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  • Court Report

    Updated Feb 9, 2018

    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, May 4: Responding to the 800 block of SE Pope, Wilbur ambulance personnel assisted an 87-year-old woman who was feeling faint. Davenport ambulance personnel assisted a woman who was reportedly bleeding heavily from rup...

  • STEMposium heads to OHS

    Updated May 13, 2015

    OHS Scince, Technology, Engineering and Mathmatics, Honors and Advanced Stem Research Projects would like to announce their annual “Stemposium.” with special guest, “Mobius Science Center.” This event will be held on Monday, May 18, from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. There will be a free spaghetti dinner starting at 5:30 p.m. This event will take place in the Odessa High school multi-purpose room, with reptiles, ice dams, physics activities and much more! Bring your science shoes!...

  • Athletes of the Week

    Updated May 13, 2015

    All three of these young people work hard, they lead by being “quiet examples,” and have surprised themselves with their performances at the last several Junior High Track meets. Jon is the son of Jon and Michelle Hayashi, Pilot is the son of Traig and Carmen Weishaar, and Maddy is the daughter of Travis & Haley Wagner, all of Odessa....

  • Titans place 6th at track and field meet in Colfax

    Updated May 13, 2015

    League meet, Colfax At Colfax High School on May 5, the Titans faced other 1B/2B schools, with the boys' team taking sixth place and the girl's team placing tying for sixth. Team scores, boys 1. Colfax 103.5 2. St George's 96 3. NW Christian-Colbert 85 4. Davenport 79 5. Tekoa-Rosalia 66 6. Odessa-Harrington 62.5 7. Pomeroy 43 8. Lind-Ritzville 28 9. Valley Christian 25 10. Liberty-Spangle 22 11. Wellpinit 20 12. St. John-Endicott 17 Team scores, girls 1. Colfax 146.5 2....

  • FBLA Taco Feed

    Updated May 13, 2015

    Peggy DeWulf, Kelly Weber and Melissa Schafer, parents of Odessa FBLA students, served up tacos last Wednesday in the school cafeteria in order to raise money for the students' trip to Chicago and the National Leadership Conference in June....

  • Farmer's work benefits the public and environment

    Updated May 13, 2015

    Most Lincoln County residents have driven along US Highway 2 extending from Reardan to Almira and passing through Davenport, Creston and Wilbur. Some people notice that all of Highway 2 is bordered by agricultural fields. What people don’t always notice are the field borders that farmers install along their fields. How does the public benefit from what the farmers are doing in their fields? Field borders in particular provide cleaner and better structured roadsides. The established grasses create a stronger ground s...

  • Athlete of the Week

    Updated May 13, 2015

  • Titan baseball team ends regular season with four straight resounding league wins

    Updated May 13, 2015

    Selkirk The Titan baseball team closed out its regular season with wins against Selkirk and Almira/Coulee-Hartline last week. In game one, Chance Messer was the winning pitcher, with Brad Johnston at catcher, as the Titans blew the game open in the sixth, scoring 16 points, and winning, 25-7 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E Selkirk 3 2 0 0 0 2 7 8 4 O-H 1 3 4 0 1 16 25 19 5 The early part of the game was fairly even in terms of scoring, with the lead changing hands 7 times into the third...

  • Schools vie for Golden Flask

    Updated May 13, 2015

    On May 7, more than 50 students from five schools in the Bi-County joined Odessa for the 5th Annual Bi-County STEM Challenge. STEM stands for Science/Technology/Engineering/Mathematics. Teams from Odessa, Wilbur, Creston, Ritzville and Sprague showed up at the Odessa gym at 9 a.m. to compete in the fifth science-like "Junkyard Wars." Each team of students vied against the other schools for the traveling trophy. The Odessa High School team consisted of Trevor King, Thorsen Wehr...

  • Junior High track meet held in Ritzville

    Updated May 13, 2015

    A Bi-County junior-high track and field meet was held April 30 at Lind-Ritzville/Sprague High School. 8th-grade boys 1. Davenport 132 2. Wilbur-Creston 98 3. Springdale 77 4. Republic 56 5. Columbia 35 6. Reardan 34 7. Northport 28 8. Wellpinit 21 9. Lind-Ritzville 20 10. Liberty-Spangle 10 11. Odessa-Harrington 3 7th grade boys 1. Wilbur-Creston 129 2. Springdale 80 3. Reardan 42 4. Davenport 37 5. Lind-Ritzville 33 6. Wellpinit 32 7. Odessa-Harrington 28 8. Republic 22 9. Northport 16 10. Liberty-Spangle 12 11. Columbia 7...

  • Ask Doctor Universe

    Updated May 13, 2015

    Asked by Hailey, 10, Ontario Dear Hailey, Cats love attention, but we don’t get jealous like humans do. It’s one of those emotions that set human beings apart from other creatures in the animal kingdom. But I can’t imagine it’s the most pleasant. The poet William Shakespeare once called jealousy a green-eyed monster. Still, it’s an emotion that can help you navigate the world. To learn more about it, I met up with my friend Craig Parks. He’s a psychology professor at Washington State University who studies how humans tick. Hu...

