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HARRINGTON — Incorporated in 1902, Harrington and Odessa have had similar influences effecting their development. Each built up their city government and each had a newspaper, the Harrington Citizen and the Odessa Record. Between these two young towns were other centers of inhabitants: Lamona, Downs, Mohler and Morocco. Lamona was a small village along the Great Northern railroad. It was first settled in 1894 and had a nice business district by the early 1900s. In 1908, it would boast a hotel, general store, three w...
Myron Huston "Bill" Floyd, 105, was the eighth child born to William and Ida Floyd in Dayton, Wash. He was their Christmas Eve gift in 1914. Two more siblings came later. Growing up in Dayton gave Bill the chance to explore, hike, fish and hunt in the Blue Mountains. He graduated from Dayton High School in 1932. For many years (including last year), he was the oldest living graduate at the Dayton High Alumni Reunion. As a young man in a big family during the Great Depression,...
HARRINGTON – Open meeting laws require city government to notify the public of the time and place of city council meetings and of the agenda for that meeting. The June 10 city council meeting was advertised to be either a conference call or to be held at Memorial Hall. However, four of the five council members had met at city hall based on an email received earlier in the week. The clerk informed the public as late as 4:30 p.m. on June 10 that the 7 p.m. meeting would be by conference call. According to Peter Davenport, ...
Steve Timm passed away June 13, 2020 in Harrington, Wash. There was a graveside service. Strate Funeral Home of Davenport is caring for the Timm family....
HARRINGTON — The 9th Annual Harrington Car Show has been rescheduled to Saturday, July 25, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. with a note of “Remembrance of Allen Jay Barth”, the late founder of the event. It can be stated quite honestly that Barth’s vision and passion for creating the Studebaker Garage was equal to his dynamism for revitalizing the town of Harrington. His personality was such that he attracted other like-minded people to participate in the community groups that would awaken Harrington’s potential; and he was successfu...
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. NOTE: Several listings are missing locations because the Lincoln County Sheriff’s office did not include in its report to the media. June 15 A 60-year-old man was found deceased. Location was not disclosed in report t...
HARRINGTON – Harrington seniors Nik Clarke, Casey Lee and Mya Erickson got an in-person graduation after all this year. It was just a little different than a "normal" graduation, as could be expected with the pandemic. The ceremony, held in the school gymnasium on Thursday evening, required that each guest wear a mask and be socially distant from one another in hopes of complying with Washington's Phase Three re-opening guidelines, which Lincoln County is currently in. Each g...
1 years ago May 28, 1920 The plans and specifications complete, together with the blueprints for the new Community Hall, were received this week by H.W. Rieke, who says the architect’s estimate of the cost is $26,000, lower than once thought because concrete work and labor would cost less here than in a city. Advertising for bids will begin immediately, and it is expected that the successful bidder can begin construction within three weeks. Con H. Eckhart is an Odessa bidder who has been doing contract work in this are for...
INCIDENT LOG Editor’s note: Most items in this section reflect the starting point for response by local police and emergency agencies. May 18 A caller reported a collision by Creston. The caller hung up, but a ambulance was dispatched. A caller reported a pickup truck with a load not loaded properly. An employee for the Wilbur School District reported that someone filed an unemployment claim in his name. An employee for Lincoln County Public Works reported that someone filed an unemployment claim in his name. An employee f...
1 years ago May 21, 1920 Five young men and women graduated from Odessa High School: Helen Michaelsen, Martha Glass, Ruth Horn, William Huber and Carter Patton. Commencement exercises were held at the English Congregational Church, with school superintendent E.R. Jinnett presenting the diplomas. Owing to heavy drains on the water in Crab creek for irrigation purposes, the water that has been slowly flowing through town for some time past, stopped yesterday, probably not to flow again this season. This a month or two...
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. NOTE: Several listings are missing locations because the Lincoln County Sheriff’s office did not include in its report to the media. May 12 A commercial alarm company reported an alarm sounded in the company. A Crest...
Alexys is an outstanding student who includes music alongside her other classes and activities. In addition to playing alto and soprano saxophone in the band, she also sings and plays guitar in the Harrington High School guitar class. Alexys was selected to play alto saxophone in the Bi-County Honor Band.She continues to submit recordings of her music during distance learning. Alexys' parents are Troy and Janese Crawford....
William "Bill" Gooley passed away May 6, 2020. He was comforted by family via phone and video conference with the help of staff at Brookdale Nine Mile. Other family members were with him in thought and spirit. The youngest of three sons, Bill was born April 15, 1944, to Clarence "Cy" and Eleanora (Fallert) Gooley. After graduating from Harrington High School and later Gonzaga University, he worked for many years on the Alaskan North Slope. He loved the Alaskan wilderness and...
