Serving Lincoln County for more than a century!
Serving Lincoln County for more than a century!
Only about five miles from Odessa, the leading edge of the fire line was burning toward Batum Road Saturday evening after having begun in the Black Rock Road area of Grant County earlier that day.
Saturday turned out to be a very hectic day for area firefighters and, ultimately, for firefighters throughout the state as hot temperatures and breezy conditions rapidly turned small fires into major conflagrations. By evening, a pall of smoke covered the town of Odessa, as fire crews worked to hold the leading edge of the fire line at Batum Road, about five miles outside of town on Highway 28.
Firefighters from many other jurisdictions poured into Odessa, setting up a command center at the school, pitching tents on the playground for some overnight rest and meeting in the elementary school c...
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