Serving Lincoln County for more than a century!
Serving Lincoln County for more than a century!
Sorted by date Results 3322 - 3346 of 5664
Harrington Public Development Authority The Harrington PDA met August 21 at city hall with the President Heather Slack and Secretary Bunny Haugan attending, all others excused due to jobs associated with the harvest season. Minutes were reviewed and corrected. The treasurer’s report showed a balance of about $850. No decisions were made and discussions continued on present status and the upcoming Fall Festival events. The Pinewood Derby track, located in the basement of city hall, has not been removed yet, requiring more manp...
Republic, WA – Fire crews will finalize gridding and mop up operations today and will continue to disassemble and remove equipment from the lines. Tenders and a grader will be operating on N. Fork Trout Creek Road and Rose Valley Road. Yield to tenders and the grader on the road, use caution while driving in the area and respect the closed road sign at the Empire Sno-Park. The Incident Management Type 3 team will transfer operations back to the USFS Republic District tomorrow at 9 a.m. A huge thank you to the community, f...
The last two meetings of the Odessa Town Council on July 26 and August 9 were well attended by several townspeople with concerns about the effectiveness of Odessa’s dog ordinance. Barking dogs, dogs running loose, dogs being allowed by their owners to relieve themselves whenever and wherever they please with no cleanup by the owner were all issues that were brought up as annoyances that neighbors and other townspeople wanted the council to somehow address. The tone at the two meetings was markedly different however. W...
Washington, DC – The Alliance for Aviation Across America Wednesday commended Mayor William F. Crossley of Odessa, Washington for proclaiming August “General Aviation Month.” In Washington, airports contribute more than $50.9 billion to the state’s economy each year. “Mayor Crossley’s proclamation helps highlight the economic benefits and valuable service that general aviation provides to the town of Odessa and the state of Washington,” said Selena Shilad, Executive Director of the Alliance for Aviation Across America. “We...
Below are updates from the WSU and Washington Oilseed Cropping Systems team as spring canola harvest kicks into gear in eastern Washington and other Pacific Northwest locations. - The winter canola variety trial harvest is complete for WSU and the University of Idaho. While the yields were nothing like last year, the canola still did pretty well. Weather factors likely played more of a role in the lower yields than other management factors. Preliminary yield results are posted on our website. Other winter canola field...
Harrington had quite a number of lodges or secret societies in the early years, some of the names only appearing in the news of the unincorporated town of Harrington, while others thrived into what is now our modern history. One of the earliest mentions of lodges was in December of 1898: “Prince Orients will organize a lodge at Harrington in the near future.” Three weeks later the Masonic lodge was beginning to take root with Harringtonians attending meetings in Davenport. In January 1899: “Owing to the fact that Great Sachem...
Jordan Frederick, a 2008 graduate of Odessa High School has received an Associate of Technical Science degree in radiologic technology from Wenatchee Valley College this August. *** Due to licensing system upgrades, all Washington DOL vehicle/vessel and driver licensing offices will be closed on Friday, August 31 and re open on Tuesday, September 4. If you need to renew tabs for Labor Day activities stop by a DOL office by close of business Thursday, August 30, 2018. *** The Spokane Regional Health District has reported labor...
Mark August 25 on your calendar to help the Inland Northwest Rail Museum celebrate its second anniversary at the museum site just outside Reardan. The 52-year-old non-profit group has been working hard during the past year to continue refining displays of Inland Northwest railroad memorabilia, restoring period railroad cars and organizing its entire operations. Open Friday-Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday will mark the two-year anniversary to be celebrated with special reduced admission prices, $1 hot dogs, $1 sodas...
Republican state Rep. Matt Manweller, currently running for his fourth term as the District 13 state representative, was fired from his position as a tenured professor of political science at Central Washington University Tuesday after a lengthy investigation into his conduct with female students. A statement released by the university provided no details regarding the findings of the investigation, which was conducted by Trish Murphy of Northwest Workplace Law. Her report...
This story was compiled based on various official government reports posted to the Internet. Fires continue to rage all around eastern Washington, with major blazes currently engaging firefighters near Kennewick and around the areas of Coulee Dam, Grand Coulee and Electric City. Officials have determined that lightning was the cause, and firefighters are hard at work endeavoring to contain them. On Monday, Odessa firefighters responded to a field fire on Rimrock Road, located...
Editor's note: The following information is based on press releases and official reports by various agencies. August 2: The Angel Springs Fire in Lincoln County, near the city of Davenport, started August 2 at 2:48 p.m. in timber, brush and tall grass and quickly spread due to strong winds and low relative humidity. Firefighters from Lincoln County Fire Districts 4 and 5, Washington State Department of Natural Resources and numerous federal, state and local agencies assisted...
Chamber of Commerce The Harrington Chamber of Commerce met August 1 at noon at The Post & Office with Tim Tipton, Cindy Haase, Paula Harrington, Rollie Behrens, David Michaelson, Mark Stedman, Jill Plaskon, Heather Slack, Chris Paxton, Bunny Haugan, Cherie MacClellan and Nick Clarke in attendance. Slack is working on a Chamber fundraiser idea of a map of "places to visit in Lincoln County" with Haase, Behrens and Tipton, with the creative artwork being done by Leslie LePere....
Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center has announced that the following nursing assistants have graduated from a class recently offered in Odessa: Leanna Ferrer, Emily Rawson, Rachel Schell, Aimee Striffler, Maddy Wagner, Alayna Watkins and Tori Weishaar. Nursing instructors Diana Finkbeiner and Caitlin Higley taught the four-week course filled with both classroom and clinical learning to prepare the students to take the state certification test to become a Nursing Assistant...
Summer Reading Program Thursday, July 26, Victoria Rice met the school portion of the Summer Reading Program at the city park while Cindie Rice waited at the library for the local children to arrive. The local children were escorted to the city park. While there, the activity was to tie strings to the top of plastic bottles to make Bull Roars. These are like those used by the aborigines in Australia. The children then enjoyed running in the park before hiking to the library....
Medical providers leaving Odessa's two nurse practitioners Rich Ervin and Debbie Fogg have given notice that they intend to leave their positions at Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center later this fall. We've not had an opportunity to speak with either one, but we did contact hospital administrator Mo Sheldon, who had this to say, "We are sorry to say goodbye to Rich and Debbie, and it's unfortunate that their resignations are coming so close together, but it's a hard reality...
Out of 7,076 registered voters, a total of 3,825 cast ballots in the August 7 primary election. The next ballot count will be on Aug. 20, and the date of certification of the election is Aug. 21. Results, showing only the top two finishers unless stated otherwise: United States U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, Democrat, County vote: 1,099 31.35%; Statewide: 919,724 54.77% Susan Hutchison, Republican, County vote 1,341 38.25%; Statewide 408,141 24.3% Congressional District 5 U.S. Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Republican,...
Level 1 evacuations are an alert. There is no immediate danger to your home, family, or business, but the fire (or other danger) may be moving toward you. Now is the time to get ready. Refine your evacuation plans, and gather the things you’ll need if you must evacuate. Residents with special needs, or those with pets or livestock, should take note and make preparations for relocating family members, pets and livestock. Follow facebook.com/GrantCoSheriff, Twitter @GrantCoSheriff and local media for updates. To prepare, you s...
Harrington Opera House Society Monday evening the Harrington Opera House Society met in the Art Room for their monthly meeting with the following in attendance: Ed and Bunny Haugan, Billie and Gordon Herron, Mark and Sheryl Stedman, Linda Wagner, Carol, Marge Womach, Ellen Evans, Susan Larmer and Karen Robertson. Discussion was held on transferring money from the checking account to an investment brokerage firm in order to gain interest on funds that are not presently being used. Construction projects for the rummage area...
Avista will be joining the Odessa Foodbank on our next open date of Thursday, August 23, during regular operation hours from 1:30-3 p.m. Avista comes each year to serve our local food bank, giving tips on conserving energy as well as other helpful pointers. Odessa Foodbank is located in the Odessa Foursquare Church, alley entrance, 111 E. First Ave....
SPOKANE – Aug. 6, 2018: In response to dry summer conditions and high wildfire danger in the region, Avista is undertaking temporary changes to power line operations in its Washington and Idaho service area. These temporary changes are being made to decrease the potential for wildfires that could occur when re-energizing a power line. In most cases, lines located in rural and/or forested areas are normally re-energized automatically. However, during the current dry weather conditions, Avista’s line personnel will phy...
Davenport, Wash. (August 2, 2018) – Lincoln County launched a project to update the Hazard Mitigation Plan. The next planning meeting is open to the public and will take place on August 28, 2018, at 10 a.m. at the Board of County Commissioners Chambers. This update will include integration of the existing Lincoln County Community Wildfire Protection Plan. Local agencies and organizations in Lincoln County have created a committee to complete the required five-year update of the document as part of FEMA’s Pre-Disaster Mit...
The Board of Directors of Odessa School District #105 met in the high school library on Wednesday, July 25, 2018 at 6:05 p.m., with board chair Ed Deife, board members Heather Valverde, Chris Crossley, Janie Steward and Carmen Weishaar present, along with Superintendent Dan Read, Principal Jamie Nelson, Business Manager Juli Weishaar and Maintenance supervisor Justin Parr. The regular meeting was preceded by a board workshop in the district office at 5:30 p.m., with Superintendent Dan Read giving a brief overview of revenues...
Davenport, WA, July 25, 2018 – Lincoln County recently conducted a highest and best-use study of the 11-acre property that is the county fairgrounds. The goal of the study was to identify opportunities for increasing fairgrounds revenue to a level where the property and facilities could be self-supporting – without disrupting the annual fair. The study, funded in part by a grant from the Washington State Community Economic Revitalization Board, is now complete and under review by commissioners. Elesco, LLC, a consulting firm...
I always knew that we had free press, but do we? If we let Trump tell us the press is always lying even when it’s not; is it really free, or are we just trying to tell ourselves that it is? We are also free to assemble, free to choose, or not choose a faith, free to speak up. You really want someone telling you what you can or cannot say, or who you can see? I sure as hell don’t. Some person, like my brother, gave his life for this country of ours, so we could all be free. We used to stand proud of what this country sto...
OLYMPIA – Fire season is stretching state resources thin. To date, the Department of Natural Resources – the state’s largest firefighting force – has responded to 891 fires that have burned 113,000 acres (for context, DNR responded to 853 fires in all of 2017). Wildfires are starting on both sides of the Cascades, with nearly 300 fires in western Washington. Thankfully, using strategies that emphasize quick air attack and positioning equipment in high-risk areas, firefighters have been able to keep 94 percent of fires u...
