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DAVENPORT-A visit from the Colfax Bulldogs for the Gorillas and a trip to Kettle Falls for Reardan spelled losses for all local baseball and softball teams last Saturday, April 2, except for Reardan baseball splitting two games with their opponents. Colfax handled the Gorilla baseball and softball squads in both games of a doubleheader, which was the home opener for Davenport baseball and the season opener for softball. Kettle Falls softball also earned a sweep over Reardan....
REARDAN--High winds gusting between 40 and 60 miles per hour have been relentlessly pounding Lincoln County and the surrounding Inland Northwest area today. As of 4 p.m., downed trees had been reported in downtown Reardan on South Lake Street, Crescent Road north of town and Porcupine Bay Road north of Davenport. The Crescent Road tree trapped power lines and began to smoke, but Fire District No. 4 crews on scene said no one had lost power as of 3 p.m. (UPDATE: Avista...
DAVENPORT—The primary election is over four months away, but seven candidates running for office in Lincoln County this year have already registered their campaigns with the state Public Disclosure Commission. Three candidates for county sheriff and incumbents for auditor, prosecutor and assessor had registered by press time. Auditor Chandra Schumacher registered last Sept. 14, while prosecutor Adam Walser registered Jan. 11 and assessor J. Scott Liebing registered March 12. Opponents haven’t registered in any of those rac...
REARDAN—A 17-year-old boy making online threats against the high school here forced the school district to go into a modified lockout Monday and Tuesday. The suspect was apprehended in Spokane County Tuesday, according to a press release from the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office. According to Reardan School District chief security officer Brian Scott, two students came forward Friday, March 17 to report a threat against the high school being made via social media app Snapchat. “Count the last days, because I’m coming 4 you, Re...
DAVENPORT—A business plan created by the Lincoln County Fairgrounds staff to create year-round R.V. and tent camping sites on Fairgrounds land at 1601 Morgan Street is drawing the ire of some neighbors in the area. The topic was discussed at the commissioners’ March 21 meeting, which took place five days after the city planning commission discussed whether the county needed to apply for a conditional use permit to use the land. Gene Hein of the planning commission later clarified to the Record-Times that the plot of land whe...
LINCOLN COUNTY-Most local high school baseball and softball teams got their seasons going this week. Odessa baseball began with a visit from Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Saturday, while Reardan baseball and softball went to Chewelah for a doubleheader with Jenkins. Davenport baseball, meanwhile, also played LRS to open its season. Odessa baseball loses two in opener In Saturday's opening double-header against Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna, the Tigers started game one with a bang,...
ODESSA - A Puyallup native who moved here in 2020 is joining The Record-Times as a reporter covering the Odessa and Harrington communities. Ashley Parkinson, 31, began Tuesday, March 15, under the guidance of Terrie Schmidt-Crosby, the longtime owner and editor of The Odessa Record. "I love to write. It's a relaxing thing for me to sit down and work on," Parkinson said. "I walked by the Odessa office last summer and thought about applying then, and I really should've... but...
DAVENPORT-Two city-wide power outages stemming from incidents at the Avista substation on Third Street this year have some local business owners concerned about the services their businesses rely on to operate. Avista, meanwhile, plans to construct a new substation and feed north Davenport from Reardan. The first power outage came on Jan. 2, when the whole city lost power for 10 hours after the substation regulator caught fire in an impressive blast that changed many locals'...
High winds and skies with alternating sun and shower prospects made for a scenic trip to Porcupine Bay on the Spokane arm of Lake Roosevelt Tuesday, March 15. Porcupine Bay is still closed for camping, but Lake Roosevelt staff said they hope to open the campground before Memorial Day this year. The campground is located at the end of Porcupine Bay Road off Highway 25 about 19 miles north of Davenport....
DAVENPORT—The Lincoln County Commissioners held a regular benefits check-in with representatives amongst county employees and Dan Fisher of HUB International, the county’s medical insurance broker, at the commissioners’ meeting Monday, March 7. Fisher told attendees that employee claims rose from $43,816.02 to $84,971.15 between January and February this year, which is typical. Claims were also higher in 2021 than they were in 2020 as more people returned to in-person work following COVID-19 shutdowns. The commi...
DAVENPORT—Presiding judge Dan B. Johnson denied a motion for an appeal bond by the defense of Brandy J. Hood at a hearing Tuesday, March 8. Hood was sentenced to 43 months in prison Feb. 22 after a jury found her guilty on four counts of fourth-degree assault, two counts of second-degree assault and one count of harassment with the threat to kill stemming from incidents involving mistreatment of Hood's two daughters in Jan. 2020. Defense attorney Douglas Phelps motioned for a $5,000 bond Tuesday. Prosecuting attorney Nina F...
OLYMPIA—Washington’s indoor mask mandate, which was originally scheduled to end March 21, will now be over at 11:59 p.m. March 11. Gov. Jay Inslee announced the change to the mandate’s end at a press conference Monday, Feb. 28. The move comes in a joint West Coast masking move-on, as Oregon and California will be ending most of their indoor mandates in a similar midnight masquerade. The first day students won’t be required to wear masks at school will be Monday, March 14 instead of the previously scheduled March 21 date. ...
