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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 (LCSO) does not release names of individuals who report possible criminal or suspicious activities to dispatchers or alleged victims for this column. DISPATCH LOG March 17 Traffic Stops: 2 9:46 a.m. - Lincoln County Public works called to report a semi stuck on a restricted road at Duck Lake Rd. and Groh Rd. 11:30 a.m.- A caller reported 2 people laying fac...
REARDAN — A local man accused of threatening to kill his family and attempting arson is seeking a bond reduction as his trial date is pushed to May. Nicholas Gene Finch, 39, appeared in Lincoln County Superior Court, where his defense requested a reduction of his $20,000 bond to $10,000. The state opposed the motion, citing Finch’s history of warrant activity and concerns from the victims, who reportedly expressed fear over his potential release. Attorneys also requested a continuance in the case, with a new trial date set...
Davenport birthdays March 27: Caleb Bowdish, Florence Fitzsimmons, Colleen McCowan, Codie Linstrum, Michaela Goetz March 28: Mark Patterson, Andee Jacobsen, Kristine Reinbold, Josie Wynecoop, Stetson Sanford March 29: Craig Hardin, Buck Badgley, Lauren Fenn March 30: Jaeger Jacobsen, Jensyn Jacobsen, Tracy Rosman, Monte Tucker, Jordan Alspach, Debbie Cunningham March 31: Ann Johnston, Steve Bodeau, Sarah Guhlke, Cael Collins, Chad Shaver April 1: Karen Carruth, TyAnn Cate, Denton Deal, Tanner Deal, Kevin Hupp, Kevin Morcom...
1 years ago Sealed bids for a fire siren will be received by the town of Odessa, until April 20th 1925. Bids should be addressed to the Town Clerk. A lecture on the Klu Klux Klan was delivered a the Blue Mouse Hall by by Judge Jeffrey of that organization. Approximately 60 people attended. Grape Nuts cereal $0.17 Bulk Raisins $0.12 per pound. 75 years ago The dedication of The Veteran’s Memorial hospital had most of the town of Odessa shut down to participate. The hospital will be open for use in ten days, following the arr...
REARDAN – Tysen Finch and Jacob Bodeau struck out 13 batters and limited Davenport to five hits in the Screaming Eagles 11-1 win, Tuesday, March 25. The Gorillas took a 1-0 lead in the top of the third inning on a run scored by Colby Kiser. In the bottom of the inning, Reardan scored two of its own on Hunter Flaa's double, making the score 2-1. From then on, the game belonged to the Screaming Eagles, who picked up three runs in the fourth inning, four in the fifth and two in t...
REARDAN – The Screaming Eagles scored five runs in the last two innings to beat Davenport 8-7 in a Northeast 2B softball matchup Tuesday, March 25. Fans from both schools basked in the sun to watch Reardan's home opener against its biggest rival on the season's first short-sleeved day. In the first inning, Davenport's Samantha Stiles was just as hot. On the second pitch of the game, she launched Shyla Nortz's pitch into right field and raced around the bases to score on an i...
Reardan seniors Amelia Ray and Rysen Soliday receive a scholarship award from Reardan Booster Club president Justine Winn at the club's annual dinner and auction on March 22....
COLFAX, Wash. - In the first games of the season, the Reardan Screaming Eagles softball team dropped a pair of matchups against the Colfax Bulldogs on Thursday, March 20. The Screaming Eagles fell to the Bulldogs, 18-10, in Game 1 and lost Game 2, 25-1. In the first game of the day, Colfax jumped to a 10-1 lead, scoring three runs in the first inning and seven in the second while holding Reardan to one run in the second frame. Reardan scored one run in the fourth, three in the...
DAVENPORT - A routine traffic stop turned into a high-speed chase, a drug arrest, and, ultimately, a year-long jail sentence for a local man. Orion White, 43, was sentenced to 12 months and one day in jail on Tuesday, March 18, after failing to appear for his sentencing hearing. White arrived late, citing road construction in Reardan as the cause of his delay. White, who faced charges of drug possession with intent to distribute, pleaded for leniency, requesting a delayed...
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 (LCSO) does not release names of individuals who report possible criminal or suspicious activities to dispatchers or alleged victims for this column. DISPATCH LOG March 10 Traffic Stops:8 7:46 a.m. – A caller advised that she saw a man walking around her house on her camera. 3:41 p.m. – A protection order violation was reported. 9:17 p.m. – A possible DUI wa...
