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Hot weather, when temperatures reach one hundred plus, can slow garden production. Zucchinis seem to be the exception, powering through with regular production, though the skin maybe a little thicker. These hot weather summer squashes are ideal for bread, cake and cookie making, as they are a bit dryer. Garden to Table Cookbook, by Kayla Butts, is a recent addition to my collection. All the recipes are based on items you would grow in a garden or home orchard. Dark Chocolate...
DAVENPORT - The 2023 Lincoln County primary election was officially certified during a canvassing board meeting including elections deputy Norm Caley, prosecuting attorney Adam Walser, auditor Chandra Schumacher and commissioner Scott Hutsell Tuesday, Aug. 15. And barring a petition for a recount, the certification confirmed that the race for Jeffrey Smith's opponent for Sprague city councilmember No. 5 during the November general election was decided by a single vote. RonDel...
ODESSA – An excessive heat warning was expected to expire at 11 p.m. Thursday night, Aug. 17, after several days of 100-plus degree temperatures. Meanwhile, a fire weather watch came and went overnight Wednesday and early Thursday. No records were set during this week’s heat wave. In Odessa, the temperature reached 103 degrees on both Tuesday and Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service. The forecast was for 103 degrees again on Thursday. The newspaper went to press before the heat of the day. Davenport’s high...
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. Aug. 6 Traffic stops: 4 A Davenport woman at Safeway Apartments said a woman in a neighboring apartment was yelling at a dog. A caller from Lakeview Terrace in Grand Coulee said a man was hanging out near a tra...
DAVENPORT –Depending on what part of Lincoln County you're in, wheat harvest is either winding down, ramping up or right at its peak. Closer to the county seat, wheat farmers tend to be in the middle of harvest, with most Reardan-area farmers not far behind, conversations with stakeholders and farmers indicate. Further south, most Harrington farmers are nearing the end of harvest, while many Odessa-area farmers are wrapping up their harvest seasons. "As a company, we're o...
ODESSA — Barring a last-minute miracle and influx of valid mail-in ballots, the candidates for town mayor and councilmember No. 5 in the November general election appear to be set after a second round of tallying primary election votes Thursday, Aug. 3. The top two vote-getters in each race advance to the general election. Incumbent mayor Bill Crossley dusted his two opponents in the primary election that closed Aug. 1, with 216 votes that was 71.52% of the voting total. His opponent in November will likely be Jeremy S...
HARRINGTON - The largest Lincoln County fire in the last week was controlled by local crews from Fire District No. 6 and No. 5. A roughly 50-acre blaze near Kloster and Rocklyn Roads was knocked down by area firefighters late Wednesday, Aug. 2. District No. 6 commissioner Ron Mielke said the fire started on a combine draper and burned east toward Rocklyn. It mostly burned through stubble and Conservation Reserve Program land, with no wheat succumbing to the flames. Rocklyn...
Results as of second ballot count Thursday, Aug. 3 Odessa Mayor: Bill Crossley: 216 Jeremy Smith: 53 Ed Hayden: 32 Odessa Councilmember No. 5 Mike Igo: 42 Laura Caler: 105 Marlene Kramer: 152 Write-In: 3 Harrington Councilmember No. 5 Steven Wright: 21 Gavin Wagner: 58 Kelly Foreman: 31 Sprague Councilmember No. 5 Jeffrey Smith: 45 Trace De Garmo: 26 RonDel Krauter: 27 Write-In: 3 Lincoln County Commissioner District No. 1 Jo Gilchrist: 727 Write-In: 31 Election will be certified Tuesday, Aug. 15....
DAVENPORT - Wheatland Bank has reached an agreement to join the Glacier Bancorp family of banks, the company announced in a press release Tuesday, Aug. 8. Wheatland will merge with Chelan-based North Cascades Bank, which has nine branches and 100 employees in the North Central Washington area. The merger is expected to occur in the fourth financial quarter of this year. The combination will include 23 branches and about 250 employees around the central and eastern parts of the...
DAVENPORT - For some Lincoln County wheat farmers, harvest is just getting started. For others further south, it's nearing completion...if completion hasn't been reached already. And this year's yield tends to vary between average to below-average, according to experts at HighLine Grain Growers. "In our southern footprint, which is the Odessa area, yields were down from historical averages, but not too much," HighLine grain marketer Taylor Warwick said. "And protein levels...
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. July 30 Traffic stops: 17 A Creston man said gas was syphoned out of his wife’s vehicle on the 100 block of Northeast Smith Street. Washington State Patrol reported a tow truck with a missing wheel dragging along...
ODESSA — An application to acquire a conditional use permit for an indoor marijuana production and processing facility just north of town was denied by the Lincoln County Commissioners per an attorney’s recommendation Monday, Aug. 7. The facility, which would have been at 5458 State Highway 21 North, was applied for by Zack Schmelebeck on Ervin Schmelebeck’s land. Wilbur-based attorney and former Lincoln County District Court Judge Joshua Grant, acting as land use hearings examiner, recommended the permit application be de...
ODESSA - "Revivalist" pastor Barry Perez will be performing a miracle service at Odessa Foursquare church Sunday, Aug. 20. Perez and his wife, Jan, founded Harvesttime Ministries International in 1997 and have traveled around the globe with their message, according to an announcement from the group. "God is not only manifesting Himself supernaturally to believers, but His desire is for the church to operate in the supernatural flow of His spirit in order to reach a dying a...
