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Sheriff's Report 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, March 11: Deputies and emergency personnel from Harrington and Odessa were among the first responders to a report of the crash of a U.S. Navy Prowler jet in a stubble field near Coffee Pot...
Perhaps the most colorful and at the same time poignant events throughout history of Odessa was the coming and going of “Odessa University,” largely a product of the imagination of Henry Clough. Clough and “Odessa University” made news not only in The Odessa Record but throughout the Pacific Northwest in 1909. The following article in The Odessa Record of April 2, 1910, tells of his travails: Henry Clough, the aged gentleman who looks after the destinies of the “Odessa University,” which at present consists of a rocky butte...
The Bi-County Honor Choirs and Bands performed Monday, March 18, at the INB Performing Arts Center in Spokane. Students from both Odessa and Harrington were involved, as were students from Reardan, Davenport, Lind/Ritzville, Liberty, Wilbur, Lamont, Sprague, Creston and Almira/Coulee/Hartline. Participating in junior-high choir were soprano Shaelyn Nuner, alto Evie Mann and baritone George Butrick, all of Harrington (H). Junior-high band members were Rebecca Fortner (Odessa), Elizabeth Larson (O), Mickey Moore (H), Molly Scha...
Sheriff's Report 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, Feb. 25: A caller told dispatchers he was taking his 36-year-old wife to Lincoln Hospital after she experienced chest pain. After a Miles Creston Road resident reported seeing people on his...
Sheriff's Report 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, Feb. 18: A deputy checked out a Creston man's report of being threatened. A Davenport woman told dispatchers she found the door to her residence open, yet her alarm system set as she had done...
Sheriff's Report 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, Feb. 11: Emergency personnel assisted an 18-year-old girl who apparently suffered an alcohol-related seizure in the Reardan area. County road signs were reported stolen from Riffe, Bergeron...
Sheriff's Report 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. 28: Davenport ambulance personnel transported a Seven Bays man to Lincoln Hospital for treatment of high blood sugar and vomiting. No one was reported injured after a vehicle slid off...
The Titan JV finished the season with a 13-3 record. Several players “started shooting the ball from the outside,” said coach Larry Weber. They also did a “better job finishing when we would drive to the basket,” he said. “The whole team improved tremendously through the course of the season.” O-H vs. Wellpinit The final season games of the boys junior varsity were played on Januayr 25, 26 and 29, with the Titans getting all three wins. The Titans defeated Wellpinit by a score of 72-49. Shane Whitaker and Carsen Weber led t...
Greetings from the Courthouse! I thought that I would bring everyone up to date on some of the accomplishments that Lincoln County achieved in 2012. One of the biggest projects was the county-wide Narrow Band Radio Project. The federal government issued a mandate that all two-way radio licensees convert from a wide-band signal to a narrow-band signal by January 1, 2013. This affected the Sheriff's Office, Public Works Department, all of the Fire/EMS agencies and LCOMM. A...
O-H vs. Wellpinit Varsity On Friday, January 25, the Titans fell to Wellpinit, 50-60. After falling behind 16-34 in the first half, the Titans came back in the second half to make a game of it. O-H 8 8 13 21 50 Wellp. 12 22 12 14 60 Justin Hunt was high scorer for O-H with 26. Cade Weber had 10, Markus Smith and Jacob DeWulf 8 each, Stetson Sanford 7, Madison Charlton 3 and Jake Tanke 1. Hunt and DeWulf had 7 rebounds each for the O-H defense. O-H vs. Wilbur-Creston Varsity On Saturday, January 26, the Titans traveled to...
O-H vs. Wellpinit Junior varsity Friday’s game against Wellpinit on their home court was a loss for Titan JV squad, 51-32. O-H 7 6 4 15 32 Wellp. 12 4 17 18 51 Scoring for O-H was pretty evenly split. Casey Schlomer had 9, Sam Nighswonger 8, Shelbey Watkins 7, Lanessa Simon 6 and Kaeli Shockly 2.. Schlomer was the defensive standout with 14 rebounds, 2 steals and 2 assists. Ashley Baarstad had 5 rebounds and 3 steals. Simon had 3 rebounds, 5 steals, 1 assist; Watkins 4 rebounds, 4 steals, 1 assist. Varsity The varsity team a...
