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Spokane Valley--The basketball postseason has arrived in the Northeast 2B League, with all 11 boys and girls teams earning their spots in the double-elimination tournament beginning Monday, Feb. 7 and running 12 days until the final round Saturday, Feb. 19. Locally, the Davenport boys finished third in the regular season and earned a first-round bye, while the Reardan girls finished fifth and also received a de facto bye after Chesterton Academy forfeited the tournament. The...
DAVENPORT—Sheriff Wade Magers’ pre-trial date, originally scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 9, is being delayed to April 20, Lincoln County District Court staff told The Times this week. Court records simply list the reason for the extension as "attorney's trial schedule," with no other information given. Both sides are required to agree to the continuation. 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 cri...
DAVENPORT—Test scores, daily class schedules and a new secondary school principal were chief among the discussion topics at a busy school board meeting Monday, Jan. 31. The meeting also included approval of three action items and the announcement of two educational resignations and hires apiece. High school principal Chad Prewitt led a discussion regarding English/language arts and math test scores. Students were tested in these subjects in a standardized test this fall for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began, a...
REARDAN—A local woman that was found guilty 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 Jan. 18 is claiming the jury was influenced by her arresting officer. Brandy Hood, who was orginally arrested Jan. 21, 2020 by Reardan police chief Andy Manke after several incidents involving her two daughters, filed a motion for a re-trial in Superior Court Tuesday, Jan. 28, according to court records. The jury found Hood guilty of p...
HARRINGTON—The school district here is seeking passage of a two-year replacement levy for collection in 2023 and 2024 to help fund several school expenses. The assessed value is less than in previous years, but the amount remains the same as the most recent levy. Voters will decide the levy’s fate in a special election Tuesday, Feb. 8. The two-year levy seeks $375,000 for collection in 2023 and 2024. The assessed impact on school district taxpayers is estimated at $2.25 per $1,000 in property value, which is a decline from th...
DAVENPORT-The longest tenured city councilmember is Patrick Katz, who has been in office here since the beginning of 2012. That fact prompted the local businessman to be nominated for mayor pro tem, a position that was vacant after Theresa Telford's term expired at the end of 2021. Councilmember Cory Hollis nominated Katz for the position at council's Jan. 26 meeting, citing his experience on city council. Councilmember Heath Becker made the second, and the motion carried....
REARDAN—The police department here is now fully equipped with non-lethal tasers and Axon body cameras for its lone full-time employee, Chief Andy Manke, and all four reserve officers. The Airway Heights Police Department, including Chief Brad Richmond, Detective Aaron Madison and Corporal Mike Suniga trained the Reardan department in using the Axon Taser 7 in a four-hour session Thursday, Jan. 27. The body cameras were activated a week prior, Jan. 20 following a virtual training with Axon. Additionally, local police v...
DAVENPORT—A Fairchild Air Force Base active duty personnel accused of grabbing two women at Manito Park last week was booked into Lincoln County Jail Sunday, Jan. 30 and was still being held here as of press time. Devontaye Tre Harden, 26, pleaded not-guilt to two counts of fourth-degree assault in Spokane Municipal Court Friday, Jan. 28, according to local Spokane news reports. According to Spokane news reports, Harden was arrested by Spokane Police with assistance from the Office of Special Investigations at Fairchild A...
Government and community meetings in Davenport, Reardan, Harrington, Edwall and Sprague for the week of Feb. 4-10. If you’d like your organization included in this tab, email dteditor@centurytel.net. Monday, Feb. 7 Lincoln County Commissioners meeting at 8 a.m. in the County Courthouse Wednesday, Feb. 9 Davenport city council meeting at 7 p.m. in City Hall Harrington city council meeting at 7 p.m. in City Hall Sprague school board meeting at 7 p.m. in Lamont Library...
