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Zack Jay Judge of Spokane Valley was arrested in the early morning of Feb. 3 on charges of second degree burglary, theft of a motor vehicle and malicious mischief in the third degree. Judge remained in Lincoln County Jail as of press time. The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office received a complaint from the Wilbur Auto body reporting a theft of a vehicle from the impound lot on Jan. 10, according to the sheriff’s department. The stolen passenger car had been impounded by Lincoln County Deputy Kurt Cuzzetto Dec. 16 and sea...
DAVENPORT—“Fall sports” may finally be arriving. Athletic directors in Davenport, Reardan and Harrington have created schedules for sports their schools are participating in. All games are subject to cancellation or movement, depending on whether the “East” region is in Phase 2 of the governor’s re-opening plan or not. Only cross country is approved to compete in Phase 1. Most practices begin Feb. 10. The WIAA recently ruled that Phase 1 practices, while restrictive, can count toward the practice count needed for competition...
DAVENPORT – Sheriff Wade Magers announced the promotion of Deputy Sheriff Jerad McLagan to Sergeant effective February 1. McLagan's knowledge, skills and professionalism, coupled with his top civil service scoring, made him a good fit on the administrative team. He has served almost 13 years in public safety. McLagan began his career as a Stevens County Reserve in 2008 and was later hired as a corrections deputy. In 2009 he became a police officer in Kettle Falls and was h...
DAVENPORT – The high school held its ASB elections Jan. 28, electing a president, vice president, secretary and treasurer for each class. Below are each class's winners for each position. Seniors President: Darby Soliday Vice President: Tommy Plumb Secretary: Adria Crandall Treasurer: Ethan Douse Juniors President: Zachary Lenocker Vice President: Jesse Denison Secretary: Ashton Lebo Treasurer: Cody Jenkins Sophomores President: Jesse Raugust Vice President: Evan Gunning S...
REARDAN—A brief discussion surrounding the district’s plans for comprehensive sexual education and approval of several action items were among the notable moments of the school board’s Jan. 27 meeting. Superintendent Eric Sobotta told the board that a stakeholder group of roughly 15 parents and a number of staff will help with developing the district’s sexual education strategy, in accordance with the recently voter-approved Referendum 90 that requires Washington public schools to provide comprehensive sexual health education...
EDWALL – Emilie Colvin, a native here and a member of the Class of 2019 at Christian Heritage School, was named to the Dean’s Honor List for Fall 2020 at Cedarville University. The recognition required students to obtain a 3.75 GPA or higher for the semester and carry a minimum of 12 credit hours. Colvin, a sophomore at the private Christian university in Southwest Ohio, is majoring in Special Education and is listed in the Class of 2023 on Cedarville U’s website. She is one of roughly 1,000 students on the list out of 3,963...
For a young man, Conner Mertens has had quite an impactful life. Most people know Conner as the brave, vocal activist who made headlines by being the first openly LGBTQ college-football player as a freshman kicker at Willamette University in Oregon. But I came to know the Tri-Cities native when he showed up at my door with an idea for saving the lives of students at risk of suicide, bullying and various other forms of school violence. That idea - a tip line and mobile app to...
DAVENPORT – Marlee McKeehen, 20, of Davenport, WA recently received the highest award in a BSA Venturing Crew, the Summit Award. Venturing is a program of the Boy Scouts of America for males and females ages 14 to 21 that emphasizes adventure, leadership, personal growth, and service. Davenport's Venturing Crew 764 began on March 1, 2015. McKeehen is a founding member. On the chilly afternoon of Dec. 27, 2020, Crew 764 members and their families parked their cars facing each o...
Susan Gerene Reinbold (71) of Davenport, Wash., passed away on Thur., Jan. 28, 2021, of ovarian cancer. She was born on July 16, 1949, in Spokane, Wash., to Edna and Eugene Jackson. Susan graduated from Davenport High School in 1967 and completed some schooling at Washington State University. On July 11, 1970, she married her high school sweetheart, Doug Reinbold. In 2020 they celebrated being married for 50 years. They were together a total of 56 years. They resided at their...
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. January 24 Traffic stops: 6 A Wilbur woman reported she got a call from a private number with just breathing on the other end. A Spokane man was cited for speeding. Washington State Patrol reported a semitruck hauling...
On Feb. 1, the office of state Senator Judy Warnick of District 13 released the following article on the reaction of herself and her fellow Republican Representatives at the statehouse, Tom Dent and Alex Ybarra. Olympia – Beginning Feb. 1, large parts of the Central Puget Sound region enter “Phase 2” of Governor Inslee’s latest reopening plan, the “Roadmap to Recovery.” State Sen. Judy Warnick, District 13’s Rep. Tom Dent and Rep. Alex Ybarra have spent the past year pushing...
HHPC HARRINGTON – The Harrington Historic Preservation Commission, an arm of the city government, met Saturday, Jan. 23 at 9 a.m. at Harrington City Hall. Elections were held: Dianne Sanchez, chair; Heather Slack, co-chair; and Karen Allen, recorder. Meetings will be held on Apr. 24, Aug. 21 and Nov. 6 in 2021. Discussions were held about the facades of City Hall and Memorial Hall and about cleanup of the upstairs portion of City Hall. The Commission will search for grant opportunities for improvement or restoration of t...
