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The City of Grand Coulee is seeking letters of interest to fill City Council Position #4. All interested persons, who have been a resident of Grand Coulee for at least one year and are registered to vote, are invited to submit a... — Updated 8/24/2016

Grand Coulee 8/11 - An Electric City woman told police she witnessed a red truck backing into a power pole and that the light dropped and broke. Police looked for the truck but couldn’t find it, and notified Grant County PUD of t... — Updated 8/24/2016

The Grand Coulee Dam School District board hired personnel to cover six vacant positions at a special meeting Monday. The special meeting also was a training session for members of the board. Hired were Alissa Mansker, as a second... — Updated 8/24/2016

Lake Roosevelt Raiders will be holding a welcome back night Kindergarten through 12th grade Wednesday, August 31, from 5 to 7 p.m. Elementary students will be able to find out who their teacher is; 7th – 12th students will be a... — Updated 8/24/2016

Chamber This Week The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will be meeting at noon this Thursday, August 24, at the Eagles Lodge in Grand Coulee. Bob Valen will be presenting this week’s program, on the “History of the Nat... — Updated 8/24/2016

An idea to better define Grand Coulee’s business district was well received by the city’s planning commission, and could turn out to be a partnership effort with the city and the Chamber of Commerce’s Economic Development Counc... — Updated 8/24/2016

Recently, a group of people went to Crown Point to pray. Not too unusual, but what they prayed against might be. They prayed against crime. In particular, they prayed against the recent uproar of criminals in our area. It has... — Updated 8/24/2016

There are a lot of TV and print and talk shows about terrorism here and terrorism there. It is a serious matter, terrorism is. What makes it worrisome is that it is not well defined, and it seems some government officials want it... — Updated 8/24/2016

The Coulee Dam All Class Reunion Committee and I would like to thank the Grand Coulee Dam area businesses and residents for hosting our reunion Aug. 5-7. Something very special and almost magical happened that weekend as 500... — Updated 8/24/2016

In the primary, Okanogan County voters demonstrated that they want change from the county commissioners. One incumbent did not get enough votes to run in the general election. The other was in an almost three-way tie with two new... — Updated 8/24/2016

I was under the impression that we elected people to office to represent us. Silly me! That certainly isn’t the case in Electric City, where the people have no say in what the city council decides to do. They have proven that t... — Updated 8/24/2016

It was Electric City Councilmember Aaron Derr who made the motion to hear the Economic Development Council’s report on its consolidation survey rather than Councilmember Rich Mcguire. Derr went on to vote yes on the motion along w... — Updated 8/24/2016

It’s harvest time and almost time for a festival. The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce’s Harvest Festival is scheduled for Sept. 17-18, and features a number of special events. New to the festival this year, the Run the... — Updated 8/24/2016

The High Dam bar on Grand Coulee’s Main Street was burglarized last Tuesday night. The burglar got in by ripping the locks off a back door. Owner Frank Christman told police that losses include 48-inch and 60-inch flat-screen T... — Updated 8/24/2016

Volunteer department responses reported Volunteer fire Chief Richard Paris reported to the Grand Coulee City Council last Tuesday that his department made eight fire calls and responded to 34 ambulance calls during the month of... — Updated 8/24/2016

A number of thefts were reported at the Sky Deck Motel and Gerard Builders last Thursday and Saturday. Police reports show that Kenneth Haag, from Silverdale, Washington, reported that his 2006 Ford F-250 was taken while parked at... — Updated 8/24/2016

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $19 million contract to replace and upgrade two pump-generating units at Grand Coulee Dam, the bureau announced Monday in a press release. The contract awarded Aug. 11 to American Hydro, of... — Updated 8/24/2016