WALLA WALLA-The Whitman College Blues' women's basketball team isn't a stranger to the Division III NCAA Tournament, but for Whitworth transfer and Davenport High School Class of 2018 graduate Sydney Abbott, making the postseason accomplished a goal that had been halted due to COVID-19 cancellations. Abbott transferred to Whitman for the 2020-21 season as a junior, but the postseason was cancelled. This year, the team lost one game in the regular season before an undefeated...
“Bye Bye Russ.” That was the text buzzing through my phone from a friend that alerted me to the unthinkable news Seattle Seahawks fans have been secretly dreading but fighting off with feigned thoughts of “that would never happen;” star quarterback Russell Wilson had been traded to the Denver Broncos for three players and five draft picks. My heart sank as I knew the end of an era that had been dying a slow death had finally arrived. My teenage and young adult years were sp...
DAVENPORT-A new helicopter base operated by Airlift Northwest will be constructed at the Municipal Airport here this summer. The nonprofit air medical transport owned by UW Medicine will begin providing services around Central and Eastern Washington based in Davenport. Airlift Northwest provides helicopter and fixed-wing plane transports. Locally, they will mostly transport patients to hospitals in Spokane, according to city manager Steve Goemmel. Air transport crews will be...
DAVENPORT-The school board went over the process for finding a new principal and whether a redistricting process needs to happen at its meeting Monday, Feb. 28. The secondary school will have the principal vacancy when Chad Prewitt replaces the retiring Jim Kowalkowski this summer. A sample schedule for selecting a top candidate was shared at the board meeting by Prewitt and elementary school principal Noelle Carstens. The proposed schedule would be an all-day affair that...
DAVENPORT—The trial of Michelle L. Hopkins, who is charged with 25 counts of possession of depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct in the first and second degree, won’t begin until June 22. Presiding judge Dan B. Johnson agreed to continue Hopkins’ case at a readiness hearing Tuesday, March 1. The trial was originally scheduled to begin March 16. At a Feb. 22 appearance, Hopkins’ defense attorney Victoria Iverson said a report from a psychiatrist evaluating Hopkins hadn’t been completed yet, nor had infor...
DAVENPORT—City council passed three resolutions, reviewed the 2021 fourth quarter city budget, heard a request for a sign ordinance change and learned about the city’s updated six-year street plan at a busy council meeting Wednesday, Feb. 23. The state requires that the city update its six-year street plan annually. The approved plan for 2022-2027 includes one awarded project for 2022, which is phase 2 of creating community trails and links. The city has applied for funding for three more projects: Airport PAP...
REARDAN-Eric Nikkola's assistant coach of 18 years and Reardan's head baseball coach will be the fourth coach in the last 50 years to helm the high school football program. Matt Clouse was selected as Nikkola's successor by the school board at the board's Feb. 23 meeting and will be Reardan's newest head football coach. Clouse was chosen from a pool of three candidates by district administration after interviews in early February and was brought to the board for approval. "I...
DAVENPORT—Vacancies for two high school spring sports were officially filled the same day spring practices began after approval by the school board Monday, Feb. 28. Monty Soliday will be Brian Telford’s replacement as head high school track and field coach. Soliday was previously coaching middle school track, but resigned that position with his move to high school. He’s also the head girls soccer coach and an assistant boys basketball coach. The tennis team also needed a new head coach after Eric Timm’s resignation. The dis...
DAVENPORT-This is the last week that the east Lincoln County newspaper will be known as The Davenport Times, but the product for local readers will only be increased in quantity and quality. The Times' merger with The Odessa Record will become effective Tuesday, March 1 and be reflected in the March 3 issue under its new name, The Lincoln County Record-Times. Readers of The Times can use the coupon at the bottom of this page to get a special two-year subscription to The...
DAVENPORT—The Lincoln County Commissioners unanimously passed a resolution opposing local income tax at their Feb. 22 meeting. The resolution makes Lincoln County the 11th county in the state with local income tax bans, according to the Washington Policy Center. Other counties with local income tax bans include Asotin, Benton, Chelan, Cowlitz, Douglas, Franklin, Grant, Kittitas, Spokane and Yakima Counties. Cities statewide also have local income tax bans. These cities include Grand Coulee, Moses Lake, Spokane, Spokane V...
REARDAN—A woman found guilty last month by a jury on four counts of fourth-degree assault, two counts of second-degree assault and one count of harassment with the threat to kill will be going to prison for her crimes. Brandy J. Hood was given 43 months in prison at a sentencing hearing Tuesday, Feb. 22. Presiding judge Dan B. Johnson gave Hood six criminal points at the sentencing and handed down the harshest sentence recommended by the state on that stance of 43 months. The sentence was met with a sigh of relief from t...
DAVENPORT-Students' standardized test scores dropped statewide in English/language arts (ELA) and math assessments between 2019 and 2021 tests, and local schools were no different. Students were given standardized tests in Fall 2021 for the first time since Spring 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Local scores in ELA decreased 14.6% in Davenport, 13.8% in Reardan and 7.6% in Harrington. Drops were mostly more drastic in math scores, decreasing 18.1% in Davenport, 17.7% in...
SPOKANE VALLEY-After a last-second win in a loser-out game against Lind-Ritzville/Sprague two days prior to advance to the District 7 2B Tournament third place game, the Reardan girls basketball team came up one game short in its quest to make the state tournament against the St. George's Dragons 46-33 Saturday, Feb. 19. Reardan spent the first half playing lockdown defense and forcing turnover after turnover while executing nearly every part of its offense...except making a s...
