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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, Sept. 21: Despite a store employee’s concern, a deputy determined that a group of people camping on property owned by Safeway adjacent to the Davenport store were there by permission of the s...
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, Oct. 12: Dispatchers took a report of a semi-truck traveling at high speeds in a field south of U.S. 2 about two miles west of Davenport. Six loose cattle were on SR 28 in the Lamona area. A 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. Monday, Oct. 5: Kids were out throwing eggs in the Davenport city limits. Welding equipment was reported stolen from a residence near the Sprague Motel on East 1st Street. A deputy advised a man not...
There is a rumor circulating around Odessa that certain town council members are considering doing away with the police department of Odessa and contracting with the sheriff’s department for coverage. This was tried several years ago and the people of Odessa told the council that they wanted to keep our police department. If there is the slightest chance that the rumor is true, the people of Odessa should talk to their council members and let them know how they feel. The last time, we were told that the sheriff’s dep...
Don’t believe in UFOs? You haven’t met Peter Davenport. Peter Davenport is the Director of the National UFO Reporting Center, the nation’s most popular and widely accepted UFO reporting facility. The center receives, records and attempts to corroborate reports from individuals who have been witness to unusual, possibly UFO-related events. Now in his 21st year as the center’s Director, Davenport is as an expert in his field and has been featured in media including Business Week and Wired Magazine; appears on weekly radio;...
Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center has been awarded a grant for the implementation of a new patient monitoring system focused on enhancing the safety of long-term geriatric patients. Coverys, a leading provider of medical professional liability insurance and related services, announced that the Coverys Community Healthcare Foundation awarded more than $140,000 in grants to 17 separate hospitals and health facilities in Washington, Oregon and Idaho. The grants will be used for staff training programs, resources and other...
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, Sept. 28: A Creston man reported the loss of credit cards, $150 cash and other items in a burglary in the 500 block of Jump Street NW. A Davenport man reported a family member was har...
Needham Concert On September 22, the members of the Needham family provided Country and Christian music to an audience of 50 or more at the Harrington Opera House. It was their final performance before their return to Nashville, Tenn., having played at 14 locations in 21 days. Dave Needham introduced his father David (on acoustic guitar and harmonica) and his sister Diana Mummert, who writes most of their songs and plays the mandolin. Diane's husband Steve was on percussion, a...
Laura Hardt, age 98, passed away September 21, 2015 in Spokane. She was born July 30, 1917 in Edwall. Laura farmed in the Odessa area with her husband Bill and they were married for 72 years. She was a lifelong member of the Grange. She loved playing card games such as Rummy and Pinochle, and she loved playing Bingo. In her younger years she enjoyed dancing with her husband Bill. Laura is survived by her daughter Dixie (Jim) Moore; grandchildren David (Nancy) Moore, Dan Moore...
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, Sept. 14: Deputies investigated allegations that a resident in the 300 block of North Third Street in Harrington had several times restored city water service there after the city cur...
As early as 1882, Harrington news items appeared in the Northwest Tribune which was published in Cheney and in Spokane, depending on the year. In it in 1884, mention is made of Frank Gray of the Harrington Times and again in 1885. An article by Rev. E.C. Scott in 1919 stated, "The first newspaper to be printed in Harrington was the Lincoln County Times, the first issue appearing in June, 1884, being issued from a blacksmith shop." It was said to have moved to Davenport 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, Aug. 31: Responding to the 1300 block of Logan Street, Davenport ambulance personnel transported a 59-year-old woman who was suffering shortness of breath to Lincoln Hospital. Odessa ambulance...
Harrington Chamber of Commerce Wednesday noon, September 2, Cassandra Paffle-Dick called the meeting of the Harrington Chamber of Commerce to order with Kathy Hoob, Cindy Haase, Margie Hall (EDC), Allen Barth, Becca Downing, Ken and Melanie Kennedy, Heather Slack, Summer Clark, Bunny Haugan and Tim of the Hide-Away RV Park attending. Discussion was held on the selection of the “Yard of the Month.” Downing, representing the U.S. Post Office, informed the group of the availability of mass mailing for $47 to notify the com...
Jean B. Parr (92) of Harrington, passed away Tuesday morning, September 1, 2015 in Davenport. Born in Reardan to Homer and Clara Kennedy on February 22, 1923, Jean moved to Odessa at a young age and graduated from Odessa High School. On November 6, 1941 in Odessa, Jean Kennedy's life took a lifelong turn when she married Robert Parr of Harrington. Together they settled in the Mohler/Harrington area and raised their family, all of whom thrived on Jean's wonderful cooking. Jean...
