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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, March 11: Deputies and emergency personnel from Harrington and Odessa were among the first responders to a report of the crash of a U.S. Navy Prowler jet in a stubble field near Coffee Pot...
Odessa, Wash.-- A U.S. Navy EA-6B Prowler jet out of Whidby Island Naval Air Station has crashed into a farmer's field between Odessa and Harrington about a half a mile north of Coffee Pot Road and about a mile from where Coffee Pot intersects with Duck Lake Lamona Road. Lincoln County Sheriff Wade Magers and coroner Jeff Barkdull have confirmed that three people were on board the aircraft and that all three were deceased at the scene. The crash was followed by a fire, as 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. Monday, Feb. 25: A caller told dispatchers he was taking his 36-year-old wife to Lincoln Hospital after she experienced chest pain. After a Miles Creston Road resident reported seeing people on his...
The February 27 school board meeting began with high-school English teacher Dr. Duane Pitts and science teacher Seth Hodges providing a summary of their experiences as participants in TPEP (Teacher/Principal Evaluation Project). They showed the board an article they had written and submitted to the Phi Delta Kappan professional journal for educators. The board approved a request by Hodges to take 8th grade students to Zillah for a robotics challenge. The students are currently working on this project in class. Personnel The b...
The basketball season ended for the Odessa-Harrington Titans on Saturday, February 23, with a loss in the regional playoff round of the state tournament. The loser-out game was Pomeroy 60, O-H 52. Pomeroy’s team, boasting an overall 18-7 record, with a league record of 11-5, was well-matched with the Titan squad’s overall record of 16-8 and league record of 7-3. The 4 p.m. game at Walla Walla High School saw the two teams battle to a tie at the end of the first quarter of pla...
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, Feb. 18: A deputy checked out a Creston man's report of being threatened. A Davenport woman told dispatchers she found the door to her residence open, yet her alarm system set as she had done...
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, Feb. 11: Emergency personnel assisted an 18-year-old girl who apparently suffered an alcohol-related seizure in the Reardan area. County road signs were reported stolen from Riffe, Bergeron...
Having your team gel and reach its peak at the end of the season is every coach’s dream. The Odessa-Harrington Titans boys basketball team has been making their coaches very happy with nothing but wins all the way through the post-season thus far. O-H vs. Cusick On February 9, the Odessa/Harrington Titans defeated Cusick, 60-52, at the District 7 playoffs at Deer Park High School, putting them into the championship game on February 16 also at Deer Park High School. Cade W...
There’s a hole in my living room today. Not an actual hole, mind you. It’s just the space where my piano once sat. You see, I gave my piano away this weekend. My piano was just about the first major purchase I ever made. It cost $750 back in the late 1970’s, when I was a single working woman living in Yakima. It wasn’t a fancy name brand. But it was pretty. For the first few years, anyway. It was moved twice in Yakima, and then from Yakima to Portland. In Portland, it was mov...
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. 28: Davenport ambulance personnel transported a Seven Bays man to Lincoln Hospital for treatment of high blood sugar and vomiting. No one was reported injured after a vehicle slid off...
O-H vs. ACH The January 29 varsity game against ACH in Harrington was a loss for the Titan girls, 28-51. O-H 10 4 4 10 28 ACH 4 18 13 16 51 Chelsea Fisher scored 13 to pace the Titans. Jordyn Tanke had 9, Carley Williams 4 and Ashley Baarstad 2. O-H vs. Cusick The District 7 playoff game against Cusick was another loss for the Titan girls, 72-39. O-H 9 12 13 5 39 Cusick 18 17 21 16 72 Kendall Todd, Fisher and Katie DeWulf each scored 8 points for the Titans. Williams and...
Above: Senior boys from Odessa and Harrington and their parents. Terri, Jared and Todd King; Tami, Markus and Mark Smith; Larry, Cade and Kelly Weber; Doug, Nick and Joanne Tebow; Stacey, Justin and Amy Hunt; Tim, Justin and Shelly Hauge; Taunya, Stetson and David Sanford; Kelli, Jake and Alan Tanke. Left: Senior girls and their parents. Todd, Ashley and Jeanne Baarstad; Kim, Kendall and Bruce Todd....
The Titan JV finished the season with a 13-3 record. Several players “started shooting the ball from the outside,” said coach Larry Weber. They also did a “better job finishing when we would drive to the basket,” he said. “The whole team improved tremendously through the course of the season.” O-H vs. Wellpinit The final season games of the boys junior varsity were played on Januayr 25, 26 and 29, with the Titans getting all three wins. The Titans defeated Wellpinit by a score of 72-49. Shane Whitaker and Carsen Weber led t...
