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Articles from the June 27, 2019 edition


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  • Courthouse Report

    Updated Jul 4, 2019

    SUPERIOR COURT John F. Strohmaier, Judge Criminal Sentencings Steven A. Pina, 47, of Spokane and/or Republic, pleaded guilty June 11 to possession of methamphetamine hydrochloride in connection with a Sept. 10, 2018, incident in the vicinity of Devils Gap Road north of Reardan. His sentence includes six months in jail and $700 court assessments. Bryan Timothy Ferguson, 43, of Grand Coulee, pleaded guilty June 11 to second-degree burglary in connection with incidents from Dec. 15, 2016, to March 21, 2017, in the vicinity of...

  • Sheriff's Report

    Updated Jul 4, 2019

    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, June 17: Deputies responded to the 300 block of North Third Street in Harrington where an individual allegedly placed a rifle on top of a vehicle during an argument with a neighbor. A woman was arrested on... Full story

  • This Week in Odessa History July 4 plans set, baseball players still off at war, grasshoppers at Batum

    Updated Jul 4, 2019

    1 years ago The Odessa Record June 20, 1919 News updates: Mrs. F. G. Jasmann and Eddie are moving at Spokane. The English Congregational ladies’ aid went to Marlin to enjoy their regular social session as guests of Mrs. E. J. Jenks and Mrs. W. C. Dashiell. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Graves had a welcome home party at the section house honoring William Graves, home from France, and John Graves, who had served at Fort Lewis. Henry Kallenberger, Marlin, sustained a fractured leg when kicked by a horse he was driving on Decoration d...

  • More photos from 2019 Odessa High School reunion

    Updated Jul 4, 2019

    We hope you enjoy these last few remaining pictures from the Alumni Banquet....

  • Facebook NO–NOs for grandparents

    Updated Jul 4, 2019

    Grandkids have an instant message for grandma and grandpa. While they enjoy having you on Facebook, some secretly want to unfriend you because you post stuff that’s embarrassing! Just in time for World Social Media Day (June 30), a one of a kind, national survey of millennial grandchildren uncovers the TOP 5 NO-NOs grandma and grandpop make on Facebook. The national survey of 500 grandkids (ages 18-34), commissioned by Visiting Angels, reveals a majority of grandkids (89%) enjoy having their grandparents on Facebook. H... Full story

  • Letter to editor Farewell to beloved pet

    Updated Jul 4, 2019

    To the Editor: I write this as a form of therapy for me! It helps in finalizing the passing of our dog (son) Tristen. As I walk through the house, picking up Tristen’s toys after having to put him down for an aggressive decline from a brain tumor over the last two weeks, thoughts of all the cute things he did come flooding back to us! Like how he would come and wrinkle his nose and give both of us a kiss goodnight after we climbed into bed! He was one very smart dog! We had to spell certain words because he knew exactly w... Full story

  • Larson on Dean's List

    Updated Jul 4, 2019

    Elizabeth Larson of Odessa has earned placement on the Gonzaga University Dean’s List for spring semester 2019. Students must earn a 3.5 to 3.84 grade-point average to be listed. Gonzaga University is a humanistic, private Catholic University providing a Jesuit education to more than 7,500 students. Situated along the Spokane River near downtown Spokane. Gonzaga is routinely recognized among the West’s best comprehensive regional universities. Gonzaga offers 75 fields of study, 23 master’s degrees, four doctoral degre...

  • Microsoft "Paying It Forward" to BBCC

    Updated Jul 4, 2019

    MOSES LAKE – Big Bend Community College’s Workforce Education Center (WEC) will be benefiting in a big way after a $400,000 contribution from Microsoft Corp. was finalized Tuesday afternoon at the Grant Public Utility District (PUD) meeting in Ephrata. Microsoft has deferred its $480,000 power conservation rebate — the result of significant energy-efficient upgrades to equipment at its data center operations in Quincy — to fund the donation through Grant PUD’s “Pay it Forward” program benefiting county residents. Th... Full story

  • Consumer fireworks sales and discharge period set

    Updated Jul 4, 2019

    Olympia – According to State Fire Marshal Charles P. LeBlanc, the sale and discharge period for consumer fireworks begins June 28, 2019. A state license is required along with a local permit to operate a fireworks stand in Washington. The Washington State Fire Marshal’s Office (SFMO) issued 698 retail fireworks stand licenses in 2019; this number is close to the previous year’s total of 700. Unless a city or county has enacted an ordinance to limit or prohibit the sale, purchase, possession or use of consumer firew...

  • Lathrop establishes a Guitar Ministry for Kids

    Updated Jul 4, 2019

    Nate Lathrop has recently started a Guitar Ministry For Kids for the specific purpose of helping Odessa kids obtain guitars. Anything to help kids keep occupied with a wholesome activity, and perhaps even induce them to put down the computer or phone for a minute or so. He also recognized the need for a place and way to try to raise money for the coming July 27 First Annual Christian Rock Festival, to pay for the event, advertising, T-shirts, etc. Lathrop received a letter... Full story

  • LC public works director receives award

    Rob Coffman, Lincoln County Commissioner|Updated Jul 4, 2019

    On Sunday, April 2, 2017, a massive landslide occurred, sending a large portion of the Porcupine Bay Road into Lake Roosevelt. This unfortunate event was the inception of the Porcupine Bay Road Landslide Repair Project; the largest unplanned project that Lincoln County has undertaken since Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980. The landslide left many of our citizens without public access to their property. It also resulted in the closure of a major National Park Service...

  • Gerald James (Wacker) Walker

    Updated Jul 4, 2019

    Jerry Walker passed away peacefully on May 17, 2019 in Spokane. Jerry was born to Jacob and Katie (Wacker) Walker on December 31, 1938 in Odessa. He was baptized into the Christian faith in 1940 and was a member of the United Congregational Church and Christ Lutheran Church in Odessa. Jerry graduated from Odessa High School in 1957 and Kinman Business University in 1959. He served in the Air National Guard from 1959 to 1965. He married his high school sweetheart, Kathy... Full story

  • Cello and piano performance at opera house; local rummage sale

    Marjorie Womach|Updated Jul 4, 2019

    HOHS Event The Harrington Opera House presented a recital for cello and piano on June 22 to an audience of about 50. Linda Wagner introduced Dr. Kevin Hekmatpanah on cello and his accompanist Dr. Archie Chen on the piano as "a special treat to have musicians of their caliber come to our community." The loud applause signaled that this audience was familiar with Dr. Hekmatpanah, as he noted that this as his third appearance on the Harrington Opera House stage. He introduced...

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