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  • Courthouse report

    Updated Aug 23, 2019

    SUPERIOR COURT John F. Strohmaier, Judge New Criminal Cases The State of Washington appealed a July 5 Lincoln County District Court decision (issued by visiting judge Adalia A. Hille) that declared invalid a restraining order against Jeffrey S. Phillips, of Ephrata, and dismissed three counts of violating a protection order made against him. William L. Steed, 18, of Davenport, is charged with third-degree rape in connection with a June 21 incident in Davenport that involved a teenage girl. Probate Estate of Sharon K. Perry,...

  • Sheriff's report

    Updated Aug 23, 2019

    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. Sheriff’s dispatchers handled 287 calls for service during the period covered here. Monday, Aug. 12: An Odessa caller reported an unoccupied vehicle was blocking access to her garage in the 0 block of West 3rd Avenu...

  • Lions build cemetery fence, fisherman drowns, teen dies in car wreck

    Updated Aug 23, 2019

    1 years ago The Odessa Record August 24, 1919 News updates: Odessa schools will open on September 1, with 12 teachers, seven of them new. E. R. Jinnette, recently of Reardan, is superintendent. Other members of the staff include Miss Dorothy Neff, Miss Gladys Larrabee, Miss Ilah Larrabee, Miss Eva Hanna, George Wallace, Miss Mamie McKay, Mrs. Almata Pitts, Miss Mary McWenie, Miss Languille, Miss Georgia Johnson, Miss Augusta Scott, and Miss Cavanaugh. The government army...

  • Boycott, divest, sanction: Non-violent protest actions

    Updated Aug 23, 2019

    To the Editor: July 4, 2019, Independence Day – a day to celebrate our freedoms. What many people of Washington state don’t know is that our senators, Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell, voted to limit our freedoms – freedom to Boycott, Divest and Sanction (BDS). They supported S.1, Strengthening America’s Security in the Middle East Act. This bill contains “Combating BDS Act” which encourages states and local governments to deny contracts to any business, nonprofit organization or individual boycotting for Palestinian freedom,... Full story

  • Meet the candidates: Marlene Kramer vs. Bill Pichon

    Terrie Schmidt-Crosby|Updated Aug 23, 2019

    General election on November 5, 2019 The general election to be held November 5 of this year is fast approaching. As already announced previously in The Record, a community forum will be held October 7, thanks largely to the efforts of local residents Patty Martin and Jackie Allen. To help set the stage for the community forum, this week's issue of The Record begins a series of articles in which the candidates running for positions in town government have been interviewed and...

  • Benefit concert secures donations for Harrington's school band program

    Marjorie Womach|Updated Aug 23, 2019

    Opera House event Linda Wagner greeted an audience of about 70 to the Harrington Opera House for the August 17 performance of Robert Vierschilling and Friends: An Evening of Classical Guitar. This event, sponsored by Opera House Society, was given as a fundraiser for the benefit of the Harrington School Music program. Wagner expressed the community's pleasure in having a music teacher back on staff, following a year's hiatus of the music program. Wagner also thanked the...

  • Gross is delegate to 136th annual meeting

    Updated Aug 23, 2019

    Edward Gross, Reardan, Washington, has been elected as a delegate to the 136th annual American Angus Association® Convention of Delegates, to be held at Peppermill Resort Spa & Casino in Reno, Nev., reports Mark McCully, CEO of the American Angus Association. Gross, a member of the American Angus Association with headquarters in Saint Joseph, Mo., is one of 321 Angus breeders who have been elected by fellow members in their state to serve as a representative at the annual meeting. Representing 42 states and Canada, the...

  • Funding available for farmers, rural business

    Cody Smith, Policy associate at the Center for Rural Affairs|Updated Aug 23, 2019

    In July, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced more than $400 million available for farmers and rural business owners under the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP). REAP, a farm bill program, provides financing for energy efficiency upgrades like insulation, lighting, and HVAC systems. Renewable energy systems like solar panels, anaerobic digesters, and wind turbines are also eligible. For both farmers and rural business owners, these systems can help cut energy costs—keeping money in rural economies across the n...