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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. March 21 Traffic stops: 12 An abandoned vehicle was reported on Lauer Road one mile south of Highway 28 near Odessa. A Davenport man said his neighbor’s aggressive dog was out again and on his property on the 140...
Government and community meetings and gatherings for the week of April 1-7. If you’d like your organization included in this tab, email dteditor@centurytel.net. Monday, April 4 Lincoln County Commissioners meeting at 8 a.m. in the County Courthouse Wednesday, April 6 Harrington Chamber of Commerce meeting at 4 p.m. at the Post & Office Thursday, April 7 Reardan town council meeting at 6 p.m. in the Reardan United Methodist Church...
DAVENPORT—The school district is planning to broaden its search for a new principal by opening the door for a new elementary school principal and moving current principal Noelle Carstens to the middle/high school, the school board learned at its regular meeting Monday, March 28. Current high school principal and soon-to-be superintendent Chad Prewitt, presiding over Monday’s meeting in Jim Kowalkowski’s absence, said the move doesn’t guarantee Carstens will be moved to the secondary school. He said he wants the positio...
Manson band director Matt Brown leads a symphony of middle schoolers at the Bi-County Honors Group Concert at the Fox Theater in Spokane Monday, March 28. The concert featured students from Davenport, Odessa, Harrington, Reardan, Sprague, Wilbur-Creston, Ritzville and Almira-Coulee-Hartline performing in high school band, middle school band and high school choir honor groups....
HARRINGTON–The Harrington Opera House rummage fundraiser on March 25 and 26 was dubbed March Gladness, which was predictive of the outpouring of people, cheer, activity and funds. HOHS coordinated with Kathy Mathews of The Marketplace to also be open on Friday. The event was successful with the wonderful turnout of people and supportive helpers. It was rumored that this was one of the most successful two day fundraisers in Opera House records. Cups from the Post and Office made their way up Third Street, as did cupcakes f...
HARRINGTON—City council interviewed a candidate for treasurer, met with a representative from the state Department of Commerce and discussed a relocation plan at the March 23 regular meeting. Council began with the treasurer interview after receiving a letter of interest from Kelly Forman. Forman said she is currently working from home and would like a second job to fill more of her hours. She learned of the position from councilmember Joe Armand. She has yet to meet the current City Treasurer. Forman has 17 years of experien...
CLARKSTON—The first track and field meet of the season turned out a first-place finish for the Davenport boys, which defeated its eight opponents at the invitational meet in Clarkston Wednesday, March 23. Davenport dominated the competition with 213.5 team points, far ahead of second-place Asotin (71.75) and third-place Pomeroy (70.75). The Gorillas were aided by 11 individual first place finishes in the meet. The Davenport girls finished in third place with 85 team points, behind second-place Garfield-Palouse (104) and a...
Ryan Rettkowski stepped away from his position as fire chief in Lincoln County Fire District No. 4 at the beginning of the year after 16 years at the helm. Rettkowski transferred the title of chief to Jim Adams, but plans to continue as a volunteer EMT, which he has done for 24 years....
ODESSA – The Crab Creek Alliance hosted its grand opening March 25-26 at its newly purchased location at 17 W. First Ave. Housed in the former Ott/Haase Insurance location, the Alliance is a non-profit organization established by several local residents to build community spirit, fosteri inclusivity, and celebrate the history of the town and promote its future. The group has applied for tax exempt 501(c)(3) status. The building's front office space has been furnished with a c...
ODESSA – Hundreds of motorcycle enthusiasts and racers are expected to ride into the area this weekend as the Stumpjumpers Motorcycle Club's 50th anniversary Desert 100 pits racers and their machines against a grueling course through the sagebrush. Race enthusiasts will begin arriving today, Thursday, March 31, and remain through Sunday, April 3. The race site is south of town, off of state Highway 21, parking is not allowed along the highway. One of the largest motorcycle r...
The Ray Cross Invitational track and field meet held in Ephrata on Saturday, Mar. 26, included schools from all different classifications, i.e. 1B to 4A. The 1B schools participating were Almira/Coulee-Hartline, Bickleton, Odessa, Pateros and St. John-Endicott-Lacrosse. 2B schools were Bridgeport, Lake Roosevelt, Liberty Bell, Lind-Ritzville, Manson, Oroville, Tonasket, Waterville, Wilbur-Creston and Brewster. 1A: Cascade (Leavenworth), Chelan, Connell, Okanogan, Omak and...
The Stumpjumpers Motorcycle Club opened the dirt bike racing season Saturday with the Frostbite Grand Prix off state Highway 21 just south of Odessa. Hundreds of racers and fans turned out to the races to tune up for the upcoming Desert 100. Read more on page B1....
ODESSA – Kay Gentry is the Odessa Clinic's newest medical provider. She is a nationally certified family nurse practitioner and comes to Odessa most recently from the New Health Program in Chewelah, Washington. Originally from Taiwan, Gentry obtained her bachelor of science degree from Indiana State University in 1992. She completed an Accelerated Master's in Nursing Pathway program at the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 2016, then spent about a year at the Northwest G...
