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ODESSA – The Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center now hosts a medication disposal kiosk for unwanted or expired medications. The drop box is secure and accessible during business hours. Family members may dispose of prescription medications on behalf of the person to whom the prescription belongs, but healthcare providers may not dispose of someone else's prescriptions. The drop box is made available by a statewide initiative that provides indefinite funding for all expenses a...
Date H L Rain Snow December 2 37 19 0 0 December 3 35 17 0 0 December 4 35 16 0 0 December 5 33 17 0 0 December 6 30 12 0 0 December 7 25 14 0 0 December 8 30 25 0 0 December precipitation: 0.12...
Remember when the local newspaper was the “go-to” place for information about social gatherings, upcoming events and much, much more? When I was growing up in Bickleton, which didn’t have its own paper, there were ordinary people like you and me who ensured that both the Sunnyside Sun and the Goldendale Sentinel received information about goings-on in our tiny community. The world has changed since the middle of the last century. Many of the smaller newspapers have faded away as the Internet has grown in prominence. Now w...
ODESSA – The latest cash grain market in Odessa shows Soft White Wheat, bushel is at $5.64. White Club, bushel at 5.89. Hard Red Winter, bushel at $5.86. Dark Northern Spring, bushel is at $5.77. Barley at $130 per ton and Triticale at $135 per ton....
WALTER, Ivan M – (Age 93) Passed away on November 15, 2020, in Odessa, Wash. Ivan was a lifetime resident of Odessa, WA. Ivan was born on December 10, 1926 in Odessa, WA to Jacob and Anna (Scheller) Walter Sr. Ivan grew up in Odessa and attended school and graduated in 1944. Ivan joined the U.S. Army Air Force and served in WWII from September 1945 to January 1947 and was sent to occupied Japan. He later married Eleanor Braun on February 4, 1950 in Odessa, WA. Ivan was a m...
1 years ago Dec. 10, 1920 The annual town election was as expected a very quiet affair more closely resembling a school election than a general one. Shortly after noon only 11 votes had been cast and when the polls closed only 32 had exercised their right of franchise. There was no scratching done on the “Citizens’ Ticket” which, with the limited number of votes, made this election the easiest one to get in the returns of any ever held in Odessa. The newly elected officers are J.C. Michaelsen, mayor; W.L. Smith and Wm. H...
HARRINGTON – The city apparently has a group of silent elves that eavesdrop on all the community meetings and disperse needed items to members of various organizations who continue to adorn the city with lights, garlands, a manger scene, Santa and other seasonal ornamentation. Scurrying about at the north entrance to Harrington, elves brought about changes in the triangle and, from there to the heart of the city, greater lighting than had appeared in previous years. The Lions Club has its listings of donors with Christmas w...
HARRINGTON – As an additional explanatory statement regarding last week’s public hearing on the State Environmental Policy Act, the City of Harrington had posted the public hearing notice for two weeks prior to the issue being voted upon in the Council meeting in order that the public at large can question the activity of the council in an informed manner. The notice that preceded the meeting stated, “the project involves modification of the City of Harrington Wastewater Treatment Plant to facilitate operations, replacing two...
The past week saw COVID-19 cancellations and a bevy of defeats for area teams like Washington State, Eastern Washington and Gonzaga. Here's a run-down of the past week's events for area teams, including games from Dec. 2-8. WSU football The Cougars returned to the gridiron for the first time in 22 days at a fan-less Coliseum in Los Angeles to take on USC Sunday. The COVID-caused Coug rust showed, as USC built a five-touchdown lead over Wazzu in the first half and held on for a...
UPDATE: The list of signatures is expanding west and has reached triple digits at 103 as of Dec. 22, with many coming from Central Washington, in addition to a growing Eastern Washington list. The signatures below are divided into WIAA leagues. REARDAN--71 school superintendents, principals and athletic directors across Eastern Washington, including 20 from Lincoln County, have signed onto a letter to Gov. Jay Inslee, the Washington State Department of Health and the...
Listen and watch out your windows for your chance to catch Santa and his helpers passing through Odessa Thursday night, Dec. 17, starting at 5 p.m. Santa’s helpers will be handing out candy canes to all children who come outside to visit as he passes by....
OLYMPIA – Health care workers in the state could start receiving a Wuhan coronavirus vaccine as early as Tuesday. During a press conference this morning, Sunday, Dec. 13, Gov. Jay Inslee said doses of a vaccine should arrive Monday, Dec. 14. “I’m thrilled that Washington state has now authorized the vaccine,” the governor said. According to the governor, the states of California, Oregon and Washington created their own Western States Working Group comprising 17 members to review the vaccine. “I fully agree with FDA’s dec...
OLYMPIA - Gov. Jay Inslee essentially canceled Christmas and New Year's celebrations today, Dec. 8, by ordering coronavirus quarantine orders to remain in place through the end of the year. "This remains an extremely alarming situation," the governor said during a morning press conference announcing his intent to keep restaurants, bars, gymnasiums, theaters, bowling alleys and other businesses essentially shuttered until at least Jan. 4. Restaurants and bars are allowed to...
