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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, July 21: White foam was observed coming from the top of a Burlington Northern train car traveling near SR 23. Cash was reported missing as a result of a burglary at a residence in the 2700 b...
With extremely hot temperatures in the preceding days, the Odessa area should probably be considered lucky to have had only one fire which was contained after about five hours. With all the news about the Carlton Complex fire in the north Cascades and the Buzzard Complex in eastern Oregon, apparently both started by lightning in many places and now being treated as fire complexes, people are a bit on edge and are following the news closely. The weather has been hot and windy,...
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 14: Sprague firefighters responded to a small brush fire on the Old Sprague Highway just east of Williams Lake. Odessa firefighters battled a brush fire at Rimrock and Brownswell roads n...
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 7: Davenport ambulance personnel transported a jail inmate to Lincoln Hospital after she suffered a seizure. She later was returned to Adams County authorities. A fence at the AT&T s...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency is seeking candidates for an upcoming farmer and rancher-elected county committee election. The Lincoln County FSA office will accept nominations through August 1, 2014. “Farm Service Agency county committee members provide that local link between the needs of Lincoln County farmers and ranchers and the federal farm programs,” said Farm Service Agency County Executive Director Melissa Michael. “That local voice is really important as we roll out the new changes from the...
Chamber meeting Wednesday noon, July 2, the Harrington Chamber of Commerce met, led by president Cassandra Paffle-Dick. Those present included Kathy Hoot, Carol, Cindy Haase, Bonnie Hardy, Bunny Haugan and Marge Womach. Considerable discussion was held on the city directory sign at the entrance to Harrington and its reconstruction. Estimates were obtained and proposals considered. The committee will now investigate the cost of having a local metal art worker construct 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, June 23: Odessa ambulance personnel assisted a 78-year-old man experiencing shortness of breath and hallucinations. Sprague firefighters responded to a 20- to 30-acre brush fire on U.S. B...
Anita C. Frederick passed away on June 25, 2014. She was 76 years old. Anita was born in Odessa, Wash. on October 3, 1937 to Theodore and Francis. She was the oldest of five children. A 1955 graduate of Odessa High School, Anita was involved in Girl Scouts and was a life guard at the Odessa pool in the summers. In December of 1955, Anita married Leland Frederick, and together they raised five children. In 1963, she and her family moved from Odessa to Sprague, Wash. Anita was...
The Harrington Opera House Society Rummage Room held its function on Tuesday, June 17, during the 11-4 p.m hours of the library's book sale. Considering it was on a weekday, there was a better than anticipated donation of about $160. Rain did not deter the treasure seekers. All funds donated are held for the eventual purchase of an elevator. The rummage events are planned to discontinue for the summer. Bar Code Training with Gary Bortel June 18, Wednesday, Gary Bortel of the Washington State Library came to Harrington at 9...
Thursday afternoon, a grandson of Robert Gay rode into town on a shiny motorcycle looking for a quick piece of information on his grandfather. I tell you, this man was in such a hurry, he never left his name. "My mother lived in the old Harry Ochs house on Sherlock Street and my mother wants a picture of the house." With no forewarning that this request was coming, Marge Womach pulled out the Thanksgiving edition of the 1905 Harrington Citizen, photocopied the picture of 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, June 16: A Davenport woman reported her daughter received suspicious text messages and calls on a pre-paid phone card. A Springdale man was arrested for theft and criminal trespass in 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, June 9: Davenport ambulance personnel assisted a man who fell at Davenport Building Supply and a 35-year-old woman experiencing "general weakness." Deputies responded to a collision 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. Monday, June 2: A road sign on Williams Lake Road and the Old Sprague Highway was found knocked over. A caller advised he saw a rattlesnake at the eastbound I-90 Sprague rest area. A Reardan woman r...
Harrington Opera House Society President Mark Stedman called the meeting to order Monday, June 2, at 7 p.m. in the Opera House Art Room. Those present were Linda Wagner, Bonnie Hardy, Ed and Bunny Haugan, Sheryl Stedman, Carol, Karen Robertson, Jen Mallery and daughter, and Marge Womach. A review of the present status of the building projects was addressed. Billie Herron had spoken with Royal Upholstery regarding the Eastern Washington University curtains and gave a 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, May 19: Davenport ambulance personnel transported a 73-year-old woman with flu-like symptoms from a residence in the 1100 block of Maxwell Street to Lincoln Hospital. A door frame, bag of garbage and a...
