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SPOKANE VALLEY-The Reardan girls defeated the Chewelah Cougars 34-23 in a first-round District 7 2B girls game at West Valley High School, Saturday, Feb. 4, to advance to a quarterfinal matchup with Colfax. But the Reardan party ended from there, as the Screaming Eagles fell to the Bulldogs 60-24 Monday, Feb. 6 and were eliminated by the Northwest Christian Crusaders 49-40 Wednesday, Feb. 8. Reardan eighth grader Tenice Waters nearly outscored Chewelah by herself, but it took...
COULEE CITY — The Odessa boys basketball team skirted in a very narrow 46-45 win by one point at an away game against the Republic Tigers 46-45, in a District 7 1B play-in game Saturday, Feb. 4. After the first quarter, Odessa led 14-11. In the second quarter, the Tigers scored another nine points to Republic’s four to take a 23-15 halftime lead. In the third quarter Republic added 13 points but Odessa countered with 14 to end the third quarter up 37-28. Republic showed no signs of slowing down in the fourth quarter, sco...
SPOKANE VALLEY - After pushing the favored Liberty Lancers to overtime Monday, the Davenport girls team decided to keep its season alive in a big way against the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos in the District 7 2B Tournament at West Valley High School Wednesday, Feb. 8. Eighth-grader Emalie Jacoby came out of the chutes firing darts against the Lancers Feb. 6. Her seven first-quarter points helped the Gorillas take a 14-11 lead. Jacoby wasn't finished yet, hitting a...
SPOKANE - Led by Jakari Singleton, the Reardan Screaming Eagles defeated Upper Columbia Academy 63-48 in the District 7 2B Tournament at West Valley High School, Saturday, Feb. 4, to advance to a quarterfinal matchup with Colfax that they lost 69-58 Monday, Feb 6. Aided by a 13 point run to start the second half, Reardan extended its lead and never looked back. Singleton's solid performance continued as he scored 11 of his game high 24 points in the last two quarters. In...
REARDAN - Ten Screaming Eagles wrestlers qualified to compete in the WIAA 1B/2B Region 3 wrestling tournament here Saturday, Feb. 11. Preston Neufeld, Conner Kline and Tristin Buril placed first in their weight classes at the district tournament in Pomeroy Feb. 4, earning their spot in the regionals. They will be joined by Joey Matusik and Troy Routh, who placed second, Troy Zagorski, Carson Kline and Carson Durbin, who placed third and Preston Winn and Sterling McLaughlin...
POMEROY - The Davenport boys wrestling team added another accomplishment to an already successful season, taking the District title at the sub-regional meet Saturday, Feb. 4. Aside from the team accomplishment, 13 of the boys placed high enough to advance to this Saturday's regional meet. "They're working hard and getting better every week," Davenport head coach Matt Schneider said. "Our seniors really stepped up, and we had a couple surprises." Davenport swept the finals in...
Davenport: Ryan Cash, Skylar Conway, Stormy Conway, River Crandall, Noah Everett, Brock Gustaveson, Malachi Hoff, Zander Hoff, Solomon Holmberg, Brendon Peters-Biggs, Brody Schillinger, Sam Schneider, Colton Truesdale and Matthew Wines Reardan: Tristin Buril, Carson Durbin, Carson Kline, Conner Kline, Vaea LaMoureaux, Joey Matusik, Sterling McLaughlin, Preston Neufeld, Troy Routh, Preston Winn and Troy Zagorski This page was made possible by the following sponsors: Good Luck!...
Odessa crab feed photos...
Davenport birthdays Feb. 10: Chris Holderby, Cory Hollis, Logan Briggs, Glenda Mitchell † Feb. 11: Riley Utley Feb. 14: Evan Gunning, Tom Scharff, Todd Guhlke Feb. 15: Shelly Morgan, Trey Cartensen, Dillon Hollis, Charlotte Sellin, Colton Hosking, Adam Collins Feb. 16: Scott Cannon, Molly Hale, Tanner Zaugg, Rob Harper, Holly McDaniel Davenport anniversaries Feb. 16: Rob and Michelle Hopp Reardan birthdays Feb. 10: Jancey Adams Feb. 12: Merit McRae Feb. 16: Sherry Hieb Reardan anniversaries Feb. 13: Jason and Inge Gray O...
HARRINGTON - Around 120-150 people came to show their support for a local family who suffered an accident in Dec. 2022 through a Booster Club-sponsored spaghetti feed held at the school cafeteria Saturday, Feb. 4. Gary Cox and Carol Richey relocated to the area with their five children last year due to growing safety concerns in Spokane and what they deemed better schooling locally. "Our son was getting into trouble in the bigger schools," Cox said. "We needed a change, somewh...
OLYMPIA — An East Wenatchee senator wants students to have a longer school year. Sen. Brad Hawkins, R-East Wenatchee, has introduced Senate Bill 5505 to add five days to the school calendar. “S.B. 5505 takes swift and decisive action to support learning recovery with a simple solution — providing our students with additional access to their teachers, their peers and to dedicated support staff,” Hawkins said. State law currently requires schools to offer a minimum of 180 classroom days for public school students. Hawkins...
RITZVILLE — Sen. Mark Schoesler has introduced several bills this legislative session in Olympia. Here’s a status update on the 9th Legislative District senator’s bills. Senate Bill 5291 to require the state Liquor and Cannabis Board to issue liquor licenses in a more timely manner received a public hearing last week in the Senate Labor and Commerce Committee. Senate Bill 5343 to reduce costs and increase efficiency in school construction was passed last week by the Senate Early Learning and K-12 Education Committee. Senat...
