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  • Medication Safety is Important

    Updated Aug 5, 2019

    Adverse drug events are harms resulting from the use of medication and include allergic reactions, side effects, overmedication and medication errors. Adverse drug events are a serious public health problem. It is estimated that: • 82 percent of American adults take at least one medication and 29 percent take five or more. • ADEs cause approximately 1.3 million emergency department visits and 350,000 hospitalizations each year. • $3.5 billion is spent on excess medical costs of ADEs annually. • More than 40% of costs related...

  • Odessa Grain

    Updated Aug 5, 2019

    The latest cash grain market in Odessa shows Soft White Wheat is the down at $5.36. Hard Red Winter is down at $4.82. Dark Northern Spring is the up at $5.31. Barley remains at $148 per ton Triticale remains at $143 per ton and Corn is down at $165.86 per ton....

  • The Weather

    Updated Aug 5, 2019

    High Low Prec July 24: 95 52 .00 July 25: 79 45 .00 July 26: 86 55 .00 July 27: 94 57 .00 July 28: 84 49 .00 July 29: 86 47 .00 July 30: 90 52 .00 The precipitation yearly total to date is 9.64 inches. The snow accumulation to date is 8 inches to date....

  • Sunrise/Sunset

    Updated Aug 5, 2019

    Rise Set Aug. 1: 5:33 a.m. 8:28 p.m. Aug. 2: 5:34 a.m. 8:27 p.m. Aug. 3: 5:36 a.m. 8:25 p.m. Aug. 4: 5:37 a.m. 8:24 p.m. Aug. 5: 5:38 a.m. 8:23 p.m. Aug. 6: 5:39 a.m. 8:21 p.m. Aug. 7: 5:41 a.m. 8:20 p.m....

  • Odessa Senior Meals

    Updated Aug 5, 2019

    Mon. Aug. 5: Beef stew, garden salad, peaches, biscuit and oatmeal cookies. Wed. Aug. 7: Canadian bacon & pineapple pizza, vegetable tray, 7 layer salad, Waldorf salad, bread sticks, and dessert. Thurs. Aug. 8: Sweet & sour meatballs, garden rice, mixed vegetables, cucumber salad, tropical fruit mix, ww roll and dessert. If you are not a regular attendee or wish for home delivery, please call 509-982-2654 prior to 10 a.m. on the day of the meal. Suggested donation for ages 60 and over is $4.00. Under age 60 there is an $8.50...

  • Happenings around town this week

    Updated Aug 5, 2019

    Thursday, August 1: Senior Meals at Old Town Hall, noon. Twelve Step Program - Odessa Group, in Heritage Church basement, 7-8 p.m. Solution Twelve Step Program at Soul Cafe, 109 W. Main, Ritzville, 7-8 p.m. Stay Active and Independent for Life (SAIL) class at Old Town Hall, 1-2 p.m. Odessa Community Closet at Heritage Church, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Sunday, August 4: Odessa Historisches Museum 1-3 p.m. Monday, August 5: TOPS, at Christ Lutheran Church, 9:15 a.m. Quilt club at museum barn, 1 and 7 p.m. Senior Meals at Old Town Hall,...

  • Courthouse report

    Updated Aug 5, 2019

    SUPERIOR COURT John F. Strohmaier, Judge Criminal Sentencing A jury found Lisa Lynn Munro, 53, of Harrington, guilty of third-degree theft, but not guilty of second-degree theft, at the conclusion of a June 5 trial. On July 9, the court sentenced her to serve 60 days in jail (17 days credited as served), and pay $500 court assessments and $400 restitution. The charges involved the taking of money from a Vietnamese exchange student between Sept. 1, 2018, and Jan. 31, 2019. She has filed an appeal with the state Court of Appeal...

  • Sheriff's report

    Updated Aug 5, 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. During the period, dispatchers handled 254 calls for service. Monday, July 22: An Odessa man told dispatchers that a $4,850 check he received in exchange for a vehicle was not good, according to the bank from whi...

  • Transparency hearing Aug. 6

    Updated Aug 5, 2019

    Lincoln County commissioner Rob Coffman has informed The Record of an upcoming court hearing. There will be a hearing in the Lincoln County Superior Courtroom on Tuesday, August 6, at 2 p.m. in the case of Lincoln County v. the Wash. State Public Employees Relations Commission (PERC) and Teamsters Local 690. This is in regard to Lincoln County adopting a Transparency Resolution, making all collective bargaining negotiations open to the public and the Teamsters filing a subsequent Unfair Labor Practice with PERC. Visiting...

