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The coveted "Golden Plunger," awarded to the school which combines for the most points through a week of friendly competitions and school spirit activities during WinterFest week between Davenport and Reardan, was awarded to the Gorillas at halftime of the boys basketball game Tuesday, Dec. 12. The trophy will reside at the school hosting the WinterFest ball games for the third straight school year. Turn to Page 10 for more coverage of Tuesday night's hoops...
DAVENPORT — A Sultan man facing several thievery-related charges had his arraignment continued a week in Lincoln County Superior Court Tuesday, Dec. 12. Tulsa Edger Allen Hill, 32, is charged with first-degree malicious mischief, second-degree malicious mischief, second-degree burglary, possession of burglary tools and second-degree theft. Hill is accused of robbing the Davenport Car Wash Wednesday, Nov. 29, according to police records. Ironically, it was Hill who originally called the police that Wednesday, according to r...
REARDAN - At the invitation of Reardan-Edwall School Superintendent Eric Sobotta, Washington State School Superintendent Chris Reykdal attended a meeting with school administrators, teachers and student representatives Wednesday, Dec. 6. Reykdal addressed concerns Sobotta had regarding student behavior, facilities, para-educators' wages, and artificial intelligence. Sobotta told Reykdal that in the past year, the district has experienced a "rise in the quantity and severity...
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. Dec. 3 Traffic stops: 2 ADT Alarms reported an alarm going off at a local residence. A Seven Bays man said he found his friend deceased in his bedroom on the 100 block of View Court. A Davenport woman said a man sta...
DAVENPORT — The trial of a man with addresses in Reardan and Spokane accused of killing an infant was continued to April 24. Jordan Russell Mills-Jay, 29, is facing alternative charges of second-degree murder and first-degree manslaughter regarding the death of an infant boy in a Euclid Road home in June. His trial was originally continued to Jan. 17, as agreed upon by presiding judge Gary Libey of Whitman County. The trial is now set to begin at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 24, with a readiness hearing 15 days prior at 1...
Davenport birthdays Dec. 15: Dick Howard, Nicholas Branch, Kevin Hansen, Kendra Littell, Jennifer Zuber, Ellie Shepard Dec. 16: Mike Abbott, Brody Schillinger Dec. 17: Rolf Panke, Joan Brock, Wyatt Jay, Robin Rudolph, Jiselle Zaugg, Finn Curtaccio Dec. 18: Leslie Cirullo, Katie Karvey Dec. 19: Kim Hansen, Vicki Nicholls, Tom Schreck Dec. 20: Rebecca Guhlke, Acacia Plasencia, Delbert Bain Dec. 21: Emma Cash, Gary King, Miranda Sanford, Zeke Johnson, Meghann Steinolfson, Mike Storer Davenport anniversaries Dec. 15: Deanna...
1 years ago Davenport Times-Tribune publisher Nathan Russell Hill died of liver cirrhosis at age 35. Davenport City Council approved a resolution to pave Morgan Street from 15 feet east of Fourth Street to 50 feet east of Eighth Street. A Creston man, William Miller, was arrested after fighting four cops, including Sheriff F.J. Gilpatric, after being accused of being “crazed from drinking moonshine. 75 years ago Incumbent Mayor Cleo Richards narrowly defeated challenger Harry Heid by 11 votes in his bid for re-election. A...
DAVENPORT-To the victor goes the spoils, or in the case of Winterfest, the "Golden Plunger." This oft maligned plumber's helper is commonly placed discreetly out-of-sight, but not at Reardan High School where it is prominently displayed atop the trophy case as the prize for routing the Gorillas in last year's competition that encourages school spirit and benefits local food banks. "Winterfest is a collaborative effort with the Davenport School District to help meet the needs...
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. Nov. 26 Traffic stops: 5 An abandoned vehicle returning to Odessa-based owners was reported. A Reardan man said nine cattle were loose on his property on the 50200 block of Fisher Road. An Odessa man reported a hit...
