Newsbriefs

Person airlifted after fall

A juvenile fell off “an embankment” Monday near milepost 29 along SR-174 about five miles east of Grand Coulee in Lincoln County, the Washington State Patrol reported.

The mishap was reported at 12:32 p.m. and the road closed for about an hour. A Lifeflight helicopter took the youth to Spokane, according to the patrol report.

Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office declined to release any information because no one with the authority to do so was at the office.

County may outsource juveniles

Grant County commissioners are considering outsourcing the housing of juvenile offenders to an out-of-county facility. It’s the same place against which Okanogan County folks raised a ruckus last year and which ultimately led to the defeat of two county commissioners there.

The proposal would move the detention of juvenile offenders in Grant County to Martin Hall Regional Juvenile Detention Facility in Medical Lake, Washington.

Commissioners will hold a public meeting on the idea next Wednesday, Oct. 25, at 1:30 p.m. to take comments from anyone interested.

Kelton joins fire department

Grant A. Kelton was voted into membership of the Electric City Volunteer Fire Department by the city council at its last meeting. Kelton had previous experience with the department and holds his first aid and CPR cards.

Not a member

Electric City has opted out of being a member of the Grant County Conservation District.

The resolution, created by the city’s attorney, explained that a number of cities in Grant County have decided to opt out. The Conservation District imposes a $4.96 per-parcel fee and a 10-cent per-acre fee for each parcel of land over one acre in size.

Coat drive ongoing

North Cascades Bank is currently holding its annual collection of used coats in its program to provide good quality coats to school children in need of warm clothes. The collection is at the Grand Coulee branch and continues until the end of October.

Contract extended

The city of Grand Coulee extended its contract with the law firm of Ogden Murphy Wallace at its city council meeting last Tuesday. The rates of the firm for services to the city are: Attorneys with 17 or more years experience, $238 an hour; with 5-17 years experience, $210 an hour; with less than five years experience, $160 an hour; and for paralegals, $90 an hour.