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REARDAN--Gonzaga head baseball coach Mark Andrew Machtolf was arrested by Reardan Police and booked into Lincoln County Jail on a charge of driving under the influence late Thursday, June 9, according to Reardan Police Chief Andy Manke, the Lincoln County Jail roster and Reardan Police arrest reports. Machtolf, who just completed his 19th season at the helm of the Bulldogs' diamond squad, had a blood-alcohol level as high as 0.284 at the time of booking according to tests admi...
DAVENPORT-A months-long search to fill a vacant principal position came to a conclusion in early May with the hire of Sarita Hopkins as the new elementary principal. The school board approved Hopkins' hire Monday, May 9. The hire moves Noelle Carstens to secondary principal as Chad Prewitt prepares to take over the superintendent role from the retiring Jim Kowalkowski. Hopkins comes to Davenport from Cheney Middle School, where she is wrapping up her third year as the...
DAVENPORT—High school seniors around Lincoln County ready to conclude their grade school ventures are about to see that dream realized. Many local graduations are coming up this weekend, while a couple have either already occurred or are a couple weekends away. Harrington graduation is first on tap this weekend, with a 6 p.m. ceremony at the school scheduled for the four local graduates. Davenport and Odessa’s graduations are both Saturday, June 4. Odessa’s ceremony is at 11 a.m., while Davenport celebrates its gradu...
Last week’s issue of The Record-Times erroneously reported the date of this November’s general election. The correct date of the election is Tuesday, Nov. 8. There were also errors reporting results of the Davenport and Reardan track team’s meet in Liberty Lake May 21. The boys and girls team results were printed inversely. In actuality, the Davenport boys team took the team title, while the girls finished second behind St. George’s. The Reardan boys finished fifth and the Reardan girls finished fourth....
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. May 23 Traffic stops: 6 A caller said they were passed by a vehicle on Highway 2, and occupants in the vehicle began throwing rocks on their car. A caller said a white Chevy blew through two stop signs in a c...
Government and community meetings and gatherings for the week of June 3-9. If you’d like your organization included in this tab, email dteditor@centurytel.net. Monday, June 6 Lincoln County commissioners meeting at 8 a.m. in the County Courthouse Odessa town council meeting at 7 p.m. in the Library Wednesday, June 8 Harrington Chamber of Commerce meeting at 4 p.m. at the Post and Office Reardan-Edwall school board workshop at 6:30 p.m. in the Commons Davenport city council meeting at 7 p.m. in City Hall Harrington city c...
SPOKANE – A three-run lead through two innings gave the Reardan baseball team sights on a state playoff bid, but four runs scored in the following six innings by the Colfax Bulldogs dashed those hopes. Colfax topped Reardan 4-3 in eight innings in a District 7 NE2B third-place game at Whitworth University to claim the league's final state 2B tournament bid Saturday, May 14. Reardan quickly plated two runs in the bottom of the first inning on a sacrifice fly by Caden Day t...
Coach of the Year: Colfax Tracy Imler Co-MVP Jorja Koemer (Colfax) and Jaidyn Stephens (Liberty) First Team: Caylie Browne (Asotin) Delaney Imler (Colfax) Lily Denham (Asotin) Harper Booth (Colfax) Aj Sosky (Reardan) Kaitlyn Waters (NWC) Justice Brown (Colfax) Jordyn Jeske (Liberty) Second Team: Lexi Kettner (Liberty) Callie Hughes (Kettle Falls) Makenzie Ritchie (NWC) Cady Browne (Asotin) Kylee Buchanan (Davenport) Mya McInelly (Kettle Falls) Becca Bennett (Chewelah) Bailey Fuller (Chewelah) Abi Iverson (NWC) Collette...
