Articles from the April 4, 2019 edition
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Railroad Museum to open Friday
The Inland Northwest Rail Museum opens its third season at its Reardan location on Friday, April 5. From opening day on, the museum will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays...
Brexit for Brits, Lexit for Washington's eastside
With Brexit in international news last week, the Washington capital had its own version with a "Lexit" rally in support of carving the state of Liberty out of the eastern side of the state. About 50...
Historical fires; Senior Meals; golf course dinner/auction; school to have music
History Pioneer days must have been terrifying when a fire was out of control. One of the earliest recorded fires in Harrington was that of a saloon building owned by F.B. Wright that was totally destroyed by fire on a wintry January night in 1893....
USDA farm loans for under-served groups
(Spokane Valley, WA), April 1, 2019 – Rod Hamilton, acting executive director of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency in the state of Washington, reminds producers that the Agency offers specially targeted farm ownership and...
Complaint handling discussed; lawmakers may raise levy cap
The Board of Directors of Odessa School District #105 met in the high school library on March 27, 2019, preceded by a board workshop held in the superintendent’s office for the purpose of reviewing...
State Parks announces two free days in April
OLYMPIA – April 2, 2019 – The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission invites the public to celebrate the spring season and Earth Day with two free days at state parks in April. On free days, visitors do not need a Discover Pass for...
Fireworks cause concern over past race weekend
To the Editor. Concerning the fireworks of Friday, March 29, 2019 and Saturday, March 30, 2019. Friday night was bad for noise. Saturday sounded like a war zone. Two large blasts around 8 p.m. shook our house and rattled our windows, and we live...
Frostbite/White Knuckle races at Odessa last weekend
By TERRIE SCHMIDT-CROSBY Organizers from the Stumpjumpers Motorcycle Club arrived in Odessa a couple of weeks ago. While they waited for the snow to disappear, they attended some Odessa events, includ...
James David Hardung
What a ride James David Hardung, aka "Trader Jim," had on this Earth! On March 26, 2019 James became a new star in the heavens that will light the path of his family and friends for eternity. Jim was...
Three student scientists take first place at state
Bremerton, WA – Three inspiring students from the Odessa High School science department presented their independent science and engineering research on March 30, 2019 at the 62nd Annual Washington...
Odessa High baseball season started Monday
LRSWK The Tigers played a team composed of players from five different communities on March 28 (Lind, Ritzville, Sprague, Washtucna, Kahlotus). 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E LR 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 - - Od 2 2 2 1 2...
Season's first meet held in Connell vs. bigger schools
On March 29, the boys and girls high school track and field teams participated in the Connell Instant Invite at Connell High School. Odessa was the only 1B school present, in addition to 2B NW...
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...
Court Report
SUPERIOR COURT John F. Strohmaier, Judge Civil Judgments Galaxy International Purchasing LLC, of Las Vegas, Nev., was awarded a $2,889.25 default judgment against Jeff Ramsdell (and spouse), of Davenport, in a matter involving credit account debt....