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OLYMPIA — Candidate Filing Week is May 15-19, and the Office of the Secretary of State is joining county elections offices across Washington to accept applications for public office. Nearly 3,400 local offices across the state are up for election this year, including more than 100 mayorships; many city and county council positions; and port, hospital, water, fire, and parks and recreation districts. People interested in running for local or county offices may file with the county elections department in which a position resides. For filing i...
(Nespelem, WA) — More than 161,000 fentanyl-laced pills were seized on April 19, 2023. The seizure also included approximately 80 pounds of methamphetamine, 6 pounds of heroin and more than 2 pounds of cocaine. The drugs are believed to have been headed to the Colville Reservation and other Native American communities. Twelve firearms were also seized. Five individuals have been indicted so far in federal court by the United States Attorney for Eastern Washington for conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of actual (pure) methamphetamine a...
(Nespelem, WA) - The Colville Tribes is saddened to announce the passing of Colville Tribal member Pauline Stensgar. She was 96 years old. Pauline Stensgar was the last fully fluent speaker of the nxa?amxcin dialect. She dedicated her life to preserving and revitalizing the language. Her most recent project was establishing a nxa?amxcin dictionary, which is near completion. Pauline dedicated a total of 48 years of service to the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation and was the... Full story
After a downturn earlier in the year, Coulee Medical Center earned its keep in a strong March. "March was a phenomenal month," said Chief Financial Officer Kelly Hughes Monday at the hospital district board meeting. "Stats were through the roof." "Inpatient days" in the hospital, she said, numbered 113, which is 53 more than in February. Patients visited the clinic 330 more times in March than in January, 274 more than in February. The Emergency Department saw 354 visits in the month, 39 more...
Brian, the manager at Les Schwab in Grand Coulee, shows the saddle Les Schwab of Omak and Grand Coulee donated to the 44th annual Nespelem Jr. Rodeo, which takes place this weekend, April 29-30, with Grand Entry starting at 10 a.m. - Gwen Hilson photo...
Chamber, Ridge Riders making Colorama plans for the annual festival. Ridge Riders have been adding more seating to their rodeo arena and have hoisted up a new announcer’s booth over the stock chutes. Chamber members have been busy planning the rest of the Colorama weekend. Chamber officials say the event May 12-13 will again feature the parade, vendor fair, kids’ festival zone, beer garden and live music. “We want YOU to be part of the fun!” a chamber promotion for the parade reads. “You are cordially invited to participate in the Colorama...
It’s about time for the Isle of Flags dedication. The deadline for ordering flags is Friday, May 20. For those wanting to order a flag to be dedicated and placed to honor your deceased veteran for this year’s event, call Ben Alling 633-0663 before Friday, May 20. Memorial Day is Monday, May 29....
All are invited to a community clean-up day at Spring Canyon Cemetery this Saturday, April 29, from 9 a.m. until noon. It will be a good time to clean around your family’s headstones or stones of those who do not have family living here anymore. Bring gloves, shovels, weed eaters, brooms, brushes, etc. Lion’s club members and cemetery supporters will be there to work with you and to haul away debris. It will be a fun time. If you have questions, call 509 633-0182 for information....
At the end of January, volunteers were dispersed throughout Okanogan County to undertake a count of people without housing. The annual Point-In-Time Count found 600 without housing in the county. The Okanogan County Community Action Council had partnered with surrounding social service agencies across the County to complete the Point-In-Time Count (PIT), an annual count to get a general census of the number of people in the county experiencing homelessness. It was completed Jan. 23 through Jan. 26 across the county. Volunteers traveled north...
Several agencies worked together seize drugs believed to have been destined for the Colville Reservation, arresting five. Vanessa R. Waldref, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced Monday that the Bureau of Indian Affairs Division of Drug Enforcement ("BIA"), the Drug Enforcement Administration ("DEA"), the North Central Washington Narcotics Task Force, and other Federal, State, Local, and Tribal law enforcement, executed a series of federal search warrants...
Two Lake Roosevelt Schools workers were spotlighted at a recognition dinner earlier this month. The North Central Educational Service District's annual Excellence Awards came out at their dinner April 17 in Tonasket. Honored for excellence were Susan Duclos, who teaches in the Career Technical Education department, and paraprofessional Wendy Olbricht. "Susan Duclos is a natural," said Steve Files, a fellow teacher who nominated her. "I have observed her eagerly leading her middle schoolers...
The Triple Fish Challenge fishing tournament added a big new feature Friday, inviting kids from anywhere in the community to come down and catch big fish from a pen. We're not talking about a little tank, or even a big one. These folks built a net pen between docks and called in Pacific Seafood, which happily donated 250 very good sized rainbow trout. Luckily, Lake Roosevelt School got out at 1 p.m.. "It wasn't long after that that you could hear kids squealing every minute, it seemed like," said Danielle Florenzen, of Pacific Seafood, whose...
Several schools in Lincoln County were among more than 30 in the state that shut down April 12 after receiving and email claiming a bomb was in the building. Lake Roosevelt Schools was not among them, and after checking staff emails for a similar message determined the Grand Coulee Dam School District had not received the threat. Superintendent Paul Turner notified the community with a posting online. “At this time, we have not received any such email or threat,” Turner stated. “We will continue to monitor the situation and update you if more...
