We're all in this together
We're all in this together
Elmer City must pay a lot more for the wastewater treatment service it buys from Coulee Dam, a county judge ruled recently, which may force Elmer City residents to have to pay more for their utilities. The town council endorsed a plan Thursday to increase rates to cover the bill in dispute for 2025, although the town is working on an appeal. In the meantime, residents who are used to paying $14 a month for their sewer service will have to pay considerably more. Coulee Dam's own residents pay...
A big boulder fell from the wall of the Grand Coulee during the night, blocking most of two lanes on SR-155 along Banks Lake. Drivers can still drive around it where it's coned off at a wide spot in the shoulder of the road on an area of light traffic, but drivers should expect one-lane traffic on the highway just south of the entrance to Steamboat Rock State Park. The Washington State Department of Transportation sent out an alert on its mobile...
A Grand Coulee man was arrested Jan. 18 after reportedly admitting to shooting his rifle at a boat on Rufus Woods Lake to try to “scare the occupants away,” a sheriff’s report says. Deputies of the Douglas County sheriff arrested Shawn W. Robison, 41, after an investigation, a Jan. 22 release from the sheriff’s office states. One of the five people on the boat called to report the shots, and deputies were dispatched at 8:14 p.m. to the “1000 block” of Strahl Canyon Road, which is at about its intersection with Road 32 NE in a...
The city of Grand Coulee will write a letter endorsing a local effort to explore forming a regional "fire authority," the city council voted Tuesday night. A fire "authority" differs in state law from a "district" in that it is possible to include emergency medical services in it. Each of the affected areas in the currently proposed area must write a letter of its intent to move forward with such a study. The vote at Grand Coulee was unanimous, ticking off one more box on the list of things to...
Shane Proctor was inducted into the Bull Riding Hall of Fame Tuesday. The Grand Coulee cowboy went on to a winning career in professional rodeo after graduating from Lake Roosevelt High School in 2003. Naming Proctor as a 2026 inductee to the Bull Riding Hall of Fame (BRHOF), the nonprofit organization listed his many accomplishments in rodeo and bull riding. Proctor qualified for the PBR World Finals nine times from 2006 to 2017 and for the National Finals Rodeo five times from 2011 through...
OLYMPIA – Sheriffs from across Washington state testified against a bill that would introduce new eligibility criteria for police chiefs, marshals, and sheriffs during a contentious public hearing Jan. 15. One sheriff's testimony was considered so inappropriate that the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs (WASPC) is considering expelling him. And the prime sponsor of the bill said the remarks show why new requirements are needed. The sheriffs claimed Senate Bill 5974 would...
If we still lived in a rational democracy, the masked thugs in Trump’s ill-trained paramilitary force would be in full retreat. By wide margins in multiple polls (CNN, Quinnipiac, Economist/YouGov, Data for Progress), Americans say the fatal shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis was not justified, that ICE is making the cities less safe, and that it needs to be reined in or even abolished. The public backlash is so fervent, according to a new Associated Press poll, that Trump’s approval rating on immigration has cratered. Trump arguably...
I met this Japanese man through a program I belonged to at the University of Washington. The program was made up of families that sponsored students at UW. When it was learned that I was going to stop over in Tokyo, he said he would like me to meet his family members there and he would give them my itinerary and where I would be staying. I was staying at the Okra Hotel. Soon after my arrival the man’s sister and mother knocked on the door. They showed me the city even though neither spoke English. We did a lot of dictionary hunting. I was...
I studied the classical philosophers in college, including Plato, Socrates and Aristotle. But the most profound advice I’ve culled over a lifetime of scholarship has come from contemporary pop stars. The Beatles reminded me in a rather pithy way that “All You Need Is Love,” although I believe they might have stolen that from Jesus, or Burt Bacharach. The Vogues taught me that it’s a “Five O’Clock World” and not to lose sight of life’s fleeting pleasures. Bobby Sherman advised me that material possessions are irrelevant, as...
Grand Coulee Police 1/9-1/14 - Reports filed without additional details were related to: suspicious or wanted on Federal Avenue; an alarm on Spokane Way; a traffic accident on Spokane Way and Dill Avenue. 1/12 - Police went to Roosevelt Drive in Grand Coulee on a report of a possible domestic assault. Finding nothing amiss, police were then told the report was actually for a location in Electric City. Coulee Dam Police Department was notified as Electric City is in their jurisdiction. Police went to Park Avenue there and were unable to find...
Quilt Tying on Wednesdays The Ladies of Zion and Friends will begin tying quilts January 7th thru February every Wednesday 9am to 1pm. For those wanting to help and learn how to tie a quilt, come and help. The finished quilts go to The Crisis Center and World Relief. Usually the group will tie 60 some quilts with another 20 done at home. It’s a good way to learn somthing new and a good thing helping some one in need. A few quilts will stay at the church for emegency. For information please call 509-633-0648 Area AA Meetings In Electric...
Larry G. Maier’s last chapter in life was finished on January 10, 2026 in Missoula Montana. He was born January 19, 1932 in Isabel, South Dakota to Christine Maier and raised by his grandparents John and Elizabeth Maier. At age 16 he was inducted to the US Army, where he spent four years overseas. Larry and Creta Morris were married in 1952 and had four children—Lonn, Rene’, Dawn’l and Greg. After his career in the US Army, he tried a variety of trades in Ellensburg, Washington,...
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Raider roundup Girls' basketball The Lady Raiders notched a win and a loss in basketball in the last week, until last night. The Lake Roosevelt team routed Manson in Coulee Dam last night, 57-20. The girls varsity team is now second in the Central Washington B League behind Brewster with a 3-1 win-loss record, 6-8 overall. After taking down the Lady Bulldogs in Okanogan Friday, 66-42, following a 16-point loss to Cascade Jan. 13, the Lady Raiders are ready to invade Tonasket this Friday night...
Wed., Jan. 21 5pm - Lady Wrestling at Chelan 6pm - Raider Wrestling with ACH at home Thurs., Jan. 12 6pm - Raider Wrestling with Davenport at home Fri. Jan. 23 4pm Lady Raider Wrestling at othello 4:30pm - Raider and Lady Raider Basketball at Tonasket Sat., Jan 24 19am Raider Wrestling at Quncy 10am - Lady Raider Wrestling at Othello 6pm - Lady Raider Basketball at...
