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DAVENPORT - It may be hard to believe, but another year has come and gone. As usual, there was plenty going on in Lincoln County in 2023. Here's a look back at the top news items from the year, January to June. July through December will be covered in next week's newspaper. January Odessa was left without a police chief after Leslie Jimerson's quiet resignation. The town didn't "advertise" the vacancy for a short time due to concerns of sparking a rise in crime. Julie Murphy...
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. Dec. 17 Traffic stops: 11 A commercial burglary alarm was reported going off on the 1100 block of Morgan Street in Davenport. An abandoned car blocking the turn lane was reported at Highway 2 and Waukon Road. A Dav...
ODESSA – The Odessa Chamber of Commerce elected its 2024 officers during a Dec. 19 meeting. Matt Roberson was elected president and Justin Parr vice president. Others elected include Paige Smith, secretary; Larissa Zeiler, treasurer; and Hannah Jahns, Ed Deife and Zach Schafer, board members. In other business, Chamber members discussed its annual banquet and projects to promote business and tourism. The Banquet Committee reported a western theme is planned for the March 8 event. The committee is looking for wagon wheels a...
Davenport birthdays Dec. 29: Chris McGowan, Meika Heath, Ericka Johnson Dec. 30: Kristy Mielke, Bre Bailey, Reid Gants Dec. 31: Allison Hiccox, Justin Piper, Watson Posey Jan. 1: Amanda Plumb Jan. 2: Sabrina Burger, Kaitlynne Guhlke, Samantha Odenrider Jan. 3: Kaitlyn Blauert Jan. 4: Megan Hopp, Kylee Hosking, Brandon Stiles Davenport anniversaries Dec. 31: Phil and Leona Carr, Gary and Leslie Cirullo, Bob and Rita Guhlke, Christopher and Treanna Briggs Jan. 2: Mark and Mihoko Patterson Jan. 3: Greg and Mahta Hein Reardan...
TOWN OF ODESSA FINAL PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held by the Town of Odessa via public meeting in the Town Hall, at 21 E 1st Ave, Odessa, WA 99159. This hearing will take place on January 8, 2024 at 7:00 PM. The purpose of the public hearing is to review Final Well 3 Water Assessment report funded by the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG). The town hall is handicap accessible. Arrangements to reasonably accommodate special needs, including handicap accessibility or...
ODESSA — Town council unanimously approved a balanced budget for the 2024 fiscal year at its regular meeting Monday, Dec. 11. The town is budgeting for $3,511,016.99 in both revenues and expenditures. The town operates nine funds, all of which have an equal number of revenues and expenditures in the adopted 2024 budget. The figures for each budget include: $1,010,351 to the general fund $45,725 to the cemetery fund $103,350 to the street fund $1,500 to the hotel/motel fund $8,000 to cumulative reserves $295,320.01 to water $...
DAVENPORT — Christmastime is here, with Christmas Eve being Sunday, Dec. 24 and Christmas Day falling Monday, Dec. 25. Local churches are hosting services on both days for those interested in attending. Here are the plans for churches who returned attempts for contact from The Record-Times. Davenport Harvest Celebration Church will hold a Christmas-themed service at 10:45 a.m. Sunday, titled “Tell it Again.” Trinity Bible Fellowship meets at 10:30 a.m. Christmas Eve and at 10 a.m. Christmas Day. United Methodist Church meets...
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. Dec. 10 Traffic stops: 8 A 911 caller said a truck “rolled down the hill” at the “star barn” outside Davenport. A Wilbur woman said she was stuck in the middle of a roadway. A caller said his car was stuck and n...
Christmas is just a few days hence. Turkey, hams or other large cuts of meat should be thawing in your refrigerator by now. Be sure to place in a dish large enough to catch any thawing juices and prevent cross contamination with other foods. Keep refrigerated until ready to roast or bake. Oven space is often at a premium when preparing large holiday meals. Side dishes to prepare stove top or in a slow cooker will free up oven space. Additionally, dishes prepared ahead, ready...
