We're all in this together
We're all in this together
Electric City council members are weighing their options between relying on the Grant County Sheriff’s Office and operating the city’s own police department after decades of contracting with local departments in nearby cities. The contract between Electric City and Coulee Dam will expire Nov. 3, and no bids have been received from Soap Lake or Grand Coulee. By Nov. 3, the Grant County Sheriff’s Office will cover all calls in Electric City, Mayor Blake Martin told the city council Oct. 13. Martin explained that if Electric City decides...
Mr. Straw is feeling straw-ful at Coulee Medical Center as CMC's entry into the chamber of commerce's annual Scarecrow Trail. It's one of many activities the chamber is currently organizing, including the Get Connected Community Resource and Volunteer Fair at the Senior Center this Saturday from 10-3, and the Trunk or Treat on Main Street Oct. 31. The Volunteer Fair offers a way to find out how to volunteer by learning directly from people involved in those...
Felix Marcolin celebrates his 90th birthday at the Grand Coulee Dam Senior Center, along with his wife Liz, son Chris, and daughter Karen, and a roomful of those who recognize his continual contributions to the community through his everyday activities volunteering his time and energy - to the center, the fire department and more. He and Chris both did the 5K Run the Dam last month, where Felix won his age bracket as the only one in it. - from senior center...
Josh Benthem, a salesman at Jess Ford, tees off number 10 at Coyote Ridge Golf Course Oct. 3, where the Ford dealership was holding its 3rd Annual Swing for the Good Tournament to raise funds for Center Senior Living, a local non-profit working to convert the former Center School into an assisted living facility. T&G Construction, which won an advantage at check-in and "gifted" the Jess Ford team the tutus to wear throughout the tournament, won the whole thing with a low score of 48.5. The...
Grant County Public Utility District is proposing electricity rate increases for 2027 that would raise residential rates by about 3.1% and small-business rates by 3.6%, while establishing two new rate classifications for data centers and cryptocurrency operations. With demand for electricity widely expected to climb, future rates are projected to grow 21% higher than next year’s proposed rate in nine years, according to a fact sheet published by the utility this week. The proposal reflects the utility’s effort to accommodate growing...
When Americans are injured in combat, we have a responsibility to make sure they receive the benefits they earned through their service and sacrifice. For tens of thousands of veterans, we are falling short of that promise. Under current law, many veterans who were forced to retire from the military because of combat-related injuries must give up a portion of their military retirement pay in order to receive disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The Major Richard Star Act would change that. The bipartisan...
The debate over gender identity has expanded far beyond medical care. It now reaches schools, locker rooms, and athletic fields, where we face a narrower question: should girls’ sports remain organized according to biological sex? Washington’s Initiative 638 addresses that question directly. The measure would establish sex-based eligibility standards for girls’ athletic categories in schools. The initiative is a clear attempt to preserve a distinct competitive category for female athletes. The underlying concern is physiological. Male...
I marked my birthday Oct. 8 and thought it’d be fun to Google the notables who entered our world on that date. What a bounty! I share it with filmmaker Edward Zwick, Netflix bigwig Reed Hastings, longtime Saturday Night Live cast member Darrell Hammond, Matt Damon, and Sigourney Weaver Duly emboldened, I expanded my search to Oct. 7 and saw rocker John Mellencamp is one day older than me. It also turns out Oct. 7 was the 30th birthday of Fox News. Talk about buzzkill. Is there anything new to say about that cesspool of lying liars, that...
October 18, 1945, 24 Nazi government officials and organizations were indicted by the four chief prosecutors in the International Military Tribunal. Those four prosecutors were, Robert H. Jackson of the United States, Sir Hartley Shawcross of Great Britain, Francois de Menthon of France, and Roman A. Rudenko of the Soviet Union. The Tribunals jurisdiction covered crimes against peace, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. From November 30, 1945 to October 1, 1946, the Tribunal tried 24 of the most important military and political leaders...
Coulee Dam Police 10/5 - Police responded to a report of a disturbance at Coulee Playland at about 5:30 in the morning. A man police are familiar with as having some mental health issues was talking to another man and seemed worked up. Police simply told him to stay quiet when walking around in the wee hours of the morning. - A child was throwing his things in the road near Lake Roosevelt Elementary. The child told police he was upset and confused about why he had been kicked off the school bus. He said he didn’t have any stickers but that...
The American Legion, Art Semro Post 28, will sponsor a candidate’s forum at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 21 at 276 8th Ave NW in Ephrata. The members of the Legion and Auxiliary feel it is important for the public to have the opportunity to listen to the candidates speak and answer questions. The forum will provide that opportunity, a post spokesman said in a release. All candidates for contested races on the ballot in Grant County have been invited to attend, including those for all statewide races and the 4th Congressional District race, plus all Grant...
Steven James Tillman of Elmer City, Washington passed away peacefully on October 4, 2026 in Vancouver, WA with his wife Virginia at his side. He was born June 25, 1957 to James Otis Tillman and Dixie Benton Tillman at Coulee Dam, WA hospital. He was their second son of six children. Steve attended school within the Grand Coulee School District. He spent his 1973-1974 school year at McClintock High when his family moved to Tempe, AZ. However he returned to Lake Roosevelt High School his senior...
We invite you to join us in remembering and celebrating Beatrice Maryann Tatsham at Faith Community Church on Saturday, October 17, at 10 am. Beatrice Maryann Tatshama was born October 18th, 2008 She left this world becoming fully restored in heaven with our Father on August 25th,...
Graveside service for Rodney James Carr will be held at Spring Canyon Cemetery Saturday, October 17, at 1pm. Rodney passed away September 16,...
Joseph Douillon passed away Tuesday, Oct 6, 2026 in Spokane, Wash. He had worked for the USBR at Grand Coulee up until his retirement. Per his request, no services will be...
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Very young cheerleaders who have been coached by the high school squad perform at Friday night's football game. - photo submitted by the annual class at Lake...
Soccer The Raider girls notched their fourth straight win at home last night against Bridgeport, putting them in third place in the league with a 5-2, 9-4 record. Football Lake Roosevelt's Raiders clobbered Jenkins High School's Cougars visiting from Chewelah Friday 66-6. Terrell Bush gained 206 yards in eight carries, including a 60-yard run and one of 10 touchdowns by the team. The win puts the Raiders at 3-2 overall, with no league games to their name yet. They'll host Bridgeport Friday...
