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INCIDENT LOG Editor's note: Most items in this section reflect the starting point for response by local police and emergency agencies. The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office does not release names of individuals who report possible criminal or suspicious activities to dispatchers or alleged victims for this column. Monday, Jan. 20: Power lines were reported down off SR 25 along Olson Hills and Level roads. No injuries were reported after a vehicle slid off SR 174 north of Wilbur and into a ditch. A chunk of metal was discovered...
The Titan girls played their final two games of the regular season. Friday's game honored the team's senior players. Wellpinit On Friday, January 31, the Titans were in Harrington for a game against Wellpinit, losing 41-46. O-H 11 15 4 11 41 Wellp. 17 14 6 9 46 Katie DeWulf and Cydnee Kieffer each scored 9 points to pace the Titans. DeWulf also had 10 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, and Kieffer had 4 rebounds, 5 steals. Jordyn Tanke had 8 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 1...
The Titan boys ended their season this past week by defeating Wellpinit, Wilbur-Creston and ACH. Wellpinit On Friday, January 31, the Titans came from behind in the first half to defeat Wellpinit, 54-43, in a game played in Harrington. Wellp. 9 15 3 16 43 O-H 10 6 20 18 54 Point guard Carsen Weber scored 17 points, hitting well from 3-point range, and also had 4 assists and 2 steals. Sam Schafer had 13 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals; Shane Whitaker 8 points, 2 rebound...
Monday, Jan. 27: Three dogs, possibly Siberian huskies, attacked and killed four sheep on property adjacent to Bull Run Road East in the Reardan area. A Cayuse Cove area resident advised dispatchers that water to the property from a shared well had been shut off. A caller observed debris falling from a truck and trailer traveling east on SR 2 from Bennett Road. The vehicle was stopped by officers in Reardan. A water ski and life jacket were reported missing from a burglarized residence on FDR Estates Drive in the Grand...
INCIDENT LOG Editor's note: Most items in this section reflect the starting point for response by local police and emergency agencies. The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office does not release names of individuals who report possible criminal or suspicious activities to dispatchers or alleged victims for this column. Monday, Jan. 13: Davenport ambulance personnel responded to a medical emergency in the 100 block of Eleventh Street. A caller observed a vehicle pulling a stock trailer loaded with cattle was being driven on a blown...
This is a Cinderella story of sorts. Sprinkle in some fairy dust, a little luck, and a lot of hard work and you have the story of Rebecca Maddock. This young woman went from cleaning the bank to managing it. She is the manager of the new Washington Federal (formerly Bank of America) branch in Odessa. She has tenacity and perseverance and, by her own admission, "it wasn't going to be handed to me." This quiet, unassuming woman has always had a natural, high level of professiona...
The three most recent games played by the junior varsity girls team provided a rough patch for the Titans, who lost all three. ACH On Tuesday, January 14, the JV girls lost a close game to Almira-Coulee/Hartline, 38-34, at home in Odessa. O-H JV 19 2 10 3 34 ACH JV 10 10 3 15 38 Lanessa Simon led the Titan scoring with 12 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals. Shelbey Watkins had 7 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 4 steals; Maleah Davison 5 points, 10 rebounds, 1 steal; Evie Mann 4 points, 2 rebounds; Zoe Clark 2 points, 9...
The Titan varsity girls had a mixed week, losing two games and winning one heading into the final regular season games. So far, they have had a much better season than they had last year. ACH The varsity girls very nearly came back to win what turned out to be a one-point loss to the Almira-Coulee/Hartline Warriors on Tuesday, January 14. After trailing most of the game, the girls made a surge in the fourth quarter to take the lead briefly before ACH made a final basket and time ran out. O-H 7 4 6 16 33 ACH 6 10 7 11 34...
The boys varsity basketball team had a good week, getting wins in all three of the games it played. ACH Playing at home in Odessa Tuesday, January 14, the Titan boys varsity defeated Almira-Coulee/Hartline, which, like the Titans, also finds itself in a rebuilding year and with a very young team. O-H has only one senior on the team and ACH has none. Titans 17 12 11 5 45 ACH 4 7 8 12 31 Jacob DeWulf led the Titan offense with 20 points, with 11 rebounds and 2 steals. Carsen Weber had 15 points, 1 rebound, 3 assists, 4 steals;...
INCIDENT LOG Editor's note: Most items in this section reflect the starting point for response by local police and emergency agencies. The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office does not release names of individuals who report possible criminal or suspicious activities to dispatchers or alleged victims for this column. Monday, Jan. 6: A caller reported the theft of a battery and iron from property on Tramm Road about a quarter mile north of SR 2. Dispatchers were advised of the theft of a battery charger and a table saw from a resid...
The Titans girls lost to Davenport on the first day of the Christmas Tournament held December 27 and 28 in Davenport. The Gorillas dominated throughout the game, downing the Titans, 58-22. D-port 14 17 15 12 58 Titans 4 7 5 6 22 Katie DeWulf led the Titan scoring with 10. Lanessa Simon scored 2, Kaeli Shockley 3, Hannah Schmidt 4 and Jordyn Tanke 3. Against Rosalia on day two of the tournament, the Titan girls lost to Rosalia, 56-39. Rosalia 10 22 13 11 56 Titans 4 7 8 20 39 Simon scored 14 points to lead the Titans and...
INCIDENT LOG Editor's note: Most items in this section reflect the starting point for response by local police and emergency agencies. The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office does not release names of individuals who report possible criminal or suspicious activities to dispatchers or alleged victims for this column. Monday, Dec. 9: Wilbur ambulance personnel assisted an 89-year-old woman suffering stomach pain. Almira firefighters assisted their Grant County counterparts at a structure fire in Hartline. Odessa firefighters...
