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At least three different rattlesnakes visited downtown Odessa last week. Why so many at about the same time is a mystery. It is fairly rare that the slithering critters are seen on Odessa's streets. One snake was first seen under the bench on the sidewalk outside of the Odessa Record's office. It eventually moved down the street to the west and was dispatched by Nate Lathrop when it arrived at Rolling Thunder Pizza. Another rattler showed up in the rear parking lot of the...
Kelly Jean Knapp was born in Odessa, Wash. on Jan. 27, 1971. She passed away in Spokane, Wash., on Sept. 11, 2020. Kelly graduated from Harrington High School in 1989. She later received degrees from Spokane Community College in culinary arts and hotel management. Kelly was widely known for her artistic expertise decorating beautiful cakes for all occasions. She later became a licensed care giver for the elderly and was deeply loved by all those who came to know her....
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. SEPTEMBER 13 Number of traffic stops: 16 Call to remove a dead deer from the highway. Suspicious vehicle report. Report of illegal fireworks. Illegal burn reported. Car vs. deer collision reported on Highway 231. SEP...
LINCOLN COUNTY – When the dust settles and the smoke clears (literally), fall will have descended upon the vast wheat fields of Lincoln County. Tree leaves will go from a dark green to a bevy of orange, red and yellow colors before ultimately meeting their cold-weather demise. Though the weather maybe be turning from heat rays of sun to cold winds of fall and winter soon, there are still a number of activities to do in Lincoln County…or wherever one finds themselves…come autumn. Here are seven ideas for keeping busy this...
Roger Mark Frederick was born November 25, 1957 to Ronald E. and Shirley A. (Jeske) Frederick in Spokane, Wash. Roger began his education in Spokane, but after the family moved back to Odessa in 1970 he graduated from Odessa High School in 1976. He then attended Whitworth College from 1976-1978 and then transferred to University of Idaho from 1978-1981 where he studied sports medicine. In 1984 Roger married Barbara Reister and together they had two children, a son Derek and...
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 them in its report to the media. SEPTEMBER 4 Number of traffic stops: 18 Suspicious person complaint. Dead...
The Labor Day 2020 windstorm this week resulted in a firestorm, with wildfires popping up in numerous locations in eastern Washington. Odessa resident and photographer Susan Jensen lives high on a hill only a couple of miles outside of town. She was able to capture photos of an extremely fast-moving fire that raged somewhere north of town Monday, spreading rapidly to the west after about 8:30 p.m. Low-lying clouds reflected much of the light to produce an eerie sight....
Te-Ping Chen's Sept. 1 article in the Wall Street Journal, entitled "UFO spotting has replaced bird watching as pandemic obsession," stated that the "non-profit National UFO Reporting Center reports sightings this year are up 51 percent so far over the same period in 2019. Among 5,000 incidents recorded this year, 20 percent occurred in April, as much of the nation remained in lockdown." An excerpt from her article continues, "At Peter Davenport's home in Harrington, Wash.,...
1 years ago Sept. 10, 1920 Odessa public schools opened Monday for the 1920-1921 school year. High school enrollment is 51, the largest in the history of the school. The curriculum will be the same as the previous year, with the only change being the addition of the French language. Debate and athletics will continue to be offered. Last year the debate team won the district championship competing against such schools as Wenatchee and North Central and Lewis & Clark of Spokane. Reports of three mountain lions at the Fred...
Julie Jantz, librarian at the Odessa Public Library, reports that she has a collection of Chromebooks ready for checkout. The Odessa Parent Teacher Organization has provided Chromebooks for students to check out and use at home for their homework assignments. Not every home has a computer available that is dedicated for student use. As long as there is an internet connection at home that the Chromebooks can hook up to, all the student needs is a g-mail address to receive and send in homework assignments. LocalTel has...
Odessa High School has been awarded a $1,000 scholarship from CCI Learning for having the highest percentage of eligible Microsoft Office Specialist certifications per total registered students in Grades 9-12. This scholarship will be divided among those students who passed one or more Microsoft Certifications in Word, PowerPoint, and/or Excel during the 2019-20 school year and added to their FBLA accounts. Because of the pandemic, it was an especially challenging school year, given that many students used distance learning...
This should be the week things gear up for Deutschesfest in Odessa. Sadly, like most area towns, traditional festivities have been canceled due to the corona virus. Normally, the enticing smell of apple strudel, baking in the community center kitchen would waft through the air this week. Workers setting up the Biergarten would enjoy the aroma of pickles and sauerkraut fermenting. Sausage, kraut ranza, kuchen and many other German delicacies would be tucked away in freezers...
All meals are currently available for pick-up only, unless previous arrangements for home delivery are made by calling 509-982-2654 prior to 10 a.m. on the day of the meal. Monday, Sept. 14: Spaghetti & meat sauce, Caesar salad, fresh fruit tray, garlic bread, dessert. Wednesday, Sept. 16: Beef stew, spinach salad, mixed fruit, biscuit, dessert. Thursday, Sept. 17: Fall vegetable soup, ½ ham sandwich, sliced tomatoes, assorted melons, dessert. Suggested donation for ages 60 and older; fee charged for those younger than...
