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Nespelem School District will ask voters to support a four-year levy in February. The school board voted Monday night to pass a resolution for the $36,000 levy, which would replace the current operations and maintenance levy and... — Updated 11/25/2015 Full story

High on the list of things to do for the school board is to find a new superintendent. Present superintendent, Dr. Dennis Carlson, has indicated to the board that he plans to retire when his contract is up, June 30, 2016. Carlson... — Updated 11/25/2015 Full story

Janae and Cody Ray of Nespelem, Washington, are proud to announce the birth of their son Ryder Joseph Ray, born Monday, November 16, 2015, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee. He weighed 8 lbs., 3 oz., and was 20 inches in... — Updated 11/25/2015 Full story

Raymond R. (Ray) Green, passed away Friday, November 20, 2015, in Grand Coulee, Washington. His home was in Coulee Dam, Washington. Funeral Service was held Tuesday, November 24, 2015, at 11 a.m., at the Nespelem Community Center,... — Updated 11/25/2015 Full story

No Chamber Next Two Weeks The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will not be meeting this week due to the Thanksgiving holiday or Thursday, Dec. 3, due to the Vintners and Brewers event held Saturday, Dec. 5. Meetings... — Updated 11/25/2015 Full story

Every year, Gallup asks people how much confidence they have in various institutions. The results aren’t surprising. Only 8 percent had “a great deal” or “quite a lot” of confidence in Congress. Big business scored 21 percent.... — Updated 11/25/2015 Full story

The idea of joining two or more local towns into one involves a lot of factors, not to mention public opinion, which might soon be addressed if two cities are willing to fund a consultant’s help. A proposed agreement between the Gr... — Updated 11/25/2015 Full story

Seriously?! So this dog had ONE incident involving a FERAL CAT and it is possibly going to be labeled “dangerous?” SERIOUSLY?! When did dogs EVER start liking cats they didn’t already live with? I have two cats and two dogs. They... — Updated 11/25/2015 Full story

This year, at this time, it is important that we think about the last 365 days and think of the things that we are most thankful for. (I know, that is a lot of words beginning with “th.”) We have watched on the news recently or rea... — Updated 11/25/2015 Full story

While Mr. Hunter’s editorial (“Seeking the fairy tale land of no taxes,” 11/18) makes some good points about how taxes are used to pay for the upkeep of our roads, I take issue with some of the other statements. I do believe that m... — Updated 11/25/2015 Full story

There could be an announcement soon on who is going to be Coulee Dam’s new police chief. The town’s Civil Service Commission, made up of Herb Sherburne, Joe Tynan and Councilmember Shawn Derrick, has received 10 applications of... — Updated 11/25/2015 Full story

Some streets in Electric City will be receiving new names and numbers as a result of an ordinance passed last week by the Electric City council. The new names and numbering are being assigned to those properties that were taken in... — Updated 11/25/2015 Full story

There could be an announcement soon on who is going to be Coulee Dam’s new police chief. The town’s Civil Service Commission, made up of Herb Sherburne, Joe Tynan and Councilmember Shawn Derrick, has received 10 applications of... — Updated 11/25/2015 Full story

Three representatives of area organizations went mining for a slice of Grand Coulee’s lodging tax funds for 2016, and they came out winners. Now it all depends on the city council passing its new budget, a task that will likely h... — Updated 11/25/2015 Full story

Nissen named for national honor Nespelem’s Brian Nissen has been named as a 2015 Native American “40 under 40” award recipient. Nissen was among the winners of the prestigious award from the National Center for American India... — Updated 11/25/2015 Full story

After more than a year of on-and-off negotiations, and an interlude with a third town, Grand Coulee and Electric City are set to wrap up an extension of their current police contract in December, ensuring police protection for... — Updated 11/25/2015 Full story

Former Star owner, editor and publisher Jack Hilson, a man whose political expertise helped to build the local airport, Steamboat Rock State Park and more, has died. After serving in the Navy in World War II, Jack and his wife,... — Updated 11/25/2015 Full story

The first of December is still the target date for the reopening of the bowling alley in Coulee Dam, the new owner said Tuesday. Scott Elmore said the Riverview Lanes and working areas are ready for business. “We have the lanes u... — Updated 11/25/2015 Full story