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The total eclipse of the sun that took place Monday of this week was thrilling for most Americans to see. Although the very best viewing (a total eclipse, with 100 percent coverage) was in northern Oregon, the sun achieved between 91 (Spokane) and 97 (Walla Walla) percent coverage in eastern Washington during the eclipse. The previous total eclipse visible from the United States was 38 years ago on February 26, 1979. Hordes of people descended upon the towns of Prineville and...
On August 10, 2017, Odessa High School researcher Elizabeth Larson and mentor Jeffery Wehr from the Advanced STEM Research Laboratory had their medicine and health research published online in The Journal of Emerging Investigators, an online journal organized by Harvard University graduate students in Arts and Sciences. Larson's research, entitled "The Effect of Sunglasses on Ocular Exposure to Ultraviolet Radiation," was submitted for peer-review in October 2015 and after...
Dennis Dobson died August 13, 2017, in Spokane. Dennis was born September 27, 1943 in Odessa to Leon and Dorothy (Armstrong) Dobson. He is survived by his brother Terry (Judy) Dobson of Hayden Lake, Idaho; nephews Jay and Tad and sister Claudia (Don) Warwick of Syringa, Idaho and nephews and nieces Todd, Mark and Greg Dooley, Kristan and Troy Warwick, Traci Good and aunt Claudine West. He was preceded in death by his parents Leon and Dorothy Dobson; grandparents Claude and...
Students, teachers and many community members gathered at Finney Field last week to repaint structures there that have been purple for the duration of the Odessa-Harrington athletic cooperative. Now that each of the two schools has decided to go its own way, the Harrington folks are returning to their original mascot, the Panthers, with school colors of red and black, and the Odessa mascot returns to the Tigers and the orange and black colors. After painting, the volunteers...
Food bank director Merleen Smith has announced that beginning Thursday, September 21, the food bank will be open the THIRD THURSDAY of each month, with the exception of November and December. The time remains 1:30-3 p.m. Second Harvest in Spokane has changed the delivery date to the third Tuesday in order to make it easier for their truck drivers. Therefore, the food bank will be open the Thursday following each third Tuesday. Of course, that doesn’t always end up being the third Thursday, depending on how the third T...
Steve Siegel is running for mayor of Odessa. Why, you might ask? He says he waited until the second-to-last day to file for the position, and at the time no one else had filed. He did not feel it was right for the council to have to appoint someone, which is what happens when no one files for the office of mayor. The council then appoints a mayor. Siegel thinks there ought to be, at the very least, two people interested enough in their community to compete for the office of mayor, so he was actually pleased when council...
To the Editor: Tammy Wynette once crooned a tune entitled, Stand By Your Man. Sadly, even though we have an incompetent, morally vacant man as our President, Cathy McMorris Rodgers stands by him. Some Republican leaders have had enough and are speaking out and saying that this president is doing great harm to our America. Senator Bob Corker said, “He has not demonstrated stability or comprehension. Our nation is going to go through great peril.” Arnold Schwartzenegger, a fellow Republican, said Trump had a moral res...
PDA Harrington Public Development Authority met Tuesday at city hall with President Heather Slack at the helm and Jay Kane, Jay Gossett, Bunny Haugan, Jill Plaskon, Marge Womach and Peter Davenport in attendance. Tim Tipton was nominated and voted in as vice president; although unable to attend the meeting, he had agreed to accept the position. Discussion was held on the advertising gimmick from the previous meeting, i.e. using an old truck frame offered by Jill Plaskon of the Studebaker Garage. The truck would need a bed...
Making apple strudel: September 5, 6 and 7 (Tuesday through Thursday) from 8:30 a.m. to about 5 p.m. every day. Call Charlene Kagele at 982-2825 or Laura Estes at 982-2908 to help. Fest committee chairs: Fun Run: Jamie Nelson, 509-254-1443. Parade: Washington Federal bank, 509-982-2624. Music: Andrew Holman, 988-0707. Finney Field parking: Chris Luiten, 509-982-2111. Street Fair vendors: Terri King, 509-988-0430. Biergarten: Tammy Smith, chair; Lindsy Starkel, vice-chair. Yard sale map: Clarene Haynie, 509-988-0074....
Lincoln County, WA – For the third year in a row, a horse has tested positive for West Nile virus in Lincoln County, reminding us that mosquitoes carrying the West Nile virus are present. “Although we have not had any human cases, we know West Nile virus is in our communities,” said Public Health Administrator Ed Dzedzy. West Nile virus activity has also been identified in horses and mosquitoes in neighboring counties this year. Most people who are infected with West Nile virus will not get sick. About one in five peopl...
Sheriff's Report 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, Aug. 14: BNSF personnel responded to a railroad crossing signal malfunction in the vicinity of Coleman and Bluestem roads. Between 50 and 100 gallons of fuel were reported stolen from Alm...
