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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. 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...
The Odessa-Harrington Titan volleyball team won their home game in Odessa against Valley Christian Thursday of Deutschesfest weekend in three straight games. In each of those games, the final score was 25 to 17. Shelbey Watkins led the team with six assists, Isabelle Phillips with three aces, Katie DeWulf with seven digs, Lanessa Simon with one block and seven digs and Casey Schlomer with one block, seven digs and five kills....
The Odessa-Harrington football team won their first home game over Deutschesfest weekend with a final score of 42-6 over Cusick. Gaven Elder scored the first touchdown of the game with a 60-yard run, and Sage Elder scored the two point conversion on a pass from Colton Hunt. Cusick responded with a TD but no extra points. In the second quarter, G. Elder scored another TD on a 35-yard pass from Hunt, with no extra points. The next three TDs were scored by S. Elder in the second, third and fourth quarters, respectively, with G....
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...
Friday from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. the Harrington Food Bank dispensed five tons of food at the Harrington Nazarene Church while God's Closet at the Harrington Community Church also had a good turnout and a great turnover of clothing which will allow their staff the space to put out a new supply of clothing that had been held in reserve. God's Closet was also open from noon to 3 p.m. on Saturday with a much lesser turnout during the dust storm, but enough activity to keep it open. S...
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...
Meeting August 26 in the high school library, the school board approved the following: • a one-year leave of absence for Jennifer Singer, a paraeducator • the hiring of Diane Baye as the Vocational Ag teacher and FFA advisor for the 2015-2016 school year • the transfer of Miranda Taylor from a paraeducator position to that of bus driver • the hiring of LaMar Larmer and Michael Cronrath to share the supervisory position of the assistant athletic director in Harrington • the hiring of Andrew Holman as...
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...
Free event The Harrington PTA is sponsoring a free event, an outdoor movie to be shown in front of the Harrington Elementary school, on Thursday, August 27, at 8 p.m. Drinks, goodies and popcorn will be sold at the event. Doggy Daze Saturday morning from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Doggy Daze will be held near the Harrington Opera House, with “dog washing” provided by Carol, as a yearly treat, and “grooming” furnished by Kristi Poteet, owner of “Me Too!”, a dog boarding and grooming business. Other activities include a moving sale...
Bridget Rohner, Lincoln County extension agent, helps out in Harrington with the summer reading program which recently concluded....
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...
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...
DeWane Buddrius was born June 9, 1941, to Clarence and LuVerna (Weishaar) Buddrius in Odessa. After a brief battle with brain cancer, DeWane passed away on July 24, 2015, and went to his Heavenly Home. DeWane was a 1959 Harrington High School graduate. He married Carol Schultz on December 29, 1960. DeWane is survived by his wife of 54 years, Carol, daughter Juliann (Doug) Janke and son David Buddrius; grandchildren Ryan (Shannon) Janke, Stacy Buddrius, Kevin Buddrius, Janelle...
Mike Connolly passed away July 29, 2015 at Sacred Heart Hospital in Spokane. He was born July 7, 1956, in Tonopah, Nevada. He was raised in Reno, graduating from Manogue High School in 1974. Mike also attended the University of Nevada, Reno. Mike and Terry Mooney were married June 12, 1976. In 1977, Mike and Terry moved to Harrington to work on the Bly Ranch. It was there that Mike fell in love with cattle and horses. Later they moved to Odessa. Mike worked for Odessa Trading...
Summer reading ends Emma Aldrich organized the youngsters into the reading circle and began a story about Super-Hero Firemen. Bridget Rohner brought ample supplies for the 17 young super heroes to create costumes during their craft period. Masks for their eyes were colored and worn for most of the session. Rolls of foil were dispensed freely and the children used it to make protective helmets, capes for swift flight, claws for the ends of their fingers and weapons. One young l...
The Armstrong surname is familiar in the Harrington area. There were probably three W.B. Armstrongs in their family charts, but there was only one "Sleepy," whose given name was Edgar Alan Armstrong. Sleepy was a son of George Albert 'Doc' Armstrong (1857-1945) and his wife Mary Eliza Goodwin (1860-1941). George's father was a large farm owner in Texas where he also owned a store and hotel. At the end of the Civil War, G.A. was just seven years of age. In later years he could...
Harrington US Bank Building With the renewed interest in the Harrington Revitalization Plan, community members were pleased to see the work being done on the US Bank Building, originally built in 1909 for the First National Bank. The First National Bank was organized in 1908 and located in the Faulding building, directly east across the street with Pres. Harry Ochs, VP Thos H Brewer, Cashier W W Downie and four directors: J J Cameron, Grant McCann, Chas Hegele and T A Hansard. The excavation of their new building was...
HHPC The Harrington Historic Preservation group met August 4, at 6:30 p.m. in the cool of the beautiful Harrington City Park with Karen Allen, Celeste Miller, Lindsey Harder, Anita Harmon, Aileen Sweet and Margie Hall present. The sole purpose of the meeting was to review the draft from the community planning and design consultants at Studio Cascade, make corrections and return it to them with the expectation of a final draft to be received on August 10. The final draft will then be placed in a packet for the city council to...
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...
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, July 27: No one was reported injured after two vehicles collided on SR 231 near the intersection of Little Falls Road north of Reardan. A man of about 70 years of age prompted concern in Alm...
1 years ago From The Odessa Record August 6 , 1915 The 18-day subscription contest of the Odessa Record closed last Monday evening after one of the most successful campaigns for new subscriptions ever held in this country. Miss Martha Schafer was the lucky winner of the diamond ring, and Miss Rose Lowe won the bracelet watch, each of these contestants having well up toward the million mark in votes. Maggie Deife was third, Trella Finney fourth, Hilda Schatz fifth, Emma Ruff sixth and Mrs. J.V. Ott seventh. Practically 200...
