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REARDAN - A Spokane man remains in Lincoln County Jail after being arrested and charged in connection with the death of a baby. Jordan Russell Mills-Jay, 29, is being held on $150,000 bail; he was booked into jail Monday night, June 26. Mills-Jay was charged on alternative charges of second-degree murder and first-degree manslaughter Wednesday, June 28 after allegedly shaking a 5-month-old boy to death, according to the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office and Prosecuting Attorney...
4-year-old Alena Lathrop of Davenport is all smiles as she heads down the bouncy house slide during Trinity Bible Fellowship's Vacation Bible School Thursday, June 22. The annual VBS was held throughout last week....
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—A local man was killed in a tractor rollover crash about seven miles west of city limits Tuesday, June 27. 62-year-old Lawrence Cash of Davenport died of chest trauma suffered when his tractor loader rolled over while traveling eastbound on Sterett Road about two miles off U.S. Highway 2, officials said. The incident occurred around 2:08 p.m. Tuesday, authorities said. Cash’s dog was also pinned inside the tractor but will likely survive its injuries, police said. The rolled tractor was found by a passersby fro...
DAVENPORT—A local man was killed in a tractor rollover crash about seven miles west of city limits Tuesday, June 27. 62-year-old Lawrence Cash of Davenport died of chest trauma suffered when his tractor loader rolled over while traveling eastbound on Sterett Road about two miles off U.S. Highway 2, officials said. The incident occurred around 2:08 p.m. Tuesday, authorities said. Cash’s dog was also pinned inside the tractor but will likely survive its injuries, police said. The rolled tractor was found by a passersby fro...
REARDAN—A Lincoln County man was arrested on a second-degree murder charge believed by police to be related to the death of a 5-month-old child Monday, June 26. Jordan Russell Mills-Jay, 29, was arrested by Spokane police on the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office’s probable cause for arrest, according to the Sheriff’s Office. According to authorities, medical staff at Sacred Heart Hospital in Spokane informed the Sheriff’s Office of suspicious injuries on a 5-month-old child who had been airlifted to the hospital from a home po... Full story
Several tractors of various makes, models and eras lined Third Street in downtown Harrington during Vintage Country Fair Saturday, June 17. Check our website odessarecord.com for more pictures from Vintage Country Fair....
DAVENPORT—A reportedly reversed stance by the state Dept. of Ecology created a discussion on whether Lincoln County should have an ordinance requiring developers outside municipality limits to connect to a public water system instead of drilling private wells at the Lincoln County Commissioners regular meeting Tuesday, June 20. The conversation was started by Public Health Director Ed Dzedzy, who told the commissioners he learned from the Dept. of Ecology (DOE) in a meeting two weeks ago that the DOE’s attorney general rea...
Alexis Ward of Davenport enjoys some lap swimming at the Davenport Water Park Thursday, June 15. The Water Park opened for the summer season Wednesday, June 14. Turn to page 8 for more swimming pictures....
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...
DAVENPORT - One of just three sit-down restaurants remaining in the city is up for sale. Pete and Debra Brickner of Reardan have listed the Tribune Smokehouse, 502 Morgan Street, for sale in anticipation of a looming retirement. Pete Brickner plans to retire from his day job, facilities/groundskeeper supervisor with Lincoln County, in 2025. The couple plans to sell the restaurant ahead of that retirement and listed it now knowing a potential sale could take some time. "We've...
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...
DAVENPORT - Donations and updates continue to pour in for the local Senior Center, which temporarily closed in January due to a lack of funds and re-opened in mid-March. Several volunteers attended a city council meeting Wednesday, June 14 to provide such updates and request more funds from the city. Christine Jenkins told council that the Senior Center is lined up to receive about $40,000 from the local Dept. of Health via the state Dept. of Health in exchange for the local...
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...
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 — City councilmembers indicated their opposition to a request from Mark and Kim Elwood to vacate a portion of Logan Street from the easterly right of way line of First Street to the westerly line of State Highway 25 in the Columbia Addition during a regular meeting Wednesday, June 14. However, during a first reading council indicated it would vote in favor of another Elwood request, vacating two parcels for property consolidation: Lot 9, Block 89 of the Columbia Addition and Lot 8, Block 89 of the Columbia A...
DAVENPORT — A complaint about an alleged lack of enforcement of local dog ordinances and state RCWs by the city and Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office sparked a debate between a sergeant and citizen at city council’s meeting Wednesday, June 14. Brenda Hendrickson spoke during public comments, voicing her displeasure with how the city and Sheriff’s Office has dealt with an unruly dog at her neighbor Shannon Karlinsey’s home on 14th Street. “They have multiple dogs that bark incessantly,” Hendrickson lamented. “They were ne...
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....
DEER MEADOWS - A new pub-style restaurant and bar has opened at Sunday Bay Resort. The Maverick Pub has been open for three weekends and serves a variety of drinks, artisan pizzas and revolving food options. The pub, which is owned by former University of Washington and NFL defensive lineman and Cheney native Steve Emtman, is in the downstairs of Sunday Bay Resort on Sunday Bay Resort Road North. It's currently open Thursday-Sunday from 11 a.m.- 9 p.m. Monday service will...
EDWALL - The Fire District No. 4 fire station here was the checkpoint for the SCM1000 Road Rally that passed through town Monday, June 12, giving those who wished a glimpse of some of the rarest pre-1975 sports cars in the world. The inaugural 1,000-mile rally was held in Oregon in 2018. The event was so popular that organizers decided to continue the event, but to find alternative routes each year. This year, between June 11-16, 40 car owners from across America and Canada...
SPRAGUE - The Rusty Vikings will be bringing old school rock 'n' roll music to Medical Lake to play at Founders Day for the first time Friday, June 16. Formed in Sprague, they have deep ties to the area. The Rusty Vikings band comprises four Sprague High School alums who attended between 1967-1970, including keyboardist Roger Shawgo, bass guitarist Dick Sharp, drummer Jim Cree and guitarist Kevin Gaffney. "Being small-town folks, we appreciate the rich history of eastern...
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...
DAVENPORT — Changes in the Lincoln County Auditor’s Office now allow some business previously required to be in person to be online, Auditor Chandra Schumacher said this week. Documents that can be released via public records can be searched online via the Auditor’s website and sent electronically via phone payment. Online records are currently redacted, Schumacher said, because many old recordings contain social security numbers and other private information. But the public can search for the records, make a request and h...
DAVENPORT — A Spokane boy pleaded guilty to an amended charge of harassment-rendering criminal assistance in the second-degree for his role in the Feb. 22 death of Shadrach Hall-Turner in Reardan. 15-year-old Izaiah T. Paige pleaded guilty in Lincoln County Juvenile Court Tuesday, June 13 and was sentenced to six months community supervision and five days in juvenile detention, which will be served at the direction of the Juvenile Court Administrator based on compliance with a disposition order, according to court records. P...
HARRINGTON — The third installment of Vintage Country Fair will be downtown from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 17. A pie sale sponsored by the Harrington Homemakers will be in Town Square, while the Opera House hosts a quilt show. Tractors will be showcased, while vendors will sell handmade and vintage goods. A corn hole tournament at the corner of Willis and Third Streets begins at 11 a.m. Food will be sold all day....
