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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. 21 Traffic stops: 10 A suspicious death was reported in Davenport. An Almira man reported a dozen cattle standing in the roadway just east of Elliot Road North. A Spokane man reported a golden lab running l...
DAVENPORT-This is the last week that the east Lincoln County newspaper will be known as The Davenport Times, but the product for local readers will only be increased in quantity and quality. The Times' merger with The Odessa Record will become effective Tuesday, March 1 and be reflected in the March 3 issue under its new name, The Lincoln County Record-Times. Readers of The Times can use the coupon at the bottom of this page to get a special two-year subscription to 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. Feb. 14 Traffic stops: 8 A Reardan man said someone was gassing his house remotely and he had to use a fan to get the gas out of his house. Spokane Tribal Police said they received reports of someone shooting at a p...
SPOKANE VALLEY-After a last-second win in a loser-out game against Lind-Ritzville/Sprague two days prior to advance to the District 7 2B Tournament third place game, the Reardan girls basketball team came up one game short in its quest to make the state tournament against the St. George's Dragons 46-33 Saturday, Feb. 19. Reardan spent the first half playing lockdown defense and forcing turnover after turnover while executing nearly every part of its offense...except making a s...
SPOKANE VALLEY-Davenport junior Tennesee Rainwater and Reardan senior Ayden Krupke were recognized by their peers and league coaches as one of the NE2B's eight best boys and girls basketball players respectively during the final day of the District 7 2B Tournament at West Valley High School Saturday, Feb. 19. Rainwater was the highest rated boys basketball player in the league aside from Colfax senior John Lustig, who was named NE2B Most Valuable Player. Krupke was the Reardan...
SPOKANE VALLEY-In typical Reardan fashion, the girls' loser-out game against No. 6 Lind-Ritzville/Sprague wasn't always pretty. But the senior leadership of Ayden Krupke and Madi Dewey was enough to push the girls past the Broncos 48-46 Thursday, Feb. 17 to survive and advance to the final day of the District 7 2B Tournament. LRS started off with the advantage, building a first-half lead that ballooned to as many as 11 points as Reardan was sloppy and inconsistent offensively....
SPOKANE VALLEY-Two nights ago, No. 3 Davenport was a controversial no-call away from upsetting No. 2 Colfax, advancing to the district finals and earning an automatic berth to state. But it wasn't to be, and tonight it was No. 5 Lind-Ritzville/Sprague doing the upsetting as the Broncos ended the Gorillas' season with a 65-58 victory in a District 7 2B Tournament loser-out game Thursday, Feb. 17 at West Valley High School. The Gorillas didn't look particularly rusty out of the...
DAVENPORT—Brandy J. Hood, a Reardan woman who was found guilty by a jury on four counts of fourth-degree assault, two counts of second-degree assault and one count of harassment with the threat to kill Jan. 18, won’t be receiving a new trial. Presiding judge John F. Strohmaier denied a motion for mistrial after Hood accused Reardan police chief Andy Manke of influencing the jury and having personal relationships with jurors that may have influenced the guilty verdict. The judge’s decision was handed down at a Feb. 15 court...
DAVENPORT – Following the lead of the Kettle Falls and Richland school boards, superintendents from across Northeast Washington sent a letter late Tuesday night, Feb. 15, to Gov. Jay Inslee requesting an end to mask mandates for students, staff and visitors. The letter , which was penned by Educational School District No. 101 Superintendent Michael Dunn was also sent to Dr. Umar Shaw of the state Department of Health and state Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal. “We are writing on behalf of districts in the...
Government and community meetings in the Davenport, Reardan, Harrington, Edwall and Sprague areas for the week of Feb. 18-24. If you’d like your organization included in this tab, email dteditor@centurytel.net. Tuesday, Feb. 22 Davenport Chamber of Commerce meeting at 7 a.m. in Avista meeting room Lincoln County Commissioners meeting at 8 a.m. in the county courthouse Wednesday, Feb. 23 Lincoln County Parks and Rec District No. 3 meeting at 9 a.m. in Memorial Hall Reardan-Edwall school board meeting at 6 p.m. in the C...
Reardan senior guard Ayden Krupke was named one of the WIAA’s Athletes of the Week last week, the WIAA announced last Wednesday, Feb. 9. Krupke was one of 12 athletes recognized statewide for Week 21. Krupke earned the honor after averaging 23.4 points, 6.7 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 3.2 steals per game over a three-game stretch to close out the regulation. “She is an incredible athlete with a competitive spirit that rarely gets overshadowed by her opponents,” the nomination stated. Krupke helped lead the Reardan girls to th...
SPOKANE VALLEY-No. 2 Colfax never trailed in its 59-58 win over No. 3 Davenport in a District 7 semifinal matchup, but the Gorillas made it mighty close in the final minute Thursday, Feb. 15. After leading by as many as 11 points throughout the game, Colfax found itself up by a point 58-57 with 1:25 left after a fierce Davenport comeback. "We were able to isolate the ball who wanted it to get to on defense," Davenport head coach Matt Henry said. "And we were able to get...
