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A candidate for Congress announced a tour of the state’s 4th Congressional District that includes a town-hall meeting tonight (Wednesday) in Coulee Dam and a coffee shop visit the next morning. The Christine Brown for Congress c... — Updated 5/10/2018

Jarred-Michael Erickson leads Janet (Wak Wak) Nicholson by just one vote in the Saturday polling for Nespelem Position 1 on the Colville Business Council, one of seven seats up for election. The poll vote was certified Monday, but... — Updated 5/9/2018

The Lake Roosevelt Raider track team competed in Bridgeport and Royal City this past week and is competing at the sub-district event in Manson today. The Raiders competed in Bridgeport on May 1. “Raiders continued to improve in 1B/... — Updated 5/9/2018

The Raiders played at Alta Lake in Pateros, wrapping up their regular season in the process and moving onto district play. No scores were available for the event. “I know we struggled with many lost balls,” said Head Coach Ste... — Updated 5/9/2018

The Raider tennis squad is moving on to the league tournament after wrapping up their regular season with a nice, neat bow by winning all their matchups with the Davenport Gorillas last week. In Davenport on May 1, the boys won... — Updated 5/9/2018

No Chamber this Week The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will not be meeting this week due to the Colorama festivities this weekend. Come check them out. Meetings will resume at La Presa Mexican Restaurant at noon... — Updated 5/9/2018

The Arbor Day Foundation is offering a handy tree-care booklet designed to help people plant and care for trees. Anyone can receive Conservation Trees, a user-friendly booklet featuring illustrations, colorful photos, and easily... — Updated 5/9/2018

Food Sovereignty/Food Security is a growing concern in today’s environment. With disease outbreaks, food contaminations and recall announcements, it is becoming increasing more important for people to know where their food comes f... — Updated 5/9/2018

A celebration of life service for Wade Stoddard will be held at 1 p.m., on Saturday, May 26, 2018, at the Eastpoint Church, 15303 E. Sprague, Spokane Valley, Washington. Wade was a 1984 graduate of Lake Roosevelt High School,... — Updated 5/9/2018 Full story

With western wildfires growing in size and destroying more homes, farms and businesses, there is a need for new tools and approaches. The infernos are spreading so fast they are outstripping our ability to fight them in... — Updated 5/9/2018

My grandmother, whom we called “Nana,” always loved children. Many times, she asked me to give her great-grandchildren. In 2000, the moment finally arrived. But it didn’t seem to matter. Eagerly, tenderly I lay my newborn son i... — Updated 5/9/2018

“My brother is an addict. I am raising his daughter.” That is one of the many responses I received when I asked constituents of the 4th Congressional District how opioids and heroin abuse have affected people in our community. The... — Updated 5/9/2018

Few things in modern life are as complicated as healthcare. That fact was all too apparent last week as Coulee Medical Center officials presented their case for supporting the practice of delivering babies in rural hospitals,... — Updated 5/9/2018

It’s impossible not to picture the coulee area while reading Bruce Holbert’s new book “Whiskey.” It’s impossible because it takes place here. The novel follows two brothers, Smoker and Andre, as they drink through the drama in... — Updated 5/9/2018