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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. 14 Traffic stops: 15 A caller reported two “long-haired, scummy men” hunting on Limestone Road outside Edwall. An Edwall man said a youth was riding an offroad vehicle at Telecky and Hanlon Roads. A railroa...
DAVENPORT — Most Lincoln County voters will soon receive ballots for the Feb. 13 Special Election, when area school districts are asking citizens to approve levies for extracurricular funding. In the county seat, the local School District is seeking passage of a 4-year Educational Programs and Operations (EP&O) levy, estimated at an annual $2.30 per $1,000 assessed property value to be collected in 2025-28. The District is also seeking passage of a 4-year capital levy for technology, safety and facility improvements, e...
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION February 13, 2024 Lincoln County, Washington Notice is hereby given that on Tuesday, February 13, 2024, in Lincoln County, State of Washington, with: Reardan-Edwall School District No. 9; Almira School District No. 17; Creston School District No. 73; Odessa School District No. 105, joint with Adams County No. 157 and Grant County No. 166J; Wilbur School District No. 200; Harrington School District No. 204; Davenport School District No. 207; Ritzville School District No. 67, joint with Adams County...
DAVENPORT - Despite advocacy from School District administration, Davenport will remain a 2B school for at least the next four years. Davenport's appeal to move down to 1B was rejected by the WIAA last weekend after the Northeast 1B League voted against accepting Davenport into the league. The WIAA released classification numbers for the 2024-28 cycle Sunday, Jan. 21. Davenport came in at 131.88 students, which is the number of ninth through 11th grade students adjusted for...
Varsity games, meets and matches the week of Jan. 26-Feb. 1 for Davenport, Odessa, Reardan and Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington. All games are subject to postponement or cancellation. Friday, Jan. 26 • Davenport basketball vs. St. George’s @ 6 p.m. • Odessa basketball at Mary Walker @ 6 p.m. • Reardan basketball at Chewelah @ 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 27 • Davenport, Reardan and LRS wrestling at league duals at Almira-Coulee-Hartline @ 10 a.m. • Davenport basketball vs. Chewelah @ 4:30 p.m. • Odessa basketball vs...
REARDAN -Davenport took both its boys and girls wrestlers to its rival school for a mix-and-match league meet Thursday, Jan. 18. And two Harrington boys were part of the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington Bronco team that also competed in Reardan last Thursday night. Davenport got eight wins and took 11 losses in the 8-school mix-and-match. Host Reardan had the best record at 14-3, while LRSWH was 6-11. For the Davenport girls, Emma Cash pinned Liberty's Lillie Unruh...
REARDAN - The Screaming Eagles won 14 of 17 matches on Senior Day in an NE2B league wrestling meet Thursday, Jan. 18. Their win total was the highest of the eight teams that competed in the event. Joey Matusik, wrestling at 106 pounds, went 2-0 on the day. He pinned Micah Rocha of Northwest Christian in 5:32 and Ty Scott of Colfax in 1:12. His brother Alex Matusik, wrestling in the 120-pound weight class, pinned his two opponents as well. He defeated Cooper Ramos of...
REARDAN -Screaming Eagles' senior Jonathan Holdway was named to the 2B all-state first team by the Washington State Football Coaches Association for the 2023 high school football season. Holdway was recognized as one of the state's best offensive linemen. No other football players in The Record-Times' coverage area were recognized. Elsewhere in Lincoln County, Kalub Dreger, Preston Michel, Kallen Maioho and Adam Oates of Wilbur-Creston-Keller and John Pierce and Carter Pitts...
ODESSA - When the game was on the line, Tigers' senior Melloney Deife came through on both ends of the court to lead her team to a 49-47 win over Wilbur-Creston-Keller. And the Tiger boys came out strong, but their inability to maintain possession of the ball led to an easy 66-46 win for the Wildcats Tuesday, Jan. 16. On the girls' side, Karsen Brashears scored 10 points to give the Wildcats a 14-12 lead after one period. In the second quarter, Hayden Schuh's six points and...
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. Dec. 31 Traffic stops: 23 A vehicle blocking traffic was reported on Highway 25 at milepost 10. A one-vehicle rollover crash that resulted in a vehicle fire was reported on Highway 21 at milepost 104 north of Wil...
ODESSA–Defending 1B state champion Wellpinit showed why it is again one of the top teams in the state by its 83-42 thrashing of the Tigers, Friday. Jan 5. The 8-2 Redskins' only losses on the season are to 1A Lakeside and 2B Reardan. Wellpinit's superior quickness was clear from the start as it blew by Tiger defenders for easy lay-ins. Throughout the game, the Redskins outworked and out-hustled Odessa, seeming to come up with each loose ball. Corbyn Neilsen was Odessa's offens...
Varsity games, meets and matches the week of Jan. 12-18 for Davenport, Odessa, Reardan and Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington. All games are subject to postponement or cancellation. Friday, Jan. 12 • Odessa basketball at Almira/Coulee-Hartline @ 6 p.m. • Reardan basketball at Colfax @ 6 p.m. • LRS basketball vs. Northwest Christian @ 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 13 • Davenport and Reardan wrestling at Apple Pie Invitational in Tonasket @ 9 a.m. • LRS wrestling at Northwest Christian @ 9:30 a.m. • Davenport basketball...
