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Coulee Dam passes pay raise

The town council in Coulee Dam passed a pay raise for city employees last week, raising their wages by 4 percent.

Triple Fish Challengethis weekend

The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce’s annual fishing tournament that challenges anglers to catch three kinds of fish happens this weekend. Online registration continues until midnight Thursday, but on-site registration begins Friday at Coulee Playland at 5 p.m.

Boat drivers will meet for rules at 8 a.m. Saturday.

Anglers have to catch smallmouth bass, walleye and rainbow trout in order to qualify to win a small boat.

Ferry back in service

The Keller Ferry is back on Lake Roosevelt, following and outage for repairs of hairline cracks near the propellers.

Roadwork starts

The road to Ephrata, and later from Coulee City to Omak, will get some chip-sealing work done, which started last Thursday. The work, on SR-17 from the Grant County Airport in Moses Lake all the way to Leahy Junction, will entail delays of up to 20 minutes.