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SEATTLE--“I have dreamed a dream, but now that dream is gone from me.” Wilbur-Creston-Keller’s Wildcats dreamed of reaching the highest heights of 8-man football in the State 1B Championship game played in Husky Stadium at the University of Washington last Friday, December 1. But reality encroached upon their dream in the form of Liberty Bell’s Mountain Lions, who dominated most of the game to take their second straight State Championship by a score of 68-22. The opening...
The Davenport Lions Club announced that A.J. Alfante's Peace poster has been chosen as the District-S winner. The posters were judged at the Cabinet meeting in Coeur d'Alene and her poster will be delivered to the MD 19 office where it will be judged at the multiple district level when the Council of Governors meet. Alfante will be recognized at the District-S convention luncheon held April 20 at the Coeur d'Alene Casino. This will be the third year in a row that a student...
SPRAGUE – Kathy's Market has been revitalized. Raj Singh purchased the grocery story in December 2022. At the time, the store had a considerable amount of old inventory and dusty shelves and little produce. But Singh has been in the grocery business for 14 years and understood the upgrades it would need. He owns three other markets: Jim's Market in Lind, a grocery store in Mansfield and a convenience store and gas station in Spokane Valley. Singh's first steps were to hire l...
DAVENPORT — The Lincoln County Commissioners approved several resolutions, agreements and other miscellaneous items at their regular meeting Monday, Dec. 4. First, the commissioners re-appointed Jayce Angelly to Position No. 4 on the county Board of Health. Angelly will serve another 3-year term. The commissioners also adopted the 2024 tax levy, preliminary budget (which was first presented in meetings with department heads in November) and capital facilities plan. The levy includes a 1% property tax increase, the legal limit...
Do you want to be the Mayor of Davenport? Now’s your chance. Okay, maybe that’s overstating things a little bit. But the citizens of Davenport have a unique opportunity to civically involve themselves in city business, whether it’s by throwing their name in the hat for the mayoral role themselves or by showing up to next week’s city council meeting to voice their opinions to the council on who else should take the Mayor job. In case you’re confused about what I’m even talkin...
As a long-time Washingtonian I am alarmed and scared by the rise in crime in our neighborhoods and cities. Even in broad daylight it can feel unsafe just to go to the grocery store. Basic common sense dictates that fewer police officers make all of us less safe. With the wave of support for defunding the police and protecting criminals – instead of victims- these “progressive” lawmakers in Olympia are failing us and making us less safe. Washington ranks 51st – the lowest – in the country for police officer staffing....
For 2024, Lincoln County will be paying over $1,500,000 in risk insurance premiums. This represents a drastic increase of over 83% from just two years ago and 53% over 2023. And… these rates are expected to escalate next year as well, with no end in sight. Next to wages and benefits, risk insurance represents the 2nd largest expense for the county. One might wonder why such dramatic increases are happening. There are multiple factors at play, such as the state legislature p...
1 years ago An elderly man sleeping in the farmers’ elevator at Irby was believed to have perished in a fire that destroyed the building. A number of Morgan Street business owners appeared before city council to protest against paving the downtown Davenport street. The unnamed county sheriff poured out 18 cases of gin and whiskey that had been seized on Peach-Creston Road three weeks prior into an ash pile behind the county courthouse, with a crowd of interested spectators hoping a fire alarm would go off to distract the s...
Cookies of all types make the to-do list in most households this time of year. Many are baking to ship to family and friends or contribute to bake sales. There are many delicate cookies best eaten within a day or two of baking and others need to be made now to develop flavors before the holiday gatherings. Pretty cutout cookies are attractive on cookie plates or decorating a tree but require longer preparation time. Molded or drop cookies take less time, but bar cookies are...
REARDAN – The Inland Northwest Rail Museum will be the site of two holiday events during the month of December. A “Moonlight Ride with Santa” is a ride on a restored train car on the Inland Northwest Short Line at 4:15 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 9. Santa will be on the train and will be available for pictures. The fee for adults is $17.50. Children four and under ride the train for free. The fee also includes admission to the museum. One must purchase tickets in advance, which are available at www.inlandnwrailmuseum.com. On Satur...
Philip Earl Mortlock Jan. 24, 1966 – Nov. 12, 2023 Philip is now at rest with his Lord Jesus Christ after a 10 month battle with cancer. He was born the youngest of 10 children, to Earl and Brownie Mortlock in Colfax, Wash. His family moved to Spokane in 1967 where he attended NW Christian School grades K-3, Reardan Schools grades 4-12 graduating with the class of 1984. From 1984-1987 Philip attended Eastern Washington State University. Philip worked in Ala. for six months b...
Davenport birthdays Dec. 8: Makaylah Katz, Gary Rosman, Ally Slahtasky, Amillia Harvey, Amber Anderson Dec. 9: Bob Morrison, Elesha Johnston, Elias Wilkie, Nathan Cursi, Denny Jorden Dec. 10: Mihoko Peterson, Denise Sharer Dec. 11: Arlene Strate, Maeby Peone Dec. 12: Maggie Easley-Cate, Cora Easley-Cate, Raven Wright Dec. 13: Patsy Brown, Krisah Plumb, Harrison Posey, Reid Van Buren Dec. 14: Jim Hedgcock Davenport anniversaries Dec. 13: Gary and Lillian Phillips Dec. 14: John and Karen Carruth Reardan birthdays Dec. 8: Aaron...
DAVENPORT--Throughout November, Davenport FBLA has been busy in the start of their Community Service Project. Co-chairs Samantha Odenrider, Sawyer Raugust and Beau Copenhaver have connected with School Resource Officer Dain Harden in the education of elementary students regarding life jacket safety. Topics that Harden covered with the elementary students were how to properly wear a life jacket, make sure it fits appropriately and the importance of wearing a life jacket. He als...
