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 By Mary Murphy    Community

Counties required to adopt security system

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 mac... — Updated 4/10/2024

 
 By Scott Hunter    School

School board OKs club trip plans

Lake Roosevelt Jr/Sr High School clubs are planning trips to Seattle and Montana, following Monday night’s school board blessing. The school’s Knowledge Bowl competitors will head to the University of Washington on a trip paid par... — Updated 4/10/2024

 
 By Don Brunell    Opinion

Why no Easter lily sightseeing tours?

Easter is when potted Easter Lily plants start showing up in nurseries and supermarkets like poinsettias during the Christmas season. They adorn the altars and pulpits of most... — Updated 4/3/2024

 
 By Roger Lucas    Opinion

Jobs suitable for kids

When I was growing up in Palouse, I always had a job, or two. One of my early jobs wasn’t one of my best. In fact, it was often dangerous. We had a small bowling alley, six lanes if I remember correctly. I set pins. We didn’t hav... — Updated 4/3/2024

 
 By Scott Hunter    News

Planners think about wildfire in Ok. County

Big maps up on a screen made an impression. The maps outlined all the areas burned by wildfires in Okanogan County. The first slide showed burns from 1982 through 2013. The second... — Updated 4/3/2024

 

Challenging the Biden Administration's ill-conceived grizzly bear relocation proposal

For decades, the debate over grizzly bear introduction into the North Cascades ecosystem has raged on, and I have been fighting tirelessly to ensure that the voices of Central Washingtonians are heard. Regrettably, last week saw... — Updated 4/3/2024

 
 By Robert Fields    Opinion

Signs installed in wrong spot

Last year I wrote several letters to The Star paper addressing people entering Grand Coulee at high rates of speed from the Bridgeport highway. Over the summer there was no traffic control, but I do feel good knowing the city... — Updated 4/3/2024

 
 By Renata Rollins    News

Triple Fish Challenge returns, with even more Friday family fun

The annual Banks Lake Triple Fish Challenge is just around the bend, coming up on April 12-14 at Coulee Playland. In addition to the fishing tournament on Saturday and Sunday, the w... — Updated 4/3/2024

 
 By Renata Rollins    News

Million-dollar sewer line repair project trickles forward

Electric City’s main sewer line repair job has received an offer of just under a million dollars in a combined grant and loan package from the state Public Works Board, marking a crucial milestone in the quest to prevent failure o... — Updated 4/3/2024

 
 By Renata Rollins    News

Whole-community town hall rescheduled

A whole-community town hall has been pushed back a week to Saturday, May 4. The meeting will still take place at the Coulee Dam Town Hall Ballroom at 10:30 a.m. and feature all four local mayors and most council members from each... — Updated 3/27/2024 Full story

 
 By Renata Rollins    News

Grand Coulee council confirms Don Redfield as next chief

Don Redfield has been selected as the next chief of the Grand Coulee Police Department, a turnabout from the mayor's initial decision this month not to hire any of the candidates... — Updated 3/27/2024

 
 By Don Brunell    Opinion

Bob Moore's final bow noted in the Big Apple

Who would have thought that a small Oregon natural grain mill owner’s death would make national news or be the subject of a lengthy feature article in the New York Times (NYT)? H... — Updated 3/27/2024

 
 By Roger Lucas    Opinion

Buck kicked the bucket

One of the things we liked to do when growing up in Palouse was go to the Washington State College baseball games. We really didn’t care about the game, but we went to see baseball coach Buck Bailey kick the bucket. Buck came to WS... — Updated 3/27/2024

 
 By Renata Rollins    News

Spring clean-up dates are set

The annual Spring Clean-up dates have been set for the weeks of April 8th and 15th. Self-hauled yard waste (bagged or unbagged) will be accepted both weeks at Delano Transfer Station during the dump’s regular hours: Tuesday t... — Updated 3/27/2024

 
 By Scott Hunter    News

Chamber gives awards, sets a hopeful tone

Local organizations received accolades Tuesday night as the chamber of commerce announced the winners of three awards voted on by chamber members at a dinner for that purpose at... — Updated 3/27/2024

 
 By Scott Hunter    News

Community wildfire planning meeting Wednesday night

The third in a series of the "Okanogan County Community Wildfire Protection Plan" meetings will be held Wednesday evening, March 27, from 5-7 p.m., at the Lucy Covington Government... — Updated 3/26/2024

 
 By Renata Rollins    News

Special Grand Coulee meeting called to confirm new chief

The Grand Coulee City Council will convene for a special meeting Tuesday, March 26 at 6 p.m., the city clerk announced Monday. The council is expected to confirm a police chief candidate, a key move in a hiring process that has gar... — Updated 3/26/2024 Full story

 

Library closed into early April

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 l... — Updated 3/20/2024

 
 By Tom Purcell    Opinion

Still living the American Dream

A growing number of Americans think the American Dream is out of reach, but I think they are wrong. According to a recent Wall Street Journal poll, only 36% of voters said the American Dream still exists, way fewer than the 53%... — Updated 3/20/2024

 
 By Don Andrews    Opinion

When America had to stand together to win

I was just a kid during World War II but I still remember a lot about that time. I remember how America was very close to being beaten by the Axis (Germany, Japan and Italy), they did unspeakable things against the rest of the... — Updated 3/20/2024

 
 By Roger Lucas    Opinion

Listening for that whistle

Answering an advertisement started my love of the railroads. I saw the ad in our hometown newspaper, The Palouse Republic. The ad was seeking people to apply for menial labor on our section of the Northern Pacific Railroad. The... — Updated 3/20/2024

 

The way it works, or doesn't

Sometimes city governments run smoothly, but as they operate with humans in a democracy, rough patches happen. Balancing human needs, egos, ambitions, desires, skills, or a lack of them, all within the confines of public... — Updated 3/20/2024

 
 By Renata Rollins    News

Annual writing competition offers local teens chance for creative expression, cash Submissions due April 15

Local 9th through 12th graders with a knack for creative writing have the chance to win one of three cash prizes this spring in the 13th annual Teen Short Fiction Competition,... — Updated 3/20/2024

 
 By Renata Rollins    News

Tensions surface at Grand Coulee city hall 

It started out with an abrupt retirement announcement from the Public Works director — and didn’t get much easier from there at last night’s Grand Coulee council meeting. By the end of the evening one council member and two polic... — Updated 3/20/2024

 
 By Renata Rollins    News

Grand Coulee to re-open police chief search

In the decision between three finalists for Grand Coulee police chief, Mayor Mike Eylar has chosen option D: None of the Above. “I’m not offering the position to any of the three that I interviewed,” Eylar said in a phone call... — Updated 3/13/2024

 

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