The District 7 playoffs continue for the O-H Titan girls on Saturday, February 9 at Deer Park High School. The girls will play Columbia at 2 p.m. in Gym #2. The loser will be out of the tournament, and the winner will move on to Game 9 on Wednesday, February 13 at 5:45 p.m. in Gym #1. The Titan boys play Wednesday, February 6 in Harrington against Republic at 6 p.m. The winners and losers of the contests play on Wednesday then move on to either the winners' or losers' brackets on Saturday, February 9 at Deer Park High...
This past week a thief was involved in burglarizing businesses in the Sprague, Harrington and Edwall communities. As a result deputies focused patrols in those areas in an attempt to locate the suspect vehicle, believed to be a black Honda CRX. In the early morning hours of February 4, Deputy Roland Singer observed a black Honda CRX traveling through the City of Harrington, which resulted in a pursuit after a traffic stop was attempted. The suspect vehicle fled Harrington and traveled east on SR-28. As the suspect vehicle...
The patriotic essay contests for school-aged children sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars give young people an opportunity to express their ideas about love of country. In Odessa and Harrington this year, the VFW has had only elementary-level students participating. Harrington At Harrington Elementary School, the fourth grade class participated in the VFW essay writing contest. Fourth-grade teacher LaMarr Larmer explained the ground rules to his students. The theme this...
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. Sunday, Jan. 20: A man advised dispatchers he was on the way to Lincoln Hospital in Davenport for treatment of a continuously bloody nose. Desiring contact with the Washington State Fish and Wildlife...
There was a move to establish a community center in Odessa in February, 99 years ago, with a bond issue put on the ballot for voters to decide if the school board should spend $3,000 to remodel an abandoned church building into such a facility. In the March 7 election that year, voters flatly turned down the proposal, and it wasn’t until 1920 that Odessa was to have its Community Hall and not until 1974 that the Community Center was built. The Record had this report on the first proposal for a civic center in its issue of F...
The Odessa School Board met January 23 in the high school library. The resignation of Odessa High School English teacher Dr. Duane Pitts was accepted, as he has declared his intention to retire at the end of the academic year after 42 years in education. He has already met with students to announce his retirement. Superintendent Suellen White’s report included distribution of an informational brochure about the special levy election in February. The brochure details how the levy funds are used. Regarding the TPEP (...
September The Apache Pass wildfire grew from about 200 acres to about 18,000 acres in about 2 days because of wind. Extremely dry conditions in the scablands and plenty of dry grass for fuel contributed to the blaze. All available firefighters from the Odessa area responded the the blaze, which at its closest point to Odessa was burning about 12 miles north of town. The fire burned a lot of range land and fence posts north of Odessa, so the herds didn't have enough grazing land and some areas were without fences and 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. Monday, Jan. 14: Davenport ambulance personnel transported an 85-year-old man suffering from fever and tingling in his arm from Serene Meadows to Lincoln Hospital. A Reardan area caller reported the...
The Old Town Hall in Odessa has served many functions over its lifetime. On January 10, approximately 15 to 20 townspeople gathered there to discuss the building’s future. Lise Ott is heading up an effort to either repurpose, refurbish or renovate the aging structure, which suffers now from roof leaks, crumbling concrete steps, broken and cracked windows and plumbing problems. Built in 1921, the facility opened December 21 of that year to house the offices of the town governme...
O-H vs. Wellpinit Junior varsity The Wellpinit girls JV played the Titans in Harrington Friday, January 11, getting the win over O-H, 50-34. O-H 10 10 7 7 34 Wellp. 14 13 18 5 50 Lanessa Simon led the scoring with 13 points for the Titans. Casey Schlomer had 10, Shelbey Watkins 7 and Makayla Baird and Ashley Baarstad 2 each. Simon had 3 rebounds, 6 steals, 3 assists; Sam Nighswonger 7 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 assist; Shelbey Watkins 7 rebounds, 3 steals, 5 assists; Casey...
Boys O-H vs. ACH Varsity On Tuesday, January 8, the O-H Titans were defeated by the Almira-Coulee/Hartline Warriors, 50-57, at an away game played in Coulee City. The Titans led in the first quarter, but the Warriors had a high-scoring second quarter that sent the teams into the locker rooms with a 27-27 tie at halftime. O-H 12 15 11 12 50 ACH 7 20 12 18 57 Stetson Sanford led the scoring with 19 points, Markus Smith 11, Justin Hunt 10, Madison Charlton 6, and Sam Schafer and...
Trudy Heimbigner died January 10, 2013 in Spokane. She was born July 30, 1932 in St. John’s, New Foundland, Canada to Stan and Lilly (Stevenson) Collins. She grew up in St. John’s and attended school and graduating high school. She later met and married Arnold “Fritz” Heimbigner, and they were married on April 16, 1952 in St. John’s, New Foundland, Canada. They moved back to the states and lived in various communities like Odessa, Harrington and Reardan before settling in Spokane. Trudy worked as a cook at Holy Family Ho...
