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DAVENPORT – The COVID-19 pandemic isn’t over yet, and local schools received a rude reminder of that over the weekend. Davenport High School and the entire Reardan-Edwall School District went to remote learning for this week after cases rose in the schools. Davenport middle and elementary schools followed suit for April 1-2. In Davenport, eight high school students had tested positive for the virus as of press time March 31, forcing 16 students and two staff members considered close contacts to quarantine. Additionally, thr...
DAVENPORT--As the list of students who tested positive for COVID-19 grows to eight, with three additional close-contact positives outside the student body, the school district made the decision for all schools, including elementary and middle school, to go remote April 1-2. Next week is spring break. All sports practices and activities are cancelled until April 12. Additionally, the district recommends that anyone at the March 25 Senior Night volleyball game monitor themselves for symptoms and, if possible, get tested for COV...
DAVENPORT--The Gorillas closed out the regular season with one of their better efforts of the season, but ultimately fell to Northwest Christian (Colbert) in four sets (25-27, 25-23, 25-22, 25-13) Thursday, March 25. Davenport finished the regular season 3-8 and will take on Reardan Monday, March 29 in the postseason game. Thursday's match was Senior Night, and before the game, Davenport recognized its three seniors: Kenzie Gerlitz, Lola Phillips and Haley Greenwood. Look for...
DAVENPORT--Two minutes into the second half of Thursday's NE2B semifinal match between Davenport and Northwest Christian (Colbert), Ellie Telford struck a corner to Darby Soliday, whose header rolled into the back of the net. That proved to be all the Gorillas needed and all the Gorillas would get, as the Davenport defense pitched a shutout en route to a 1-0 victory. With the win, Davenport advanced to Saturday's NE2B league final against the winner of the second semifinal...
KETTLE FALLS – The Gorillas picked up their third win of the season with a convincing sweep over Kettle Falls 25-19, 25-18, 25-15 Tuesday, March 23. Haley Greenwood led Davenport with 14 kills, while Allison Jorden had 21 assists. Davenport is now 3-7 and has one game left: Senior Night against Northwest Christian Thursday, March 25 at 6:30 p.m. Meanwhile, Reardan also improved to 3-7 with a sweep over St. George’s at home March 23. The Indians won 25-15, 25-10, 25-12. Coalie Whitman had 12 aces, eight assists and six dig...
DAVENPORT – Per Economic Development Council (EDC) director Margie Hall’s request, the Lincoln County Commissioners approved an updated list of strategic investments for the county and its municipalities at the commissioners’ March 15 meeting. The plan includes investments in business, workforce, transportation and community development. Some plans are for the whole county, while many are centric to the county’s eight municipalities. The plan includes a description of projects for investment, the project’s location,...
DAVENPORT – Innovia Foundation of Spokane will be awarding $1,205,780 in grants to 133 different organizations in Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho through a Community Grant Program and Arts and Culture Recovery Grant Program. Among the grants, two will provide funding for services in Lincoln County. Community Services of Moses Lake received $10,000 for food distribution centers serving Adams and Lincoln counties. And Columbia Basin Allied Arts of Grant County received $3,420 for arts in public schools for Adams and L...
A list of estimated fund allotments from the American Rescue Plan (ARP) for state counties and municipalities that’s listed on (D) Senator Patty Murray’s website appears to thus far be just that: an estimate. Local city employees hadn’t heard of or discussed approved funds when inquired by The Times. The list on Murray’s website estimates $2.12 million for Lincoln County and $380,000 for Davenport. “Can’t make plans until the soup is in the pot,” Davenport city clerk Dave Leath noted in an email. The estimates list also inc...
DAVENPORT – Tim Zeiler was going through the 2019-20 academic year just like he had his previous 15 years as the athletic director and P.E. teacher at the high school. Then, a little virus called COVID-19 hit, sports were cancelled, school was shut down and the last year has been unlike anything he ever expected to face. "It put us all on our heels, because we weren't trained to teach the way we were being asked to teach," Zeiler said. "Kids deserve the best, and online is n...
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. March 14 Traffic stops: 16 Stevens County reported a 911 call from a 509-220 number that disconnected. On callback, a female on the other line asked what time it was and if she could speak freely. She said there was...
DAVENPORT – It was Senior Day for the Gorilla core that helped start the program that would win a 2B state title in 2019, and the seniors stepped up again to score seven of Davenport's eight goals in a convincing 8-1 victory over Reardan March 20. Darby Soliday, the team's leader, scored three goals. Milei Floyd added two goals, and Ellie Telford and Anella Faumulna added scores of their own. “This is the bunch I grew up with…it’s been 13, 14 years with them,” Davenport...
DAVENPORT – More re-openings are coming next week. Gov. Jay Inslee announced a statewide move to Phase 3 of his re-opening plan effective Monday, March 22. The phase, the details of which hadn’t previously been released prior to Inslee’s announcement, allows up to 50% occupancy or 400 people maximum in indoor spaces like restaurants, gyms and movie theaters. Phase 3 also allows up to 400 spectators at high school sports games. That measure takes effect March 18, so Reardan and Davenport home football games can host up to 40...
DAVENPORT – If a local here is looking to sell their house, now may be the time. Davenport is currently a seller’s market, with demand outweighing the supply. “If houses are priced (correctly) they sell right away…sometimes within hours,” Katz Realty designated broker and city councilmember Patrick Katz said. “Prices have been increasing over the last month…offer prices are usually above what the (house) was listed for.” When a house does sell, it’s usually to an out-of-towner looking to move to a place with more of a se...
