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  • Raider boys' playoff hopes go poof, still having fun

    Jacob Wagner|Feb 1, 2017

    The Raider boys basketball team is statistically ruled out of any playoff possibility following losses against Tonasket, Omak, and Bridgeport. The Raiders lost on the road 29-59 to the Tonasket Tigers last Tuesday. "It was just a bad game overall in every aspect," said Raider Head Coach Levi Seekins. The boys hosted the Omak Pioneers in a non-league game on Thursday, which they lost 65-48. "They knocked down some big shots which really got us out of the game and we never came back up." The... Full story

  • This week in sports

    Feb 1, 2017

    This week in sports Thurs., Feb. 2 4:30 p.m., LR Basketball at Waterville (L) 6 p.m., JH Wrestling, LRHS gym 6 p.m. JH Basketball, Omak Sat., Feb. 4 10 a.m., LR Wrestling, Liberty Bell 4:30/6/7:30 p.m., LR Basketball at Soap Lake. Feb. 6-20 TBA, Basketball Districts, Eastmont High School, East Wenatchee... Full story

  • Wrestlers ready for districts after a busy week

    Jacob Wagner|Feb 1, 2017

    The Lake Roosevelt Raider wrestlers had a busy week last week, wrestling in three separate events: the Wilbur-Creston-Keller mixer, a mix & match in Pateros, and another in Oroville on Saturday. From here, the wrestlers move on to the district/subregional tournaments. Last Tuesday Raider wrestlers Steven Flowers, Taylor Circle, Kaleb Horn, Jon Shelly, Ryan Moon, Tony Nichols and Ida Sue traveled to Wilbur for their mixer to compete with wrestlers from Wilbur-Creston-Keller, Oroville, and Selkirk. “We had to contend with some technique that we h... Full story

  • LR kids have fun with dance

    Pam Johnson teacher|Feb 1, 2017

    A cafeteria at Lake Roosevelt Schools roared to life with music, lights, and dancing last this month as more than 75 percent of the classes of 2021 and 2022 attended the dance. As students began jamming to the music, seventh-grader Reniff Herndon took a broom to the floor as an impromptu partner at the Jan. 20 dance in the elementary cafeteria. Next, students cheered for seventh-grade peers Luke Jimenez and Camryn Wendt as they had a dance off. Even eighth-grader Jerry Martin vied with Camryn... Full story

  • Coulee Cops

    Feb 1, 2017

    Grand Coulee Police 1/22 - An Electric City man was cited for third-degree theft after he was reportedly seen taking a bottle of wine from Safeway and leaving the store without paying for it. Police caught up with him on Burdin Boulevard and retrieved the wine. The report is being sent to the prosecutor’s office. 1/23 - Police picked up a man known to have a warrant for his arrest along SR-155, near the top of the dam, and gave him a ride to Grant County jail. - Police were advised that the door to a vacant house on Continental Heights was o... Full story

  • Bowling Scores

    Feb 1, 2017

    BOWLING COLUMBIA LEAGUE 2nd Half TEAM W L Team 6 07 01 Strike or Spare 01 07 Solid T Const. 01 07 High Game: Ron Staggs 264 High Series: Ro Staggs 730 Previous - High Game: Amos Staggs 240 High Series: Amos Staggs 683 Splits: Jesse 2-4-7-10 SENIORS 1-4-17 Bob S. 218/176/205=599 Scott E. 207/134/174=515 Jesse V. 169/231/268=668 Ray D. 151/133/137=421 12-28-16 Bob S. 189/122/208=569 Scott E. 186/125/133=494 Ray D. 157/154/139=450 We need more seniors! THURSDAY MIX-UPS TEAM W L Fry Bread Pwr 52.5 19.5 The Melody 51 29 San Poil Valley 41 39 Bob &... Full story

  • Legals for February 1, 2017

    Feb 1, 2017

    Grant County Conservation District NOTICE OF BOARD SEAT AVAILABLE A board seat on the Grant County Conservation District is available for appointment by the Washington State Conservation Commission. Conservation district board supervisors are public officials who serve without compensation and set policy and direction for the conservation district. An applicant must be a registered voter in Washington State, and may be required to own land or operate a farm. Applicants for appointed positions do not have to live within the district to apply.... Full story