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DAVENPORT—The race between incumbent Matt Schneider of Davenport and challenger Don Staley of Deer Meadows for Fire District No. 5 Commissioner No. 2 is too close to call after three tallies. Schneider currently leads Staley by three votes: 344-341. Nine write-in votes have been counted in the race. Schneider trailed Staley after the first count 263-235 Tuesday, Nov. 2, but took a lead Nov. 4 323-315. Now, after Staley picked up 26 new votes and Schneider picked up 21, the margin is just three votes. The Lincoln County A...
BREWSTER—For the first time in the program’s short, two-year history, the Reardan soccer team is heading to the 2B state playoffs. The girl’s squad clinched its spot with a 2-1 victory over the Brewster Bears in a District 6/7 crossover game Saturday, Nov. 6. Reardan arrived in Brewster after falling in the NE2B championship to St. George’s 3-0 Tuesday, Nov. 2. Both teams had several opportunities to score in the opening minutes. Reardan freshman Noelle Raczykowski and sen...
DAVENPORT--Incumbent Matt Schneider has taken an ever-so-slight lead over Don Staley in the race for Fire District No. 5 commissioner No. 2. The incumbent Schneider, of Davenport, trailed Staley, of Deer Meadows, 263-235 after the first count Tuesday, but after a second count Thursday afternoon, Schneider leads 323-315. The Lincoln County Auditor's Office estimates there are 320 total ballots countywide left to tally, with the next count coming Tuesday, Nov. 9 at 4 p.m. Incumbents are still trailing in races for Fire...
REARDAN-Veteran's Day is next Thursday, Nov. 11, and the holiday recognizing those who have served in the military carries special meaning for one local family. If one has the Neuschwander or Williquette surname, there's a good chance they've served in one of the military branches. The senior in town, Dave Neuschwander, was one of three brothers to serve in the military. Neuschwander was in the Marine Corps from 1957 to 1960 and was stationed at Point Arguello next to...
REARDAN-Ian Wagner, a farmer with three children in the school district, has wrapped up his time with the Reardan-Edwall School District after five years on the board. He was recognized at his last board meeting Oct. 27. Wagner had been on the board since 2016. He had served just over two two-year terms and went through the election process twice. "It's just time," Wagner said of his decision to leave the board. "Five years is plenty. It's time for some new ideas and a change...
Government and community meetings in the Davenport, Reardan, Harrington, Edwall and Sprague areas from Nov. 5-11. If you’d like your organization included in this tab, email dteditor@centurytel.net. Wednesday, Nov. 10 Reardan school board workshop at 6 p.m. in the Commons Davenport city council @ 7 p.m. in City Hall Harrington city council @ 7 p.m. in City Hall Sprague-Lamont school board meeting @ 8 p.m. in the Sprague conference room...
Reardan and Harrington celebrated their fall senior athletes last week. Harrington recognized volleyball senior Emily Nixon (top left) Friday, Oct. 29. That same night, Reardan recognized its football, cheer, cross country and band seniors. Reardan honored its volleyball and soccer seniors Tuesday, Oct. 26. Reardan photos by Drew Lawson. Harrington photo submitted by Sharon Kruger....
ASOTIN-The Reardan volleyball team's run ended in the district tournament Wednesday, Nov. 3. The girls lost in four sets to the Asotin Panthers in a loser-out game 25-18, 10-25, 16-25, 23-25. Reardan entered the double-elimination NE2B District 7 tournament as the eighth and final seed to make the field after an 8-6 regular season. Their prize draw was the top ranked and undefeated Colfax Bulldogs in the first round. The girls battled hard against the top dogs, but fell in...
COLFAX-Sophomore Jaeger Jacobsen has been Davenport's best cross-country runner all season, and Saturday, he proved he's one of the best B runners this side of the Cascades with a first-place finish at the District 7/9 B Regional Championships. Jacobsen's finish, along with a top-10 finish by senior Jake Coffman, helped the Gorilla boys qualify for state with a third-place team finish. The top four teams qualified for state, and the Gorillas were joined by St. George's,...
LINCOLN COUNTY—The 2021 general election season has arrived. Election Day is coming up Tuesday, Nov. 3. Ballots must be postmarked by 8 p.m. that day. The county has drop boxes at the courthouse in the auditor’s office and outside at the east entrance, as well as outside City Hall in Harrington. Ballots can also be submitted by mail. Each county voter will have three advisory votes on their ballot concerning tax increases and will be asked to give their input on whether the tax should be repealed or maintained. Advisory vote...
REARDAN—A movie starring several recognizable Hollywood actors about two Fruitland brothers who made a music album in the 1970’s filmed some scenes in Reardan last week. Four students, one school staff member and two high school alumni from here were extras in one of the scenes. The movie, titled "Dreamin’ Wild," stars Oscar winner Casey Affleck and Emmy winner Walton Goggins as brothers Donnie and Joe Emerson in a real-life tale about the two brothers from Fruitland who recorded a pop-funk album in the 1970s that was recen...
GRAND COULEE—Two men suspected of stealing items from Richard Kramer’s Reardan home were arrested Oct. 20 by the Reardan Police Department, Grand Coulee Police Department and Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office. Jesus Alberto Castaneda, 27 of Elmer City was arrested on charges of third-degree conspiracy to commit theft, third-degree criminal trespassing, third-degree theft and third-degree driving with a license suspended or revoked, while Timothy Ronald Wilging, 52 of Grand Coulee was arrested on charges of third-degree consp...
REARDAN—The Reardan-Edwall School District was granted an emergency connectivity federal grant totaling just over $700,000, the district announced late last week. The funding is the first the district applied for in the federal grant passed titled the Emergency Connectivity Fund to help students around the country with limited or no Internet access receive a satellite connection. The total funding set aside by the government is $7.17 billion for districts around the country. The emergency connection will only last through t...
