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This voter's guide covers seven contested races around Lincoln County including the Davenport, Reardan, Harrington, Edwall and Sprague areas. Each contestant was given the opportunity to submit biographical information, a photo and answers to two to three questions specific to their race in an effort to help local voters make informed decisions on their ballots this election season. 11 of the 14 candidates covered in these races responded with all or most of the requests, as...
ALMIRA – Last week Tuesday, Oct. 12, the Almira school building that normally housed elementary grades 1 through 5 and ACH Middle School grades 6, 7 and 8 caught fire and burned to the ground in a raging conflagration. The fire burned all through Tuesday night as about 100 firefighters from Almira and its neighboring fire districts battled the blaze and kept it from spreading into residential areas. Fortunately, no one was in the building that Tuesday, as school was c...
DAVENPORT--The Gorillas needed a win to stay alive in the race for NE2B districts, and they managed to get that win against the Kettle Falls Bulldogs on Senior Night 3-2 (18-25, 25-19, 25-19, 17-25, 15-12). Davenport improved to 3-11 with the win. Kettle Falls came out swinging, taking the first set 25-18. However, Davenport battled back to win two straight sets, both by scores of 25-19. Then, Kettle Falls evened the match 25-17 in the fourth set. The fifth set was a...
HARRINGTON-Candidates for city council, mayor, school board and the fire district gathered in Memorial Hall here to briefly speak to voters before mingling for a meet-and-greet. 10 candidates appearing on this year's general election ballot spoke to the crowd of about 15. Pastor Cade Clarke, who is running for re-election to the school board, was first to speak and said he wants to see student growth within the district, particularly within the STEM and SPED programs. He also...
DAVENPORT-5th Congressional District Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers was here Friday morning, Oct. 15 for a broadband demonstration by several companies (see page 2). Rodgers met with a sparse crowd of voters at the Lincoln County Fairgrounds prior to the demonstration and had a brief conversation with The Times after the demonstration. Rodgers, a Republican, spoke to around 10 gathered inside for about 30 minutes. She first read a passage from the U.S. Constitution before...
DAVENPORT—Questions held over from council’s Sept. 22 meeting regarding the upcoming construction of a Family Dollar store at the old Lyon’s Park on Logan, First, Second and Morgan Streets were presented, and, in many cases, answered at council’s Oct. 13 meeting. Mike and Doug Janke, whose father lives on Logan Street, had expressed concern about Family Dollar landowner Brian Anderson’s petition of council to vacate the Logan Street right-of-way for property use. Rudy Franco and Jason and Mindy Flett had also shown their dis...
The Davenport homecoming royalty was crowned at halftime of the Oct. 15 football game against Kettle Falls. In the center stands king Jarrett Jacobsen and queen Kylee Buchanan. The two are flanked by Tate Foster and Cady Zellmer (left) and Jake Coffman and Allison Jorden (right). Turn to page 12 for more coverage of the homecoming football win....
DAVENPORT-Peak Industries Inc., of Spokane and its business partners demonstrated what the company claims is a solution for rural communities struggling with high-speed Internet access for Fifth Congressional District Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers and a few community members at the Lincoln County Fairgrounds Friday, Oct. 15. The demonstration showcased Peak's turnkey rapid broadband deployment using digital electricity, which the company says is the first of its kind. The...
DAVENPORT—The city council’s finance committee met ahead of council’s Oct. 13 meeting to discuss the third quarter budget and look ahead to the 2022 budget as the annual budget cycle approaches. The city brought in $2,628,095 in the third financial quarter (June-Sept.), which was 96% of what was budgeted. The city spent just $2,287,688 of its $3,452,495 expenditures budget that quarter. As is typically the case, property tax revenue was down in the third quarter, as most property taxes are collected in the second and fourth q...
DAVENPORT—Another round of negotiations between Lincoln County and Teamsters 690, which represents the Sheriff’s Office’s commissioned and non-commissioned officers, sparked a discussion concerning compensation for the non-commissioned jail and dispatch staff. The non-commissioned staff, which have been seeking a 3% raise that the county says isn’t financially feasible, were represented by Brad Sweet, Joe Kuhn and Taj Wilkerson. Gabe Gants represented the commissioned officers. County prosecutor Adam Walser, who has been th...
DAVENPORT—The Washington Election Integrity Coalition United (WEICU) and Jerry Schulz of Reardan filed a “first amended verified complaint for equal protection” and demanded a jury trial in its latest filing in a lawsuit against the Lincoln County Auditor’s Office and auditor Chandra Schumacher. WEICU and Schulz are seeking a trial and “seek a judgement for violations of their state constitutional rights stemming from the Auditor.” The plaintiffs filed the lawsuit two weeks ago based on unproven allegations of vote-flippi...
HARRINGTON--Mayor Pro Tem Stephen Hardy called the City Council meeting to order in the Memorial Hall on Oct. 13. Those in attendance were Peter Davenport, David Buddrius, Justin Slack, Levi Schenk, Clerk Jere Lee and visitors Jess Silhan, Joe Armand and Denisa Holling. Davenport requested that the transfer of $700,000 from an investment fund for the cemetery be added to the agenda. Despite the budget planning committee failing to meet, Council discussed generalities regarding the budget. A lack of equipment and the need to...
Government and community meetings in Davenport, Reardan, Harrington, Edwall and Sprague during Oct. 22-28. If you’d like your community organization included in this tab, email dteditor@centurytel.net. Monday, Oct. 25 Davenport school board at 6 p.m. in the elementary library Wednesday, Oct. 27 Reardan school board meeting at 6 p.m. in the Commons Harrington school board meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the high school library Davenport city council at 7 p.m. in City Hall Harrington city council at 7 p.m. in City H...
