Serving Lincoln County for more than a century!
Serving Lincoln County for more than a century!
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We are still trying our best to figure out what transpired at the Inland Empire Oilseeds facility just prior to Christmas. Well, actually, what transpired was that the workforce was laid off and the plant was shuttered. Chapter 7 bankruptcy was filed. What we don't know is the why. And with many issues to be resolved in bankruptcy court, the principals, on advice of counsel, are not yet talking about the why question. We attended this week's meeting of the Odessa Public Development Authority. We learned that there is at least...
We would like to start with a big hug for all of the support (financial and/or spiritual) that the Odessa community gave us for this amazing journey! No matter how great we are at describing the events, feelings, emotions and the people we met on our trip, we can never do it justice! We are convinced that you need to go and experience it for yourselves! The organization that we worked with was the 410 Bridge. They are such an awesome organization. They have five core...
September The Apache Pass wildfire grew from about 200 acres to about 18,000 acres in about 2 days because of wind. Extremely dry conditions in the scablands and plenty of dry grass for fuel contributed to the blaze. All available firefighters from the Odessa area responded the the blaze, which at its closest point to Odessa was burning about 12 miles north of town. The fire burned a lot of range land and fence posts north of Odessa, so the herds didn't have enough grazing land and some areas were without fences and the...
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. 14: Davenport ambulance personnel transported an 85-year-old man suffering from fever and tingling in his arm from Serene Meadows to Lincoln Hospital. A Reardan area caller reported the...
Eighty years ago, in February 1933, when the Great Depression was still raging, the Washington State Legislature was considering a bill for the consolidation of sparsely populated contiguous counties as a means of cutting costs of government. Lincoln, Adams and Grant Counties were then three of the state’s smallest counties. Lincoln County was the largest, with a population of 11,876 inhabitants, Adams County followed with 7,719 and Grant County was third with 5,666. Odessa was in the center of this 6,912-square-mile, t...
The Marlin Gun Club met Sunday, January 20, 2013. Shooting 25’s: Bill James, Doug Starkel and Travis Iksic. Shooting 24’s: Dave Lang, Ken Eckhart, Mark Edwins, Austin Nelson, Kurt Moore and Dan Williams. Mark Iksic, Carman Eckhart, Kyle Lesser and J.J. Heston shot 23’s. Shooting 22’s: Scott Mortimer, Camden Eckhart, Mark Brashear, Morgan Hart and Tyler Greenwalt. Jake Bennett, Ron Lesser, Mackenze Bemis and Sam Hochstatter shot 21’s. Shooting 20 and under: Dave Asker, Mike Christ, Daryle Kimble, Griffey Powell, Dusty Kim...
The Odessa Gun Club met Sunday, January 20, 2013. Only one participant shot a 25: Nick Tebow. Participants who shot 24's: Landon Lobe, Traig Weishaar and Hunter Bramer. Shooting 23's: Jared Praetorius, Jim Smith and Brady Gies. Tyler Smith, Tom Schuh, Nick Nelson, Doug Tebow, William Mann, Mike Nichols Sr. and Garrett Braun shot 22's. Shooting 21's: Jon Fink, Sam Greenwalt, Bill Weber and Lane Lobe. Shooting 20 and under: Markham Nichols, HaLee Walter, Max Greenwalt, Aaron Gies, Ryan Greenwalt, Daniel Mann, Caleb Singer and...
O-H vs. Valley Christian Varsity On Saturday, January 19, the Titans defeated Valley Christian at home in Odessa, 53-45. After trailing at the end of the first quarter and engaging in a cold-shooting second quarter for both teams, the Titans were able to pull away and get the win. O-H 12 6 17 18 53 VC 15 6 12 12 45 Markus Smith pulled down 9 rebounds to pace the O-H defense. Scoring for the Titans wereJustin Hunt 16, Cade Weber 10, Smith and Jacob DeWulf 8 each, Stetson Sanford 7, Madison Charlton 3 and Jake Tanke 1. O-H vs....
O-H vs. St. Michaels Junior varsity The St. Michael’s girls JV game Friday, January 18, was a win for the O-H Titans, 28-23. O-H 6 3 6 13 28 St. M. 1 8 11 2 23 Casey Schlomer led the scoring with 8. Shelbey Watkins had 7, Lanessa Simon 6, Sam Nighswonger 3, and Makayla Baird and Ashley Baarstad 2 each. Simon had 10 rebounds, 16 steals, 2 assists; Sam Nighswonger 7 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 assist; Watkins 5 rebounds, 5 steals, 1 assist; Schlomer 6 rebounds, 6 steals, 1 assist. Varsity The varsity team took a loss to St. M...
Donald “Don” D. Tschritter, 70, a lifelong resident of Marlin, died Friday, January 18, 2013 at his home. Don was born on June 10, 1942 in Odessa to the late Edward and Lena (Litt) Tschritter. Immediately following graduation from high school, Don began wheat farming. He was married to Connie J. Smith and they made their home in Marlin. He enjoyed watching Gonzaga University basketball and Pawn Stars. Don attended the Odessa Congregational Church. Besides his wife, Connie, he is survived by his son. Memorial services wil...
We are a nation of immigrants! Immigrants that were needed to build railroads, homestead the land, cut down the forest, work in the factories and fuel the westward movement. We don’t have those needs anymore as we have 7.8% unemployment. We have the problem of slightly over 50% of our population supporting the rest of the population. We have the problem of refugees being brought to America by churches and various organizations only to be abandoned, and the U.S. taxpayer picks up the tab. We have the problem of American studen...
Doyle Ronald Wheeler, 36, of Spokane, has been charged in Spokane County Superior Court with first degree felony theft for illegally collecting workers’ compensation benefits. Wheeler collected benefits from 2008 to 2011 on a workplace-injury claim for a neck and back injury. The Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) stopped benefit payments after an investigation determined that Wheeler was operating his own businesses – The Pensmith, Ammo Head Design and Ammo Head Hydrographics – while receiving the workers’ compens...
On January 2, 2013, the first meeting of the new year was held by the Primetimers senior group at the Old Town Hall. After a nice luncheon, some of the members stayed and played pinochle and Mexican dominoes. After a lengthy discussion, it was decided that the group would try once more to have a Saturday game evening on February 9 at 7 p.m. It is hoped that a few more interested people will attend either to teach or just play cards or dominoes. Game night is open to the public. Please mark the evening of February 9 on your...
Lately I’ve been thinking about what advice the old me (that is, the me I am today) would give the young me. The first thing that popped into my head was, “Don’t wear shoes that hurt your feet.” Right after that came, “Don’t wear shoes that make you walk funny.” And right after that came, “Why would I listen to the old me when I wouldn’t listen to my parents?” I’ll admit, I have an obsession with shoes. So did my mother. It may be because, shaped the way I am, the only clothe...
The Old Town Hall in Odessa has served many functions over its lifetime. On January 10, approximately 15 to 20 townspeople gathered there to discuss the building’s future. Lise Ott is heading up an effort to either repurpose, refurbish or renovate the aging structure, which suffers now from roof leaks, crumbling concrete steps, broken and cracked windows and plumbing problems. Built in 1921, the facility opened December 21 of that year to house the offices of the town governme...