SPOKANE VALLEY-The No. 1 Colfax girls varsity team has been on a crash course for the District 7 2B title game all season, and an upset bid by upstart Reardan didn't give the Bulldogs much trouble deterring that course. The Bulldogs topped No. 5 Reardan 61-27 in a district semifinal Tuesday, Feb. 15. Reardan came out swinging behind seven points from senior Ayden Krupke, taking a 7-5 lead and forcing a Colfax timeout. The Bulldogs took the lead 13-12 despite 10 points from...
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. 7 Traffic stops: 16 An Almira woman said her neighbor on West Main Street has multiple dogs out early in the morning and until midnight constantly barking and waking neighbors up. A Lincoln County Jail inm...
Government and community meetings and gatherings in the Davenport, Reardan, Harrington, Sprague and Edwall areas for the week of Feb. 11-17. If you’d like your organization included in this tab, please email dteditor@centurytel.net. Tuesday, Feb. 15 Harrington PTA meeting at 7 p.m. in the school library Wednesday, Feb. 16 Sprague city council at 6 p.m. in City Hall Thursday, Feb. 17 Lincoln Hospital commissioners meeting at 3:30 p.m. in the Board Conference Room Reardan town council at 6 p.m. at the Reardan United M...
DAVENPORT – Two newspapers serving Lincoln County readers will soon become one paper covering a larger section of the county. The Davenport Times and Odessa Record are merging to create the Lincoln County Record-Times, Publisher Roger Harnack announced last week. It’s a merger that will become effective March 1 and first be reflected in the March 3 issue. “Given the continued economic stresses on our communities and the lack of prospective employees to fill openings, this merger will enable us to continue to provide a voice...
Spokane Valley--The second round of the District 7 2B Tournament featured two overtime contests, mostly expected results and one surprising result that affected the outlook of the girls' bracket. All higher seeds won Thursday, with the exception of the Reardan girls pulling off an upset victory over St. George's in overtime that sent them into the district semifinals and the favored Dragons into a loser-out scenario. Locally, the Davenport boys survived St. George's in...
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. 31 Traffic stops: 9 A local woman said she locked her keys in her car on the 300 block of Fifth Street in Davenport. A caller reported a man slumped over on the steering wheel in a white Chevy in an und...
DAVENPORT—The Gorillas’ full-court, three-man pressure was far too much to handle for the Upper Columbia Academy Lions in the second quarter of Tuesday’s Senior Night contest. Davenport outscored UCA 31-2 in the period, taking a 54-16 lead into halftime and forcing a running clock in the second half en route to an easy 83-35 win. “I’d like to be able to run it (going forward),” Davenport head coach Matt Henry said of his team’s full-court press. “We have too much length and sp...
DAVENPORT-After a five-week long stretch in which the Gorilla varsity girls didn't win a game, things began to click. Davenport has now won four of its last five games in an eight-day span and could finish as high as fourth in the NE2B ahead of the district playoffs Monday. The most recent victory was a 43-25 handling of Upper Columbia Academy on Senior Night Tuesday, Feb. 1. That was preceded by a 47-20 win over Chewelah last Saturday and a comeback, gritty 38-35 win at...
COLFAX—The Reardan boys and girls had the same experience that most teams have going into Colfax, with the girls falling 69-45 and the boys falling 69-42. It was the boys’ third straight loss as Reardan works through a tough stretch that has included games against Liberty and Colfax. John Lustig led all scorers with 22 points, while senior Cody Sprecher led Reardan with 19 points. Reardan fell to 8-9 with the loss and sits in sixth place in the NE2B. The girls, meanwhile, had...
Varsity games, meets and matches for Davenport, Reardan and Harrington the week of Feb. 4-10. All games are subject to postponement or cancellation. Friday, Feb. 4 Davenport basketball at Liberty @ 6 p.m. Reardan basketball at St. George’s @ 6 p.m. (boys only) Harrington basketball at Odessa @ 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 5 Reardan girls wrestling at Sub-Regional Tournament in Spangle @ 10:30 a.m. Davenport basketball vs. Lind-Ritzville/Sprague @ 4:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 7 Davenport and Reardan basketball at District 7 Tournament a...
RITZVILLE – In Ritzville on Jan. 25, the varsity girls faced the Broncos of Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna in a non-conference game they lost, 33-52. Odessa's Hayden Schuh and Ashlyn Neilsen were tied for the scoring lead with 13 points each. LRSW 13 14 11 14 52 Odessa 6 14 8 5 33 Laela Hardung led the team in rebounds with six, while Neilsen added five. The game scheduled for Jan. 28 against Mary Walker High School in Springdale had to be cancelled due mainly to illness o...
RITZVILLE – A league win over Mary Walker and a league loss to Cusick, plus a loss to the larger Bronco co-op of LRSW was the story for the Tiger boys last week. Most games were able to be played in the local 1B league despite Covid still doing its best to sideline players from many different teams. The Tiger boys fell to the 2B league's Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna team, 38-76. Jacob Scrupps scored 14 points to lead the Odessa team. LRSW - - - - 76 Odessa - - - - 38 S...
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. 24 Traffic stops: 10 A Springdale man reported a one-vehicle rollover crash on Highway 2. A landline call came from a home on the 7000 block of Highway 21 North in Odessa with a static line. A caller said he saw...
