Deputies investigate shooting, school threat

OTHELLO — A gang-related shooting spilled over into the classroom Thursday, Sept. 26, when Adams County deputies responded to threats made against McFarland Middle School students.

According to Sheriff Dale Wagner, deputies receive information about a “potential threat to McFarland Middle School and selected students, believed to stem from unresolved gang-related activity that occurred over the past weekend in the county between two rival gangs.”

The threat at the school was determined to be “not credible” following an investigation.

“Several juveniles were contacted, including the primary ind...