Articles from the March 23, 2017 edition
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Harrington board hosts "Legos in the Library"
The Harrington Library Board hosted a "Legos in the Library" after-school event last Thursday. Thirty Kindergarten through eighth-grade children brought bags and boxes of Legos to... — Updated 3/28/2017
Harrington news
John L. Flemming family Sunday morning at 10:30 a.m. a group of people began congregating at city hall seeking information on one John L. Flemming from Harrington's bygone days.... — Updated 3/28/2017
Knowledge Bowl team fourth at state
The Odessa High School Knowledge Bowl team headed to Arlington, Wash. this past weekend for the state competition and brought home fourth place. Final standings for the state's 1B... — Updated 3/28/2017
These quilters haven't wilted
Quilt Til You Wilt took place Monday in the Odessa Community Center with many kinds of activities and presentations going on all day long. By noon approximately 80 of the expected... — Updated 3/28/2017
Marguerite Barbara (Bauer) Heimbigner
Marguerite Heimbigner was born January 21, 1934, to Martin and Elfrieda Bauer in the family home in Ritzville, the second of three children. She died March 15, 2017, in Odessa. She... — Updated 3/28/2017
Withdrawal from TPP may cost wheat farmers
OLYMPIA, March 10 –– President Donald Trump’s order withdrawing the United States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership was issued with the promise of saving American jobs, but it may also mean fewer opportunities for... — Updated 3/27/2017
Another gathering of Germans in Montana
Fairfield, Connecticut (13 March 2017) Of significance to those whose descendants settled in the Yellowstone Valley 130 years later, three colonies were founded in 1767: Kautz (May 20), Dietel (July 1), and Kratzke (August 7). To c... — Updated 3/27/2017
Volga German seminars April 26-28, Leavenworth
Portland, Ore. (17 March 2017) – On the barren Russian Steppe along the Volga River, 106 German colonies were established between 1764 and 1772 in response to the 1763 invitation of Catherine the Great for Western Europeans to... — Updated 3/27/2017
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 3/27/2017
Child Find preschool screening offered
The Odessa School District, in cooperation with Educational Service District #101, will be providing a Child Find Screening clinic on Thursday, April 13, 2017. The screening will be offered at no cost to children of concern aged... — Updated 3/27/2017
GO! Odessa Recreation
Kaylene James is a busy lady. Along with a husband (Brian), two children (Evan 15 and Merick 1), she also owns and operates a licensed daycare, Kinder Haus Family Home Childcare.... — Updated 3/27/2017
Chamber of Commerce
At its monthly meeting last week, the Odessa Chamber of Commerce heard from float committee chairpersons Kevin and Amy Schaeffer that work will begin as soon as the community center becomes available. In the meantime, Amy has been... — Updated 3/27/2017
Hall of Fame selects slate
The Odessa Athletics Hall of Fame committee has resumed its meetings in Odessa under its chairman, current OHS athletic director Bruce Todd, and has selected the inductees for the 2017 induction year. Last year’s inaugural... — Updated 3/27/2017
Biodiesel plant sale postponed again
A closing date of March 28 for the sale of Odessa’s mothballed biodiesel processing facility will pass, like so many dates preceding it, with no action taken. The sale is however still pending following Monday evening’s meeting... — Updated 3/27/2017
Town Council
Council members discussed a suggestion from town clerk Gail Kiesz that the parking along the side of the community center be changed to angle parking. The reason for the change was that large pickups in particular take up too much... — Updated 3/27/2017