VACANT MAYOR POSITION ON THE DAVENPORT CITY COUNCIL The City of Davenport is interested in filling the vacant Mayor position on the Davenport City Council. Anyone interested in filling the interim term is encouraged to write a letter of interest to the City Council requesting consideration of their appointment. All applicants must be residents of the City of Davenport and 18 years old to be eligible. Letters of interest must be received by the City Clerk/Treasurer, 411 Morgan Street, P.O. Box 26, Davenport, WA, 99122 by...
PUBLIC NOTICE Harrington School District is seeking applications from residents of the District interested in being appointed to a committee to write the for/against statements for the Lincoln County Local Voters Pamphlet related to the District’s Replacement Educational Programs and Operation Levy ballot measure to be considered at the February 13, 2024 special election. Those interested should send theiir name, address, phone number and email address, along with which position they represent to Howard King, S...
SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 732 On Monday, November 27, 2023, the Town Council of the Town of Odessa, Washington approved and adopted Ordinance No. 732, the main point of which may be summarized as by its Title: AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE 2023 BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR TOWN OF ODESSA A full text of this ordinance is available for reading at the Clerk’s Office and may be viewed on the website, www.odessawa. org/clerk-1 Dated this 29th Day of November, 2023 Meri Jane Bohn Clerk-Treasurer Published : December 7 and 14, 2...
PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS RCW 11.40.030 SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR LINCOLN COUNTY No. 23-4- 00077-22 In the Matter of the Estate of WILLIAM J. BAKER, 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 provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving o...
PUBLIC NOTICE RATE INCREASE ANNOUNCEMENT - EFFECTIVE JANUARY 2024 To City of Davenport Utility Customers: The Davenport City Council recognizes its fiduciary responsibility to the customers it serves, and its duty to maintain the water and sewer systems for present and future customers. To facilitate these obligations, the Council finds it necessary to incorporate a rate increase; residential water will be increased by 3% on all monthly water service rates. This increase is effective on all bills mailed on or after January 1,...
ODESSA-The Tigers' first game under Mike Carlquist could have raised questions about how the boys would respond under a new head coach. As it turned out, Odessa gave its new boss a 60-point victory in a 77-17 dismantling of Selkirk Friday, Dec. 1. The victory was rather short-lived, as Odessa then dropped its second home game to visiting Oakesdale 55-46 Tuesday, Dec. 5. Odessa game out guns ablazin' against Selkirk, outscoring the Rangers 24-4, 23-4 and 23-7 in the first...
ODESSA-The Lady Tigers started off with a strong win, then suffered their first defeat of the season in two games of action against Selkirk and Oakesdale to tip off the 2023-24 season. Odessa started the season against the visiting Selkirk Rangers and defeated its visitors 40-31 Friday, Dec. 2. The Tigers shut out the Rangers 6-0 in the first quarter before building a 19-9 halftime lead. Both teams played a relatively even second half, and Odessa held on for a nine-point win d...
DAVENPORT—The Gorillas’ wrestling teams were both in Colfax for their first official competition Saturday, Dec. 2. As a team, Davenport went 11-5 against wrestlers from the host Bulldogs, Dayton-Waitsburg, Garfield-Palouse, Lake Roosevelt, Northwest Christian and Selkirk. Weight classes weren’t kept, head coach Jesse Hoff said. The Gorillas were led by captains Brody Schillinger and Brock Gustaveson, two state meet hopefuls who went undefeated on the day. In their first action under new head coach Hoff, Noah Everett got t...
REARDAN-If one came into the Screaming Eagles' season opener against the Deer Park with no knowledge of WIAA alignments, they might have thought that the Reardan boys were the 1A school and the visiting Stags a 2B underdog. But it was the 2B Screaming Eagles routing 1A Deer Park in a non-conference game 70-41 Thursday, Nov. 30. Reardan found the ultimate balance in its dominant victory, the first of head coach Jake Green's Screaming Eagle career. Green played 11 players...
REARDAN – The Screaming Eagles opened the wrestling season by hosting the Reardan Takedown Tournament, Friday, Dec 1. Carson Kline and H. K. Bird each won two matches. Alex Matusik, Joey Matusik, Landon Smith, Levi Hutton, Connor Kline and Carson Durbin each won one match. On Saturday, Dec 2., the team took part in the Medical Lake Scramble where they placed fifth out of 16 teams. Six Screaming Eagles earned medals in the meet. Joey Matusik took first place in the 106 pound we...
REARDAN-A very young Screaming Eagles girls basketball team started strong, but struggled to find consistent shot making in a 52-37 defeat to the 1A Deer Park Stags in the season opener Thursday, Nov. 30. Reardan played lockdown defense in the first quarter and found just enough offense between turnovers forced by the Stags' 2-3 zone press to take an 8-7 lead after eight minutes behind four points and four rebounds from Tenice Waters. Both teams had better shot making in the...
Varsity games, meets and matches the week of Dec. 8-14 for Davenport, Odessa, Reardan and Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington. All games are subject to postponement or cancellation. Friday, Dec. 8 • LRS basketball at Asotin @ 4 p.m. • Davenport basketball vs. Northwest Christian @ 6 p.m. • Odessa basketball at Chesterton Academy @ 6 p.m. • Reardan basketball at Kettle Falls @ 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 9 • Davenport and LRS wrestling at Liberty @ 10 a.m. • Reardan wrestling at Leonard Invitational in Othello @ 10 a.m. • D...
