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DAVENPORT—Gorilla football head coach Justin Young was informed last week that he was named the Seattle Seahawks High School Coach of the Week for Week 8 amongst statewide 1B, 2B, 1A and 2A schools. Davenport throttled Chewelah 42-18 in Week 8 to clinch a top-two seed in the NE2B standings and a home District 6 crossover game to advance to the state playoffs, in which the Gorillas topped Lake Roosevelt to secure their playoff spot. Young led Davenport to a 9-2 season overall. Young, a self-proclaimed Seahawks fan, won $500 f...
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...
DAVENPORT—The race between incumbent Matt Schneider of Davenport and challenger Don Staley of Deer Meadows for Fire District No. 5 Commissioner No. 2 is too close to call after three tallies. Schneider currently leads Staley by three votes: 344-341. Nine write-in votes have been counted in the race. Schneider trailed Staley after the first count 263-235 Tuesday, Nov. 2, but took a lead Nov. 4 323-315. Now, after Staley picked up 26 new votes and Schneider picked up 21, the margin is just three votes. The Lincoln County A...
DAVENPORT--It certainly wasn't pretty, but the Gorillas got the job done and are on to state. Davenport knocked off the Lake Roosevelt Raiders in a District 6/7 2B crossover game 24-13 to clinch a state 2B playoff berth and keep its season alive Friday, Nov. 5. Davenport scored on its opening drive with a one-yard touchdown run by junior wingback Brenick Soliday that was set up by a 39-yard run by junior fullback Sam Schneider. It wouldn't be Schneider's last big play. Lake...
REARDAN—Davenport football beat its rival, Reardan, for the first time in five tries. The Gorillas came here and easily took care of the home team 42-18 Friday, Oct. 29. The first quarter was evenly matched after Davenport junior wingback Brenick Soliday scored a touchdown and the Gorillas converted the two-point try. Reardan responded with a 64-yard touchdown pass from sophomore quarterback Tate Nelson to senior running back Cody Sprecher to make the game 8-6 after a quarter,...
DAVENPORT-Peak Industries Inc., of Spokane and its business partners demonstrated what the company claims is a solution for rural communities struggling with high-speed Internet access for Fifth Congressional District Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers and a few community members at the Lincoln County Fairgrounds Friday, Oct. 15. The demonstration showcased Peak's turnkey rapid broadband deployment using digital electricity, which the company says is the first of its kind. 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. Oct. 11 Traffic stops: 10 Northeast Washington Alliance Counseling in Davenport requested a welfare check on a woman who was hard to understand over the phone. Johnson Family Towing said they impounded a vehicle ove...
DAVENPORT—After the WIAA’s playoff allocations changed the 2B playoffs from a 16-bid tournament to a 12-bid tournament due to a slim drop in eligible teams, a four-game crossover play-in between District 7 and District 6 will decide the two district’s football state playoff participants. The top four teams from each district, which includes the NE2B league in District 7 and CW2B league in District 6, will play each other. The winner of each game earns a berth into the 12-team state playoffs. Therefore, District 7 could send...
DAVENPORT—The school board approved two new positions for hire in a move tabled at the end of September at the board’s quarterly meeting Oct. 11. However, the approval came with adjustments requested by the board. The board had previously waited to approve a request from school administration to create and advertise for two new positions, a lunchroom assistant and health room aide, seeking more financial information at the board’s Sept. 27 meeting. Administration described both positions as part-time positions. The lunch...
DAVENPORT-Mike and Virginia Fries remember buying Edna's Drive-In in May 1992 not knowing when they'd re-open its doors after it was closed for 18 months following Edna Jackson's passing. They decided the highest customer demand would be during Pioneer Days, so they opened July 16, 1992. That was a decision Virginia Fries remembers regretting, but now looks back at with a laugh. "We were so swamped, and we hadn't practiced how we would work together," she said. "That was the...
FORT SPOKANE-A grassroots event organized by several members of the Spokane Tribe of Indians resulted in a solemn reminder and heartfelt memorial to children who died at Indian boarding schools through disease. The event, held at Fort Spokane Thursday, Sept. 30, was one of several held nationwide on the unofficial Day of Remembrance. Several families and visitors, around 100 total, sat south facing the porch of Fort Spokane, where the event was staged. Many wore orange as a...
LINCOLN COUNTY—Fall hunting season is in full swing for many species, while many begin in the coming weeks. Lincoln County hunting prospects are down for some animals, specifically white-tailed deer, but look solid for turkey and mule deer. The county has land in Game Management Units (GMU)130, 133 and 136, with 133 and 136 being almost entirely Lincoln County. GMU 133, the “Roosevelt” unit, has an eastern boundary of Highway 231 up to the Spokane River. To the north, it travels from the Spokane River on the Lincoln Count...
MEDICAL LAKE-The Reardan soccer team capped off an improved non-league schedule with a convincing 7-1 victory over the Medical Lake Cardinals Monday, Oct. 4. Reardan earned its second straight victory after topping the Cheney J.V. girls Thursday, Sept. 30. Reardan improved to 6-3-1 overall with the win. The girls now have wins over Lake Roosevelt, Brewster, Medical Lake, Kettle Falls and Cheney J.V. this year. Meanwhile, Medical Lake lost its ninth-straight game to start this...
