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HARRINGTON—Will the Panthers stay put for sports? Or is a merger with Lind-Ritzville/Sprague, Davenport or Odessa on the horizon? Those were some of the questions the school board faced at its special meeting Monday, May 2 in response to an offer from LRS for Harrington to join the Broncos for middle and high school athletics on a one-year trial basis next year. Harrington administration began to explore the idea of a merger with LRS about three weeks ago after a couple Panthers joined the Broncos softball team. LRS then o...
CLARKSTON—Another league meet meant another team win for the Davenport boys track team Tuesday, April 26. The Gorillas were coming off a win at the MacDougall Invite in Colfax three days prior. The girls’ team finished in second place, besting all nine opponents except for first place St. George’s. Clarkston results Boys 100 meters 10. Nick Kruger, 12.8 24. Wyatt Telecky, 13.7 29. Owen Telford, 14.4 29. Chase Zellmer, 14.4 32. Justin Jacoby, 15.2 33. Lane Sewall, 15.9 Boys 200 meters 7. Nick Kruger, 26.1 Boys 400 meters 2. Tr...
DAVENPORT-Wade Magers' last day as Lincoln County Sheriff will be June 30, he told the county commissioners in an email and confirmed to The Record-Times in a phone call this week. His retirement will end a 15 ½-year career as Sheriff and 32-year career in law enforcement six months before the conclusion of his fourth elected term. Magers announced two weeks ago he wouldn't be running for re-election this fall. Magers' retirement comes one day after his scheduled...
REARDAN-The scent of smoked sausage and sense of Reardan spirit packed Gene Smith Gym as hundreds of current and former football players and community members gathered for a once-in-a-generation "50 Years of Football" banquet Saturday, April 23. The event served several purposes: Celebrate Eric Nikkola's retirement, honor former coaches Dan Graham and Gene Smith and introduce new head coach Matt Clouse to the Reardan faithful filling the building named after Smith. Who better...
REARDAN-The school district's nine-month period of being mascot-less, or "just Reardan," as many locals refer to it, is over. The school board approved a motion to make the "Screaming Eagles" the new mascot by a 3-1 vote at the board's meeting Wednesday, April 27. The district was forced to change its mascot from the "Indians" following the passage of House Bill 1356 in 2021, which banned the use of Native American mascots or logos by public schools in Washington. The moniker...
DAVENPORT—The search for a new principal remains ongoing, but a candidate may be selected by next Wednesday, according to discussion at the school board’s regular meeting Monday, April 25. Superintendent Jim Kowalkowski’s looming retirement has created a ripple effect down to a principal opening after current high school principal Chad Prewitt was named Kowalkowski’s successor. The district may move current elementary principal Noelle Carstens to middle/high school principal, or hire a secondary school principal dependi...
REARDAN-Ayden Krupke's basketball career isn't ending in high school. The local senior who led the girls' varsity team to a fourth-place finish in the NE2B this season signed to play for Bushnell University in Eugene Tuesday, April 26. Krupke will play for the Beacons of the Cascade Collegiate Conference, which is an NAIA conference. She was recruited by several NAIA schools, but she said she decided to sign the weekend after visiting Bushnell. "That was the place I felt most...
DAVENPORT-The Gorillas' home doubleheader on Senior Night against the Kettle Falls Bulldogs turned in an unusual win and a lopsided loss Saturday, April 23. In the first game, Davenport senior ace Denton Deal had the pitching juice, allowing just one run through six innings. The offense managed three runs to hold a 3-1 lead into the last frame. The Bulldogs then scored twice on a pair of unearned runs, forcing a bottom half of the inning with the game now tied 3-3. River...
REARDAN-A full week of home games for the local baseball and softball teams against Colfax and Lind-Ritzville/Sprague led to mixed results. When the Bulldogs came to town Friday, April 22, the top-10 ranked softball team wasn't messing around. Colfax beat Reardan 16-0 in three innings in the first game of a doubleheader, aided by 11 runs in the top of the second inning. Reardan didn't have much better luck in the second game, but did get on the scoreboard. Colfax won the latte...
DAVENPORT-Don't get too confused: The track meet was here, but it was hosted by Reardan. In any case, the Gorillas had a fine day in the windy conditions, with both boys and girls teams getting first place finishes in the District 7 2B North League Meet Tuesday, April 19. The Reardan boys finished in second place and the girls finished third. Five schools participated in the meet, including Lind-Ritzville/Sprague, Northwest Christian (Colbert) and St. George's. The Davenport...
DAVENPORT—Either Lincoln County Sheriff Wade Magers will stand trial on his criminal charges or a resolution will be reached between the state and his defense, the parties said at a court date Wednesday, April 20. Magers, who entered a not-guilty plea on charges of obstructing a law enforcement officer, making a false or misleading statement to a public servant and rendering criminal assistance in the third degree last July, was not present for the Zoom-only court date. Presiding judge Thomas W. Cox of Garfield County g...
REARDAN—The town and Lincoln County have reached an agreement on a contract for district court, prosecutor, defense, dispatch and jail services. The two-year contract will run through the end of 2023 after town council OK’d the deal at its April 7 regular meeting. According to meeting documentation, the town will be charged $63 per inmate day, a rate that will increase to $66 per day in 2023. That rate will increase 2% per inmate day each year beginning Jan. 1 of every calendar year thereafter if the agreement isn’t terminate...
