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Triple fish challenge coming April 22 and 23
It might sound a little fishy — that’s because it is. Here’s your opportunity to win an Achilles four-person inflatable boat and Yamaha outboard motor. All you have to do is place first in the 5th Annual Triple Fish Challenge tourn... — Updated 4/12/2017 Full story
Parade set for May 13
Parade forms went out this week to those wanting to en ter the Colorama Parade, May 13. You can enter by filling out parade forms found online at grandcouleedam.o y a cr/parade. Peggy Nevsimal, executive director of the Grand Coule... — Updated 4/12/2017 Full story
Blaylock to retire, but will keep on hugging
There will soon be new management at the Care and Share Food Bank. Fern Blaylock is retiring from that position after taking care of people's food and other needs for decades.... — Updated 4/12/2017 Full story
Two egg hunts planned for Easter weekend
Two community Easter egg hunts are planned for the area this year. The Lions Club will hold its 80th community Easter egg hunt on Saturday, April 15, at the former middle school field in Grand Coulee. It is scheduled to begin at... — Updated 4/12/2017 Full story
County investigating turberculosis case
Grant County Health District reported this week that officials there are investigating what might be a single case of tuberculosis. The person in question was treated in several health care facilities in Grant County during the cou... — Updated 4/12/2017 Full story
Two school boards aligning coming calendars 2017-18 school year to start Aug. 30
The school boards from the Grand Coulee Dam District and Nespelem District met recently and focused their discussions on the calendars for the next two school years. As a new approach to setting the school calendar, Grand Coulee... — Updated 4/5/2017 Full story
Three seek city council seat
Electric City will soon fill its vacancy on the city council. Three residents of the city filed letters of interest to fill the vacancy after Brad Parrish resigned a couple of months ago. City Clerk Russell Powers said that the thr... — Updated 4/5/2017 Full story
Grand Coulee man gets maximum sentence
A Grand Coulee man was sentenced in Grant County Superior Court Monday to 29 months imprisonment for possession of stolen property. According to the Grant County Prosecutor’s Office, Melvin Toulou, Jr., 43, still faces three a... — Updated 4/5/2017 Full story
Outline of new school strategic plan approved
A framework for a new school strategic plan was adopted by the Grand Coulee Dam School District Monday night. The framework was decided by a group made up of school people and community members at a special meeting a couple of... — Updated 3/29/2017 Full story
Grand Coulee to start accepting credit cards online
The city of Grand Coulee is about to take a big step forward into the technology age. Grand Coulee is moving forward on a plan to accept credit cards for the payment of utility bills. There’s a catch … the city will only acc... — Updated 3/29/2017 Full story
EMT training to be offered
So you have always wanted to be an EMT (Emergency Medical Technician). Now is your chance. An EMT recruitment call was put out by the Grand Coulee Volunteer Fire Department. Those interested should call 633-2200, or contact a... — Updated 3/29/2017 Full story
Judging the nitty gritty of wastewater flow
Sometimes those closest to a problem are best suited to find the solution. This may be the case in an Electric City/Grand Coulee wastewater bill conflict. An apparent plug in the... — Updated 3/29/2017 Full story
Local firefighters take wildland training
Fifteen local firefighters completed a 12-hour advanced wildland firefighter course after taking instruction Thursday evening and all day Saturday. The class was taught by three Washington State Department of Natural Resource... — Updated 3/29/2017 Full story
Committee to recommend heavy investment in city parks
A meeting of Electric City’s parks and recreation committee last Thursday focused on two new city parks, and they will recommend the city council to move forward on developing them, spending nearly a half million dollars over the n... — Updated 3/29/2017 Full story
Golf course cleanup set for this weekend
There's a fever sweeping over the coulee area that comes about the same time each year, not the kind that the clinic can deal with. It's golf time at Banks Lake Golf Course! The off... — Updated 3/22/2017 Full story
Electric City steering group to meet March 23
A meeting is schedule for Thursday this week to move Electric City’s Pathway and Revitalization plan forward. The local committee steering the plan will meet from 3-5 p.m. March 23, at Electric City’s city hall, in the council cha... — Updated 3/22/2017 Full story
Two school boards to meet tonight
The Grand Coulee Dam and Nespelem school districts’ boards of directors will hold a joint meeting tonight (Wednesday) at 6 p.m. at La Presa Restaurant in Grand Coulee to discuss items of mutual interest. The meeting is open to the... — Updated 3/22/2017 Full story
Man convicted on stolen property charge
A Grand Coulee man awaits sentencing in Grant County Superior Court after being found guilty in a jury trial last week. Melvin Toulou Jr. 43, was convicted Thursday of one count of... — Updated 3/22/2017 Full story
Survey gives guidance to school leaders
Curriculum, students, and staff received the most comments from a recent Lake Roosevelt School survey that was made available to patrons in the area. The survey was taken to provide some guidance to a team of school district... — Updated 3/15/2017 Full story
Awarded firefighting scholarship
An Electric City man has received one of two scholarships offered by the state to study structural firefighting. Joshua Reeding, who recently moved to the area from Victorville, Cal... — Updated 3/15/2017 Full story
Town has grant in hand for trail connections
You've heard it said that "the check is in the mail." Well, this one is in the hand! That check for $250,000 arrived last week for Elmer City's "Complete Streets" project. City Cler... — Updated 3/15/2017 Full story
New carnival will serve Colorama this year
Colorama will have a new carnival this year, Rainier Amusements, out of Portland, Oregon, the Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce announced this week. The new carnival is one of the featured attractions for this year’s C... — Updated 3/10/2017 Full story
Plea deal includes no jail time for clerk
A former Mosquito District 2 clerk pled guilty to one count of first-degree theft in Grant County Superior Court Monday. A second count of first-degree theft, relating to an alleged misappropriation of funds of just over $129,000,... — Updated 3/9/2017 Full story
Winter hard on schools
The Grand Coulee Dam School District has had its problems with the harsh winter, and will have to repair sidewalk and playground concrete walkway problems when spring arrives. Sidewalks in front of the new school have had surface... — Updated 3/8/2017 Full story
Schools contemplate greater grad requirements
The Grand Coulee Dam School District board had two issues on its agenda Monday night for passage; neither made it in a three-plus-hour-long, marathon meeting. The issues were new high school graduation requirements and a two-year... — Updated 3/4/2017 Full story
