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REARDAN – It has been said that behind every good school is a great principal, and this could not be more true for Reardan Elementary. Out of his 47 years in education, Dwight Cooper has been Reardan Elementary's principal for the last 25 years. Throughout his time as principal, Cooper has made deep connections with students and staff, pursued opportunities of excellence and gone above and beyond to ensure that every student and teacher in our school strives to be their b...
REARDAN – In light of COVID and ever-changing guidelines, the Reardan-Edwall School District created the Options Program which housed approximately 130 students, kindergarten through 12th grade, during the 2020-2021 school year. This program provided a way for families to teach their children in a non-traditional setting. Moving forward to the 21-22 school year, the district applied for and received the green light to open an Alternative Learning School. The Options Program will serve a variety of students, K-12, across t...
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. May 23 Traffic stops: 20 A Davenport woman reported two huskies running around near El Ranchito. A woman reported a loose German shepherd between Ninth and Merriam Streets. A Seven Bays woman reported an 84-...
DAVENPORT-Lee Swain hasn't been in Vietnam serving in the Army since 1968, but the 79-year-old longtime Davenport resident who recently moved to Spokane remembers his experiences well as Memorial Day weekend approaches. Swain enlisted in the Army in 1966 just before his graduation from Northeast Missouri State University and went to Fort Jackson, South Carolina for basic training. Less than two years later, in 1968, he was a lieutenant and was heading to Vietnam where he was...
DAVENPORT—Early filing week ended with 88 candidates filing for 70 offices in Lincoln County. In the Davenport, Harrington, Sprague, Reardan and Edwall area, eight races are contested. In some races, open positions had no filings, while in some others, incumbents didn’t file for re-election. Here are all the local filings, beginning with all contested races. Incumbents are indicated, whether they filed or not. Following local filings will be unfilled positions. A three-day special filing period will be held this summer str...
REARDAN-In light of the Spokane Tribe's decision to disallow public schools from using a Native American reference in a mascot or logo and the Reardan-Edwall School District's subsequent choice to do away with the "Indians" mascot by this fall, the school district has revealed six finalists for its new mascot. The mascot will be decided through a community vote open exclusively to school staff, students, parents and alumni, as well as community members. Voting will take place...
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. May 9 Traffic stops: 12 A woman reported a suspicious male wearing a denim shirt and brown pants sleeping next to her fence. A Davenport woman reported a lost llama. A Davenport man said he wanted more patrols in the...
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. May 9 Traffic stops: 12 A woman reported a suspicious male wearing a denim shirt and brown pants sleeping next to her fence. A Davenport woman reported a lost llama. A Davenport man said he wanted more patrols in the...
DAVENPORT--Six more candidates in the Davenport/Reardan/Harrington/Sprague area filed for candidacy in various positions up for election yesterday, three of which were for Sprague mayor. That race now becomes a contested race between four candidates. Trace De Garmo filed Tuesday, while Sunnie Fortin, Scooter Dearing and M. Shawn Coombs filed yesterday. Locally, Lance Strite filed for Davenport city council, Jennifer Cox filed for Reardan-Edwall School District's board of directors and Shelley Quigley filed for Harrington...
DAVENPORT—This week, May 17-21, is early filing week for candidates interested in running for office in open positions on the Lincoln County ballot for the August primary and November general elections. As of May 18, 38 total candidates had filed and been approved by the Lincoln County Auditor. A complete list of open positions can be found in the May 6 issue of The Times. Here are all the candidates that have filed for positions in Davenport, Harrington, Sprague, Reardan and Edwall thus far. Only one race is contested to t...
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. May 2 Traffic stops: 7 A Reardan man requested help with a lockout. A woman called 911 in a panic and didn’t want the dispatcher to talk to her husband. May 3 Traffic stops: 8 A Davenport woman reported suspicious cir...
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. May 2 Traffic stops: 7 A Reardan man requested help with a lockout. A woman called 911 in a panic and didn’t want the dispatcher to talk to her husband. May 3 Traffic stops: 8 A Davenport woman reported suspicious cir...
REARDAN – The Reardan-Edwall School District will be choosing a new mascot by next school year, the district announced Monday, May 3. The “Indians” mascot was among the Native American monikers banned in House Bill 1356, which was just signed into state law. The bill offered an exception for schools to use a Native-related mascot if the district is in or borders a county with some or all of a tribal reservation, if said tribe gives permission. However, superintendent Eric Sobotta announced in a Facebook post on the distr...
DAVENPORT – The official filing period for the fall elections will be held May 17 through May 21, 2021. All offices are subject to both primary and general elections. If more than two candidates file for a position, the primary election would narrow the field to the top two candidates, who would then appear on the general election ballot. The filing fee of 1% of the annual salary shall accompany the Declaration of Candidacy. There is no fee if the office sought is without a fixed salary. Anyone wishing directions on filing f...
CHENEY – Several students from East Lincoln County, including four from Davenport, one from Edwall, nine from Reardan and two from Sprague, made the Dean’s List at Eastern Washington University for winter quarter. Dean’s List students are any undergraduate student who earns 12 quality hours and receives a 3.5 or better grade point average. The 16 students from the area who achieved these requirements are: Hailey Arland, Zachary Carey, Samuel LaBrant and Justin Regan of Davenport, Naomi Winningham of Edwall, Joscelyn Bradb...
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. April 25 Traffic stops: 11 A caller said she was in a verbal argument with her roommate and landlord. Two black cows were reported loose on the south side of Highway 2. A Davenport man said his neighbors on the corner...
REARDAN--The Reardan-Edwall School District will be choosing a new mascot by next school year, the district announced today. The “Indians” mascot was among the Native American monikers banned in House Bill 1356, which was just signed into state law. The bill offered an exception for schools to use a Native-related mascot if the district is in or borders a county with some or all of a tribal reservation, if said tribe gives permission. However, superintendent Eric Sobotta announced in a Facebook post on the district's pag...
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. April 18 Traffic stops: 9 A Davenport man requested deputy contact regarding a civil issue on the 40800 block of North Porcupine Bay Road. An Almira woman said she was picking up her child from his father and not...
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. April 11 Traffic stops: 10 A woman called from the hospital saying she just left work and noticed a cone stuck under her vehicle that she couldn’t remove. ADT Security in Melbourne, Florida reported that an alarm...
REARDAN – House Bill 1356, which would ban the use of Native American names, symbols or images as public school mascots, logos or team names, passed through the Senate April 6 with 40 "yea" votes and nine "nay" votes. The bill appears to be on its way to Gov. Jay Inslee, who would be expected to sign the bill into law. However, if the Spokane Tribe grants the district permission, the Reardan-Edwall School District would fall under several exceptions the bill allows. Even t...
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...
HARRINGTON – Recently the Harrington Library had an inquiry from Jack Dunsmoor who is in transition from California to Spokane and looking for some very specific information: Which of the Harrington veterans flew in B-17s or B-24s, besides Eugene Kramer, and what history does Harrington have pertaining to Eugene Kramer? He spent several hours reading from notebooks, which were given to the Harrington Museum by Adelia Bassett Scott. These notebooks contain the best of the a...
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...
REARDAN – The dog days have arrived at Reardan High School. Charlie, a therapy goldendoodle with a purebred poodle father and purebred golden retriever mother spends her days wandering the halls visiting students, assisting with one-on-one sessions with students who are struggling and greeting students as they arrive at school. Charlie's "home base" at school is the office of student assistant professional Desi Westphal, who conducts one-on-one meetings with students who have...
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...