At the district golf tournament at MeadowWood Golf Course in Liberty Lake on Monday, May 19, Harrington senior Madison Charlton of the O-H Titans finished in 7th place with a subdistrict score of 85 and a district score also of 85 for a combined score of 170. In doing so, he qualified for the state meet, the only Titan to do so. Hunter Weitze of Colfax was first with a combined score of 142 for the two-day results. Palmer Guhlke of Davenport was second with 146, Sawyer Spackman of St. Georges third with 159, Jimmy Psomas of S...
Teacher Grace Moeller and her 5th- and 6th-grade students mixed horticulture and civics when they transplanted flowers grown by Erica Whitmore's FFA horticulture class. The group met behind the Memorial Hall where the students learned to successfully remove the plants from their growth containers and place them into planters donated by local businesses and the city in previous years. The students learned that the plants will now survive with soil, sun and water. The most...
On May 7, seven other Bi-County schools joined Odessa for the Fourth Annual Bi-County STEM Challenge. Teams from Odessa, Wilbur, Creston, Davenport, Lind-Ritzville, Sprague and Reardan arrived at the Odessa high school gym at 9 a.m. to compete in the fourth science-based “Junkyard Wars.” Each school brought a team of six students to vie against the other schools for the traveling trophy. The Odessa High School team consisted of Alexa Boss, Griffey Powell, Thorsen Wehr, Car...
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, May 12: A caller informed dispatchers that her dog scared off cattle that were in her driveway off SR 25 about 21 miles north of Davenport. Deputies investigated a possible sex-related offense...
1 years ago From The Odessa Record May, 1914 Due to the loss of The Record’s 100-year-old copies, there will be no news from that week’s paper. In The Record from May 21, 1964, there was no 50 years ago column and the loss was attributed to flood damage. 75 years ago From The Odessa Record May 18, 1939 The senior sneak was a marked success. They left on a 400 mile trip to Lake Christine, in Canada. Enroute they stopped and visited former residents, including Mrs. Harry Evans at Deer Park and Harold Reiman at Colville. The...
By MARJORIE WOMACH Harrington Public Library The Harrington Library has received a new shipment of fiction paperback books. The authors include J.A. Jance, Lee Child, James Lee Burke, James Rollins and Stuart Woods. The library is awaiting Mayor Paul Gilliland to order the necessary equipment for the library to begin its training with the scanning of bar codes. Gary Bortel of the State Library is planning to come this month for that purpose. Donations continue to come in to the library, some of the more recent items included...
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, May 5: Arriving in the 100 block of South Maple in Reardan, Davenport ambulance personnel and Reardan EMTs assisted a woman experiencing severe back pain. A caller's report of a tanker d...
The Harrington Public Development Authority meeting was held at the Harrington Golf & Country Club at 7 p.m. Tuesday in a most congratulatory spirit following the successful promotion of the Spring Festival. Josh Steward opened the meeting. Bunny Haugan resumed her secretarial role, and Allan Barth, newly appointed vice president, were the members present. Others in attendance were Margie Hall of the Economic Development Council, Paul Charlton, Karen Robertson and Marge...
Sage Hill On May 1, the Titans golf team took two, 2-man teams to compete in an alternating shot 18 hole tournament at Sage Hill golf course, hosted by Warden. The boys had a lot of fun playing the alternating shot format. The Titans number 1 team Madison Charlton and Griffey Powell got redemption from their last year’s score with about a 20-stroke improvement and shot a 79 for second place in the tournament. The second team of William Mann and John Tanke shot a 110 together. Participating Schools were: Moses Lake, R...
By MONICA DEIFE The very lucky winner of the pink and black quilt named "The Point is Hope" and raffled off to benefit Team Got Pink? was Barbara Greenwalt. The blocks were made by Experience Quilts! October Block Lotto participants. For the block lotto, participants buy a kit to make one block for 50 cents, make the block and when they turn it in, their name is entered in a drawing. The winner receives all the blocks made. For this quilt, blocks made were numerous, so two...
