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REARDAN – A basketball coach for the Reardan School District will not be returning in the coming year, following an investigation that he made inappropriate race-based comments to a student. Coach Damon Dewey was investigated by the school district after a player’s parents made a complaint about Dewey on Feb. 15. In response, athletic director Eric Nikkola conducted an investigation that found Dewey “more likely than not” violated the civil rights of a mixed-race player on the girl’s basketball team. The player’s name was no...
Mask-wearing students are greeted as they descend off the bus for the first day of school at Reardan Elementary. School staff members estimate around 95 students were present for the first day at the middle/high school and 140 students were present at the elementary school. Both of those totals represent roughly 50% of a “normal” attendance count....
Edward Gross of Reardan, Washington, has been elected as an alternate delegate to the 137th American Angus Association® Convention of Delegates, set to be held Nov. 9 at the Kansas City Convention Center in Kansas City, Mo., reports Mark McCully, CEO of the American Angus Association. Gross, a member of the American Angus Association with headquarters in Saint Joseph, Missouri, is one of 301 Angus breeders who have been elected by fellow members in their state to serve as a representative at the annual meeting. Representing...
REARDAN – A proposed increase to the cost of jail services that the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office provides to the Town of Reardan has some officials frustrated, arguing the city can’t afford the increase. Police chief Andy Manke shared with town council at their Aug. 20 meeting that the county didn’t seem to be willing to budge on a $63 per day cost to the town for inmates arrested by the police department and housed in the Lincoln County jail. The town has been charged a maximum of $200 per inmate at $100 per day, but not...
REARDAN – World War II Medal of Honor and Reardan native Joe Mann is considered a national hero in Netherlands, a war hero in the United States and has a hospital named after him in Spokane. Now the Mann Ranch just north of Reardan is being recognized as a historical marker. The historical marker was campaigned for by the Jonas Babcock chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution and the Mann family. Mann, private first class, posthumously received the Medal of Honor in 1...
LINCOLN COUNTY – Dogs and cats and goats, oh my. The Lincoln County WA Lost and Found Pet Network has garnered reports of all kinds of pets missing or wandering the county in its six years of existence, and the nonprofit aims to reunite those animals with their owners. The volunteer-run Pet Network was founded in 2014 by Jana Johansson. Board president Gina Habbestad and board member Barbara Grant run a Facebook page to network about lost and found animals, often posting p...
EDWALL – A fast-moving fire burned about 40 acres of wheat and sagebrush shortly before lunchtime Wednesday, Aug. 19. The fire on Waukon Road, northwest of the Tyler Road intersection was contained by 12:10 p.m., the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office reported. Fire crews from Edwall, Reardan and Sprague all responded to the blaze, as did Spokane Fire District No. 2 crews based in Cheney. Farmers, too, jumped on the fire line, using their water trucks to help contain the blaze b...
REARDAN – Lincoln County is a safe place to live, according to local officials, and the Town of Reardan is an example of the county’s low crime rates. “The crime that we deal with 99% of the time is criminal traffic,” Police Chief Andy Manke said. “The number one offense is driving with a suspended license.” Manke added that the corridor Reardan is located in funnels a lot of these cases through town from people coming from Spokane, Ford, Springdale, Davenport and other areas in Lincoln and Stevens counties. “They all come th...
REARDAN – Dispatch contract between the police department and Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department has been an ongoing topic of discussion in town, and it was among the main topics of consideration at the Aug 6 town council meeting. The jail expenditure portion of the contract has been its only topic of debate, as previously reported in the July 23 issue of The Times. Police chief Andy Manke informed council that the police department recently received a $611 bill for a DUI...
The Reardan-Edwall School District’s first day of school will be September 1 pending approval from the board. Previous plans indicated that school would start August 26, but that week is now reserved for staff in-service days (August 24-25) and waiver days (August 26-27). The district will continue to offer three learning options: onsite, remote and online....
KRUPKE, Carolyn E. (Freeborg) passed away on July 27, 2020 in Spokane, WA. She was born in Spokane, WA on July 12, 1928 to her parents David & Gladys Freeborg. She graduated from North Central High School in January 1946. She attended Whitworth College for one year, and then met Carroll Krupke in May of 1947. She then worked for over a year at the Millwood State Bank. Carolyn and Carroll were married on May 8, 1948, and she moved to Reardan where Carroll’s career was f...
DAVENPORT – Construction of the new Davenport healthcare clinic is continuing to make progress this summer after being stalled briefly in March due to Covid. Construction re-started in April and is “coming along nicely”, according to Lincoln Hospital Chief Executive Officer Tyson Lacy. “The building is coming along nicely and is tracking for an on-time completion,” said Lacy. “We should be moved into the new clinic by summer of 2021.” The new clinic will be attached to the hos...
REARDAN – The school district held a town hall July 30 to discuss the three options they will offer for students in the 2020-21 school year…assuming state health guidelines don’t get in the way. Families will choose between in-person, online and remote models. The in-person model will be four days a week, with Fridays designated for remote learning. This model is subject to change as health rules shift, and superintendent Eric Sobotta said the Friday remote learning day is a way to “practice” remote learning in case rest...
