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HARRINGTON – The School Board is considering adopting a “gender inclusive” policy that would create procedures for addressing the needs of transgender and gender-expansive students. The board had the first reading of the policy at their meeting on Sept. 30. The policy affirms that an “inclusive approach” to transgender and gender-expansive students in regards to “use of names and pronouns”, “restroom and locker room use”, dress codes and other items. The goal of adopting the policy would be to “provide these students with...
FORD--Tecla Speed uses her team to pull a manure spreader on her farm near Ford at the Second Annual Horsedrawn Farm Days. The event featured horse teams of all breeds and sizes pulling equipment like harrows, plows and buggies....
DAVENPORT – The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch for Friday afternoon and night in advance of a cold front that's expected to bring moderate to heavy snow to the U.S. Highway 2 corridor. The watch includes much of Northeast Washington, mostly north of U.S. Highway 2. Davenport, Reardan, Airway Heights, Medical Lake and Cheney are in the watch area. "Travel could be very difficult, including the Friday evening commute," the weather service said. "Heavy, wet snow may lead to broken tree limbs and p...
LINCOLN COUNTY--In the aftermath of the Whitney Fire that burned over 130,000 acres and impacted nearly 40 ranches in Lincoln County, community members and agency heads discussed potential needs at a meeting last Monday. The meeting held at Stockland Livestock in Davenport was coordinated by Sen. Judy Warnick and Rep. Tom Dent. Dent was unable to attend the meeting designed to discuss land use issues due to becoming ill with the Coronavirus. He is expected to make a full recovery. Sen. Warnick led the discussion that...
REARDAN—The school district is in the process of hiring a new security officer after former security officer Brian Scott was moved to head of security and informational technology. Police chief Andy Manke proposed a potential partnership between the district and town to council at its Oct. 15 meeting—but only if a certain candidate is hired. His proposal hinges on Chris Stein being the district’s choice of hire. Stein is a reserve officer with the police department and is a school security officer in Spokane. The school’s cho...
DAVENPORT-- As you drive north on Highway 25 from Davenport you’ll encounter beautiful fields of golden grain as you climb in elevation for many miles before descending down into a canyon full of pine trees. This canyon north of Reinbold Road has been known as Bockemuehl Canyon for well over 100 years, and is still labeled that way on many maps today. The story behind Bockemuehl Canyon is one full of history, perseverance, and myth and it all begins with one man: Bernard B...
COLFAX – Bill Stevenson feels at home behind the editor's desk at the Whitman County Gazette. The “new” editor brings 27 years of journalism with him, most of it being while in Eastern Washington. Two years of reviewing software while living in Japan, and a year in Nevada running a national magazine for motorcycles. “Writing 24 stories about motor oil took the glamour out of writing about the motorcycle industry,” he said. “I went back to the wonderful diversity of community reporting.” Stevenson started his career at a w...
Although COVID-19 restrictions cancelled the Lincoln Hospital Foundation’s annual Sharing Hearts Luncheon, volunteers were still able to raise over $27,000 in funds last month by collecting donations. The “Sharing Hearts” effort raised over $27,000 for a special project, $340 to grow the Endowment Fund, and $840 to add to the medical scholarship for scholarships to go to Lincoln County students going into a medical field. The annual “Sharing Hearts” luncheon event raises funds for Lincoln Hospital, all the clinics, and suppo...
DAVENPORT--Local student-athletes have been practicing track, cross country, softball and golf since Oct. 5....
KENNEWICK--The always-intense rivalry between the Reardan Indians and Davenport Gorillas reached another level in 2005, with the two schools facing off twice, once in the regular season and once in the state semifinals. This week, The Times looks back to the state 2B semifinal matchup where Reardan exacted revenge for its regular season home loss to Davenport, rolling 29-7 over the rival Gorillas. The win sent the Indians to the state championship, where they would defeat DeSales 14-10 to become state champions. The look back...
Rocky Warwick of Edwall got his buck during archery season Sunday in Lincoln County. Warwick had been hunting in the area north of Davenport....
REARDAN – The always-intense rivalry between the Reardan Indians and Davenport Gorillas reached another level in 2005, with the two schools facing off twice, once in the regular season and once in the state semifinals. This week, The Times looks back to the regular season matchup where Davenport came out on top 29-22 in Reardan. The win snapped Reardan’s four-game winning streak in the regular season. The look back is told through the eyes of players and coaches from both teams. Both teams came into the Oct. 13 game und...
The Times Note: The WIAA announced Oct. 9 that it extended the open coaching season from Nov. 30 to Dec. 19. Local athletic directors didn’t yet know how their schools would adjust practice schedules based on this extension. Davenport Times readership local schools coaches and fall practice schedules Reardan Indians Practice schedule: Oct. 5-8—All-sports conditioning Oct. 12-22—Baseball, softball, tennis, track, cross country Oct. 26-Nov. 5—Football, volleyball, girl’s...
