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  • Coulee Cops

    Apr 24, 2019

    Grand Coulee 4/12 - A driver received a speeding ticket after being pulled over along SR-174 and F Street for going 49 miles per hour in a 35-mph zone. 4/13 - A woman pulled over near the overlook area just above Grand Coulee Dam for having expired tabs was cited for driving without a license. 4/14 - A woman on 3rd Street in Electric City reported intoxicated men fighting in the street. Turns out a man was housesitting a nearby house, and two of his friends came over, eventually fighting in the street. Officers spoke with one of the friends,...

  • Earth Day event a success

    Apr 24, 2019

    USBR tour guide Theresa Wilder watches as kids at the Earth Day celebration in Nespelem Friday interact with an exhibit on renewable energy, brought by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. The event "was a huge success," said Joaquin Bustamante who manages Colville Tribal Recycling. "We gave away over $15,000 in giveaway items. Food items. That's the most we've ever given out. That was a huge thing. Between what we put on and the message that everyone was giving out there, it was positive towards...

  • Reservation alert system being offered

    Apr 24, 2019

    Those living on the Colville Indian Reservation can now sign up to receive alerts regarding severe weather, road conditions, evacuation notices and more. The Colville Business Council announced that the tribes will be using the Colville Reservation Emergency Alert System by CodeRED. “This system enhances public safety as it expands the number of people who will have access to Reservation Emergency Alerts such as: building closures, evacuation notices, road conditions, missing persons and severe weather. These notifications can be sent d...

  • Royalty named for rodeo

    Apr 24, 2019

    Taneesha LaCourse, 10, of Nespelem, takes S-Cat around the Nespelem Junior Rodeo arena Monday, where she will ride as the 2019 queen of the Nespelem Junior Rodeo on Saturday. The daughter of Bernadette Heinen and Henry LaCourse, Taneesha has been involved with rodeo since about the age of 2, her mother said. She likes steer riding and barrel racing. - Scott Hunter photo...