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ODESSA — Candidate Alberto Reyes racked up nearly double that of his opponents combined Tuesday, Aug. 3, in the initial count of the primary election. Reyes receivd 140 votes, or 65.73%, in the first day of counting. Candidate Amanda Wallace was a distant second with 50 votes, or 23.47%, early count results showed. Ryan Frick was third with 21 votes, or 9.86%. Only the Top 2 candidates advance to the Nov. 2 general election. Lincoln County was reporting it had received 1,834 ballots, or 22.68%. The county has 8,085 r...
SPRAGUE-The primary race for Sprague mayor has one candidate holding a solid position to advance to the general election, while the second spot is hotly contested between three candidates. M. Shawn Coombs has 48 votes upon early returns and is in first place. Sunnie Fortin is barely in second place with 19 votes, but Sprague business owner Dorothy Giddings is right behind with 17 votes. Timothy Wilkens isn't far behind Giddings with 14 votes, while fifth candidate Trace De Gar...
SPRAGUE – The seat up for election with the most candidates in Lincoln County this year is that of mayor of Sprague. Five candidates filed during filing week in May, making the race one of just two nonpartisan races in the county with two finalists yet to be determined before the Aug. 3 primary. Sunnie Fortin, M. Shawn Coombs, Trace De Garmo, Dorothy Giddings and Timothy Wilken are all vying to take the Sprague mayor seat. Only Fortin and Coombs responded to multiple invitations from The Times to discuss their desires to run...
DAVENPORT – A special 3-day filing period is coming up Tuesday, Aug. 10-Thursday, Aug. 12 for candidates wishing to file for positions that weren’t filed for in May’s regular filing period. The filing period is exclusive to those positions…any positions that had candidates file in May aren’t part of this filing period. Eight positions need filing in the Davenport/Reardan/Harrington area. Harrington treasurer, currently filled by Michael Cronrath, didn’t have anyone file in May. Reardan town council seat No. 3, currently occup...
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 18 Traffic stops: 16 A Hunters woman reported a possible domestic violence situation. A woman reported her vehicle was hit by a car. A Colbert woman reported a disabled boat on Lake Roosevelt. A Davenport wom...
HARRINGTON – A significant number of organizations and people are watching over the development of the city. The most prominent are the Harrington Public Development Authority (HPDA), the Harrington Historic Preservation Commission (HHPC) and the Harrington Area Chamber of Commerce. The HPDA was formed in 2003 "to undertake, assist with and otherwise facilitate the acquisition, construction, development, equipping, leasing, operation and maintenance of public benefit projects within or without the City of Harrington in L...
Milton James (Jim/Zimpy) Zimprich, 84, passed away July 11, 2021 at the Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center after a long battle with cancer. Jim was born on May 13, 1937 in Spokane, Wash. to Milton and Betty Zimprich. Jim is survived by his wife Lora, four children Denise (Benny), Jim (Sue), Tammi and Tony; many grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren that brought him such joy and his sister Pat. Graveside Inurnment was held on Fri., July 23, 2021 at...
DAVENPORT – Chandra Schumacher, CPA, was selected by the Lincoln County Commissioners to replace former county auditor Shelly Johnston as interim auditor through Johnston’s elected cycle. Schumacher will begin Sept. 1 and will be sworn in around that time. Schumacher, who comes from a third-generation farming family and lives in Harrington, got a degree in accounting from Eastern Washington University. She spent time accounting for several companies in the Seattle area before moving to Odessa Union for five years. She the...
Milton James (Jim/ Zimpy) Zimprich May 13, 1937 - July 11, 2021 Milton James (Jim/Zimpy) Zimprich, 84, passed away July 11, 2021 at the Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center after a long battle with cancer. Jim was born on May 13, 1937 in Spokane, Wash. to Milton and Betty Zimprich. Jim is survived by his wife Lora, four children Denise (Benny), Jim (Sue), Tammi and Tony; many grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren that brought him such joy and his...
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 11 Traffic stops: 7 An Odessa woman reported a man trying to get in her neighbor’s car on East Fourth Avenue. Two lost dogs were reported on East Fifth Avenue in Odessa. A person was reportedly looking in a vehic...
ODESSA – The July 4 car, truck and bike show held in downtown Odessa drew 12 car entries, six truck entries and six motorcycle entries to town. Ed Riederich of Ritzville entered a vehicle he has dubbed Atilla Da Hun Da. Roger and Melissa Simmons of Soap Lake brought their Laguna-type S-3. Roger Egbert of Davenport entered a 1956 Chevrolet. Charles Green of Moses Lake brought a 2009 Dodge SRT8 called Midnight Wolf. Stan Vangen, also of Moses Lake, entered a Chevrolet C...
1 years ago July 15, 1921 Not a bumper crop this year. The wheat crop is not so good, as was expected early in the season due to the burning during the last week of much of the spring wheat. The winter wheat is now ready for harvest. G.W. Finney made a trip through the country around Marlin, Ruff and Wheeler and reported that the crops north of Marlin promised the largest yield, some farmers expecting 25 to 28 bushels to the acre. Around Ruff he thought 6 to 12 would be the best that could be expected, while the Odessa...
