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The Lincoln County Fair Presidential Poll is closed and the results are in. Over 280 people came by the Republican booth in the Commercial Building this year, and 268 of them participated in the first ever straw poll – only instead of straw, the local GOP volunteers used industrial washers slipped over dowels. First place with 28% of the vote was claimed by Dr. Ben Carson, retired neurosurgeon and author who founded the Carson Scholars program with his wife Candy. Second place went to Donald Trump with 23%, famed as an entrep...
Washington Healthplanfinder has announced that current Qualified Health Plan and Qualified Dental Plan customers must pay their monthly premium payment directly to their insurance company beginning September 24. Washington Healthplanfinder will no longer accept premium payments after September 23. After Washington Health Benefit Exchange Board staff conducted a thorough analysis of Washington Healthplanfinder’s process of accepting customer premium payments – known as premium aggregation – the Exchange Board voted in Decem...
Bridget Rohner, Lincoln County extension agent, helps out in Harrington with the summer reading program which recently concluded....
Monday, August 10, 2015, was Dr. Troy Eldridge's last day serving Odessa as the resident chiropractor. A carrot cake made by Kerry Scheller was served to the community through the day as locals stopped in to bid him farewell. The event also served as a welcome for Dr. Ty Trexler who bought the practice from Eldridge....
Miss Odessa Casey Schlomer has been busy all summer visiting community celebrations and inviting everyone she meets to come to Odessa for the 45th annual Deutschesfest on September 18, 19, 20. The Odessa community float garnered second place at the Omak Stampede last weekend....
In the Northwest, a new U.S. Department of Energy report could mean a resurgence of interest and investment in wind farms. It says energy from wind has hit a record low price, with the performance rising and the cost of installing turbines falling 20 to 40 percent in the last five years. Washington ranks seventh among states for installed wind capacity, but much of the power generated here isn't used here. Cliff Gilmore, communications director for Renewable Northwest,...
Harrington City Council Wednesday evening Mayor Paul Gilliland opened the city council meeting at 7:30 p.m. Those present included Peter Davenport, Levi Schenk, Mike Cronrath, Rick Becker, Bunny Haugan, Scott McGowan, Ashley Schenk, Sharon Schultz, Dick and Priscilla Derr, Justin Slack, Paul Charlton, Jay Gossett, Marge Womach, Terry and Diane Sanchez, Donita Simons, and Chris Hickman. Alan Gay had requested that the Mayor ask the council to take a straw vote for accepting or rejecting the grant from DOE for the sump pump...
The National Society of High School Scholars (NSHSS) announced on July 24, 2015, that student Rebecca L. Fortner of Odessa has been selected to become a member of the organization. The Society recognizes top scholars who have demonstrated outstanding leadership, scholarship and community commitment. The announcement was made by founder and chairman Claes Nobel, senior member of the family that established the Nobel Prizes. “On behalf of NSHSS, I am honored to recognize the hard work, sacrifice and commitment that Rebecca h...
Elevated concentrations of wildfire smoke is causing unhealthy air quality in Central and Eastern Washington. The air quality values will range from being unhealthy for sensitive groups to hazardous for everyone over the next few days. Weather patterns are preventing the smoke from clearing out at least through Thursday. How to protect yourself The Washington Department of Health recommends the following to protect you and your family from smoke-related health effects: * Avoid physical exertion if smoke is in the air. * If...
Five uncontained large fires in Washington, along with numerous smaller fires, mean firefighting resources are now stretched thin across the state, according to wildfire experts at the Washington State Department of Natural Resources. Wildfires currently raging in Oregon, California, Idaho and Montana have pulled firefighters and air resources to those states, where the biggest fires are commanding national attention. That concerns firefighters here in Washington, as the number of human-caused fires continues to rise through...
A horse has tested positive for West Nile virus in Lincoln County, providing the first indication that the virus is present in the county. “Counties adjacent to Lincoln have been having significant West Nile virus activity this season,” said Ed Dzedzy, Public Health Administrator. “Now we know the virus is here, and it’s important for people to avoid mosquito bites.” A few simple precautions can help reduce your chances of getting mosquito bites: • Use a mosquito repellent when spending time outdoors, and consider we...
Don Frick, currently a resident of Ephrata, turned 86 years old this Spring. During this year's harvest, he drove his John Deere 7720 combine for the 75th time. His first harvest was in 1941 when he was 12 years old and his job was to hang the sacks on a Harris pull combine. He remembered that his uncle, Jake Frick was on the combine, making sure that it ran smoothly. Henry Kallenberger was sewing the sacks, but he couldn't remember who ran the header puncher. He was working...
The Odessa Public Library's Summer Reading Program – with its theme, "Who's Your Hero?" – had local kids exploring heroes both in nonfiction stories and with live visits from hometown heroes such as Jonathan Cloud, a member of the National Guard; Trisha Nelson, a registered nurse at Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center; Officer Bryce Peterson of the Odessa Town Police; and volunteer firefighter Alberto Reyes with the Odessa Fire Department. All heroes were warmly welcomed by the...
