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All counties are required to install “Albert Systems,” a technology that notifies counties when there is an attempted cybersecurity attack, under a bill Secretary of State Steve Hobbs endorsed. Even though ballot counting machines are not connected to the internet, election data is oftentimes circulated on internet communication channels. Technology like the Albert System can help protect the security of county records by monitoring any attempt to manipulate, intercept, or tamper with data transmitted through these channels. While 36 of 39 cou...
Coulee Dam Police 3/26 - A couple on Fir Street had an argument over a haircut for their infant child. The man agreed to leave the residence to allow tensions to de-escalate. 3/27 - An Aspen Street man reported two packages stolen from his porch totalling about $400 in value, including earbuds and a solid-state drive for a Playstation 5. More investigation is required. The victim was asked if he wished to press charges if a suspect was found. Not if it’s a kid, he said in effect, but if it’s someone who should have known better, then yes. - A...
Exciting news! The Grand Coulee Library lighting project was completed sooner than expected and we are now open, resuming normal operating hours. A huge thank you to the Friends of the Grand Coulee Library, the Library Advisory Board, and the City of Grand Coulee for their ongoing support. Their input and feedback informed every step of this project. Let there be light! This lighting plan was thoughtfully designed by Blankenship & Associates, a lighting design firm from Spokane. We were able to...
Tax statements for the 2024 tax year of real, personal and manufactured homes including those with delinquent taxes and assessments have been mailed. We are also working on updated statements for those parcels that had changes that were processed after the original statements were created. While the tax statement format has not changed, there are new taxes and assessments that were added for some areas of the county. For example, in the Moses Lake area there are a new hospital bond levy and the MLIRD will be back assessing again with two new...
Grant Count Fire Dist. to Meet Grant County Fire District #14 will hold its regular monthly meeting Monday, April 8, at 6:00 at the Electric City Fire Station. Area AA Meetings In Electric City, the New Hope group holds its meetings Monday through Friday evenings at 6pm at the Vets Center. There is also a noon meeting every Wednesday. These meetings are open and non-smoking. For more information, contact Paul 631-4551 or Phyllis 631-1187.I In Nespelem, the group Bound and Determined holds its meetings Monday evening at 7 p.m. at the Catholic...
The Grand Coulee Dam Lions Club will be holding its 85th annual Easter Egg Hunt this Saturday, March 30, beginning at 11 a.m. at the Grand Coulee Dam old middle schook athletic field. The hunt is for ages 9-10....
The local food bank was among the recipients of donations from STCU’s Here for Good Foundation even after its holiday giving season. The Care and Share Food Bank got a $10,000 boost from the credit union’s foundation. STCU said that over a 12-week period, the foundation surprised 15 community organizations with financial gifts, impacting organizations across the credit union’s footprint. The donations totaling $160,000 were made with a particular emphasis on education, workforce development, mentoring, and food insecurity. “Our members like to...
Coulee Dam Police 3/18 - Two vehicles with expired tabs on Holly Street were tagged with warnings that they needed to be moved as they had been parked on the city street for a week or longer and were in violation of city codes. The cars were gone when police checked back two days later. 3/19 - At about 3:20 a.m., a man and woman on Birch Street had an argument about taking a dog to the vet. The man said the woman could take the dog but wanted her banned from his residence. Police told her this and she understood. - A driver known to have a...
Extension Specialists and Students from Washington State University (WSU) College of Veterinary Medicine taught area youth Sunday how to safely care for and feed animals. Through hands-on demonstrations and learning opportunities, young animal caretakers practiced good wound care, proper methods for taking animals' temperatures, listing to an animal's heartbeat, methods for administering medications, identifying parasites and more. Veterinary Science students from WSU visited the Colville...
School Retirees to Meet Okanogan County School Retirees’ Association will hold a non-luncheon meeting at 11am, Friday, March 29, at the Community Presbyterian Church of Omak, 9 Birch St S, Omak. Information: Carol Payne: 509-322-5788 Area AA Meetings In Electric City, the New Hope group holds its meetings Monday through Friday evenings at 6pm at the Vets Center. There is also a noon meeting every Wednesday. These meetings are open and non-smoking. For more information, contact Paul 631-4551 or Phyllis 631-1187.I In Nespelem, the group Bound a...
LRHS Class of 1974 is having a 50th reunion September 13-15th. If you have not been notified of what's happening, please contact Kristy (Haegen) Sooter at backyard00@outlook.com or Carla (Scallen) Desautel at desautelz@yahoo.com....
School Retirees to Meet Okanogan County School Retirees’ Association will hold a non-luncheon meeting at 11am, Friday, March 29, at the Community Presbyterian Church of Omak, 9 Birch St S, Omak. Information: Carol Payne: 509-322-5788 Area AA Meetings In Electric City, the New Hope group holds its meetings Monday through Friday evenings at 6pm at the Vets Center. There is also a noon meeting every Wednesday. These meetings are open and non-smoking. For more information, contact Paul 631-4551 or Phyllis 631-1187.I In Nespelem, the group Bound and...
The Grand Coulee Library closed this week for a lighting upgrade and is expected to re-open in early April, according to the branch’s website. It has been a long-time need, according to library staff, and several boosters of the local branch, who described the old lighting using words like “flickering,” “buzzing,” “humming” and “dim.” The upgrade is intended to make the branch a more pleasant place to visit and work, and will make it more energy efficient, according to Amanda Brack, communications and engagement manager for North Central Was...
