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DAVENPORT- Senior Kadee Sweetland put on a talent show for her senior project. Saturday, Feb.8, seven separate acts took to the stage in the high school auditorium to perform for the crowd and a panel of judges. "Seniors do a project to involve the community, either helping, serving, or giving back to our community," Sweetland said "It is also a requirement to graduate." The first two contestants, wearing matching cowgirl outfits, danced together before leaping from the stage...
SPANGLE — Four Indian wrestlers brought home gold Thursday, Feb. 6, from the 1B/2B League -South district wrestling meet at Spangle High School. Ethan Hull won the 126-pound class, Dylan Bjornberg won 138, Rylan Anderson won 152 and Kobe Martinez at 195. Prior to the start of wrestling, Anderson was awarded the district’s Wrestler of the Year plaque. Seeded No. 1, Hull received byes into the championship match. And his lone bout for the title only lasted 3:23 as he pinned Sam...
SUPERIOR COURT John F. Strohmaier, Judge Criminal Sentencings Joshua J. Tonasket, 25, Keller, changed plea to guilty for a charge of residential burglary, sentenced to 6 months in jail. New Criminal Cases David W. McCoy, 41, Almira, charged with one count theft in the first degree, one count theft in the second degree, one count money laundering, , two counts identity theft in the first degree, in connection to an incident on taking place between Nov. 6, 2019 and Jan. 9, 2020, in which McCoy is accused of making fraudulent...
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. Jan. 20: A man requested to speak with a deputy about dogs chasing vehicles and a neighbor who rides a 4 wheeler without lights or license. A caller reported a burglary at a Wilbur storage unit. A woman reported her...
DAVENPORT – A local man has been hired as the new editor of the Davenport Times. Chris Person, 40, took over the newsroom Jan. 20. "This is a great opportunity to integrate and serve my community," Person said. "He'll be a great addition our news team providing coverage of Davenport, Reardan and Lincoln County," Publisher Roger Harnack said. Person replaces longtime Times Editor Mark Smith, who resigned due to medical issues last fall. For the last few months, Ritzville j...
SUPERIOR COURT John F. Strohmaier, Judge Civil Judgments The fine of $252.10 against Joseph R. Davenport, Odessa, for overpaid unemployment benefits, has been paid in full. A judgement against CPOW Livestock Processors Cooperative Association has been issued for unpaid taxes in the amount of $4,551.71. New Criminal Cases Victoria Rain Matheson, 18, Keller, is charged with one count of possession of a controlled substance other than marijuana in connection to an incident on Aug. 15. New Civil Cases The Sherwin-Williams...
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. Editor’s note: The report that the newspaper received from the sheriff’s office was missing the location for many of the incidents listed here. The newspaper has listed the location wherever possible. Jan. 13: A c...
1 years ago The Odessa Record January 18, 1920 News updates: Harrington swamped Odessa, 25 to 3, in basketball. Charles Cone is reinstated on the team and it is expected that the team will be able to reverse matters when they play a return game this week. The Great Northern has sent all its oil burning locomotives to Montana and are replacing them with coal burning, faster, smaller engines. With the census under way the Farmers & Merchants bank is offering prizes to the one...
HOHS The Harrington Opera House Society met January 6 for its annual meeting in the Art Room with the following in attendance: Ellen Evans, Billie and Gordon Herron, Ed and Bunny Haugan, Mark and Sheryl Stedman, Dan and Cindy Hino, Becky Moeller, Karen Robertson, Marge Womach and Linda Wagner. The arrival of the emergency chair for stairway exit was announced. A by-laws change was made to remove “engineer” as a position. Discussion was held regarding the membership drive and annual newsletter. The Society received a let...
SUPERIOR COURT John F. Strohmaier, Judge Criminal Sentencings Curtis Tanner Lloyd, 27, pleaded guilty to violation of no contact order, sentence to no jail time and $700 in court assessments. New Civil Cases The Estate of Robert J. Cawyer has filed a Quiet Title on property in Sprague against the Estate of Roger W. Seurer. Richard B. Tredway is suing Central Washington Asphalt, the State of Washington and Larry and Jane Doe Hamilton for negligence. MARRIAGE DISSOLUTIONS Lincoln County Clerk New filings involving persons...
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. Jan. 6: A man reported a neighbor harassing him (no city or town information provided by the Sheriff’s Office) A Davenport man reported a neighbor possibly burning garbage. A Reardan woman reported a suspicious vehicl...
Our look back at 2019 continues... July In a project spearheaded by Lise Ott and JoEllen Wollman of Experience Quilts with the help of many Odessa quilters, red, white and blue “valor quilts” were distributed to elderly veterans at a July 4 quilt show at Any Occasion Banquet Hall. The Firemen’s Barbecue on July 4 served close to 300 people on a nice warm summer day. Odessa High School sent 29 of its FBLA chapter members to the FBLA National Leadership Conference held this year in San Antonio, Texas. Five teams made it into...
