Serving Lincoln County for more than a century!
Serving Lincoln County for more than a century!
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A press release from Northeast Washington Educational Services District 101 had this to say about Odessa's Tim Larson: "If imitation is the highest form of flattery, Tim Larson has reached a higher level than most people will ever know. Just how high? High enough that other people have named their kids after him. Twice in his teaching career, parents have been so appreciative of the impact he had on their children that their next-born boys were given Timothy as a first or...
On August 22, the White House named Jeffery Wehr, a teacher in Odessa, Wash., as one of 213 recipients from all 50 states and U.S. Territories of the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching, the nation's highest honor for teachers of mathematics and science. The educators will receive their awards at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. on September 8. With this award, teachers will receive $10,000 from the National Science Foundation and will...
SPOKANE, Wash. (August 26, 2016) – Northwest Farm Credit Services is proud to award the Town of Wilson Creek in Washington, a $1,000 Rural Community Grant. "We thank Northwest Farm Credit Services for giving us this grant, which will be used for improvements to our only softball field," said Susan James, Town Clerk. "We plan to improve the infield and purchase materials to keep it properly maintained for the enjoyment of the people in our community." The company is c...
The last of the 10 Engle boys from Marlin, Don Alvin Engle, 100, passed away in Sandpoint, Idaho Monday, August 22, 2016. Don was born December 23, 1915, the sixth son of Ed and Irene Engle. Don was raised on the family wheat and cattle farm just north of Marlin and graduated with the 1933 class from Marlin High School. He worked in power line construction for Pacific Power and Light for more than 40 years, retiring as a foreman in charge of line building in 1978. He married...
Caleb Singer, of the Odessa Jr. Livestock 4-H Club, received Avista and Northwest Farm Credit Services 4-H Scholarship certificates during the rodeo last Saturday night at the Lincoln County Fair. In recent years, Avista and Northwest Farm Credit Services have created new 4-H scholarships to recognize high school seniors who are 4-H members for their leadership and core values and who personify the 4-H mission through their 4-H career, project completion and service to their c...
Cole Alan Melcher was born August 1, 2008 to Rodney and Jani Melcher in Kennewick. He attended Lind Elementary. He was born with both his mom's and dad's stubbornness, which he then used to give his parents and teachers a hard time. He was very smart and always asking "why?" He was always on the go, with no end to his energy. He loved to farm with his dad, play in the dirt with his "dirt toys," farm with small farm toys in the house with his cousin John and play with his...
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. 22: Davenport ambulance personnel joined Reardan EMTs at the Fist A Cup coffee stand where a 17-year-old girl had fainted. Odessa Union Warehouse personnel requested patrols to help pre...
Prior to the regular meeting held Tuesday, August 23, as agreed at the previous meeting (moved to Tuesday from Wednesday due to scheduling conflicts), the board of directors of Odessa School District #105 held a budget workshop in the district office beginning at 6:30 p.m. to review policies and procedures and discuss district goals for the coming school year. The board then met in the high school library with board members Ed Deife, Heather Valverde, Janie Steward and Chris Crossley present. Roland Singer was absent due to...
Quickly and prior to the fall season of music lessons, former Mayor Paul Gilliland had a private moving company from Spokane transport his Yamaha M2-G Italian Provincial piano made of American walnut from his home in Spokane to the Art Room of the Harrington Opera House building. The piano is 43 inches high and appears flawless. Heather Safe, music instructor, said that it has a beautiful quality; Billie Herron stated that it has a beautiful responsive touch. HOHS is most grateful to Paul and Lorraine Gilliland for their loan...
On August 24, Ritzville EMS and Adams County Deputies were dispatched to a farm accident where an eight-year-old boy had been run over by a tractor. At the time of the call, the boy was unresponsive. Adams County Dispatch provided the boy’s father with CPR procedures. The location of the accident was in a farm field approximately a half mile north of Lind on Wahl Road. Deputies arrived on scene and found the deceased boy lying next to the left rear track of the Case International Harvester 485 Quadtrac. The boy had s...
It is back-to-school time for Odessa kids, and time for all of us who drive around town to be aware of youngsters on their way to and from school. Slow down and be aware of surroundings. The local school district has provided evidence once again of the high quality of personnel employed there. Accolades have gone this time to Tim Larson and Jeff Wehr. The word is out that this is a school system that cares about its young charges, and school enrollment continues to grow. Take a minute out of your busy day to thank a teacher...
(Davenport, Wash., August 24, 2016.) It has been a year and a half since the Lincoln County Economic Development Council and WSU Extension hosted a forum to address childcare issues. The impetus for the forum was a survey of local companies on the impact that child care has on their business. The results of that survey and the large turnout at the forum confirmed what we’d been hearing – a lack of childcare services in Lincoln County was having a negative effect on our families and our businesses. Fast forward to summer 201...
