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SPOKANE-After the No. 4 Columbia (Burbank) Coyotes blew the doors off No. 3 Lake Roosevelt in the second half of a quarterfinal matchup Thursday, one might have wondered if the young and talented Coyotes could challenge No. 1 Davenport for a state title. The Gorillas showed in the 2B state semifinals Friday that that was not the case, never trailing against Columbia en route to a convincing 76-52 win at the Spokane Arena Friday, March 3. Davenport advanced to the state...
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. Feb. 13 Traffic stops: 3 An abandoned vehicle was reported in Wilbur. A vehicle lockout was reported at Davenport Family Foods. A Reardan man reported a dog running loose around his house. A Reardan woman said her...
SPOKANE VALLEY - Davenport's victory over Lind-Ritzville/Sprague in the District 7 2B Tournament loser-out round last Wednesday ensured the Gorillas had a place in the District 6/7 Crossover, but a top-five finish at Districts was important to make sure that crossover wouldn't be against juggernaut Okanogan. After the Gorillas suffered their second overtime loss of Districts to Upper Columbia Academy Thursday, Feb. 9, Davenport finally figured out its overtime obstacles with...
DAVENPORT — All seven levy propositions placed before Lincoln County voters in a special election Tuesday, Feb. 14 were passing as of press time, most by comfortable margins. A Sprague School District proposition for a replacement educational programs and operations levy with an estimated levy rate of $1.51 per $1,000 of assessed property value in 2024 and $1.43 per $1,000 of assessed property value in 2025 was passing 127-49. $215,000 will be collected from taxpayers both years. The first of three levies run by the Odessa S...
LINCOLN COUNTY NOTICE OF APPLICATION AND DETERMINATION OF NON-SIGNIFICANCE (DNS) STATE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT (SEPA) (RCW 43.21C) SEPA RULES (WAC 197-11) FILE NO. SEPA-01-23 DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSAL: Fiber-to-the-Home to serve all premises in Davenport and Wilbur and approximately 23 mid-miles of fiber from Harrington to Sprague, located in rural Lincoln County. The aerial construction will be done according to the utility pole owner’s specifications and permitted through a pole attachment process. Where underground c...
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. Feb. 6 Traffic stops: 3 A caller said he saw a tanker slide off Highway 174 at Bodeau Road while hauling unknown chemicals and fuel. A Reardan woman said her family had $370,000 in their safe that belonged to som...
SPOKANE VALLEY - The Davenport boys' run through the NE2B and District 7 2B Tournament continued this week, with the Gorillas notching two convincing wins against the Kettle Falls Bulldogs in the quarterfinals and Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos in the semifinals. Tennessee Rainwater's 36 points ignited a Davenport offense that exploded against Kettle Falls in a 78-56 win Monday, Feb. 6. He scored 13 points in the opening frame. In the second quarter Brenick Soliday took the...
SPOKANE VALLEY - After pushing the favored Liberty Lancers to overtime Monday, the Davenport girls team decided to keep its season alive in a big way against the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos in the District 7 2B Tournament at West Valley High School Wednesday, Feb. 8. Eighth-grader Emalie Jacoby came out of the chutes firing darts against the Lancers Feb. 6. Her seven first-quarter points helped the Gorillas take a 14-11 lead. Jacoby wasn't finished yet, hitting a...
SPOKANE - Led by Jakari Singleton, the Reardan Screaming Eagles defeated Upper Columbia Academy 63-48 in the District 7 2B Tournament at West Valley High School, Saturday, Feb. 4, to advance to a quarterfinal matchup with Colfax that they lost 69-58 Monday, Feb 6. Aided by a 13 point run to start the second half, Reardan extended its lead and never looked back. Singleton's solid performance continued as he scored 11 of his game high 24 points in the last two quarters. In...
DAVENPORT — One of the potential pitfalls of seeking housing refuge in rural Lincoln County is a lack of broadband internet access, which creates difficulties for children with online work or businesspeople trying to work remotely. The county and Economic Development Council are trying to tear down this barrier, with three projects funded and one more potentially upcoming. The first is a Community Economic Revitalization Board grant that was awarded in July 2021 and provides fiber to Creston, Harrington and Almira with m...
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. Jan. 29 Traffic stops: 11 An Odessa man said his wife had overdosed and was barely breathing. A caller reported an old red car with its hood up and flashers active on the side of Highway 231 near the Long Lake pic...
LINCOLN COUNTY NOTICE OF APPLICATION AND DETERMINATION OF NON-SIGNIFICANCE (DNS) STATE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT (SEPA) (RCW 43.21C) SEPA RULES (WAC 197-11) FILE NO. SEPA-01-23 DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSAL: Fiber-to-the-Home to serve all premises in Davenport and Wilbur and approximately 23 mid-miles of fiber from Harrington to Sprague, located in rural Lincoln County. The aerial construction will be done according to the utility pole owner’s specifications and permitted through a pole attachment process. Where underground c...