DAVENPORT—The Chamber of Commerce’s new president, possible future events and attempts to generate more community involvement were amongst the topics of discussion at the Chamber’s monthly meeting in the Avista meeting room on a nippy Thursday morning April 14. The Chamber is currently president-less as some locals seek to revive the group that has been largely inactive for the past two years before meetings in the last couple months. Kathy Hedgcock reported that Dan Verhuel of Strate Funeral Home was interested in being...
DAVENPORT-Lincoln County will have a new sheriff in town after 2022. Sheriff Wade Magers announced he won't seek a fifth term of office in this year's election cycle, drawing a close to a 32-year career in law enforcement that included 16 years as County Sheriff. Magers made the announcement in a news release Wednesday afternoon, April 13. "I have enjoyed seeing our office grow and improve in so many areas over the past 32 years," Magers said in the release. "I am proud of...
DAVENPORT—Students returning to school this fall will not be mandated by the state to be vaccinated against COVID-19, the State Board of Health voted Wednesday, April 13. Superintendent Jim Kowalkowski informed Davenport School District families in a letter Wednesday afternoon. “This means this fall, immunization requirements for our students will remain unchanged,” Kowalkowski wrote. A state mandate for K-12 school workers, including all teachers and staff, remains in place. Staff are still required to be vaccinated again...
DAVENPORT—Feeding inmates at Lincoln County Jail has cost the county more than double what it previously did following prison lockdowns in Airway Heights and a change of meal suppliers. A regular dinner meal, which previously cost $1.85 per serving, is up to $4 per serving, according to county E-911 coordinator Jo Gilchrist. “We were spending between $560 and $585 a week prior,” Gilchrist said. “That’s now over $1,000.” Correctional Industries business development manager John Kirk pointed to a COVID-19 outbreak at Airway H...
DAVENPORT-It was an up-and-down week for local baseball and softball teams, which fought through the strangely cold elements to work in contests around the Inland Northwest this week. Davenport baseball picked up a couple wins over Liberty (Spangle) before a setback against a strong Northwest Christian (Colbert) squad. Odessa baseball easily blazed by Republic, while Reardan baseball and Davenport softball weren't able to get wins in their combined six games. Gorilla baseball...
MEDICAL LAKE-A six-run fourth inning by the Reardan softball team started to raise indications of a potential upset for the team over the 1A host Cardinals, but the home team went on a 10-run spurt over a three-inning span to erase any questions of a Medical Lake setback in a 17-8 result Tuesday, April 12. Reardan, competing against its former skipper in first-year Medical Lake head coach John Higgins, plated two runs in the top of the first inning but surrendered four...
DAVENPORT-Lincoln County will have a new sheriff in town after 2022. Sheriff Wade Magers announced he won't seek a fifth term of office in this year's election cycle, drawing a close to a 32-year career in law enforcement that included 16 years as County Sheriff. Magers made the announcement in a news release Wednesday afternoon, April 13. "I have enjoyed seeing our office grow and improve in so many areas over the past 32 years," Magers said in the release. "I am proud of...
DAVENPORT—A local woman scheduled to make a court appearance after violating a previous court order managed to escape during that court date after saying she needed to smoke. Catherine Marie Herrman left the Lincoln County Courthouse after a judge ordered her to be remanded into custody during the Superior Court criminal docket Tuesday, March 29. According to court records, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office chief criminal deputy Kody Becker received a call from Kristen Blauert of the county Prosecutor’s Office saying Herrm...
DAVENPORT – A man residing in St. John has been summoned to appear in Lincoln County Superior Court on two counts of first-degree unlawful hunting of big game after allegedly harvesting two cow elk near Hawk Creek two days before the start of modern firearm hunting season in 2021. Colton Kenneth Jacobsen, 22, was charged by the county Prosecutor’s Office Tuesday, March 29, according to court records. According to an investigation that led to subsequent charges by Fish and Wildlife Sergeant Tony Leonnetti, Jacobsen killed the...
DAVENPORT—Garbage and refuse pickup rates for Sunshine Disposal and Recycling are going up 3% effective April 1 after council approved Sunshine’s request at its March 23 meeting. The city has contracted with Sunshine for garbage disposal services within city limits since April 2014. The rate increase comes for the second time in 15 months after council agreed to extend the contract that was due for extension March 31. It’s the largest rate increase amongst the last three increases. Rates increased 2% at the beginning of 2021...
DAVENPORT—A Spokane County judge quickly dismissed an elections lawsuit filed against the Lincoln County Auditor’s office and auditor Chandra Schumacher by the Washington Election Integrity Coalition United (WEICU) and Jerry Schulz of Reardan in October. Presiding judge Michael Price granted the defendants’ motion to dismiss Monday, March 28. The lawsuit accused the Auditor’s Office of election violations during the 2020 general election as WEICU filed similar lawsuits around the state that same week. The court found that WE...
DAVENPORT—The school district is planning to broaden its search for a new principal by opening the door for a new elementary school principal and moving current principal Noelle Carstens to the middle/high school, the school board learned at its regular meeting Monday, March 28. Current high school principal and soon-to-be superintendent Chad Prewitt, presiding over Monday’s meeting in Jim Kowalkowski’s absence, said the move doesn’t guarantee Carstens will be moved to the secondary school. He said he wants the positio...
LINCOLN COUNTY-Baseball teams in Odessa, Reardan and Davenport went undefeated last week. The Tigers swept through Cusick and Newport, while the east county teams also got wins in their respective matches. Reardan softball, meanwhile, lost two games while Davenport softball has yet to take the field this season. Odessa remains undefeated Odessa picked up two convincing wins over Cusick Saturday, March 26. The first game was over in three innings after the Tigers scored 19 runs...