REARDAN – The Inland NW Rail Museum re-opened June 12 when Lincoln County entered Phase 3 of the state re-opening plan, and its volunteer-only staff is ready to welcome tourists and train lovers alike. Face coverings and physical distancing are required for visitors of the museum, which hasn’t been an issue thus far, according to museum head volunteer Dale Swant. “We’ve only had one person who wouldn’t wear a mask,” Swant said. Located just west of downtown Reardan rig...
Helen Marie Krupke, 87, passed away on July 22, 2020 in Spokane, Wash. Helen was born on January 1, 1933 to Burdette & Susie Lightle in Spokane, Wash. She is survived by her children, Gene (Joanne) Krupke, Susan (Dave) Hepton, Lynne Cordier, Jan (Tim) McCanna, and Theresa (Monty) Lindbloom. Helen is also survived by 14 grandchildren, 12 great-children, 3 great-greats and numerous nieces & nephews. Helen was preceded in death by her husband, Harold E. Krupke (2008), son Rick...
DAVENPORT – In the wake of the coronavirus and new state requirements to begin teaching “inclusive” sex ed to students as early as kindergarten, it’s shaping up to be a banner year for homeschooling. Last week, the Washington Homeschool Organization reported new parental interest in personally managing their children’s education had quadrupled. The reasons are varied, according to Director Jen Garrison Stuber. “Traditionally, homeschool families opt out of public education due to religious concerns and a desire to focus on...
RENTON—It may sound weird to say, but “Friday Night Lights” won’t be taking place until March this year. The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) announced a new, tentative schedule which includes four sports seasons for the 2020-21 season due to Corona virus restrictions. The four seasons are classified numerically: Season 1, 2, 3 and 4. Most notably, football, volleyball and girls soccer were all moved to Season 3, which begins at the end of winter....
REARDAN — Police Chief Andy Manke was expecting to enjoy the local firework show on July 4. Instead, he ended up making a felony arrest that got him recognition from the Secret Service. Manke observed Stephen A. Dalin, 34, driving a white 1995 Geo Metro eastbound with expired license plates, according to the arrest report. “The back window was broken out,” Manke said. “A $3,000 mountain bike in the hatchback that just looked out of place, and the tabs were expired in March....
REARDAN – Under a proposed contract change, the Town of Reardan may end up paying substantially higher jail fees to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, a cost that Reardan Police Chief Andy Manke said isn’t feasible for the town of 623. While the town has its own police force, it contracts with the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office for jail and dispatch services. The contract between the town and the county is currently under negotiation and set to renew in January. Under t...
HAY — The Whitman County Sheriff’s Office is looking for an overdue motorist/missing person. William “Bill” Betcher, 81, of Hay, is described as a white male approximately 6-foot-2 weighing 270 pounds. He may be wearing a large straw sombrero-type hat and shorts. Betcher left Hay at about 4 p.m. July 21 to buy a horse in the Ford area north of Reardan, he's been missing since. He was seen eastbound on U.S. Highway 26 east of Hooper and on the morning of July 22 in the Almira area. Betcher may be experiencing memory issues...
DAVENPORT — The Philanthropic Educational Organization, Chapter N, recently awarded two Lincoln County graduates with scholarships to further their post-high school education. Both recipients received a $500 scholarship from the organization. Katie Fitzpatrick, daughter of David and Deanna Fitzpatrick of Davenport, will be attending Whitworth University where she will pursue a degree in History. Kimberly Dewey, daughter of Damon and Jodie Dewey of Reardan, will be attending Whitworth University to begin a path to become a P...
HARRINGTON — The City Council met July 8 via conference call with the following participants: Mayor Nathan Luck; council members Stephen Hardy, David Buddrius, Peter Davenport, Levi Schenk and Justin Slack; Clerk Janice Cepeda; Margie Hall of the EDC, Steve Marsh of TD&H and identified citizens Geoff Talkington, Marge Womach, Jess Silhan and Cherie MacClellan. A public hearing was opened with Steve Marsh talking about the Community Development Block Grant. Davenport wanted to know what the time-line would be, and Marsh r...
REARDAN-Eric Sobotta wasn't expecting to have to deal with nationwide school shutdowns amidst a global pandemic when he was named the new superintendent of the Reardan-Edwall School District in March. But since starting his new gig on July 1, he's had to learn on the fly while figuring out a safe re-opening process for the 2020-21 school year. "It's been a whirlwind," Sobotta said. Originally from Cheney, Sobotta started teaching in Tenino and Stanwood, WA before starting an...
DAVENPORT — A series of criminal cases cleared Lincoln County Superior Court on Tuesday as the men charged accepted plea deals from the Lincoln County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. The cases, which ranged from drug possession to theft were resolved by entering pleas with Lincoln County Superior Court Judge John Strohmaier on July 7. Lincoln County Prosecuting Attorney Jeff Barkdull said utilizing a plea deal to resolve a criminal case is a necessary tool for the his office. “There is no way we could try every case. We don’t...
DAVENPORT — Lincoln County farmers with sons who play football will have a bit more help available in preparing for harvest in August. The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association announced Tuesday, July 7, that the start of fall sports practices will be delayed to Sept. 5 for football and Labor Day, Sept. 7 for all other fall sports. “The (Executive) Board will continue to work with staff, member schools and state agencies to monitor the impact of COVID-19,” the WIAA said in a release. Because teams are requi...
