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Ferry closed for wind
High winds have prompted the closing of Keller Ferry on Sunday until further notice. The Washington state department of transportation issued a notice just after 11 am Sunday that... — Updated 11/14/2021 Full story
Mike Wallace
Michael Wayne Wallace "Mike" passed away from breast cancer at home in Kuna, Idaho on Sunday, October 10, 2021, at the age of 70. Mike was beloved by his family and friends for his... — Updated 11/3/2021 Full story
The busy last hurrah
Northrup Point Boat Launch bustles Monday night as boaters pull out of Banks Lake at Steamboat Rock State Park at the end of the Labor Day holiday. Plenty of boats hit the water... — Updated 9/8/2021
Tribal survey project aims at "protecting the sacred"
When you drive across it on highway 2, you may not think of Moses Coulee as anyone's home, but once it was a place where people lived in villages, grew gardens and gathered what... — Updated 9/8/2021
Coulee Cops
Grand Coulee Police 8/10 - Fuel was reportedly siphoned out of a city vehicle parked at the city shop on Grand Avenue, as well as fuel siphoned out of a fuel pump. - A 2001 Ford F150 rear ended a 2017 Ford F150 near the... — Updated 8/18/2021
Next Discover Pass free day is Aug. 25
OLYMPIA - In recognition of the National Park Service system’s 105th birthday, Washington State Parks, Washington Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) will offer free e... — Updated 8/18/2021
Coulee Cops
Grand Coulee Police 7/29 - Police were unable to find a gold Nissan Pathfinder reported to have been speeding and passing cars on double yellow lines on SR-174 heading into Grand Coulee. - A wallet with an ID, credit cards, and... — Updated 8/11/2021
Bill Moore
Bill Moore, 78, of Grand Coulee, Washington, passed away Tuesday, June 1, 2021. Hewas born on June 29, 1942, to Lillian Taylor Moore & William Maxwell (Max) Moore in Ypsilanti,... — Updated 6/30/2021 Full story
Coulee Cops
Grand Coulee Police 4/20 - A woman reported that a public bus parked so close to her at Safeway that she couldn’t get out of her car. Police advised her to contact the bus service, and the woman said she was already going to do s... — Updated 4/28/2021
Dam laser show, visitor center still closed per CDC guidelines, for now
Will the Laser Light Show and Visitor Center at the Grand Coulee Dam, which saw nearly 200,000 people in 2019, open this spring? The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation didn’t answer the question from The Star with a straight yes or no, b... — Updated 3/10/2021
Air: we need it – part 2
Last month we addressed the general state of air quality monitoring across the nation and more specifically here in the state of Washington and locally. To summarize, the agencies... — Updated 2/10/2021
Legals for January 6, 2021
TOWN OF COULEE DAM REQUEST FOR STATEMENTS OF QUALIFICATIONS FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES The Town of Coulee Dam, pursuant to (Chapter 61, Laws of 1981) is inviting statements of qualifications from consulting engineering firms to... — Updated 1/6/2021 Full story
State Parks offers two free days in January
OLYMPIA – Dec. 17, 2020 – The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission will offer two free days in January, when visitors to state parks will not need a Discover Pass for day-use visits. The first free day is Friday, Jan... — Updated 12/30/2020
Ron Kerby
Ron Kerby went to Heaven on December 18,2020. He was 82 years young. He now rests in our Lord for eternity. Ronald Eugene Kerby was born in Orofino, Idaho May 4th 1938. He was the... — Updated 12/23/2020 Full story
Lowell Hensley
Lowell Hensley passed away Monday, December 7, 2020, after a short illness. Lowell was born in Newbridge, Oregon, June 18, 1936, to Logan Hensley and Alberta Pease. He was very... — Updated 12/9/2020 Full story
Coulee Cops
Grand Coulee Police 11/23 - A man and woman started arguing because her child was throwing grapes while they were travelling together. They stopped at the gas station. Police spoke to both of them. The woman didn’t want to t... — Updated 12/2/2020
Birds of many feathers come to the coulee
There are birds aplenty in the world, the country, the state of Washington and in the Grand Coulee Dam area, and if you need something to do, looking for birds is one option.... — Updated 11/24/2020
Newsbriefs
NPS to burn around lake The National Park Service will be burning piles around Lake Roosevelt this fall. The Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area release plans Monday to burn piles at a dozen locations around the lake,... — Updated 11/4/2020
Spring Canyon to lose its swim dock
Despite a large amount of opposition from the public, the swim dock at Spring Canyon will be removed under a new management plan at the Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area. The... — Updated 10/8/2020
House of Representatives passes Fallen Journalists Memorial Act
Washington, D.C. — The Fallen Journalists Memorial (FJM) Foundation, News Media Alliance, National Newspaper Association and National Association of Broadcasters today commended the U.S. House of Representatives on passing b... — Updated 9/30/2020
Standing at the foot of history
Sometimes you discover history after it is past. I have visited a lot of cemeteries and memorials, but probably the most moving is the Vietnam Memorial in Washington D.C. I’ve been there twice, the second time after I had learned t... — Updated 8/26/2020
Almira fire district has been busy
The second time was not a charm for that yellow house at the top of the hill on the highway to Wilbur last week after a combine somehow started a fire in a wheat field, the second... — Updated 8/25/2020
Next State Parks free day is Aug. 25
OLYMPIA – Aug. 18, 2020 – In recognition of the National Park System’s 104th birthday, the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission is offering free entrance to state parks on Tuesday, Aug. 25. Day-use visitors will not n... — Updated 8/19/2020
There was almost a Grand Coulee National Park
Grand Coulee creates an image in our minds - the Grand Coulee Dam or the City of Grand Coulee, maybe the general area around the dam. Of course, the Grand Coulee, as well. However,... — Updated 8/12/2020
NPS seeks public help preventing wildfires at Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area
According to the Washington State Department of Natural Resources, 85% of all wildfires in Washington State are caused by humans. Already this summer the Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area has had five wildfires started on... — Updated 8/5/2020
