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ODESSA - Residents are offered many options to celebrate the July 4 holiday this year. The high school's Future Business Leaders of America chapter will be hosting a Fireworks stand in the parking lot of Odessa Foods behind the gazebo, 112 West First Avenue. Students will be selling fireworks from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday, June 30-Tuesday, July 4. The students will be fundraising for the many events they do year-round, such as regional, state and national competitions. Volunteer...
DAVENPORT - The weather is warming up this weekend, but not to a point where local authorities feel a need to ban fireworks for the Fourth of July coming Tuesday. There are, however, burn bans instituted in many local fire districts. Fireworks are being legally sold in two locations in Lincoln County. The only spot along the U.S. Highway 2 corridor is in Reardan on Broadway Avenue next to Dean's Drive-In, where Lions Club volunteers are selling fireworks every day through...
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 18 Traffic stops: 8 A caller said his apartment tenant was drunk and out of control. A caller said he locked his keys in his running car at Natural Green Cannabis on First and Morgan Streets in Davenport. A Harri...
DAVENPORT — The primary election is just over a month away, and the late summer voters will decide the final two candidates that advance to the general election for races with more than two filers Tuesday, Aug. 1. This year, four races in our coverage area require whittling down to two candidates. The races include: Harrington city council seat No. 5: Steven Wright, Gavin Wright and Kelly Foreman Sprague city council seat No. 5: Jeffrey Smith, Trace De Garmo and RonDel Krauter Odessa town council seat No. 5: Michael Igo, Laur...
RITZVILLE – A Pasco woman has been hired as a floating general assignment reporter by Free Press Publishing. Abigail Beaton, 19, began Monday, June 12, covering news in Lincoln, Adams and Franklin Counties. "Abby is the best applicant for the position that we've had since before gubernatorial COVID-19 shutdowns," Publisher Roger Harnack said. "We're glad to have her aboard." Beaton will focus mostly on Lind, Othello and Washtucna news in Adams County, but will also cover some...
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 11 Traffic stops: 7 An Edwall woman reported people shooting on private property with no backstop in a field at Highway 231 and Cloverdale Road. A Davenport woman said her neighbor’s trailer was blocking a roadw...
Two deputies join staff DAVENPORT — Two deputies have joined the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office in the communications and corrections department. Derek Edwards and Sam Tiffany were both hired in the last month. Tiffany, a Spokane native, attended Mead High School and most recently worked for Les Schwab in Airway Heights. Edwards is a Davenport High School graduate and most recently worked for Amazon. He has a background in EMS and firefighting. Mid-County Seniors get grant funds HARRINGTON — The Mid-County Seniors didn...
In 1922, the Columbia Basin Irrigation League was formed. Just a year later, Congress passed a bill allowing an investigation of the irrigation project with appropriations of $100,000. This was the very beginning of the process that led to construction of the Grand Coulee Dam, the largest dam in the world at the time, to help provide irrigation to the Columbia Basin, and power to the Pacific Northwest and beyond. It was also the beginning of one of the largest irrigation...
ODESSA - Local high school alumnus and former foreign exchange student Mirgul Omurzakova is raising money for a primary school she is building in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Omurzakova attended Odessa High School in 1994, staying with the Scherr family. "She was an excellent student," Duane Pitts said. "She fell in love with Eastern Washington, the Ken Scherr family in Odessa and rural life." Pitts is a retired English teacher who instructed Omurzakova during her exchange year here....
Davenport birthdays June 23: Libby Murdock, Dustin Jenness, Josh Warwick June 24: Mike Hale, Emma Johnson, Patty Hupp, Linda Spencer, Callen Wynecoop, June 26: Craig Deppner, Stephanie Zeiler June 27: Cindy Warner, Darci Dennis, Kelli Wilkie June 28: Mariah Liebing, Emmett McCowan June 29: Ryan Slahtasky, Cade Hardin Davenport anniversaries June 24: Frosty and Jill Freeze June 25: Tom and Jolie Sorensen, Glen and Nancy Reinbold June 26: Brad and Kim Cole, Roy and Susan Alspach, Doug and Patti Ensor June 28: Ethan and Lindsey...
School is out and we are officially in summer, an excellent time for kids to learn some cooking skills helping prepare family meals. Baking cookies or cupcakes to share with friends can help children learn the joy of gift giving and showing kindness. A gift of cookies can be a day brightener and a casserole is much appreciated when life gets tough. The Odessa Public Library will soon be open for checking out books again, and kids will have six new children’s cookbooks to choos...
SPOKANE — Hoopfest is back for another bout under the sun Saturday, June 24 and Sunday, June 25. We’ve already heard of quite a few children and adults from Davenport, Odessa, Harrington and Reardan playing in the famed 3-on-3 tournament lining the streets of downtown Spokane. Reporter Byrne Bennett will be roaming the blacktop taking photos of locals, but there won’t be time to catch everyone. Send your pictures to Managing Editor Drew Lawson at drew@cheneyfreepress.com for possible inclusion in the June 29 issue, or email...
PUBLIC NOTICE LINCOLN COUNTY NOTICE OF APPLICATION AND DETERMINATION OF NON-SIGNIFICANCE (DNS)STATE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT (SEPA) (RCW 43.21C) SEPA RULES (WAC 197-11) AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FILE NO. Conditional Use Permit – 04-23 DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSAL: Adding a 3,750 sq ft building for an existing i502 license. The building will be used for indoor production – processing. PROPONENT: Zach Schmelebeck PO Box 768 Odessa, WA 99159 LOCATION OF PROPOSAL: 5458 SR 21 N Odessa, WA 99159 LEAD AGENCY: Lincoln County Land Ser...
