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Tigers pound Tigers in lopsided catfight
ODESSA – The Odessa High School baseball season opened last Saturday at home with a double header against Republic. This Tigers vs Tigers matchup saw the Odessa team overpower... — Updated 4/8/2021
Small team, big results
ODESSA – After two meets, the Odessa High School girls and boys track and field teams have shown much promise despite having only nine members combined on its rosters. Head coach Travis Schuh said he was pleasantly surprised at... — Updated 4/8/2021
Easter egg hunt draws small, but lively, crowd
ODESSA – The annual Lions Club Easter Egg Hunt took place last Saturday morning after last year's interruption due to Covid. Although the crowd was smaller than usual, the kids... — Updated 4/8/2021
Tigers lead the pack as all-league members
ODESSA – During their brief five-game season in 2021, the Odessa Tiger football team maintained its unbroken winning record. Now, several individual team members have been singled out for recognition on the all-league offensive... — Updated 4/1/2021
Lions Club Easter Egg Hunt returns
ODESSA – The Odessa Lions Club will hold its annual (except for the Covid year of 2020) Easter Egg Hunt this Saturday, Apr. 3, at three different areas of Reiman Park. The youngest children, up to the age of three, will hunt for... — Updated 4/1/2021
Valverde places first in weekend races
ODESSA – Joshua Valverde took first place in the Open C class of the Frostbite short course race on Saturday, Mar. 27 and again in the Open C class of the White Knuckle short... — Updated 4/1/2021
1902 Coffee House opening soon
ODESSA – Jeremy Smith and his fiancée Amanda Wallace arrived in Odessa this week to take over operation of the former Crab Creek Coffee Haus located near the western edge of... — Updated 3/25/2021
New faces at Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center
ODESSA – Two new faces at Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center are the chief executive officer John Serle and the chief financial officer Kimberly Dalrymple. Dalrymple has already... — Updated 3/18/2021
Tigers crush season remaining undefeated
After a very long wait, the Odessa Tigers picked up right where they left off in 2019 as the two-time reigning state champions in the 1B classification. The Odessa football... — Updated 3/18/2021
Sign of the times – change is in the air
ODESSA – Odessa residents may have noticed a new sign downtown. Last week, employees of LocalTel Communications installed the sign on the front of the building in which their... — Updated 3/18/2021
The Record selected as the business of year
ODESSA – The Odessa Record was named Business of the Year for 2019 during a Chamber of Commerce program at noon Tuesday, March 9. The Record and Volunteer of the Year Dale Ramm... — Updated 3/11/2021
Cleanup days moved to April 15 through 16
ODESSA – As the town council met in person Monday night for the first time since Covid restrictions were enacted, Mayor Bill Crossley reported that the date for Odessa’s community cleanup days has been moved to April 15-16.... — Updated 3/11/2021
Housing shortage a problem for Odessa businesses
ODESSA – Several Odessa businesses are having difficulty hiring employees due to the housing shortage in Odessa. Offering people jobs is one thing, helping them find a place to live is quite another. Commuting from Spokane or eve... — Updated 3/4/2021
Tigers have a winning week
The Tiger volleyball team had a successful week, winning all three of their matches on the opponents’ courts. OHS vs Wilbur-Creston-Keller The Odessa Tigers defeated the... — Updated 3/4/2021
Wind, hail, snow, rain, lightning hamper game, but Tigers prevail 74-0
Odessa 46 14 8 6 74 Tekoa-Rosalia 0 0 0 0 0 Pilot Weishaar was the workhorse of this game, rushing for 239 yards on 16 carries and getting across the goal line four times for... — Updated 3/4/2021
New batch of vaccines arrives in Odessa
ODESSA – Clinic manager Barb Schlimmer has announced that the Odessa Clinic will receive an additional 84 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine this week. Following last week’s mass vaccination at the community center, the origi... — Updated 3/4/2021
Tigers defeat Wellpinit 98-0
ODESSA – The Odessa Tiger football team started off their new season, finally, with a huge win over Wellpinit, 98-0. The boys were itching to get on the field and prove their mett... — Updated 2/25/2021
Tigers get first conference win
ODESSA – The Tiger volleyball team opened its season Feb. 18, after the long Covid-induced wait, with a non-league win over Reardan in three straight games. OHS vs. Reardan Emily... — Updated 2/25/2021
Vaccine clinic held at community center
ODESSA – The Odessa Clinic sprang into action Monday, when the Lincoln County Health District called to announce that 180 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine would be... — Updated 2/25/2021
Council to enforce cleanup of nuisance properties
ODESSA – The hammer is about to fall. After numerous requests via letter and in person, as well as citations issued by Odessa Police, nuisance properties within the Town of Odessa, that are not just unsightly but also health... — Updated 2/25/2021
Inslee relents, moves eastern WA to Phase 2
ODESSA – Following a public uproar when Gov. Jay Inslee declared that the Puget Sound area was the first portion of the state to move to Phase 2 of his Covid-related economic... — Updated 2/18/2021
Back in action this weekend
ODESSA – This week marks the start of the “fall sports” season for Odessa High School athletes playing football and volleyball. The football team faces Wellpinit this Friday... — Updated 2/17/2021
Valentine's Day in Odessa to be low-key
ODESSA – According to Wikipedia, “Valentine's Day, also called Saint Valentine's Day or the Feast of Saint Valentine, is celebrated annually on February 14. It originated as a... — Updated 2/11/2021
Metro Park District reps discuss pool
ODESSA – A full complement of council members met Monday night either via Zoom or in the clerk’s office. Several members of the newly formed Metropolitan Park District board also attended via Zoom to discuss funding and... — Updated 2/11/2021
Chamber elects new slate of officers
ODESSA – The Odessa Chamber of Commerce via Zoom met Feb. 9 to elect officers for the year and handle other relevant matters. Nominations were opened for all positions, although none were forthcoming. The slate of nominees from... — Updated 2/11/2021
