The Odessa Record

04/17/2023

I am saying farewell to the Lincoln County Record-Times. I have received another opportunity for employment and felt it was in my best interest to take it. I wrote my first story almost exactly a year ago. Before starting at The Record-Times, I had been working 12-hour days and traveling for work. I...

04/05/2023

Still in search of a few local rider photos from the weekend. Please send through here or [email protected]

03/20/2023

There was a mix-up in the paper in the last issue. Doug Plinksi's services will be held at Heritage Church in Odessa on March 24, 2023, at 1 p.m.

02/27/2023

02/21/2023

ODESSA — Plans for the community center renovations are in full swing, as was discussed at a town council meeting Monday, Feb. 13. As construction starts, a dry box trailer will serve as a temporary office for the clerks as renovations occur. The trailer will be placed on First Street, similar to ...

02/14/2023

DAVENPORT - 88-year-old Don Larson arrived at Serene Meadows Assisted Living Center Tuesday, Feb. 7 and greeted his 87-year-old wife Shirley Larson with a couple smooches. "You always look nice," Don told Shirley. Shirley broke down into tears upon realizing she was being visited by her husband of 6...

01/30/2023

ODESSA - Superintendent John Bruce announced his resignation at the school board meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 25. Bruce came to the school district in late July last year from Alaska. He will be returning to Alaska to fill a similar position. No reason was given for his resignation, but the board than...

01/23/2023

The Lincoln County Commissioners appointed Jo Gilchrist, the county's recently-retired 911 coordinator, to fill Mark Stedman's vacated District No. 1 Commissioner seat this afternoon. Gilchrist is believed to be the first female county commissioner in Lincoln County's history.

More on Gilchrist's appointment will be in this week's issue of The Record-Times.

01/23/2023

DAVENPORT-After a lengthy search by the Lincoln County Republican Central Committee to find three candidates deemed by the Committee to be worthy Republicans, three names were submitted to the county commissioners to be chosen as Mark Stedman's replacement for the District No. 1 commissioner seat. J...

01/16/2023

Congrats to the following local alums: Nathan Carstensen and Ireland Luiten, for being on the Gonzaga University President's List for Fall 2022! Students must earn a 3.85 to 4.0-grade point average to be on the list.

12/19/2022

DAVENPORT-After a snowstorm canceled school events and caused businesses to close last week, Lincoln County could see a potentially record-breaking winter. The National Weather Service has Davenport at 25.5 inches of snow for this winter, which is already more than December of 2021 at 13.8 inches. T...

12/12/2022

DAVENPORT-A former Lincoln County Sheriff's Office deputy who unsuccessfully ran against Wade Magers for Sheriff in 2010 is back in the county as undersheriff. Current Sheriff Gabe Gants swore in 49-year-old Jesse Allen Thursday, Dec. 1, and Allen was in the office this week Monday, Dec. 4. Allen ha...

12/12/2022

DAVENPORT-What started as local businesspeople taking their daily work breaks to enjoy a cup of coffee together decades and decades ago has evolved into a group of friends shooting the breeze rain, snow or shine at two local homes, but the goal remains the same: connections, friendship and a few jok...