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FORT SPOKANE-A grassroots event organized by several members of the Spokane Tribe of Indians resulted in a solemn reminder and heartfelt memorial to children who died at Indian boarding schools through disease. The event, held at Fort Spokane Thursday, Sept. 30, was one of several held nationwide on the unofficial Day of Remembrance. Several families and visitors, around 100 total, sat south facing the porch of Fort Spokane, where the event was staged. Many wore orange as a...
DAVENPORT-There were about five different times during Thursday's match between the Gorillas and Reardan that it seemed one team would take the lead with a go-ahead goal. That never materialized, as the rivals played to a scoreless draw in regulation and overtime. Then, some goalkeeping heroics for Reardan gave the visitors a 2-0 win in a shootout. Reardan earned its first win over Davenport in program history. The two schools were meeting for the fourth time after Davenport...
SPANGLE-A matinee contest on the gridiron in mild, sunny Spangle turned into one of the best games in Washington high school football this season. After Liberty made a furious third-quarter rally to erase a 23-point deficit, Davenport and its foe battled back and forth before the Gorillas managed to hang on for a nail-biting 51-50 victory Friday, Oct. 8. Davenport and Liberty combined for 1,006 yards of offense in the shootout. The Gorillas racked up 456 yards on the ground,...
DAVENPORT—A federal mandate requiring all healthcare workers be vaccinated announced by president Joe Biden in early September has caused some health organizations nationwide to lose employees in the hundreds, though the majority complied with the mandate. However, at Lincoln Hospital, a staff exodus seems unlikely as the deadline to receive a shot passes. The deadline for health workers to receive their shot was Oct. 4, as an individual is considered fully vaccinated two weeks after receiving their second shot of the P...
REARDAN—A suspect has been identified in the theft of an ATM from SpeedTrap Tap House that occurred this summer. Christopher D. Holverson of Medical Lake has been accused of first-degree malicious mischief, first, second and third-degree theft and second-degree burglary by the Police Department, with a police report forwarded to the Lincoln County Prosecutor’s Office for review and charging. According to records, SpeedTrap owner Tim Hanni arrived at the tap house in the early morning of June 21 to find out that the door glass...
REARDAN-The first NE2B win of the 2021 season was a long time coming for the Reardan football team. Friday, it turned out a visit by the Kettle Falls Bulldogs was the perfect recipe to get Reardan back on the winning track. The home team easily dusted off Kettle Falls 42-14 Oct. 1. Reardan improved to 1-3 in league play and 2-3 overall with the victory, while Kettle Falls fell to 0-3 in a battle of the two teams at the bottom of the league going into the game. "We're finally b...
LINCOLN COUNTY—Fall hunting season is in full swing for many species, while many begin in the coming weeks. Lincoln County hunting prospects are down for some animals, specifically white-tailed deer, but look solid for turkey and mule deer. The county has land in Game Management Units (GMU)130, 133 and 136, with 133 and 136 being almost entirely Lincoln County. GMU 133, the “Roosevelt” unit, has an eastern boundary of Highway 231 up to the Spokane River. To the north, it travels from the Spokane River on the Lincoln Count...
MEDICAL LAKE-The Reardan soccer team capped off an improved non-league schedule with a convincing 7-1 victory over the Medical Lake Cardinals Monday, Oct. 4. Reardan earned its second straight victory after topping the Cheney J.V. girls Thursday, Sept. 30. Reardan improved to 6-3-1 overall with the win. The girls now have wins over Lake Roosevelt, Brewster, Medical Lake, Kettle Falls and Cheney J.V. this year. Meanwhile, Medical Lake lost its ninth-straight game to start this...
DAVENPORT--It took an extra 30 minutes for Thursday's Gorilla home game vs. Asotin to get rolling due to lightning in the area, and rain was steadily pouring throughout the first half while remaining a light drizzle through the entirety of the contest. Those conditions ultimately favored the home team, as Davenport's defense pitched a shutout while spotting its offense solid field position throughout the game en route to a 19-0 victory. The Gorillas improved to 3-1 in NE2B pla...
DAVENPORT—After several Logan Street residents voiced their concern and opposition, council continued a public hearing for the vacation of the right of way on the street for use by the future Family Dollar site intended to go on the old Lion’s Park site. The public hearing was held at council’s Sept. 22 meeting. Doug and Mike Janke, whose father lives on Logan Street across from the old park, voiced their opposition to the right-of-way vacation, saying it would make truck access difficult and push potential building very...
REARDAN—A viral “challenge” that has been circulating via the popular social media app TikTok that urges its followers to vandalize its school grounds or areas has struck the town and school in the last couple weeks. According to the town Police Department, vandalism began at the town park in late August, when school began. Soap dispensers were ripped out of the park bathroom and toilets were plugged. The police department set up game cameras around the park bathroom and identified four middle school boys that caused damag...
DAVENPORT—The crop circles owned by the city north of the baseball fields on the northeast side of town will be getting a new end-gun for irrigation. City council voted 5-2 in favor of spending $6,800 to buy a Nelson SR100 end-gun for the north crop circle after a recommendation from the water/sewer/garbage committee. The committee, which consists of Chris Ruiz, Theresa Telford and Lance Strite, met prior to council’s Sept. 22 meeting to discuss conditions at the crop circles, where new irrigation and equipment is rep...