1 years ago An elderly man sleeping in the farmers’ elevator at Irby was believed to have perished in a fire that destroyed the building. A number of Morgan Street business owners appeared before city council to protest against paving the downtown Davenport street. The unnamed county sheriff poured out 18 cases of gin and whiskey that had been seized on Peach-Creston Road three weeks prior into an ash pile behind the county courthouse, with a crowd of interested spectators hoping a fire alarm would go off to distract the s...
REARDAN – The Inland Northwest Rail Museum will be the site of two holiday events during the month of December. A “Moonlight Ride with Santa” is a ride on a restored train car on the Inland Northwest Short Line at 4:15 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 9. Santa will be on the train and will be available for pictures. The fee for adults is $17.50. Children four and under ride the train for free. The fee also includes admission to the museum. One must purchase tickets in advance, which are available at www.inlandnwrailmuseum.com. On Satur...
Philip Earl Mortlock Jan. 24, 1966 – Nov. 12, 2023 Philip is now at rest with his Lord Jesus Christ after a 10 month battle with cancer. He was born the youngest of 10 children, to Earl and Brownie Mortlock in Colfax, Wash. His family moved to Spokane in 1967 where he attended NW Christian School grades K-3, Reardan Schools grades 4-12 graduating with the class of 1984. From 1984-1987 Philip attended Eastern Washington State University. Philip worked in Ala. for six months b...
Davenport birthdays Dec. 8: Makaylah Katz, Gary Rosman, Ally Slahtasky, Amillia Harvey, Amber Anderson Dec. 9: Bob Morrison, Elesha Johnston, Elias Wilkie, Nathan Cursi, Denny Jorden Dec. 10: Mihoko Peterson, Denise Sharer Dec. 11: Arlene Strate, Maeby Peone Dec. 12: Maggie Easley-Cate, Cora Easley-Cate, Raven Wright Dec. 13: Patsy Brown, Krisah Plumb, Harrison Posey, Reid Van Buren Dec. 14: Jim Hedgcock Davenport anniversaries Dec. 13: Gary and Lillian Phillips Dec. 14: John and Karen Carruth Reardan birthdays Dec. 8: Aaron...
REARDAN-If one came into the Screaming Eagles' season opener against the Deer Park with no knowledge of WIAA alignments, they might have thought that the Reardan boys were the 1A school and the visiting Stags a 2B underdog. But it was the 2B Screaming Eagles routing 1A Deer Park in a non-conference game 70-41 Thursday, Nov. 30. Reardan found the ultimate balance in its dominant victory, the first of head coach Jake Green's Screaming Eagle career. Green played 11 players...
REARDAN – The Screaming Eagles opened the wrestling season by hosting the Reardan Takedown Tournament, Friday, Dec 1. Carson Kline and H. K. Bird each won two matches. Alex Matusik, Joey Matusik, Landon Smith, Levi Hutton, Connor Kline and Carson Durbin each won one match. On Saturday, Dec 2., the team took part in the Medical Lake Scramble where they placed fifth out of 16 teams. Six Screaming Eagles earned medals in the meet. Joey Matusik took first place in the 106 pound we...
REARDAN-A very young Screaming Eagles girls basketball team started strong, but struggled to find consistent shot making in a 52-37 defeat to the 1A Deer Park Stags in the season opener Thursday, Nov. 30. Reardan played lockdown defense in the first quarter and found just enough offense between turnovers forced by the Stags' 2-3 zone press to take an 8-7 lead after eight minutes behind four points and four rebounds from Tenice Waters. Both teams had better shot making in the...