Ritzville – Travelers who use Interstate 90 east of Ritzville will need to plan additional time to prevent delays. Crews working for the Washington State Department of Transportation will be closing different portions of I-90 in both directions for pavement repairs. Westbound I-90 closure Beginning Monday, Oct. 12, starting at 7 a.m. until 4 p.m., crews will be performing pavement repair on the westbound I-90 driving lanes near the Tokio interchange at milepost 231. During the closure, traffic will be routed off the w...
OLYMPIA — Even though ballots won’t be mailed until Oct. 16 at the latest, voters can start preparing for the election now. From listing all the critical dates and deadlines to learning about the issues, measures, and candidates, voters have access to a wealth of information on the Secretary of State’s elections web page (sos.wa.gov/elections). “Whether people are registering to vote for the first time or have been voting for years, it’s good to be prepared, especially for a General Election during a pandemic that is changi...
Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rogers (right) and Lincoln County Sheriff Wade Magers presented a flag that was flown over the state capital to Connie Stauffer, wife of Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Mike Stauffer, who passed away in April....
DAVENPORT – Senator Judy Warnick and 13th legislative district rep. Tom Dent are hosting a meeting at Stockland Livestock in Davenport on Monday, Oct. 19 at 8:30am to discuss land management issues with residents. The event is being co-sponsored by the Washington Cattlemen’s Association and Cattle Producers of Washington. The event will include presentations by the state Department of Natural Resources, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, the state Dept. of Agriculture, USDA and the U.S. Forest Service. Topics wil...
LINCOLN COUNTY – The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office added two new officers to its ranks last week that Lincoln County Sheriff Wade Magers said bring “over a decade of experience” to the force. Deputy Dan Christian and deputy Raymond Hayden come to Lincoln County with previous experience in law enforcement. Deputy Dan Christian served the King County Sheriff’s Office for twelve and a half years. Deputy Christian was active in the marine patrol unit as well as general p...
LINCOLN COUNTY – While some counties in Washington are allowing residents to delay paying their property tax due to COVID-19, there is no delay scheduled for Lincoln County. Second half tax payments are due October 31st. For residents paying their taxes in two installments, the first half was due April 30th. Tax payments can be mailed to the Lincoln County Treasurer at P O Box 370, Davenport, WA 99122 and must be postmarked by October 31st. Taxes can also be paid through the county website at: www.co.linco...
REARDAN – The town may be getting a new readerboard off Highway 2 coming into town from the east through a partnership with the town, school district and Spokane Teacher’s Credit Union. The proposed readerboard was discussed by athletic director Brian Graham at the school boards’ Sept. 30 meeting, and mayor Gail Daniels brought up the proposal to council at its Oct. 1 meeting. “We are looking to go really state of the art,” Graham told the board. The readerboard would display news and upcoming events in town, as well as p...
Commissioners re-appoint weed board members The Lincoln County Commissioners reappointed two members of the Lincoln County Weed Board last Monday, approving the members to serve another four-year term. Donald Phillips was reappointed to Pos. 1 and Keith Nelson was reappointed to Pos. 5. Weed Board members work with weed board on how to address noxious weeds in the 2,317 square miles of Lincoln County. The Lincoln County Weed Board has an annual budget of $269,000 with four staff. Weed board assessment rates vary from 9 to 13...
REARDAN--Reardan-Edwall student-athletes are practicing track, cross country, baseball and softball this week....
Former Davenport resident Josh Fitzpatrick, the son of Mike and Peggy Fitzpatrick of Davenport, took this big bull moose during a recent hunting trip in Alaska. To have your hunting photo published, email high-resolution images to Editor Jamie Henneman at DTEditor@centurytel.net....
OLYMPIA – The state Department of Fish and Wildlife’s ban on target shooting on agency-managed lands in North-Central and Northeast Washington has been lifted. “We welcome people to build campfires and responsibly sight in their hunting firearms on most of the lands we manage, but we continue to urge hunters, target shooters, campers, and all others heading outdoors to be cautious when doing activities that could spark a wildfire,” Lands Division Manager Cynthia Wilkerson said after the Oct. 1 reopening. Some restric...
REARDAN – The Reardan School District kicked off their 2020-21 school year with all sport conditioning on Oct. 5. Specific sport conditioning begins next week. The WIAA opened a second open coaching season from Sept. 28 to Nov. 30, where coaches can work on “sport specific” skills with athletes if the local department of health allows. The Lincoln County DOH approved the district’s plan Oct. 4. Sports are broken up into four timelines. Practices for baseball, softbal...
