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1 years ago The Odessa Record July 17, 1919 News updates: Harvest has started in the south area and winter wheat is running from 20 to 27 bushels per acre, with tests from 55 to 60 pounds. About 50 former Odessa people gathered at the Manito park in Spokane for a community picnic and plan to make it an annual event. D. G. Roloff lost part of his thumb when it was caught in a chain and carried through a cog wheel on his combine. The hand was badly mangled as well. The alumni group is bringing the motion picture,...
SUPERIOR COURT John F. Strohmaier, Judge Criminal Sentencings Demica D. Bradford, 27, of Spokane, pleaded guilty July 2 to possession of methamphetamine in connection with an Oct. 18, 2018, crime in Davenport. Her sentence includes 19 days jail and $600 court assessments. Shawn R. Melton, 46, of Sprague, pleaded guilty July 9 to second-degree attempted theft in connection with the taking of money between March 23, 2017, and May 30, 2018, from the City of Sprague, for which he worked as maintenance supervisor,. In exchange...
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. Between July 8 and 14, dispatchers handled 238 calls for service. Monday, July 8: Multiple callers reported several cows loose along U.S. 2 between the Inland Northwest Rail Museum and the state weigh station wes...
A celebration of the life of Tamara Jo (Kuch) Kowski will be held Friday, July 19, at 11 a.m. in the basement fellowship hall of Heritage Church. Kowski passed away June 24, 2019, and her obituary appeared in The Odessa Record on July 4. Friends and family are welcome to attend this celebration organized by her husband John Kowski..... Full story
To the Editor, I appreciate receiving The Record weekly. The inclusion of Harrington and Mohler old and new news is especially appreciated. (Marjorie Womach is a Mohler friend. Her mother, Elizabeth Womach Dammel, was my piano teacher when we were neighbors. I still play piano weekly at nursing homes and care centers in Portland, Ore. and Sandy, Ore.) My son, daughter and I drove to Odessa, Lamona, Downs, Mohler, Harrington and Spokane recently. Our Odessa visit included decorating six family plots with flowers (my brother... Full story
SPOKANE, Wash. – Early in the morning of July 16, the Bureau Alcohol Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) led a large-scale enforcement action targeting a methamphetamine and heroin drug trafficking organization with ties to a Washington State based street gang identified as the Eastside Familia Norteno (ESF). Over 300 law enforcement officials, including federal agents and state and local officers executed 19 federal search warrants located in G... Full story
Area students who have achieved excellent grades at their various colleges or community colleges for the spring quarter or semester are listed below. Spokane Falls Community College (students must have a grade point average of 3.0 or above to be listed): Lauren Fink, Shelbey Watkins and Jonathan Hayashi, Jr., all of Odessa. Big Bend Community Collete (students must complete 12 or more graded credits with a GPA of 3.75 or above): Alexandria Smith of Marlin, Aaron Gies of Odessa and Addisyn Kagele of Odessa. Central Washington...
(Davenport, WA July 15, 2019) Recent statistics from the Employment Security Department (ESD) show growth in the labor force and an increase in wages. Here are the ESD’s most current statistics for Lincoln County. From May 2017 to May 2019, the county’s population grew from 10,700 to 10,960. ESD reports that the county’s labor force grew as the population grew, yet the number of unemployed – those persons who do not have a job, but are available to work plus those who are laid off and waiting to go back – has not increased... Full story
MOSES LAKE, WA- On July 9, 2019, the Grant County Health District collected water samples of Moses Lake in response to a suspect blue-green algae bloom after receiving reports from concerned citizens. The sample came back with a toxin level at 26μg/L, which is higher than the Washington State recreational guidelines of 6μg/L for microcystin toxins. The sample was collected from Connelly Park. It is reasonable to assume that blue-green algae could be present in all parts of Moses Lake. The health district has posted warning si...
On Saturday, July 13, the 1999 graduating class of Odessa High School gathered at Reiman Park for a family picnic. Sundi (Schmierer) Camp worked for months pulling this together. Many who traveled very far could not come had it been held during the weekend of the alumni banquet, so they chose a date of their own. There was also an evening gathering at Rocky Coulee Brewery, owned by classmate Zach Schafer, where a few more joined the group. Information for this article was...
Human interest Local Harrington resident, Ellen Evans, spent nearly a week volunteering as part of a 10-person crew on the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT), which runs from Mexico to the Canadian border. This group met at Chelan, where the 10 volunteers took a two-hour boat ride (provided by the Forest Service) up Lake Chelan to Stehekin, a small town accessible only by boat, plane or trail. Once at Stehekin, a bus took the 10 members of the group to the end of the trail. They hiked...
To say last Saturday's first annual Big Red Barn Farmers Market's Farm to Table dinner was a success is an understatement. The anticipated event, held at the Big Red Barn, 2 miles east of Davenport, focused on community and connection, and featured the local farmers market vendors in each of its 5-courses. With 38 ticket-holders in attendance, the long table through the breezeway of the Big Red Barn was packed. Attendees were served at the table by market volunteers while...
SPOKANE, WA, July 2019 — Innovia Foundation recently awarded $257,413 in scholarships to 116 students throughout Eastern Washington and North Idaho for the 2019-2020 school year. The Foundation manages over 30 scholarship programs on behalf of donors who are invested in the educational success of students in our region. A $2,000 scholarship from Wilson Farm and Mondovi Grange was awarded to John Tanke, son of Alan and Kelli Tanke of Mohler. John attends Washington State University....
