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Serving Lincoln County for more than a century!
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Students tour missile site north of Harrington Michael Cronrath, instructor of Current World History and World War II and the Cold War, took nine of his students on Friday, Oct 18th, to Peter Davenport's missile site. Mike Perry and Tony Hamilton accompanied the group for the one-and-a-half-hour tour. Since Cronrath's classes had been studying the beginning of the nuclear age and the opportunity availed itself, arrangements were made for the trip. The students, aged 15 to 18,...
Growth and progress were in the minds of almost everyone in the fall of 1960. The town’s population had reached an all-time high. A home building boom was continuing. Downtown, new businesses were opening. Also prominent on page was announcement of plans for the nursing home in Odessa as part of a $314,000 expansion program of Odessa Memorial Hospital. The Odessa Convalescent Center was opened in 1963. Here is The Record’s report appearing 53 years ago this week: The Odessa Memorial Hospital administrator, speaking to mem...
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. Monday, Oct. 28: A Davenport man reported that his bank had alerted him about the attempted unauthorized use of his credit card to purchase security equipment in India. The credit card had been used to purchase fuel...
The Lincoln County Board of Commissioners announced the 2013 Rural Development Fund grant awards at its regular meeting Tuesday, November 5. n $20,000 was awarded to the Odessa Chamber of Commerce for its WSDA-certified commercial community kitchen within the Odessa Community Center. n $20,000 was also awarded to the City of Davenport for a restroom/concession facility for the Field of Dreams Sports Complex. n $15,000 was awarded to the Harrington Opera House Society for sidewalk improvements, including ADA-compliant ramp...
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. Monday, Oct. 21: Corrections deputies had to deal with an assault involving two male inmates who had been arguing with each other. A woman gave deputies "a stack of paperwork" regarding an alleged trespassing...
By MARJORIE WOMACH Saturday morning three professors from EWU and some of their students congregated at the Harrington Memorial Hall with members of the Harrington Historic Preservation Commission and community leaders for a preliminary explanation of the goals for the day. Mayor Paul Gilliland welcomed the guests to Harrington and spoke briefly, and participated with one of the groups for the entire day. Teresa Brum, Urban Revitalization instructor, Margo Hill, Community Development teacher, and Dick Winchell, chairman of th...
The Odessa Record stood the expense of bringing a sales expert to town to boost the spirits of businessmen and merchants. “The Odessa commercial Club will give the entire membership a chance to meet John W. Allen, of Seattle, head of the sales service department of the Washington Press Association. “Mr. Allen is said to be a rapid fire, interesting and entertaining talker. He is a sales expert, and his work consists principally in teaching merchants and sales forces the fundamentals necessary in modern merchandising.” The Rec...
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. Monday, Oct. 7: A collision involving a vehicle and deer occurred on SR 28 about three miles north of Harrington. Two dozer batteries were among items missing from a railroad worksite on the Old Sprague Highway near...
On October 1, Odessa-Harrington played its volleyball match at Columbia High School in Hunters. The Titans won three straight, with scores of 25-8, 25-15 and 25-16. Offensively Katelyn Worley and Cydnee Kieffer led in services aces with 3 each. Alexa Boss had 22 assists. Jordyn Tanke had 7 kills. Defensively, Hannah Schmidt led the team with 4 digs, while Casey Schlomer and Jordyn Tanke each had one block. On October 5, Lind/Ritzville/Sprague played the Titans in Odessa, this time losing three straight by scores of 25-22,...
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. Monday, Sept. 30: A truck was observed hauling an oversized boat without appropriate signage on SR 25 about 17 miles north of Davenport. Windy conditions forced a brief interruption of service for the Keller ferry....
To the Editor: Our political system today is broken. Infighting and partisan politics are pushing our country in a non-productive negative direction at the N ational level. The Government at State level has a difficult time remembering there is a side of the state east of the Cascades. Olympia thinks what is good for the Puget Sound is obviously good for everyone. Where government still has the opportunity to be a positive and productive influence in the citizen's life is at the local level. Local city government has...
The Needhams perform in Harrington Monday night, Sept 30th, the Needhams family-based group performed at the Harrington Opera House for an audience of about 50 persons. This was the third year's appearance of the Needhams at the Harrington Opera House who have been on a West Coast tour for September and are on their route home to Murfreesboro, near Nashville, Tenn. Diane Needham Mummert, playing the mandolin, is the wife of Steve Mummert, their sound man. Diane is the sister of Dave Needham Jr, on the bass guitar, and daughte...
