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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, Jan. 11: No injury was reported as a result of a one-vehicle slide-off on SR 174 just outside of Wilbur. The Washington State Patrol investigated the possibility that alcohol may have bee...
City Council An energetic but focused 26-year-old Mayor Dillon Haas opened his first city council meeting, the first city council meeting ever to have such a youthful man at the helm in Harrington. Preparations for the meeting included rearranging the seating, with the council members lined up on the far side of the table facing the audience and the new mayor sitting at the west end. The city clerk swore in Justin Slack at City Council Position #3, followed by the swearing 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. Monday, Jan. 4: After a Wilbur woman told dispatchers that her husband had not returned home the previous night, she found him sleeping in a chair in their garage. No injuries were reported after a v...
Janet P. Heimbigner, age 91, passed away January 4, 2016 in Odessa. Her home is in Odessa. She was born January 2, 1925 in Odessa to Karl and Pauline (Paulsen) Rodeck. Janet grew up on the Rodeck family farm west of Odessa and attended school in Odessa, graduating from Odessa High School in 1944. She then went to Eastern Washington College of Education (now EWU) and received her B.A. in Education in 1948. Janet married Ralph Heimbigner December 31, 1947, and they made their...
Opera House Society The Society held their first meeting of the new year January 4, with new president Billie Herron at the helm. Mark and Sheryl Stedman, Ed and Bunny Haugan, Gordon Herron, Carol, Linda Wagner, Karen Robertson and Marge Womach also were present. The final payment for the grand piano for the opera house was made December 16, although donations continue to come in for that project. Wagner said she is working on the newsletter and Robertson will provide photos. Gordon Herron, head of the building committee,...
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, Dec. 28: Responding to the 100 block of Main Street, Davenport ambulance personnel assisted an 86-year-old woman who was experiencing chest pains. Washington State Patrol and Sprague ambulance...
Scott Heimbigner passed away doing what he loved most, hunting, on Tuesday, December 29, 2015. The youngest of four boys, Scott was born in Spokane on September 17, 1956 to Norma Jean (Couch) and Jonah Walder Heimbigner. He graduated from Odessa High School and Eastern Washington University. Through friends, he met and married Sherie (Winters). They would be celebrating 30 years of marriage in June. As an avid hunter, he spent as much time as possible filling his tags and his...
After a 10-year battle against cancer, Judith Ann Iverson passed away the afternoon of December 23, 2015. Born to Bill and Lucile Iverson at Deaconess Hospital in Spokane on May 3, 1947, she thrived with her brothers David, Larry and Norman and sister Sandy on their farm south of Lamona, in Lincoln County. She attended Odessa schools, graduating in 1965. Graduated in 1967 from Concordia College in Portland, Ore., she continued her education at Concordia Teacher's College 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. Monday, Dec. 21: Reardan emergency personnel assisted Spokane County authorities with a one-vehicle slide-off on U.S. 2 and Coulee Hite Road. No injuries were reported after a semi-truck went off SR...
Gloria G. (Grosso) Wraspir, 83 years old and a longtime resident of Irby, passed away on December 16, 2015 in Spokane from complications of Parkinson's Disease. Gloria was born September 27, 1932 in Omak to Julius (Jack) and Gladys (Grace) (Beeman) Grosso. She was raised in Grand Coulee and graduated from Grand Coulee High School during the building of the Grand Coulee Dam. She was the salutatorian of the class of 1950. Her parents owned and operated the Maytag store in Grand...
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, Nov. 23: An electrical outage was reported in Sprague. A motorist advised dispatchers that her vehicle struck a large piece of glass near the city shop in the vicinity of Twelfth and Mor...
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, Dec. 14: A Harrington woman reported the theft of prescription medicine, a wedding ring and about $100 cash from a residence in the 400 block of West Main. Responding to the Cottonwood Spr...
Harrington Opera House Society Linda Wagner, Sheryl and Mark Stedman, Ed Haugan, Carol, Paul Charlton, Billie and Gordon Herron, Karen Robertson, Sue Lani Madsen and Marge Womach were present as Mark Stedman opened his last meeting as president of the Harrington Opera House Society. In reviewing the minutes from the previous meeting, mention was made of the $9,000 grant that the Harrington Public Development Authority received to help connect the business district with NoaNet...