Crisis Reality Training Tony Hamilton has announced an opportunity for our community to attend a “Crisis Reality Training” in Harrington on Friday, January 10, with Jesus Villahermosa in charge. Villahermosa is a nationally recognized expert on the topic of active shooters. He has a 33-year history in law enforcement and served 30 years as the point man on the SWAT team while serving with the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department. From his website: “Jesus’ experience as a law enforcement officer has fueled his passion for peopl...
SUPERIOR COURT John F. Strohmaier, Judge Criminal Sentencings Christopher Andrew Summers changed his plea to guilty to unlawful possession of a firearm in the second degree and was sentenced to 27.75 months in prison. He had been charged with the crime in 2017. Matayo A. Matta-McDougall changed his plea to guilty to attempting to elude a pursuing police officer (count one), unlawful possession of a firearm in the second degree (count two) and assault in the second degree (count three), sentenced to five months in prison for c...
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. Dec. 30 A Davenport woman reported she thought her CO2 alarm was going off. Spokane County reported having a person in custody wanted in Lincoln County. A man living in Spokane reported that a wood stove has been sto...
1 years ago The Odessa Record January 4, 1920 News updates: D. E. Schimke caught the burglar that entered three Odessa business houses. He was sleeping in the old Salsburg elevator and Mr. Schimke kept watch over him while his son, Tolbert, called Marshal Durland. The burglar, who still had Sol Reiman's automatic in possession, was identified as a man that was wanted in three counties and he was bound over to the superior court. New officers of the Masonic lodge include A. M...
After much agonizing and several months of searching for anyone with ties to Odessa who might want to take over publication of The Odessa Record, we have decided that interest in a small weekly newspaper simply isn’t present among current and former Odessa folks. So the time has come, for the sake of family and for health reasons, to hang up the red editor’s pen and try to enjoy some more relaxed years of retirement. The job has been enjoyable for the most part, and the expressions of thanks for our efforts by several avid re...
Our look back at 2019 continues... July In a project spearheaded by Lise Ott and JoEllen Wollman of Experience Quilts with the help of many Odessa quilters, red, white and blue “valor quilts” were distributed to elderly veterans at a July 4 quilt show at Any Occasion Banquet Hall. The Firemen’s Barbecue on July 4 served close to 300 people on a nice warm summer day. Odessa High School sent 29 of its FBLA chapter members to the FBLA National Leadership Conference held this year in San Antonio, Texas. Five teams made it into...
1 years ago The Odessa Record December 28, 1919 News updates: Christmas business in Odessa was the best in years, even with a shortage of some lines of merchandise. Postmaster Schoonover reports postal business at 25 percent over last year. There were a lot of disappointed kiddies when the town's quota of Christmas trees failed to arrive. They had been shipped on the 17th and were finally located on a siding 10 miles from where they started. They arrived on Christmas eve,...
SUPERIOR COURT John F. Strohmaier, Judge EDITOR’S NOTE: This report is for the past two weeks. New Criminal Cases Rachell G. Newell, 41, Davenport, is charged with possession of stolen property in the second degree. Seth M. Johnson, 20, SeaTac, is charged with five counts of possession with intent to deliver of controlled substances. New Juvenile Offender Matters A 17-year-old girl has been charged with assault. Bail is set at $5,000. New Civil Cases Warrant of unpaid taxes issued against Darren Summers, Odessa, in the a...
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. Dec. 23: A Davenport woman called 911 to report she thinks she heard a prowler between her house and her neighbor’s house. An Edwall caller reported an abandoned car on the side of the road with no one around. A cal...
Rocklyn Zion Chapel Christmas Sunday, Dec. 22, was a bright and beautiful day for the Christmas Hymn Sing at at the Rocklyn Zion Chapel near Harrington. Seasonal Christmas prelude music was played by Sarah Jane Heid of Davenport as God’s house on the hill at Zion filled to capacity with nearly 60 men, women and children. Judy Mielke, of Arizona, gave the welcome address with an overflowing heart of thanksgiving for the wonderful support of the old-fashioned Christmas which has been a tradition for the Mielke family, one of t...
1 years ago The Odessa Record December 21, 1919 News updates: Odessa high school won its second start of the debate series by winning from Wenatchee high school. Helen Michaelsen, William Huber and Frank Schy were the team. The Rev. J. Charles Evans and T. J. McDermott Jr., have been named as census takers, to start after the first of the year. O. E. Finstad has purchased the Davies store and it will be known as Ole’s place. The cold wave which up to Monday caused the temperatures to range from 24 to 14 below, broke T...
Harrington School Christmas Concert The Harrington School Christmas concert was held at the school on Tuesday, Dec. 10, at 7 p.m. After Superintendent Wayne Massie welcomed the audience, music instructor Robert Vierschilling instructed the fifth- and sixth-grade beginning band students to demonstrate how to un-case their instruments and put them together before they played. The students demonstrated proper playing technique with three notes and played "Hot Cross Buns" and "Au...
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 suspicious activities to dispatchers or alleged victims for this column. Monday, Dec. 9: Simply Safe called reporting that one of their alarms for a Lincoln County customer went sounded. Allstate Insurance called to report a customer in Wilbur ran out of fuel and needed as...