Leota Joy Allen June 8, 1936 - Dec. 13, 2023 Leota Joy Allen – age 87 passed away in Odessa, Wash. on Dec. 13, 2023. Leota was born on June 8, 1936 at Odessa, Wash. to Edward & Helen (Hopp) Borgens. Leota graduated from Harrington High School in 1954. She worked at Old National Bank for about 6 years in Harrington. Leota married Earl Allen on Sept. 4, 1960 and together they lived in Odessa where they raised their children Julie Lambert and Debbie (Brad) Nolt. She is also survi...
Davenport birthdays Dec. 22: Brad Sweet, Kevin Katz, Marlee McKeehan, Theresa Blankenship Dec. 23: Ken Vesneske, Regan Oliver, Kelly Graber, Lila Woodland Dec. 24: Rob Morcom, Addison Hosking Dec. 25: Courtney Ellstrom, Manuela Hinkey Dec. 26: Blaine Hendrickson, Emma Piper Dec. 27: Aaron Wilson Dec. 28: Blake Gants, Sydney Zeiler, Gemma Guhlke Davenport anniversaries Dec. 22: Tom and Patty Schreck Reardan birthdays Dec. 22: Carl Shipley, Tom Schultz Dec. 24: Charlene Anderson Dec. 27: Brad Ray, Mike Booker, Jaime Michels...
TOWN OF ODESSA FINAL PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held by the Town of Odessa via public meeting in the Town Hall, at 21 E 1st Ave, Odessa, WA 99159. This hearing will take place on January 8, 2024 at 7:00 PM. The purpose of the public hearing is to review Final Well 3 Water Assessment report funded by the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG). The town hall is handicap accessible. Arrangements to reasonably accommodate special needs, including handicap accessibility or...
SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 733 On Monday, December 11, 2023, the Town Council of the Town of Odessa, Washington approved and adopted Ordinance No. 733, the main point of which may be summarized as by its Title: AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE 2024 BUDGET FOR TOWN OF ODESSA A full text of this ordinance is available for reading at the Clerk’s Office and may be viewed on the website, www.odessawa. org/clerk-1 Dated this 18th Day of December, 2023 Meri Jane Bohn Clerk-Treasurer Published : December 21, 2023...
ODESSA - Hayden Schuh scored 11 quick points for the Tigers in their NE1B girls basketball matchup with Almira/Coulee-Hartline, but that wasn't enough as the Warriors' smothering defense took over the game en route to their 60-38 win Saturday, Dec. 16. Schuh started the game on fire. In the opening minutes, she hit three 3-points shots and made a lay-in, accounting for all of her team's 11 first quarter points. The Warriors countered with a balanced offense as four players sco...
ODESSA - In an epic battle, the Tigers' Jacob Scrupps outscored Almira/Coulee-Hartline's Josh Booker 27 points to 26 points in the schools' NE1B matchup Saturday, Dec. 16. But after Booker's last-second shot, the Warriors walked off the court with a 52-50 victory. Early in the game, ACH showed a strong inside game and accurate outside shooting as it jumped to a 19-8 lead in what looked to be an easy win. Booker paced his team with seven points in the quarter. Odessa outscored...
Varsity games, meets and matches the week of Dec. 22-28 for Davenport, Odessa, Reardan and Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington. All games are subject to postponement or cancellation. Friday, Dec. 22 • Reardan basketball at Okanogan @ 6 p.m. • LRS basketball vs. Columbia (Burbank) @ 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 23 • LRS wrestling at Rogers @ 9 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 27 • Davenport basketball at Eagle Holiday Classic at West Valley, time TBD Thursday, Dec. 28 • LRS girls wrestling at Hanford @ 9:30 a.m. • Davenport basketball...
The Odessa Lions Club announced the winners of the town Christmas lights contest. From top to bottom, first place went to the Hawley family, second place went to the Starkel family and third place went to the Schuh family. Honorable mentions went to Kim Ramm and Greg Luiten....
