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Lake Roosevelt’s seniors are headed to California for their special school year-end trip. The proposal was presented to the Grand Coulee Dam School District directors Monday night by Associated Student Body President Devan Black, and after a brief discussion, the board approved the request to travel. The board learned that 25 seniors are eligible to make the trip. They will leave Sunday, May 29, and return Tuesday, May 31. They will travel to Spokane by bus, where they will catch a flight to San Jose, California, spending part of the day at t... Full story
Board member honored Members of the Lake Roosevelt school board were given certificates honoring member services as part of “School Board Appreciation Month.” The certificates were given out by uperintendent Dr. Dennis Carlson. District buys used bus The school board approved the purchase of a 27-passenger bus that had been declared surplus by the Chelan School District for $3,000 on Monday night. The purchase had been recommended by both bus director Bill Kemble and Superintendent Dennis Carlson. School changes The school board made two hir... Full story
Taylor Haven earned a 4.0 GPA, and a spot on the Dean’s List during the first semester at Bowling Green State University. Haven is a freshman majoring in biology. He is the son of Gary Haven, of Electric City, and Amy Haven of Cleveland, Ohio, and the grandson of Ed and Carolyn Haven, of Coulee Dam... Full story
Grand Coulee 1/17 - A Davenport, Washington, woman told police that her vehicle was struck while parked at Safeway. The suspect vehicle was gone when police arrived. 1/18 - An Electric City driver was stopped by police on Lincoln Avenue when the officer noticed his vehicle did not have a license plate or trip permit. The driver, known not to have an operator’s license, was cited for that, for not transferring title in the prescribed time and for not having insurance. - A Grand Coulee businessman reported to police that someone had emptied h... Full story
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING City of Electric City NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Electric City Council will hold a public hearing at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, February 2, 2016, at City Hall, located at 10 Western Avenue, to take public testimony on proposed amendments to Title 18 of the Electric City Municipal Code. The amendments have been developed by the Planning Agency and staff to address: Electric City Municipal Code Title 18, Chapters 18.05.010 Definitions, 18.10 Zoning Map, 18.30 Central Business District, 18.35 Tourist Commercial District, 18.4... Full story
PUBLIC NOTICE Notice of the Availability of an Environmental Assessment USDA Rural Development is considering providing financial assistance to the Town of Coulee Dam for the upgrade of their 40-year old wastewater treatment facility. The replacement includes a new headworks facility, fine screening, an extended aeration/activated sludge treatment plant and UV disinfection with subsequent discharge via the existing outfall to the Columbia River. The treatment plant site is located downriver of... Full story
OLYMPIA-When a fire broke out in Asotin County last summer, Noel Hardin said a delay in state resources led to a bigger, more costly blaze. The fire chief for District 1 in the county says that by the time the fire was contained it cost $2 million to fight, but could have been much cheaper with faster support from the state. "The helicopter bill at that time would've been somewhere between three and four thousand dollars," Hardin said. One state lawmaker wants to make it easier for local fire...