DAVENPORT – January 12, 2021 – The Washington Anytime Library surpassed 1.7 million digital book checkouts in 2020—an all-time record. This milestone affirms that more people are choosing eBooks, audiobooks and the convenience of online lending, particularly at a time when numerous libraries had to close due to the pandemic. The Washington Anytime Library, which comprises 46 smaller and mid-sized libraries around the state, has been providing readers 24/7 access to eBooks and audiobooks for a decade, through OverDrive and i...
1 years ago Feb. 4, 1921 The Odessa High School debate team will meet the strong team from Oroville High at the English Congregational Church in the third debate of the state series in what promises to be one of the hardest contested school debates ever held in Odessa. Neither school has lost a debate this season, and the winner of this debate is considered to be the probable runner-up for the final championship contest for the district of northeastern Washington, which will be held next month. The team that will represent...
ODESSA – The first-semester honor roll and list of students receiving honorable mention are given below. A student must have a grade-point average of 3.50-4.00 to be on the Honor Roll, and Honorable Mention requires a grade-point average of 3.25-3.49. Grade values are based on the state transcript requirements and are as follows: A=4.0, A-=3.7, B+=3.3, B=3.0, B-= 2.7, C+=2.3, C=2.0, C-=1.7, D+=1.3, D=1.0, F=0.0. High School Odessa High School seniors achieving a 4.0 GPA are Nicholas Larson, Jett Nelson, Maddie Scrupps and P...
Haase, Clara E., 99, passed away Jan. 27, 2021 at her home in Odessa, Wash. She was born on August 8, 1921 in Marlin, Wash. to Conrad and Anna (Litt) Weber. She grew up in Marlin, attended school and graduated from Marlin High School. She later married Harvey Haase on Aug. 27, 1944 and move to Odessa, Wash. where she raised her three children June, Ron and Greg. Clara enjoyed tennis, crocheting, coffee downtown with the girls, cooking, canning and fishing. She loved children,...
ODESSA – Odessa High School Athletic Director Bruce Todd told The Record last week that high school volleyball and football teams were scheduled to begin a six-week season on February 1. Practice for both sports was underway, and schedules were being worked out by the athletic directors of the area schools. Junior-high football was set to begin February 8 and junior-high volleyball on February 16. Wilson Creek was to combine with Odessa for the football season, and Harrington will join Odessa for other selected sports. S...
ODESSA – The Odessa High School Athletic Hall of Fame committee (consisting of 11 members) has been hard at work preparing for its 2021 induction of athletes, coaches and contributors. The committee has been meeting in Odessa, where most of its members live, although the group’s vice president and Odessa graduate Jon Heimbigner comes all the way from his home in Spokane. The group’s president is Larry Weber. One member of the committee, Terrie Weishaar, asked to be relieved of duty due to health issues and the fact that she i...
MOSES LAKE – The Grand Columbia Health Alliance is pleased to announce that Coulee Medical Center, located in Grand Coulee, has joined their healthcare partnership. As part of the Alliance, Coulee Medical Center will now be able to share medical resources such as physicians, staff and technology with the other six healthcare organizations. “We’re very excited for the opportunity to share resources with our neighboring healthcare facilities,” said Ramona Hicks, RN, CEO of Coulee Medical Center. “Our regional families...
ODESSA – At least one athletics organization is ranking the Odessa Tigers as the top 1B football team to beat in Washington state. In a preseason ranking released earlier this week by SBLive.com, Odessa is ranked as the top 8-man football team in the state, followed by league rival Almira/Coulee-Hartline. The Tigers went 13-0 in the fall 2019 season and have been waiting to get on the gridiron to defend their state title. Odessa running back Marcus King graduated, but q...
ODESSA – The local high school principal has taken Gov. Jay Inslee to task for the unfair treatment of local student athletes. Principal Jamie Nelson spelled out local frustrations in a letter on the inequities being imposed on schools in violation of the state Constitution. Nelson sent the letter to the governor, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal and Washington Interscholastic Activities Association Executive Director Mick Hoffman last week. Nelson s...
There are more new books at the Odessa library as of this week. Most of them are pure escapism, which isn’t a bad thing during times like these. You can read that as meaning “pandemic” or just “winter in Eastern Washington” as you wish. One book, though, may just be one of the best books you’ll probably never read. Our recent (and seemingly endless) election cycle has illustrated the deep divisions running through our society. I am often uncomfortable to discover that people...
The Record supports the passage of all three levies, two proposed by the Odessa School District and one by Lincoln County Hospital District #1 (which is the Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center). Voters in the Odessa area have received their ballots requesting approval of three different levies supporting the local school and the local hospital district. Odessa’s school and medical facilities are important to those living here or thinking about living here. The Educational Programs and Operations levy requested by the Odessa S...
The culture, heritage and history of Eastern Washington — indeed all of Washington and Oregon history — is under fire again in Olympia. I’m talking about an effort this year in the House to erase Marcus Whitman’s significance from the halls of the Capitol building in Olympia and the national statuary in Washington, D.C. Pushed by lawmakers, who obviously lack a full understanding of Whitman’s significance, House Bill 1372 seeks to replace the bronze Marcus Whitman statues w...
Continued from last week OCTOBER In-person instruction at the Odessa School District increased from one to two days/week. OHS junior Emily Scrupps was named the state’s FBLA Member of the Month. Odessa Quilt Club members were busy planning events for the coming new year. Planning included contingencies for complying with Covid restrictions imposed via government edict. Odessa farm resident Kelly Korpinen, 71, was killed a traffic accident during a severe dust storm. She and her husband Don had supplied food, including t...
