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ODESSA - A Puyallup native who moved here in 2020 is joining The Record-Times as a reporter covering the Odessa and Harrington communities. Ashley Parkinson, 31, began Tuesday, March 15, under the guidance of Terrie Schmidt-Crosby, the longtime owner and editor of The Odessa Record. "I love to write. It's a relaxing thing for me to sit down and work on," Parkinson said. "I walked by the Odessa office last summer and thought about applying then, and I really should've... but...
The lifting of the state's mask mandate in most instances effective March 12 meant Monday, March 14 was the first time in nearly two academic years that children didn't have to wear masks to school. This means that kindergartners and first-graders are attending a mask-less classroom for the first time in their grade school years. Here, Katy Fisk's first-grade classroom practices math problems with their contemplative faces fully visible....
DAVENPORT—After a brief discussion by the street committee prior to the regular meeting, city council approved a motion last Wednesday to adjust the city’s street ordinance and accommodate a request by Lincoln County Fairgrounds staff concerning the construction of a digital sign at the Fairgrounds. Signs containing flashing, moving, intermittent or intense lights were previously banned in city limits. Now, the restriction is between Third and 13th Streets in the downtown Morgan Street core as the city maintains its opp...
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. March 7 Traffic stops: 9 A caller reported a stalled Ford F250 in need of power steering fluid. A caller reported a gray Ford Focus swerving on Highway 2 eastbound from Telford Rest Area. A jail inmate was t...
When is enough, enough? In the United States, a law is presumed to be constitutional until proven otherwise in court. This process can take years, and a lot of money, to wade through the legal system and end up at the Supreme Court. As the challenge proceeds, we are still obligated to obey the law. We are a nation of laws. When a politician doesn't like something, they seek to make a law prohibiting you from possessing or doing whatever it is that they don't like. Even if it...
ODESSA – Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which began on Feb. 24 and continues to produce massive destruction in major cities within the country, has been described by Russian officials as targeting only Ukrainian military facilities. Meanwhile, independent reporting continues to show bombardment of civilian targets such as hospitals and residential neighborhoods. For one Odessa resident, the unfairness of it all prompted him and several of his Western Washington friends to s...
ODESSA – Students at Odessa High School joined over 4,200 chapters nationwide and celebrated national FBLA-PBL Week, February 13-19, 2022. Activities held over this week focused on the words surrounding the FBLA-PBL crest: Service, Education and Progress. A Copper vs. Silver competition raised $104 for the March of Dimes, and winning sophomore class president Jacob Scrupps got to celebrate by throwing a pie in the face of losing senior class president Daeton Deife. In addition, chapter members honored FBLA adviser Terri King...
DAVENPORT-Two city-wide power outages stemming from incidents at the Avista substation on Third Street this year have some local business owners concerned about the services their businesses rely on to operate. Avista, meanwhile, plans to construct a new substation and feed north Davenport from Reardan. The first power outage came on Jan. 2, when the whole city lost power for 10 hours after the substation regulator caught fire in an impressive blast that changed many locals'...
Government and community meetings and gatherings in Davenport, Odessa, Harrington, Reardan and Sprague for the week of March 18-24. If you’d like your organization included in this tab, email dteditor@centurytel.net. Monday, March 21 Lincoln County Commissioners meeting at 8 a.m. in the County Courthouse Odessa Public Development Authority meeting at 7 p.m. at Christ Lutheran Church Tuesday, March 22 Fire District No. 4 Commissioners meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 23 Parks and Recreation District No. 3 meeting at 9 a...
High winds and skies with alternating sun and shower prospects made for a scenic trip to Porcupine Bay on the Spokane arm of Lake Roosevelt Tuesday, March 15. Porcupine Bay is still closed for camping, but Lake Roosevelt staff said they hope to open the campground before Memorial Day this year. The campground is located at the end of Porcupine Bay Road off Highway 25 about 19 miles north of Davenport....
Varsity games, meets and matches for Davenport, Odessa, Reardan and Harrington the week of March 18-24. All games are subject to postponement or cancellation. Saturday, March 19 Odessa baseball vs. Lind-Ritzville/Sprague @ noon Monday, March 21 Reardan softball vs. Jenkins (Chewelah) @ noon Reardan baseball vs. Jenkins (Chewelah) @ noon Tuesday, March 22 Davenport and Odessa golf at Quail Ridge @ noon Davenport baseball at Lind-Ritzville/Sprague @ 2 p.m. Reardan baseball vs. Newport @ 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 23 Davenport...
Members of the Davenport boys track and field team pose with a trophy finally awarded to the District 7 championships from last year's shortened 2020-21 season. The team won the district title in Ritzville but didn't have state meets due to cancellation....
Birthdays & Anniversaries Davenport birthdays: Mar. 18: Pauline Drefs, Kayleigh Fisk Phillips, Colton Jenkins. Mar. 20: Rachae’ Adams Pearcy, Don Strate. Mar. 22: Benjamin Hein, Gary Cirullo, Jeremy Buck, Jude Falk. Mar. 23: Owen Telford, Kathy Reinbold. Matt Littell, Denise Arland, Zeke Richardson. Mar. 24: Mahta Hein, Kylee Dennis, Tim Hosking, Zach Carey-Cannon Harrington birthdays: Mar. 20: Jace Wagner. Mar. 21: Linda Wagner. Mar. 23: Ed Sewall Odessa birthdays: Mar. 20: Lennon Albertson, Hyla Jo Todd, Gunner Smith, J...
HARRINGTON – City council discussed the Historic Preservation Commission before a frank talk about the city’s grants at its March 9 regular meeting. Diane Sanchez of the Historic Preservation Commission (HHPC) gave a current report of the HHPC's activities and interests. "We don't want to change Harrington in any way. We just want to preserve the buildings we have,” Sanchez said. “And what we're presently doing is working with a lady named Jody Opheim whose specialty is to help us write grants or help anyone write grants for...
If you look at the March 16 date you might not remember that it was two years ago that the world shut down for two weeks to flatten the curve of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now 104 weeks later it seems that this state finally has decided that we are safe again to not have to wear a mask. I sure hope the kids appreciate their new found freedom. The state basketball tournaments went off without COVID-19 rearing its ugly head. I had a chance to watch some good games and the...
James C. Poe went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Feb. 19, 2022 in Odessa, Wash., with his wife Vivianne by his bedside. He was born in Denver, Colo. to James O. and LaVera Poe. He became a Christian in his early twenties. He loved young people and always tried to encourage them to be the best they could be. James saw a person's highest potential even if they didn't see it themselves and treated them as such. Adventure was in his blood as he traveled to several...
There was something new in the noisy portable commercial that was Windy Wilson’s way of spreading the news around town. “Pardners and pardettes,” came the familiar voice from the Gates of Heaven’s loudspeaker car, “you ever stop and listen to your innermoist partitions when it comes to books? No? Well, doncha think it’s time? A-course it is! And thass perzackly why you should head on over to the good ol’ Read Me Now bookstore. You know where it is. Hey, s’only bookstore we got. Jes’ cruise on over to the section she calls...
Sorry to break the news, Washingtonians, but year three of living under emergency orders by the governor will continue just as the last two years have – without meaningful legislative oversight. The House yesterday officially killed SB 5909. Though that bill as passed by the Senate was essentially fake reform, several amendments were introduced for the House floor debate to bring the policy back in line with what exists in the rest of the country by requiring affirmative l...