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, Aug. 24: Harrington ambulance personnel assisted an elderly woman who may have suffered a stroke. Davenport ambulance personnel joined Reardan EMTs in responding to the 100 block of Maple in...
Department Name City Entry Award Booths Cub Scouts Pack 764 Davenport Boy Scout Exhibit Best of Show Reardan FFA Davenport FFA Exhibit Blue Davenport FFA Davenport FFA Exhibit Blue Lincoln Ct Fair Royalty Education Display Blue Patra Canfield Davenport Bluestem Grange 1st Place Rory Wintersteen Davenport Lincoln County Recycling Winner-Vendor Posters Alex Bruce Harr FFA Poster Special Award Alexis Altiero Edwall Open Poster Special Award Olivia Freeman Edwall Open Poster Special Award Herdsmanship Large Animal-- Sheep Barn...
In 1883, August Bursch, Ludwig Hoffman and Gottlieb Mielke came to the Zion district without their families and established themselves sufficiently to summon their families in Minnesota anxiously awaiting the call to come west. In October, the families were reunited, and church services were held in the homes until the following summer. The edifice now known as the Zion Rocklyn United Methodist Church was the first organized church in Harrington when Rev. Adam Buehler 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, Aug. 17: An ambulance was sent to a residence on Aviator Lane in Grand Coulee for a man in his 90s with a medical issue. Wilbur ambulance personnel assisted a woman experiencing diz...
This year, Avista and Northwest Farm Credit Services teamed up to recognize 4-H high-school seniors and juniors for their leadership, core values and personification of the 4-H mission throughout their entire 4-H career, including project completion and service to their communities. Through the Washington State 4-H Foundation, a Rural 4-H Scholars Program was established for outstanding 4-H members to apply for the $1000 scholarships: $500 from Avista and $500 from Northwest Farm Credit Services. On Saturday, August 22, 4-H...
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, Aug. 10: Wilbur ambulance personnel assisted an elderly woman who fell. An individual who had a campfire going in the vicinity of Miles Creston and Hume roads north of Davenport was adv...
Odessa Record subscriber Larry Fisher of Spokane continues his series of articles on the history of the Batum/Lauer area where his wife, the former Joyce Kiesz, grew up. Hi, here I am again. Derr, Mollie (Scheller) (b. 3-08-1892 d. 9-01-1969) Mollie Derr, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Heinrich Scheller, was born in Russia. In 1889 she came to Old Mexico with her family. Later, they moved to Oklahoma, then to Washington where in 1904 they homesteaded near Warden. In 1906 they moved to the Odessa area. She was baptized and...
Harrington City Council Wednesday evening Mayor Paul Gilliland opened the city council meeting at 7:30 p.m. Those present included Peter Davenport, Levi Schenk, Mike Cronrath, Rick Becker, Bunny Haugan, Scott McGowan, Ashley Schenk, Sharon Schultz, Dick and Priscilla Derr, Justin Slack, Paul Charlton, Jay Gossett, Marge Womach, Terry and Diane Sanchez, Donita Simons, and Chris Hickman. Alan Gay had requested that the Mayor ask the council to take a straw vote for accepting or rejecting the grant from DOE for the sump pump...
1 years ago From The Odessa Record August 20, 1915 Hot weather hangs on. The unusual warm spell has continued throughout the past week, not one day since last Friday having shown a temperature as low as 90 and two days were as high as 97. The average for the past week has been 94 thus maintaining the same record as was established for the two weeks up to last Friday. In three weeks of hot weather just passed, through, the longest hot spell ever known in this country in the memory of old-timers, the thermometer has gone belo...
County Executive Director Melissa Michael of the Farm Service Agency has announced that a livestock watering assistance program is now available due to the severe drought designation for Lincoln County. “Ranchers suffering from drought and in need of water for their livestock operation may receive financial assistance from the Farm Service Agency,” said Michael. The agency is implementing its Emergency Conservation Program for drought in Lincoln County. The program helps farmers and ranchers to repair damage to farmlands cau...
1 years ago From The Odessa Record August 13, 1915 The commissioners of Adams County have just closed a deal for the purchase of a half section of land about a mile and a half north of Lind for the sum of $5,500, which is to be used as an experimental station and operated under the direct supervision of representatives of the agricultural department of the state college. Mr. McCall, representative of the agricultural department, is in charge of the farm. It is understood the expense of operating will be paid by the state...