DAVENPORT-The impact of last week's Almira School burning left an impact county-wide. Students and staff have been forced to move classes to Coulee City, the Almira church and Almira Community Center after the total loss to the K-8 building in town. A couple Davenport locals have ties to the lost school and shared their thoughts and memories with The Times. Tony Hein, who grew up in Davenport and graduated from the high school in 1974, spent his entire 39-year teaching career...
SPRAGUE—A local man was named to the Dean’s List at the University of Maryland’s global campus for the summer term. Jeffrey Vannorman received the honor. The UMGC lists students on the Dean’s List who earn at least six credits, earn a 3.5 GPA or higher that term and have a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher in their UMGC career. If you’d like your honor student recognized in The Times, email dteditor@centurytel.net....
Davenport ECEAP Preschool and Transitional Kindergarten students recently enjoyed a fun family event with their parents. The students' teachers planned five hands-on stations with helpful take-home resources....
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. Oct. 11 Traffic stops: 10 Northeast Washington Alliance Counseling in Davenport requested a welfare check on a woman who was hard to understand over the phone. Johnson Family Towing said they impounded a vehicle ove...
DAVENPORT-The Colfax Bulldogs are the No. 1 ranked 2B volleyball team in the state in the WIAA RPI rankings. They certainly looked like the top dogs Tuesday in Davenport, as the young Gorillas fell in three sets 25-10, 25-5, 25-15. Davenport fell to 2-11 with the loss and will need to string some wins together in the last three matches of the season to have a chance to make the district tournament. Asher Cai led Colfax with eight kills, while Justice Brown recorded 20...
SPOKANE VALLEY—The District 7 and 9 2B and 1B league championship is coming up Friday, Oct. 22 at Plantes Ferry. Local runners in Davenport, Reardan and Harrington got one final tune-up for the championships in meets Tuesday, Oct. 12. Davenport competed at St. George’s, though many runners weren’t in attendance. Reardan and Harrington were in St. John that day competing against 2B and 1B runners. Reardan also traveled to Nine Mile Falls for the Lake Spokane Invitational Oct. 16. The league championship concludes the middl...
DAVENPORT—After the WIAA’s playoff allocations changed the 2B playoffs from a 16-bid tournament to a 12-bid tournament due to a slim drop in eligible teams, a four-game crossover play-in between District 7 and District 6 will decide the two district’s football state playoff participants. The top four teams from each district, which includes the NE2B league in District 7 and CW2B league in District 6, will play each other. The winner of each game earns a berth into the 12-team state playoffs. Therefore, District 7 could send...
Area scoreboard for games and matches Oct. 14-20 Football Friday, Oct. 15 Davenport 49, Kettle Falls 8 Lind-Ritzville/Sprague 49, Reardan 7 Soccer Thursday, Oct. 14 Davenport 1, St. George’s 0 Tuesday, Oct. 19 Reardan 9, Kettle Falls 3 Volleyball Thursday, Oct. 14 Reardan 3, Northwest Christian (Colbert) 2 (21-25, 25-20, 20-25, 25-21, 15-13) Davenport 3, Chesterton Academy 0 Saturday, Oct. 16 Valley Christian 3, Harrington 0 (25-9, 25-11, 25-5) Lind-Ritzville/Sprague 3, Reardan 0 (25-22, 25-18, 25-21) Tuesday, Oct. 19 O...
Varsity games, meets and matches for Davenport, Reardan and Harrington from Oct. 22-28. All games and start times are subject to change. Friday, Oct. 22 League 1B/2B cross country league championships at Plantes Ferry in Spokane Valley @ 1 p.m. Davenport football vs. Chewelah (Senior Night) @ 7 p.m. Reardan football vs. Colfax @ 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 23 Davenport soccer at Kettle Falls @ 11 a.m. Harrington volleyball vs. Mary Walker @ noon. Tuesday, Oct. 26 Davenport vs. Reardan soccer at Reardan @ 4 p.m. (Reardan Senior...
Current NE2B Football Standings 1. Lind-Ritzville/Sprague (5-0, 6-0) 2. Davenport (5-1, 6-1) 3. Chewelah (3-2, 3-4) 4. Liberty (4-3, 4-3) 5. Northwest Christian (3-3, 4-3) 6. Colfax (3-3, 4-3) 7. Asotin (2-4, 2-4) 8. Reardan (1-5, 2-5) 9. Kettle Falls (0-5, 0-5)...
RITZVILLE – The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos put their unbeaten record on the line Friday night, Oct. 15, handing Reardan its fifth loss, 49-7, at Jimmie Snider field. LRS head coach Greg Whitmore was pleased with the outcome. "We figured we were the better team, but at this point in the season we just take it one game at a time," he said. Just 1:18 into the game, Brody Boness scored the first Broncos touchdown on a 25 yard run. Then, at the 7:13 mark of the first q...
DAVENPORT-After a string of three nail-biting, one-possession contests in the Gorillas' first six games this year, head coach Justin Reed and the Davenport faithful were hoping for a less stressful contest on Homecoming Friday, Oct. 15. That was received, as the Gorillas coasted by last-place Kettle Falls 49-8 in a game where most of the starters were pulled at halftime. Davenport improved to 5-1 in league and 6-1 overall with the win while maintaining its second-place positio...
