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DAVENPORT--The city has banned fireworks for Independence Day weekend as heat records here begin to fall, conditions remain dry and fire danger remains high. "After much discussion and speaking with all stakeholders, The city of Davenport has decided to not allow fireworks in city limits this year due to the extreme heat and dry conditions," mayor Brad Sweet wrote on Facebook. "We want everyone to be safe this season and have a Happy 4th." A burn ban has been implemented in Fire Districts 3-9. All bans include fireworks, with...
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. June 13 Traffic stops: 4 A Davenport man reported suspicious circumstances. A Harrington man said he was threatened by his girlfriend’s brother. A caller reported a calf out on Highway 2 at milepost 240.5. A sudde...
DAVENPORT –High school principal Chad Prewitt will be the school district’s next superintendent after Jim Kowalkowski retires following the 2021-22 school year, which the school board officially approved at a special June 9 meeting. Prewitt will take the reins after 10 years as Davenport High’s principal and 19 years in education overall. “I never really thought I’d be superintendent, but there was never a thought of leaving,” Prewitt said. “My family loves it here, and I couldn’t ask for a better situation.” Prewitt’s family...
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. June 6 Traffic stops: 13 A Davenport woman said someone drove through her fence on the 33200 block of East Hawk Creek Road. Washington State Patrol asked if a deputy could check on a bent-over male. A woman requested...
REARDAN – Three baseball players and one softball player were named to the All-NE2B Team for their respective spring sports. Caden Day, Aiden Kieffer and Abe Nelson were named to the All-NE2B baseball team. Day and Kieffer spent the season pitching for the Indians and were among the team’s top hitters, as was Nelson. The trio was joined by Jake Tanguay, Gavin Ells, Ryan Denham and Preston Overberg of Asotin, Carter Young and Danner Holling of Liberty, Boomer Prouty, Gunner Graves and Robbie Adams of Kettle Falls, Ryan Wat...
SPANGLE--Tennesee Rainwater poured in 24 points while Brenick Soliday added 19 points en route to Davenport's 73-68 upset of the top-seeded Liberty (Spangle) team on their home court in a NE2B league semi-final Wednesday night, June 16. The visiting Gorillas boys basketball team entered the game as the No. 4 seed after topping Lind-Ritzville/Sprague in the quarter-finals Monday, June 14. The game was close through the first three quarters before Davenport built a nine-point le...
DAVENPORT--The Broncos trailed 11-4 early, but after that, it was all Davenport. The Gorilla boys pulled away from Lind-Ritzville/Sprague 59-45 in Monday's NE2B District quarterfinal and will take on top seeded Liberty in the semifinal Wednesday. Tennesee Rainwater led Davenport with 18 points, while Brenick Soliday added 11 points and Jaeger Jacobsen contributed 10 points off the bench. LRS was led by Chase Galbreath, who scored 11 points. Davenport outscored LRS 32-24 in...
DAVENPORT--Today, the NE2B basketball playoffs begin, and the final schedule was finalized last night after the league athletic directors met until 10 p.m. to tie up loose odds and ends. The playoffs will be eight teams for both boys and girls over three days for each tournament in a single-elimination format. Teams finishing lower than eighth place didn't qualify, and their season is over. The Davenport girls finished with the highest seed of any local school, garnering the No. 3 spot on the girls side. They'll host the...
OLYMPIA-- Anglers across Washington will be able to fish without a license on the state’s lakes, rivers, and marine waters during this year’s annual Free Fishing Weekend on June 12-13. Residents and non-residents can fish or gather shellfish across the state on those days, in any waters open to fishing, all without a license. “Free Fishing Weekend is a great opportunity to try fishing for the first time, or maybe the first time in a long time,” said Steve Caromile, Inland Fish Program manager with the Washington Departm...
DAVENPORT – It was only fitting that it would be Ellie Telford and Darby Soliday, the leaders of the Lady Gorillas, who led Davenport to a convincing 63-40 victory over the Liberty Lancers in a nonleague tilt on Senior Night. Telford scored 23 points and grabbed 14 rebounds, while Soliday had 17 points, 12 rebounds and six assists as the Gorillas improved to 8-1 on the season and 1-0 in nonleague play. Liberty looked like it would have a fighting chance early, taking an 1...