  • Special 3-day election filing period announced

    Updated Aug 5, 2019

    There will be a special three-day filing period held Wednesday, August 7, 2019, through Friday, August 9, 2019, for the purpose of declaring candidacy for the following elective positions that were not previously filed for during the regular filing period: Anyone wishing to file may do so at the Lincoln County Auditor’s Office between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. during the stated filing period. Declarations by mail must be in our office no later than the last day of the filing period, August 9, at 4 p.m. and must include the correct f...

  • Fred Ramm

    Updated Aug 5, 2019

    Fred Ramm died June 13, 2019 at Irene Carnes and Rick Erdman's home. Baptized and confirmed in the Christian faith at Christ Lutheran Church in Odessa. While a life-long resident of Odessa and growing up, he was in Boy Scouts, Little League Baseball, Junior Police, Trapshooting Special Olympics, winning many gold metals. His adult interests were fishing, hunting, snow-mobiling, car races, the interstate fair, rodeos, the Spokane Indians baseball games and just spending time...

  • Unclaimed veterans to be interred September 10

    Updated Aug 5, 2019

    The State Veterans Cemetery, Medical Lake, will hold a Forgotten Heroes interment for unclaimed veterans on September 10 at 2 p.m. The Washington Department of Veterans Affairs works closely with veterans service groups, funeral industry partners, public administrators and other concerned citizens to ensure the dignified burial of unclaimed veterans. Collectively we work to locate, positively identify and inter eligible veterans and family members. These organizations work tirelessly throughout the year researching military...

  • Former missile site tour, background on Peter Davenport, summer reading

    Marjorie Womach|Updated Aug 5, 2019

    Correction from last week In last week's Harrington Public Development Authority notes, this writer erred in attributing comments about painting, learning to tuck point bricks and painting the caterpillar sign to Tim Tipton when in reality they were offered by Nathan Luck. Apologies to both men. Peter Davenport's former missile site On Tuesday, July 23, Peter Davenport, Harrington resident and owner of the decommissioned Atlas "E" ICBM missile site (Site #6) located between...

  • Christian Rock Freedom Fest a hit

    Updated Aug 5, 2019

    The first annual Christian Rock Freedom Festival went was held last Saturday in the lot across First Avenue from Rolling Thunder Pizza. There was a steady stream of visitors all day, enjoying themselves and interacting with those in the Music, Faith and Prayer Tent, according to event organizer Nate Lathrop. The tent was hosted by a "Time to Revive Ministry" chapter out of Spokane (part of a nationwide organization based in Richardson, Texas). Several local pastors also...

  • Odessa school district faces $200,000 budget shortfall

    Terrie Schmidt-Crosby|Updated Aug 5, 2019

    The Board of Directors of Odessa School District #105 met in the high school library Wednesday, July 24, 2019, preceded by a workshop in the district office where Superintendent Dan Read gave a brief overview of revenues and expenditures budgeted for each of the funds and board goals for the next school year were discussed. A budget hearing also preceded the open meeting. Read gave a brief overview of the 2019-20 budget proposal, explaining that this year’s budget is tight due to levy reductions and declining student e...

  • Free e-books available at Odessa Public Library

    Updated Aug 5, 2019

    Borrow and read, or listen, to free e-books using your electronic devices. All you need is a library card. For two years the Odessa Public Library has subscribed to Overdrive for its customers. Customers who are using the service are enjoying the ability to borrow or put holds on desirable titles. Overdrive offers an array of over 42,000 book titles and 12,000 books on CD. There are children and young adult titles, suspense, technology, thrillers, travel, science fiction, YMA award winners, Stem and Steam titles, PBN reads...

  • Bus service, hot temps, harvest wrapping up, new doc in town, Fest prep

    Updated Aug 5, 2019

    1 years ago The Odessa Record August 3, 1919 News updates: That fellow started something when he suggested Nemo as a good banishing point for Kaiser Bill. Now comes Guy Harvey with the suggestion that he be sent to Waukesha, and if there is objection to this, either South Waukensha or Kankakee. The Rev. J.C. Evans family leaves this week for Loon lake where they plan to spend a vacation. Large crowds turned out for the picture, “Mickey,” brought here by the alumni. Expenses were so heavy that the alumni and theater bar...