REPUBLIC — Gubernatorial candidate Loren Culp filed a lawsuit Thursday in King County Superior Court against Secretary of State Kim Wyman seeking an audit of ballots in six Western Washington counties. The lawsuit alleges election officials failed to verify that the ballots they counted in the Nov. 3 general election were cast legally. He’s seeking an audit of votes in King, Clark, Thurston, Pierce, Kitsap, and Skagit counties. Incumbent Gov. Jay Inslee, D-Bainbridge Island, won those six counties and five others. Cha...
DAVENPORT – Celebrating the holidays in 2020 is looking different than in years past in the wake of the coronavirus scare, but one Davenport area photographer is ensuring that photos with Santa aren't missed. Photographer Nikki Ensor of L3A Fantasy Photography is giving clients the chance to have their photo taken with a scenic winter backdrop but adding Santa post-photo shoot in order to adhere to social distancing guidelines. Using digital software, Ensor is able to add a S...
REARDAN – The town council unanimously approved the 2021 budget at its Dec. 3 meeting. The budget anticipates the town being in the black in 2021, with $1,072,783.31 in revenue and $808,433.42 in expenses for a net of $264,349.89. The budget details where local property and sales taxes, utility payments and other local payments will be allocated in the town. Council approved a 2.35% property tax increase at its Nov. 19 meeting, which was filed with the Lincoln County Assessor’s Office but has yet to be approved. It likely won...
DAVENPORT – The Lincoln County computer systems are continuing to be non-functional for the third week as technicians work to rebuild systems that were compromised by an outside source. As of Dec. 7, the Lincoln County Commissioners did not know when the systems would be operational again, only that crews were continuing to work on rebuilding the system. “We have 35 servers that are having to be built one at a time,” Commissioner Rob Coffman shared. As county employees turn to old school methods like writing down recor...
DAVENPORT – Grace Hanning and Julia Klein have been selected to represent Washington wheat farmers as ambassadors for the upcoming year. The two high school seniors were selected after a written application process that included submitting a short introductory video. The ambassadors will represent Washington wheat farmers at various civic and community events and will also participate in an advocacy trip to Olympia with Washington Association of Wheat Growers' (WAWG) leaders....
DAVENPORT – A ruling in the Lincoln County Superior Court in a case involving the Family Resource Center of Lincoln County received a partial decision last month, but key issues in the case have yet to be decided. In 2018, former employee Staci Landt filed a suit against the center, alleging the board of directors of wrongfully firing Landt and the center’s executive director, Lynne Kuchenbuch. Landt alledges that the center board moved to fire Kuchenbuch after she disclosed that she had cancer in Oct. 2017. Landt had com...
OLYMPIA – A new report, the 2020 Framework for the Future, sets forth a roadmap for continued work in a post-COVID-19 future to bring ultra-high-speed ground transportation to the Pacific Northwest. The report builds on previous studies conducted over the past three years and details next steps on governance, strategic outreach and funding and financing. It was released Dec. 8, and submitted to the executive and legislative branches of Washington, Oregon, and British Columbia. Offering travel time of less than an hour b...
Regardless of a person's political views, we can all agree that rising cost is a major problem with our health-care system. Last year, Americans spent 18 percent of our economy, or $3.6 trillion, on health care. The ever-increasing cost curve would suggest that by the 2030s the country will spend 30 percent of our gross domestic product on medical treatments. Extensive research has been done to identify unnecessary care and wastefulness in the system. Estimates vary, but from...
“One of the biggest challenges of the 21st Century is dealing with the progress of the 20th Century – especially old computers, monitors, cellular phones and televisions. These appliances depend on hazardous materials, such as mercury, to operate. After a five-to-eight year useful life, many are tossed into dumpsters and sent to landfills where those hazardous materials can leach into the soil, streams and groundwater.” That was the opening paragraph of a column I wrote 20 yea...
EDITOR'S NOTE: The Grand Coulee count, which is discussed in this week's print issue, is cancelled this year. The cancellation was reported to The Times after press time. REARDAN – Dec. 14 marks the start of Audubon National Society's 121st Annual Christmas Bird Count, when veteran and beginner bird-counters alike gather on a specified date to gather in their area and spend the day counting birds. The counting season runs to Jan. 5, as it does every year. The closest bird coun...
Compiled by Georgia Smith of The Times 70 years ago December 7th, 1950 Many Hear Wilbur Artist Several Davenport people attended the concert of pianist Sidney Foster, held as part of the Wilbur artists series Monday in the Wilbur auditorium. Among those attending were Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Underwood, Mr., and Mrs. Fred Campbell, Dr., and Mrs. E. C. Schultz, Mrs. Ross Trout, Mrs. Rex Carpenter, Geraldine Sutton, Ruby Scott, Ama Nelson, Mrs. Laura Nelsen, Mr., and Mrs. Glenn Langley, Duane, Kenneth and Margaret Langley, and...
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. NOTE: Several listings are missing locations because the Lincoln County Sheriff’s office did not include them in its report to the media. NOVEMBER 15 Number of traffic stops:15 Sudden death report. Harassment compl...
