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Serving Lincoln County for more than a century!
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Medical Lake The Tigers played a non-league away game against the Medical Lake Cardinals on Tuesday, April 2. The Tigers chalked up another win, 4-2. Odessa trailed by two through the third inning, then scored a run in each of the next four innings to get the win. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E ML 1 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 - - Od 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 4 - - Camden Weber had two hits in his four plate appearances, while Jett Nelson, Marcus King and Bradly Singer each had one hit. Singer’s hit was a two-bagger. Theron Schlomer pitched 4.2 innings, f...
SUPERIOR COURT John F. Strohmaier, Judge Criminal Sentencings Brandon Cleveland, 22, of Spokane, pleaded guilty April 2 to second-degree identity theft in connection with a June 12, 2018, crime. As a result of a plea agreement, prosecutors withdrew charges of making a false statement to law enforcement and driving without a license. His sentence includes 3 months in jail (credit for time served), $700 court costs and $300 public defender reimbursement. Sharayah Leona Kretschmer, 32, of Fruitland, pleaded guilty Jan. 29 to...
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, April 1: A one-vehicle rollover collision was reported on Interstate 90 near Sprague. Almira ambulance personnel transported an 86-year-old man suffering extreme pain and vomiting to Coulee Community Hospital. Signs dam...
Tuesday's meeting of the Odessa Chamber of Commerce was headed by a very tired trio of officers. President Zach Schafer and vice president Jeff Huiras were still helping to clean up the race campsite and haul tables and benches back to town on Monday and Tuesday. Schafer is also the proprietor of Rocky Coulee Brewing Company and the Desert 100 weekend represents one of the busiest times of the year for that business. Huiras was the lead Chamber representative at the beer tent... Full story
It has been a busy winter and spring for the members of the Odessa Healthcare Foundation and the FBLA Partnership With Business team. This is the second year the Healthcare Foundation has partnered with FBLA. The Foundation explained to the students how a non-profit organization works and what the proceeds from the annual auction have purchased for the Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center. In turn, the Partnership for Business team has increased the Foundation’s social media presence by creating a website (separate from the auct... Full story
Art Winter was welcomed into God's Kingdom on March 24, 2019. Art, the youngest son of Michael and Zelemia (Bohnet) Winter, was born on March 1, 1930, at Lamona, WA. After graduating from Odessa High School in 1948, he served as a U.S. Army medic during the Korean War, stationed in Panama. On July 3, 1953, Arthur married Dorothy Violet Albershardt. They had two children, Douglas and Janet. He worked as a farmhand, a warehouseman for the Odessa Union elevator and was a... Full story
OLYMPIA – April 2, 2019 – The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission invites the public to celebrate the spring season and Earth Day with two free days at state parks in April. On free days, visitors do not need a Discover Pass for day-use parking. The first free day is Saturday, April 20 —a springtime free day. The next free day is Monday, April 22, in honor of Earth Day. The free days are in keeping with legislation that created the Discover Pass. The pass costs $30 for an annual pass or $10 for a one-day permi... Full story
Hudson and Hank Walter, children of Colley and HaLee Walter, had a fun time selling lemonade on Friday of the Stumpjumpers' Desert 100 weekend. The young entrepreneurs had decided that half of the profits would go to the Odessa Food Bank! After their sale, they presented a check for $37.61 to food bank director Merleen Smith....
On Monday, April 1, 2019, 20 students spent the first day of spring break in the basement of the Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center becoming certificated babysitters. This brings the total to 123 students who have participated in a Babysitting Basics class. Beginning in 2010, the Odessa Healthcare Foundation, as part of their goal to provide health education to our community, began sponsoring this class for youth interested in improving their skills as babysitters. Caitlyn... Full story
HOHS The Harrington Opera House Society met in the Art Room for its monthly meeting on April 1. Present were Ellen Evans, Becky Moeller, Sheryl and Mark Stedman, Billie and Gordon Herron, Ed and Bunny Haugan, Marge Womach, Carol, and Karen Robertson. A total of 201 newsletters were mailed out with an 11 percent success rate for response, which is considered very positive. After some discussion, a motion by B. Herron and second by B. Haugan passed that no official business be conducted online, with all in favor except for one... Full story
It is with grateful hearts and appreciation that the Old Town Hall Rejuvenation Society and the Odessa High School chapter of Future Business Leaders of America can finally announce that all 41 windows have been sponsored for the Old Town Hall Window Campaign. The 22 upstairs windows previously ordered by Ramm Hardware have arrived and will be installed beginning in May or June with the help of the Odessa Lions Club. People from across the country, as well as locals,... Full story
When I asked the “Welcome to My Kitchen” Facebook page followers for favorite spring and Easter recipes, one response I got was ice cream, no recipe, just favorite. Weather is still a bit chilly for the ice and rock salt routine of an ice cream maker, but Rocky Road Freeze, might fit the bill. Frozen in your refrigerator freezer, you can make it several days ahead. This and all the recipes this week are from Taste of Home, Best of Country Cooking, 1999 issue. This volume seems... Full story
