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ODESSA – The latest cash grain market in Odessa shows Soft White Wheat, bushel is at $5.29. White Club, bushel at 5.64. Hard Red Winter, bushel at $6.12. Dark Northern Spring, bushel is at $6.07. Barley at $130 per ton as well as Triticale at $135 per ton....
ODESSA – Ireland Luiten, a 2020 Odessa High School graduate, has begun attending Gonzaga University in Spokane, and her parents, Greg and Kellie Luiten of Odessa, have reported that she has become a very busy person right at the outset. An avid dancer for most of her young life, Ireland tried out for the Dance Team that accompanies men's and women's basketball teams to some of their games, as well as some women's volleyball teams. The dance team performs routines during h...
DAVENPORT – CPA firm Leffel, Otis & Warwick, P.S. of Davenport, Wash., is a new member of the Eide Bailly Alliance, a member-based association of non-competing CPA firms formed by Eide Bailly, one of the top 25 CPA firms in the nation. Members have access to resources, experience and service specialties that help them serve clients evolving needs while remaining independent. Leffel, Otis & Warwick, P.S. was founded in 1954 in Davenport and was one of the first firms to look outside the traditional role of accounting and t...
ODESSA — Beginning this week, this section will include birthdays and anniversaries for the following full week Sunday through Saturday. This week only, Friday/Saturday of the current week will be included as before. Birthdays for Nov. 13: Drake Costlow, Pilot Weishaar, Colt Lewis, Wyatt James Williams. Nov. 14: Denice Wraspir. Nov. 15: Alexis Schmierer, Ellen Holman, Kenna Janice, Tom Schafer. Nov. 16: Steve Burroughs, Mila Coleman, Claire Squire. Nov. 17: Lauryn Hink, Marci Grall, Brayden Knight, Lynnie Schafer. Nov. 18: Ch...
Workers continue their inspection of the railroad overpass across state Highway 28 just outside of the Odessa town limits, near the Dobson Road outlet....
ODESSA – Odessa High School 2018 graduate Hannah Sheldon, daughter of Don and Mo Sheldon, formerly of Odessa, has been awarded the American FFA Degree by the National FFA Organization based in Indianapolis, Ind. Only about 1% of FFA members receive this award each year. Hannah was recognized for this achievement at the National FFA Convention and Expo, a virtual event that took place Oct. 27-29. According to the FFA website, "As the highest degree achievable in the National F...
ODESSA – The Odessa Chamber of Commerce met this week Tuesday in the public library at noon for the first time since last March. President Zach Schafer, having served five years in that position, longer than any previous Odessa Chamber president, told members he could no longer continue in that role, although he said he would continue to attend meetings and contribute to the organization. He also called for nominations for the Chamber’s officers, something that takes place each November. Several current officers were als...
DAVENPORT – The local High School switched all students to remote learning this week after two high school students tested positive for Coronavirus. Davenport Superintendent Jim Kowalkowski said the school district is working closely with the health department to ensure overall exposure to the student body is “limited.” “We have been working closely with the Health Department to complete contact tracing. At this time we still have 2 positive cases in the 11th grade, all other tests have been negative. Through our contact trac...
RENTON-The pandemic has struck another blow to local athletics. The WIAA voted to delay the start of winter sports to Feb. 1, 2021 and shorten each sports season to seven weeks apiece at its Nov. 17 meeting. Practices for winter sports season, the most prominent of which are basketball and wrestling, were originally scheduled to begin Dec. 28, with competitions coming shortly after. However, a surge of positive COVID-19 cases across the state caused the WIAA to create another...
DAVENPORT-The Gorillas were planning to begin after-school practices for boys and girl's basketball and wrestling today, Nov. 16. Those plans were axed after Gov. Jay Inslee's latest measures to fight the rapidly spreading COVID-19 virus were announced yesterday, Nov. 15. All after-school practices and activities are postponed until further notice, the district announced via its Facebook page. "It's not safe right now," athletic director Tim Zeiler said. "I talked to other...
REARDAN--A driver was cited for driving while under the influence after a semi truck of construction lumber overturned on Highway 231 on Friday. The Nov. 6 spill occurred near Tramm Road, approximately mile marker 35. The road was closed from mile marker 30 (Reardan)to mile marker 45 (Long Lake Rd) for several hours....
LINCOLN COUNTY – The Lincoln County Commissioners are working with department heads to create a balanced budget for 2021, but surmounting a projected $1.2 million shortfall will require some deliberate actions. The situation at present is one of “revenues down, expenses up” according to Lincoln County Commissioner Rob Coffman. “We are roughly $1.2 million from balancing the 2021 budget due to some drops in revenue,” Coffman said. “Our overall revenue is expected to be down $400,000 while our expenses are going to increase $3...
HARRINGTON – The Harrington School Board recently passed a “gender inclusive” policy on Oct. 28 to address the needs of transgender and gender-expansive students. The policy affirms that an “inclusive approach” to transgender and gender-expansive students in regards to “use of names and pronouns”, “restroom and locker room use”, dress codes and other items. The goal of the policy is to “provide these students with an equal opportunity for learning and achievement.” In order to do this, the policy outlines that the dis...