SPANGLE – The Reardan softball team suffered a loss in its first District 7 NE2B game but staved off elimination with a victory in a loser-out game. Davenport, meanwhile, played into the tournament but was eliminated on the first day. Reardan entered the tournament as the seventh seed and fell to the Liberty Lancers in Spangle 11-4 in their first postseason game Tuesday, May 17. The Screaming Eagles stayed alive in a loser-out game, however, fighting off the Kettle Falls B...
Davenport birthdays June 3: Ryan Buchmann, Joe Coppersmith, Connie Lust, Katie Jo Wagner ♱ June 4: Gavin Boggs, Heath Becker, Maddilynn Collins, Kelly Rosman ♱ June 5: Janaye Wilkie, Corday Umtuch, Bonnie Booth June 6: Addison Smith, Shelby Hargrave, Gary Kersten, Debbie Keller June 7: Kaysa Panke, Ruth Oehlwein June 8: Jeff Semprimoznik, MyKenzie Deverell, Jasper Linstrum June 9: Keaton Hupp, Jamie Mitchel, Virginia Morrison Davenport anniversaries June 3: Steve and Roberta Telecky, Mike and Dawn Hale, Harold and Cla...
REARDAN—For the first time in three days, the local Mule Days celebration is a go this upcoming weekend from Friday June 3 to Sunday June 5. Mule Days, which began in 1904 and has only been interrupted by World War II and the COVID-19 pandemic, was renamed Community Day several decades ago and features many local events. Chief amongst those events is the Mule Days Parade, which this year is on Spokane Street from Cedar Street to Lake Street. Attendees can expect to see community floats, equestrian showcases, rodeo royalty a...
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. May 9 Traffic stops: 21 A caller reported a suspicious boat and trailer parked at the bird watching area north of Reardan. Vista Manor Apartments in Wilbur called to say one of their tenants died. A man said he was...
REARDAN – On Wednesday Police Chief Andy Manke was involved in an at-fault car collision. According to the Police Report sent to the paper. Manke was on duty and running radar at the time of the incident. He was parked along the curb facing east bound on the east side of the Broadway and Aspen intersection. Manke then entered the lane of travel and collied with a vehicle that had just entered Broadway Ave from Aspen Street. The vehicle struck was a black 2017 Toyota Corolla r...
CHENEY-A personal record jump of six feet three inches gave Reardan sophomore Richard Alsept Lincoln County's lone individual 2B state champion at the WIAA 2B State Championships held at Roos Field on the campus of Eastern Washington University Thursday-Saturday May 26-28. Alsept's high jump mark was two inches higher than his second place competitor, senior Tre Seydel of Raymond. Senior Jarrett Jacobsen of Davenport finished third in the event. The Davenport boys had the...
REARDAN-Two varsity high school coaches are leaving their posts. Longtime head wrestling coach Rick Perleberg and inaugural girls soccer coach Brian Scott both resigned from their positions in letters accepted by the school board Wednesday, May 25. Perleberg, who said he is just retiring from the position and not from his teaching career, has been the head coach since 2015 and worked with the wrestling program since his arrival with the district in 1999. In that time he's...
Ardell Boleneus passed away May 14, 2022 at her home in Spokane, WA. She was born April 27, 1940 in Colville, WA to Jess and Clara Denison and was one of eleven children. Ardell grew up on the West End of the Spokane Indian Reservation and later married Mark Beardslee and they had three daughters Brenda, Glenda and Renda. Mark passed away in 1985. Ardell married Deral Boleneus in June of 1991 at their home north of Reardan, WA and their blended family grew to 5 with Deral’s ch...
DAVENPORT – The race is on for several Lincoln County offices as political newcomers and incumbents square off following filing week. The window for formally file to run for office closed Friday, May 20, after five days. At the end of filing, there were a total of 64 candidates vying for 29 offices – local, regional and statewide – in Lincoln County. The most hotly contested race in the county will be for Lincoln County sheriff. Five lawmen filed for office in a bid to repla...