REARDAN - A local woman is being held on $20,000 bail in connection with a burglary. Justina Buffington, 40, was arraigned in Lincoln County Superior Court in Davenport on Tuesday, March 18, charged with residential burglary, second-degree theft and third-degree malicious mischief. She pleaded not guilty. She remained restrained during the hearing. The judge determined she qualified for a public defender, records show. Her trial is scheduled for June 11, with a readiness heari...
1 years ago Cleo Van Skiver, Bluestem area farmer, narrowly escaped death when an automobile he was driving was struck by a Northern Pacific train at the rail crossing in Davenport. Mr. Van Skiver was thrown onto the plow on the front of the train. With a cut on his head and a badly bruised foot, Mr. Van Skiver faired better than the car he was driving. Garages at Ritzville have published for distribution a map of that city, showing all highways leading to other communities. Kelloggs All Bran $0.21 Crystal White Soap 10...
Davenport birthdays March 20: Rachae Pearcy, Don Strate March 21: Luna Bilodeaux March 22: Benjamin Hein, Jude Falk , Amara James March 23: Denise Arland, Owen Telford, Kathy Reinbold, Matt Littell March 24: Zach Carey-Cannon, Mahta Hein, Kylee Dennis, Alivia Tucker, Jacob Munz March 25: Casey Mason March 26: Lynda Leffel, Avery Prewitt Davenport anniversaries March 20: Todd and Lynne Guhlke March 21: Chuck and Ann Johnston March 24: James and Elsa Bowen March 26: Tim and Pam Zeiler Reardan birthdays March 20: John Merkel, Ca...
REARDAN – The Screaming Eagles rode the dominant pitching of Tysen Finch to win their opener of the 2025 baseball season 6-1 over Liberty Tuesday, March 18. Finch struck out 13 batters and allowed only two hits in his season debut. Hunter Flaa and Colton Lonning both got two hits for Reardan and Levi Collier knocked in two runs. "This was a good opener for us," Reardan head coach Bobby Green said. "We are still making some adjustments and still getting players up to speed t...
DAVENPORT - Anyone who follows local sports knows the name Soliday. It is synonymous with winning. Glenna Soliday, a high school junior, is the latest in her lineage crowned a state champion. In 2023 and 2024, she won the 100 and 300-meter hurdles at the WIAA 2B State Track Meet. She is also a standout player on the soccer pitch and this winter the Northeast 2B Basketball League honored her as its Most Valuable Player. Glenna is no slouch in the classroom, either. She is a...
1 years ago The City of Davenport will be filling the holes on Morgan St. with decomposed granite from Inkster Lake mixed with calcium chloride. The rest of the streets in town were graded last week. 320 acres of wheat land 8 miles north of Reardan was recently purchased for $18,350. Thomas Landreth bought the land including a house and barn from Oscar Carstens. The Great Northern Railway paid $98,222 in property taxes to Lincoln County last week. The company pays a total of $1,793,000 to counties in Washington State. 75...
Davenport birthdays March 13: Levi Schenk, David Thomas March 14: Lynn Leisle, Mary Morgan-Gamble, Sidney Fleming, Jake Hennings, Mike McDaniel March 15: Peggy Semprimoznik, Brad Floyd, Lynee Carpenter, Jan Ziemer March 16: Emmett Kilps, Rob Hopkins, Noah Street March 17: Boone Easley-Cate, Dick Wandling, Chance Smith, Lisa Semprimoznik, Crystal Sellers, Ron Warner, Maetie Harvey March 18: Kayleigh Phillips, Pauline Drefs, Colton Jenkins Reardan birthdays March 14: Claudia Gray, Cooper Dayton March 18: Konnor Hoff March 19:...
SPOKANE – After a 17 year drought, the Reardan boys basketball team earned a trip to the Spokane Arena to play in the WIAA 2B Boys State Basketball Tournament March 6-8. The Screaming Eagles defeated Tri-Cities Prep and Colfax and lost to Freeman to place third in the tournament. The team finished the 2025 season 24-3. It was the school's most wins since the 1997 team won 26 games. Reardan last appeared in the state tournament in 2008 under coach Bob Swannack, who now leads t...
SPOKANE – After defeating Napavine in the first round of the WIAA 2B Girls State Basketball Tournament last week in Cheney, the Screaming Eagles earned the right to play under the bright lights and in front of huge crowds as the tournament moved into the Spokane Arena March 6-8. Noted on the team's resume was a record of 22-2, the best since 2013. The Screaming Eagles capped their superb season by taking home the fifth place trophy after going 2-2 in tournament play. In t...
