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DAVENPORT—A Department of Transportation construction project expected to bring 15-minute delays to travelers on Highway 2 between here and Reardan will now begin Thursday, May 5. The project was originally scheduled to begin Monday, May 2 but was delayed due to supply needs, project manager Randy Silvrants informed The Record-Times. Work Thursday will begin with one-day pavement repairs in the city. Crews will begin work at Gunning Street on the west end of Davenport, and finish pavement repairs through First Street by t...
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. April 25 Traffic stops: 14 A Lincoln County Jail inmate was transferred from the Spokane Police Department. A caller said her mom had been acting weird over text message. An Avista caller said they found some bones i...
Government and community meetings and gatherings in Davenport, Odessa, Reardan, Harrington and Sprague the week of May 6-12. If you’d like your organization included in this tab, email dteditor@centurytel.net. Monday, May 9 Odessa town council meeting at 7 p.m. in the Odessa Library Wednesday, May 11 Davenport city council meeting at 7 p.m. in City Hall Harrington city council meeting at 7 p.m. in City Hall Sprague-Lamont school board meeting at 7 p.m. in the Sprague Conference Room Thursday, May 12 Davenport Chamber of C...
I see that we are selecting a new Lincoln County sheriff this next election cycle. I question why is this a partisan race? Why are electing a sheriff who is a Democrat or a Republican? When my son was growing up he noticed the republican sheriff. He wondered if you were Republican did you not get speeding tickets? Let's elect the best person to do the job and not worry about what party they belong to. We need to question the candidate's long term plan for the department. Do we need more road patrol deputies or more staff? We...
Davenport birthdays May 6: Andrew Collins, Eleanor Easley, Nicholas Goetz May 7: Sienna Miller, Brett Gustaveson, Braxton Cloud, River Crandell May 8: Robert Jenkins, Aleisha Zaugg, Sarah Johnson, Ethan Plasencia, Jeanne Newcomb, Bryan Furman May 9: Stephanie Hileman May 10: Josh Miller, Brett Alspach May 11: Frosty Freeze, Kevin Schweiger, Sharon Buck, Marsha Hendrickson, Kaycee Hennings May 12: Ricci Husky, Alan Steinolfson, Tyler Bailey, Rochelle Hopp, Jalaina Jacobsen, Keala Quisano, Alana Quisano Davenport anniversaries...
REARDAN-Two more senior high school students from here will play basketball in college. Mady Dewey signed with the Community Colleges of Spokane this week, while Ella Curry signed with Everett Community College last Thursday. Both signings followed Ayden Krupke signing with Bushnell College, making it three girls' basketball players from the 2021-22 roster heading to the next level. Both CCS and ECC are in the Northwest Athletic Conference and usually play each other once or...
DAVENPORT-Local baseball and softball teams have about one week left in their respective regular seasons before heading to districts. Baseball districts begin this weekend, while softball regular seasons run through next Tuesday. Several local teams were in action this week and over the weekend as the regular season winds down. Tigers overpower Wellpinit, fall to ACH The Tiger baseball team had little trouble overcoming Wellpinit on Apr. 26, winning both games of the...
DAVENPORT—Drivers traveling between here and Reardan will have to detour or deal with construction delays starting next week. Crews will be performing construction on an 11.5 mile stretch between the end of the bridge just east of Highway 25 outside the city and down Highway 2 to the west end of Reardan. The work will be done in roughly four-mile increments and begins Tuesday, May 3, according to project manager Randy Silvrants of Inland Asphalt Co., which is performing the work. However, Construction in the city will b...
CHEWELAH—The Reardan girls track team was victorious in a trip north to Snyder Field against four league opponents Tuesday, April 26. The boys team finished in second place behind the host Cougars. Boys 100 meters 3. Braydon Bayless, 12.91 5. Shane Book, 13.02 9. Richard Alsept, 13.24 12. Zander Thornton, 13.46 15. Hunter Wynecoop, 14.01 17. Richard Boyd, 14.12 18. Justin Lebret, 14.84 20. Will Burnett, 15.04 Boys 200 meters 3. Braydon Bayless, 25.10 5. Shane Book, 25.93 12. Justin Lebret, 28.74 16. Joseph Matusik, 33.13 B...
REARDAN-The scent of smoked sausage and sense of Reardan spirit packed Gene Smith Gym as hundreds of current and former football players and community members gathered for a once-in-a-generation "50 Years of Football" banquet Saturday, April 23. The event served several purposes: Celebrate Eric Nikkola's retirement, honor former coaches Dan Graham and Gene Smith and introduce new head coach Matt Clouse to the Reardan faithful filling the building named after Smith. Who better...
REARDAN--Colleen Ellis received the Miss Reardan-Edwall crown from the former Queen Emma Wiedmer at a surprise ceremony following Easter Sunday services at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Reardan April 17. Ellis may be the new ambassador for Reardan, but she has already been representing her hometown by playing flute in the local high school marching and pep band since middle school, playing on Reardan softball teams since kindergarten and achieving academically through being an...
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. April 18 Traffic stops: 14 Theft was reported in Reardan. A caller reported roofing material on a roadway. A caller said someone cut the lock and went through an old building on a business’s property. An issue with a...
REARDAN-The school district's nine-month period of being mascot-less, or "just Reardan," as many locals refer to it, is over. The school board approved a motion to make the "Screaming Eagles" the new mascot by a 3-1 vote at the board's meeting Wednesday, April 27. The district was forced to change its mascot from the "Indians" following the passage of House Bill 1356 in 2021, which banned the use of Native American mascots or logos by public schools in Washington. The moniker...