Graduation season was in full force in Lincoln County Saturday, June 10 as commencement ceremonies were held in Davenport, Reardan and Odessa. 45 graduated in Davenport, while 43 graduated in Reardan and 19 graduated in Odessa. Turn to pages 7-9 for full coverage from all three ceremonies....
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 4 Traffic stops: 6 A Reardan woman said her mother got drunk, started arguing with another woman and that woman pushed her mother down. A woman that fell and started bleeding was reported at SpeedTrap Tap Hou...
Sometimes, to better inform the future, we need to learn from the past. And a newspaper tends to be a rural county’s historical record, so turning to the newspaper for that past is a logical step. Plus, we received many requests to bring back our “Looking Back” section, and the Lincoln County Historical Society recently reached out with several interested writers hoping to contribute historical articles covering our area. So, this summer and starting this issue, we’ll have a...
ODESSA - Local "pizza baker" and musician Nate Lathrop will be putting on a music festival full of Christian music, prayer and testimonials from residents Saturday, July 22. The downtown Christian Freedom Music Festival will take place outside Rolling Thunder Ministries -- also known as Rolling Thunder Pizza – at 13 W. First St., from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. The Stand, an Idaho-based band, will headline the event, he said. Others performances include Flog a Mocker, JESUS Family M...
ODESSA — The Historisches Museum was conceived in 1970 and incorporated in 1971 with the establishment of a historical society to serve the Southwest Lincoln County area. As a physician, new to the Odessa area, Dr. John E. Gahringer was impressed by the historical accounts that patients and neighbors recounted to him regarding the settlement of the land by German-Russian immigrants. He realized it was important that this special German-Russian heritage be preserved. About this same time, Dr. Gahringer had purchased an e...
Davenport birthdays June 16: Caili Schimek, Autumn Cursi June 17: Ed Ensor, Jim Golden, Debbie Merserve, Andrew Bennett, Chantel Heath June 18: Barb Curtis, Ashley Jay, Brayden Duff June 19: Gerry Rambo, Chris Gunning June 20: Todd Winzer, Shelly Johnston, William Briggs, Luke Hammond June 21: Harlow Janke, Cody Johnston, John Badgley, Hannah Mielke June 22: Kyte Stout Davenport anniversaries June 16: Billy and Wanda Hopkins, Todd and Jennifer Hargrave June 17: Duane and Becky Oehlwein, Jerry and Cindy Warner, Reid and...
ODESSA - Tiger white, orange and black filled the High School Gym as the 19-member Class of 2023 was celebrated with a late morning graduation ceremony Saturday, June 10. Graduates entered through the back doors and proceeded down the center aisle in pairs and trios for the opening ceremony before the National Anthem to begin the festivities. Principal Jamie Nelson offered a welcome to the attendees, then announced Citizenship Awards for two students "symbolizing outstanding...
ODESSA - The high school baseball coach will be coaching the football team this fall. Local Joe Schlomer was given the job as approved by the school board Tuesday, June 6. Schlomer will take over for longtime coach Jeff Nelson, who announced his retirement as football coach in January. The 48-year-old Schlomer is coaching tackle football for the first time. He said he has five years of flag football coaching experience and applied for the high school job after baseball...
ODESSA - A 39-year coaching veteran and a WIAA Coaches Association Hall of Fame inductee has been hired as the high school boys head basketball coach. Mike Carlquist, who was an assistant coach under HP Carstensen last year, accepted the job as approved by the school board Tuesday, June 6. The 64-year-old Carlquist brings a long history of coaching stops to a program looking to climb back into state contention. He started as an assistant coach for two years in his hometown of...
PUBLIC NOTICE LINCOLN COUNTY NOTICE OF APPLICATION AND DETERMINATION OF NON-SIGNIFICANCE (DNS)STATE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT (SEPA) (RCW 43.21C) SEPA RULES (WAC 197-11) AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FILE NO. Conditional Use Permit – 04-23 DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSAL: Adding a 3,750 sq ft building for an existing i502 license. The building will be used for indoor production – processing. PROPONENT: Zach Schmelebeck PO Box 768 Odessa, WA 99159 LOCATION OF PROPOSAL: 5458 SR 21 N Odessa, WA 99159 LEAD AGENCY: Lincoln County Land Ser...
Davenport birthdays June 9: Virginia Morrison, Keaton Hupp June 10: Loren Rux, Bennett Wagner, Roberta Telecky June 11: Jamie Chappell, Cheyne Odenrider June 12: Gary Guhlke, Scott Hutsell, Sydney Geissler, Tyler Furman June 13: Richard Singer, Jen Rief, Tessa Semprimoznik June 14: Jerry Newcomb, Karen Lyle, Jerry Warner, Raylee Murdock June 15: Chris Jannett, Kyler Hopkins, Scott Hardin, Ronnie Wilkie, Harper Morcom, Oliver Fisk, Alex Davis Davenport anniversaries June 9: Gary and Sharon Buck, Jeff and Peggy Semprimoznik...
LIND – The city roars to life Friday and Saturday, June 9 and 10, as the 34th annual Combine Demolition Derby Days brings thousands of residents and visitors out for a weekend of smashing fun. The highlight of the event is the Lions Club Combine Demolition Derby, in which area farmers, fans and others put their fortified combines to the test in a demolition contest, with the last combine running crowned the victor. But the weekend also includes a car show, barbecue, car and pickup truck racing, grain truck racing, camping, m...