DAVENPORT – City council elected at its March 10 to do a second reading of the sewer lagoon contract pending an agreement with a farmer before the contract, which is looking to be a five-year, 2/3-1/3 split agreement between the city and farmer, is officially awarded. Council was planning to meet with the farmer the evening of March 17 to see if a contract can be worked out. If so, the contract would then move for final approval to council’s March 24 meeting. The city received two bids after re-advertising the need for the...
DAVENPORT – Two bald eagles were found dead by a citizen on Miles Road near Fort Spokane on March 3. The eagles' talons were still locked together when they were found. Fish and Wildlife officer Curt Wood said it's currently unknown whether the eagles were two males fighting in the air or a male and female performing breeding and courtship rituals. "Apparently these two eagles got either too close to the ground or some power lines, and crashed and burned (to quote an old '...
DAVENPORT – Per Economic Development Council (EDC) director Margie Hall’s request, the Lincoln County Commissioners approved an updated list of strategic investments for the county and its municipalities at the commissioners’ March 15 meeting. The plan includes investments in business, workforce, transportation and community development. Some plans are for the whole county, while many are centric to the county’s eight municipalities. The plan includes a description of projects for investment, the project’s location,...
By Natalee Hayes and DHS students Contributed to The Times HARRINGTON – Navia Bowdish, Kylee Buchanan and Allison Jorden, co-chairs of the chapter's Partnership with Business project have partnered with Roam Roasters, a coffee roastery out of Harrington, Washington. On January 22, they had the opportunity to participate in a tour led by Roam Roasters owner Shelley Quigley. As part of their partnership with Roam Roasters, the co-chairs learned first-hand about how the b...
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. March 7 Traffic stops: 18 A Republic man reported that he hit a deer and couldn’t tell if it was still alive. A gray Volvo was found to have likely been involved in a collision. It was found out in a field. A man r...
NE2B football scoreboard March 12 Davenport 23, Northwest Christian 13. Colfax 46, Reardan 6. Chewelah 47, Asotin 7. March 13 Liberty 55, Kettle Falls 6. NE2B volleyball scoreboard March 11 Asotin 3, Davenport 0. Liberty 3, Reardan 0 (25-16, 25-14, 25-9). Kettle Falls 3, St. George's 0 (25-9, 25-9, 25-14). Northwest Christian 3, Lind-Ritzville/Sprague 1 (15-25, 25-18, 25-14, 25-21). Upper Columbia Academy 3, Chewelah 1 (25-18, 28-26, 21-25, 25-21). March 13 Upper Columbia...
Davenport football and cross country seniors were recognized before the football game vs. Northwest Christian Friday, March 12. They are, from left to right, Dylan Peterson, Tommy Plumb, Skyler Henry, Matthew Orvis, Brayden Duff and Ethan Douse....
*All games subject to postponement or cancellation due to inclement weather or COVID-19 concerns. Thursday, March 18 Reardan middle school volleyball vs. Liberty @ 4 p.m. Davenport middle school volleyball at Northwest Christian @ 4 or 5 p.m. Davenport volleyball at Colfax @ 5 p.m. (J.V.) and 6:30 p.m. (Varsity) Reardan volleyball vs. Lind-Ritzville/Sprague @ 5 p.m. (J.V.) and 6:30 p.m. (Varsity) Friday, March 19 Reardan middle school football at Asotin @ 3 p.m. Reardan football vs. Northwest Christian @ 7 p.m. Saturday,...
HARRINGTON – The March 10 regular council meeting was held at city hall with the full council present: Stephen Hardy, Justin Slack, Peter Davenport, David Buddrius and Levi Schenk. In addition, Mayor Nathan Luck led the meeting with City Clerk Janice Cepeda and engineer Andy Tom present. It was unclear from the YouTube video whether the identified visitors were present at city hall or if they were attending by Zoom: Cherie MacClellan, Chris Meats, Joe Armand, Denisa Holling, Scott McGowan and Jesse Silhan. Several items w...
ODESSA — A woman with an address here was arrested and released from Lincoln County Jail on March 2 on a charge of animal cruelty after appearing in Lincoln County Superior Court. Rebekah Southard, 26, entered a not-guilty plea March 2 on three counts of animal cruelty. She is accused of being criminally negligent toward three dogs to the point of starvation, according to county clerk records. Through charging documents, Prosecuting Attorney Adam Walser is accusing Southard of criminal negligence and starving the three d...
SPOKANE – Senior Darby Soliday had already found the net multiple times in each of Davenport’s first three games. She took the scoring to another level last week, scoring a hat trick at St. George’s in a 3-1 Gorilla victory March 6 and netting five goals against Mead’s junior varsity team March 9. Soliday now has 15 goals in five games. Saturday’s win for Davenport exacted some revenge over a Dragons squad that won at Davenport in the first game of the season Feb. 25 3-2. Soliday’s three goals all came in the first 20 mi...
ODESSA – The Odessa Record was named Business of the Year for 2019 during a Chamber of Commerce program at noon Tuesday, March 9. The Record and Volunteer of the Year Dale Ramm received their honors a year late due to the coronavirus shutdown ordered by Gov. Jay Inslee. That shutdown prompted the cancelation of last year's banquet. Because of the ongoing restrictions, the chamber is not planning a 2021 banquet. The Odessa Record's award came as a big surprise owners and s...
