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DAVENPORT—Lincoln County Sheriff Wade Magers is scheduled for an arraignment in Lincoln County District Court Wednesday, July 7 after the Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney charged Magers with obstructing a law enforcement officer, making false or misleading statements to a public servant and rendering criminal assistance in the third degree, according to District Court records obtained by The Times. Sheriff Magers is accused of committing the charges between Feb. 11-12 to prevent DUI charges being leveled against his s...
DAVENPORT –High school principal Chad Prewitt will be the school district’s next superintendent after Jim Kowalkowski retires following the 2021-22 school year, which the school board officially approved at a special June 9 meeting. Prewitt will take the reins after 10 years as Davenport High’s principal and 19 years in education overall. “I never really thought I’d be superintendent, but there was never a thought of leaving,” Prewitt said. “My family loves it here, and I couldn’t ask for a better situation.” Prewitt’s family...
DAVENPORT – Most nationwide, state, county and local municipalities were allocated coronavirus local fiscal recovery funds from the federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) signed by President Joe Biden on March 11, and Davenport was no different. Council officially passed a resolution allowing mayor Brad Sweet to sign for those funds, which are estimated to be $243,417 in 2021 another $243,417 in 2022, at council’s June 9 meeting. Sweet was officially notified by the state Office of Financial Management of the funds June 7....
DAVENPORT--The Broncos trailed 11-4 early, but after that, it was all Davenport. The Gorilla boys pulled away from Lind-Ritzville/Sprague 59-45 in Monday's NE2B District quarterfinal and will take on top seeded Liberty in the semifinal Wednesday. Tennesee Rainwater led Davenport with 18 points, while Brenick Soliday added 11 points and Jaeger Jacobsen contributed 10 points off the bench. LRS was led by Chase Galbreath, who scored 11 points. Davenport outscored LRS 32-24 in...
DAVENPORT--Ellie Telford nearly matched her career-high with 28 points and the Lady Gorillas fought off the rival Reardan Indians 51-38 in an NE2B District quarterfinal game Tuesday. Reardan kept the game close through a quarter and a half, but Telford's low post presence proved too much. The Indians were led by Ayden Krupke's 16 points, while Madalyn Dewey added 13 points. Davenport will take on the Liberty Lancers, whom the Gorillas beat in a nonleague game last week but...
DAVENPORT--Today, the NE2B basketball playoffs begin, and the final schedule was finalized last night after the league athletic directors met until 10 p.m. to tie up loose odds and ends. The playoffs will be eight teams for both boys and girls over three days for each tournament in a single-elimination format. Teams finishing lower than eighth place didn't qualify, and their season is over. The Davenport girls finished with the highest seed of any local school, garnering the No. 3 spot on the girls side. They'll host the...
DAVENPORT – It was only fitting that it would be Ellie Telford and Darby Soliday, the leaders of the Lady Gorillas, who led Davenport to a convincing 63-40 victory over the Liberty Lancers in a nonleague tilt on Senior Night. Telford scored 23 points and grabbed 14 rebounds, while Soliday had 17 points, 12 rebounds and six assists as the Gorillas improved to 8-1 on the season and 1-0 in nonleague play. Liberty looked like it would have a fighting chance early, taking an 1...
DAVENPORT--After the high school graduation this afternoon, family members and community folks lined the streets to celebrate the 42 graduates. Fire trucks from Fire District No. 5 and deputies from the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office gave an escort as the graduates went from the baseball field, by the courthouse, down Morgan Street, by the schools and to City Park. Look for more photos and coverage from the graduation ceremony, as well as ceremonies and parades in Reardan...
DAVENPORT – Joe Lilje had completed his Naval flight training and was ready to serve in the Pacific flying planes onto aircraft carriers in 1945. A month later, however, Japan surrendered after the United States dropped two atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and the war was over. That's not the story Lilje prefers to tell, however. "My story is that the enemy got word that I was ready to join the fleet and they surrendered," Lilje said. The 98-year-old Davenport local w...
DAVENPORT – Local motels here responded to the COVID-19 pandemic shutdowns in different ways, and customer bases have also proven their differences. As summer begins to get under way as hot weather rolls in this week, the lodging businesses are in the midst of what is typically their busiest season. Response to shutdowns Black Bear Motel owner Kimberly Elwood, who has owned the motel for 19 years, never shut down operations. She said the first months were slow for business. "...
DAVENPORT – The Colfax Bulldogs rolled into town looking to put an end to the Lady Gorillas' perfect season and looked like they would stand a fighting chance after the first half. But 16 combined third-quarter points from Darby Soliday and Ellie Telford erased any chance the Bulldogs had of knocking off Davenport, which pulled away for a 66-50 win Thursday, May 27. Colfax rode the hot hand of Asher Cai, who finished with 25 points, to stay close throughout the first half. T...
DAVENPORT –The Gorillas ran into their toughest test against the now-healthy Colfax Bulldogs, and succumbed to the challenge. Colfax handed Davenport its first loss of the season 64-51. Key contributors John Lustig and Damian Demler returned for Colfax and led the way with 22 and 16 points apiece. Colfax took an early lead and led 14-9 after one quarter. They extended the lead to 17-9 on a Lustig three-pointer, but Davenport responded with a 9-0 run to take the lead 18-17. C...
DAVENPORT—Superintendent Jim Kowalkowski will sign off on his educational career following the 2021-22 school year, he informed the school board via a resignation letter that was accepted at the board’s May 24 meeting. Kowalkowski’s retirement, which becomes official June 30, 2022, will come after 15 years as superintendent here. “I have been very fortunate to have served as your superintendent since 2007,” Kowalkowski’s letter read. “These past 14 years have been very rewarding and I have been blessed to work with an amazi...
