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Dozens of cats taken from Electric City home
Animal control workers removed over 60 cats from a home in Electric City Monday. Representatives from Pasado’s Safe Haven, a rescue operation from Monroe, Wash., along with Grand Coulee Police Chief John Tufts, completed taking t... — Updated 4/25/2015 Full story
San Poil evacuations ordered due to fires
Update As of 9 a.m., Thursday, Aug. 7, the fires had consumed nearly 8,300 acres and was threatening some 50 homes and 50 other structures. One outbuilding has burned. San Poil... — Updated 8/10/2014 Full story
Three swear oaths of office in Coulee Dam
A new mayor and two new council members were sworn in at Coulee Dam last Monday. Mayor-elect Greg Wilder, and council members-elect Gayle Swagerty and Duane Johnson all took their... — Updated 12/30/2013 Full story
Fires held back by fire fighters
Two fires separated by a couple of miles and a day scrambled local fire fighters early this week to protect property. Brisk winds pushed a fire Sunday night perilously close to... — Updated 7/10/2013 Full story
Group to seek tourism board for whole community
A chamber of commerce-sponsored meeting of community leaders Monday selected a committee whose goal is to approach the three municipalities that collect hotel/motel tax money about the possible formation of a tourism advisory... — Updated 6/26/2013 Full story
Movie theater stays shut after failed fund raiser
A drive to raise $95,000 to replace Village Cinema’s projection equipment with new digital technology has failed, and the theater’s owners hope to end their lease early, unable to continue with a broken, obsolete projector. A rep... — Updated 5/8/2013 Full story
Two town councils meet on multi-million dollar questions
Elmer City had stated that it wanted a seat at the table. Last Wednesday night, its town council met with Coulee Dam’s council, and it got a seat at the table, but significant q... — Updated 11/14/2012 Full story
Site prep begins for ferry work
The new Keller Ferry “Sanpoil” will be christened July 19, 2013, an official from Foss Maritime Company said Monday. However, there’s a whole lot of work that has to be completed before then. Some of that work is occurring this... — Updated 10/31/2012 Full story
Storm rips through the region
People that have been around the area for a long time said last Friday afternoon’s storm was the worst they had ever seen. A National Weather Service warning at 12:54 p.m. said i... — Updated 7/25/2012 Full story
New school complex funded in state capital budget
Sometimes dreams do come true. The Grand Coulee Dam School District’s plans for a new school appear to be a go. After long budgeting hassles in Olympia, the governor, the House and... — Updated 4/11/2012 Full story
Voters asked to pass school levy
Nespelem School District is hoping for a good Valentine’s Day present, passage of its four-year maintenance and operations levy. Nearly 400 voters received their mail-in ballots recently to approve a four-year levy for $118,000 in... — Updated 2/8/2012 Full story
Engineers present multimillion dollar sewer project to Coulee Dam
About a dozen people who showed up for an informational meeting about a wastewater treatment plant project got assurances from two Gray & Osborne engineers that the extent of change... — Updated 1/19/2012 Full story
