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Wild weather, wind, a rain storm or two, has our systems confused about the seasons. It looks nice out, but when you open the door a cold wind hits. The world is green but chilly. Ange Hayes posted a picture of Crack Chicken Noodle Soup on Facebook. Her family had enjoyed this recipe and many people asked for the recipe. Creamy broth, savory seasonings and sautéed vegetables added to the chicken make this a hearty meal soup, ideal for these blustery days. Ange found the...
SUPERIOR COURT John F. Strohmaier, Judge Criminal Sentencings Sean P. Kunkel, 27, of Davenport, pleaded guilty May 14 to solicitation to commit delivery of marijuana, amended by prosecutors as a result of a plea agreement from illegal delivery of marijuana to an underage individual. The charge involved a Jan. 10 compliance check by the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board at Molecule in Davenport. His sentence included a $1,000 fine, $700 court costs and $400 public defender reimbursement. Carl W. Clark, 63, of...
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, May 13: Deputies checked out a report of a Reardan man who was said to have been searching for a gun in order to harm himself. Davenport ambulance personnel transported a 70-year-old Reardan man who had fal...
The 1B regional qualifying meet for Districts 7/9 was held May 17-18 at Central Valley High School in Spokane. Participating 1B teams were Almira/Coulee Hartline, Columbia (Hunters), Curlew, Garfield-Palouse, Harrington, Northport, Oakesdale, Odessa, Pomeroy, Prescott, Republic, Selkirk, St. John-Endicott-Lacrosse, Valley Christian,Wellpinit. In this meet, the boys finished in second place and the girls tied with Valley Christian for fourth place. Headed to the state...
Naselle On Saturday, May 18, the Tigers defeated the Naselle Comets in a quarter-final game at W.F. West High School in Chehalis, winning by a score of 11-2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R-H-E Na 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2-3-5 Od 2 0 2 0 0 3 4 11-6-2 Marcus King hit a triple and drew walks his four other times at bat. Camden Weber hit a double and picked up an RBI. Jett Nelson's hit single scored two runs. Bradly Singer hit a double and eventually scored on an error. Tim DeWulf had two hits and scored...
"We were so impressed with Odessa High School student Charleigh Cornett when she came and spoke to us about her interest in a future in medicine, we wanted to do something to help her," say the owners of Experience Quilts! Our way of helping is to offer to raffle off one of our quilts to help her get to the program she wants to attend this summer. This will be a short-term raffle, so don't delay. Stop in at Experience Quilts! and purchase one (or preferably more) tickets to...
Ray Garret passed away peacefully May 15 at the wonderful age of 102! Ray was born on a farm out of West Plains, Mo. He was the youngest of four brothers who have preceded him in death, Paul, Lee and Othel. He rode a horse to a one-room school, enjoyed fishing, hunting and raising Coon Hounds as a kid. He graduated from high school at the school of Ozarks. He worked his way through school by farming, working the store rooms for clothing and kitchen supplies. He then worked at...
Four days of free family fun returns to Ritzville on Memorial Day weekend as part of the annual Spring Fest. Hosted in coordination with local organizations, this year’s Spring Fest continues to provide diverse and exciting options for families looking for activities on the holiday weekend. Events start on Friday, May 24, with Art in the Park. Amongst the shade of the trees in Ritzville City Park, artists display their crafts and take the time to showcase their talents to visitors. Don’t miss the chance to have a car...
Odessa High School science student and Advanced STEM Researcher Josie Westmoreland began her research journey in 2017 when she was thinking about environmental issues regarding stem cells and observing their nature via zebra fish. Her ideas continued to evolve until she thought about how much brake dust comes off of a car's brake pads with every stomp. Josie continues to investigate the effect of excessive brake pad particulates accumulating in the Seattle environment. In a ty...
Cruizin' Harrington Beautiful skies and weather prevailed for the 8th Annual Cruizin' Harrington event. Main Street (not Third St) was barricaded for vendors at its junction with Third Street, and traffic flowed slowly and smoothly throughout the day. There was a sufficient breeze to unfurl the flags that lined the streets and the cemetery. The Booster Club serving breakfast from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. provided biscuits and gravy, eggs, fruit, coffee and juice to over 50 people...
Gerald J. (Wacker) Walker “Jerry” passed away May 17, 2019 in Spokane. Memorial services pending. A full obit will follow soon. Strate Funeral Home, Davenport, is caring for the family....
Monday, May 27, Odessa Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #7395 and Odessa American Legion Post #105 will perform Memorial Day services starting at the nursing home beginning at 10 a.m., followed by a service at the Odessa Cemetery Chapel at 11 a.m. The services will include a flag salute and dedication for deceased veterans Keith Luxner, Loren Totusek, Dale Jacobson, Charles Luxner and James Larson. Members of the two veterans groups will decorate the graves of approximately 240 veterans at both the Odessa Cemetery and Bohemian...
By TERRIE SCHMIDT-CROSBY The Odessa Public Development Authority, at its public meeting held Monday evening in the hospital's Guild Room, voted to accept a bid for the shuttered former biodiesel plant on Railroad Avenue in Odessa from an investment group with the name of Hemp Tech Consulting, Inc. of Torrance, Calif. Acceptance was contingent, however, on the Wash. state Dept. of Ag agreeing to accept the bid amount as payment in full of obligations owed to it by the OPDA for...
(May 17, 2019) Last November the Economic Development Council introduced a new Opportunity Zone that coincides with US Census tract 53043960400 and includes the municipalities of Odessa, Harrington and Sprague. Opportunity Zones provide tax incentives related to long-term private investment in areas that suffer from a lack of business growth. The IRS has recently released draft regulation for the program, and private investors can now begin looking for Zone properties where they can take full advantage of the tax incentives....
May 7 special meeting A special meeting of the Odessa Town Council was held May 7 in the public library at the community center. Steve Nelson of CenturyWest Engineering and Rick Rose of the USDA were present via telephone conference call. A problem had developed regarding approval of the loan amount for completion of the town’s infrastructure project involving a shortfall of nearly $23,000 for water meter replacement. Partnering with private banks to borrow the loan amount would incur additional interest and fees to the t...