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. Monday, Sept. 23: A "very big wolf" was sighted along Miles Creston Road. A pickup truck, filled toolbox and plasma cutter were reported missing as the result of a burglary reported at property along North Oestreich R...
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. Monday, Sept. 16: In the aftermath of the previous night's strong windstorm - A tree was removed by county Public Works employees from where it had fallen across Cayuse Cove and Pineridge roads. A similar report was r...
A look back into the files of The Record shows that the campaign for the election of 1932, which would change the fate of America, didn’t cause much of a stir in Odessa. There wasn’t much talk of the campaign. For weeks in advance of the November 8 voting, The Record carried little or nothing about national, state or local issues. The spotlight, of course was on the presidential race, which was Franklin D. Roosevelt versus Herbert Hoover. In a straw vote at Odessa High School, Hoover came out the winner, 79 to 68. The Rec...
Once you believe you have seen it all, the government steps to a new low. At the September 18 City of Sprague council meeting, the City Council passed Resolution #273 “Council meeting public comment policy.” This resolution established [that] the public may only comment at the end of the Council meeting during the “Public Comment Period,” but at this same meeting Mayor Mike Evans stated there would be no more “Public Comment Periods” during Council meetings. Thus, in one City Council meeting the public has been completely...
City councilwoman Lois Harp gave a report about a committee meeting on how to implement Initiative 502, legalizing the recreational use of marijuana. She said that Lincoln County will be allocated two stores which can sell marijuana. The number is based on population. Which towns will have a store will be decided by the state liquor control board. Only two possible locations in Odessa are far enough away from the school, library, ball field, etc., to be possible locations, near the old Water West property and near Walter...
The Odessa-Harrington Titan Volleyball Jamboree was held September 10 in Odessa. Jamborees are gatherings of several teams that play against one another on a more limited basis than during the regular competitive season. The winner of each match is determined by the results of three games (in regular season matches, a team must win three out of five games to become the winner). Jamborees get the season off to a good start for all participating teams. At the O-H Jamboree, the...
Aqu-ammonia leak injures four in Harrington By MARJORIE WOMACH Friday, an ordinary afternoon in Harrington, the ambulance siren sounded as it rounded the corner past city hall about 1:30 p.m. Within five minutes, the town's atmosphere was changed. State patrol and Lincoln County sheriff's officers had responded to the ammonia spill at Crop Production Services at the edge of town. Ryan Behrens and Cal Gilmer had been taken by ambulance to the hospital in Davenport, and Ryan was soon air-lifted to Harbor View in Seattle. The...
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. Monday, Sept. 9: A mechanical failure shut down the new Keller ferry. Davenport Food Mart personnel reported someone took merchandise from the store without paying. Deputies investigated a possible animal neglect...
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. Monday, Sept. 2: Davenport ambulance personnel responded to the 200 block of Washington Street to assist a man suffering severe stomach pain. Bow hunters were observed parked under a "no hunting" sign on property...
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. Monday, Aug. 26: Juveniles were observed recklessly driving a golf cart in the vicinity of the 1000 block of Washington Street in Davenport. Tuesday, Aug. 27: Davenport ambulance personnel transported a man having...
Harrington Food Store on Historic Register Celeste Miller of the Harrington Historical Preservation Commission brought to the Harrington City Council the nomination of the Harrington Food Store to be placed on the Historic Properties Register. This passed the city council with a 5-0 vote. The location of what is now the Harrington Food Store was the site of “Dutch Henry’s place” with the proprietor, Henry Fallert selling choice wines, liquors and cigars. Photos of that early 1900 establishment survived, although the struc...
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. Monday, Aug. 19: Residents in the Neal Canyon Road area expressed concern about possible spotlighters in their vicinity. A Tickle Hills Road resident reported a man was walking in circles in a barley field near SR...
St. Joseph Catholic church is currently under construction as damage to the structure’s rafters required installation of a new roof. The problem was originally identified when it was noticed that the north wall was bowed and leaning out a bit. It was found that multiple rafters were broken. A new roof was put on about 10 years ago, and the insurance adjuster recently found there were three layers of shingles on the building. An engineer was hired to determine the cause of t...
