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• There is a difference between decision making and leadership. Leaders of the Colville Tribes discovered that recently after they made significant, long-impact decisions on behalf of their...

The port district has invested over $100,000 in Banks Lake Golf Course since it took over in April, a financial report revealed last week. The cost of running the course through July 27, was $143,216, with golf course receipts totaling only $42,963.7...

School district workers Monday dug for a time capsule that some say was placed near the Wright Elementary School flagpole in 1976 or 1977, in honor of the nation’s bicentennial. Workers used a...

Elmer City Mayor Mary Jo Carey told Coulee Dam’s town council last Wednesday night that high wastewater treatment rates could spell the end of Elmer City as a town. “We just can’t afford the high rates proposed and may have to go back into...

Visitors to the area in 2013, will see a brand new laser light show at Grand Coulee Dam. The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $1.6 million contract to LumaLaser of Eugene, Ore., recently to develop...

Crop circles appeared last week in a wheat field between Grand Coulee and Wilbur. Field owners Greg and Cindy Geib told KHQ televsion they had no idea how they got there. KHQ’s video is below....

Wildfire burns to water tank A fire crew of about a dozen responded from Mt. Tolman Fire Center to a grass blaze at the northwest corner of the town of Nespelem late Monday afternoon. An official said that the cause of the fire is being...

Elmer City Mayor Mary Jo Carey told Coulee Dam’s town council last Wednesday night that high wastewater treatment rates could spell the end of Elmer City as a town. “We just can’t afford the high rates proposed and may have to go back into...

Organizers of a “community watch” program plan a town meeting at the Electric City fire station beginning at 7 p.m., Monday, Aug. 6. The point of the meeting is to get like-minded citizens together to fight crime in their neighborhoods. City...

The town of Coulee Dam and the school district teamed up early this week to get sufficient power to A.E. Wright Elementary so the abatement of hazardous materials could begin before the old facility is torn down to make way for a new school. IRS...

The National Park Service will feature both day and night astronomy programs, Saturday, Aug. 4. A daytime program will occur from 3-4:30 p.m. at the Spring Canyon day use area, where Education Specialist Janice Elvidge will hold a program about what...

The town of Coulee Dam and the school district teamed up early this week to get sufficient power to A.E. Wright Elementary so the abatement of hazardous materials could begin before the old facility is torn down to make way for a new school. IRS...

There’s still considerable danger from trees damaged by the July 20 wind storm that swept the area, Colville Tribes spokesperson Kathy Moses said Tuesday. Moses said that tops of trees damaged by the wind are falling off in wind as low as six mph....

I first met Senator Linda Evans Parlette when she was campaigning for her first term in the House of Representatives in 1996. At the time I was on the local school board and I was able to share with her our unique situation with our school...

Jerry Birdwell was named last Thursday as a Port District 7 commissioner. Birdwell replaces Larry Maier, who resigned a month ago after serving nine years on the board. Birdwell will have to file next year and win in the November election to remain...

for ratepayers and schools in Coulee Dam The towns of Coulee Dam and Elmer City recently met to discuss ways they might cooperate or come to an agreement regarding the new treatment plant which Coulee Dam is currently designing. It seems that Coulee...

Voters of Eastern Washington’s 5th Congressional District, kindly listen up! Our current U. S. Representative in Congress (Cathy McMorris Rodgers) has pledged her candidacy to Grover Norquist and his Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) never to raise...

Ten Years Ago Ryan Hunt completed Marine Officer Candidate School in Quantico, Va., July 3 with two distinguishing awards; one for finishing in the top 10 percent of his class and one for superior physical performance. The Marconi brothers, Corporal...

Carole Jean Fisher, Electric City, passed away Tuesday, July 31, 2012. Memorial services will be held Saturday, Aug. 4, at 11 a.m., at the United Methodist Church in Grand Coulee....

Leslie Edwin Lillquist of Laconner, Wash., died on Sunday, July 15, 2012, after a short but courageous battle with cancer. Les was born to Edwin and Violet Lillquist on November 7, 1931, the oldest of five sons, in Mount Vernon. Soon after, his...

The Nespelem School Board was named Regional Board of the Year among K-8 school districts in the four-county region served by North Central Educational Service District. Superintendent John Adkins...

Lanae Michel and Jeremy Stanger of Nespelem are pleased to announce the birth of their son Loucius Travis Stanger on Sunday, July 22, 2012, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee. He weighed 7 lbs., 14 ounces and was 21 inches in length at birth....

Award winning pianist and composer John Nilsen has just completed his 18th recording and is coming to northeastern Washington for a series of solo piano performances. All performances are free-will offering and John's CDs will be available...

Chamber to Meet at Pepper Jack’s Grand Coulee Chamber will meet Thursday, August 2,at noon at Pepper Jack’s Bar and Grille in Grand Coulee. Jerry Kennedy from Foisy & Kennedy Insurance will present a program on the New Health Care Law. Everyone...

There’s a whole lot of bull going on. And they are coming to Grand Coulee Aug. 15 for the Ridge Riders’ bull riding event. Sorrel Katich will provide about 36 bulls for the one-night event, stock from his ranch south of Keller. Katich said...

Summer fun continues at the Grand Coulee Library with a “puppet show” being held at 10 a.m. on Friday, August 3. There are also stories, crafts and reading challenges for all ages. Remember: 10 hours of reading or being read to enters you into a...

Local students making the Eastern Washington University dean’s list for Spring 2012 include Brandon Collins, Cody Crim, Karah Duclos, Denise Ellenwood, Joshua Friesen, Jordon Heintz, Marlena Kennedy and Susan Peone....

The family and I headed out for camping last week near Republic. It was an awesome example of nature’s power as we drove through the Keller and Republic areas. I can just not do justice in words to...

Grand Coulee 7/23 - A Hoquiam, Wash., driver was stopped for having expired license tabs. When informed why he was stopped he said, “no way” and got out to see for himself. He said the vehicle belonged to his daughter. He received a $216...

Senior Meals Wednesday, Aug. 1 - Dinner Vegetable Beef Stew, Cottage Cheese & Fruit, Cornbread, Cook’s Choice Dessert. Thurs., Aug. 2 - Dinner Taco Salad w/Lettuce, Tomatoes & Onions, Refried Beans, Sour Cream & Salsa, Peaches & Ice Cream. Fri.,...