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REARDAN – Some area residents are concerned about a perceived increase in wolf presence in Lincoln County. Three wolf sightings have been reported or discussed in the Lincoln County area recently. On Dec. 1, 2022, Brett and Angela Bishop saw a wolf 40 feet from their house several miles south of Edwall. The wolf sauntered by until the Bishops' Malamute/Great Pyrenees dog saw it and started barking. The wolf went after the dog. Brett Bishop intervened and chased the wolf with his car. "That is the first wolf I've ever s...
DAVENPORT-A packed crowd of wheat farmers jammed into the Lincoln County Fairgrounds meeting hall for the WSU Lincoln-Adams Extension-hosted Wheat Producers Meeting Thursday, Jan. 19 to hear four speakers discuss data, projects and observations regarding recent wheat production the university has influenced in recent years. The four speakers gave five presentations on weeds and disease control, winter wheat variety selection, the state's Soil Health Initiative,...
Davenport birthdays Feb. 3: Blake Warwick, Jeanne Morrison, Sydney Abbott, Braelynn Carruth, Susan Coffman, Jason Raugust Feb. 4: Dawn Shaver, Grayson Sawyer Feb. 5: Don Larson, Erin Utley, Avery Young, Jeff Barkdull Feb. 6: Della Reinbold, Jesse Raugust, Tyson Linstrum, Wendy Bodeau Feb. 7: Katie Hiccox, Lillian Lyle Feb. 8: Jesse Gamache, Easton Chappell Feb. 9: Jackson Guhlke, Brynna Hopkins, Chuck Woodland, Alex Zeiler Davenport anniversaries Feb. 6: Troy and Dawn Canfield Feb. 7: Scott and Kim Hardin Feb. 8: Kelly and...
RITZVILLE-Local wrestlers appear to be in a good spot as regionals and state approaches. Davenport won the league championship duals Saturday, Jan. 28 in the final team meet of the year. The Gorillas topped Tekoa-Rosalia in the first round, Reardan in the second round and Northwest Christian in the third round to take the South league title. Then, Davenport defeated Chewelah 39-26 in the league finals to take the championship. Individual results weren't available at press...
REARDAN – Saint George's maintained its hold on second place in the NE2B league with a 38-23 win over the Screaming Eagles Saturday, Jan. 28. The Dragons showed their shooting prowess early in the game with a pair of 3-point baskets by Kalea Schlenker and Margreit Galow and five points from Annika Bergquist. At the end of the first quarter, Saint George's led the Screaming Eagles 13-4. In the second quarter Bergquist and Galow each scored four points as the Dragons extended t...
After beating Kettle Falls by nine points 24 hours earlier, the Screaming Eagles' boys basketball team fell to Saint George's 63-54, Friday, Jan. 28. In a season of ups-and-downs, Reardan started fast on Senior Night, played the Dragons tough but faded in the end. Logan Flaa had the hot hand for Reardan early in the game, hitting two 3-point shots. Flaa, along with Jakari Singleton and Rysen Soliday's combined eight points, put the Screaming Eagles on top 15-12 when 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. Jan. 23 Traffic stops: 17 A suspicious man was reported on the 300 block of South Colfax Street in Sprague. A caller said he saw a suspicious black van driving up and down Sprague Lake Resort Road. A caller requested...
Paul W. Hein Jul. 3, 1936 – Jan. 23, 2023 Paul W. Hein, 86, went to be with his Lord on Jan. 23, 2023 at the Spokane Veterans Home, Spokane, Wash. Paul was a long-time resident of Reardan, Wash. He was born on Jul. 3, 1936 on the family farm to Edward and Evelyn Hein. He attended school in Reardan and Walla Walla then attended college before going into the US Army in Jan. of 1959. After his service in the Army, he married Bertie Nollmeyer on Mar. 21, 1964 in Withrow, Wash. P...
REARDAN - On Jan. 3, the Liberty Lancers traveled to Davenport and destroyed the Gorillas 60-38. Since that relatively surprising beatdown, Davenport has won six of its last eight games, with the only two losses being to two of the best teams in the state, Colfax and Okanogan. And no win in that stretch was more dominant than what Davenport did to rival Reardan Tuesday, Jan. 24. The Gorillas traveled for the Winterfest rivalry and won 67-14. The outcome was never in doubt, as...
REARDAN - Five students from the high school's Family, Career and Community Leaders of America program qualified to compete in the state competition following their success at a regional meet at Mead High School Monday, Jan. 16. "FCCLA is an organization that promotes personal growth and leadership and helps its members to develop skills as productive members of society," advisor Barbara Hamilton said. "It focuses on family, which in our school means our community." To...
CHENEY – After twice breaking up with her fiance, 27-year-old Audrey (Quayle) Wagner needed change. She wanted to travel and get a new perspective on life. In 1953, she boarded a steamship in her native Australia, not realizing a new life awaited in Reardan. Wagner was born in Bellarat, a city of 40,000 people in southern Australia, near Melbourne. Her father, David Quayle, was awarded The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, one of the British orders of chivalry, f...
RITZVILLE - The wrestling regular season concluded with meets last weekend and a low-key meet in Reardan Wednesday, Jan. 25. Davenport and Reardan will now look ahead to league championships Saturday, Jan. 28. Below are the individual results for Davenport, which competed in Ritzville last weekend, and for Reardan, which was at the Mat Animal Invitational in Quincy. Results are listed in order of weight class. Davenport results at Ritzville • Noah Everett was pinned by W...
