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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. Oct. 22: A large portion of the Deer Meadows area was without phone service after a fiber optic line serving it broke. A bit of snow was reportedly falling in the Seven Bays area. Cattle were...
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. Oct. 15: Deputies took charge of Derrick L. Wilson, 27, of Cheney, who was arrested on Spokane's South Hill for first-degree escape after being released by the Superior Court to his parents' custody f...
Odessa-Harrington boosted its record to 8-2 overall and 6-2 in league play by defeating Wilbur-Creston at home Saturday in three straight games, 25-19, 25-19 and 25-23. It was also senior night, and the three senior girls from Odessa and Harrington were recognized along with their parents: Koralynne Kuch, with Apryl Kuch and Bill Kuch; Kendall Todd with Bruce and Kim Todd and Lexie Hirst with Jim and Stacy Hirst. Chelsea Fisher led the Titans with 18 kills. Koralynne Kuch had...
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. Oct. 8: A large amount of grain and a dead deer were found on SR 28 north of Odessa. Three deer were found "piled up" at the intersection of Bull Run and Circle roads, prompting dispatchers to...
O-H vs. Liberty The Odessa-Harrington Titans volleyball team defeated the Liberty High School team in an away game October 11 by 3 games to 1, with scores of 25-8, 23-25, 25-9 and 25-20. On service, Jordyn Tanke and Kendall Todd both served 20 times with 100% accuracy. Chelsea Fisher and Cydnee Kieffer each had three aces. Fisher had 17 kills, and Tanke added nine more, with 25 kill assists put up by Koralynne Kuch. “The serve-receive team of Lexi Hirst, Tanke and Kieffer did an outstanding job as well,” said head coach Ken...
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. Oct. 1: A Davenport man reported an identity theft incident in which his name was used in a credit check at a San Leandro, Calif., used car lot. A Seven Bays man reported several coins worth about...
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. Sept. 24: Davenport ambulance personnel assisted a woman at a Washington Street residence who was having breathing difficulties. Wilbur ambulance personnel assisted a 59-year-old woman at a North...
In Wilbur last Friday night, the Odessa-Harrington Titans defeated the Wilbur/Creston Wildcats by a score of 52-6. O-H 16 28 8 0 52 W-C 0 0 0 6 6 O/H struck first on a 65-yard run by Justin Hunt in the first quarter. Sam Schafer ran the ball for the successful two-point conversion. Another run by Hunt, for 43 yards, followed by a completed pass from Hunt to Carsen Weber for two more brought the score to 16-0 at the end of the first quarter. Scoring in the second quarter opened with a 35-yard run by Hunt. Two points were added...
Odessa-Harrington defeated Wellpinit 25-10, 25-16 and 25-18 for their second league win of the season on Tuesday, September 25. Serving 100% for the match were Lexi Hirst, Jordan Tanke, Koralynn Kuch, Chelsea Fisher and Jenna Shafer. Kendall Todd was especially impressive at 25-1 with 6 ace serves. As a team, the Titans served 96%. Tanke contributed 11 kills, while Fisher had 10 kills and 3 blocks. Kuch added 19 kill assists. On defense, Tanke had 4 digs. The serve-receive team of Hirst, Cydnee Kieffer and Tanke were all...
What came to be called the Apache Pass fire started the weekend before Fest at around 3:30 p.m. on September 9 as a fast-moving storm system moved through the area. Several lightning strikes were reported, but there was little or no rain and the dry grass and brush in the scablands went up like a torch. By the following Monday at 6 a.m., the Spokane County Incident Management Team took over the management role from the local volunteer fire departments. Personnel and equipment...
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. Sept. 10: A caller reported someone had cut the head off a deer after it was hit by a car on Menke Road. Swanson School and Schmierer roads were closed at their intersections with Hatten Road were...
Sustained winds of 22 - 25 miles per hour Monday took what is now called the Apache Pass fire from about 200 acres Sunday evening to more than 18,000 as of Tuesday morning. Extremely dry conditions in the scablands contributed to the blaze. All available firefighters from the Odessa area responded to the blaze, which at its closest point to Odessa was burning Monday afternoon about 12 miles north of Odessa, just north of Eagle Springs Road. Crews from Wilbur, Creston,...
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. Sept. 3: Odessa ambulance personnel assisted a woman who had been bucked off a horse in the vicinity of East Dobson Road. Minimal damage was reported to a vehicle involved in a collision with a deer o...
There was a time during the school term when Odessa school children, if not their teachers, too, looked forward to three glorious days of fall. It was the time of the “Teachers’ Institute,” so named no one seems to recall, when pupils got three days off from their studies while their teachers traveled to Spokane to hear lectures, attend forums and exchange views with other teachers. The teachers probably felt that Institute was worthwhile, but for the children it was pure joy It was respite from their classes, which only a fe...
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. Aug. 27: A railroad crossing malfunction was reported at the Mondovi crossing. A broken window was discovered at the Davenport city pound at Eleventh and Ross streets. A juvenile boy was identified...
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. Aug. 13: Sprague firefighters handled a brush fire at SR 23 and Ringwood Road. Two llamas were reported at-large on Fitness Lane near SR 28 near Davenport. A local logger's skidder was reported...
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. July 30: After Lincoln County Pharmacy personnel reported a man had shoplifted two candy bars, two deputies had a suspect detained in the Davenport city park. Anticipating a visit to the area to asses...
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. July 23: Two individuals were booked into the county jail for trespassing after a Riffe Road resident reported that a suspicious vehicle with headlights off pulled into a shop area. An argument...
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. July 16: A county Public Works crew estimated they'd need a couple of hours to clear a tree that fell across the roadway at Downs and McKinley roads. Four horses in a pasture along SR 28 in the...
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. July 9: A lightning strike set a tree on fire in the Neal Canyon area near Wilbur. Deputies were unable to locate a vehicle that a caller reported had run off Jones Bay Road and down a steep grade. 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. July 2: Davenport deputies responded to a verbal dispute at a Fifth Street residence after a caller told dispatchers about loud shouting originating from there. Davenport ambulance personnel assisted...
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. June 25: Dispatchers took a report of a truck that passed another vehicle on the shoulder, cutting it off, at the Spokane County line on SR 2. Damage was reported by the driver of the second vehicle....
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. June 18: A Bald Ridge Road resident described construction trucks traveling at unsafe speeds. A caller advised dispatchers that a vehicle tailgated him on Morgan Street through Davenport. Wilbur...
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. June 11: Lincoln County authorities were asked by their Adams County counterparts to keep an eye out for a vehicle carrying two individuals suspected in an attempted robbery of a semi-truck driver on...
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. June 4: Two vehicles were involved in a collision on SR 174 north of Wilbur. A moose calf was spotted behind the Davenport football field and near the Lincoln County Museum. A caller told dispatchers...
