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Even if a new “enrichment” levy passes next February, the Grand Coulee Dam School District is set to lose $800,000 per year the way things are currently budgeted, the result of recent changes in state law. If the levy doesn’t pass, that loss...

The local chapter of the Public School Employees union voted 28-8 to ratify a 6-percent raise in the Grand Coulee Dam School District late last month and the school board approved the change last Thursday. After months of deliberations, the PSE...

Coulee Dam’s mayor is resigning due to health concerns, he told The Star in a text message Sunday. Mayor Larry Price was elected in November 2017 and took the helm of the town at the start of this year. Price had told The Star last month he had...

Grand Coulee approves senior meals donation Grand Coulee will donate $3,500 to the Grand Coulee Dam Senior Meals Program, the city council decided at their Dec. 4 meeting. The program donated over 16,000 meals to the Grand Coulee Dam area from...

Hank Wiebe and his friends are raising hell against the United States Bureau of Reclamation’s recent announcement that they are considering no longer allowing people to drive onto “Geezer Beach” behind the Third Powerhouse at the Grand Coulee...

The Bureau of Reclamation is seeking comments on the draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for the proposed modernization project for generating units 19–21 (G19–G21) in the Third Power Plant at Grand Coulee Dam. The proposed modernization...

The volunteer group that has fed and nurtured hundreds of thousands of fish in Banks Lake may come to an end Dec. 19, its longtime leader Carl Russell said this week. The Promoters of Wildlife and Environmental Resources will meet at the senior...

Grand Coulee 12/4 - A man appearing to be heavily intoxicated urinated on himself at Safeway and was given a courtesy ride by an officer. - A student was caught with marijuana at the former middle school in Grand Coulee. Possession charges were...

Solutions to serious problems should not require contortions of logic that look like the loser in that old game of Twister. You know the one: where players try to reach different spots on a large surface on the floor with different parts of their...

I had my heroes, just like every kid. Mine really got started by getting to know the owner of one of the three active taverns in Palouse in the late 1930s. His name was Pop Brantner. I never did learn his first name. The unlikely friendship began...

A couple weeks ago, I told you about my moment of reflection during Natural Helpers. Well, Sunday night I found myself reflecting again, and this time things got personal. Sometimes it is hard to write this column without giving you a deep look...

Yet another takeaway? As a disabled fisherman, I, along with many other disabled, aged friends, have fished Geezer Beach for many years. We fish this area exclusively four to five times per week from January to June. Due to our disabilities and...

I would love to see the cinema start showing movies again. I know a lot of people were disappointed when it closed, and with so little to do around the area it would be a big win to see it reopened. I hope the town keeps supporting Kimberly...

Vanessa Berry and Lindsey Vargas of Nespelem, Washington, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Skyler Sierra Vargas, born Saturday, December 1, 2018, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee, Washington. She weighed 7 lbs., 6 oz., and...

Members of the community are invited to a drop-in reception at the Nazarene Church on Wednesday, December 19, from 1 to 3 p.m. to honor Elmer Rinard for serving our nation in WWII. His quilt will be presented at 1:30 p.m. by Lt. Col. Emily Tate...

The community is invited to the Grand Coulee Library Holiday Open House Thursday, December 13, beginning at 4 p.m. The gifts and services are provided by your library card and NCRL. Find out all about the wonderful services provided by your library...

Chamber This Week Chamber will meet at noon, Thursday, Dec. 13, at Voltage Coffee House. General business is on the agenda. Grant County Fire Dist. 14 to Meet  The Grant County Fire District 14 will hold its regular monthly meeting Monday,...

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...

The music department at Lake Roosevelt Schools will hold its annual holiday concert next week in the high school gym. The concert, slated for Wednesday, Dec. 19 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., will feature the fifth- through 12th-grade bands and chorus. An...

Wed., Dec. 12 5 p.m., Jr. High Boys Basketball at Oroville 5 p.m., (time change), LRHS Wrestling here with Okanogan, Wilbur/Creston & Davenport Fri., Dec. 14 LRHS Basketball at Tonasket, BJV/4:30 middle school/GJV/4:30 p.m. high school/GV 6/BV 7:30...