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Fire destroys empty house and more
Fire razed several buildings in Electric City early Tuesday morning, including an unoccupied house. When the call went out about 12:30 a.m., the fire was already well underway,... — Updated 9/7/2020
Coulee Cops
Grand Coulee Police 8/25 - A Batchelor Square woman and her niece got into a physical altercation after arguing about makeup. She decided to pay for her niece to stay in a motel for the night and an officer took her there. - A... — Updated 9/2/2020
Voters can look to coming ballot for choices
Ballots for Washington’s primary elections must be mailed out by county election offices by Friday, and local voters will have options from which to choose no matter which county or district they live in. In the Grant County C... — Updated 7/15/2020
PUDs should be eligible for federal broadband funding
The COVID-19 pandemic made us reconsider how we work, attend school, seek medical care and interact with family and friends. One thing is clear – access to affordable broadband is more important than ever. As leaders in fiber i... — Updated 7/1/2020
Grant PUD partners with Columbia Basin Foundation to support local food banks
EPHRATA – Grant PUD, in conjunction with Columbia Basin Foundation, has contributed to eight food banks throughout Grant County this spring with Pay-It-Forward grants totaling $11,000. The services of these food banks are g... — Updated 6/10/2020
Grant PUD partners with Columbia Basin Foundation to support local food banks
EPHRATA – Grant PUD, in conjunction with Columbia Basin Foundation, has contributed to eight food banks throughout Grant County this spring with Pay-It-Forward grants totaling $11,000. The services of these food banks are g... — Updated 6/5/2020 Full story
Foundation wants to help local area
A charitable-giving organization that manages millions and has grown 380 times its initial size in 24 years is reaching out to smaller communities, including this one, wanting to make a bigger impact. Not that it hasn’t given to l... — Updated 5/11/2020 Full story
Flint seeks re-election to PUD commission
Tom Flint Monday announced his fifth run for re-election as Grant Public Utility District (Grant PUD) commissioner, District A-At Large. He first joined the commission in 2000. “Institutional knowledge and stability are i... — Updated 3/11/2020
Meetings & Notices
Chamber to Meet at La Presa Chamber will meet this Thursday, February 13, at the Siam Palace Restaurant, Main Street, Grand Coulee. The meeting will start at noon with general business on the agenda. Grant County Mosquito District... — Updated 2/12/2020
Local voices crucial to resetting outdated Columbia River Treaty
In 1964, the United States and Canada ratified the Columbia River Treaty to increase coordination between our countries on power generation and flood control issues, along with critical support of irrigation, navigation, and... — Updated 12/18/2019
Grant PUD bond rating upgraded amid strong finances, financial outlook
Grant PUD’s credit rating just increased, somewhat easing an area of concern fanned during last fall’s election season. The utility’s debt had become a political issue during last year’s campaigns for PUD commissioner spots,... — Updated 7/24/2019
Newsbriefs
Powwow this weekend The Nespelem July Celebration and Powwow takes place this Friday through Sunday, July 12-14, at the powwow grounds where there’ll be traditional Native American drumming and dancing, as well as food and items t... — Updated 7/10/2019
Local library is gearing up
Libraries across North Central Washington are gearing up for a summer filled with reading challenges, theatrical programs, science and technology, crafts and more. This year, North Central Regional Library is offering a full lineup... — Updated 6/5/2019
PUD officials come to listen
They came to listen and understand what has some Grand Coulee and Electric City customers upset enough to start a petition. Grant County PUD officials held a listening session and dialogue with people at last Thursday’s Grand C... — Updated 5/8/2019
Meetings & Notices
Chamber This Week Chamber will be meeting at noon this Thursday, May 2, at Siam Palace. Ryan Holterhoff, Public Affairs Officer at Grant County PUD will be the guest speaker. There will be no chamber next week as setup for the... — Updated 5/1/2019
Halfway through his first legislative session Ybarra plans to run for re-election
Rep. Alex Ybarra describes his time so far in the Washington State Legislature as a whirlwind. Ybarra was appointed to the Washington House of Representatives in January to fill... — Updated 4/3/2019
Thanks to Grant PUD
Since 1938, we have been blessed with electricity delivered to our homes and businesses for all of our needs. Currently, we are experiencing the benefits of all of the efforts by hundreds of people that have built our Public... — Updated 2/20/2019
Companies file suit against PUD
Companies in Grant County that “mine” cryptocurrency with high-powered computers have filed a lawsuit against Grant PUD, whose commissioners voted in 2018 to raise electric rates for the emerging industry. The companies say the... — Updated 2/13/2019
Newsbriefs
Phone scammers posing as Grant PUD Grant PUD customers are reporting receiving calls claiming to be from the utility saying that their power be will shut off if they don’t receive an immediate payment. The scammers will even c... — Updated 12/26/2018
Unofficial election results
STATE MEASURE 1631 G O L D Statewide Yes 3,585 2,448 718 1,825 850,861 No 16,005 6,414 4,040 6,288 1,097,277 STATE INITIATIVE 1634 G O L D Statewide Yes 14,474 5,441 3,362 5,374 1,062,381 No 5,731 3,395 1,394 2,726 876,921 STATE... — Updated 11/7/2018
The Grant County PUD needs experienced commissioners
Looming at the PUD is replacement of a complicated (and vital) energy sales contract, new infrastructure to meet growing power demands, and the resolve and creativity to finally finish building out the PUD fiber optic network. We... — Updated 10/31/2018
Look for unintended consequences
We have important PUD Commissioner choices on the ballot this year. The platform of two of the PUD Commissioner candidates seems solely to be reducing rates for irrigation and residential customers. But, history is full of... — Updated 10/24/2018
Brewer has helped the success of Grant County
I support Terry Brewer for Grant County PUD Commissioner. I have known Terry for over 20 years. It has been my pleasure to work with him as Director of the Grant County EDC and in his role as a PUD Commissioner. Don’t mistake T... — Updated 10/17/2018
This is about jobs
Did you know that irrigated agriculture accounts for 24 percent of the employment in Grant County? Grant County agriculture directly employs over 7,000 Grant County residents, and indirectly creates employment for another 10,000.... — Updated 10/17/2018
Town approves fiber agreement with tribes
The Coulee Dam council Wednesday approved an agreement with the Colville Confederated Tribes, allowing them to install and maintain 144 strands of fiber optic cables through parts of the town. The tribes still need to approve the... — Updated 10/17/2018
