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Serving Lincoln County for more than a century!
A small shed on the Leo Schmierer homestead burns Monday, but the remaining buildings on the property were saved thanks to the hard work of firefighting crews.
Sustained winds of 22 - 25 miles per hour Monday took what is now called the Apache Pass fire from about 200 acres Sunday evening to more than 18,000 as of Tuesday morning. Extremely dry conditions in the scablands contributed to the blaze.
All available firefighters from the Odessa area responded to the blaze, which at its closest point to Odessa was burning Monday afternoon about 12 miles north of Odessa, just north of Eagle Springs Road.
Crews from Wilbur, Creston, Davenport and Harrington as well as all area rural stations have also been called out. The Washington State Emergency Operation...
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