Sheriff's Report 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. Sunday, Jan. 20: A man advised dispatchers he was on the way to Lincoln Hospital in Davenport for treatment of a continuously bloody nose. Desiring contact with the Washington State Fish and Wildlife...
Sheriff's Report 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. 7: Harrington ambulance personnel transported a 51-year-old man suffering chest pains to Lincoln Hospital in Davenport. Reardan EMTs and Davenport ambulance personnel assisted a...
O-H vs. Wellpinit Junior varsity The Wellpinit girls JV played the Titans in Harrington Friday, January 11, getting the win over O-H, 50-34. O-H 10 10 7 7 34 Wellp. 14 13 18 5 50 Lanessa Simon led the scoring with 13 points for the Titans. Casey Schlomer had 10, Shelbey Watkins 7 and Makayla Baird and Ashley Baarstad 2 each. Simon had 3 rebounds, 6 steals, 3 assists; Sam Nighswonger 7 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 assist; Shelbey Watkins 7 rebounds, 3 steals, 5 assists; Casey...
Boys O-H vs. ACH Varsity On Tuesday, January 8, the O-H Titans were defeated by the Almira-Coulee/Hartline Warriors, 50-57, at an away game played in Coulee City. The Titans led in the first quarter, but the Warriors had a high-scoring second quarter that sent the teams into the locker rooms with a 27-27 tie at halftime. O-H 12 15 11 12 50 ACH 7 20 12 18 57 Stetson Sanford led the scoring with 19 points, Markus Smith 11, Justin Hunt 10, Madison Charlton 6, and Sam Schafer and...
Businesses can now register with local governments in one location to become eligible for small to medium-sized public works project notifications. Traditionally, a business needed to complete separate, yet identical, applications for each public agency they would like to work with, but now businesses simply complete one, free application in the MRSC Rosters database to register with multiple agencies in Lincoln County or throughout Washington State. The streamlined application process in MRSC Rosters, at...
Sheriff's Report 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. Dec. 31: A woman told dispatchers that she found three of her horses missing, but three other horses of unknown ownership on property adjacent to SR 231 in the Sprague area. Deputies checked out an...
The health of Washington’s rural residents is an ongoing concern. To address these concerns, the Washington State Rural Health Association, established in 1981, organized to collaboratively strengthen and improve the health of rural communities. Their work helps to establish policies and activities towards resolving identified issues relating to health and health care services for rural residents. Currently, they are seeking input from rural residents throughout the state of Washington and selected Lincoln County to host a ...
The Odessa-Harrington Titans took part in the winter break basketball tournament held December 27/28 in Rosalia. The girls varsity and the boys varsity both participated. To save on travel time and fuel expenses, the teams stayed overnight in nearby Cheney, along with their coaches and other chaperones. Besides Rosalia and O-H, Davenport and Wilbur-Creston also sent boys and girls teams to the tournament. Boys varsity O-H vs. Rosalia The O-H boys drew the host team Rosalia, a member of the Southeast 1B League, for their first...
Sheriff's Report 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. Dec. 23: A deputy dealt with an injured deer that was involved in a collision with a vehicle on SR 231 at Little Falls Road overnight. Two flat screen TVs were taken during a residential burglary in...
Sheriff's Report 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. Dec. 10: Sprague ambulance personnel responded to the unattended death of a 51-year-old woman in the 400 block of West 6th Street. One person was transported to Lincoln Hospital in Davenport after a o...
Sheriff's Report 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. Dec. 3: Sprague firefighters extinguished a vehicle on fire on I-90. A caller told dispatchers he was missing a money order as a result of vehicle prowling in the 1000 block of Adams Street in...
Sheriff's Report 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. Nov. 26: No drugs were found by the drug dog during a visit to the Reardan School. A caller advised that a stop sign was found in Cottonwood Creek near the Davenport skatepark. Wilbur ambulance...
Sheriff's Report 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. Nov. 19: Someone marked up the front window of a Davenport law office in the 500 block of Morgan Street. "Boy 7 Spirits of God Obey" were some of the words that were written with a black marker. A...
Sheriff's Report 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. Nov. 12: Two rollover collisions were reported on SR 174 and Alderson Road near Wilbur and at the intersection of Riffe and Bergeron roads near Reardan. Slick conditions were a factor in both...