DAVENPORT-Lee Swain hasn't been in Vietnam serving in the Army since 1968, but the 79-year-old longtime Davenport resident who recently moved to Spokane remembers his experiences well as Memorial Day weekend approaches. Swain enlisted in the Army in 1966 just before his graduation from Northeast Missouri State University and went to Fort Jackson, South Carolina for basic training. Less than two years later, in 1968, he was a lieutenant and was heading to Vietnam where he was...
DAVENPORT—Three teenagers were arrested Saturday, May 22 on charges of theft of a motor vehicle and made their first appearance in Lincoln County Superior Court Tuesday, May 25. 15-year-old Dylan Doughty, 15-year-old Paul Russell Miller, Jr. and 14-year-old Chantal Tapia were arrested by Lincoln County Sheriff Sergeant Jerad McLagan and booked in Martin Hall Juvenile Detention Center, according to records. Doughty was also charged with minor in possession of alcohol. All three entered not-guilty pleas May 25. According to r...
DAVENPORT—Early filing week ended with 88 candidates filing for 70 offices in Lincoln County. In the Davenport, Harrington, Sprague, Reardan and Edwall area, eight races are contested. In some races, open positions had no filings, while in some others, incumbents didn’t file for re-election. Here are all the local filings, beginning with all contested races. Incumbents are indicated, whether they filed or not. Following local filings will be unfilled positions. A three-day special filing period will be held this summer str...
REARDAN-In light of the Spokane Tribe's decision to disallow public schools from using a Native American reference in a mascot or logo and the Reardan-Edwall School District's subsequent choice to do away with the "Indians" mascot by this fall, the school district has revealed six finalists for its new mascot. The mascot will be decided through a community vote open exclusively to school staff, students, parents and alumni, as well as community members. Voting will take place...
DAVENPORT-The Gorillas continued their winning ways in their third game of the season against the Kettle Falls Bulldogs, taking care of a team that made the state tournament last season but lost many key players. Davenport won soundly 63-34 after taking a 23-8 lead in the first quarter and holding a halftime lead of 38-13. Tennesee Rainwater had his best game of the season to date, scoring 26 points and converting 11-of-15 shots from two-point range. He continued to struggle...
Boys game gets chippy after Davenport builds first-half lead REARDAN-It was a rivalry game, after all. That just didn't show until the second half, after Davenport jumped out to a 35-11 halftime lead and held on for a 67-38 final victory over the rival Reardan Indians. "It was our defense. We were able to get out and be a little more aggressive and limit them to one shot," Davenport head coach Matt Henry said. "We knew what was going to come (in the second) half and were able...
REARDAN – There was no league championship at stake, but the Reardan baseball team leveraged its home field advantage to win the four-team NE2B consolation playoff with wins over Kettle Falls and Lind-Ritzville/Sprague during a full day of America's pastime Friday, May 14. The playoff kicked off with the Indians hosting the Bulldogs in a morning tilt. Reardan, technically the visiting team, scored two runs in the top of the first inning. But Kettle Falls tied the score in the...
DAVENPORT-When the Lady Gorillas needed a bucket in their season opening game against Northwest Christian (Colbert), they just forced the ball inside to Ellie Telford. The senior delivered with a career-high 29 points while adding 10 rebounds and three blocks while Davenport knocked off NWC 52-40. Telford was 11-for-19 from the field and 6-for-11 from the free throw line. Darby Soliday was the only other Davenport player in double figures with 13 points. Soliday added five...
DAVENPORT-It wasn't an easy fight, but the Gorillas were able to snare a win in their first game of the season against the Northwest Christian (Colbert) Crusaders 70-65 Tuesday, May 18. Sharp-shooting point guard Brenick Soliday and high-flying wing Tennesee Rainwater scored 24 big points apiece for Davenport. Soliday knocked down five key three-pointers on 10 attempts and hit three important free-throws down the stretch after Rainwater fouled out with three minutes left in th...
REARDAN – The Colfax Bulldogs came to town for the season hoops tip-off and came away unscathed. The Bulldog varsity boys pounded the Reardan Indians 67-34, while the varsity girls used a stout zone defense to pull away in the second half of their game 41-24 in both team's opening match May 15. In the boys game, Colfax started strong and never looked back, jumping out to a 15-5 lead in the first quarter while forcing turnovers and getting out in transition. Reardan s...
RITZVILLE – Davenport senior Darby Soliday finished a standout, record-breaking career with three district titles at the District 7 NE2B championship meet May 13. She was one of three Gorillas to finish first. Soliday took first place in the girls 200 meters, girls 100 meter hurdles and girls 100 meter hurdles. She was joined in the winner's circle by her sophomore brother, Brenick, who won the boys 110 meter hurdles. Junior Jarrett Jacobsen was victorious in two events, w...
DAVENPORT--Six more candidates in the Davenport/Reardan/Harrington/Sprague area filed for candidacy in various positions up for election yesterday, three of which were for Sprague mayor. That race now becomes a contested race between four candidates. Trace De Garmo filed Tuesday, while Sunnie Fortin, Scooter Dearing and M. Shawn Coombs filed yesterday. Locally, Lance Strite filed for Davenport city council, Jennifer Cox filed for Reardan-Edwall School District's board of directors and Shelley Quigley filed for Harrington...
