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DAVENPORT—This week, May 17-21, is early filing week for candidates interested in running for office in open positions on the Lincoln County ballot for the August primary and November general elections. As of May 18, 38 total candidates had filed and been approved by the Lincoln County Auditor. A complete list of open positions can be found in the May 6 issue of The Times. Here are all the candidates that have filed for positions in Davenport, Harrington, Sprague, Reardan and Edwall thus far. Only one race is contested to t...
REARDAN – Council approved a request of police chief Andy Manke to begin the hiring process of two new reserve officers at its May 6 regular meeting. Manke is eligible to retire near the end of 2022. Candidates are not set in stone yet, but council’s motion allows the police department to begin the process of hiring new law enforcement reserve officers for when Manke steps away. The unanimously approved motion was council’s only official action taken. During the public comment section, a roughly 20-minute discussion betwe...
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 2 Traffic stops: 7 A Reardan man requested help with a lockout. A woman called 911 in a panic and didn’t want the dispatcher to talk to her husband. May 3 Traffic stops: 8 A Davenport woman reported suspicious cir...
Raymond Mattox 1932-2021 Raymond Mattox passed away May 1, 2021 at his home in Reardan, Wash. He was born Oct. 15, 1932 in Ronan, Mont. to Leland and Gertrude Mattox. Raymond married Linnea Anderson on Feb. 20, 1953 in Seattle, Wash. Raymond was a plumber and he owned and operated Ray's Plumbing in Everett for several years before moving to eastern Washington where he developed Rocky Top Estates. Raymond loved the outdoors with family and friends camping, hunting and fishing,...
May 4 vs. St. George’s Girls Singles: #1 Singles – Annie Sawyer from SG defeated Mackenzie Bramer from Dav, 6-2, 6-3 #2 Singles – No Match | #3 Singles – No Match Boys Singles: #1 Singles – Robert Deforest from SG defeated Kale Smith from Dav, 6-0, 6-1 #2 Singles – Ian Reichel from SG, defeated Brendan Wilson from Dav, 6-0, 6-2 #3 Singles – No Match Girls Doubles: #1 Doubles – No Match | #2 Doubles – No Match Boys Doubles: #1 Doubles – No Match | #2 Doubles – No Match Pro Set – Mixed Singles May 6 vs. Reardan (all pro sets) O...
DAVENPORT – 12 athletes from Davenport and Reardan high schools have made the all-NE2B teams for football and volleyball, which this year ran from February to early April due to previous COVID-19 cancellations. The Gorillas had four football players and two volleyball players represented, while the Indians had five football players and one volleyball players on the all-league teams. Davenport junior Willie Waters headlined the group, making the first team for both offensive and defensive lines. Senior linebacker Skyler Henry,...
REARDAN – Three runs in the bottom of the seventh inning was enough to dig the Indians out of a deep hole in their district playoff game against the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos Tuesday, May 11. Reardan ended its season with a 15-6 loss at home and finished the truncated campaign 5-8. LRS jumped on Reardan early, scoring four runs in the top of the first inning. The Indians held the Broncos scoreless for the following three innings, but three runs in the fifth, five runs i...
CHEWELAH – Split between events and individuals, the Davenport track and field team will have 42 representatives at the District 7 2B championships in Ritzville May 13 after the North qualifying meet May 7. Reardan, meanwhile, totaled 13 qualifications after the South qualifying meet in Colfax. The top eight finishers in each event qualified for districts. If an event featured fewer than eight participants, all finishing participants qualified. Any athletes that scratched d...
REARDAN – The Reardan-Edwall School District will be choosing a new mascot by next school year, the district announced Monday, May 3. The “Indians” mascot was among the Native American monikers banned in House Bill 1356, which was just signed into state law. The bill offered an exception for schools to use a Native-related mascot if the district is in or borders a county with some or all of a tribal reservation, if said tribe gives permission. However, superintendent Eric Sobotta announced in a Facebook post on the distr...
DAVENPORT – The official filing period for the fall elections will be held May 17 through May 21, 2021. All offices are subject to both primary and general elections. If more than two candidates file for a position, the primary election would narrow the field to the top two candidates, who would then appear on the general election ballot. The filing fee of 1% of the annual salary shall accompany the Declaration of Candidacy. There is no fee if the office sought is without a fixed salary. Anyone wishing directions on filing f...
CHENEY – Several students from East Lincoln County, including four from Davenport, one from Edwall, nine from Reardan and two from Sprague, made the Dean’s List at Eastern Washington University for winter quarter. Dean’s List students are any undergraduate student who earns 12 quality hours and receives a 3.5 or better grade point average. The 16 students from the area who achieved these requirements are: Hailey Arland, Zachary Carey, Samuel LaBrant and Justin Regan of Davenport, Naomi Winningham of Edwall, Joscelyn Bradb...
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: 11 A caller said she was in a verbal argument with her roommate and landlord. Two black cows were reported loose on the south side of Highway 2. A Davenport man said his neighbors on the corner...
Girls vs. Chewelah April 28 1st Doubles Harrington: Kaydence Brown & Annika Walters Chewelah: Ava Hartill & Natalie George Score: 0-6 1-6 (Winner Chewelah) 1st Singles Harrington: Allie Crawford Chewelah: Ariel Brashler Score: 1-6 1-6 (Winner Chewelah) Final: 2-0 Chewelah Girls vs. Reardan May 5 1st Doubles Harrington: Kaydence Brown & Sami Crawford Reardan: Hailey Fry & Taya Andradae Score: 2-6 1-6 (Winner Harrington) Final: 1-0 Harrington...