Government and community meetings in Davenport, Reardan, Harrington, Edwall and Sprague during Oct. 29-Nov. 4. If you’d like your community organization included in this tab, email dteditor@centurytel.net. Monday, Nov. 1 Lincoln County Commissioners meeting at 8 a.m. in the county courthouse Thursday, Nov. 4 Reardan town council at 6 p.m. in the United Methodist Church...
Davenport celebrated its fall sports seniors last week, with soccer and volleyball athletes honored Thursday, Sept. 21 and football and cross country athletes recognized Friday, Oct. 22. Above, sixth-grader Alexis Ward starts Senior Night off right with her rendition of the National Anthem. At the right, soccer seniors Cady Zellmer and Hanna Orvis are recognized with their parents. Below, football seniors Cody Jenkins, Jarrett Jacobsen and Tate Foster, cross country senior...
REARDAN-Former Gonzaga men's basketball standout and current women's basketball strength and conditioning coach Mike Nilson visited the high school today to speak to student-athletes. Nilson, who played for Gonzaga from 1996-2000, spoke on the topic of leadership and commitment. He first talked through the three types of leaders he's seen and highlighted the leadership he saw from NBA Hall of Famer and Gonzaga alum John Stockton, noting athletes can lead by example through...
DAVENPORT-The Gorillas will be hosting a district crossover game with an opportunity to go to the state playoffs this year. That was ensured after Davenport eviscerated the Chewelah Cougars 42-18 on Senior Night Friday, Oct. 22 to clinch a top-two finish in the NE2B. Davenport improved to 6-1 with the win and 7-1 overall, remaining in second place in the league behind undefeated Lind-Ritzville/Sprague. The loss was damaging for Chewelah, which fell to 3-3 in the league and...
REARDAN-Mason Gilchrist ran for four touchdowns and the Colfax Bulldogs earned a 42-19 victory over a Reardan football team that outgained its visitors but couldn't string together enough scores to keep up Friday, Oct. 22. Reardan fell to 1-6 in NE2B play and 2-6 overall, while Colfax vaulted into fourth place in the league while improving to 4-3 in league and 5-3 overall. Senior running back Abe Nelson had a big day for the home team, opening the game with a 63-yard...
1. x-Lind-Ritzville/Sprague (6-0, 7-0) 2. x-Davenport (6-1, 7-1) 3. Northwest Christian (4-3, 5-3) 4. Colfax (4-3, 5-3) 5. Liberty (4-3, 4-3) 6. Chewelah (3-3, 3-5) 7. Asotin (2-5, 2-5) 8. Reardan (1-6, 2-6) 9. Kettle Falls (0-6, 0-6) x=clinched a spot in the District 6/7 crossover game for a state playoff berth...
Area scoreboard for games and matches Oct. 21-27 Football Friday, Oct. 22 Davenport 42, Chewelah 18 Colfax 42, Reardan 19 Soccer Thursday, Oct. 21 Northwest Christian (Colbert) 2, Davenport 1 (shootout) Tuesday, Oct. 26 Davenport 4, Reardan 0 Volleyball Thursday, Oct. 21 Davenport 3, Kettle Falls 2 (18-25, 25-19, 25-19, 17-25, 15-12) Reardan 3, St. George’s 0 (25-13, 25-20, 25-20) Wilbur-Creston 3, Harrington 0 (25-8, 25-8, 25-5) Saturday, Oct. 23 Mary Walker (Springdale) 3, Harrington 0 (25-3, 25-9, 25-11) Tuesday, Oct. 2...
REARDAN-The No. 1 ranked Colfax Bulldogs spoiled Reardan's Senior Night with a 3-0 (25-9, 25-20, 25-11) victory Tuesday, Oct. 26. Reardan fell to 4-6 in league play with the loss, but maintained its spot in the district playoffs next week. Colfax came out swinging, scoring the first six points of the first set and going on to win 25-9. Reardan battled much harder in the second set, taking a 7-6 lead. The home team held tough as Colfax went on a 6-1 road to take a 15-11 second...
REARDAN-Even though Reardan has only been in the NE2B for two seasons, a rivalry is beginning to bud between the youthful Davenport Gorillas and Tuesday's home team. Going into the match, each team had won on the other's home turf. In the rubber match, that trend continued, with Davenport earning a 4-0 win Oct. 26. Davenport clinched the NE2B regular season title and No. 1 seed in the league playoffs with the victory amidst cold, windy and rainy conditions. The game was...
Varsity games, meets and matches for Davenport, Reardan and Harrington this week Friday, Oct. 29 Harrington volleyball SENIOR NIGHT vs. Columbia (Hunters) @ 6 p.m. Davenport vs. Reardan football at Reardan @ 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 30 Davenport vs. Reardan playoff soccer at Davenport @ 1 p.m. District 7/9 cross country regionals at Colfax @ 1 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 2 Davenport OR Reardan vs. Northwest Christian (Colbert) OR St. George’s league championship game, time and location TBD Reardan volleyball district tournament game @ 6...
SPOKANE VALLEY-On the same day he started at cornerback for the Davenport football team, sophomore Jaeger Jacobsen earned his team's highest finish at the District 7/9 league championships at Plantes Ferry Friday, Oct. 22. Meanwhile, Reardan eighth-grader Colton Lonning, Davenport eighth-grader Josie Wynecoop and Davenport sixth-grader Charlotte Soliday earned top-five middle school finishes in the final meet of the middle school season. The Davenport middle school girls...
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. Oct. 18 Traffic stops: 7 A caller said his elderly neighbor, who has dementia and uses an oxygen tank, might be missing after they went hunting the day prior. A report came in of a man shooting a two-point buck nea...
