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REARDAN–After serving in the police department here for 10 years, Officer Bryan Gordon retired on Oct. 31. Gordon transitioned into law enforcement in 2013 after working as a medic in Newman Lake. "As a medic, I responded to medical emergencies and found myself more interested in what the police officers were doing than in my job," he said. During his tenure, he worked under several chiefs, but was most grateful to Chief Andy Manke for his contributions to the department. "Whe...
REARDAN–The Fox and Goat Ranch, a popular wedding venue, will host a special event for those with developmental disabilities to meet Santa Claus between 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10. The free event will be in Zack and Brandi Torkelson's barn at their ranch at 1127 North Ladd Road, northeast of town. Guests will be greeted by holiday music, festive lights and a Christmas tree. "Some kids have never had their picture taken with Santa," Brandi Torkelson said. "The mall is crowded,...
DAVENPORT—Schools closed and cars slid across highways in a record-setting snowstorm in Lincoln County Wednesday, Nov. 30. As of press time, anywhere from 6 to 13 inches of snow had fallen around the county. Reardan was the hardest hit with 13 inches as of Wednesday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service. By the same time, Davenport had 11.9 inches of snow. The near-foot received in Davenport shattered a daily record for Nov. 30. The previous marks were 4.2 inches in Davenport in 2005 Harrington, Odessa and W...
Davenport birthdays Dec. 2: Scott Gamache, Greg Wilkie, Tristan Abbott Dec. 3: Carter McCowan, Bob Luiten ♱ Dec. 4: Christine Dickson, Jill Morrison, Trey Coffman, Dan Husky ♱ Dec. 5: Clif Warwick, Shannon Sewall Dec. 6: Todd Hargrave, Winston Telford Dec. 7: Amanda Boggs, Traci Linstrum, Addie Schneider Dec. 8: Amillia Harvey, Makaylah Katz, Gary Rosman, Ally Slahtasky Davenport anniversaries Dec. 6: Don and Arlene Strate Dec. 7: Pat and Kristi Abbott Reardan birthdays Dec. 5: Brandon Michels Dec. 8: Aaron Landreth Har...
REARDAN–A basketball team comprised of seventh and eighth-grade boys qualified for the Washington Middle School Basketball Championships by winning five games and the championship at the Veterans Day Tournament in Spangle on Nov. 11-13. The team is not school sponsored, but the players attend Reardan Middle School. They compete in the Spokane YMCA league and play in various tournaments throughout the year. Players will join the school's team in December. Coach Jared Flaa h...
SPANGLE—Five football players from Davenport and Reardan were named to the NE2B All-Opponent team and were recognized in a ceremony at Liberty High School Sunday, Nov. 20. Davenport senior Wyatt Telecky was named first-team on both the offensive and defensive lines, the only local to achieve such status. Reardan junior Jonathan Holdway was first-team on offensive line and second-team on the defensive line. Holdway was the lone Screaming Eagle recognized. Senior Brenick Soliday represented Davenport on the second team as b...
PUBLIC NOTICE LINCOLN COUNTY NOTICE OF APPLICATION AND DETERMINATION OF NON-SIGNIFICANCE (DNS) STATE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT (SEPA) (RCW 43.21C) SEPA RULES (WAC 197-11) AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FILE NO. Conditional Use Permit – 04-22 DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSAL: Construction of a memorial park including access road, parking, walkways, and monument structures w/seating on approximately 5 acres. PROPONENT: Joe E. Mann Memorial Foundation c/o Gail Daniels PO Box 214 Reardan, WA 99029 LOCATION OF PROPOSAL: Section 14 T25N R39 E...
REARDAN–The school’s FFA program earned another state championship, this time in the Washington State Potato Judging contest held in Moses Lake on Nov. 16. Seventh and eighth graders from Rick Perleberg’s Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources class comprised the two teams that competed against 50 other FFA teams. Reardan’s team of Kelsey Koch, Colton Lonning, Levi Collier, Kashley Brown and Freedom LaMoureaux pitted their knowledge of russet potatoes against 230 other competitors and came out on top. The team of Paige Cushm...
Davenport birthdays Nov. 25: Alicia Wilson, Gary Reinbold † Nov. 26: Jean Parsons, Chloe Barta, Maverick Morcom Nov. 27: Tyson Heath, Jennifer Taylor Nov. 28: Cole Cursi, Tim Stromberger, Kamryn Mann Nov. 29: Sandy Morgan, Hannah Warwick, Penny Piper, Amy Jenness, Brayden Hale Nov. 30: Dan Rinehart, Andy Semprimoznik, Russ Miller, LaVon Stiles, Caleb Cox Dec. 1: Remy Easley-Cate, Ainsley Phillips, Gene Hinkey, Ernestine King, Andria Street, Janene Warner Davenport anniversaries Nov. 26: Jim and Kathy Hedgcock Nov. 29: Jeff a...
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Government meetings in Davenport, Odessa, Reardan, Harrington and Sprague the week of Nov. 25-Dec. 1. If you’d like your organization included in this tab, email davenporttimes@centurytel.net. Monday, Nov. 28 Davenport school board meeting at 6 p.m. in the K-8 Library Wednesday, Nov. 30 Harrington school board meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the Library Harrington city council meeting at 7 p.m. in City Hall Thursday, Dec. 1 Reardan town council meeting at 6 p.m. in the United Methodist Church...
