Odessa News

A Jewish group is asking the Ukrainian government to stop construction on the site of a grave containing the remains of some 26,000 victims of the Holocaust.

Defending 1B girls state prep track champion Trout Lake/Glenwood was leading after Friday's first day of competition at the state 1B/2B championships while defending 1B boys champion Odessa shared the ...

“We're going to have so much fun. It's a wonderful year: No rain!”

Nancy Kennell wipes down the model trolley as Jim Larson works on the wiring of the Astoria Oregon parade float Friday May 16, 2008. via The Spokesman-Review

“For the first time in many years we'll be able to issue new water rights from the Columbia River and do so in a way that balances both the environmental and economic needs of the region”

The state Department of Ecology has released a draft supplemental environmental impact statement that analyzes options for additional allocations of water stored behind Grand Coulee Dam. via Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle

“But I think the club is doing a good job this year.”

The canon that boomed Sunday at 9:30 a.m. triggered a buzz and rumble over the sage-covered desert as though Rommel had zeroed in on Lincoln County. via The Spokesman-Review

DELAYS AND CLOSURES Updated 5:38AM on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 HIGHWAY INFORMATION: U.S. 195 is Closed from Pullman to the Idaho State Line due to snow drifts and reduced visibility. via KWSU-FM Pullman

With worsening weather conditions around the region, school districts across Eastern Washington started closing early Tuesday afternoon and are working to determine whether or not to hold classes Wednesday. via KXLY-TV Spokane

“We are not quite ready to make an announcement”

Educational Service District 101 has reported the following schools and districts will be closed Monday: Cheney, Medical Lake, Deer Park, Freeman, Odessa, Kootenai Joint, Christian Heritage school, Davenport, ... via The Spokesman-Review

The Wilbur School District will be releasing students at 12:20 p.m. today due to blowing and drifting snow on the roadways. via KHQ-TV Spokane

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for the Moses Lake - Upper Columbia Basin area until 10am. via KREM.com

“Mother would be the one that would say, 'Please make my donation anonymous,'”

Though more than a decade and a half have passed since Bunny Quirk's mother died, the clothes and coats she once wore remained in closets at her family's home, offering a sense of comfort that was difficult to ... via ABC News

“We can't wait for what would literally be years of litigation if we just unilaterally attempted to do this”

The state should pay a pair of American Indian tribes about $5.9 million per year to cooperate with plans for giving more Columbia River water to farmers and cities below Grand Coulee Dam, Gov. via The Columbian

Three people have been injured in a rollover at the Yakima Training Center. Washington Army National Guard officials say two were from the guard and one was a civilian contractor. via Seattle Post-Intelligencer

A Winter Storm Watch is in effect in the Spokane/Coeur d'Alene area from late Saturday through Sunday evening. via KHQ-TV Spokane

“When you approach water issues in the Columbia Basin and in Eastern Washington, you must strive to not pit farmer against farmer”

Even though insiders may think work on the Odessa Aquifer is going slowly, Mike Schwisow assures residents it's progressing quite well. via Columbia Basin Herald

“We plan on getting environmental and regulatory steps completed in three years, by 2011”

Potato growers and other farmers dependent on the Odessa aquifer got their first glimpse Tuesday at the price tag for replenishing water resources that lie beneath their crops. via Tri-City Herald

“We do additional investigations and studies, we may find out some of our assumptions that we used in the appraisal, we'll revise them and that will adjust the cost.”

Columbia Basin residents got to hear the latest on a study of ways to increase groundwater into irrigated land within the Odessa Subarea. via Columbia Basin Herald

“It's thanks to Washington Wheat Farmers that we're able to do all these programs”

Almira-Hartline elementary and middle schools are celebrating Wheat Week this week, the Franklin Conservation District announced. via Columbia Basin Herald

The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office is on the scene of a marijuana growing operation drug bust. via KHQ-TV Spokane