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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, June 13: A deputy provided traffic control after a motor home towing a boat became inoperative in the middle of Hawk Creek Road at Miles Creston Road. A patrol vehicle was involved in a collis...
Memorial Flags On Flag Day and Father's Day, the new Memorial Flags were waving in the Harrington cemeteries, Hillcrest and St Francis. The Memorial Flags project was completed prior to Memorial Day, a joint effort of the Harrington Homemakers and the Lions Club. More than 66 flags were purchased. Honor flags were purchased for Mike Wines, Ed and Jacque Sewall, Bill and Pearl Floyd, and Bill and Frieda Oestreich. Some individuals received more than one memorial flag, and some...
The Odessa Athletics Hall of Fame inducted its inaugural class of 20 members at the 80th high school reunion that took place June 18 in the Odessa Community Center. Each inductee was presented with a wooden plaque bearing a replica of the metal plates that are mounted in the new display case in the high school gymnasium. Those accepting the plaques on their own behalf were Corky Kiehn, Al Fink, Leslie Weber Fink, Jon Evavold, Jesse Hardt, Ken Scherr, Jon Heimbigner, Forey...
Kaylene James has opened a daycare business in her home in Odessa. Kinder Haus Family Home Child Care is fully licensed by the state and, in addition to private pay, can accept child-care allowances provided by the Department of Social and Health Services. Since this is her first year in business, she is currently licensed for six children, but at the end of the first year, she will be allowed to expand and hire more adult helpers to meet the required adult-to-child ratio. Jam...
Oswego, NY – Four years ago, Stacia Lesser entered the Advanced STEM Research laboratory at Odessa High School with curiosity about the medical science field. She was interested in becoming a doctor and centered her research on health-related biology. Her sophomore year research, "Transgene Interleukin-37b Aiding Memory Consolidation Due to Sleep Disruption," had her working with Odessa teacher and advisor Jeffery Wehr and Dr. James Krueger of WSU-Spokane on the potential t...
There has been a lot of talk on the street lately about a proposed public safety sales tax in Lincoln County. I would like to take this opportunity to share with you some of our struggles, clear up a few misconceptions and then explain the concept to the public. First of all, as you know, the county had a very difficult time balancing the 2016 budget. This condition has been escalating for several years and will continue to compound itself into the future. I feel that it is...
Patricia JoAnn Nichols was born in Odessa on March 26, 1940 to Henry Schafer and Lydia Kissler Schafer Frieske. She passed away on June 8, 2016 in Spokane at the age of 76. Patricia enjoyed quilting, gardening, cooking and baking, crafts, reading, boating, camping and spending time with her family. She was a member of Heritage Church in Odessa. Patricia is survived by her three children Pamela Nichols, Ronda (Hal) Haase and Kristie Nichols; two brothers Delbert Schafer and Dennis Schafer; five grandchildren Hayley Olson,...
(Davenport, WA, May 31, 2016.) All signs point to a successful tourism season this summer, according to the Lincoln County Economic Development Council. Starting this year, the marinas are being managed and marketed by Guest Services, Inc., a national corporation with extensive experience in the tourism industry. In addition, the National Park Service is celebrating its Centennial and doing some marketing of its own. The combination of the two should bring increased business to local merchants who are ready to take...
