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Serving Lincoln County for more than a century!
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Harrington Public Development Authority met January 19 at 7 p.m. at city hall with President Josh Steward, Jay Kane, Allen Barth, Bunny Haugan, Paul Charlton and Heather Slack present. The PDA has received a grant from Lincoln County Rural Development for $9,615.18. The project will supply broadband service (NoaNet) in the business district on Third Street between Sherlock and Glover streets. The anticipated cost is projected to be $12,820.24, and 25 percent of the cost in...
The junior-high boys basketball season has begun with a large turnout of 25 kids in all, eight sixth-graders, seven seventh-graders and 10 eighth-graders. Last week Tuesday, the team traveled to Lind to take on the Lind/Ritzville/Sprague Broncos. The varsity team won 55-11, and the junior varsity won 35-17. The following Thursday, the Titans hosted Liberty in Odessa. The varsity came out fast and aggressive, which was too much for Liberty to handle. The final score was 66-24....
It was a tough night for the Titan boys when they lost their away conference game against the Curlew Cougars Friday, January 22. O-H 12 13 15 3 43 Curlew 16 20 18 19 73 Colt Sanford was nine for 13 from the court and led the Titans in points with 19, along with providing five rebounds, three assists, a steal and a block. Colton Hunt was seven for seven at the free-throw line and ended the game with 15 points (six from three-point range). He also had seven rebounds and three...
After a long and hardy life and a brief illness, Agnes Turner passed away on January 14, 2016. Agnes was born to Frank and Marie Sis on May 10, 1914, in Rawlins County in the northwest corner of the state of Kansas. Agnes had five brothers, Frank, Anton, Charles, Joseph and Rudolph and two sisters, Mary and Anna. After graduating from Atwood High School in Atwood, Kansas, Agnes moved to the Pacific Northwest living in Sandpoint, Idaho and Walla Walla, Wash. Agnes married...
The Odessa Town Council met Monday evening in the public library with all council members present. Marlene Kramer, re-elected in last fall's election, was sworn in to serve her four-year term by town clerk Gail Kiesz. Mayor Lois Hubbard addressed the agenda item of a residential income survey that will be conducted by the town under the supervision of the state's Department of Commerce [see also Mayor Hubbard's letter to editor on page 2]. The results of the survey will...
Sixty times and getting ready for 61. Republicans have voted 60 times to repeal the law that allows healthcare for all. Cathy McMorris Rodgers stated, in a recent public meeting in Waitsburg, that people should be reflected through their representative. So, with that in mind, a comment and a question were asked as to why she continues to vote against the people she represents. If Obamacare was repealed, 81,300 eastern Washington people, or 11.3% of her district, would have no health care at all. Furthermore, the Republicans h...
Residents who receive water or sewer service from the Town will be receiving a letter in their January utility bill informing them of an upcoming community-wide income survey. The Town of Odessa is seeking funding from state and federal agencies to help pay for much needed improvements to our community’s infrastructure. The letter explains that we have a better chance of qualifying for grants and low-interest loan by conducting an income survey. Without the income survey, our funding opportunities are limited. It is our g...
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. 18: The driver of a vehicle that went off U.S. 2 and into a ditch near the county line east of Reardan was placed into custody by the Washington State Patrol on suspicion of driving und...
The long road trip for the league game against Curlew paid off last Friday, as the Titan girls basketball team beat the Cougars 41-21. The girls started strong, outscoring Curlew by 12 points in the first quarter and ending the half with a 19-point lead. O-H 14 10 6 11 41 Curlew 2 3 12 4 21 Helping pave the way to victory was Katie DeWulf with 14 points, five rebounds, four assists and five steals. Maleah Davison had eight points of her own, also adding three rebounds and a...
Odessa On January 24 at the Odessa Gun Club, Aaron Gies was the only person to shoot a perfect 25. Shooting 24 were Jared Praetorius, Jim Smith, Ryan Lewis, Chris Phillips, Jon Fink and Traig Weishaar. Landon Lobe, William Mann, Colley Walter, Nick Tebow and Randy Gies all shot 23, while Mike Nichols Sr., Brandon Larmer and Rod Herron shot 22. Brian Wraspir and Deric Schmierer shot 21. Those with 20 and under were Collette Nichols, Markham Nichols, Mike Nichols JR.,Max Greenwalt, Jenny Larmer, Trever Smith, Dallas Deife, Lane...
How does a chameleon change colors? Asked by Jasmine B. 12, Nepean, Canada and Marie F., 11, Ghana. Dear Jasmine and Marie, There’s something about a chameleon’s darting eyes, long tongue, curled tail and ability to climb that makes it a fascinating animal to watch. Especially when it’s changing colors. And the latest research on your question suggests that how a chameleon changes has more to do with light than scientists once thought. That’s what I learned from my friend Paul Verrell, a biologist at Washington State Univers...
September Odessa’s newest business, Odessa Glass, and its Internet-based counterpart, “Etched Dreams,” opened for business in the building that formerly housed the NAPA store and Empire Electric. It was a welcome addition to the downtown business corridor and filled an empty storefront. Ryan Carpenter, son of Lori (Zeiler) Carpenter formerly of Odessa, was hired by the physical therapy department at the hospital. The Odessa community float sported a theme of “Fun in the Sun” and was ready for its run in the Deutsches...
Grant and Adams county sheriff’s deputies have arrested the suspect in a south Grant County burglary which led to the getaway car being driven into a rural lake. On Thursday, January 21, a deputy acting on a tip spotted John James Monday of Othello, age 29, at a home in the 21000 block of Road W NE near the small town of Marlin in easternmost Grant County. The deputy called for back-up, summoning the Moses Lake Regional Tactical Response Team and a K-9 unit from Adams County. Deputies tried to talk Monday out of the house, b...