Police may pursue suspects that pose long-term serious risk to others under revisions of a more restrictive 2022 vehicle chase law that has now passed both houses of this year’s Legislature. Engrossed Senate Bill 5352 was introduced by Sen. John Lovick, D-Mill Creek. “I’m a Black man from birth, my skin tone is brown, but I wore the blue uniform proudly for 31 years as a state trooper,” he said. “I know there are fears out there, but I think legislation like this can bring our community together and help our law enforcement professio...
The Colville Business Council announced Thursday that it had expelled from the CBC its vice chairman, the elected representative of the Keller District, for “using his position to obtain financial gain or something of substantial value …” A public notice dated April 13 said the council, the governing body of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, had earlier held an evidentiary hearing in allegations of unethical conduct, which resulted in a “findings of fact.” The notice said that Ferguson had “appeared before a department...
OLYMPIA – Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants will receive additional support towards fruit and vegetable purchases, thanks to the passage of SHB 1784. The bill provides an additional $2 million for the Washington State Department of Health (DOH)’s Fruit and Vegetable Incentives Program. Funding will increase the SNAP Produce Match benefit from $5 for every $10 spent on eligible fruits and vegetables at grocery stores and online, to $10 for every $10 spent on eligible fruits and vegetables through June 30. This means t...
A discussion on what kinds of administrators are needed at Lake Roosevelt Schools and how to pay for them turned Monday toward weighing the merits of a “school resource officer” versus a “security officer,” which the district currently has. Currently at the schools, a dean of students handles some discipline issues and more, and a security officer is there to handle immediate flare ups and discipline problems, including potential violence. But current grant funding for that position may well go away this year, Superintendent Paul Turner...
The youngest group of kids at the Lions Club Easter Egg Hunt figure out what this egg thing is all about Saturday morning at the former Grand Coulee Dam Middle School field. The event started at 11 a.m., with parents and kids lined up all the way down the soccer field. A couple thousand eggs were picked up in about seven minutes. - Scott Hunter photo...
Electric City will hold a town hall meeting at the fire hall on Thursday, April 13, at 6 p.m., giving citizen a chance to hear and talk about several aspects of ongoing city business, including meeting the new police chief. “There’s quite a bit on the agenda,” Mayor Diane Kohout told the city council Tuesday night. Police Chief Paul Bowden’s Coulee Dam department gained the city’s contract in January for providing the service to Electric City. Bowden will attend the meeting and talk with citizens, as will Fire Chief Mark Payne. Kohout sa...
De-annexing a portion of Electric City was one topic of discussion at a retreat its city council held March 18 to discuss various matters. The council and mayor reviewed with the city attorney the process for de-annexing a large part of the city that was added several years ago, moving the boundary further south and encompassing land on the other side of Osborne Bay on Banks Lake. Kohout said the city will ask the council, probably in June or July this year, to consider a resolution to put the matter on the ballot for the November general...
After Tax Day, you may want to clean house of no-longer-needed financial records. To help, and in keeping with its recent practice, the Grand Coulee Dam Rotary Club will offer its biannual Shred Day service, when you can get rid of all those records and watch as a big truck double shreds them in bulk. The event will take place at North Dam Park by the Gehrke Windmills on April 22, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. - or until the truck is full. The flow of traffic should start at the road by North Dam and ex... Full story
The Keller Ferry vessel, M/V Sanpoil, which connects State Route 21 on the Columabia River between Lincoln and Ferry counties, was scheduled to be out of service while crews relocated the north shore landing dock on Wednesday, April 12. Beginning at 9 a.m., crews working for the Washington State Department of Transportation were to move the north shore landing dock just north of its current location on SR 21 due to seasonal lower water levels. They expected to complete the move about 1 p.m. and then resume ferry service. The north shore...
Tree branches drip with pearls of rainwater as the local area was getting a relatively high amount of rain early this week. Star weather hobbyist and columnist Bob Valen has been measuring local rainfall since 2008. The only ohter time he's recorded more than an inch was in May of 2010 with 1.33 inches. Valen said Monday morning that he'd measured 1.25 inches in 24 hours. Tuesday morning the Washington Dept. of Transportation warned of standing water on SR-21 near the San Poil River. - Scott...
A free tire collection event will be held on April 21 and 22 from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm at the NW corner of the intersection of Randolph Rd NE and 19 Ave NE on the Port of Moses Lake. The event is free to Grant County residents. Residents may bring a maximum of 12 passenger or light truck tires per load. Tires may be a maximum of 35 inches in diameter or less and will be accepted with or without rims. No commercial or implement tires will be accepted. All loads must be secure. Participants must bring a recent utility bill or state identification...
Coulee Dam's Sixth Street will be rebuilt this spring, starting this week. The Sixth Street Improvement Project started Monday and will include "a full depth reclamation of the street, reconstructing curb and gutter, installing new storm structures, and constructing new ADA ramps at select intersections," a city notice posted online Friday says. Extending only the few blocks from Aspen Street to Central Drive, the street directly to the north of Harvest Foods and the Colville Tribal Casino will...