Articles from the February 18, 2016 edition
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Fireman's auction one week away
The Odessa Fire Department will hold the sixth annual farm equipment auction on Saturday, February 27, near Fire Station #2 and Rocky Coulee Brewing Co., with Reinland... — Updated 2/19/2016
Kathryn Weber
Kathryn Susan Weber was the eighth of 11 children born to William and Catherine (DeHeck) McLaughlin on March 14, 1915 in Churchville, Iowa. She grew up on a farm near Belmond, Iowa... — Updated 2/19/2016
Stephen J. Ratkowski
Stephen J. Ratkowski passed away February 4, 2016 in Ritzville. His home was in Odessa. Stephen was born December 26, 1931 in Lyndhurst, N.J. In September 1952, he joined the U.S.... — Updated 2/19/2016
Karen Jessup
Karen Alice (Tenneson) Jessup (age 74) was born December 22, 1941, in Burlington, Wash. to William and Alice (Smith) Tenneson. Early on February 12, 2016, heaven gained another... — Updated 2/19/2016
Court Report
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... — Updated 2/19/2016
EDC reports on achievements
Executive Director Lincoln County Economic Development Council Goals developed for 2015 and steps taken to accomplish them are discussed in this article by Margie Hall. Key goal 1: Retain, expand and recruit businesses During... — Updated 2/19/2016
Harrington news
City Council Mayor Dillon Haas opened the meeting at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, February 10, with Councilmembers Rick Becker, Mike Cronrath, Justin Slack, Levi Schenk and Peter Davenport, plus City Clerk Bunny Haugan and Maintenance... — Updated 2/19/2016
School academic awards
Continued from last week This is the second and final installment of the results of the second annual all-school academic assembly held January 29 in the school multipurpose room. 8th: Outstanding Math Award, Mya Boss; Outstanding... — Updated 2/19/2016
Basketball season was rocky for OH Titan boys
The OH Titans had a rough end to a bumpy season, losing their last four games, two of which were playoff games against Selkirk and Cusick on February 9 and 13, respectively. At the... — Updated 2/19/2016
Odessa, Marlin Gun Club results for 2/14
Odessa On February 14 at the Odessa Gun Club, Dan Williams and Traig Weishaar shot a perfect 25. Shooting 24 were William Mann, Jared Praetorius and Ryan Lewis. No one shot 23, but Aaron Gies, Landon Lobe, Lane Lobe, Brandon... — Updated 2/19/2016
Titan girls break even during district playoffs
The Titan girls took home a win and a loss during district 1B playoffs February 10 and 13. Coming back from the half against visiting Cusick, the Titans found themselves down by... — Updated 2/19/2016
This Week in Odessa History
100 years ago From The Odessa Record February 16, 1918 Five bridges are swept out. Ice from Sylvan Lake carries everything with it: Six o’clock Friday evening found the waters of Crab Creek still raising and practically all of th... — Updated 2/19/2016
Ask Dr. Universe
How are bones made? Asked by Oscar, 10. Dear Oscar, A couple months before you were born, your skeleton was soft and bendy. It was made out of cartilage, the same material that’s in your nose and ears now. But when certain cells... — Updated 2/19/2016
Odessa Town Council
The February 8 meeting of the Odessa Town Council was to have included a presentation on a proposed sales tax increase for Lincoln County by Sheriff Wade Magers and County Commissioner Mark Stedman. However, Magers was unavailable... — Updated 2/19/2016
Boating classes offered by Grant County Sheriff
The Grant County Sheriff’s Office has announced its 2016 Boating Education Class Schedule: February 20: Moses Lake, 1274 Lowry Street (Sheriff’s Substation) May 7: Ephrata, 124 Enterprise St. SE (Public Works building) June... — Updated 2/19/2016
Low levels at Coffeepot Lake
While the fishing season at the Bureau of Land Management’s Coffeepot Lake opens on March 1, the boat launch area will remain closed due to unusually low water levels to prevent boat trailers from getting stuck in the deep mud.... — Updated 2/19/2016
Odessa and Harrington levies pass
The February 9 special election held in Lincoln County saw the school and hospital levies in Odessa and Harrington pass by comfortable margins. Of the 5,823 registered voters in 40 precincts, 3,107 had returned ballots by February... — Updated 2/19/2016