DAVENPORT – A Halloween car crash on Highway 2 resulted in the arrest of a woman with multiple felony warrants who was also in possession of an illegal firearm and drugs. According to information from the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office, Jasmine Hernandez of Warden was arrested after her vehicle hit a guardrail just before midnight on Oct. 31. Reports state that Hernandez was jumping in traffic after the crash, trying to get a ride to Moses Lake. She then ran down Bennett R...
LINCOLN COUNTY – In the wake of the still uncertain 2020 election results, local Republican party leaders say they are disappointed with how the election has gone so far. Two major elections in Washington, both for state governor and U.S. President are awaiting certification although it is projected Democrats will win the seats. Democrat Jay Inslee is leading the Washington State Governor’s Race with 56 percent of the vote statewide over challenger Loren Culp who is pulling 42 percent of the votes. Democrat Presidential Can...
NESPELEM, Wash. – The Colville Tribes announces that it is one of the first recipients of a spectrum license issued through the Federal Communications Commission and its Rural Tribal Window program. This license provides the Tribes exclusive use of wireless spectrum in the 2.5 GHz band to connect communities on the Colville Reservation to wireless services. The Colville Tribes plans to implement this license by deploying wireless broadband in two phases. Phase one will include services to communities near Keller (including t...
REARDAN – An argument over harassment on Facebook resulted in the arrest of a Reardan man who officials are charging with cyberstalking and resisting arrest. Quintin J. Wright, 22, was booked into Lincoln County Jail on Nov. 3 on charges of cyberstalking and resisting arrest. On Nov. 2, 18-year-old Aubrey J. Shuman contacted Reardan Police chief Andy Manke and informed him that Wright was harassing her on Facebook Messenger, police reports say. Records say that Shuman’s co-worker at the Reardan Store, 19-year-old Bri...
DAVENPORT--Gabe Gants (left) was recently promoted to the position of sergeant at the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office. Gants has served with the sheriff's office as a deputy for 16 years and will now act in a supervisory role as sergeant....
TACOMA – A Pierce County Superior Court judge ordered a charity that deceptively claimed to help veterans to pay a total of nearly $1 million in restitution and financial penalties. The sham charity’s sole officer, Michael Friedmann, told consumers and donors their donations would benefit veterans and their families when none of the money raised did. In November 2018, Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson sued Spanaway-based Fallen Hero Bracelets asserting that they misled customers into believing their purchases were ben...
DAVENPORT – CPA firm Leffel, Otis & Warwick, P.S. of Davenport, Wash., is a new member of the Eide Bailly Alliance, a member-based association of non-competing CPA firms formed by Eide Bailly, one of the top 25 CPA firms in the nation. Members have access to resources, experience and service specialties that help them serve clients evolving needs while remaining independent. Leffel, Otis & Warwick, P.S. was founded in 1954 in Davenport and was one of the first firms to look outside the traditional role of accounting and t...
November 9th, 1950 70 years ago ACHIEVEMENT DAY Member of 4-H clubs from throughout the county gathered at Reardan Saturday for their annual Achievement Day. Mrs. Hank Schmitt of Esoanola, leader of the Pots and Pans club, distributed pins to her group. Other club leaders were present including Esther Hmphrey, assistant leader, Bernadine Schmitt, Heidi Schmitt, secretary; Melcina Reilly, Shirley Ensor, Joyce Heldstab, club president; Winnie Lou Puls, vice president; Cherryl Jacobsen and Carol Lee Brommer. Lincoln County Exten...
All-mail election needs immediacy. If we can’t provide it, maybe we should return to polling place voting Over the last few months, all eyes have been on Washington’s 16-year-old vote-by-mail system. National media has been holding it up as an example of what should become the norm nationwide. But should it? Yes, we have fastidious local election employees resolving problems. And yes, we have years of experience making vote-by-mail work. But the nation isn’t ready for all-mail elections, whether it’s our system or another...
Veterans Day, originally called Armistice Day, began the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month 1919 when the treaty was signed to end World War I. It honored those who had survived the war to end all wars. By 1954, we had fought another world war and a costly conflict in Korea. In order to pay tribute to those veterans, Congress changed the name of the holiday. The date remained the same except for a brief time in the early seventies when all holidays were on Mondays. November 11 is a fitting day to honor al...
Gary Mervin Mills – August 16, 1934-November 26, 2019 Dad was born in Wilbur August 16, 1934 and passed away at Odessa Memorial Hospital November 26, 2019. Mom preceded Dad to heaven on July 12th, 2014. Dad was the first of nine children born to Herb and Dorothy (Smith) Mills. Twin sisters Joan and Joanne (deceased), Brother Noel (deceased), Sister Linda(deceased). Dad is survived by sisters Sharon, Kathy (and Bruce), Patty (and George) and Trudy. Dad is also survived by b...
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. NOVEMBER 1 Number of traffic stops: 21 A caller wanted to know why someone was moving cattle across a road at 9am. A caller reported finding a bag with a child’s coat, blankets and cell phone. Abandoned vehicle repor...
