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  • Hot, dry June breaks records

    Bob Valen|Jul 15, 2015

    June was dry, indeed, and hot, too. Let’s start with a look at the temperatures first. The mean June temperature is 65.5°F, while here at the home weather station we had a mean of 74.9°F, a whopping 9.4°F increase. The all-time high temperature for June was 105°F back in 1938. I recorded two days, June 27 and 28 with highs over 107°F (107.1 and 107.9 respectively). Six new single high-temperature days were recorded at the “official” weather station for Grand Coulee for June, 8, 9 and 10 and 27,...

  • Coulee Cops

    Jul 15, 2015

    Grand Coulee Police 6/26 - Police assisted a Coulee Dam officer in pursuit of a man driving at speeds up to 80 mph as he moved from below the dam into the city of Grand Coulee. The vehicle was pursued at speeds well over the speed limit until stopped on Federal Avenue. Coulee Dam police chose to charge the man; but he is also facing suggested charges in Grant County of attempting to elude police, malicious mischief, reckless driving, reckless endangerment, driving under the influence involving an accident and driving while his license was...

  • Big Moses Lake fire today ruled accidental

    press release, Grant County Sheriffs Office|Jul 15, 2015

    MOSES LAKE – A fire which tore through a Moses Lake business Friday, July 17, 2015, has been ruled accidental. Grant County Deputy Fire Marshal Nathan Poplawski says employees at Inland Tarp and Cover, 4172 North Frontage Road East, accidentally ignited a fire while using a metal chop saw. Sparks from the cutting ignited nearby combustibles. Employees tried to put out the fire using extinguishers, but the fire quickly grew out of hand. Firefighters from Grant County Fire District 5 were called around 9:40 a.m., and quickly called for help f...

  • Free junior rodeo in progress now

    Scott Hunter|Jul 15, 2015

    Kelly Brageant races in the peewee division barrels at the Ridge Riders' Junior Rodeo happening this weekend, starting at 10 am, both Saturday and Sunday. There is no admission charge. The event had drawn 180 contestants from as far away as far away as Ellensburg and British Columbia...