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  • Add names to Lions Club holiday greetings board

    Chuck Watkins, Odessa Lions Club|Updated Dec 20, 2018

    Fellow Odessans, It is once again time to put the names back on the Christmas greeting board. The Odessa Lions Club would like to see your name up there with all of ours. The board not only shares your holiday spirit with others, the proceeds also allow your Odessa Lions Club to continue to serve our community and our world. As you know, Lions Club in Odessa has completed many service projects, including the covered picnic area, the ramp and new stairs at the Old Town Hall, new picnic tables for Festplatz, the public...

  • JAIL BOOKINGS

    Updated Dec 10, 2018

    Nov. 26: Thomas Henry S. Ellison III, 31, Sprague, arrested by Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) on a Poulsbo, Wash., warrant and for second-degree theft. Scott Wayne Gage, 44, Spokane, arrested by LCSO for theft of a motor vehicle and second-degree possession of stolen property. Garrett Nathanael Gross, 20, Odessa, arrested by Odessa Police on an out-of-county misdemeanor and for second-degree malicious mischief. Nov. 27: Kimberly Marie Green, 32, Wilbur, arrested by LCSO for second-degree criminal trespass. Todd E...

  • COURT REPORT

    Updated Dec 10, 2018

    SUPERIOR COURT John F. Strohmaier, Judge Criminal Sentencing Timothy Albert Evenson, 30, of Ford and Spokane, pleaded guilty Nov. 27 to second-degree trafficking in stolen property in connection with a June 7, 2017, crime in the 200 block of East Railroad Avenue in Reardan, during which tools and prescription drugs were taken. He was originally charged with second-degree theft and first-degree trafficking in stolen property. His sentence includes nine months in jail (with credit for six days served), electronic home...

  • PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS

    Updated Dec 10, 2018

    Kenneth L. and Lorene D. Hansen, Reardan, to AMI Holdings LLC, Spokane – property at 27532 Tramm Road North, Reardan (Parcels A and C, Benner Short Plat), $245,000. Brian Douglas Hatten (administrator, estate of Douglas Lloyd Hatten), Spokane, to Roger Ketchum and Briana M. Young, Woodland, Calif. – property at 205 West Main Street, Harrington (Lot 8, Blk. 33, Town of Harrington), $20,000. Edward T. Battermann, Sr., Davenport, to Edward T. Battermann, Jr., and Courtney L.Battermann, Spokane Valley – property at 29650 Telfo...

  • INCIDENT LOG

    Updated Dec 10, 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. 26: Corrections deputies separated two male inmates in the county jail after an altercation occurred. A battery was removed from a lawnmower owned by the City of Sprague while parked at the grange at Gheres and Doe...

  • OHS Tigers are 1B state champs

    Dyanne Deering|Updated Dec 10, 2018

    Let's roll out the red carpet and start the ticker tape parade. The Odessa Tigers completed a perfect season, 14-0, after their win Saturday afternoon against Almira-Coulee-Hartline, 63 to 12. A little credit must be given to ACH for keeping the turnovers coming, it was almost like a light brunch, there were so many. Which in turn kept the ball in the Tigers' hands and made for a record breaking game, with 40 points in the first quarter. Marcus King ended the game with 224...

  • Seasonal classics; Spritz, M&M and Snickerdoodle

    Laura Estes|Updated Dec 10, 2018

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  • Peterson retires, Clark let go, Odessa has no police

    Terrie Schmidt-Crosby|Updated Dec 10, 2018

    Odessa Mayor Bill Crossley has confirmed that Officer Bryce Peterson retired from the Odessa Police Dept. last Friday and that police chief Tom Clark was let go Monday evening of this week for what Crossley described as “the best interests of the town.” As most of our readers are probably aware, Crossley cannot discuss personnel issues in much detail because of privacy laws. A meeting in the public library on Wednesday, December 5, was announced Tuesday for the council to review a temporary contract with the Lincoln Cou...

  • Lorene Marie Schibel

    Updated Dec 10, 2018

    Lorene Schibel passed away on November 27, 2018 in Odessa. She was born August 4, 1928 in Stevensville, Mont. She is a graduate of Pullman High School and attended Washington State College where she was a member of the Alpha Chi Omega sorority. She met her husband of 67 years, Don Schibel, at college and they were married on November 16, 1951 in Pullman. They later settled on the family farm, west of Odessa and then retired in Odessa. She was a member of the Heritage Church...

  • Christmas Bazaar, Visits with Santa, Mielke Concert and City Council

    Marjorie Womach|Updated Dec 10, 2018

    City Council The Harrington City Council met November 29 at 5:30 p.m. for a public budget meeting with Mayor Justin Slack, councilmen Nathan Luck, Mike Cronrath, Peter Davenport, Levi Schenk and Tim Tipton, clerk Bunny Haugan and two visitors, Marge Womach and Cherie MacClellan present. The mayor opened the "Hearing for Final Budget" and the long process of adjusting calculations began. Considering how recently Slack has moved from council member into the role of mayor, he sho...

  • Increase in levies adopted

    Updated Dec 10, 2018

    The board of directors of Odessa School District #105 met in the high school library Wednesday, November 28, 2018 at 6 p.m., preceded by a workshop in the district office at 5:30 p.m. for the purpose of reviewing the budget and discussing athletic programs. Present were Ed Deife, Heather Valverde, Chris Crossley, Janie Steward, Carmen Weishaar, superintendent Dan Read, principal Jamie Nelson and business manager Juli Weishaar. Also present were Amy Schaefer, Justin Parr, Bruce Todd and Terrie Schmidt-Crosby. There was no...

  • Meet The Record's new writer Dyanne Deering

    Linda Goodman|Updated Dec 10, 2018

    Hello readers. I want to introduce you to my good friend and co-worker Dyanne Deering. Some of you may already have had the privilege of knowing who she is from her irregularly appearing feature, “Diary of a mad, fat, bipolar woman.” Others may know her simply because she grew up in the Odessa area (her maiden name is Kramer). If you do not happen to know her, you should get to know her, because when I talk about the “privilege” of knowing Dyanne, I really mean it. To have he...

  • Managing energy costs

    Updated Dec 10, 2018

    SPOKANE, Wash. – Dec. 3, 2018: With the arrival of the sustained colder temperatures, heating systems are operating more frequently and for longer periods of time, which can increase monthly energy costs. Heating can make up to 60 percent of a home’s monthly winter energy costs. Avista suggests checking your home’s air flow and making sure to use supplemental heating sources efficiently to help manage your winter energy bill. Making sure door sweeps are in good condition and caulking around windows and doors will help preve...