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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, Oct. 12: Dispatchers took a report of a semi-truck traveling at high speeds in a field south of U.S. 2 about two miles west of Davenport. Six loose cattle were on SR 28 in the Lamona area. A c...
Last Thursday evening, October 15, Odessa residents living on or near First Avenue or driving through town were startled by the sudden appearance of numerous law enforcement vehicles with lights flashing converging on the parking lot of Washington Federal Bank at the corner of First Avenue and Alder Street. A man was taken into custody as he approached the ATM machine at that bank. Odessa police chief Helen Coubra told The Record that officers arrested Thomas A. Harris of Odessa on charges of violating the Uniform Controlled...
Piano lessons have started for the 2015-2016 season at the Harrington Opera House in the art and music room, Willis St. entrance. This year, Heather Safe has seven students. While awaiting their turn or while a sibling is taking a music lesson, the art side of the room holds an informal arts/crafts session with the students. Each year students are asked what art medium they wish to learn about. Start supplies and help learning a new art form are provided for each, as a common...
October 14 was the date of Women's Health Night, an annual event paid for by grants awarded to the Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center and Clinic. Members of the medical community and volunteer residents of the town put on an informative and enjoyable evening for Odessa's women. Again this year, members of the Odessa High School chapter of Future Business Leaders of America, their parents and their advisor Terri King prepared the dinner. On the menu this year were...
he Lady Titans were unable to maintain their momentum during their Thursday, October 15, homecoming game against the Almira/Coulee-Hartline Warriors. They suffered their second loss of the season, losing in three game set scores of 13-25 ACH, 21-25 ACH, 23-25 ACH. In the first game, the Titans seemed a bit tentative and off balance, while ACH was the opposite. By game two, the Titans picked up steam and began returning balls that had gotten by them in game one. In game three, the Titans kept up with ACH, staying even at...
The musical production “Sweeney Todd” opens this Friday, October 23, at the Masquers Theatre in Soap Lake. Directed by Randy Brooks, this extraordinary musical stars Daren Vernon and Cheri Barbre and includes the musical directing genius of Merie Walker and Stephanie Moore. Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, is a 1979 musical thriller with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Hugh Wheeler. The musical is based on the 1973 play Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street by Christopher Bond. Set...
The Titans found themselves without a Homecoming football game this week when they received a call from Pateros to cancel. This game will not be rescheduled and is considered a forfeit by Pateros and a 2-0 win for Odessa-Harrington. When coach Jeff Nelson was asked for information regarding the cancellation, he said, “Pateros only has eight healthy players. They started with 14, but they have had several key injuries.” The Pateros Billygoats/Nannies have one teammate cur...
The junior-high Titans ended their season undefeated with a 6-0 record on October 19. In the final three games of the season, the team continued to dominate the opposition. On October 12, the Titans beat Springdale, 47-7. Head coach Larry Weber said the team exhibited great execution on offense and defense. Only three days later, on October 15, the team played Almira/Coulee-Hartline, winning 56-13. Weber credited the team with great defensive play in the second half. “There were no turnovers, and the players took care of t...
Auditions for Davenport Theatrical’s on-stage reading of the play “Our Town” by Thornton Wilder. The production will consist of one performance on November 21, 2015 at the Harrington Opera House. Those auditioning will read selections from the script as groups in a fun, low-pressure environment. No preparation is needed. The selections are available to read online at DavenportTheatrical.org. Auditions will be held Thursday, October 22, 2015 at 6:30 p.m., or Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at 6:30 p.m. at the Davenport High Schoo...
Harrington City Council Mayor Paul Gilliland opened the October 14 meeting of the Council. All council members were present: Peter Davenport, Terri Howe, Levi Schenk, Mike Cronrath and Rick Becker, as well as Bunny Haugan, city clerk, and Scott McGowan, public works director. Visitors included Mike, Jacob and Kristi Poteet; Allen Barth; Paul Charlton; Sharon Schultz; Derek Montgomery and William Mann (two high school students); Justin Slack; Tim Tipton and Marge Womach. Kristi Poteet addressed the council desiring a variance...
The Cub Scouts of Pack #784 in Odessa will once again be “Scouting for Food.” Over the past several years, the Cub Scouts have collected thousands of pounds worth of food. This special food drive will provide Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners for a number of families in Odessa served by the Odessa Food Bank, as well as throughout the year. On Saturday, November 7, the Cub Scouts will distribute bags to every household in Odessa. Then on Saturday, November 14, at 10 a.m., the scouts will pick the bags up from the front por...
Nate Lathrop, owner of the Green Goat Gathering Gallery has announced a date for the second annual Car and Bike Show, formerly held in July. In 2016, the show will coincide with the Odessa Spring Fling quilt show and garage sale weekend. Also coming back will be the chili feed cookoff, with prizes, associated with the former bike show held by the Rolling Thunder Saloon (now the Green Goat Gathering Gallery). Lathrop also has plans for installation of a car wash and convenience center. The intention is to start with a vending...
A new light will be shining in Avista’s Washington and Idaho service area as the company replaces nearly 30,000 company-owned streetlights with energy efficient LED lights over five years. Updating to LED streetlights provides advantages to the public, customers and the environment as they use about 50 percent less energy than traditional high-pressure sodium lights, while lasting 2-3 times longer and providing better light quality for motorists and pedestrians. Avista is on track to upgrade 3,000 of its streetlights in W...
At the October 12 meeting of the Odessa Town Council, members approved the final version of the airport lease agreement with Odessa Air Service. Public works director Rod Webster reported he had been in contact with the permitting agencies with regard to cleaning trees, non-native grasses and debris out of the bed and banks of Crab Creek within the town limits. He said he hoped the cleanup could begin the following week. He was told that no motorized vehicles whatsoever were allowed to operate within the creek bed....
Spokane, Wash. – The Bureau of Land Management Spokane District has lifted the regulated fire closure on public lands that it administers in eastern Washington. The termination of the regulated fire closure was effective October 14, 2015 in the following counties: Adams, Asotin, Benton, Chelan, Columbia, Douglas, Ferry, Franklin, Garfield, Grant, Kittitas, Klickitat, Lincoln, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens, Walla Walla, Whitman, and Yakima. Caution is advised at all times when operating motor vehicles on roads or t...
Aside from an awareness of the personal safety and well-being of others, all hunters should possess one more thing. Respect for others and their personal property. A local gentleman (who wishes to remain nameless) has had this problem. He says he has had no respect from some area hunters. Even with “No Trespassing, Beware of Dog and No Hunting” signs posted all around his yard, he found his dog Jackson (a dark chocolate lab) dead from two gun shot wounds at around 5 p.m. Satur...