1 years ago May 14, 1920 The Odessa vs. Davenport ball game [town team, not high school] broke up in a row in the seventh inning with Odessa leading 5-4. A questionable call was made by the Davenport umpire at home plate after a short fly ball that landed foul, and the Davenport player at third headed for home. Odessa team members and fans said the runner never touched the plate, but the ump ruled him safe. It was also claimed that the runner was off base at the time of the foul pop-up and never returned to tag the base....
INCIDENT LOG Editor’snote:Mostitems in this section reflect the starting point for response by local police and emer- gency agencies. The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office does not release names of indi- viduals who report possi- ble criminal or suspicious activities to dispatchers or alleged victims for this col- umn. Several listings are missing locations because the Lincoln County Sheriff’s office did not include in its report to the media. May 4 An Almira caller reported a door to a vacant house open for the second time...
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. Several listings are missing locations because the Lincoln County Sheriff’s office did not include in its report to the media. April 27 A Wilbur caller found two weed eaters thrown in creek. He thinks they may have be...
SPOKANE — Several Lincoln County students have made the winter quarter honor roll for area community colleges based on their fall quarter grades. To make the list for the quarter, which ended in March, students had to maintain a grade-point average of 3.0 or higher. Lincoln County students making the grade include: Spokane Community College Davenport — Avalon Diviney, Jon Knittel and Daniel Moldrem. Edwall — Lillian Nielsen. Harrington — Christopher Wyatt. Reardan — Riley Blauert, Realm Pope, Logan Rosenlund, James Barris, D...
RITZVILLE - Eastern Washington potato growers donated 20 tons of spuds to area residents Wednesday rather than throw them away. The potatos were grown primarily for restaurants. But with Gov. Jay Inslee shutting down dine-in eateries statewide, the demand for potatos has dwindled, leaving farmers with tons of spuds to give away or throw away. The quarantine orders have essentially shut down the economic engine of local potato farmers. On Monday, the first of several potato...
The sixth-grade class of Harrington School is well-prepared to face the new challenges of middle school for the upcoming school year. Let's see if you can find them in this photo among the fifth-graders, as they prepare to embark on the EWU Challenge Course in October. The sixth-graders are Darian Roberts, Stormy Conway, Eli Downing, Trinity Kinsey, Mac Larmer, Bella Mattozzi, Tommy Reed, Kade Roller, Scout Sewall, Turner Slack, Shawna Williams, Jade Zeigler and not pictured,...
Kindergarten teacher Mrs. Sanford writes: "Thank you to this wonderful group of students and their parents for continuing their learning at home. We had 100% participation in our first Zoom meeting! Keep up the great work! I appreciate and miss all of you!" Pictured, from left, are, front row, Lasse Hendrickson, Declan Burton, Franklin Bailey, Jet Zeigler and Gunnar Snow; back row, Row-Cheylynn Dinwiddie, Josie Mcmurray, Sadie Steward, Alivia Christianson, Evelyn Pittman and...
HARRINGTON - In Harrington schools, teachers and staff look out for local children in each aspect of their lives. The teachers are a major reason why parents enroll their children in the public school system here, and that was on what used to be a "normal day." But now, the coronavirus scare has created a teaching situation never before seen since the local school began in the 1880s. Still teachers and staff are meeting the challenges of educating children even though they...
ODESSA - A local girl has been selected as a semifinalist in the 2020 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. Maddy Wagner was named as a semifinalist April 15. She is the daughter of Travis and Haley Wagner of Odessa. Travis Wagner is a Harrington native. A Future Business Leaders of America participant, Wagner was nominated for the award by Terri King. Only three Washington students made the semifinalist list. The other students are Lauren Stubbs of LaCrosse and Kenedee Mai Lam...
HARRINGTON -- The School Board will meet at 6:15 p.m. May 7 for approval of a capital budget extension. The meeting will take placce online; the online information will be available from the school district websight by Monday, May 4....
BHARRINGTON — The city has a new mayor. Mayor Pro Tempore Nathan Luck was officially selected to lead the city as mayor during a 6 p.m. virtual meeting Thursday, April 2. He was selected on a 2-0 vote of the council, with former Mayor Justin Slack and Councilman Levi Shenk supporting the nomination. Councilmen Peter Davenport and Luck himself abstained from the vote. The decision followed some discussion and apparent confusion of parliamentary procedure. Luck was selected over applicant Desina Holling. “I have chosen to abs...
DAVENPORT — High school sports in Davenport, Reardan and Harrington are the newest casualty of Gov. Jay Inslee’s “stay home, stay safe” quarantine. The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association — the organization that helps organize sports and other activities, confirmed Monday that the school shutdown ordered Monday by the governor also includes all spring sports. That means baseball, softball, track and field, golf, tennis and boys soccer are canceled for the 2020 spring season. “This will include all regular sea...
