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Firefighters got a stubborn blaze stopped near Leahy Junction Tuesday after a day of fighting in the hot sun. The fire reportedly started about 6:30 a.m. under a Douglas County PUD powerline, but the cause was not yet known, said Douglas County Fire District 3 Chief Cory Allman. Allman said he wouldn't be surprised if it started a lot earlier; he lives just four miles down the road and it was already larger than he expected when he arrived. Called the Nilles Fire for the corner of P and Road 27...
The Grand Coulee Dam School District approved a ballot measure Monday that will ask voters this fall to pay about half what they have been under levies about to expire. The levy resolution approved by the school board Monday will go on the November ballot seeking only $2 per $1,000 of assessed property value within the district from 2023 through 2025, compared to the current rate of $4.20. “We are looking to reduce costs for taxpayers, especially now with inflation,” School Board Director Rich Black said at their July 11 meeting. Grant Cou...
The Colville Tribes has a new executive director in Cody Desautel. "The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation has appointed Cody Desautel to serve as the Tribes' new Executive Director," stated Colville Business Council Chairman Jarred-Michael Erickson in a July 21 press release. The executive director is the administrative head of tribal government and reports directly to the 14-member governing CBC. "Cody is well known to us and to tribal membership due to his prior service as...
Police officers are a part of communities, and on Tuesday Aug. 2, Coulee Dam police officers will host an event with food, beverages, games, and activities to engage with the community. The event will be held from 5-9 p.m., at Mead Park and along Mead Way in Coulee Dam, near Harvest Foods and the post office, and is appropriate for families and children of all ages, according to a flier for the event. The event will celebrate National Night Out, "an annual community-building campaign that...
In Grant County, the two-week incidence rate was at 238 cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 residents as of July 21, up from 227 on July 7. The case rate was at only 26 cases per 100,000 residents on March 31. A rate lower than 200 used to be the metric for whether a county could have fewer restrictions on businesses and events. Official case rates are widely viewed as undercounted due to home testing kits and an associated lack of reporting. According to the Grant County Health District, the Grand Coulee/Electric City area of Grant County has seen...
Oroville Mayor Jon Neal would like to be an Okanogan County Commissioner. Neal has lived in Oroville his entire life, taking over his family's auto body repair business in 1992 and working in the industry for over 40 years, he described in a Facebook page for his campaign. He has raised three children in Okanogan County and has six grandchildren, along with wife Traci. Neal has been involved in city government for 21 years, including six years as the mayor of Oroville and, along with that role,...
A contestant in the senior girls' cow riding competition hangs on Saturday afternoon during the Ridge Riders' Junior Rodeo. The two-day event drew more than 200 young cowboys and cowgirls from all over. - Scott Hunter photo...
In the last couple weeks, this community has shone brightly with examples of strength and good will and a readiness to step up and do what is needed. First, people immediately stepped up to answer a communitywide need: to support an important park at North Dam, home of many community events and activities, giving thousands to keep it in operation this summer, even knowing that a full solution has yet to be found for the basic underlying problem. Next, the Siam Palace and many volunteers arranged to put on a dinner to raise money to help a...
Congress has gradually surrendered its law-making role to the President, to the Supreme Court, and to the state governments. That isn’t working well. Early in the American experience the founders of our government realized that 13 colonies could not govern a nation. Central authority was required. Consequently, they formed the United States. Today, we need to recognize that 50 states cannot govern a nation. They can only produce chaos. We need to send people to the U.S. Congress who are willing to establish laws that govern the nation and n...
The construction trestle, with deck at Elevation 1180, approaches the spillway section of the dam. The Bethlehem Steel Co., under subcontract from Consolidated Builders, furnished the structural steel, and erected the trestle. - August 2, 1938....
Surprisingly, recent U.S. Presidents and congressional Democrats and Republicans agree America’s economic and national security hinge upon tiny, yet powerful semiconductors. Semiconductor computer chips are the brains of modern electronics that operate our laptop computers, vehicles, and smart phones. They permeate every sector of our lives from farming and manufacturing to health care and public safety. They are embedded in our most advanced military equipment and weapons. Sophisticated s...
Kathy S Clover passed away Friday, July 22, 2022, peacefully at home surrounded by family after her diagnosis of cancer on January 2021. She was born on November 2, 1956. She was a very strong woman through her life. Her Family meant everything to her, and she will be missed by all of them, from her co-workers to her neighbors she thought a lot of them all. The support we received from our church family was amazing. Kathy loved to cook and keep her home in order, from yard sales to camping she... Full story
Our beautiful Winston Cyrus Moses came into this world on October 23, 1997, born at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee Dam, Washington. He was born to Pamela A. Ludwig and Ralph C. Moses. He was called home on Thursday, July 21, 2022 at the young age of twenty-four. He brought such joy to our families. His late grandmother Yvonne (Musmustoo} Moses said that he took away the pain she carried from losing her husband Gabe when he was born. Winston was given an Indian name by his grandmother... Full story
Elmer City Council Meets Second Thursdays Elmer City Council Meeting are held at 505 Seaton Ave, Elmer City on the 2nd Thursday of each month, at 5:30 pm. Public is welcome. Food Bank Open for Drive-Through Care & Share Food Bank is open Fridays from 1-3 p.m. Please bring bags or boxes. Masks will be required....
Grant PUD’s wholesale fiber network is on pace to bring in more than $12.5 million in revenue this year, which will help ensure that the utility’s covers the cost of operating the expanding network. Terry McKenzie, Senior Manager of Grant PUD Fiber, provided that information in a quarterly fiber update to commissioners on July 12. In each of the first five months of 2022, revenues from the network more than covered operations and maintenance costs. Revenues grew by 3% from January to May. The network also added 1,073 new fiber subscribers in...
The two NCW Libraries community bookmobiles have added new stops this summer to bring library services to more people across North Central Washington. They are now visiting the Malaga Market and Valley Hi in Chelan County, Crescent Bar and Colockum Ridge Golf Course in Grant County, Brewster Boys & Girls Club and Nespelem in Okanogan County, and Inchelium and Keller in Ferry County. They also have regular established community stops at Orondo, Plain, Wilson Creek, Orient, Loomis, Chesaw and the Aeneas Valley. Find schedules for the bookmobile s...
Grand Coulee Police 7/19 - A woman was banned from a Goodfellow Avenue location where she had allegedly broken into an RV parked there where police found some of her belongings and drug-related items that they collected to be destroyed. The owner of the RV didn’t wish to press charges but noted an ongoing issue of having to kick people out of the property. A separate “camper trailer” on the property, owned by someone else, had also been broken into. Police were waiting to talk to the owner to learn if they wanted to press charges. Two days...
City of Grand Coulee, WA SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 1085 On July 19, 2022, the City Council of the City of Grand Coulee, Washington, approved Ordinance No. 1085, which is summarized by its title as follows: ORDINANCE NO. 1085 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GRAND COULEE, WASHINGTON, AMENDING SECTION 8.12.170 OF THE GRAND COULEE MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO TEMPORARY DISCONTINUANCE OF SOLID WASTE COLLECTION SERVICE The full text of this Ordinance will be mailed upon request. DATED this 19th day of July 2022. Lorna Pearce, Clerk Treasurer (Publish July... Full story
Grant County Port District No. 7 has canceled its regular board of commissioners meeting on July 28th, 2022 due to the lack of a quorum. The district board will next meet on Thursday, August 4th at 3:45 p.m. by phone teleconference at (978) 990-5000, using access code 373595#.... Full story