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Articles from the November 29, 2018 edition


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  • Diary of a mad, fat, bipolar woman #5

    Dyanne Deering|Updated Nov 30, 2018

    My favorite time of the year is the holidays. I know everyone says that, but there is just something so special about them. Yes, we usually have to increase our belt sizes and our wallet usually shrinks, but to me it is a glorious time. I am not the type of person who counts every present I have under the tree. As a matter of fact, it is very rarely that I have a present under the tree. Kind of depressing, I know, and it can make me sad, only because others will ask, “What did you get?” When I say, “Nothing,” they gasp an... Full story

  • Superior Court

    Updated Nov 30, 2018

    John F. Strohmaier, Judge Criminal Sentencing Chad Richard Wiyrick, 38, Spokane, pleaded guilty Nov. 20 to first-degree theft in connection with a Nov. 21, 2017, crime. His sentence includes 3 months in jail, $500 court costs, $400 public defender reimbursement and a yet-to-be-determined amount of restitution. Juvenile Offender Disposition Alex C. Meserve, 15, of Cheney and/or Davenport, pleaded guilty Nov. 20 to theft of his mother’s firearm on Aug. 11. Prosecutors withdrew charges of taking a motor vehicle without the owner... Full story

  • Volleyball all-opponent team includes two from Odessa

    Updated Nov 30, 2018

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  • Tigers to championship game in Tacoma

    Dyanne Deering|Updated Nov 30, 2018

    The OHS Tigers obliterated the Quilcene Rangers on Saturday afternoon, November 24, at the Wenatchee Apple Bowl. This lady knew that they could get the job done after I looked at the stats and discovered that the Tigers have outscored the Rangers this season 866 to 88. The Tigers took the Apple Bowl game by a score of 65 to 6, with Marcus King walking away with the Sportsmanship Medallion in this semi-final playoff game. Within the first 58 seconds of the game, King had taken... Full story

  • Holiday prep and festivities well under way and a look backward

    Marjorie Womach|Updated Nov 30, 2018

    Music in the Air A concert will be performed Friday, Nov. 30, at 7 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 1, at 2 p.m. by Alicia Mielke on flute and Kevin Garnica on piano at the Mielke barn located at 35099 Rolinco Road E., near Sprague, nine miles south of Harrington on the Harrington-Tokio Road. The concert will consist of a full hour of music with an intermission midway. No tickets or invitation are needed. All are welcome with a suggested donation of $20. For additional information, the Mielkes may be contacted at the... Full story

  • Christmas Fest December 5 in community center

    Terrie Schmidt-Crosby|Updated Nov 30, 2018

    The Odessa Junior Livestock 4-H Club is once again busily gearing up for Christmas Fest, which will be held in the Odessa Community Center next Wednesday, December 5. Vendors from near and far will sell craft items and food items to kick off local shopping for the holidays. Hometown talent will provide live music on the indoor stage throughout the day. The Fest is open from 10 a.m. until 7 p.m. Door prizes donated by the attending vendors will be awarded, also throughout the... Full story

  • Caught in the spirit, Thanksgiving day, tax time, food rations, Christmas mail

    Updated Nov 30, 2018

    1 years ago The Odessa Record November 23, 1918 Caught in the spirit of occasion. Colored porter meant that eagle should shine in celebration of American victory. It happened after the news that the allied forces were chasing the army of the crown prince. There was great rejoicing on the steps off the custom-house building. Everybody was shaking the hand of everybody else. The man who had never before been known to lose his dignity pulling the hair of the office boy and whooping it up generally. All of which was at first... Full story

  • Football Photos

    Updated Nov 30, 2018

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  • Incident Log

    Updated Nov 30, 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, Nov. 19: A caller traveling U.S. 2 between Creston and Davenport advised dispatchers that the highway was slick and that his and another vehicle slid while rounding a corner. A woman suffering “extreme back pain” was tra... Full story

  • Opportunity Zone opens up in Lincoln County

    Updated Nov 30, 2018

    (November 26, 2018) Last December President Trump signed into law the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The Act included a new economic development incentive that targets private investment - Opportunity Zones. Opportunity Zones offer incentives specifically intended to help revitalize low-income population areas that suffer from a lack of investment and business growth. The unique investor incentives tied to Opportunity Zones pertain to capital gains from long term investment. Incentives include 1) tax deferral on capital gains... Full story

  • Odessa FFA members compete at state

    Terrie Schmidt-Crosby|Updated Nov 30, 2018

    On November 15, twelve FFA members were able to compete in State Potato Judging and State Tractor Driving. This event is held annually at CBTech in Moses Lake. FFA members from all over Washington come to compete. The potato-judging teams spent many hours looking over potatoes and studying their workbooks. Coming into the competition, they needed to be able to distinguish between a grade #1, grade #2 and a cull potato, as well as to state the five reasons why they are graded... Full story

  • Property Transactions

    Updated Nov 30, 2018

    Lincoln County Treasurer West Prairie LLC, Davenport, to Trey E. and Rebecca M. Tanninen, Davenport – south half of Lot 3 and all of Lots 4 and 5, Blk. 10, Gibson Sawyer Addition to Davenport, $43,000. US Bank National Association, Minneapolis, Minn., to Star West Development LLC, Salem, Ore. – property at 305 West 1st Street, Sprague (portions of Lot 3, and portions of Lots 4 and 5, Blk. 12, Town of Sprague), $50,000. KSK & M LLC, Creston, to Seth and Jamie Nelson, Seven Bays – property at 34033 Miles Creston Road North... Full story