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Smoke affecting activities locally
The wildfire smoke in the air, which may come from this or that fire depending on which way the wind is blowing, is unpleasant and unhealthy to breathe, and has an effect on local events. Grand Coulee Dam School District leaders... — Updated 9/14/2022
Lady Raiders end drought with a trip to state
The Lady Raiders competed in the state 2B basketball tournament last week, taking on teams from around the state and capping the year with the best game they've played all year,... — Updated 3/9/2022
Sport spectator covid restrictions emphasized
School sports restrictions have been tightened up again with the Omicron COVID-19 variant becoming prevalent in the area. The Grant County Health District detailed the... — Updated 1/12/2022
Vaccine mandates shake out few employees locally
Some workers in Washington state, faced with the ultimatum to get the jab or lose their jobs, have chosen to quit or retire instead of receiving a COVID-19 vaccination. With employees in various fields, including school, health car... — Updated 10/27/2021
Dozens of police chase stolen bus to Electric City
A man driving a stolen Grant Transit Authority bus out of Moses Lake was pursued by more than two dozen police on the morning of Feb. 3, with the chase ending in a minor crash. The... — Updated 2/11/2021
Local man arrested after bus chase
A man driving a Grant Transit Authority bus out of Moses Lake was pursued by police on Wednesday morning, with the chase ending in Electric City at the intersection of Hillcrest... — Updated 2/3/2021
Updated: School board changes own Covid rules to allow older kids back Monday
The return to school for seventh- through 12th-grade Lake Roosevelt students on Monday, Dec. 7 continued under a plan modified in an emergency school board session Friday night that sets a much higher threshold for the number of... — Updated 12/9/2020
School board changes own Covid rules to allow older kids back Monday
The return to school for seventh- through 12th-grade Lake Roosevelt students on Dec. 7 will continue under a plan modified in an emergency school board session Friday night that sets a much higher threshold for the number of local... — Updated 12/7/2020
Two local counties surge with COVID-19
Two local counties reported two more deaths this week amid a surge of COVID-19 cases in their counties, in the state and in many parts of the nation. Okanogan County Public Health... — Updated 7/20/2020
Boating collision on Banks Lake leaves one boat atop another
When Mark Head noticed the other boat headed straight for him in the middle of Banks Lake, it was too late. Head, 51, from Cashmere, and the four others aboard his pontoon boat,... — Updated 7/8/2020
Public meetings to continue remotely
Public meetings, including those of city councils, school boards, and various districts, will need to continue to be held telephonically, a requirement that might lead to an... — Updated 6/5/2020
Organizations scramble, adjust to check virus spread
Local institutions are rapidly adjusting on the fly after a series of cascading emergency announcements from state and national authorities mandating increasingly harsh measures to stop the spread of the new virus that has infected... — Updated 3/23/2020
Union reaches agreement with school district
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... — Updated 12/12/2018
Skateboarding scene could grow in the coulee
A guy who had brightly colored hair in his youth, but wears a tie to work now, would like to see the local skateboarding scene grow to include more features at the park, local... — Updated 7/11/2018
Company will convert Electric City facility into Bitcoin mine
A warehouse in Electric City will soon become the "Grant County Data Centre" for processing a type of currency that only exists digitally and has gained recent worldwide attention a... — Updated 12/27/2017
Updated 11: 48 a.m.: High-speed chase ends on Peter Dan Road, suspects reportedly still at large
A high speed chase ended on Peter Dan Road when two vehicles, a car and a truck, both crashed into the landslide that spans the road. A woman, apparently a nearby resident, told... — Updated 4/22/2017
