Newsbriefs

Evacuation alert

issued in

Okanogan County

A wildfire in Carlton warranted a level 2 (be ready to go) evacuation alert Tuesday afternoon that was still active by early evening.

The Leecher Fire near 188 Vintin Road was about 30 acres in size at 6 p.m. County fire districts 3, 6 and 15 had been dispatched and were making good progress, the county’s Emergency Management Department reported.

Firefighters with the state Department of Natural Resources were expected to remain through the night.

Mosquito district has open seats

The Grant County Mosquito Control District #2 has two seats open: one for someone to represent Electric City, and another to represent Grand Coulee to serve two-year terms. 

“The citizen must reside within the Mosquito Control District (Town of Electric City, City of Grand Coulee, and outer lying area along Banks Lake),” a notice from the Grant County Commissioners Office reads. “The Board meets monthly and provides financial oversight of the operations but does not participate in the daily operations.”

An application is available under the board vacancy announcements at https://wa-grantcounty.civicplus.com/912/Current-Vacancies-on-Boards-Commissions-. 

Grant County

government emails

compromised

Be careful with any recent emails from Grant County government entities, and do not respond with any data as they aren’t actually from Grant County officials.

“Grant County government has had several email accounts compromised,” a notice from Grant County Sheriff’s Office last week reads. “If you receive an email asking you to open a proposal or the sender is sharing a file, delete the email. Do not open the email; do not input any username or password if requested.

“If you have questions or have received an email and wish to let us know, please call 509-754-2011 and select option 5 then option 2.”