Ashley Roper of Harrington has earned a place on the Spokane Falls Community College honor roll for spring quarter 2021. Students must earn a grade point average of 3.0 or higher to be on the honor roll. Christopher Wyatt of Harrington and Sara Kramer of Odessa have made the honor roll at Spokane Community College. The honor roll lists those students who achieved a grade point average of 3.0 or above in spring quarter. Kaitlin Estep, Colton Hunt and Camden Weber, all of Odessa, have been placed on the Dean’s List at E...
Jeffery Loren Ramm Andrews, loving husband, father and friend, passed away April 15, 2021 as a result of a motorcycle and car accident. Jeff was born May 7, 1965 in Odessa to Larry and Kathleen (Lobe) Ramm. Jeff grew up in Walla Walla before moving to the Seattle area after high school graduation. Early in his working career Jeff spent several years at a wrecking yard, where his love of cars grew. While completing his education, Jeff accepted a position at an optical company...
DAVENPORT – Ballots for the Aug. 3 primary election were mailed to Lincoln County voters July 14, and most residents should receive their ballots July 15 or 16. For many voters, the only race that will appear on the primary ballot will be to appoint either Adam Walser or a write-in candidate as county prosecuting attorney. Walser, a Republican, is running unopposed for a one-year term as the prosecuting attorney. He was appointed prosecuting attorney in January after Jeff Barkdull was elected Lincoln County Superior Court Jud...
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 4 Traffic stops: 34 An LCSO deputy assisted with a tire change. Fireworks were reported a quarter mile east of Hanson Harbor around Crescent Bay. A disabled vehicle was reported at North Highway 174 and North Mic...
REARDAN – The mascot isn't known yet, but the high school has released its tentative fall sports schedule, with a full docket of games returning for athletes competing in football, volleyball, soccer and cross country. Football practice starts Aug. 18, while other sports start practice Aug. 23. Here is the Reardan varsity schedule as it stands as of press time. FOOTBALL Aug. 27 – Jamboree vs. Freeman and Liberty Sept. 3 – at Northwest Christian (Colbert) Sept. 11 – vs. Oro...
ODESSA – Officer Anthony Diaz is Odessa's newest law enforcement officer. He arrived in town on July 3 and has been accompanying Chief Les Jimerson for the past several days, getting familiar with the community and awaiting the arrival of his uniform. As of last Saturday, he was in that uniform for a photo and brief interview at the office of The Record. Diaz is a native of Yakima. After finishing high school, he joined the work force there and served in various capacities, i...
ODESSA – Although the Odessa High School Alumni Association canceled its annual banquet for the second consecutive year in 2021, the members of the class of 1971 were unwilling to let the occasion pass by without the opportunity to gather and catch up with one another. Paul and Kerry Scheller of Odessa hosted their classmates at their home in late June. At 51 members, the class of 1971 is said to be the largest class to graduate from Odessa High: Carol Null, Nancy Finck, V...
ODESSA – Kolby Crossley, a 2012 graduate of Odessa High School, has returned to the state of Washington after several years living and working out of the state. He has accepted a position as the press liaison for the Auburn Police Dept. after having spent time in Montana and Colorado as a local TV news host and reporter. He becomes the first civilian to hold the position at the Auburn PD. Before, police officers were assigned to that duty. The unpopularity of that duty among o...
Harvest is in full swing throughout much of the Inland Northwest. This means many folks are preparing harvest lunches. In light of this, we chose to make Chocolate Oatmeal No-Bake Cookies in one of the Go! Odessa Recreation's summer cooking classes. The class meets in the commercial kitchen of the Odessa Chamber of commerce in the community center. Thank you Odessa Chamber for making it possible to offer this activity for Odessa youth. The children were divided into two...
DAVENPORT – The high school has released its tentative fall sports schedule, with a full docket of games returning for athletes competing in football, volleyball, soccer and cross country. Football practice starts Aug. 18, while other sports start practice Aug. 23. Here is the Davenport varsity schedule as it stands as of press time. Stay tuned next week for coverage of available Reardan sports schedules. FOOTBALL Aug. 27 – Jamboree at Ritzville Sept. 3 – at Colfax Sept. 10 ...
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. June 27 Traffic stops: 17 A welfare check was requested in the Grand Coulee area. A custody issue was reported. A stolen vehicle was reported at Two Rivers Resort by the Fort Spokane boat launch. A Davenport wom...
ODESSA – July 4 fell on a Sunday this year, and although Sunday is normally a quiet day in Odessa most of the time, it was also the day for two events downtown. The Firemen's BBQ at the community center served up lunches to all comers from the side door (not the window, as was decided after we had gone to press with last week's issue). The kitchen crew had a well-organized setup, with cooking performed in the commercial kitchen and an assembly line set up right outside the k...
ODESSA – The Odessa Town Council met June 28 with a full complement present, including Mayor Bill Crossley and council members Vickie Iverson, Landon Lobe, Kelly Watkins, Amy Gimmestad and Marlene Kramer. Prior to the meeting, a public hearing was held to allow citizen input on the latest Transportation Improvement Plan after projects already underway were removed and others needing attention had been added. There were no questions or comments from the public, and the hearing was adjourned. The plan was approved later in t...
