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IRBY -Two Davenport dirt bikers were among the racers to complete the grueling Desert 100 on Sunday, April 2. Codi Williams and Curtis Tanner each took more than four hours to complete the 100-mile course through sagebrush, basalt ridges and grass. The race was the culminating event for several days of poker runs and races that started just off Irby road, about 10 miles west of Odessa. Williams placed 65th overall and 21st in Open Class racing with a time of 4:26:15.548....
REARDAN--After eight years at the helm, head boys basketball coach Brian Graham submitted his resignation to the school board at their meeting Tuesday, March 28. "It's time for me to let somebody else coach and for me to spend time with my son," Graham said. "I spend all day, every day working with other people's kids and sometimes I neglect the relationship with my own." Since taking over the program in 2015, Graham helped to develop youth basketball programs, summer...
DAVENPORT — Easter weekend is fast approaching. Easter Sunday is April 9, while Good Friday is April 7. Churches and organizations around Lincoln County are holding services and Easter Egg hunts to celebrate the holiday. Easter Egg hunts Women in Action will sponsor an Easter egg hunt for ages 10 and under on the Christian Heritage playground at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 1 in Edwall. “At 10:00 we will be serving homemade cinnamon rolls, coffee, apple juice and bananas in the school and then head outside for the Easter egg hun...
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 20 Traffic stops: 4 A Lincoln County Public Works employee said work on Mill Canyon Road was delayed because citizens kept parking vehicles in workers’ paths. A calf needed help getting back in its pastu...
REARDAN - The risk of cardiac arrest is a scary proposition, but there are now more tools to address an episode in Lincoln County thanks to a series of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) acquired by Highline Grain Growers through a $5,000 matching grant program. The units have been disbursed in the last two weeks by Fire District No. 4 and is a medical device aimed at analyzing a heart's rhythm and deliver an electric shock to the heart without the need of...
M.K.B. contract approved HARRINGTON — Council approved a four-year contract with M.K.B. Lawn Care for city landscaping services at a regular meeting Wednesday, March 22. Councilmembers Joe Armand and David Buddrius abstained from voting. M.K.B. will provide landscaping services at the cemetery, city park and town square, plus other needs within city limits. Anthony Brown of M.K.B. said the company would do a spring cleanup of branches and other ailments that happened over the winter. The cost will be $3,291.69 a month for 1...
Davenport birthdays March 31: Chad Shaver, Cael Collins, Ann Johnston, Steve Bodeau, Sarah Guhlke, Ariana Young April 1: Karen Carruth, TyAnn Cate, Denton Deal, Tanner Deal, Kevin Hupp, Kevin Morcom April 2: Carol Orand, Mary Abbott, Holt Wagner, Allison Richardson, Nickolas Stephens, Marie Plasencia April 3: Chantelle Harrison, Bernice Brown † April 4: Janelle Janke, Addie Carstensen, Drew Lawson, Mike Leffel, Jennifer Cashion April 5: Farah Slahtasky, Phil Carr, Patrick Katz, Mike Piper April 6: Bob Martin, Terry Lust, Zack...
REARDAN — The boys baseball team (1-3) notched its first victory this season during a doubleheader Saturday, March 25, against Liberty (Spangle). Liberty (2-2) won the opening game 5-4; Reardan won Game 2, 14-6. Through four innings in the first game, the teams matched each other hit-for-hit and were tied 4-4. Tyler Clouse and Andrew Schulz led Reardan with two hits and a run each. Tate Nelson, Evan Moser and Craig Rinehart each had one hit. Nelson had 13 strikeouts and gave up 8 hits. In the second game, Reardan scored 4 r...
REARDAN - The Liberty (Spangle) Lancers swept the Screaming Eagles in a girls 2B fastpitch doubleheader Saturday, March 25. The Lancers (4-0) won the first game, 19-0, and the second game, 14-5. The first game was all about Liberty freshman Jordyn Jeske, who handcuffed Reardan batters with overpowering pitches. She faced only 12 batters, striking out 10 of them. Reardan (1-5) walked 10 batters, which allowed the Lancers to rack up the runs. Liberty led 15-0 after one inning....
Varsity games, meets and matches for Davenport, Odessa, Reardan and Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington the week of March 31-April 6. All games are subject to postponement or cancellation. Friday, Mar. 31 • Davenport and Odessa track at Glenn Wolfe Invite in Deer Park @ 10:30 a.m. • Davenport baseball at Colfax @ 11 a.m. • Davenport softball doubleheader at Colfax @ 2 p.m. • Reardan tennis vs. Chewelah at Davenport @ 2 p.m. Saturday, Apr. 1 • Odessa baseball doubleheader at Northport @ noon • Reardan baseball do...
SPOKANE VALLEY-Local track and field teams are officially competing. Davenport and Reardan participated in the Fischer Jamboree in Colville Friday, March 17 before the Gorilla boys and girls each got team wins in a meet at Clarkston High School hosted by Asotin Tuesday, March 21. Odessa, meanwhile, competed in the Valley Christian 1B Jamboree Tuesday, March 21. Davenport results at Clarkston Boys 100 meters 7. Tennessee Rainwater, 12.03 10. David Corriell, 12.31 16. Nick Kruge...
REARDAN - When Fred Fleming graduated from Washington State University in 1973, he dreamed of raising a family on his family's farm. Little did he know that one day his innovative farming practices and business model would lead him to form Shepherd's Grain, a company that tracks its bags of flour from farm to table. Fleming was raised on a farm north of Reardan and graduated in 1968. He married his high school sweetheart Vicki Wollweber. With his degree in hand, Fleming put...
