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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. Nov. 7: Deputies responded to a Davenport woman's report of harassment. Deputies determined that a woman's report of seeing two people naked in a car parked alongside SR 2 was unfounded. A caller...
Tekoa-Oakesdale won the State 1B volleyball tournament, defeating Colton 25-16, 25-13, 15-25, 25-23 in the championship match last Saturday night. Reardan garnered its second straight state championship in 2B volleyball, defeating Colfax 25-19, 25-23 and 25-17. In the 1A bracket, Colville overcame Castle Rock with scores of 26-24, 25-22 and 25-21. With the floor divided up into six separate volleyball courts in two rows of three each, there wasn’t much room left over for f...
Chelsea Fisher (fourth from left in photo) of Odessa was among the members of the Bi-County All-Opponent Volleyball Team announced at the District 7 tournament held at Northwest Christian in Colbert Saturday, November 5. Team members were Hailey Sandman, Brianne Goodlake and Alex Potts of Wilbur/Creston; Chelsea Fisher of Odessa-Harrington; Brynna Stevens, Madeline Isaak and Jordan Jones of Almira/Coulee-Hartline and Rowee Swank of Valley Christian. Each girl received an...
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. 31: Davenport ambulance personnel assisted a man who had fallen at the elementary school construction site. At least seven people went into the water after a boat tipped over near the Hawk Creek...
Margie R. O’Neal died November 2, 2011 at Lincoln Hospital in Davenport, surrounded by her children. Marge was born on September 4, 1939 in Irby to Charlie R. and Ruth (Kissler) Jeske. She was the second daughter, joining her sister Shirley Ann. Marge received her formal schooling at Odessa schools. She was a member of the Christ Lutheran Church. Marge was known to family as a loving mother and grandmother. She is survived by her husband Clifford O’Neal of Creston; three sons, Rick A. Haase (Jim Terry) of Ogden, Utah, Bru...
At the November 8 meeting of the Odessa Chamber of Commerce, Margie Hall, Executive Director of the Lincoln County Economic Development Council (EDC) distributed surveys to members and guests. The surveys are one of several information-gathering tools to be used by Eastern Washington University students who will be compiling the data for their senior project. The end result of the information gathering and analysis will be an economic development “vision” for the county. The survey questions were the same ones that residents...
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. 24: A deputy's assistance was requested after a Davenport High School student said she had received a large check in the mail from a business she had contacted on the Internet. Deputies...
Wilbur-Creston defeated Odessa-Harrington’s volleyball team Saturday, October 29, in a grueling 5-game match, 30-28, 23-25, 25-13, 22-25 and 15-6. Despite the loss, the Titans played arguably their best match of the season, never giving up, fighting for every point. Hailey Williams and Charli Moffet led at service, with 16-0 and 21-0, respectively. Amanda Hardt served three aces. Chelsea Fisher had a total of 20 kills, followed by Kendall Todd with 8. Moffet set up 32 kill a...
October 15 at Wilbur, the Wilbur-Creston Wildcats defeated the Odessa-Harrington Titans in three close games, 25-20, 25-19 and 25-22. Serving leaders for the Titans were Lexi Hirst who was 11-1 for 92%, with two aces and Charli Moffet, 9-0 for 100% with one ace. Kendall Todd and Chelsea Fisher combined for 17 kills while Moffet contributed 20 kill assists. Defensively, Jordan Tanke had 18 digs. Hirst had 9 and Moffet added 7. On serve receive, Hirst was at 85% with 6-1. Tanke...
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. 7: A shed on the lower level of the Creston ball field was demolished as a result of two acts of malicious mischief. Footprints found on the structure indicated it had been kicked in, splitting...
Jared King has been selected as the Seattle Seahawks High School Player of the Week for his outstanding performance October 7 against Wilbur-Creston. Each week during the NFL season, the Seahawks organization selects a high school football player in the state of Washington who has a standout game and deserves to be recognized. As part of this recognition, Jared is going to receive two tickets to the October 30 Seattle Seahawks vs. Cincinnati Bengals game, two pre-game sideline/on-field passes and a commemorative football...