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. Dec. 23 Traffic stops: 14 An Almira man said a dark car was “making laps around town” and in front of his Third Street house. A Sprague man said a local woman’s cows were in the road at Schirr and Gaffney Roads. A...
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. Dec. 17 Traffic stops: 11 A commercial burglary alarm was reported going off on the 1100 block of Morgan Street in Davenport. An abandoned car blocking the turn lane was reported at Highway 2 and Waukon Road. A Dav...
1 years ago • Reardan residents petitioned Northern Pacific to improve passenger and freight service on the Central Washington railroad branch, with a specific request for a gasoline car service from Almira or Wilbur to Spokane. • Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office deputies fired shots at a fleeing car containing two Reardan women who thought the officers were actually road bandits. The Sheriff’s Office had to settle the damages done to the car. • Davenport city council voted to pave Morgan Street from about Fourth Street to...
Carol Anne Hyde Bodeau Oct. 26,1937 – Dec. 19,2023 Carol Anne Hyde Bodeau was born in Spokane, Oct. 26, 1937 to life long Almira farmers, Maurice and Dorothea (Midge) Hyde. After living with Parkinson's Disease for 17 years, she made her final journey to the lord Dec. 19, 2023. She attended Almira schools and served on the Associated Student Body, Salutatorian her senior year and as a cheerleader where she caught the eye of her high school sweetheart Dean Bodeau, whom she m...
DAVENPORT — The School District joined 11 other school districts in making an appeal to the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) last week, and it will be making a separate, independent appeal this Friday. Davenport is appealing Friday, Dec. 22 to move down to the 1B level for athletics, either for football or all sports. The Gorillas are currently a 2B program in District 7’s NE2B league. The school is joint appealing to either move down for all sports, or to just move down to 8-man football at a 1B lev...
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. Dec. 10 Traffic stops: 8 A 911 caller said a truck “rolled down the hill” at the “star barn” outside Davenport. A Wilbur woman said she was stuck in the middle of a roadway. A caller said his car was stuck and n... Full story
ODESSA - Hayden Schuh scored 11 quick points for the Tigers in their NE1B girls basketball matchup with Almira/Coulee-Hartline, but that wasn't enough as the Warriors' smothering defense took over the game en route to their 60-38 win Saturday, Dec. 16. Schuh started the game on fire. In the opening minutes, she hit three 3-points shots and made a lay-in, accounting for all of her team's 11 first quarter points. The Warriors countered with a balanced offense as four players sco...
ODESSA - In an epic battle, the Tigers' Jacob Scrupps outscored Almira/Coulee-Hartline's Josh Booker 27 points to 26 points in the schools' NE1B matchup Saturday, Dec. 16. But after Booker's last-second shot, the Warriors walked off the court with a 52-50 victory. Early in the game, ACH showed a strong inside game and accurate outside shooting as it jumped to a 19-8 lead in what looked to be an easy win. Booker paced his team with seven points in the quarter. Odessa outscored...
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. Dec. 3 Traffic stops: 2 ADT Alarms reported an alarm going off at a local residence. A Seven Bays man said he found his friend deceased in his bedroom on the 100 block of View Court. A Davenport woman said a man sta...
LIBERTY LAKE -The Odessa girls basketball team had enough firepower to top Chesterton Academy despite missing senior Melloney Deife last weekend, but the Tigers didn't have the firepower to overcome the attack of the rival Wilbur-Creston-Keller Wildcats a day later. Odessa pulled away from the Knights 55-35 Friday, Dec. 8 and fell to WCK 48-33 Saturday, Dec. 9. The Tigers entered their game in the HUB Sports Center 1-1 and were met with a challenge from the typically last-plac...
LIBERTY LAKE - The Odessa boys basketball team got a 2-point win against Chesterton Academy last Friday, Dec. 8, but the 69-67 eek didn't leave a good taste in new head coach Mike Carlquist's mouth. "We didn't play very well," Carlquist said. "They shot really well." Carlquist surely preferred the play of Odessa against the rival Wilbur-Creston-Keller Wildcats Saturday, Dec. 9. The Tigers traveled for the second straight night to get a 62-56 overtime victory and improve to...
SPANGLE -Harrington High School may be small, but three of its boys are competing in wrestling for the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington Broncos this season. Two of the boys were in action at the Brice Williams Invitational at Liberty High School in Spangle Saturday, Dec. 9. John Branham, wrestling at 190 pounds, was one of two Broncos to win a match at the Invitational. He was pinned in his opening bout by Dylan Valadez of Mary Walker in 2:09. In the consolation...
DAVENPORT — A Mansfield father and son were arrested and remained in Lincoln County Jail after allegedly leading police on a high-speed chase in a stolen 1975 Dodge Power Wagon through city limits and into a wheat field east of the city Wednesday, Nov. 29. Joseph Lee Cooper Senior, 41, of Mansfield, was booked into the jail on charges of possession of a stolen vehicle, possession of a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance without a prescription and attempting to elude police. Joseph Lee Cooper Junior, 2...