Davenport birthdays Aug. 11: Renee Honey, Cody Parker, Austin Savelesky Aug. 12: Cody Coppersmith Aug. 13: Kyra Arland, Andrea Morgan Aug. 14: Faith Brooks, Landon Harrison, Jerri Madison, Lillian Phillips Aug. 15: Adney Lacy, Jared King, Stephanie Linstrum, Bob Novak Aug. 16: Andrew Schreck, Janelle Hiccox Aug. 17: Janie Schreck, Ketner Kragt, Everett Prewitt Davenport anniversaries Aug. 11: Caleb and Lana Bowdish, Bob and Donna Fisher, Ben and Ashley Brooks Aug. 12: Jerry and Jeanne Newcomb Aug. 13: Ken and Lynee...
Results as of first ballot count Tuesday, Aug. 1 Odessa Mayor: Bill Crossley: 162 Jeremy Smith: 37 Ed Hayden: 22 Odessa Councilmember No. 5 Mike Igo: 33 Laura Caler: 73 Marlene Kramer: 114 Write-In: 2 Harrington Councilmember No. 5 Steven Wright: 14 Gavin Wagner: 29 Kelly Foreman: 19 Sprague Councilmember No. 5 Jeffrey Smith: 35 Trace De Garmo: 22 RonDel Krauter: 22 Write-In: 3 Lincoln County Commissioner District No. 1 Jo Gilchrist: 494 Write-In: 19...
ODESSA — Incumbents held comfortable leads over their opponents in local races for Mayor and Councilmember No. 5 after the first ballot count in the primary election Tuesday, Aug. 1. Incumbent mayor Bill Crossley had 162 votes. Second-place Jeremy Smith had 37 votes, while Ed Hayden was third with 22 votes. “I was pretty overwhelmed and humbled (after seeing tallies),” Crossley said. “This time of year, people work a lot of late hours, so to see that many people get out and vote is pretty awesome.” “I’m actually shoc...
DAVENPORT - Fire districts around Lincoln County responded to multiple field fires while providing mutual aide to a forest fire outside Cheney in the last week. The largest Lincoln County fire of the week ignited east of Rocklyn Road and south of Harrington Airport Road Friday, July 28. Crews from Fire District No. 6 and No. 5 worked together to put out the field blaze that was started by farm equipment, District No. 6 commissioner Ron Mielke said. "We got called out three...
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. July 23 Traffic stops: 11 A caller from Mary Queen of Heaven Catholic Church in Sprague reported theft at the church while assisting a homeless person. A caller said he was stranded in his boat on Lake Roosevelt. A D...
New Odessa superintendent Steve Fisk (left) was officially sworn into his position by school board chairman Ed Deife (right) at the board's regular meeting Wednesday, July 26....
ODESSA — The local school board approved the fee schedule for the 2023-24 school year at a regular meeting Wednesday, July 26. Associated Student Body dues/card will be $20 for K-6 and $45 for 7-12. Agriculture/shop fees are $20, while 4-year-old preschool tuition is $110 a month and 3-year-old preschool tuition is $70 a month. Reduced preschool tuition is $55 and $35 a month respectively based on lunch qualification. Lunch prices are $3.50 for grades 7-12 and $5 for adults, while a la carte entrees are $1.90 and a la c...
ODESSA — The school board approved the 2023-24 school district budget at its regular meeting Wednesday, July 26. The district is budgeting for the following revenues: • $4,896,986 to the general fund • $216,000 to the associated student body fund • $124,607 to the capital projects fund • $208,898 to the transportation vehicle fund The following planned expenditures were approved by the school board: • $5,153,079 to the general fund • $211,863 to the associated student body fund • $390,000 to the capital projects fund ...
Somethings are better, made the old-fashioned way. When I was young and learning to cook and bake, my family, like most, did not own an electric mixer. If you were whipping cream or beating a cake mix you used a hand cranked set of beaters. Youth participating in the Go Odessa Recreation Program, Cooking Class, learned to make hand mixed Chocolate Chip Cookies this past week. Additionally, they learned room temperature butter is about 66 degrees, for proper creaming of...
Davenport birthdays Aug. 4: Harold Thompson, Aaron Coley, Izaiah Bowdish, Ken Horner, Karom Thomas Aug. 5: Richard Gunning, Paula Furman Aug. 6: Jeff Gunning, Michelle Hopp, Kim Buchmann, Nick Colbert, Matt Schneider, Barb Zentz Aug. 7: Darci Linstrum, Chad Crandell, Cady Zellmer, Adeline Delafield Aug. 8: Olivia Plasencia, Tom Withey, Emma Street Aug. 9: Jim Linstrum, Gary Buck Aug. 10: Amber Wood, Alicia Cloud, Jerome Rosman, Mark Morgan, Michael Strite, Ashley Ann Gunning, Marcella Alderate, Dalilah Plumb Davenport...
June 28, 1961 – July 21, 2023 Sandra K. Stanton-Heimbigner passed away July 21, 2023. Sandra was born June 28, 1961 in Goldendale, Wash. She is preceded in death by her Father, Earl Stanton, and her Foster parents Art and Pauline Leisle. She is survived by her husband of 31 years, Randall, daughter Sasha of Spokane, and other siblings Alton and Lynn, Linda (Lynn)Borders, Dwight and Teri, and Dewayne; including all of their children. Sandy enjoyed reading and cross stitch. She...
George Martin Rodeck Nov. 30, 1930 – July 14, 2023 George Martin Rodeck, 92, of Odessa, passed away peacefully on July 14, 2023. George was born on Nov. 30, 1930 in Irby, Wash. on a homesteaded ranch and grew up in Odessa. He served in the Navy during the Korean War and went on to graduate from Bentley University and began a life-long career as an accountant, accounts manager and tax professional in Mass. He married Joan (Lally) Rodeck of Boston, Mass., on Dec. 26, 1954. T...