LIBERTY LAKE – The Gorilla track and field times brought a one-two finish home from the 2B District 7 meet Saturday, May 21, from Ridgeline High School. The Davenport girls won the team award with 170 points, followed by Jenkins (Chewelah) with 129.5. The Reardan girls finished fifth with 58 points. Meanwhile, the Davenport boys took second-place with 83.5 team points. The Gorillas were second only to St. George's, which dominated boys competition and earned 180 points. C...
SPOKANE – Heavy rainfall, thunder and an overwhelming opponent didn't prevent the Reardan girls fastpitch softball team from having a little fun Saturday, May 21, in Franklin Park. Rather, the girls took to a muddy softball diamond to sing, dance and even "do the worm" during an extended rain delay in the 2B District 7 softball tournament. Reardan girls even convinced players from the opposing team – Northwest Christian (Colbert) – and Jenkins (Chewelah) to join in the fun w...
ODESSA-The 28th annual Spring Fling quilt show hosted by The Odessa Quilt Club and Fronen Steppdecker had another successful year. There were over 200 quilts on display. The vendors in attendance were Toasty’s (Spanaway), Milk Bottle Co. (Odessa), Crazy Quilter (Lind) and Stitch! (Reardan). Attendees enjoyed refreshments at the “Quilter’s Café.” Challenge entries spanned over two years. The 2020 Challenge was Postcard Quilts, 4x6 mini quilts, sized and constructed for mailing through the US postal service. Postcard...
Davenport birthdays May 13: Olivia Orvis, Emily Dixon, Elizabeth Waldher May 14: Justin Wood, Blakelyn Boggs May 15: John McElfish, Hailee Ensor, Wyatt Morcom May 16: Josh Zeiler, Isaiah Bircher, Rachael Bambino, Ethan Carruth May 17: Adam Ropp, Vanessa Easley, Eric Strozyk May 18: Cruz Plasencia, Tony Sawyer, Nathan Reinbold, Matthew Fisk, Brian Warwick, Missy Schimek May 19: A.J. Floyd, Linda Patterson, Christian Stout, Becky Bailey, Ashley Gunning, Claire VanBuren ♰ Davenport anniversaries May 13: Dave and Deana Barta M...
CHEWELAH-Like their Reardan neighbors to the east, Davenport track and field will be abundantly attending the District 7 Championships at Ridgeline High School in Liberty Lake May 20-21 after another successful meet at the North Division Championships Tuesday, May 10. The Davenport boys won yet another team meet while qualifying a good chunk of their athletes, while the girls finished in second place behind St. George's. The top four athletes in laned events and the top six...
RITZVILLE-Reardan was well-represented at the NE2B South Division track and field championships. Both the boys and girls teams finished in first place in the meet that included competitors from Lind-Ritzville/Sprague, Asotin, Liberty and Colfax. The girls had 138 points, while second-place Colfax had 123 points. The boys had 160 points to second-place Colfax's 137. Individually, the top four competitors in all laned events and the top six competitors in field and mile-plus...
DAVENPORT—If either NE2B softball team from Lincoln County is going to make a state tournament run, it will take a string of upsets and players across the board to step up. Reardan enters the NE2B district tournament as the No. 7 seed, while Davenport will have to win a pigtail game for an opportunity at the league’s top seed. Davenport finished last in the league with a league record of 2-12 and an overall record of 3-13 after splitting a pair of games with Lind-Ritzville/Sprague on Senior Night Tuesday, May 10. The Gor...
COLBERT—The No. 3 seeded Reardan baseball team has a chance to make the state regional tournament after splitting a pair of games at the NE2B District Tournament at Northwest Christian (Colbert) Tuesday, May 10. The team defeated Asotin in a loser-out game 14-4 before falling to the state-bound Crusaders 11-1 in the district semifinals. Reardan’s bats came alive after surrendering two first-inning runs against the No. 6-seeded Panthers, led by three triples and five runs batted in by senior Abe Nelson and a home run from cat...
