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It’s been an eventful year in east Lincoln County. Here’s a look back at the news that dominated the headlines in the first half of 2021. A recap of the news from the second half of 2021 will be in next week’s issue. January The first batch of COVID-19 vaccinations arrived at the Lincoln County Health Department. 200 doses of the Moderna vaccine were slowly distributed to healthcare workers and the elderly. Drew Lawson, now of Medical Lake and formerly of Vancouver, took the reins as editor of The Davenport Times. Lawso...
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. Dec. 13 Traffic stops: 10 A disabled vehicle was reported at the intersection of Badger Road and Sunset Highway. A suspicious 911 call came in with no noise on the other line until the end, where there was a scr...
Merry Christmas! There. I said it. Not happy holidays, but Merry Christmas. It’s Christmas time here and around the world. Throughout our region, families are shopping for festive meals and gifts, decorating, and anxiously awaiting the moment they see “long-lost” family and friends. It’s a time where children and adults express wishes, not just for gifts from Santa Claus, but also for happiness and prosperity for friends, family, and sometimes even mankind. And while Christm...
SPRAGUE — A Tyler man is being held in the Lincoln County Jail on $15,000 bail in connection to a burglary at a Sprague address. Bruce Paul Havens, 48, who resides on the 25400 block of South Columbia Basin Highway south of Tyler, is charged with second-degree burglary following his Dec. 10 arrest. He was apprehended by Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office deputies and two Washington State Patrol troopers in connection with stolen scrap metal from 9243 Wollweber Road, records show. Corey Stolp of Edwall called the Sheriff’s Offic...
Government and community meetings in the Davenport, Reardan, Harrington, Sprague and Edwall areas for the week of Dec. 17-23. If you’d like your organization included in this tab, email dteditor@centurytel.net. Friday, Dec. 17 Harrington school board meeting @ 7 a.m. via Zoom Monday, Dec. 20 Lincoln County Commissioners meeting at 8 a.m. in the county courthouse Wednesday, Dec. 22 Davenport city council meeting @ 7 p.m. in City Hall Harrington city council meeting @ 7 p.m. in City Hall...
DAVENPORT-The "Golden Plunger" was won by Davenport over Reardan in last week's Winterfest competition, and that Gorilla success translated onto the basketball court. Davenport's girls basketball team surprised Reardan with a gritty, oft-ugly 38-33 comeback victory Saturday, Dec. 11. Davenport didn't score for the first half of the first quarter as Reardan built a slim 5-0 lead. Reardan senior Ella Curry then banked in a jump shot at the quarter horn to give the visitors an...
DAVENPORT-Reardan came out ready to play, but Davenport outlasted its visitors and pulled away for a 76-60 victory in the annual rivalry boys basketball game Saturday, Dec. 11. Reardan came out guns blazing against the more talented Gorillas. Owee Handley hit several shots to the roar of the visiting crowd, while Davenport kept pace as Reardan led 21-20 after a quarter. "Owee Handley gave us a big spark in the first quarter," Reardan head coach Brian Graham said. "It helped...
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. Dec. 6 Traffic stops: 13 A Wyoming man said his landlord duct-taped an eviction notice to his table while he was away for military duty. A Chattaroy man said he hired an Edwall man to paint his 1977 Oldsmobile, but...
LINCOLN COUNTY—The total population of the United States grew by 22.7 million, or 7.4%, between 2010 and 2020, according to census data. However, that growth rate didn’t hold in Lincoln County. Census comparisons between 2010 and 2020 indicate the county had a slim amount of growth from 10,570 to 10,876. Some areas of the county grew a significant percentage compared to that 307 population growth number, while others had striking decreases. Still others have nearly the same number of residents as 2010. For the purpose of thi...
DAVENPORT—Some of the road projects the Lincoln County Public Works Department wants to complete have the necessary funding, but most are just proposed ideas. Citizens have other concerns about roads, but the county doesn’t have the funding to immediately repair those roads either. All of these topics were discussed at a public hearing for the county’s six-year transportation plan, which public works director Rick Becker clarified is largely ideas outside of the few items that have secured funds. The plan included 20 proje...
DAVENPORT--Washington State’s Public Works Board (PWB) awarded Lincoln County a broadband construction grant in the amount of $4,162,072.00. Lincoln County's goal is to build off continued momentum to provide open access rural broadband to all of Lincoln County for digital inclusion. The fiber-to-the-home Project will include Hawk Creek, Odessa, Reardan and Sprague. Lincoln County Commissioners and the Economic Development Council will continue to prioritize high-speed broadband for all. This construction grant is one of m...
DAVENPORT-The statewide process of redistricting has been confusing, bizarre and unconventional. Not so at the county level, where the proposed commissioner redistricting maps that occur every 10 years with the advent of new census data indicates just one change. West Larene and its 100 citizens would shift from Commissioner District No. 3, which is Rob Coffman's district, to Scott Hutsell's Commissioner District No. 2. The change was brought before a public hearing at the...
Ann Hennings of Sprague checks to see if Santa Claus's (Ron Hennings) beard and moustache is real....