LINCOLN COUNTY-Baseball teams in Odessa, Reardan and Davenport went undefeated last week. The Tigers swept through Cusick and Newport, while the east county teams also got wins in their respective matches. Reardan softball, meanwhile, lost two games while Davenport softball has yet to take the field this season. Odessa remains undefeated Odessa picked up two convincing wins over Cusick Saturday, March 26. The first game was over in three innings after the Tigers scored 19 runs...
Mary Elizabeth “Cottles” Sobek, 84, of Federal Way, Wash. died Feb. 22, 2022. Mary was born in Alabama. She was preceded in death by her parents Floyd and Ruby Cottles, brothers, Gayther Cottles and wife Faye, Waylon Cottles and wife Charlotte, father in law Louie Sobek and mother in-law Lena Sobek, brother in-law Burton Sobek and sister in-law Beverly Sobek. She is survived by her loving husband Irvin Sobek, son Craig (Tada) Sobek, daughter Julie Sobek, grandsons Nic...
Jeffrey Dale Davis passed away March 8, 2022 in Davenport Washington. He was surrounded by his loving wife (Lynda), three sons (Kyle, Brandon, Aaron), his sister (Vallesha) and brother (Ashley) as he went to be with the Lord. Jeff was born on October 27,1966 in Covina, California the son of Gary Dale Davis and Susan Elizabeth McIntyre. Since he spent a majority of his childhood in California, he loved to fish, surf, and explore for countless hours on the beach. In 1981, when J...
Emma (Missy) Cloud went home to be with The Lord Jesus Christ, on March 11, 2022, with her family by her side. Emma was born in Colorado and later moved with her family to Calif. where she met Don Cloud, her husband of 32 years. She and Don moved to Odessa in 1998 where they made their permanent home. Emma loved life to the fullest, as well as her family and friends. She was mother to five children, who bore 16 grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and one...
Thomas (Tom) Bartalamay passed away peacefully on March 17th, at the age of 75. Tom was born March 20, 1946, to parents Emanuel and Martha Bartalamay in Odessa WA. After Graduating Odessa H.S. (‘64) and Eastern Washington State College (EWU) (‘69), he settled in Spokane where he taught and coached middle school in the West Valley School District for over 35 years. He loved to be at the river, boating, working on projects around the cabin, and hosting epic family reunions, alw...
Natural April Fool’s joke “Wait a minute … wait a minute … I got it!” said Steve, our tall cowboy with the shaving brush moustache. “Here’s what we can do … just listen a minute.” The faithful no-card-carrying members of the Mule Barn truck stop’s morningly congregation of the valley’s supreme court of dang near everything hushed and sipped and listened. Out on the road beyond the last of the parked pickups, they could hear it “… so’s I was sayin’ jest set yerself down and scribble off a note to Cane Bridge University …” and...
Sorry to break the news, Washingtonians, but Year 3 of living under emergency orders by the governor will continue without meaningful legislative oversight. The House officially killed Senate Bill 5909 before adjourning. Although that bill as passed by the Senate was essentially fake reform, several amendments were introduced for the House floor debate to bring the policy back in line with what exists in the rest of the country by requiring affirmative legislative approval...
Joy at last Listening to the news every day is a downer for the most part. All the bad events that are happening in the nation and the world line up on your radio or television stations, and online feeds. What a breath of fresh air to hear Cory Booker’s impassioned speech at the U.S. Senate confirmation hearings of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on Wednesday, March 23, 2022. Instead of angry rhetoric that has been the usual discourse, here was a delightful description of the progress people have made in the country to right t...
The cult of social justice is perpetuating racism in the Clover Park School District with a new student discipline policy requiring staff to consider a student’s race and background before determining their punishment. Instead of disciplining students consistently based on conduct, as justice would require, it is mandating discrimination based on race. In other words, skin color determines whether one receives easy or harsh punishment for the same offense. Isn’t this the textbook definition of racism? This is happening in sch...
POMEROY – Two Eastern Washington lawmakers are irate that Gov. Jay Inslee is pushing wind and solar farms on the region without providing for local input. Rep. Mary Dye, R-Pomeroy, and Rep. Mark Klicker, R-Walla Walla, said Monday, March 28, that it’s unconscionable the governor vetoed portions of House Bill 1812 that would give local leaders and opportunity to challenge wind and solar farm placement. The governor vetoed sections 19-22 of the bill establishing an ind...
ODESSA – The School Board voted to increase the daily substitute teacher pay during a March 23 meeting. Substitute teachers will now be paid $145 daily, up from $130, effective in March. In other business, the School Board announced that new paraprofessionals will be required to have four days of training instead of three. Requirements for students were also announced. Language access for parent engagement will be provided for bilingual parents. Student financial literacy e...
ODESSA – Odessa Memorial Hospital Clinic Manager Jace Angelly announced March 24 that the facility is no longer providing COVID-19 vaccines and booster shots. The announcement came during a hospital board meeting. The curtailment means residents wanting a COVID shot will have to travel to Davenport or elsewhere, Angelly said. The move comes as the area has seen a significant drop in the number of cases, Angelly said at the meeting, noting no new cases were reported for t...
