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  • This week in sports

    Mar 18, 2015

    Fri., March 20 4 p.m., HS Tennis here with Pateros. Sat., March 21 10:30 a.m., HS Track at Howard Dolphin Invitational, West Valley High School, Spokane. 11 a.m., HS Baseball at Bridgeport (DH) 11 a.m., HS Softball at Bridgeport (DH) Mon., March 23 4 p.m., HS Tennis here with Wilbur/Creston JHS track practice starts. Tues., March 24 4:30 p.m., HS Baseball here with Liberty Bell. 4:30 p.m., HS Softball here with Liberty Bell. Wed., March 25 4 p.m., HS Tennis at Oroville. Thurs., March 26 4 p.m., HS Baseball here with Manson. 4 p.m., HS Softball... Full story

  • New Olympia political drama debuts March 23 when legislators reveal basic-education budgets

    Alice Day WNPA|Mar 18, 2015

    Olympia—A political thriller earns its debut March 23 at Olympia’s marble palladium when the Legislature’s leading producers-directors—Sen. Andy Hill, R-Redmond, and Rep. Ross Hunter, D-Medina—take the stage to introduce their awaited and unreviewed drama they claim will keep their fellow political thespians out of jail and solve the constitutional quandary hovering over them: full funding for basic K-12 education. The Washington State Supreme Court is holding those political actors accountable for a solution to its mandate issued last fall... Full story

  • Students of the Month for February

    Mar 18, 2015

    The following are the Lake Roosevelt Elementary students of the month for February.... Full story

  • Legals for March 18, 2015

    Mar 18, 2015

    Grand Coulee Dam School District Notice of Hearing The Board of Directors of the Grand Coulee Dam School District has declared the property generally referred to as the “Center School Property” located at 317 Spokane Way, Grand Coulee, Washington 99123 as surplus to the current and future needs of the district. The Board is considering selling the property in accordance with applicable Washington State Law and has scheduled a hearing to gather public input related to the sale or retention of the building and associated real estate. The hea... Full story

  • Coulee Cops

    Mar 18, 2015

    Grand Coulee 3/5 - A woman told police that she had been advised by the IRS that someone had tried to access her account and gain her tax refund. 3/9 - A man on Hill Avenue reported a suspicious man taking pictures near his house. He told police that someone has been trying to get into his house and he thought the man might be casing his place. Police couldn’t find the man but are beefing up patrols in the area. 3/10 - Police noticed a man at a service station known to have a warrant out for his arrest. He was told to get out of the car. W... Full story

  • Rotary club plans dinner fund raiser in April

    Mar 18, 2015

    The Grand Coulee Dam Rotary Club plans to offer a Community Spaghetti Dinner next month. The event, which will include a silent auction, is set for Saturday, April 18 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Coulee Dam Town Hall. Funds raised will go toward club projects, including new area welcome signs, its scholarship fund and a project to build “little library boxes,” where individuals can freely trade books by leaving them in a neighborhood depository.... Full story

  • A warm February

    Bob Valen|Mar 18, 2015

    Goodness, February was like the start of spring. No snow, warm temperatures and not much precipitation. Mean temperatures across the state were above normal, and generally, precipitation was about average. What wasn’t average was our regional snowfall, or lack thereof. Here at the home weather station, we had a high temperature of 58° on Feb. 7. The all-time February high temperature for our area was in 1995 at 61°. Our low for the month came Feb. 23 at 22.9°. In 1950 we had our all-time low... Full story