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Articles from the January 10, 2019 edition


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  • Court Report

    Updated Jan 16, 2019

    SUPERIOR COURT John F. Strohmaier, Judge Civil Judgment A transcript of a Nov. 14, 2018, Lincoln County District Court judgment awarding $5,314,70 from Todd Massie to petitioners Washington State University and the State of Washington was filed with the Superior Court. New Criminal Case Hunter H.H. Haley-Acuff, 25, a resident of the Reardan area of Spokane County, is charged with theft of a firearm, first-degree unlawful possession of a firearm, six counts of second-degree theft and 39 counts of second-degree vehicle... Full story

  • Sheriff's Report

    Updated Jan 16, 2019

    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, Dec. 31: Responding to a residence on Little Falls Road, Wellpinit ambulance and Reardan EMTs assisted an 81-year-old man who asked to be taken to a hospital for an infected foot. Responding to a res... Full story

  • The Year in Review

    Terrie Schmidt-Crosby|Updated Jan 16, 2019

    January A five-to-six-month-old pup left for dead in the cold of December was rescued and revived by a group of several animal lovers. Thus began the saga of LuLu in a series of stories written by The Record’s Linda Goodman. Keith Bailey was honored by CHS, Inc., the nation’s leading farmer-owned cooperative, for contributing 25 years of service to strengthening and growing the cooperative system. He is CEO of AgVentures NW, LLC, of Odessa and general manager for its owner companies, Reardan Grain Growers and Odessa Uni... Full story

  • Trap shooters come out for opening day

    Updated Jan 16, 2019

    The Spokesman-Review of Spokane is again sponsoring the Inland Northwest Trapshoot competition that began Sunday, January 6, 2019, and will continue for the next seven weeks. From their separate gun clubs, the Marlin and Odessa shooters combine to form one team that enters into the competition, now in its 100th year. Marlin Jim Imbert, Juan Rocha, Todd Druffel, Bill James and Dan Asker all shot 24. Fred Meise, Taeven Brashear, Daryl Kimble, Dave Asker, Brent Finkbeiner and Mark Brashear all shot 23. Tyson Visker, Kevin Myer,... Full story

  • 2018 Lincoln County crime statistics

    Wade W. Magers|Updated Jan 16, 2019

    By WADE MAGERS Lincoln County Sheriff In 2018, Lincoln County had a decrease by 30 percent in overall crime compared to 2017 but experienced an increase in calls for service by 306 over 2017. The crime statistics are only figured through October but the trend is maintaining. The calls for service include everything we give a case number that is assigned to a deputy to investigate, for example, car collisions, neighborhood disputes, death investigations and general calls for... Full story

  • Who is Q, whose online posts now have followers all around the world?

    Jim Boss|Updated Jan 16, 2019

    By JIM BOSS On October 28, 2017, Q began posting on the chan boards 4chan and, later on, 8chan. Followers have learned through these posts that this is a military intelligence operation promising that great change is coming worldwide. Autists (bakers) on the board are given intel (crumbs) which they research (knead) and decipher into truth (bread). Because these autists have their own language, Q had asked to make the postings more user friendly. Each autist took on a task, and several worked together to create Qmap.pub, a... Full story

  • School Board Titans out, Tigers in

    Updated Jan 16, 2019

    The facilities crew at the Odessa School District were busy last week installing a new sign on the downtown reader board featuring the Tiger mascot and logo. The reader board is used by the school to announce upcoming events and school-related news. It is also available to the community for civic announcements of general interest.... Full story

  • Tiger girls get split in week's basketball action

    Dyanne Deering|Updated Jan 16, 2019

    By DYANNE DEERING OHS vs. Northport The OHS lady Tigers played the Northport Mustangs in Odessa on Friday, January 4. The Tigers castigated the Mustangs with a score of 50-46. This lady had tears in her eyes, as she saw the ladies' score for this game. The season has been a bit of a challenge for the ladies, so I was very happy to see this win. McKennah Davison was the high scorer for the Tigers with total of 17 points, followed by Brenna Carstensen with 8, Kenadie Elder and... Full story

  • A family Christmas to remember

    Linda Goodman|Updated Jan 16, 2019

    This year, for me, Christmas was an extremely rare treat, I was able to spend it with both of my children. Usually when I visit Ephrata they are working opposing schedules so I can only visit with them solo and if I do happen to get them at the same time, it’s rarely for more than an hour. It was about three or four days before Christmas when one morning I receive a text from Kaitlyn, my daughter, telling me that she and Daniel, my son, both had Christmas day off and that t... Full story

  • OHS Tigers excoriate Mustangs, swat Hornets

    Dyanne Deering|Updated Jan 16, 2019

    OHS vs. Northport Mustangs The Tigers annihilated the Mustangs, 103 to 20. Ryan Moffet was once again the point leader for the Tigers, scoring 34 points in the game. He was followed by Camden Weber and Tim DeWulf with 14 points each, Marcus King with 11 points, Daeton Deife 9, Jaden Hunt 5, Jett Nelson and Drew Hardung each with 4 points and Pilot Weishaar and Eric Johnston with 3 each. These boys were killing the opposition at the free-throw line. Ryan Moffet, Eric Johnston,... Full story

  • Harrington News

    Marjorie Womach|Updated Jan 16, 2019

    By MAJORIE WOMACH Chamber of Commerce Harrington's Chamber of Commerce met at noon on Wednesday, Jan. 2, at the Post & Office with the following in attendance: Tim Tipton, Cade Clarke, Paula Harrington, Cindy Haase, Kathy Hoob, Dave Michaelson, Heather Slack, Geoff Talkington, Mark Stedman, Bunny Haugan and Cherie MacClellan. Discussion was held regarding the vacant lot project, sometimes called Opera House Square due to its location across Willis Street from the Opera House. The Innovia Grant amount of $30,000 has been... Full story

  • Melvin C. "Corky" Kiehn

    Updated Jan 16, 2019

    Melvin C. "Corky" Kiehn was born on March 27, 1938 in Ritzville to Carl and Agnes Kiehn and passed away peacefully at his home on Wednesday, January 2, 2019. He was preceded in death by his parents, his brothers Marvin (Snooky) and Gerald (Jerry), his wife Muriel, and numerous aunts and uncles. Corky attended Odessa High School and graduated in 1956, lettering in football and baseball. Corky then attended Yakima Valley College and Washington State University before enlisting... Full story

  • Sgobbas' jail and prison ministry relocates to Odessa

    Terrie Schmidt-Crosby|Updated Jan 16, 2019

    By TERRIE SCHMIDT-CROSBY Now that our sometime columnist Vivianne Poe has become busy with other pursuits and has less time to devote to our Meet Your Neighbors articles, we will try to fill the gap until she finds more time on her hands. We are grateful to Nate Lathrop for introducing us to one of the newer couples in Odessa, Michael and Margie Sgobba. Vivianne Poe met them when they first moved to Odessa from Bremerton in July of 2018, but scheduling interviews with them... Full story