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ODESSA- Diane Kennedy, 68, has worked in the restaurant business her whole life and is now bringing her culinary inclinations here through a business that was previously in Ritzville, "The Caddy Shack." Kennedy first opened the restaurant at the Ritzville Golf Course almost three years ago. "I got started in Ritzville," Kennedy said. "I leased out the golf course for a few years." Her departure from Ritzville was the city's decision, clerk-treasurer Julie Flyckt said....
DAVENPORT — A local lawmaker claimed this week that two environmental laws from the state Legislature and Gov. Jay Inslee that took effect Jan. 1 are already causing a fuel price increase. Republican Senator Mark Schoesler of Ritzville, who represents the 9th Legislative District, said the Washington Independent Energy Distributors Association is reporting the increase in less than a week of new laws taking effect. According to GasBuddy.com, a website that tracks fuel price trends nationwide, the average price for a gallon o...
ODESSA—The school district here prefers to run its operational and capital improvement levies on an annual basis instead of on a two-or-three year basis. This year, there’s a third levy to raise funds for a new school bus facing district voters in a special election Tuesday, Feb. 14. “Typically, here they’ve done a yearly levy,” superintendent John Bruce said. “If it’s on a two-year or three-year basis…that doesn’t account for inflation.” This year the first ask to voters is to pass an educational programs and operat...
ODESSA—Lincoln Hospital District No. 1 voters will be asked to do what they’ve historically been willing to do in the special election coming up Tuesday, Feb. 14: pass a one-year operation and maintenance levy. The estimated levy rate is $2.36 per $1,000 of assessed property value for collection in 2024 and will bring in $671,800 “for paying part of the District’s operation and maintenance expenses,” according to proposition language. A voter with a property valued at $300,000 would pay $708 toward this levy if it’s pass...
ODESSA— Mayor Bill Crossley said he is anticipating a tight schedule with the renovations to the community center but is looking forward to having a safer environment for employees, events and the town's residents at an annual mayor and media meeting with The Record-Times this week. The community center renovations will go to bid mid-February and will be started in March with no delays. "We are trying to look at two different bids for the renovations," Crossley said. "One for the roof and one for the building." The project d...
Chamber Banquet event moved to Old Town Hall ODESSA— The Chamber of Commerce had its first meeting of the year at Old Town Hall Tuesday, Jan.10. The annual Chamber Banquet will be held on Friday, March 10, with the theme being "Roaring '20s." Due to the community center renovations, the event will take place at Old Town Hall and occupancy will be at 150. The upcoming Desert 100 StumpJumpers motorcycle race was one of the topics of conversation. President Matt Roberson shared a proposed contract for possible ATMs for the a...
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ODESSA - The town last had an active police chief present in late November. Police chief Leslie Jimerson's last day of employment was Friday, Nov. 25. The news was shared with The Record-Times a few weeks after Jimerson's resignation due to the council not wanting a rise in crime. "Our last officer quit and gave two weeks' notice, working only eight days out of the two weeks given," town clerk Meri-Jane Bohn said. "His family had relocated out of state, so he decided to join them." When asked why the public was not immediatel...
OODESSA — The Tigers ran the court against Waterville 70-41 on Friday, Dec. 30. Waterville started by making a 3-point shot, which Odessa senior Collin Martin countered with a lay-up. Junior Jacob Scrupps scored the most points at 22 and added 8 rebounds. Senior Collin Martin scored 14 points and had three rebounds. Sophomore Corbyn Nielsen scored 18 points and had 9 rebounds. Junior Chad Strebeck found himself on the board with 6 points and 2 rebounds. But nothing prepared Odessa’s defense for their next game against Oak...
Varsity games, meets and matches the week of Jan. 6-12 for Davenport, Odessa, Reardan and Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Harrington. All games are subject to postponement or cancellation. Friday, Jan. 6 • Odessa basketball vs. Almira/Coulee-Hartline @ 6 p.m. • Reardan basketball vs. Colfax @ 6 p.m. • Reardan wrestling at Cheney @ 6 p.m. • LRS basketball at Northwest Christian 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 7 • Davenport and LRS wrestling at Banks Lake Brawl in Coulee City @ 10 a.m. • Reardan wrestling at Blackhawk Invite @ 10 a.m. • Dave...
ODESSA - The Tigers lost by 41 points, 58-17, during a non-league game against the Waterville Shockers on Friday, Dec. 30. Waterville led after the first quarter 15-4, with Odessa's Hayden Schuh supplying all of the Tigers' points. The second quarter started with a short back and forth between the two teams until Waterville scored ten more points, while Odessa scored only five more to trail 25-9 by halftime. At the start of the third quarter, the Tigers were visibly...
Davenport birthdays Jan. 6: Jarod Gunning, Jim Starr, Hayley Gill Jan. 7: Tanya Scharff, Collette Paul, Kristi Abbott, Ray Dashiell, Nina Fisk, Barbara Vincent O’Connor Jan. 8: Jennifer Hargrave, Bill Katz † Jan. 9: Dani Vesneske, Steve Telecky, Brayden Bailey, Tony Hein, Arlene Stromberger, Susan Alspach Jan. 10: Barbara Ensor Jan. 11: Leslie Oliver, Morgan Morcom Jan. 12: Cathy Sawyer, Lorie Leath Davenport anniversaries Jan. 9: Troy and Andrea Morgan Jan. 11: George and Marilyn Arland Reardan birthdays Jan. 7: Tammy Boo...