REARDAN – If not for the difference in throwing arms, Kettle Falls hitters might have thought they were facing the same pitcher twice in a row. Southpaw Aiden Kieffer and righty Caden Day both recorded complete games to lead the Indians to a doubleheader sweep over the Bulldogs 6-1 and 1-0 Tuesday, May 4. Reardan improved to 3-7 with the pair of wins, snapping a six-game skid. Kettle Falls fell to 1-9. In the first game, Reardan jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the bottom of the f...
REARDAN – Kettle Falls jumped on the Reardan softball girls in the first game of a doubleheader Tuesday, May 4, running away for a convincing 14-2 win. Reardan's bats came alive in the second game and the Indians won 14-9. Reardan was aided in the second game with three insurance runs in the bottom of the sixth inning. Kettle Falls managed one run in the top of the seventh inning, but left two runners on base as pitcher A.J. Sosky was able to strike out the final batter. K...
DAVENPORT – The Gorillas got through their first three meets untouched this season after again winning the boys and girls team competition at the final regular season match in Davenport May 1, setting a school record along the way. Darby Soliday dusted off a poor start (for her standards) off the blocks in the girls 100 meter hurdles and blazed past the competition. The Idaho State bound-senior scored a mark of 15.21 seconds in the event, the best in Davenport history. Soliday...
REARDAN--The Reardan-Edwall School District will be choosing a new mascot by next school year, the district announced today. The “Indians” mascot was among the Native American monikers banned in House Bill 1356, which was just signed into state law. The bill offered an exception for schools to use a Native-related mascot if the district is in or borders a county with some or all of a tribal reservation, if said tribe gives permission. However, superintendent Eric Sobotta announced in a Facebook post on the district's pag...
DAVENPORT – "BOOM!" What sounded like a bomb going off to Sami Guhlke hit the sky's soundwaves as the Reardan resident walked with her dog to pick up eggs from her family farm's chicken coop three miles south of town after the sun set March 25. 45 seconds later... "BOOM!" A second clap...then 45 seconds after that, a third... "BOOM!" "At first I thought something went wrong at Fairchild (Air Force Base)," Guhlke said. As it turned out, Guhlke wasn't the only person, locally or...
Richard Morrison 1939-2021 Richard Morrison, 82, a retired MSGT of the United States Air Force, Lincoln County Sheriff Deputy and a lifelong resident of Reardan, Wash passed away on April 22, 2021 at his home. Richard was born on Jan. 15, 1939 at Fresno, Calif. to Lester & Dorothy (Hunter) Morrison. Richard is survived by his daughter, Arlene Crenshaw; longtime friend, Shirley Fraley, her daughters Cindy Hansen and Crystal Sellers; nine grandchildren and eight...
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: 9 A Davenport man requested deputy contact regarding a civil issue on the 40800 block of North Porcupine Bay Road. An Almira woman said she was picking up her child from his father and not...
REARDAN-What do you call a girl who throws a no-hitter, tosses 11 shutout innings, strikes out 17 batters and drives in seven runs in a doubleheader? The Reardan Indians' answer to that question was pitcher A.J. Sosky Tuesday, April 28. The righty dominated the Davenport Gorillas, helping the Indians to a doubleheader sweep by scores of 11-0 and 13-3. Sosky's no-hitter came in the first game, which Reardan took control of early with six first inning runs. Sosky struck out 10...
COLBERT – The Indians failed to bounce back from last week’s sweep at the hands of Colfax, dropping two more against the Northwest Christian (Colbert) Crusaders April 27 by scores of 15-3 and 13-7. Reardan fell to 1-4 with the pair of defeats. Reardan managed just three hits in the opener, two of which were from senior Aiden Kieffer. Abe Nelson contributed the Indians’ other hit. Malachi Kaiser hit a home run and a double for NWC. The Indians managed more success with the bat in the second game with seven runs on six hits....
DAVENPORT – For the first time in two years, track and field athletes have been competing in Davenport, Reardan and Harrington. The Gorillas have enjoyed great success thus far, with both the boys and girls teams winning their first two meets at Lind-Ritzville High School April 24 and Snyder Field in Chewelah April 27. Davenport dusted off the field at Chewelah, with the boys finishing with 114.5 points over second-place Chewelah's 85 points and the girls finishing with 85.5 p...
REARDAN – The Colfax Bulldogs (6-0) continued their winning ways against the Reardan Indians (1-3), controlling the first game of a doubleheader 22-1 and holding on 5-2 in the second game. Reardan took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning in its home opener when Abe Nelson scored Aiden Kieffer on an RBI double. Colfax dominated from there, however, scoring 14 runs in the top of the second inning en route to the 22-1 final. The game was called after five innings. L...
REARDAN – The undefeated Colfax Bulldogs (6-0) scored plenty and gave up nill in a convincing two game sweep over the Reardan Indians (2-2) during the team's doubleheader April 20. Pitcher Jorja Koerner was the star of the show for Colfax in the first game, a 16-0 six-inning victory for the Bulldogs. Koerner pitched all six innings, gave up just two hits and struck out 10 batters. She also batted cleanup and went 4-for-4 from the plate, driving in two home runs. "(Koerner) i...