LIBERTY LAKE -The Odessa girls basketball team had enough firepower to top Chesterton Academy despite missing senior Melloney Deife last weekend, but the Tigers didn't have the firepower to overcome the attack of the rival Wilbur-Creston-Keller Wildcats a day later. Odessa pulled away from the Knights 55-35 Friday, Dec. 8 and fell to WCK 48-33 Saturday, Dec. 9. The Tigers entered their game in the HUB Sports Center 1-1 and were met with a challenge from the typically last-plac...
Editor's Note: Odessa Junior Livestock 4-H members Jamie Willahan and Angela Douglas, both fourth-graders, contributed the information, interviews and photos for this article. ODESSA - Christmas Fest is an annual event hosted by the Odessa Junior Livestock 4-H Club. This event features local talent performing Christmas music on stage, lots of Christmas shopping with area vendors selling homemade items as well as other goods and products. There is the Tree of Sharing to...
Jack Hester 1940-2023 Jack Hester, 82, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023 in Lacey, Wash. He was born at home on Nov. 16, 1940 in Guntown, Miss. He spent his childhood in both Miss. as well as Walla Walla Wash. In his youth, he played little league and was on one of the little league national championship teams. Jack was a well-loved husband, father, grandfather, brother, teacher and coach. He attended Eastern Washington University receiving both his Bachelor’s...
Davenport birthdays Dec. 15: Dick Howard, Nicholas Branch, Kevin Hansen, Kendra Littell, Jennifer Zuber, Ellie Shepard Dec. 16: Mike Abbott, Brody Schillinger Dec. 17: Rolf Panke, Joan Brock, Wyatt Jay, Robin Rudolph, Jiselle Zaugg, Finn Curtaccio Dec. 18: Leslie Cirullo, Katie Karvey Dec. 19: Kim Hansen, Vicki Nicholls, Tom Schreck Dec. 20: Rebecca Guhlke, Acacia Plasencia, Delbert Bain Dec. 21: Emma Cash, Gary King, Miranda Sanford, Zeke Johnson, Meghann Steinolfson, Mike Storer Davenport anniversaries Dec. 15: Deanna...
1 years ago Davenport Times-Tribune publisher Nathan Russell Hill died of liver cirrhosis at age 35. Davenport City Council approved a resolution to pave Morgan Street from 15 feet east of Fourth Street to 50 feet east of Eighth Street. A Creston man, William Miller, was arrested after fighting four cops, including Sheriff F.J. Gilpatric, after being accused of being “crazed from drinking moonshine. 75 years ago Incumbent Mayor Cleo Richards narrowly defeated challenger Harry Heid by 11 votes in his bid for re-election. A...
SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 732 On Monday, November 27, 2023, the Town Council of the Town of Odessa, Washington approved and adopted Ordinance No. 732, the main point of which may be summarized as by its Title: AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE 2023 BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR TOWN OF ODESSA A full text of this ordinance is available for reading at the Clerk’s Office and may be viewed on the website, www.odessawa. org/clerk-1 Dated this 29th Day of November, 2023 Meri Jane Bohn Clerk-Treasurer Published : December 7 and 14, 2...
LIBERTY LAKE - The Odessa boys basketball team got a 2-point win against Chesterton Academy last Friday, Dec. 8, but the 69-67 eek didn't leave a good taste in new head coach Mike Carlquist's mouth. "We didn't play very well," Carlquist said. "They shot really well." Carlquist surely preferred the play of Odessa against the rival Wilbur-Creston-Keller Wildcats Saturday, Dec. 9. The Tigers traveled for the second straight night to get a 62-56 overtime victory and improve to...
Varsity games, meets and matches the week of Dec. 15-21 for Davenport, Odessa, Reardan and Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington. All games are subject to postponement or cancellation. Friday, Dec. 15 • Reardan wrestling at Tri-State in Coeur d’Alene @ 10 a.m. • Davenport wrestling at ASB Rumble @ 1 p.m. • Davenport basketball at St. George’s @ 6 p.m. • Odessa basketball vs. Springdale @ 6 p.m. • Reardan basketball vs. Chewelah @ 6 p.m. • LRS girls basketball vs. Royal @ 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 16 • Reardan wrestling...