REARDAN — Town council voted to demolish the park’s covered pavilion at its meeting Thursday, Feb. 2. The building’s 30-year-old roof is rotting. The council solicited bids to remove the building from its concrete pad, which would be kept for construction of a new building. Council also voted to study the feasibility of installing traffic safety enforcement cameras in the school zone downtown on East Broadway Avenue. Cameras would be operated at designated times during the school day to prevent speeding and enhance pedes...
DAVENPORT — One of the potential pitfalls of seeking housing refuge in rural Lincoln County is a lack of broadband internet access, which creates difficulties for children with online work or businesspeople trying to work remotely. The county and Economic Development Council are trying to tear down this barrier, with three projects funded and one more potentially upcoming. The first is a Community Economic Revitalization Board grant that was awarded in July 2021 and provides fiber to Creston, Harrington and Almira with m...
HARRINGTON - In July 2022, a concerned property owner contacted Mayor Jess Silhan about a water leak on his property. The leak was found near the railroad tracks at Second and Main Streets and came from the main water line that leads to the city's water tank. The water was seen bubbling up under the railroad tracks. At first, the leak was a trickle, but it quickly became a more significant issue once the city saw a large discharge of water between the rails of the BNSF...
DAVENPORT - 88-year-old Don Larson arrived at Serene Meadows Assisted Living Center Tuesday, Feb. 7 and greeted his 87-year-old wife Shirley Larson with a couple smooches. "You always look nice," Don told Shirley. Shirley broke down into tears upon realizing she was being visited by her husband of 67 years and two of her best friends, Harold and Claudia Thompson. And it just so happens that Harold, 87, and Claudia, 86, have also been married for 67 years. "I found a little...
DEER MEADOWS—An elderly local man was found dead in his running white 2019 Nissan Rogue just after 6:15 a.m. Friday, Feb. 3. Gary Edgar Pruden was discovered by a local woman and ruled deceased by authorities about an hour later. According to reports, Lisa Staley of Deer Meadows said she saw a woman passed out in a running vehicle blocking the intersection of Deer Meadows and Quail Run Roads. Lincoln County Undersheriff Jesse Allen, Spokane Tribal Deputy Police Chief Clint Kieffer and local fireman Don Staley arrived on s...
INCIDENT LOG Editor’s note: Most items in this section reflect the starting point for response by local police and emergency agencies. The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office does not release names of individuals who report possible criminal or suspicious activities to dispatchers or alleged victims for this column. Jan. 29 Traffic stops: 11 An Odessa man said his wife had overdosed and was barely breathing. A caller reported an old red car with its hood up and flashers active on the side of Highway 231 near the Long Lake pic...
DAVENPORT — A Creston man was killed in a single-vehicle rollover crash Saturday, Feb. 4. Casey Glenn Munter was found deceased on Seven Springs Dairy Road near Grant Road by local law enforcement after losing control of a blue Dodge truck he was driving, according to reports. According to reports, law enforcement determined that Munter was traveling above the posted speed limit on muddy, gravel and possibly icy roads near his Seven Springs Dairy Road home. Sergeant Jerad McLagan arrived on scene and found Munter’s body und...
PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS RCW 11.40.030 SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR LINCOLN COUNTY No. 234 00001 22 In the Matter of the Estate of FREDERICK WILLIAM SPRINGER AND KATHRYN MARIE SPRINGER, Deceased The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as personal representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent that arose before the decedent’s death must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as p...
AMENDED NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO APPROPRIATE PUBLIC WATERS STATE OF WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY TAKE NOTICE: That Terry and Donna Johnson of Davenport, WA on March 21. 1997 under Application No. S3-30024, filed permit to appropriate public waters, subject to existing rights, from an unnamed spring, in the amount of .004 cubic foot per second, each year, for continuous single domestic supply. The source of the proposed appropriation is to be located within the NW1/4 SE1/4 of Section 6, T. 27 N., R. 36 E.W.M., Lincoln...
LINCOLN COUNTY NOTICE OF APPLICATION AND DETERMINATION OF NON-SIGNIFICANCE (DNS) STATE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT (SEPA) (RCW 43.21C) SEPA RULES (WAC 197-11) FILE NO. SEPA-01-23 DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSAL: Fiber-to-the-Home to serve all premises in Davenport and Wilbur and approximately 23 mid-miles of fiber from Harrington to Sprague, located in rural Lincoln County. The aerial construction will be done according to the utility pole owner’s specifications and permitted through a pole attachment process. Where underground c...
Notice of Annual Meeting The board of directors of the Grange Supply Co. of Odessa will be holding the annual meeting February 17th at 11:30am at the Odessa Old Town Hall. The agenda will include but is not limited to the election of two directors to the board as well as any other business. Publish Feb. 2 and 9, 2023...
Last week, the state Supreme Court heard oral arguments concerning the capital gains income tax. I attended the hearing in person. It is unclear when the court will issue its opinion. The capital gains income tax is first owed on April 18, 2023. There are three possible rulings the court could issue. One possible outcome is for the state Supreme Court to catch the Hail Mary pass thrown by income tax advocates and by judicial fiat now allow a graduated income tax without a...
Three years after crooks stole billions in unemployment insurance funds, federal and state officials are scrambling to retrieve the money which was directed to the jobless and plug leaks in their systems. According to a recent Wall Street Journal editorial, the General Accounting Office estimates taxpayers underwrote $60 billion in fraudulent payments from an “unprecedented infusion of federal Covid-19 relief funds into UI programs during the pandemic.” It gave villains and...
