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Serving Lincoln County for more than a century!
Sunday's lightning-sparked fire in the Irby coulee threatened to destroy homes in that once-thriving metropolis. Firefighters battled to keep flames away from the home of Norm and Lise Ott . The proximity of the haystacks to the home represented an additional hazard, but the Ott residence was spared along with several other homes thanks to the hard work of the fire crews.
Sunday, August 9, saw thunderclouds roll through the Odessa area, as lightning strikes produced wildfires. The fires burned mostly sage brush and bunchgrass pasture land but also threatened several homes in and around the former town of Irby. Firefighters fought diligently to protect the homes on farms and within Irby, and they were successful in doing so.
The fire was bearing down on the home of Alex and Kaci King and their young son Simon after roaring through tinder-dry pasture. The firefighters poured water around the residence, and with a little help from a shift in the wind direction, we...
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