DAVENPORT-It appears whether the sport is football or basketball, Davenport and Liberty are destined for heart-pounding games this school year. Unlike the football game in October, however, it was Liberty coming out on top of the nonleague contest in overtime 89-86 Tuesday, Dec. 7. A combined 47 points from junior leaders Tennessee Rainwater and Brenick Soliday in the second half and overtime weren't enough for Davenport Tuesday, which faced Liberty's own dynamic duo of Ethan...
DAVENPORT-The Liberty Lancer girls are the No. 5 ranked 2B team in the state, and sophomore point guard Teagan Colvin has a "90" rating out of 100 on ESPN.com. Both of those facts were plainly obvious Tuesday, as Liberty came into Davenport and had no trouble with the Gorillas while earning a 55-25 victory. The Lancers jumped out to a quick 16-4 lead after a quarter, and built that lead to 31-10 at halftime. Davenport scored first in the second half, but Liberty led 51-19 afte...
Friday, Dec. 10 Reardan basketball at Colville @ 5:45 p.m. Davenport basketball at Lind-Ritzville/Sprague @ 6 p.m. Harrington basketball vs. Valley Christian @ 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 11 Davenport wrestling at Liberty (Spangle) @ 9:30 a.m. Reardan boys wrestling at Othello @ 9:30 a.m. Davenport vs. Reardan basketball at Davenport @ 6 p.m. Reardan girls wrestling at Warden, time TBD Tuesday, Dec. 14 Davenport wrestling vs. Medical Lake @ 1 p.m. Davenport basketball at Odessa @ 6 p.m. Reardan wrestling at Medical Lake @ 6 p.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. Nov. 29 Traffic stops: 42 A Lincoln County Jail inmate was transported to Lincoln Hospital for a COVID-19 test before being shuttled to Spokane County. A Reardan man said someone used his identity to open an acc...
DAVENPORT – Washington State’s Public Works Board awarded Lincoln County a broadband construction grant in the amount of $4,162,072. Lincoln County's goal is to build off continued momentum to provide open access rural broadband to all of Lincoln County for digital inclusion. The fiber-to-the-home Project will include Hawk Creek, Odessa, Reardan and Sprague. Lincoln County Commissioners and the Economic Development Council will continue to prioritize high-speed broadband for all. This construction grant is one of many mil...
Government and community meetings in Davenport, Reardan, Harrington, Edwall and Sprague during Dec. 3-9. If you’d like your community organization included in this tab, email dteditor@centurytel.net. Monday, Dec. 6 Lincoln County Commissioners meeting at 8 a.m. at the county courthouse Wednesday, Dec. 8 Harrington Chamber of Commerce meeting at 4 p.m. at Post & Office Reardan-Edwall school board workshop at 6 p.m. in the Commons Davenport city council meeting at 7 p.m. in City Hall Harrington city council meeting at 7 p.m. 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. Nov. 22 Traffic stops: 10 Burglary was reported. An Odessa man said a bus driver saw an SUV in a field on the south side of Davis Road near Batum Road and wondered if it had been in a collision. Three Lincoln Cou...
DAVENPORT-Incumbent Matt Schneider was certified as the winner of a hotly contested race for Fire District No. 5 Commissioner No. 2 by the Lincoln County elections committee Tuesday, Nov. 23. Schneider held off a strong challenge from Don Staley of Deer Meadows 349-346, with nine write-in votes tallied. Schneider secured the narrow victory by courting the farmer's vote. His votes outweighed Staley's 61-10 in rural Davenport, 54-11 in Wheatland, 50-25 in east Larene, 27-3 in...
DAVENPORT—Thanksgiving, a time to spend with family and be thankful for life’s blessings while consuming a little too much food, is here. It’s also a holiday where people often reminisce about past happenings, memories and interactions while looking ahead to the future. In that light, let’s look back at what was happening locally during the Thanksgiving holiday at various points throughout the past century. Five years ago…2016 Locals looked forward to Davenport’s Annual Hometown Christmas, where Santa was anticipated...
DAVENPORT—The Gorilla football team’s successful 9-2 season was reflected in the NE2B all-league teams announced this week. Five Davenport players are on the first team, with four players being recognized on both sides of the ball. Two more Gorillas are on the second team, as are two Reardan players. Davenport rode its running game and dominant line all season, and that was reflected in first team selections for seniors Willie Waters and Cody Jenkins and junior Wyatt Telecky on the offensive line. Senior running back Mar...
Davenport basketball Nov. 30 vs. Kettle Falls (nonleague) Dec. 3 at Liberty Bell (nonleague) Dec. 7 vs. Liberty (Spangle) (nonleague) Dec. 10 at Lind-Ritzville/Sprague (nonleague) Dec. 11 vs. Reardan Dec. 14 at Odessa (nonleague) Dec. 17 vs. Northwest Christian (Colbert) (nonleague) Dec. 28-30 at West Valley Christmas Tournament Jan. 4 vs. St. George’s Jan. 7 at Kettle Falls Jan. 8 vs. Liberty Bell Jan. 11 at Almira-Coulee-Hartline (nonleague) Jan. 14 vs. Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Jan. 18 vs. Chewelah Jan. 22 at Colfax Jan. 25 a...
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. Nov. 15 Traffic stops: 10 A Lincoln woman said a car rear-ended her car on Harrington-Tokio Road and left the scene. A caller said there was a Doberman loose on the 1400 block of Sinclair Street in Davenport. A cal...
