Disbanding of local police force proposed

Town council members and several members of the public were on hand Monday evening in the Odessa Public Library to hear a proposal by the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office regarding having the LCSO take over as the law enforcement body for the Town of Odessa. Under the proposal presented by Sheriff Wade Magers and Undersheriff Kelly Watkins, the Odessa Town Marshal’s Office would be disbanded, although the current Odessa office location would remain and could serve as a LCSO substation for deputies to use for writing reports, using the office phone and providing community visibility.

Since the r...