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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 4: Responding to the 800 block of SE Pope, Wilbur ambulance personnel assisted an 87-year-old woman who was feeling faint. Davenport ambulance personnel assisted a woman who was reportedly bleeding heavily from rup...
1 years ago From The Odessa Record August 13, 1915 The commissioners of Adams County have just closed a deal for the purchase of a half section of land about a mile and a half north of Lind for the sum of $5,500, which is to be used as an experimental station and operated under the direct supervision of representatives of the agricultural department of the state college. Mr. McCall, representative of the agricultural department, is in charge of the farm. It is understood the expense of operating will be paid by the state...
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 27: No one was reported injured after two vehicles collided on SR 231 near the intersection of Little Falls Road north of Reardan. A man of about 70 years of age prompted concern in Alm...
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 20: Three callers observed a man walking along Interstate 90 near Sprague carrying a guitar case. Odessa firefighters responded to a fire in a summer fallow field adjacent to Fink Roa...
Sheriff's Report E ditor’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 indiv iduals who report possible criminal or suspicious activities to dispatchers or alleged victims for this column. Monday, July 6: Harrington ambulance personnel assisted a woma n who told dispatchers she was “hurting horribly” in her back and leg. Davenport firefighters responded to a fence and power pole on f ire at 107...
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 15: A horse ran loose in the 900 block of SW Alder in Wilbur. Firefighters battled a blaze adjacent to the Egypt Loop Road north of Davenport. Davenport ambulance personnel assisted an elderly man who...
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 8: A caller told dispatchers that his signature had been forged on child support and divorce papers filed with the Superior Court. Deputies investigated a report that a woman had been hit in the che...
Lincoln County Auditor Shelly Johnston has announced that there will be a special three- (3-) day filing period held Tuesday, June 23, 2015, through Thursday, June 25, 2015, for the purpose of declaring candidacy for the following elective positions that were not previously filed for during the regular filing period: Town of Creston Council 1 short & 4-year Council 5 short & 4-year Town of Odessa Mayor 4-year Creston School Dist. #73 Director 3 4-year Director 4 at-large 4-year Odessa S.D. #105 Director 1 4-year Reardan...
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 25: Wilbur firefighters responded to a report of lightning striking a tree along Martin Canyon Road North and causing a small fire. Almira firefighters and Inland Power and Light Co. workers handled a lig...
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 11: A resident of Stagecoach Lane in the Spring Canyon area northwest of Wilbur reported his dog died in suspicious circumstances, possibly by poisoning, and that an outbuilding on his property had mys...
Most Lincoln County residents have driven along US Highway 2 extending from Reardan to Almira and passing through Davenport, Creston and Wilbur. Some people notice that all of Highway 2 is bordered by agricultural fields. What people don’t always notice are the field borders that farmers install along their fields. How does the public benefit from what the farmers are doing in their fields? Field borders in particular provide cleaner and better structured roadsides. The established grasses create a stronger ground s...
On May 7, more than 50 students from five schools in the Bi-County joined Odessa for the 5th Annual Bi-County STEM Challenge. STEM stands for Science/Technology/Engineering/Mathematics. Teams from Odessa, Wilbur, Creston, Ritzville and Sprague showed up at the Odessa gym at 9 a.m. to compete in the fifth science-like "Junkyard Wars." Each team of students vied against the other schools for the traveling trophy. The Odessa High School team consisted of Trevor King, Thorsen Wehr...
A Bi-County junior-high track and field meet was held April 30 at Lind-Ritzville/Sprague High School. 8th-grade boys 1. Davenport 132 2. Wilbur-Creston 98 3. Springdale 77 4. Republic 56 5. Columbia 35 6. Reardan 34 7. Northport 28 8. Wellpinit 21 9. Lind-Ritzville 20 10. Liberty-Spangle 10 11. Odessa-Harrington 3 7th grade boys 1. Wilbur-Creston 129 2. Springdale 80 3. Reardan 42 4. Davenport 37 5. Lind-Ritzville 33 6. Wellpinit 32 7. Odessa-Harrington 28 8. Republic 22 9. Northport 16 10. Liberty-Spangle 12 11. Columbia 7...
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, April 27: A Harrington woman reported a “suspicious white man” watching children while standing out in front of a residence in the 100 block of Sherlock Street over the past two days. Deputies investigated an incident of i...
Mary Walker, Springdale At Mary Walker High School of Springdale on Tuesday, April 28, the Titans faced other 1B/2B schools, with the boys' team taking first place and the girl's team placing second. Team scores, boys 1. Odessa-Harrington 83 2. Wilbur-Creston 78 3. Tekoa-Rosalia 70.5 4. Mary Walker 66 5. Republic 65 6. Davenport 58 7. Valley Christian 44 8. Liberty-Spangle 43 9. Selkirk 32 10. Columbia-Hunters 26 11. Lind-Ritzville 18.5 12. Curlew 16 Team scores, girls 1. Repu...
On Saturday, April 18, the O-H Titans lost to Wilbur-Creston at the Harrington tennis courts. In #1 girl’s singles, Katie DeWulf of Odessa defeated Andrea Bilotta of W-C 6-3, 6-3. In #2 girl’s singles, Janae Dasef of W-C defeated Sam Nighswonger of Harrington 6-1, 6-0. In #3 girl’s singles, Camile Boyd of W-C defeated Delani Smith of Harrington 6-0, 6-0. The doubles teams managed a split. The #1 girl’s doubles team of Ireland Corrigan and Rhea Castrodale of W-C defeated Zoe Clark and Dani Tebow of Odessa 6-4, 6-2. The #2...
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, April 6: Deputies checked out what appeared to a caller to be an attempt to gain access to the Lightning Nuggets building at Sixth and Logan streets in Davenport. A Davenport woman reported harassing pho...
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 30: Emergency personnel were sent to an Edwall residence to assist a 59-year-old woman experiencing chest pain. A Sprague man requested assistance with an incident of alleged harassment. After a caller t...
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 23: A female county jail inmate expressed what corrections deputies described as “suicidal statements” including the sentiment of “wanting to put herself out of her misery” and was transferred...
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 16: A vehicle was reported in the ditch on U.S. 2 near Davenport. Its driver told deputies he fell asleep and the vehicle high-centered. A Harrington resident reported threats being made. A lock was rep...
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 2: Sprague’s city dog catcher reported being bitten twice in the foot by a dog while in the 300 block of West 2nd Street. A caller told dispatchers that a truck ran her off the roadway...
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. 23: Someone knocked over the “click it or ticket” sign on the east end of Reardan. Responding to the 300 block of C Street, Sprague ambulance personnel assisted a local woman who thought...
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. 16: Searching the Tamarack Canyon Road area, a deputy was unable to locate a man described by a caller as “wearing a blue hoodie and jeans, carrying a duffel bag and sitting on the north side of the r...
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. 9: A collision involving a vehicle and deer took place on SR 25 about 13½ miles north of Davenport. Two male basset hounds were found without tags on their collars at the top of Hawk Creek Road. Respondin...
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. 2: Kids were observed playing in a vehicle at Elliott Motors in Davenport. Tuesday, Feb. 3: A Davenport man told dispatchers he believed himself to be an identity theft victim and that he had lost about $...