Varsity games, meets and matches the week of Dec. 8-14 for Davenport, Odessa, Reardan and Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington. All games are subject to postponement or cancellation. Friday, Dec. 8 • LRS basketball at Asotin @ 4 p.m. • Davenport basketball vs. Northwest Christian @ 6 p.m. • Odessa basketball at Chesterton Academy @ 6 p.m. • Reardan basketball at Kettle Falls @ 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 9 • Davenport and LRS wrestling at Liberty @ 10 a.m. • Reardan wrestling at Leonard Invitational in Othello @ 10 a.m. • D...
DAVENPORT — The school district will officially ask voters to approve two levies in the February Special Election. The school board approved putting a replacement educational programs and operations (EP&O) levy and replacement capital projects levy before the voters at a regular meeting Monday, Nov. 27. Both levies would be collected over four years, beginning in 2025 and ending in 2028. The EP&O levy would collect $1,135,091 in 2025, $1,169,144 in 2026, $1,204,218 in 2027 and $1,240,345 in 2028. That breaks down to an e... Full story
REARDAN — The school district currently has one levy that is expiring at the end of 2024. Therefore, the district hopes its voters will approve a replacement levy in a special Feb. 2024 election. The levy, which will be an educational programs and operations levy, would run for three years and be valued at approximately $2 per $1,000 assessed property value. A homeowner with a property value of $300,000 would be asked to contribute about $600 per year as part of the levy. Educational programs and operations levies fund e...
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. Nov. 19 Traffic stops: 2 A one-vehicle rollover crash was reported on Highway 2 at milepost 254. The unattended death of an elderly man was reported at Lakeview Terrace near Grand Coulee. Odessa Police said both doo...
Davenport birthdays Dec. 1: Ernestine King, Andria Street, Gene Hinkey, Remy Easley-Cate, Janene Warner, Ainsley Phillips Dec. 2: Scott Gamache, Tristan Abbott, Greg Wilkie Dec. 3: Carter McGowan Dec. 4: Jill Morrison, Christine Dickson, Trey Coffman Dec. 5: Clif Warwick, Shannon Sewall Dec. 6: Winston Telford, Todd Hargrave Dec. 7: Traci Linstrum, Addie Schneider Davenport anniversaries Dec. 6: Don and Arlene Strate Dec. 7: Pat and Kristi Abbott Reardan birthdays Dec. 1: Henry McRae, Aaron Barham, Gabriel McRae Dec. 5:...
1 years ago Sprague pioneer Matthew Brislawn died of cancer at 73 years old. He was the first man to get a threshing machine in the Sprague region. Former Harrington mayor S.P. Swenson, a pioneer resident of Lincoln County, died at his home of illness. He immigrated to the United States from Sweden in 1887 to Ritzville before moving to Harrington. An epidemic of smallpox forced the Sprague school board to close local schools indefinitely. 75 years ago Former state senator Charles E. Myers recounted 58 years of hunting exper...
DAVENPORT - Success in the classroom and in athletics can often lead to opportunities to compete after high school. That's the case for several locals who are currently or will be participating in collegiate athletics this school year, whether it's at the Division I or community college level. Here's a look at some of those athletes from Davenport, Odessa and Reardan that local schools and coaches informed The Record-Times of. Davenport • Tennessee Rainwater is in his f...
REARDAN - Inspired by Gonzaga's annual "Kraziness in the Kennel" fan event held by the Bulldogs prior to each college basketball season, the Screaming Eagle basketball teams and school district held the first installment of "Maroon Madness" Tuesday, Nov. 21. The event allowed local hoops fanatics to be introduced to the girls and boys teams before students head off to Thanksgiving break. The night started with superintendent Eric Sobotta introducing each player as they ran...
Davenport's Jensyn Jacobsen, Glenna Soliday and Sawyer Raugust, pictured, were named to the all-league soccer team for the NE2B, along with Reardan's Noelle Raczykowski and McKenzie Bjornberg, not pictured. Reardan seniors Aidan Chilson (left) and Jonathan Holdway (right) were the team's representatives as two members of the all-opponent football teams for the NE2B. Jakari Singleton and Rysen Soliday were also all-league....
