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Emergency Air Ambulance: Two providers, healthy competition?
Sometimes a Coulee Medical Center patient needs to be transferred to specialists or trauma care at a larger hospital, in a city such as Spokane or Seattle. In critical situations,... — Updated 4/17/2024
Mock crash exercise will sound alarming
High school students tomorrow may pretend to die or be injured in a mock car crash planned for Thursday morning in an exercise designed to resemble the real tragedy. That will... — Updated 4/17/2024
Emphasis patrols to watch for speeding in Electric City
Emphasis patrols to discourage speeding will be popping up in Electric City, according to Coulee Dam Police Chief Paul Bowden, whose force provides police services there. The speed limit is 35 mph throughout the main corridor of... — Updated 4/17/2024
Colorama coming up
Over the next few weeks, you'll be hearing a lot about the 67th Colorama Festival – the kickoff to the Coulee area high tourist season happening May 9-11 this year. Part vendor f... — Updated 4/17/2024
Triple Fish challenge reaches across state
From Newman Lake to Lake Stevens, they came to fish Banks Lake last weekend to try to catch three different species of fish on each of two days. Local Brian Walters completed the... — Updated 4/17/2024
Sanctuary gets makeover
The sanctuary of the Seventh Day Adventist Church on SR-174 in Grand Coulee gets a makeover Thursday as members, along with those from the Abundant Life SDA church in Wenatchee... — Updated 4/10/2024
Unsecured loads at Delano are about to cost you
If you’ve gotten in the habit of driving uncovered loads to Delano, you will now see a fine for that on your bill, according to the board that oversees the transfer station. The Regional Board of Mayors discussed the issue at t... — Updated 4/10/2024
Community Town Hall re-rescheduled: May 18
The Regional Board of Mayors again rescheduled the Whole-Community Town Hall, and much of the discussion will center on the possible creation of a regional EMS district for ambulance services. The joint public meeting will take... — Updated 4/10/2024
Tribes breaks ground on new convalescent center
Ceremonial gold shovels overturned dirt after prayers, songs and speeches Tuesday, celebrating the coming construction of a new convalescent center north of Elmer City, where the... — Updated 4/10/2024
Grand Coulee may get another shot at DOJ grant, with fewer strings attached
A large law enforcement grant Grand Coulee turned down last year due to lack of matching funds may have a new lease on life. A U.S. Department of Justice representative contacted the city last month indicating the department would... — Updated 4/10/2024
Planners think about wildfire in Ok. County
Big maps up on a screen made an impression. The maps outlined all the areas burned by wildfires in Okanogan County. The first slide showed burns from 1982 through 2013. The second... — Updated 4/3/2024 Full story
Triple Fish Challenge returns, with even more Friday family fun
The annual Banks Lake Triple Fish Challenge is just around the bend, coming up on April 12-14 at Coulee Playland. In addition to the fishing tournament on Saturday and Sunday, the w... — Updated 4/3/2024
Million-dollar sewer line repair project trickles forward
Electric City’s main sewer line repair job has received an offer of just under a million dollars in a combined grant and loan package from the state Public Works Board, marking a crucial milestone in the quest to prevent failure o... — Updated 4/3/2024
Fun and fast
A young mom holds the bag open as her child gathers eggs at the Lions Club's 85th annual Easter Egg Hunt Saturday at the former middle school in Grand Coulee. The club takes over... — Updated 4/3/2024
Whole-community town hall rescheduled
A whole-community town hall has been pushed back a week to Saturday, May 4. The meeting will still take place at the Coulee Dam Town Hall Ballroom at 10:30 a.m. and feature all four local mayors and most council members from each... — Updated 3/27/2024 Full story
Community wildfire planning meeting Wednesday night
The third in a series of the “Okanogan County Community Wildfire Protection Plan” meetings will be held Wednesday evening, March 27, from 5-7 p.m., at the Lucy Covington Government Center, 21 Colville Street, Nespelem, the hea... — Updated 3/27/2024 Full story
Grand Coulee council confirms Don Redfield as next chief
Don Redfield has been selected as the next chief of the Grand Coulee Police Department, a turnabout from the mayor's initial decision this month not to hire any of the candidates... — Updated 3/27/2024 Full story
New fire barn opens
People stream in to visit inside the new fire barn in Elmer City Thursday after Okanogan Fire District 2 Chief Dave Finch cut the ceremonial ribbon and opened the doors. Mayor... — Updated 3/27/2024
Spring clean-up dates are set
The annual Spring Clean-up dates have been set for the weeks of April 8th and 15th. Self-hauled yard waste (bagged or unbagged) will be accepted both weeks at Delano Transfer Station during the dump’s regular hours: Tuesday t... — Updated 3/27/2024
Chamber gives awards, sets a hopeful tone
Local organizations received accolades Tuesday night as the chamber of commerce announced the winners of three awards voted on by chamber members at a dinner for that purpose at... — Updated 3/27/2024
Community wildfire planning meeting Wednesday night
The third in a series of the "Okanogan County Community Wildfire Protection Plan" meetings will be held Wednesday evening, March 27, from 5-7 p.m., at the Lucy Covington Government... — Updated 3/26/2024
Special Grand Coulee meeting called to confirm new chief
The Grand Coulee City Council will convene for a special meeting Tuesday, March 26 at 6 p.m., the city clerk announced Monday. The council is expected to confirm a police chief candidate, a key move in a hiring process that has gar... — Updated 3/26/2024 Full story
Annual writing competition offers local teens chance for creative expression, cash Submissions due April 15
Local 9th through 12th graders with a knack for creative writing have the chance to win one of three cash prizes this spring in the 13th annual Teen Short Fiction Competition,... — Updated 3/20/2024
Final bows
Children line up for their bows at the conclusion of Saturday's matinée performance of The Secret Garden, produced by the Missoula Children's Theatre at the Lake Roosevelt High... — Updated 3/20/2024
Tensions surface at Grand Coulee city hall
It started out with an abrupt retirement announcement from the Public Works director — and didn’t get much easier from there at last night’s Grand Coulee council meeting. By the end of the evening one council member and two polic... — Updated 3/20/2024