REARDAN—The school board discussed the need to increase pay for difficult-to-fill jobs within the district at the regular meeting Wednesday, Nov. 16. Sobotta reported the district has a hard time hiring and retaining custodians. Because of that, the district is paying “hours and hours of overtime.” He would like to see more flexibility to negotiate salaries, which would bring in new employees. Butterfield agreed. “It’s the right thing to do,” he said. The school board also granted permission for eighth-grade girls to pl...
DAVENPORT—The most recent Lincoln County ballot tabulation conducted Wednesday, Nov. 16 indicated that there was a 75.13% voter turnout in this year’s general election with 16 ballots left to tally Monday, Nov. 28 before the election is officially certified. With that count came the release of precinct data, which indicates preferred candidates for each voting precinct in Lincoln County. The most lopsided contested county race was that of Treasurer, where Emily Lybbert Hansen received 3,398 votes to Brad Sweet’s 1,584. Voter...
REARDAN–Public works director Bob Winn, representing the town’s employees, requested a 4.5% cost-of-living adjustment increase at the town council meeting on Nov. 17. He presented data showing the proposed COLA would be in line with those adopted by other communities in the area. Council approved the increase after some discussion before authorizing an increase in the property tax levy to $99,003 after reviewing the 2023 budget. This amount is $2,366 higher than the levy collected in 2022. Council also set the dates all...
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. 14 Traffic stops: 11 A front entrance burglary alarm was reported. A Davenport woman from Cottonwood Springs Apartments said her neighbor told her that her dogs were vicious, and he would kill them. A Dav...
"The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members." -Coretta Scott King REARDAN--We C.A.R.E. is kicking off a "Blessing Boxes" program this holiday season. C.A.R.E. (Care About Reardan/Edwall) is a non-profit outreach of Reardan's four churches, along with other community members whose goal is to serve residents of the Reardan-Edwall area, particularly those in need. "Blessing Boxes are like the Little Free Library boxes...
DAVENPORT—Gonzaga head baseball coach Mark Andrew Machtolf pleaded guilty to one count of reckless driving in Lincoln County District Court Monday, Nov. 21. The 58-year-old Nine Mile Falls man gave his plea that stems from a DUI incident in Reardan last June. Machtolf was sentenced to two days in jail with credit for one day served, a $1,500 fine and 24 months supervised probation by presiding judge Carolyn J. Benzel of Adams County. He was originally arrested by the Reardan Police Department for driving under the i...
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REARDAN–This year's Screaming Eagles girls basketball team may be short handed, but Coach Bob Swannack believes his senior-laden squad will be competitive in the NE2B League. Swannack graduated eight players from last year's team that finished 13-7. The Screaming Eagles may be unable to field a junior varsity team this year due to low player turnout. "Because this team played in the shadow of last year's seniors, we are going to have to learn on the fly," Swannack said. Though...
REARDAN–The Screaming Eagles open the 2022-23 wrestling season with 20 athletes on the roster, several of whom competed in last year's state tournament. First year head coach Justin Neufeld praised his team for their cohesiveness, strong work ethic and positive attitude. "This year you're going to see hard-nosed wrestling," he said. "With the experience we have, I expect we will be strong again this year." Neufeld reserved special praise for team leaders JC Merriott, Conner K...
REARDAN–On Election Day, Nov. 8, Reardan-Edwall School District voters made their feelings known regarding a five-year capital levy to fund improvements to the school’s facilities. After the polls closed, the levy was failing 931–655. Since then, absentee votes were tallied which widened the gap, resulting in the levy’s probable defeat. Funds from the levy would have reimbursed the district for lights already purchased and installed for the football field, new tennis courts, a rubberized track and a new transpo...
REARDAN-Local resident Clay Soliday is historian, detective and treasure hunter. Armed with his metal detector, he finds vintage baubles, rare coins and everything in between. Soliday started collecting coins in Kettle Falls when he was in fifth grade. He and a buddy discovered an abandoned car while playing "cops and robbers." He found an old coin under the backseat and was hooked. In 1982 he won $1,500 in a bowling league, which he spent on his first metal detector. By then...
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. 7 Traffic stops: 7 State Patrol said they received a report of a one-vehicle slideoff on Highway 231 at milepost 40 due to icy road conditions. Lincoln County Public Works reported an abandoned vehicle on Ol...
Aug. 29, 1929 – Nov. 9, 2022 Kathryn Ilene Hein, 93, passed away Nov. 9, 2022, in Davenport, Wash. Born on Aug. 29,1929, she was the sixth child of eight to Charles and Hazel McCaffery. She moved from Sprague, Wash. to Davenport, Wash. as a young girl and attended school and graduated from Davenport High School in 1947(Go Gorillas!). She was an 88-year member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. She helped with many fund raisers including Betty Crocker coupons to p...
If you read the headline of this column and first thought, “what in the world are they talking about,” we don’t blame you. Let us explain. A good chunk of our staff was born in the dreaded millennial era, and sadly, many from this era have made the hit TV show “The Office” their entire personality. While we don’t claim to have suffered this setback, sometimes, a Michael Scott quote or two creeps into our minds in rather unhelpful situations. Take, for instance, the 2022 general election. (Michael Scott, for those unaware, is...