Reardan Wrestling Senior Night...
The basketball games may have not gone Reardan's way, but the Screaming Eagles took back the Golden Plunger from Davenport at the end of Winterfest activities Tuesday, Jan. 24. Turn to page A6 for more Winterfest photos and page B1 for coverage of the rivalry basketball games....
REARDAN – A balanced scoring attack propelled the Screaming Eagles to their most lopsided win of the year as they defeated Asotin, 77-53, on Friday, Jan. 21. The Screaming Eagles’ 3-point shots fell early and often. By the end of the game, 14 had fallen through the net in an impressive display of marksmanship. Logan Flaa led the way, making four, followed by Rysen Soliday and Evan Krupke, who each made two. Cohen Little, Bryson Flaa, Owee Handley, Zander Thornton, Jakari Singleton, and Landon Bell each made one 3-point bas...
REARDAN - For the first time this season, the Screaming Eagles girls basketball team won back-to-back games with a 45-41 win over Asotin on Friday, Jan 20. Coming off a big win against Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Harrington/Washtucna three days earlier, Reardan's late season surge sent the Panthers back to Asotin with their ninth league defeat. Tenice Waters sparked Reardan's offense in the first quarter, scoring 7 of her team's 15 points. Liberty Anderson tossed in 4 points as...
Varsity games, meets and matches the week of Jan. 27-Feb. 2 for Davenport, Odessa, Reardan and Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Harrington. All games are subject to postponement or cancellation. Friday, Jan. 27 • Davenport basketball at Northwest Christian @ 6 p.m. • Reardan basketball at Kettle Falls @ 6 p.m. • Odessa basketball at Almira-Coulee-Hartline @ 6 p.m. • LRS basketball vs. Colfax @ 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28 • Reardan girls wrestling at Bring Home Da Beef in Quincy @ 9 a.m. • Davenport, Reardan and LRS wrestling at League C...
SPOKANE VALLEY - Historically, postseason basketball at the B level has taken place over four exciting weekends throughout the greater Spokane County area. Four weekends apparently wasn't enough for Districts 6 and 7, as the two added a new wrinkle to the postseason picture this year: Crossover games to qualify for the state tournament the weekend of Feb. 17-18. The WIAA has allotted three boys state berths to District 7, three girls state berths to District 7, two boys state...
REARDAN - The Davenport Gorillas came to town on the heels of a loss to Okanogan Saturday that dropped them from the top 2B team in the state to the third slot. An enthusiastic Winterfest crowd watched as the Gorillas took out their frustrations on the Screaming Eagles, winning 67-43 Tuesday, Jan. 24. Davenport came out of the chute ready to play. The Gorillas jumped to an early lead behind Tennessee Rainwater's dominance at the offensive end of the court. He scored 10 of his...
Davenport birthdays Jan. 27: Jacob Taylor, Ezri Lacy, Seyler Lacy, Curtis Guhlke Jan. 28: Jacob Harvey Jan. 29: Eliza Lynn Bailey, Jaymie Bennett, Tim Utley, Doug Reinbold Jan. 30: Tyanna Evers, Teresa Vesneske Jan. 31: Kalah Dehn, James Bellotti, Debbie Orvis, Danita Hammond Feb. 1: Ryker Plasencia, Anna Cash, Carson Tucker, Sherill Hansen, Brenda Guhlke, Otto VanBuren † Feb. 2: Michelle Honey, Greg Hein, Matthew Rosman, Ryan Stout Davenport anniversaries Feb. 1: Russ and Debbie Miller Reardan birthdays Jan. 27: Jenny K...
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. Jan. 16 Traffic stops: 27 An Odessa woman said she saw a car broken down near the King Ranch feed lot off Coyote Heights Road. A Davenport woman called about several dogs running loose and causing problems to her prop...
RITZVILLE-After jumping out to an early lead, Davenport held on to defeat the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington Broncos 55-49 in a NE2B girls basketball matchup Friday, Jan. 14. At the opening tip-off, the Lady Gorillas slapped their full-court press on LRS, wreaking havoc on the Broncos each time they brought the ball up court. Their trapping defense resulted in several turnovers that led to a dominant first quarter performance. In the opening quarter the Broncos...
Varsity games, meets and matches the week of Jan. 20-26 for Davenport, Odessa, Reardan and Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Harrington. All games are subject to postponement or cancellation. Friday, Jan. 20 LRS basketball at Kettle Falls @ 3 p.m. Reardan girls wrestling at Othello @ 5 p.m. Odessa basketball vs. Springdale @ 6 p.m. Reardan basketball vs. Asotin @ 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21 Davenport wrestling at Ritzville Tournament @ 10 a.m. Reardan girls wrestling at Othello @ 10 a.m. Reardan wrestling at Mat Animal in Quincy @ 10 a.m....
RITZVILLE-After suffering their only defeat of the season on Jan. 3, Davenport's top-ranked boys basketball team has reeled off five wins in a row. The most recent, a 60-48 win over the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Harrington/Washtucna Broncos Saturday, Jan. 14. "Every time you come to LRS you're going to get a good game," Davenport head coach Matt Henry said. "Dustan (Arlt) has them coached up real well and they're a strong athletic team." Shortly after the game started, 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. Jan. 9 Traffic stops: 11 Multiple calls from Spokane Police and Spokane County said a Medical Lake man reported he saw someone starting up his pickup truck and driving off in an unknown direction. A caller said a man...
