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A conversation on school bus communication and discipline goes ’round and ’round, and a new director of transportation says he is addressing the issues repeatedly raised over the last couple months. The topic of school bus communication, as...

The city of Grand Coulee is on track to sign a new contract with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to provide law enforcement services for the federal agency. The city is currently operating on a six-month extension on a contract that expired in...

The hours of Grand Coulee City Hall could change so that it isn’t closed during the 12-1 p.m. lunch hour, but would close a half an hour earlier, at 4:30 p.m. City Clerk Lorna Pearce explained at the Feb. 18 city council meeting that with a newly...

Parents, students and educational professionals voiced their concerns in a public hearing in the state Senate about a bill that would mandate comprehensive sexual education in public schools beginning as soon as kindergarten. Grand Coulee Dam...

Coulee Dam Police 2/17 - Police assisted with a man who had died in his bed on Cedar Street. 2/20 - An officer pulled a man over near Federal and Midway Avenues in Grand Coulee after following him from Coulee Dam, noting the driver swerved over the...

Electric City will soon have a new city clerk. Peggy Nevsimal is leaving her post as executive director of the local chamber of commerce to accept another community challenge. It was a wise move by the council there. Peggy has been head of the...

Our nation values those who have come before us, and that includes our seniors and retirees. Past generations have paved the way for future growth, and I truly believe we owe them the respect — and the benefits — they have earned.  Despite my...

With the Second World War over, work started on the creation of a 27-mile-long reservoir from Electric City to Coulee City. The old highway ran down the Upper Coulee floor, and a new replacement route would have to be built. To avoid being flooded,...

Arielle A. Cawston and Braxton P. Booze of Coulee Dam, Washington are proud to announce the birth of their son Sebastian Scott Booze, born Saturday, February 15, 2020, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee. He weighed 9 lbs., 11 oz., and was 20...

Kylee Marchand of Nespelem, Washington, is proud to announce the birth of her daughter Paisley Cole Boyd, born Saturday, February 15, 2020, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee, Washington. She weighed 6.6 lbs., and was 20 inches in length at...

Kendra and Anthony Robinson of Nespelem, Washington, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter Yazmyne Kiara Brielle Robinson, born Monday, February 17, 2020, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee, Washington. She weighed 7 lbs., and was...

Just a reminder that free tax preparation is being offiered at the senior center in Grand Coulee every Wednesday through April 14, from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Volunteers trained in cooperation with the IRS will offer free help to taxpayers with low to...

Chamber at La Presa Chamber will meet at noon this Thursday, February 27, at the La Presa Mexican Restaurant. General business is on the agenda. AA Meetings for GCD and Nespelem Area Confused in the Coulee AA meetings are held on Mondays and...

Chrystien Hakola died Monday, February 10, 2020, at her home in Deer Park, Washington.  Born in 1949 in Grand Coulee, Washington, Chrys graduated from Grand Coulee High School, and received a baccalaureate degree from Eastern Washington... Full story

There is a $50 charge for obituaries published in the Star. This includes a photo and up to 500 words. Reminders for Celebrations of Life and Death Notices are $25. Articles must be either e-mailed, faxed or dropped off at the Star office. They... Full story

Several Lake Roosevelt High School students will spend part of their spring break competing at the state Future Business Leaders of America competition in Spokane. The Grand Coulee Dam School District Board of Directors Monday approved the trip to...