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. 3: A moose was seen running across SR 2 just east of Reardan. A deputy was unable to find juveniles who had been observed throwing rocks in the vicinity of Pioneer Plaza in downtown Davenport. A...
Titan student-athlete Jared King was selected as the WIAA/Seattle Times State Athlete of the Week for Class 1B boys. King, a junior, passed for 178 yards and two touchdowns, rushed eight times for 40 yards and a TD, returned a kickoff 85 yards for a score and made 15 tackles (five solo) and two sacks in a 42-28 homecoming victory over Wilbur-Creston....
The Odessa-Harrington Titans battled the Wilbur-Creston Wildcats in a showdown which took place in Odessa. The first quarter of the game was sloppy, resulting in a scoreless tie. O-H 0 22 20 0 42 W-C 0 14 8 6 28 The Wildcats scored four total touchdowns, all via the run. The first touchdown score in the game was a rushing touchdown by Wilbur-Creston with 10:11 left in the second quarter. The pass defense of the Titans was outstanding, with no passing touchdowns allowed. They 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. Sept. 26: Deputies investigated a caller's report that a strange man had been seen in a woodshed in the 700 block of Marshall Street in Davenport. A couch and loveseat were found dumped on Brown Road...
Well. I got carried away. Miss Smarty-Pants, having so much fun and getting lots of positive feedback from her friends, has put her foot in it. You all know how it feels when you are attacked. A rush of adrenaline hits your system, causing your heart and respiration rates to increase. You may even feel a flutter in your digestive tract. It’s all a part of the “fight or flight” response. You can stand your ground and bare your teeth and take the chance of getting hurt. You c...
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. 19: A Reardan man described a fraudulent phone call from "the Court of Lincoln" attempting to collect a debt. No one was hurt after a vehicle went off SR 231 near Edwall and collided with a...
The 41st Odessa Deutschesfest celebration is now behind us, and it’s time to regroup and think about what went right and what went wrong. Most vendors of food, crafts and souvenirs that we spoke to appeared to have done quite well. According to Nancy Kramer of the Friends of the Library, the used-book sale made more money than it did last year. Kelly Kissler Korpenin of JonathINN’s said that on Saturday she had to run out to the farm for some of the food that they had set asi...
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. 12: Deputies responded to a report that a vehicle with small children in the back seat (but not in car seats) was being operated recklessly on SR 25 and McInnis Road. Three toilets and two bags...
After winning its opener September 2, the Odessa-Harrington Titans football team lost last week at Cusick by a score of 58 to 48. This Friday, the Titans will play Lacrosse/Washtucna at home in the Odessa Deutschesfest “Sausage Bowl” in a non-league contest. The northeast 1B leagues are rather lop-sided again this year, with only four teams in the south division. Besides O-H, the other teams are Almira-Coulee/Hartline, Wilbur-Creston and Mansfield. The northern division has seven teams, including Republic, which is a 2B sch...
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. 5: Loud noises heard from the roof of a downtown Davenport business prompted occupants below to call dispatchers with a report that people may have been running on it again. Reardan...
Grange At the Lincoln County Fair, the Canniwai Grange booth prepared by Lise Ott of Irby took first place, and the Pomona Grange booth prepared by Gordon Peterson of Marlin took second place. Round Robin In the Round Robin event, in which youngsters in FFA and 4-H compete with animals other than those they normally exhibit (to show their expertise with an unfamiliar animal), Lexi Hirst of Harrington received the FFA large animal trophy in freshman/sophomore category. David El...
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. 29: A Davenport woman told dispatchers she heard gunshots near her residence in the 1200 block of Seventh Street. Deputies responded to a report of a loud, violent argument between a man and...
I have way more ideas than I have energy or know-how to bring to fruition. I have ideas for quilts. I have ideas for redecorating the house. I have ideas for how to gain control of the garden. And I have lots of ideas for the “betterment” of Odessa. Not that Odessa needs “betterment” – it’s a lovely community. Odessa has held up to the decline of rural America much better than many other communities. But I don’t think we can afford to rest on our laurels, and I think about i...
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. 22: A deputy responded to a report that a front left wheel came off a vehicle, blocking the southbound lane of SR 231 near Broadway Avenue in Reardan. The company working on electrical lines...