DAVENPORT—Reports of white-tailed deer dying from Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease, or EHD, are increasing in the Inland Northwest this year. The reported deaths, which are normally around 25 a year, have reached the hundreds within the Department of Fish and Wildlife. The deaths have been reported around Lincoln County, Whitman County, Spokane and Colville. “We don’t have a way to survey exactly where all the deer are dying, but it’s more about the general magnitude of all the reports,” said Fish and Wildlife Spokane District...
DAVENPORT—In a ruling given to both parties this month, The Public Employee Relations Commission ruled that both Lincoln County and Teamsters 690, which represents the Sheriff’s Office’s commissioned and non-commissioned officers, “conditioned negotiations of mandatory subjects of bargaining on a non-mandatory subject of bargaining” when the two sides refused to bargain beginning in 2016. The decision was issued by PERC originally on Sept. 16. Essentially, the ruling ordered both parties to cease and desist and continue...
LINCOLN COUNTY-Mandates, pandemics and new curriculum all appear to be influences on enrollment rates, trends and retention numbers across eastern Lincoln County. Each of the four main school districts/schools in the area have seen different enrollment trends over the past five years and have seen numbers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in different ways. In Davenport, numbers dropped before 2020 but are back to 2017 rates this year. The Reardan-Edwall School District has...
DAVENPORT—The school board met virtually as COVID-19 cases locally remain high for its Monday, Sept. 27 regular meeting. The board approved two action items in part and heard excitement from superintendent Jim Kowalkowski, high school principal Chad Prewitt and elementary principal Noelle Carstens regarding the return of students to the classroom. The board first approved the consent agenda, which included hiring Kyle Edwards as custodian, the fall and winter coaches and advisors and approving FFA trips to Silverwood Theme P...
REARDAN-The Reardan-Edwall School District woke up Sunday morning to the news of the sudden passing of Jay Warwick, a longtime district employee who died in his sleep at the age of 61 Saturday, Sept. 25. Warwick had worked in the district since May 8, 1989 and was in his 33rd school year. Upon his passing, he was a maintenance mechanic. "This was a total shock that came out of the blue," superintendent Eric Sobotta said. "He was well-loved by a lot of people and was often the...
COULEE DAM-The Gorillas may have leveled up for their lone nonconference game after scheduling Lake Roosevelt, the No. 10 ranked 2B school in the state AP poll, once Oroville cancelled the previously scheduled matchup with Davenport. But the final result didn't show that, as Davenport traveled to Coulee Dam and routed the Lake Roosevelt Raiders 28-8 Thursday, Sept. 23. The first half was evenly matched. Davenport took an 8-0 lead on a 5-yard touchdown run by senior fullback...
DAVENPORT—As fall gets into full swing this week, meteorologists with the National Weather Service expect the possibility of increasing precipitation levels in October. However, a significant amount of rain and snow will be required for the area to reach “normal” precipitation levels for an exceedingly dry and windy 2021. “As we’re getting into fall, October is trending for slightly above normal precipitation with normal seasonal temperatures,” NWS Spokane service hydrologist Robin Fox said. “As we look into the three-mon...
DAVENPORT—A mandate issued by the state in August that required all public and private K-12 school staff to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or risk losing their job has forced teachers, staff and administration in east Lincoln County to make some tough personal decisions. The deadline for school staff to be fully vaccinated is Oct. 18. The Department of Health has defined someone as fully vaccinated when they’ve received two doses of either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine or one dose of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine and...
DAVENPORT—The Lincoln County Commissioners approved two resolutions aimed at applying for a broadband construction project with the Public Works Board. The application would request federal funding on a non-matching basis for fiber broadband in Odessa, Harrington, Reardan and possibly the Hawk Creek area. Those resolutions were approved at the commissioner’s Sept. 20 meeting. Commissioner Scott Hutsell said the board doesn’t know yet how much the application will be requesting in grant funding, as county partner Petrichor is...
Earlier in September, Davenport Lions Club secretary Jim Reinbold extended an invitation to have me come speak and answer questions about my experience as editor of The Times thus far at the Lions’ Sept. 21 meeting. I gladly accepted on the draw of sharing some thoughts and receiving free food and beer as an exchange, and thought I’d share some of those thoughts in this week’s paper as well. After enjoying a meal of Salisbury steaks and mashed potatoes with gravy, green beans...
REARDAN-For the second time this season, the Reardan football team suffered a shutout at the hands of a league opponent Friday, Sept. 17. The physical Asotin Panthers came to town and knocked off the home team 31-0 to drop Reardan to 0-2 in NE2B play and 1-2 overall. The game started with a defensive back-and-forth struggle, with neither team managing to score in the first quarter. Asotin managed to reach the Reardan 26-yard line, but fumbled on fourth down where Reardan...
CHATTAROY—A week after losing a tight, last-minute contest at home to Lind-Ritzville/Sprague, the Davenport football team found itself on the winning side of an important, bounce-back game over the previously undefeated Northwest Christian (Colbert) Crusaders. Davenport improved to 2-1 with a 22-20 victory over NWC Friday, Sept. 17 to gain a win in a league that’s hotly contested to start the 2021 season. The win was Davenport’s second road victory of the year after the Gorillas knocked off Colfax in the season opener. NWC l...
