The Odessa Record - Serving Lincoln County for more than a century!

100 years ago

Farmers reported a good weight yield averaging about 35 bushels to the acre.

Practically every Lincoln County office asked for an increase in the budget for the next year.

Amelia Hieb petitioned for a divorce from her husband, Julius Hieb on claims that he was taking her clothes, selling them and squandering the profits.

75 years ago

Dealers fought a freight car shortage as wheat harvest passed the season’s peak.

The Lincoln Lumber company sawmill on Lake Roosevelt was rebuilt for over $1 million after being destroyed in a fire 16 months prior.

Herman Ahlf and William...