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The first buttercup of 2016 to be brought to the attention of The Odessa Record was found last Saturday, February 20, when a group of children, including the grandchildren of the late Mike Walter, were visiting Walter’s horses on the hill near town. Holden, Leah and Aubrey Iverson are the children of Brenick and Kamie Iverson of Odessa. Their grandparents are Dave and Sharon Iverson of Keller, Wash. and Brad and Debbie Arlt of the Odessa/Ritzville area. Layton and Emersyn Albertson are the children of Blayne (Walter) and T...
The Washington State Department of Health in Olympia has received confirmation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), that a Mason County man in his 20’s, who visited a Thurston County hospital, is the first person in the state to test positive for the Zika virus. The person recently traveled to the South Pacific before returning to Washington. People who have returned from Zika-affected areas who are pregnant or having symptoms of Zika illness should contact their healthcare provider. “Because many peo...
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 who report possible criminal or suspicious activities to dispatchers or alleged victims for this column. Monday, Feb. 15: Deputies investigated a theft of a motor vehicle report originating from Wilbur. Emergency responders assisted a Harrington woman who had reportedly consumed an entire bottle of Tyl...
The winning streak for the Titan girls basketball team continued when they played the Valley Christian Panthers in Deer Park Wednesday, February 17. Both teams were on fire, as the lead went back and forth during all four quarters with no more than four points between them at any given moment. By the end of the first quarter the score was 17-15 in favor of Valley Christian. Going into the half the girls were up by one with a score of 23-24. By the end of the third quarter,...
Senator Judy Warnick, R-Moses Lake, and Representatives Matt Manweller, R-Ellensburg, and Tom Dent, R-Moses Lake, are holding an hour-long telephone town hall on Monday, Feb. 29, at 6 p.m. The program is similar to a call-in radio show in which people may call and ask questions over the telephone and participate in surveys. To participate, residents can call (509) 895-5003 during the event. If listeners have questions during the call, they can press the star (*) key on their telephone keypads. For more information about the t...
Odessa On February 21 at the Odessa Gun Club, Traig Weishaar was the only person to shoot a perfect 25. Shooting 24 were Jared Praetorius, Landon Lobe, Brian Wraspir, Jon Fink and Aaron Gies. Josh Houck shot 23, while Deanna Lobe, Trevor Smith, Michael Nichols, Jr. and Brady Gies all shot 22. Lane Lobe shot 21. Those with 20 and under were Markham Nichols, Collette Nichols, Michael Nichols, Sr., Randy Gies, Nathan Luck, Rod Herron, HaLee Walter, Daeton Deife, Drew Hardung, Pilot Weishaar, Tucker Walter, Bill Weber, Colley...
An open letter to our legislators, state representatives Joe Schmick and Mary Dye and senator Mark Schoesler: We have just heard some exciting news; there is now a surplus of $4 million dollars in the Parks Dept. budget through an unexpected increase in sales of Discover Passes and that plans are being made now to divide these funds for small parks and trails projects. We visited Brandan Spencer’s property last week, and we now have a much deeper appreciation of the concerns of adjacent landowners. Though there is still m...
Dog licenses are required by an ordinance of the Town of Odessa. Each license is good for one year and is renewal each January. The purpose of the licensing fee is to help cover the cost of finding lost dogs or corraling loose dogs and returning them to their owners. The kennel for stray animals that belongs to the town has fallen into disrepair, and efforts to replace it are currently at a standstill. Odessa’s police force does not want to have to put any animals into the current kennel, so having dogs licensed and tagged h...
Harrington Historic Preservation Commission Saturday, February 6, the commission met at the Miller residence with Celeste Miller, Aileen Sweet, Anita Harman and Lindsey Hutsell present. Suggestions had been made to invite specific citizens to ascertain their potential interest in serving on the commission, since there is a need to increase membership. However, no one had been contacted in the interim. A motion passed to have Hutsell create a time-line of the group’s accomplishments from its inception to the present. Informati...
The Old Town Hall Rejuvenation Society will meet Tuesday, March 1, at 5 p.m. in the dining room of the Old Town Hall. Items on the agenda include a review of the existing plan for the building and suggestions for changes to that plan. Also up for discussion will be the annual rummage sale, which has been scheduled for Saturday, June 18. Anyone who has an interest in the future of the historic Old Town Hall is encouraged to attend this meeting....
On Thursday February 25, Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center will participate, along with Region 9 Healthcare Coalition members, in training of local staff members in how to respond in the event of a disaster. The training will take place from 12:30 p.m. through 5 p.m. The intersection of Second Avenue and Fifth Street will be closed down during that period so that decontamination tents can be set up. Employees participating in the training may also be seen donning their decontamination suits. Please note that this is only a...
February 22, Washington state regulators fined Qwest Corporation, dba CenturyLink QC, $2,854,750 for the April 2014 statewide 911 outage. The Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission approved a settlement between the company and commission staff following an investigation into the 911 outage that severely disrupted emergency services for six hours. All 911 calls placed from landline, wireless, and Internet-based phones were affected. In the order, the commission stated: “We agree with staff and the company that t...
