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Serving Lincoln County for more than a century!
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DAVENPORT—Lincoln County has received a third broadband grant toward building fiber in local, small municipalities. This grant, courtesy of the state Broadband Office, is for $5,218,072 and will provide an eight-mile connection between Sprague and Lamont and a 13-mile connection from Creston to Hawk Creek. The county previously received a $1,963,920 grant from the Community Economic Revitalization Board for Almira, Creston and Harrington fiber-to-home connection and a $4,162,072 grant from the Public Works Board for R...
Government and community meetings for the week of Jan. 21-27 in Davenport, Reardan, Harrington, Edwall and Sprague. If you’d like your organization included in this tab, email dteditor@centurytel.net. Wednesday, Jan. 26 Parks and Recreation District No. 4 meeting at 9 a.m. in Memorial Hall Reardan-Edwall school board meeting at 6 p.m. in the Commons Harrington school board meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the Library Davenport city council meeting at 7 p.m. in City Hall Harrington city council meeting at 7 p.m. in City H...
SPOKANE—29 locals from Davenport, Reardan, Edwall, Harrington and Sprague made honor roll at the two community colleges of Spokane, Spokane Falls Community College and Spokane Community College for fall quarter. 1,553 students from SFCC and 2,105 students from SCC total made honor roll, which is awarded to scholars with a grade point average of 3.0 or better for fall quarter. Davenport residents on honor roll at SFCC included Lau Olesen, Tina Ek, Pearl Wilson, Cami Heidegger, Phillip Barton and Daniel Watkins. They were j...
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. 10 Traffic stops: 4 A Fruitland woman requested a welfare check on her son in Creston. A violation of an order was reported in Odessa. A two-vehicle non-injury crash was reported in an undisclosed location. A c...
SPRAGUE—The annual Chamber of Commerce banquet and silent/live auction will be held at the school here Monday, Jan. 17. New Chamber officers will be sworn in, and four nonprofits will earn proceeds from the auction. Additionally, the city’s Citizen of the Year will be awarded. Last year’s winner was teacher Loi Lutes. “Our annual chamber meeting has been going easily over 50 years,” banquet chair Joy Wilken said. “We started doing the auction about 15 years ago.” The four nonprofits benefiting from the auction will be the 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. Jan. 3 Traffic stops: 11 A caller said she broke up with her boyfriend after he was drinking and using drugs at a party in Omak and said he may be heading toward Cheney after drinking for several days straight. A c...
DAVENPORT—The dawn of the New Year means many hunting seasons, such as deer and elk, are long gone. As winter persists, some hunts remain, while fishing begins to gain steam…both of the ice and standard varieties. Local Fish and Wildlife officer Curt Wood said fishermen are seeing success on Lake Roosevelt for trout and kokanee, both in bank and boat fishing. “I’ve heard of guys finding a lot of kokanee on the west end of the river toward Spring Canyon,” Wood said. Ice fishermen would do well to head to Fourth of July Lake...
COULEE CITY—It wasn’t a winning Tuesday for the Davenport boys and girls basketball teams, as both lost to the Almira-Coulee-Hartline Warriors Tuesday, Jan. 11. It was just the second loss of the season for the boys, while the girls have lost six straight games. The boys loss came in heartbreaking fashion, as ACH’s Grady Murray tipped in a missed shot at the buzzer to give the Warriors a 60-59 victory. Davenport was outscored 21-11 in the final quarter after entering the last eight minutes with a 48-39 lead. The Goril...
It was an eventful year in east Lincoln County. Here’s a look back at the news that dominated the headlines in the second half of 2021. A recap of the news from the first half of 2021 was in last week’s issue. July Fireworks were discouraged for the Fourth of July weekend by authorities countywide amidst a heavy heat wave, high winds and drought. Lincoln County dealt with its hottest temperatures on record. The hottest temperature was actually in June, where a temperature of 111 degrees Fahrenheit was reported on the 29t...
Government and community meetings in Davenport, Reardan, Harrington, Sprague and Edwall for the week of Jan. 7-13. If you’d like your organization to be included in this tab, email dteditor@centurytel.net. Wednesday, Jan. 12 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. in City Hall Sprague-Lamont school board meeting at 7 p.m. in the Sprague Conference Room...
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. 27 Traffic stops: 13 A caller said she hit a cougar on Highway 2 near milepost 254.5. She said she watched the cougar get up and limp off the roadway. A Spokane woman requested a welfare check on her g...
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...
Government and community meetings in Davenport, Reardan, Harrington, Edwall and Sprague for the week of Dec. 31-Jan. 6. If you’d like your group or organization included in this tab, email dteditor@centurytel.net. Monday, Jan. 3 Lincoln County Commissioners meeting @ 8 a.m. in the county courthouse Wednesday, Jan. 5 Harrington chamber of commerce meeting @ 4 p.m. at Post and Office Thursday, Jan. 6 Reardan town council meeting @ 6 p.m. at the Reardan United Methodist Church...
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. 20 Traffic Stops: 6 A caller reported her child’s car was backed into by an unknown car while parked on a Davenport city street. ADT Tyco Alarms reported a commercial motion alarm was going off in the basement of...
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...
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...