Robert "Bob" Lloyd Olson 1934 - 2021 Robert "Bob" Lloyd Olson (86) passed away peacefully on May 4, 2021, after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Spokane in 1934, he was one of 3 sons. He attended Lindberg School District south of Spokane and graduated from Lewis & Clark High School in 1954. He married his high school sweetheart, Violet Williams in 1954. Bob enlisted in the US Marine Corp and served for 4 years. Bob and Violet had four sons. Bob lived a full and active...
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: 20 A Davenport woman reported two huskies running around near El Ranchito. A woman reported a loose German shepherd between Ninth and Merriam Streets. A Seven Bays woman reported an 84-...
DAVENPORT—Early filing week ended with 88 candidates filing for 70 offices in Lincoln County. In the Davenport, Harrington, Sprague, Reardan and Edwall area, eight races are contested. In some races, open positions had no filings, while in some others, incumbents didn’t file for re-election. Here are all the local filings, beginning with all contested races. Incumbents are indicated, whether they filed or not. Following local filings will be unfilled positions. A three-day special filing period will be held this summer str...
SPRAGUE—Three students from Lincoln and Adams counties have been awarded $750 scholarships for their achievements in 4-H by the Lincoln-Adams 4-H Leadership Councils. Malea Canaday, who is graduating from Sprague-Lamont High School this year, is a six-year member of the Sprague-Lamont 4-H club and has completed projects in sheep production, leadership, horseless horse, food and nutrition and riflery. She has served as a club officer, mentored younger members and assisted in Crafty Cooks meetings. Canaday plans to attend E...
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 16 Traffic stops: 1 An alarm company said there was a burglary going off on the 300 block of Southwest Colfax Street in Sprague. A Spokane woman requested a welfare check on her daughter, who lives on the 110...
CHEWELAH-The Davenport boys varsity basketball team kept rolling to its fourth straight win to start the 2021 season against the Chewelah Cougars (1-3) 54-48 Tuesday, May 25. The Gorillas were led by the players who have carried much of the scoring load all season: Tennesee Rainwater and Brenick Soliday. Rainwater scored 20 points on 8-for-20 shooting while converting seven of his 10 two-point attempts and snaring seven rebounds, dishing out four assists and blocking two...
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: 12 A woman reported a suspicious male wearing a denim shirt and brown pants sleeping next to her fence. A Davenport woman reported a lost llama. A Davenport man said he wanted more patrols in the...
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: 12 A woman reported a suspicious male wearing a denim shirt and brown pants sleeping next to her fence. A Davenport woman reported a lost llama. A Davenport man said he wanted more patrols in the...
REARDAN – There was no league championship at stake, but the Reardan baseball team leveraged its home field advantage to win the four-team NE2B consolation playoff with wins over Kettle Falls and Lind-Ritzville/Sprague during a full day of America's pastime Friday, May 14. The playoff kicked off with the Indians hosting the Bulldogs in a morning tilt. Reardan, technically the visiting team, scored two runs in the top of the first inning. But Kettle Falls tied the score in the...
REARDAN – The Colfax Bulldogs came to town for the season hoops tip-off and came away unscathed. The Bulldog varsity boys pounded the Reardan Indians 67-34, while the varsity girls used a stout zone defense to pull away in the second half of their game 41-24 in both team's opening match May 15. In the boys game, Colfax started strong and never looked back, jumping out to a 15-5 lead in the first quarter while forcing turnovers and getting out in transition. Reardan s...
RITZVILLE-The Reardan boys and girls basketball teams weren't able to enter the win columns in their first road tilts of the season at Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Tuesday, May 18. The Broncos knocked off the Indians 44-26 in the girls game and 72-53 in the boys game. Drew Kelly and Chase Galbreath scored 20 points apiece to lead the Bronco boys, while Josh McClure contributed 13 points. Reardan was led by Tristo McCrea with 17 points, and Aiden Kieffer scored 15 for the Indians....
DAVENPORT--Six more candidates in the Davenport/Reardan/Harrington/Sprague area filed for candidacy in various positions up for election yesterday, three of which were for Sprague mayor. That race now becomes a contested race between four candidates. Trace De Garmo filed Tuesday, while Sunnie Fortin, Scooter Dearing and M. Shawn Coombs filed yesterday. Locally, Lance Strite filed for Davenport city council, Jennifer Cox filed for Reardan-Edwall School District's board of directors and Shelley Quigley filed for Harrington...
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...
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...
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...