  • OMHC Public Service Announcement

    Updated May 13, 2015

    The list of wines benefits is long- and getting more surprising all the time. Already well- known as heart healthy, wine in moderation might help you lose weight, reduce forgetfulness, boost your immunity, and help prevent bone loss. With America likely to edge out France and Italy in total wine consumption in the near future, according to one analyst, and with women buying more than 6 out of every 10 bottles sold in this country, health.com happily reports that wine may do all of the following: Wine could preserve your...

  • Birthdays and Anniversaries

    Updated May 13, 2015

  • What's Hot

    Updated May 13, 2015

    Odessa School Menu MONDAY, May 18: Juice, fruit, bagel w/cream cheese. Lunch: Tacos, corn muffin, fruit and veg bar. TUESDAY, May 19: Muffin. egg patty, fruit and juice. Lunch: Pepperoni pizza, corn, jello, fruit and veg bar. WEDNESDAY, May 20: French toast stix, fruit and juice. Lunch: Teriyaki chicken or beef tips, rice, muffin, fruit and veg bar. THURSDAY, May 21: Toast, cereal, fruit and juic. Lunch: BBQ, chicken, jo jo's, fruit and veg bar. FRIDAY, May 22: Muffin, cereal, fruit and juice. Lunch: Nachos w/ cheese and...

  • The Weather

    Updated May 13, 2015

    High Low Prec. S May. 07 64 34 .00 May. 08 71 33 .00 May. 09 74 37 .00 May. 10 74 38 .00 May. 11 78 44 .00 May. 12 76 51 .00 May. 13 67 47 .30 Yearly total to date 8.74 inches. Snow accumulation: .93 inches to date....

  • Odessa Grain

    Updated May 13, 2015

    The latest cash grain market here shows Soft White Wheat down at $5.30. Hard Red Winter is down at $5.26. DNS is down at $6.13. Barley is down at 148.00....

  • Commish's Corner

    ROB COFFMAN|Updated May 13, 2015

    Lincoln County Commissioner After seven months of waiting for an attorney general opinion, we finally have answers to our questions. All of the questions we asked revolve around RCW 46.09.360 which states that counties have the authority to open roads to “off-road vehicles.” Counties do have the authority to designate roads with a speed limit exceeding 35 mph for ORV use, but the statute specifically excludes “wheeled all-terrain vehicles.” So, the crazy part is that a four-...

  • 2015 float ready for season

    Updated May 13, 2015

    The Odessa Community Float will take its maiden voyage of 2015 through the streets of town Thursday, May 14, at dusk in anticipation of this Saturday’s Lilac Parade in Spokane, said float committee chairman Justin Parr. The Odessa Jr./Sr. High School Band will also perform Saturday and has been practicing on Odessa’s streets for some time now. Miss Odessa High School junior Casey Schlomer, daughter of Joe Schlomer and Amy Schaefer, will ride the float Thursday for the trial run and again Saturday in the Spokane parade. Thi...

  • Hunters vie for spot on TV show

    Updated May 13, 2015

    Rack'D Up Outdoors LLC is a company that offers retail, specialty products, apparel, marketing, videography, and advertising in the outdoor industry. They eat, live, and dream about the adventures of the past and those that await. Join them as they pursue their lifelong dream and capture these outdoor adventures on film. The team includes Jon Hodge, Nicholas Warwick, Jacob Hodge, Stacey Hunt, Cesar Ortiz, Lanica Hodge, Heather Timmerman, and Lindsay Persico. This group of...

  • "Cruisin' Harrington" is Saturday; town gears up for visitors

    MARJORIE WOMACH|Updated May 13, 2015

    The Harrington Opera House Society met May 4. Gordon Herron, Bonnie and Mike Hardy, Ed and Bunny Haugan, Mark and Sheryl Stedman, Linda Wagner, Karen Robertson, Marge Womach, Steven Hardy and Dillon Haas were on hand for discussion by the building committee which expressed concern about the auditorium floor refinishing project. Upon realizing that the floor would not be finished for the Cruisin’ Harrington celebration on May 16, the quilt show and the musical performance were both moved to the Community Church. Discussion w...

  • Foundation's winetasting auction a social event for a cause

    Updated May 13, 2015

    The May 1 winetasting, microbrew tasting and auction (silent and live) put on by the Odessa Healthcare Foundation was another well-attended event this year, with locals and out-of-town visitors making up a good-sized crowd. Foundation members had worked many weeks at gathering donations of items to stock the silent auction tables and to draw interest to the live auction that followed. From a seven-day cruise donated by Holland America Line, Steve and Dr. Linda Powell, Dr....