Reardan and Harrington have created schedules for sports their schools are participating in. All games are subject to cancellation or movement, depending on whether the “East” region is in Phase 2 of the governor’s re-opening plan or not. Only cross country is approved to compete in Phase 1. Most practices begin Feb. 10. The WIAA recently ruled that Phase 1 practices, while restrictive, can count toward the practice count needed for competition...
DAVENPORT – As state leadership in Olympia touts the success of four mass vaccination clinics inoculating thousands in Spokane, Wenatchee, Clark County and Kennewick with shots aimed at preventing COVID-19, the Lincoln County Health Department continues to wonder how many-or few-doses it will receive to give those eligible here. This week, it received zero. Health department public administrator Ed Dzedzy shared that fact with the Lincoln County Commissioners Feb. 1, noting that Lincoln Hospital was expected to receive 100 d...
By Drew Lawson The Times DAVENPORT – Farmers and ranchers can now officially bid to enter into a contract with the city for the land at the sewer lagoons on the northeast side of town just above the baseball fields. Council approved the contract, where farmers and ranchers will bid a lump-sum for consideration, at its Jan. 27 meeting. Contractors can prepare bids to farm four areas utilizing reclaimed water from city lagoons. The areas include an irrigated, 38-acre north circle, an irrigated, 21-acre south circle, 14-acre i...
Dark clouds swiftly blow over Audubon Lake north of Reardan Feb. 2. High winds and graupel, or soft hail or snow pellets, briefly passed over the Davenport and Reardan area on Tuesday....
DAVENPORT – After several winter storms created higher than average snowfall totals in October, November and December, the “white stuff” held off for the majority of January during what was forecasted as a “La Nina” winter. Just 2.0 inches of snow fell in the first month of 2021, according to the National Weather Service data center in Spokane, which tallies weather results for Davenport. Normally, 8.1 inches of snow fall in January here. Snow was recorded on only four days of January, and all but one day, it snowed le...
DAVENPORT – Sheriff Wade Magers announced the promotion of Deputy Sheriff Jerad McLagan to Sergeant effective February 1. McLagan's knowledge, skills and professionalism, coupled with his top civil service scoring, made him a good fit on the administrative team. He has served almost 13 years in public safety. McLagan began his career as a Stevens County Reserve in 2008 and was later hired as a corrections deputy. In 2009 he became a police officer in Kettle Falls and was h...
DAVENPORT – The high school held its ASB elections Jan. 28, electing a president, vice president, secretary and treasurer for each class. Below are each class's winners for each position. Seniors President: Darby Soliday Vice President: Tommy Plumb Secretary: Adria Crandall Treasurer: Ethan Douse Juniors President: Zachary Lenocker Vice President: Jesse Denison Secretary: Ashton Lebo Treasurer: Cody Jenkins Sophomores President: Jesse Raugust Vice President: Evan Gunning S...
DAVENPORT – Marlee McKeehen, 20, of Davenport, WA recently received the highest award in a BSA Venturing Crew, the Summit Award. Venturing is a program of the Boy Scouts of America for males and females ages 14 to 21 that emphasizes adventure, leadership, personal growth, and service. Davenport's Venturing Crew 764 began on March 1, 2015. McKeehen is a founding member. On the chilly afternoon of Dec. 27, 2020, Crew 764 members and their families parked their cars facing each o...
Susan Gerene Reinbold (71) of Davenport, Wash., passed away on Thur., Jan. 28, 2021, of ovarian cancer. She was born on July 16, 1949, in Spokane, Wash., to Edna and Eugene Jackson. Susan graduated from Davenport High School in 1967 and completed some schooling at Washington State University. On July 11, 1970, she married her high school sweetheart, Doug Reinbold. In 2020 they celebrated being married for 50 years. They were together a total of 56 years. They resided at their...
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. January 24 Traffic stops: 6 A Wilbur woman reported she got a call from a private number with just breathing on the other end. A Spokane man was cited for speeding. Washington State Patrol reported a semitruck hauling...
DAVENPORT – January 12, 2021 – The Washington Anytime Library surpassed 1.7 million digital book checkouts in 2020—an all-time record. This milestone affirms that more people are choosing eBooks, audiobooks and the convenience of online lending, particularly at a time when numerous libraries had to close due to the pandemic. The Washington Anytime Library, which comprises 46 smaller and mid-sized libraries around the state, has been providing readers 24/7 access to eBooks and audiobooks for a decade, through OverDrive and i...
1 years ago Feb. 4, 1921 The Odessa High School debate team will meet the strong team from Oroville High at the English Congregational Church in the third debate of the state series in what promises to be one of the hardest contested school debates ever held in Odessa. Neither school has lost a debate this season, and the winner of this debate is considered to be the probable runner-up for the final championship contest for the district of northeastern Washington, which will be held next month. The team that will represent...
Haase, Clara E., 99, passed away Jan. 27, 2021 at her home in Odessa, Wash. She was born on August 8, 1921 in Marlin, Wash. to Conrad and Anna (Litt) Weber. She grew up in Marlin, attended school and graduated from Marlin High School. She later married Harvey Haase on Aug. 27, 1944 and move to Odessa, Wash. where she raised her three children June, Ron and Greg. Clara enjoyed tennis, crocheting, coffee downtown with the girls, cooking, canning and fishing. She loved children,...
ODESSA – The local high school principal has taken Gov. Jay Inslee to task for the unfair treatment of local student athletes. Principal Jamie Nelson spelled out local frustrations in a letter on the inequities being imposed on schools in violation of the state Constitution. Nelson sent the letter to the governor, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal and Washington Interscholastic Activities Association Executive Director Mick Hoffman last week. Nelson s...