Government and community meetings and gatherings for the week of April 29-May 5. If you’d like your organization included in this tab, email dteditor@centurytel.net. Monday, May 2 Lincoln County Commissioners meeting at 8 a.m. in the County Courthouse Wednesday, May 4 Harrington Chamber of Commerce meeting at 4 p.m. at the Post and Office Thursday, May 5 Reardan town council at 6 p.m. in the Reardan United Methodist Church...
Davenport birthdays April 29: Bonnie Singer, Brian Madison, Josh Smith April 30: Evan Dennis, Patricia Brower, Terry Giessler, Aria Crandell May 2: Aubrey Atkinson, Heather Becker, Michael Ellstrom, Doris Ensor ♱ May 3: Cassandra Collins, Charlie King, Lynne Guhlke, Glenn Arland, Rod Pankey, Nearly Ezenyimulu, Riley Hennings, Jacob Anderson, Mary Lou Golden ♱ May 4: Marty Parsons, Kariya Lacy, Ron Burnett, Ryan Greenwood, John Dorgan ♱ May 5: Natasha Goetz, Becky Oehlwein, Jill Freeze Davenport anniversaries May 1: Brian...
REARDAN-Ayden Krupke's basketball career isn't ending in high school. The local senior who led the girls' varsity team to a fourth-place finish in the NE2B this season signed to play for Bushnell University in Eugene Tuesday, April 26. Krupke will play for the Beacons of the Cascade Collegiate Conference, which is an NAIA conference. She was recruited by several NAIA schools, but she said she decided to sign the weekend after visiting Bushnell. "That was the place I felt most...
Varsity games, meets and matches for Davenport, Odessa, Reardan and Harrington the week of April 29-May 5. All games are subject to postponement or cancellation. Friday, April 29 Davenport and Harrington tennis at Inland Empire, time TBD Saturday, April 30 Davenport, Odessa and Reardan track at Underberg Invite in Ritzville @ 11 a.m. Davenport baseball and softball at Chewelah @ noon Reardan baseball and softball at Asotin @ noon Davenport and Harrington tennis at Inland Empire, time TBD Monday, May 2 Davenport and Odessa...
REARDAN-A full week of home games for the local baseball and softball teams against Colfax and Lind-Ritzville/Sprague led to mixed results. When the Bulldogs came to town Friday, April 22, the top-10 ranked softball team wasn't messing around. Colfax beat Reardan 16-0 in three innings in the first game of a doubleheader, aided by 11 runs in the top of the second inning. Reardan didn't have much better luck in the second game, but did get on the scoreboard. Colfax won the latte...
ODESSA – The local chapter of the Future Business Leaders of America was named the Outstanding Chapter of the Year for Washington at the state FBLA leadership conference held in Spokane last week. Area schools that also attended were Harrington, Davenport and Reardan. This was the first live state business leadership conference in two years, since the Covid pandemic forced schools to attend virtual conferences online. Today's seniors were freshmen at the last live c...
Government and community meetings and gatherings in Davenport, Odessa, Reardan, Harrington and Sprague for the week of April 22-28. If you’d like your organization included in this tab, email dteditor@centurytel.net. Monday, April 25 Davenport school board meeting at 6 p.m. in the K-8 Library Odessa town council meeting at 7 p.m. in the Public Library Tuesday, April 26 Fire District No. 4 commissioners’ meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 27 Parks and Recreation District No. 3 meeting at 9 a.m. in Memorial Hall Odessa sch...
REARDAN-It was double trouble in Reardan for the Davenport baseball team, which fell in a pair of games to the cross-county rival 4-0 and 15-0. In the first game, Davenport ace Denton Deal struck out 13 batters while giving up just five hits, but the Gorilla offense was unable to generate more than two hits to give the senior run support. Caden Day, Noah Meyer and Greg Alvarez all drove in runs for Reardan in the first game. Day got the win, going 4 2/3 innings on the mound...
REARDAN-A youthful Gorilla softball team was able to procure its first win of the season Tuesday before host Reardan bounced back to earn a victory in the second game of a doubleheader between the two Tuesday, April 19. Davenport took care of business in the first game 10-3, with senior Kylee Buchanan earning the win on the mound. Reardan then flipped the script in the second game for a convincing 16-3 victory. Davenport is now 1-5 after six games and hosts Kettle Falls...
Varsity games, meets and matches for Davenport, Odessa, Reardan and Harrington the week of April 22-28. All games are subject to postponement or cancellation. Friday, April 22 Reardan baseball and softball vs. Colfax @ 3 p.m. Saturday, April 23 Reardan track at Mooberry Relays at Rogers High in Spokane @ 10 a.m. Odessa track at Quincy @ 10:30 a.m. Davenport tennis at Kettle Falls @ 11 a.m. Reardan tennis at Chewelah @ 11 a.m. Harrington tennis at Lind-Ritzville/Sprague @ 11 a.m. Odessa baseball vs. Almira-Coulee-Hartline @...
Davenport birthdays April 22: Donna Sitko, Heather Panke, Samuel Choate April 23: Ken Jacobsen, Maile Quisano, Mary Sorensen, Arliene Jungblom April 24: Leslie Schweiger, Reece Johnson, Kinsley Kragt, Kinley Miller, Jeff Lust April 25: Steve Plasencia, Bernice Jackson April 26: George Arland, Ken Deal, Mamiko Patterson April 27: Libby Mattox, Brian Morcom April 28: Sami Guhlke Davenport anniversaries April 23: Scott and Denise Liebing April 25: Brad and Jamie Chappell, Patrick and Wendy Bodeau, Gene and Manuela Hinkey Reardan...
Reardan High School students were on track for a "freight" time at Senior Prom, which was held at the Inland Northwest Rail Museum last Saturday, April 19....