Monday, Sept. 14. Breakfast: Cereal, muffin, fruit & juice. Lunch: Fish sticks, Tater Tots, salad w/dressing, fruit, cookie. Tuesday, Sept. 15. Breakfast: Bagel w/cream cheese, fruit & juice. Lunch: Mozzarella cheese stix, marinara sauce, corn, fruit, veggies. Wednesday, Sept. 16. Breakfast: Muffin, cereal, fruit & juice. Lunch: Beef taco, roll, refried beans, fruit, veggies, salad w/dressing. Thursday, Sept. 17. Breakfast: Yogurt, granola, fruit & juice. Lunch: Sausage, HB patty, doughnut, veggies, fruit. Friday, Sept. 18....
ODESSA – A drive to do some “drifting” at a gravel pit near Odessa has racked up 10 days in jail for a young man who stopped to break some windows in a loader parked at the pit. Benjamin Melgren, 19, accepted a plea deal in Lincoln County Superior Court on Aug. 18 on a charge of second degree malicious mischief. Melgren told Lincoln County Sheriff’s Deputies that he had been out with a friend to do some “drifting” at the gravel pit south of Odessa on March 2 when he got out of the vehicle and threw some rocks at a loader pa...
REARDAN – A proposed increase to the cost of jail services that the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office provides to the Town of Reardan has some officials frustrated, arguing the city can’t afford the increase. Police chief Andy Manke shared with town council at their Aug. 20 meeting that the county didn’t seem to be willing to budge on a $63 per day cost to the town for inmates arrested by the police department and housed in the Lincoln County jail. The town has been charged a maximum of $200 per inmate at $100 per day, but not...
Pressman Mark Cordes helped run the press for the last time today, assisting in printing the Davenport Times, Odessa Record and Wilbur Register. Cordes is leaving Free Press Publishing after 14 years with the company and will begin working at a cabinet shop just outside Cheney....
The formerly shuttered livestock processing facility in Odessa has a new lease on life, with the new owners using the facility to help launch a direct-sales beef program. Miles Curtis, who ranches near Odessa, Ewan and Tokio, bought the facility this spring. The facility had formerly been operated by the non-profit group Cattle Producers of Washington. The new plant, called Limit Bid Packing, processes the beef for Curtis’ direct sales program, as well as processing animals f...
ALMIRA - An Aug. 10 wheat fire burned 50 acres near the intersection of Williams and Old Coulee roads, resulting in the total loss of a combine. Three fire districts - Lincoln County No. 8 from Almira, Lincoln County No. 7 from Wilbur and Grant County No. 6 from Hartline, as well as a plane from Greg's Crop Care, responded to the incident. Almira Fire Chief Dennis Pilar said actions taken by the farmer helped get the fire quickly under control. "There was a concern that the...
DAVENPORT – Construction of the new Davenport healthcare clinic is continuing to make progress this summer after being stalled briefly in March due to Covid. Construction re-started in April and is “coming along nicely”, according to Lincoln Hospital Chief Executive Officer Tyson Lacy. “The building is coming along nicely and is tracking for an on-time completion,” said Lacy. “We should be moved into the new clinic by summer of 2021.” The new clinic will be attached to the hos...
The Davenport airport is scheduled for an expansive remodel next summer, when funds from the Federal Aviation Administration will fund the construction of a new runway. The runway location will be shifted on the property owned by the City of Davenport, making room for either a light industrial park or the construction of more airport hangars, according to Davenport City Administrator Steve Goemmel. “By shifting the location of the runway, we will have room for additional hangars or room for some light industrial buildings t...
RENTON—It may sound weird to say, but “Friday Night Lights” won’t be taking place until March this year. The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) announced a new, tentative schedule which includes four sports seasons for the 2020-21 season due to Corona virus restrictions. The four seasons are classified numerically: Season 1, 2, 3 and 4. Most notably, football, volleyball and girls soccer were all moved to Season 3, which begins at the end of winter....
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Harvest season has begun in Northeast Washington. Canola and hay harvests are currently underway, with wheat to follow soon. Many area families have a connection to the process, either as a farmer or harvest crew member or grain elevator crew member. This makes for a lot of hungry harvesters. Tater Tot Casserole is a favorite of many cooks and diners alike. Easy to prepare and assemble ahead, it holds well if the crew is delayed. Terri Sonata shared a recipe for a Tater Tot...
HARRINGTON — The City Council met July 8 via conference call with the following participants: Mayor Nathan Luck; council members Stephen Hardy, David Buddrius, Peter Davenport, Levi Schenk and Justin Slack; Clerk Janice Cepeda; Margie Hall of the EDC, Steve Marsh of TD&H and identified citizens Geoff Talkington, Marge Womach, Jess Silhan and Cherie MacClellan. A public hearing was opened with Steve Marsh talking about the Community Development Block Grant. Davenport wanted to know what the time-line would be, and Marsh r...