DAVENPORT-A packed crowd of wheat farmers jammed into the Lincoln County Fairgrounds meeting hall for the WSU Lincoln-Adams Extension-hosted Wheat Producers Meeting Thursday, Jan. 19 to hear four speakers discuss data, projects and observations regarding recent wheat production the university has influenced in recent years. The four speakers gave five presentations on weeds and disease control, winter wheat variety selection, the state's Soil Health Initiative,...
RITZVILLE-Local wrestlers appear to be in a good spot as regionals and state approaches. Davenport won the league championship duals Saturday, Jan. 28 in the final team meet of the year. The Gorillas topped Tekoa-Rosalia in the first round, Reardan in the second round and Northwest Christian in the third round to take the South league title. Then, Davenport defeated Chewelah 39-26 in the league finals to take the championship. Individual results weren't available at press...
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. Jan. 23 Traffic stops: 17 A suspicious man was reported on the 300 block of South Colfax Street in Sprague. A caller said he saw a suspicious black van driving up and down Sprague Lake Resort Road. A caller requested...
RITZVILLE - The wrestling regular season concluded with meets last weekend and a low-key meet in Reardan Wednesday, Jan. 25. Davenport and Reardan will now look ahead to league championships Saturday, Jan. 28. Below are the individual results for Davenport, which competed in Ritzville last weekend, and for Reardan, which was at the Mat Animal Invitational in Quincy. Results are listed in order of weight class. Davenport results at Ritzville • Noah Everett was pinned by W...
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION February 14, 2023 Lincoln County, Washington Notice is hereby given that on Tuesday, February 14, 2023, in Lincoln County, State of Washington, with: Sprague School District No. 8; Odessa School District No. 105, joint with Adams County No. 157 and Grant County No. 166; Wilbur School District No. 200; Public Hospital District No. 1 and Cemetery District No. 7. There will be held a Special Levy Election, conducted all by mail. The purpose of this election is to approve and adopt or to reject a local...
REARDAN - For the first time this season, the Screaming Eagles girls basketball team won back-to-back games with a 45-41 win over Asotin on Friday, Jan 20. Coming off a big win against Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Harrington/Washtucna three days earlier, Reardan's late season surge sent the Panthers back to Asotin with their ninth league defeat. Tenice Waters sparked Reardan's offense in the first quarter, scoring 7 of her team's 15 points. Liberty Anderson tossed in 4 points as...
Varsity games, meets and matches the week of Jan. 27-Feb. 2 for Davenport, Odessa, Reardan and Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Harrington. All games are subject to postponement or cancellation. Friday, Jan. 27 • Davenport basketball at Northwest Christian @ 6 p.m. • Reardan basketball at Kettle Falls @ 6 p.m. • Odessa basketball at Almira-Coulee-Hartline @ 6 p.m. • LRS basketball vs. Colfax @ 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28 • Reardan girls wrestling at Bring Home Da Beef in Quincy @ 9 a.m. • Davenport, Reardan and LRS wrestling at League C...
SPOKANE VALLEY - Historically, postseason basketball at the B level has taken place over four exciting weekends throughout the greater Spokane County area. Four weekends apparently wasn't enough for Districts 6 and 7, as the two added a new wrinkle to the postseason picture this year: Crossover games to qualify for the state tournament the weekend of Feb. 17-18. The WIAA has allotted three boys state berths to District 7, three girls state berths to District 7, two boys state...
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. Jan. 16 Traffic stops: 27 An Odessa woman said she saw a car broken down near the King Ranch feed lot off Coyote Heights Road. A Davenport woman called about several dogs running loose and causing problems to her prop...
EWAN - A Cheney area woman is being held on $500,000 bail in the slaying of her son. Christine Diane Catelli, 58, is charged with second-degree murder (intent to kill), Spokane County Jail records show. She was booked into the jail at 4:59 a.m. Jan. 15 after deputies found the remains of her son wrapped in garbage bags off Gene Webb Road, in rural Whitman County, east of Sprague. The location near Ewan - a small community between Lamont and Saint John - was close to Rock...
Varsity games, meets and matches the week of Jan. 20-26 for Davenport, Odessa, Reardan and Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Harrington. All games are subject to postponement or cancellation. Friday, Jan. 20 LRS basketball at Kettle Falls @ 3 p.m. Reardan girls wrestling at Othello @ 5 p.m. Odessa basketball vs. Springdale @ 6 p.m. Reardan basketball vs. Asotin @ 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21 Davenport wrestling at Ritzville Tournament @ 10 a.m. Reardan girls wrestling at Othello @ 10 a.m. Reardan wrestling at Mat Animal in Quincy @ 10 a.m....
RITZVILLE-After suffering their only defeat of the season on Jan. 3, Davenport's top-ranked boys basketball team has reeled off five wins in a row. The most recent, a 60-48 win over the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Harrington/Washtucna Broncos Saturday, Jan. 14. "Every time you come to LRS you're going to get a good game," Davenport head coach Matt Henry said. "Dustan (Arlt) has them coached up real well and they're a strong athletic team." Shortly after the game started, 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. Jan. 9 Traffic stops: 11 Multiple calls from Spokane Police and Spokane County said a Medical Lake man reported he saw someone starting up his pickup truck and driving off in an unknown direction. A caller said a man...