INCIDENT LOG Editor's note: Most items in this section reflect the starting point for response by local police and emergency agencies. The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office does not release names of individuals who report possible criminal or suspicious activities to dispatchers or alleged victims for this column. Monday, Dec. 2: Deputies were unable to locate a gray SUV described by a caller as having a gun sticking out a window while traveling between the school and city park in Harrington. A cow was observed walking on SR...
INCIDENT LOG Editor's note: Most items in this section reflect the starting point for response by local police and emergency agencies. The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office does not release names of individuals who report possible criminal or suspicious activities to dispatchers or alleged victims for this column. Monday, Nov. 25: Reardan emergency and Davenport ambulance personnel responded to the 400 block of East Cottonwood Avenue in Reardan to assist a 50-year-old man with a leg laceration. Lincoln Hospital personnel...
INCIDENT LOG Editor's note: Most items in this section reflect the starting point for response by local police and emergency agencies. The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office does not release names of individuals who report possible criminal or suspicious activities to dispatchers or alleged victims for this column. Monday, Nov. 18: Davenport ambulance personnel assisted a 93-year-old woman experiencing "general sickness" and high blood pressure. A deputy responded to an alleged anti-harassment order violation involving two...
INCIDENT LOG Editor's note: Most items in this section reflect the starting point for response by local police and emergency agencies. The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office does not release names of individuals who report possible criminal or suspicious activities to dispatchers or alleged victims for this column. Monday, Nov. 11: A Harrington man reported hearing "strange noises coming through his wires and showerhead" at his residence in the 400 block of Main Street and thought the source "might be a neighbor playing a...
INCIDENT LOG Editor's note: Most items in this section reflect the starting point for response by local police and emergency agencies. The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office does not release names of individuals who report possible criminal or suspicious activities to dispatchers or alleged victims for this column. Monday, Nov. 4: Shortly after the owner of llamas in the Redwine Canyon area reported them missing, a man called in to report that he found llamas in a field across from his home on Nelson Road East. A motorist...
Sam Mullins was born in 1961, the son of Ruby Music and Toby Mullins. He grew up in Packwood and Randall in southwest Washington. His father was a logging truck driver. We laughed about a caption I once saw on a photo in the newspaper of a logging truck that had spilled logs on the highway. "How much wood can a wood truck chuck?" it read. Even though his father was 15 years older than his mother, they died within two weeks of one another about 25 years ago. He was not surprise...
In District 7 1B Tournament at Curlew November 7, the Odessa-Harrington Titans got two wins to assure them a berth at the state volleyball tournament. O-H vs. Republic O-H defeated Republic in three straight games by scores of 25-18, 25-14 and 25-16. Republic, with a season record of 7-4 and a league record of 4-1 was unable to hold off the Titans. O-H 25 25 25 x x 3 Repub. 18 14 16 x x 0 Chelsea Fisher led the Titans with 13 kills and Alexa Boss had 32 assists in the victory...
INCIDENT LOG Editor's note: Most items in this section reflect the starting point for response by local police and emergency agencies. The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office does not release names of individuals who report possible criminal or suspicious activities to dispatchers or alleged victims for this column. Monday, Oct. 28: A Davenport man reported that his bank had alerted him about the attempted unauthorized use of his credit card to purchase security equipment in India. The credit card had been used to purchase fuel...
Playing their final regular-season football game, the Odessa-Harrington Titans got a satisfying win over the Almira/Coulee-Hartline Warriors last Friday night at Finney Field in Odessa. ACH 0 6 6 8 20 O-H 8 16 34 0 58 On offense, O-H quarterback Sam Schafer broke loose for an 82-yard run, then ran the ball for the two-point conversion in the first quarter’s only score for either team. In the second quarter, Schafer repeated with a 70-yard run and successful two-point running play. Receiver Sage Elder caught a 40-yard pass f...
INCIDENT LOG Editor's note: Most items in this section reflect the starting point for response by local police and emergency agencies. The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office does not release names of individuals who report possible criminal or suspicious activities to dispatchers or alleged victims for this column. Monday, Oct. 21: Corrections deputies had to deal with an assault involving two male inmates who had been arguing with each other. A woman gave deputies "a stack of paperwork" regarding an alleged trespassing...
As attrition has slowly decimated the ranks of the Odessa-Harrington football squad, victories are getting harder to come by. Friday night’s game against Wilbura-Creston was a case in point. The Wildcats were bigger, stronger and very much attuned to the plays that the Titans were running. The 42-0 final score was a bitter pill for the O-H team to swallow. It put an end to their undefeated league season and evened up their overall record at 4 wins and 4 losses. Steven Braun is the latest Titan to sustain a season-ending i...
The Odessa-Harrington Titans kept their win-loss record on an even keel by winning one match and losing another this past week. O-H vs. Springdale On Thursday, October 17, the Titans defeated Springdale in three straight games, 25-23, 25-16 and 25-22. Jenna Shafer led the team in service aces with 4. Alexa Boss led with 20 assists, and Chelsea Fisher had 13 kills to pace the offense. Defensively, Jenna Shafer and Cydnee Kieffer tied for the team lead with 9 digs each. Chelsea Fisher put up 5 blocks. O-H vs. Wilbur-Creston On...
The Odessa Record stood the expense of bringing a sales expert to town to boost the spirits of businessmen and merchants. “The Odessa commercial Club will give the entire membership a chance to meet John W. Allen, of Seattle, head of the sales service department of the Washington Press Association. “Mr. Allen is said to be a rapid fire, interesting and entertaining talker. He is a sales expert, and his work consists principally in teaching merchants and sales forces the fundamentals necessary in modern merchandising.” The Rec...
