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  • Titan boys win one, lose one over the weekend

    Updated Jan 12, 2017

    Inchelium The Titan varsity boys lost to Inchelium in overtime last Friday by a final score of 76-82. Ryan Moffet's three-pointer at the final buzzer threw the game into overtime. Bigger, stronger and more experienced, the Gorillas were able to counter the speed and shooting ability of the Titan players. This was another non-conference game. O-H 16 15 17 23 5 76 Inch 17 13 26 15 11 82 Moffet had his best night of the season so far with a whopping 47 points. Camden Weber added...

  • Harrington news

    Updated Jan 12, 2017

    Chamber of Commerce On the cold, windy snow-blowing Wednesday of January 4, the Harrington Chamber of Commerce met with its new officers in place. President Tim Tipton led the meeting with Secretary Paula Pike, Treasurer Cindy Haase, Allen Barth, Cassandra Paffle-Dick, Kathy Hoob, Bunny Haugan, Summer Clark, Cherie MacClellan, Dave Michaelson, Marge Womach and Jill Plaskon present. Discussion was held on the December projects of Santa's Workshop and the food baskets....

  • Local girl scout troop #3362 half way to goal

    Linda Goodman|Updated Jan 12, 2017

    The Odessa Girl Scout Troop #3362 has teamed up with the Zion Emmanuel Lutheran Church to host a textile drive through Clothes for the Cause, a fundraising group that collects clothing, shoes, sheets, etc. and turns them into cash for fundraising organizations. The girls of Troop #3362 started this drive in order to help them raise funds for a trip to Washington, D.C. planned for June of 2017. They have held multiple fundraisers already to help them meet a $16,000 goal. Each...

  • Varsity girls lost two in weekend b-ball action

    Updated Jan 12, 2017

    Inchelium At Inchelium Friday, the Titan girls lost by a final score of 48-56. O-H 26 0 8 14 48 Inch 34 0 10 12 56 It was the Davison sisters' show as McKennah led the team with 19 points and Maleah added 12 as the team's two highest scorers. On Saturday, the team played a home game against Selkirk in Harrington, losing by a final score of 22-68. O-H 10 0 3 9 22 Selk 39 0 15 14 68 McKennah Davison accounted for 7 points. Brenna Carstensen added another 5. Turnovers plagued...

  • Court Report

    Updated Jan 12, 2017

    Sheriff's Report 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. Monday, Jan. 2: Snowy conditions resulted in several reports of vehicles that got stuck or slid off roadways throughout the county, including on Third Street near Fitness Lane in Davenport, on Nye...

  • This Week in Odessa History

    Updated Jan 12, 2017

    1 years ago The Odessa Record January 12, 1917 Fire boys hold annual meeting. The Odessa fire boys met for their annual meeting and election of officers at city hall Friday night. Secretary Scholer’s fire record showed that during the year 1916, had received seven calls, the largest number in the history of the department, to fires where it was necessary to turn on water. Only one of these, the livery barn fire got beyond control. Bounty offered for coyotes. On the urgent recommendation of Game Warden W.G. Mathews, the comm...

  • Guest editorial

    Duane Pitts|Updated Jan 12, 2017

    It’s that time of year again to make a New Year’s resolution. Like the Roman god Janus, we look to our past to see what didn’t work as we hoped and then to the future with a new promise, which we probably will not keep. But we can take comfort in having good intentions. As a nation, we sometimes make promises that we don’t keep either. As Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., had noted, one such unmet promise has yet to be fulfilled: Equality. When our Founding Fathers gave us the promissory note that “all men are created equal,” t...

  • Opening day results for Marlin, Odessa Gun Clubs

    Updated Jan 12, 2017

    Odessa Top shooters at the Odessa Gun Club on Sunday during opening day of the Spokesman-Review Trapshoot contest were Steve Telecky shooting a perfect 25, Josh Houck with 24, Traig Weishaar 23, Steven Sainsbury 22 and Jared Praetorius 21. Finishing at 20 and under were Jon Fink, Kiegan Wehr, Pilot Weishaar, Colton Messer, Lane Lobe, Daeton Deife, Stan Dammel, Deric Schmierer, Brandon Larmer, Cody Larmer, Trevor Smith, Ryan King, Brian Wraspir, Daniel Mann, Gene Mann, Rod Herron, Nathan Luck and Ricky Hedreen. High handicap...

  • The Year in Review

    Updated Jan 12, 2017

    April The Desert 100 motorcycle endurance race of the Stumpjumper Motorcycle Club was held the first weekend in April. The event was well attended and very few problems were reported. Odessa High School junior Molly Schafer was selected as Miss Odessa 2016. She will ride the Odessa community float in parades throughout eastern Washington during the spring and summer, spreading the word about the Odessa Deutschesfest and inviting everyone to come visit us the third weekend in September. Five Odessa High School science...

  • State gets okay from feds for next phase of health care

    Updated Jan 12, 2017

    OLYMPIA – Gov. Jay Inslee and the Washington State Health Care Authority have announced a final contract that ensures the state can continue transforming health care to achieve better health, reward high-quality care and curb health care costs. “This agreement comes at a time when many people are feeling uncertainty about their health care,” Gov. Jay Inslee said. “As we work to protect the gains our nation has made in ensuring access to affordable, high-quality health care, we know that health transformation will continue in...