Coulee Dam Police 3/11 - A Grand Avenue man was cited for failure to register a potentially dangerous dog. Back in December 2023, the dog had bitten a police officer at the residence to collect paperwork related to a separate incident. 3/12 - An Electric City woman reported her deceased ex-husband’s vehicle as stolen. The vehicle was first marked as stolen, then unmarked as she had no legal right to the vehicle. The bank that owns the vehicle has a repo company actively looking for it. - Coulee Dam and Grand Coulee police searched the Washingto...
A concert of music for voice and guitar will be held Saturday, April 27 at 4:00 pm at Natural Spa and Resort Bistro in Soap Lake, 310 E. Main Ave,. Melissa Schiel, Mezzo-soprano, and Tamara Caulkins, Classical Guitar, will present a program of early nineteenth-century Spanish songs, French chansons, and Italian operas by renowned early 19th century composer Fernando Sor (1778-1839). The event is hosted by Friends of the Lower Grand Coulee and is free of charge with donations welcome. Tickets may be reserved at: https://www.f...
Learn how a two-century-old Eastern European Jewish tradition can help with contemporary challenges in a virtual Humanities Washington program presented by NCW Libraries. “Measuring Mourning: A Ritual for Loss” will be offered on Thursday, March 28, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on the Zoom platform. Humanities Washington presenter Maia Brown will explore the ancient Ashkenazi women’s tradition of feldmestn — a practice of measuring ancestors’ burial places with candlewick, later burnt for the living and the dead. Brown will share some of her own art p...
Mosquito District 2 to Meet Grant County Mosquito District #2 will hold its monthly meeting this Thursday, March 14, 2024 at 4:00pm at 210 W. Coulee BLVD in Electric City. Eagles Auxiliary Notice The third and final by-laws will be read at the meeting on March 4th at 6pm. Area AA Meetings In Electric City, the New Hope group holds its meetings Monday through Friday evenings at 6pm at the Vets Center. There is also a noon meeting every Wednesday. These meetings are open and non-smoking. For more information, contact Paul 631-4551 or Phyllis...
Coulee Dam Police 3/6 - Two propane tanks, seven gallons each, were reported stolen from a trailer on Goodfellow Avenue. There were no cameras that caught the theft and no defining characteristics of them. Police said they would keep an eye out for them. 3/7 - Police saw a boy trying to take the bumper off a car on Tulip Street and Crest Drive. The boy said he had hit a tree with the car on Civic Way before driving to the Tulip/Crest area. Police then learned that the boy, who is unlicensed, had actually hit another car, not a tree. Another boy...
Under the Broadband Technical Assistance Program, USDA Rural Development is awarding a $250,000 grant to the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation to promote the expansion of high-speed internet in the Colville Reservation in Washington. This is part of $9.7 million to help 24 organizations deliver or receive technical assistance to expand high-speed internet access for people in rural and Tribal communities across 17 states. “Gaining access to high-speed internet is essential in today’s digital economy. For far too long, many people...
Spring is nearly here! Check out what is happening across the region: Celebrate Women’s History Month Humanities Washington A Poetry Workshop St. Patrick’s Day on Kanopy Finding the Tax Forms You Need Taylor Swift on Hoopla March Programs Join NCW Libraries in honoring the voices and experiences of women, past and present. Explore the incredible stories of the suffragists, visionaries, and trailblazers in the fight for equality, leading the way for change in America....
The Coulee Dam All Class Reunion will be held the weekend of June 21 (Friday), June 22 (Saturday), and June 23 (Sunday), 2024 with catered dinners at the Lake Roosevelt High School Gym on Friday and Saturday nights, and a picnic at Spring Canyon on Sunday. The reunion is open to all attendees of Coulee Dam, Mason City, or Nespelem public schools between the years of 1935 to 1971 along with students that attended Lake Roosevelt High School between 1972 and 1976. Additionally, anyone with ties to members from these classes are welcomed and...
Grant County Fire District #14 will hold its regular monthly meeting Monday, March 11, at 6:00 at the Electric City Fire Station....
Coulee Dam Police 2/27- A threats complaint originating from Kelso Avenue Electric City was filed. The police report didn’t include additional details. 2/28 - While at Safeway in Grand Coulee, a Coulee Dam officer was approached by a worker who pointed out two people shoplifting. The officer requested that the dispatch center have Grand Coulee Police respond as it is in their jurisdiction. The Coulee Dam officer kept eyes on the suspects and pointed them out to the Grand Coulee officer once he arrived, then left the store when he was no l...
Notice is hereby given that the Grand Coulee Dam School District Board of Directors will be holding a Special Joint School Board Meeting with Nespelem School District Board of Directors, Tuesday, March 5th 2024 at 6:00 p.m. at Siam Palace, Main Street, Grand Coulee....
Grand Coulee Police 2/21 - Police received a report of two males yelling at each other and a female crying on Wenatchee Avenue. Police spoke to a nearby resident who said there hadn’t been a disturbance at her place, and they were otherwise unable to locate the people involved in the reported disturbance. - A man called police to report an overdose and then waved police down saying he was the one who called. He said the overdose was occurring in a Subaru driving down Alcan Road. Police pulled the vehicle over and the occupants were fine. H...