Jan. 1906, 117 years ago New Years Eve witnessed the passing of the liquor store traffic and local saloons sold out early in the evening. A Sunday school was organized at Irby, with Weldon Williams as superintendent and Jacob Ott as an assistant. Samuel Reinman bought the John Schatz ranch south of town for $32,000 and leased it to his son Ed Reiman. Jan. 4, 1935, 88 years ago Police Judge F.B. Totusek held evening court on Wednesday night, when Jacob Hardung and Conrad Gisek appeared before him both on charges of drunk and...
What to fix for dinner? To paraphrase a saying circulating in social media recently, I didn’t realize that being an adult meant wondering what to fix for dinner for the rest of my life would be the most challenging question. Throw picky eaters, sudden schedule changes and forgetting to thaw meat into the mix and you may end up with lukewarm takeout or heating a frozen pizza. More home-cooked meals may have been on your New Years’ resolution list. You have scanned the internet for recipe ideas. All you need now is to fol...
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. 26 Traffic stops: 0 A caller said another man was threatening him. A Reardan woman said she was having problems getting into her Hummer that had a dead batter and faulty lock. A caller reported a court order vio...
DAVENPORT - It was another interesting year in Lincoln County, and a fascinating inaugural year of The Record-Times. Here's a look back at the news that dotted headlines and news pages in the second half of 2022. A recap of the news from the first half of 2022 will be in next week's issue. July Chad Prewitt began his role as superintendent of the Davenport School District, replacing the retiring Jim Kowalkowski. The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office received no calls of fires re...
The Little Dribblers had their chance to learn some fundamentals at the Odessa vs. Oakesdale game during half-time on Tuesday, Jan. 3. They practiced drills, shooting and passing. One basket was made....
Friday, Dec. 30 • Odessa basketball vs. Waterville @ 6 p.m. • Reardan basketball at Lions Club Tournament, time and opponent TBD Tuesday, Jan. 3 • Davenport basketball vs. Liberty @ 4:30 p.m. • Davenport wrestling vs. Liberty @ 6 p.m. • Odessa basketball vs. Oakesdale @ 6 p.m. • LRS basketball at Warden @ 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 5 • Davenport, Reardan and LRS wrestling league meet at Colfax @ 5 p.m....
Larry Dean Zagelow Jun. 9, 1940 – Dec. 5, 2022 Larry Dean Zagelow, age 82, passed away on Mon., Dec. 5, 2022. Larry was born on Jun. 9, 1940 in Odessa, Wash. to Hugo and Dorothy Zagelow. Larry was the oldest of 3 boys and was only 6 years old when they lost their father Hugo to an accident at the family country home. Larry's Grandpa Schafer then built a home for the family in Odessa where Larry and his brothers were raised by their mother Dorothy. Larry attended Odessa High S...
Davenport birthdays Dec. 30: Bre Bailey, Reid Gants, Kristy Meilke Dec. 31: Allison Hiccox, Watson Posey, Justin Piper Jan. 1: Amanda Plumb, Rocky Stone † Jan. 2: Samantha Odenrider, Sabrina Burger, Kaitlynne Guhlke Jan. 3: Kaitlyn Blauert Jan. 4: Megan Hopp, Tanner Odenrider, Kylee Hosking, Brandon Stiles Jan. 5: Mary Wright, Derek Orvis, Kennedy Hargrave Davenport anniversaries Dec. 31: Bob and Rita Guhlke, Phil and Leona Carr, Gary and Leslie Cirullo, Christopher and Treana Briggs Jan. 2: Mark and Mihoko Patterson Jan. 3...
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. 19 Traffic stops: 0 A Wilbur woman said two people were pranking her to kill her and collect insurance money. A caller said her one-year-old child was blue in the face. Lincoln County District Court req...
DAVENPORT - It was another interesting year in Lincoln County, and a fascinating inaugural year of The Record-Times. Here's a look back at the news that dotted headlines and news pages in the first half of 2022. A recap of the news from the second half of 2022 will be in next week's issue. January A substation regulator at the Avista transformer station on Third Street caught fire and knocked power out throughout Davenport for over 10 hours. Confusion spread throughout...
Jim Boss shovels downtown Odessa over the holiday weekend Friday, Dec. 23....
DAVENPORT — Most of the United States was under some winter storm warning over Christmas weekend. As a result, temperatures dropped several degrees below zero around Lincoln County. While it was cold (-12 for Davenport, Odessa and Harrington), previous winters were bitterly cold. According to the National Weather Service, the lowest recorded temperature for January for Davenport was in 1996 (-28), 1950 (-27) and 1979 (-24). Harrington has had mild temperatures in the past, but not by much. For example, the lowest recorded t...
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. 12 Traffic stops: 7 A caller said his wife was missing after suffering “mental distress.” A Davenport woman said she heard someone yelling near Phase II Hair Design. Dec. 13 Traffic stops: 3 ADT reported an alar...