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. Sept. 27 Traffic stops: 5 The Sheriff’s Office reported receiving a lot of 911 calls from a woman not reporting emergencies but talking about her husband snoring and her singing voice. A truck with a flat tire was d...
LAKE ROOSEVELT - Effective 12:01 am Friday, Oct. 1, 2021, campfires will be allowed in established fire rings in campgrounds and day-use areas and on lakeshores below the high-water mark throughout Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area. Charcoal grills will also be allowed at this time. Fires have been banned at Lake Roosevelt since June 25 due to drought conditions, a lack of precipitation and wildfire concerns. Regulations require beach campfires must be less than three feet in diameter and must be at least 10 feet from...
DAVENPORT—Reports of white-tailed deer dying from Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease, or EHD, are increasing in the Inland Northwest this year. The reported deaths, which are normally around 25 a year, have reached the hundreds within the Department of Fish and Wildlife. The deaths have been reported around Lincoln County, Whitman County, Spokane and Colville. “We don’t have a way to survey exactly where all the deer are dying, but it’s more about the general magnitude of all the reports,” said Fish and Wildlife Spokane District...
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. Sept. 20 Traffic stops: 5 An Idaho man said he received several calls from his sister who told him he needed to call the police on her behalf. A Davenport man said someone was illegally dumping garbage in the dit...
COULEE DAM-The Gorillas may have leveled up for their lone nonconference game after scheduling Lake Roosevelt, the No. 10 ranked 2B school in the state AP poll, once Oroville cancelled the previously scheduled matchup with Davenport. But the final result didn't show that, as Davenport traveled to Coulee Dam and routed the Lake Roosevelt Raiders 28-8 Thursday, Sept. 23. The first half was evenly matched. Davenport took an 8-0 lead on a 5-yard touchdown run by senior fullback...
CHATTAROY—A week after losing a tight, last-minute contest at home to Lind-Ritzville/Sprague, the Davenport football team found itself on the winning side of an important, bounce-back game over the previously undefeated Northwest Christian (Colbert) Crusaders. Davenport improved to 2-1 with a 22-20 victory over NWC Friday, Sept. 17 to gain a win in a league that’s hotly contested to start the 2021 season. The win was Davenport’s second road victory of the year after the Gorillas knocked off Colfax in the season opener. NWC l...
DAVENPORT--One watching Thursday's matchup between Davenport and Medical Lake might've assumed the prior was the 1A team hosting a 2B team. However, it was the 2B Gorillas who trounced the 1A visiting Medical Lake Cardinals in a non-league matchup 5-0 Thursday, Sept. 16. The win was Davenport's second in a row after the Gorillas beat Reardan Tuesday. "They were physical, so I think that's going to help us get a little more physical ourselves," Davenport head coach Monty...
DAVENPORT – The Odessa Tiger varsity volleyball squad won the all-day tournament held in Davenport Saturday, Sept. 4. Throughout the day, the participating teams played each of the others in three-set matches rather than the usual five. The tournament provided an opportunity for the participating teams to get in some final practice before the season begins. After a few more non-league games, league play begins against Mary Walker High School in Springdale on Sept. 23. O...
Varsity games this week for Davenport, Reardan and Harrington Friday, Sept. 10 Davenport football vs. Lind-Ritzville/Sprague @ 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 11 Reardan and Harrington cross country invitational at Shadle Park @ 9:30 a.m. Reardan soccer at Connell @ 11 a.m. Reardan football vs. Oroville @ 1 p.m. Davenport volleyball vs. Northwest Christian (Colbert) @ 1:30 p.m. Davenport cross country invitational at Clarkston, time TBD Tuesday, Sept. 14 Harrington volleyball at Columbia (Hunters) @ 3:45 p.m. Davenport vs. Reardan...
REARDAN – The Reardan football varsity boys didn’t see their season start the way they wanted it to. After going 0-5 in last year’s truncated, strange winter season, Northwest Christian (Colbert) appears to have leveled up after thumping Reardan 40-0 in the season opener for both squads Friday, Sept. 3. Junior quarterback Mike Bauman was 8-for-10 passing and threw two touchdowns. Senior wide receiver Aidan Tibbetts ran for two touchdowns and caught one, while sophomore Ryan Waters picked off two Tate Nelson passes and accou...
DAVENPORT – Lincoln County’s water levels have been steadily decreasing for quite some time, and this year’s drought that has brought minimal precipitation to the county isn’t helping. The county commissioners heard a report from Dr. Kevin Lindsey, a hydrogeologist with GeoEngineers based in Kennewick who has been working with the county on county aquifer levels for over a decade, and conservation district director Elsa Bowden on the current state of water levels and potenti...
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. Aug. 22 Traffic stops: 24 Washington State Patrol said they found a cow loose on Highway 21 around milepost 99. Lincoln County Hospital said a woman brought in for treatment had her husband show up, make a scene and...