REARDAN -Approximately 50 people attended an emotional town council meeting Thursday, March 16, at which time the council accepted former police chief Andy Manke's resignation. Mayor Gail Daniels presented Manke a glass plaque, acknowledging his three-year service to the community. Officer Melissa Foust read a tribute to Manke and presented him with a shadow box containing mementos from his time with the police department. Manke, choking back tears, thanked the council for...
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 13 Traffic stops: 3 A caller reported a two-vehicle crash at Fifth and Marshall Streets in Davenport. A burglary at storage units across from Lakeview Terrace in Grand Coulee was reported. Four youths were tre...
Davenport birthdays March 24: Zach Carey-Cannon, Tim Hosking, Mahta Hein, Kylee Dennis, Alivia Tucker March 25: Casey Mason, Paris Malet March 26: Fallon Bellotti, Lynda Leffel, Avery Prewitt, Gordon Current March 27: Caleb Bowdish, Florence Fitzsimmons, Codie Linstrum, Michaela Goetz, Gwyneth Ramson, Colleen McCowan March 28: Mark Patterson, Andee Jacobsen, Kristine Reinbold, Stetson Sanford, Josie Wynecoop March 29: Craig Hardin, Buck Badgley, Joe Lilje March 30: Tracy Rosman, Debbie Cunningham, Monte Tucker, Jaeger...
WENATCHEE - Six students from Reardan High School's Family, Career and Community Leaders of America program earned gold medals at the State Leadership Conference in Wenatchee, March 15-17. This was a qualifying event for the National Leadership Conference. Those awarded gold medals were Reagan Board, Kassidy Koch, Kelsey Koch, Mackenzie Bjornberg, Hannah Gralapp and Ally Burtenshaw. Board, Bjornberg and Kassidy Koch all qualified to attend the national competition. Kelsey...
Reardan Lions Club president Dale Swant presents Linda Dougherty the club's Citizen of the Year Award for her 25 year service to the fire department and for her commitment to teaching first aid to district students....
REARDAN - The Reardan Edwall Communities Alliance for Prevention Coalition (RECAP) held a Stargazing Family Night Out event, which drew approximately 200 people, at the Inland Northwest Rail Museum Tuesday, March 21,. The event, co-sponsored by the Middle School Science Department, was part of the "family night out" series, the goal of which is to bring families together to take part in a monthly drug free activity that is both fun and educational. The event was a hands-on...
REARDAN—The Lions Club is hosting its 14th annual Bunny Bingo at the Community Hall from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, April 1. “We will have 100 bingo games with various prizes including hams, cash and gift cards,” Lions Club president Dale Swant said. Four “golden egg” games will be played with winners receiving between $5 - $50 cash. Hamburgers, hotdogs, door prizes and a raffle will be present. Raffle tickets may be purchased at the door. The grand prize is a large flat screen television....
REARDAN – Three local elementary school students have made a big splash in the world of youth wrestling. Lane and Larsen Butterfield and Addie Neufeld are champions in their respective age groups and share the dream of one day standing amongst the best to have worn Screaming Eagles' singlets. Neufeld is a member of the Reardan Renegades wrestling program and the Butterfields wrestle for Inland Northwest Training Center's club in Spokane. 12-year-old Lane Butterfield is in h...
Odessa senior Grace Nelson is defended by teammate Ashlyn Neilsen at the Bi-County All-Star Game in Davenport Friday, March 10. The All-Star game featured senior basketball players from around District 6 and 7. Local participants included Tennessee Rainwater, Brenick Soliday, Jayvee Fudurich, Jesse Raugust, Cash Colbert, Jason Schillinger, Kiersten Kemmerer and Lena Waters of Davenport, Nelson, Neilsen and Gage Starkel of Odessa and Logan Flaa, Liberty Anderson, Emma Flaa,...
Calvin John Sawyer Jul. 25, 1937 – Mar. 5, 2023 Passed away Mar. 5, 2023 in Davenport, Wash. where he was a lifetime resident. John was born on Jul. 25, 1937 in Reardan, Wash. to Ellis and Eleanor Sawyer. He grew up in Davenport where he attended school, graduating in 1955 from Davenport High School. He later married Rita Nate on Nov. 7, 1959 in Davenport. John ran a gas station for several years and then later became an insurance agent for Farmers Insurance which he ran w...
Douglas Duane Plinski Nov. 18, 1951 – Mar. 10, 2023 Passed away Mar. 5, 2023 in Davenport, Wash. where he was a lifetime resident. John was born on Jul. 25, 1937 in Reardan, Wash. to Ellis and Eleanor Sawyer. He grew up in Davenport where he attended school, graduating in 1955 from Davenport High School. He later married Rita Nate on Nov. 7, 1959 in Davenport. John ran a gas station for several years and then later became an insurance agent for Farmers Insurance which he r...
WENATCHEE — The Reardan FFA team, which has been presenting on the issue of carnivore and predatory management in Washington to various stakeholders this school year, will give their presentation to the Fish and Wildlife Commission Friday, March 17. The presentation will be part of the Commission’s working lunch Friday. The Commission is meeting from March 16-18. Topics planned for discussion include game management planning, carnivore management, a proposed property transfer, decisions on proposed land transactions and spr...
Notice of Joint Local-State Public Comment Period, SEPA Environmental Review, and Public Hearing: Lincoln County Coalition Shoreline Master Program - 2023 Periodic Review NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Lincoln County Coalition Shoreline Master Program and Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology) are seeking comments on the Coalition’s Shoreline Master Program (SMP) periodic review and proposed SMP Amendments. The joint 30-day local/state public comment period will run from March 23rd 2023, through April 24th, 2...
