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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. 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...
The wooden water mains installed in Odessa when the new town’s water system was installed in 1903 began to lead within a few years. In its issue of February 24, 1911, The Odessa Record announced plans for improvement of the water system, which included new galvanized mains: An aggregate of $5,000 is to be spent by the Town of Odessa this spring according to plans completed by the Town Council. The expenditure will be used in improving the water system of the town. One mile of galvanized steel pipe is to be laid on Pleasant H...
O-H vs. ACH On Tuesday, January 29, the Titans defeated Almira-Coulee/Hartline, 61:54, for the first time in a long time. A slow first quarter was followed by a much better second quarter, and the Titans were down by only one point at the half. They came out with guns blazing in the third, however, and were able to bring home the victory. Stetson Sanford led the Titan O-H 7 17 23 14 61 ACH 11 14 17 12 54 scoring with 16 points. Justin Hunt and Markus Smith had 12 each, Cade...
The "WEAR PINK" game was a huge success for the Titan teams and fans. Not only was it senior night, but the night was also dedicated to Grandma Sue Shear in her fight with cancer. In this picture the Titans gathered with Sue for a team picture to thank her for being such a dedicated Titan fan. Her grandson, Stetson Sanford (#15), a senior, presented her with flowers. The team also wore pink socks to show their love and support for grandma Sue....
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...
Greetings from the Courthouse! I thought that I would bring everyone up to date on some of the accomplishments that Lincoln County achieved in 2012. One of the biggest projects was the county-wide Narrow Band Radio Project. The federal government issued a mandate that all two-way radio licensees convert from a wide-band signal to a narrow-band signal by January 1, 2013. This affected the Sheriff's Office, Public Works Department, all of the Fire/EMS agencies and LCOMM. A...
Hang on to your hats! President Obama considers that his 52% vote during the 2012 election was a mandate by the people that he was to be granted supreme power. To h*** with the legislature! He believe that his 52% margin (the highest during the last five elections) gives him the right to bypass congress and misuse executive powers. He has already shown his propensity to do this during his first four years. He believes he has nothing to lose. But, the talk by the liberals of a third term should concern us because the...
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...
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office recently had a graduate from the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Center complete the 720-hour curriculum. Deputy Jerad R. McLagan was recognized this past Thursday as the number-one cadet in class 686 basic law enforcement academy in Burien. Deputy McLagan achieved the highest overall score in all phases of the basic training. “I am very proud of Deputy McLagan’s accomplishments and look forward to him being part of our Lincoln County Sheriffs Office Team. He is a great addit...
Byron Behne watches the grain markets for the Odessa Union Warehouse. 1/29/13: For all the volatility in the markets in the last few months things sure have been boring lately. There just doesn’t seem to be a strong catalyst to break this market out in either direction for the time being. Unless exports begin to beat expectations our gains over the last few weeks may begin to erode. 1/31/13: Chicago wheat lost 7 cents today after being up 10 the day before. Yesterday’s rally was sparked by concerns about South American wea...
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 Sequester is coming! The Sequester is coming!” Yup, Congress is in a panic over a problem they created, and many in Congress want you and me to pony up. Again. Some want to cut only non-military discretionary funding – like Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, education, transportation and the like in order to “find” about $1 trillion to balance the federal budget. Instead of planning on cutting programs and raising taxes on you and me to balance the federal budget, Congress already has a known-to-them remedy at their...
Just a few minutes ago, I was more than halfway through a column about my birthday. I paused to read it through, just to make sure it made sense, when I realized I was WHINING. Ouch. I decided I don’t need to do that anymore. Instead, let’s talk about technology. I have some fairly strong Luddite leanings, but am basically too lazy to actually act on them. It’s one thing to despise technology, and quite another to live without it. So I have a smart phone. One of the reasons I...
My father taught me the line when I was a child: “A horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse!” Those were the words William Shakespeare put into the mouth of King Richard III when he was knocked off his horse in the midst of the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485. Richard was killed, ending the rule of the Plantagenet royalty in England and ushering in the time of the Tudors. Shakespeare famously depicted Richard III as a hunchbacked villain who murdered members of his own fam...
First of all, we regret to inform you that there is only silence on the IEO front. No word from anyone, except when the Bankruptcy Court sends out legal notices to all of us who are creditors (almost every business in town, it would appear). Odessa's other big project, however, is about to break ground as soon as weather permits. The meat-processing facility under project manager Sue Lani Madsen of Edwall is taking shape, both on paper and in terms of obtaining capital and gearing up for production. Area livestock producers...
Odessa’s newest business will soon break ground at the Industrial Park on the south hill along Highway 21. The meat-processing plant will provide local livestock ranchers with a nearby option for getting their product to market. Popular sentiment has people wanting to know where their food comes from, and they want to buy local whenever possible. So this trend is reversing the long-tried idea that “bigger is better,” that large-scale operations save money for the consumer by consolidating every aspect of meat produ...
Sunday, January 27 The Marlin Gun Club met Sunday, January 27, 2013. Shooting 25 were Doug Starkel, Ken Eckhart, Justin Starkel, Mark Edwins, Camden Eckhart and Griffey Powell. Shooting 24 were Dave Lang, Bill James and Kyle Lesser. Mark Iksic, Dave Asker, Carmen Eckhart, Harlan Thrall, Mackenze Bemis and Conrad Shearer shot 23. Shooting 22 were Austin Nelson, Ron Lesser and Pat Hochstatter. Mike Christ, Donna Thrall, Ross Ogan and Carl Nations shot 21. Shooting 20 and under were Jake Bennett, Daryl Kimble, Jeff Norley, Dusty...
Sunday, January 27 The Odessa Gun Club met Sunday, January 27, 2013. Shooting 25 was Landon Lobe. Shooting 24 were Ryan Lewis, Bill Weber, Mike Nochols, Sr., Lane Lobe, Nick Tebow, Doug Tebow, Jared Praetorius and Jon Fink. Nick Nelson and Aaron Gies shot 23. Dylan Nichols and William Mann shot 22. Shooting 21 were Mike Nichols, Jr., Colley Walter, Hunter Bramer, Sam Greenwalt and Randy Gies. Markham Nichols, Tom Schuh, Jim Smith, Tyler Smith, Wyatt Haase, Brandon Larmer, Jenny Larmer, Ryan Behrens, Garrett Braun, HaLee...