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, Dec. 7: A vehicle got stuck in mud on Mayberry Road about 500 feet from SR 28 near Davenport. A collision involving a vehicle and deer took place on SR 174 near Wilbur. Wilbur Police res...
Clark Miller (77) was born October 5, 1938, to Fred and Katherine (Gies) Miller in Ritzville.He was raised in Odessa through 10th grade and graduated from Davenport High School in 1956. Clark married Hazel Buell on June 15, 1958. In the fall of 1961, they moved to a farm three miles north of Mondovi, where he lived until his death. Clark drove a Standard Oil fuel truck (for Dale McGath) from the fall of 1957 to 1961, delivering fuel to customers in Davenport, Fruitland,...
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, Nov. 30: Deputies responded to a report of a vehicle traveling west in the eastbound lane of U.S. 2, almost causing a head-on collision in the vicinity of the county Transfer Station. Res...
The Odessa-Harrington boys and girls varsity basketball teams had a rough start to the season when they both suffered losses their first two games. The first games on Friday were against Liberty. The boys team suffered a devastating 51 point loss and the girls team had a painful 22 point loss. DeWulf’s dominate. In the games against Liberty, siblings John and Katie DeWulf both led their teams statistically. John DeWulf had a total of 13 points on six field goals, along with 1...
Both the girls and boys Titan varsity basketball teams suffered their third losses of the season, this time at the hands of the Davenport Gorillas Tuesday night in Davenport. Lanessa Simon led the Titan girls in points with 14 out of the 20 scored, along with five rebounds, one assist, three steals, and a block. Casey Schlomer scored two points, had six rebounds and three blocks. Amber Smith and Brenna Carstensen also scored two points each, with Carstensen also getting two rebounds and Smith getting three rebounds, four...
The cast of Davenport Theatrical's "Our Town" performs last Saturday evening at the Harrington Opera House....
Court 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, Nov. 16: Dispatchers referred a possible poaching incident in the vicinity of Addington Road near Reardan to the Washington State Patrol for investigation. Responding to the 1000 block of Was...
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, Nov. 9: A deputy was notified of a request from Corner Café personnel in Creston for help with a person who refused to leave and had been “verbally abusive” toward customers there. Deputies...
Veterans Day program The yearly Harrington Veterans Day Program organized by history teacher Mike Cronrath was held November 10, at 10:15 a.m. at the Harrington school gymnasium. Panels of art displays created by the students graced the pathway across the floor to the bleachers. This display was entitled, “The Star-Spangled Banner Through the Eyes of Our Children.” The exhibits were done by the high school art class and the 2nd/3rd grade art class, guided by their instructor Denise Hoffman. Copies of the pictures were put...
On November 3, seven schools from the Bi-County came to Odessa for the 6th Annual Bi-County STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) Challenge. Odessa, Wilbur, Creston, Ritzville, Davenport, Harrington and Sprague arrived at Odessa's multipurpose room at 9 a.m. ready to compete in the science-based "Junkyard Wars." Each school brought a team of students to vie against the other schools for the traveling trophy, the Golden Flask. The Odessa High School team consisted of...
Bill died peacefully on November 1, 2015 at East Adams Care Center in Ritzville at the age of 89. He was born April 7, 1926 to Mark and Anna Havlicek and grew up in Odessa, graduating in 1944. He is survived by his wife of 68 years, Enza Smith. Other survivors include daughter Sharon (Dave) Iverson and her children Taunya (Michael) VanPevenage and Conner, Peyton and Chase; Becky (Colin) Guhlke and Lexi and Palmer; Alyson (Travis) Williams and Lizzie and Jessie; Brenik (Kamie)...
Harrington Opera House Society The Harrington Opera House Society met for its monthly and annual meetings Monday, November 2, with Mark and Sheryl Stedman, Gordon and Billie Herron, Carol, Ed Haugan, Linda Wagner, Bonnie and Mike Hardy, Dillon Haas, Stephen and Becky Hardy, Shelly Quigley, Karen Robertson and Marge Womach present. They reviewed the highlights of the Community Organizations Meeting, Harrington Happenings, with many positive comments about how well the sharing of project information is working. It was reported...