Odessa's rural and town-based firefighters had their hands full again this past week, as a wildfire northwest of town raged through wheat stubble, CRP and sagebrush, threatening several ranch and farm homes in its path. No homes were lost or damaged but haystacks went up in flames, and a small herd of goats was also caught by the rapidly spreading conflagration and perished at the Finney farmstead, according to a member of the fire department. All other livestock and...
Junior-high football team members will begin having practices on August 24 at 3:30 p.m. in Odessa, reports head coach Larry Weber. Players are advised to be at the field in running gear and to make sure that all paperwork has been completed and turned into the Odessa High School office by that time and date....
Harrington US Bank Building With the renewed interest in the Harrington Revitalization Plan, community members were pleased to see the work being done on the US Bank Building, originally built in 1909 for the First National Bank. The First National Bank was organized in 1908 and located in the Faulding building, directly east across the street with Pres. Harry Ochs, VP Thos H Brewer, Cashier W W Downie and four directors: J J Cameron, Grant McCann, Chas Hegele and T A Hansard. The excavation of their new building was...
HHPC The Harrington Historic Preservation group met August 4, at 6:30 p.m. in the cool of the beautiful Harrington City Park with Karen Allen, Celeste Miller, Lindsey Harder, Anita Harmon, Aileen Sweet and Margie Hall present. The sole purpose of the meeting was to review the draft from the community planning and design consultants at Studio Cascade, make corrections and return it to them with the expectation of a final draft to be received on August 10. The final draft will then be placed in a packet for the city council to...
County Executive Director Melissa Michael of the Farm Service Agency has announced that a livestock watering assistance program is now available due to the severe drought designation for Lincoln County. “Ranchers suffering from drought and in need of water for their livestock operation may receive financial assistance from the Farm Service Agency,” said Michael. The agency is implementing its Emergency Conservation Program for drought in Lincoln County. The program helps farmers and ranchers to repair damage to farmlands cau...
The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission wants the public to know that Tuesday, August 25, is a state parks ‘free day.’ Day-use visitors will not need a Discover Pass to visit state parks. The ‘free day’ is in honor of the 99th birthday of the National Park Service, which was established on August 25, 1916. State Parks’ ‘free days’ are in keeping with legislation that created the Discover Pass, a $30 annual or $10 one-day permit required on lands managed by Washington State Parks, the Washington departments o...
Big Bend Community College students will benefit from a reduction in tuition costs when they pay for fall classes in 2015. Widely discussed as a 5-percent decrease in tuition, the actual reduction will be slightly less, according to college officials. The new tuition rate will allow a full-time in-state student at BBCC to save approximately $300 in tuition in the next academic year. Tuition is comprised of three parts: operating fees, building fees, and student and activities fees. The state Legislature cut tuition for...
The Washington State Patrol (WSP) Headquarter’ s telephone was compromised . The WSP received 30 complaints from citizens stating they were called by someone who falsely identified themselves as a WSP trooper. According to the citizens, the caller impersonating a trooper accused the citizens of various violations including outstanding warrants, unpaid tickets, and unpaid school taxes. The WSP does not call citizens to advise of violations, warrants, or collect fines. If citizens receive phone calls from someone stating t...
The Odessa Town Council met Monday to hear from Kirstin Wilson of the Department of Enterprise Services Energy Program. The department is a cabinet-level agency reporting directly to the governor of Washington state and offers a statewide program of assistance to municipalities, schools, hospitals, etc. The program offers a free draft energy audit of all of the facilities of the entity requesting its services. The department has overseen projects at the Odessa Memorial Hospital and at the Odessa School District within the...
The groundwork is laid and construction plans are in progress for pump stations and pipelines to carry irrigation water from the Columbia Basin Project to those farmers (who are eligible) pumping ground water from the Odessa subarea. The work is being done by the East Columbia Basin Irrigation District as part of the Odessa Ground Water Replacement Program. Along with landowners, the program is a partnership with the Bureau of Reclamation, the Department of Ecology’s Office of Columbia and the irrigation district, to r...
Local and county law enforcement personnel, medical emergency services personnel and town and rural firefighters in the Odessa area gathered to join more than 37.8 million others in 16,124 American communities in celebrating National Night Out, America’s Night Out Against Crime on Tuesday, August 4, 2015, sponsored in part by the National Association of Town Watch. According to the organization’s website, “National Night Out is a cohesive effort to promote involvement in crime prevention activities, police/community partn...
The Board of County Commissioners has given the Lincoln County Economic Development Council the go ahead to administer a 2015 round of Rural Development Fund grants. Commissioners approved updated program guidelines at their regular meeting August 3, setting the process in motion. The Rural Development Fund comes from a portion of sales and use tax that the state allows rural counties to spend on public facilities serving economic development purposes. Lincoln County chooses to disburse much of their tax through a grant progr...
