Rural Pathways to Prosperity conference draws full crowd

The Rural Pathways to Prosperity conference held in Odessa last Friday was sponsored by the Lincoln County Economic Development Council and WSU Extension. The conference was set up based on the format of a webinar, which made it so much easier for folks in both Odessa and Colville to participate with keynote speaker Erik Pages, who was located in the Midwest.

Pages provided PowerPoint presentations, answered questions posed by participants and focused on rural Washington success stories to emphsize the potential for every small town or city to develop its own resources.

One of the most interes...