The Grant County sheriff says an attempted theft of metal was interrupted Friday when a vigilant property owner saw a suspicious car parked near a trailer on his land. Around 9 a.m. Jan. 10, deputies were called to 15390 Stratford... — Updated 1/13/2014

A computer used by Coulee Dam’s former mayor is missing, and the new mayor has asked the sheriff to investigate the possible theft of public property and destruction of public records. Newly elected Mayor Greg Wilder said when h... — Updated 1/13/2014 Full story

A special meeting of the commission that governs Coulee Medical Center, originally called for last night, was postponed, likely until Thursday night, Jan. 9, because an attorney central to the agenda could not make it out of... — Updated 1/9/2014 Full story

The Lincoln County Sheriffs Office is seeking information from anyone who may have information on recent criminal activity that has occurred in the Spring Canyon and Lake View Terrace area’s of northern Lincoln County, Sheriff W... — Updated 1/9/2014 Full story

If you attend Coulee Dam’s council meeting tonight (Wednesday, Jan. 8) you better take your “No Doz” pills, not because the meeting will be boring, but because it will be long. Council members used to short agendas and short meeti... — Updated 1/8/2014 Full story

Chamber to Meet at Pepper Jack’s The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will be meeting this Thursday, Jan. 9, at noon at Pepper Jack’s Bar & Grille in Grand Coulee. Bill and Renee McCarty will be talking about the new cha... — Updated 1/8/2014 Full story

Alex and Jessica Tufts of Anchorage, Alaska are pleased to announce the birth of their son Jackson Alexander Tufts, born Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013. He was 8 lbs., 2 oz., and was 21-1/2 inches in length at birth. Maternal grandparents... — Updated 1/8/2014 Full story

Ten Years Ago A local couple donated 40 beanie babies to the local police department and EMS. Don and Karen Daniels donated the stuffed toys after buying them from Coulee Gifts to supply to kids when they are needed. David Bjorson... — Updated 1/8/2014 Full story

How many times do we look around the community and not see what’s going on? I know it’s only human nature to complain when things aren’t right and not compliment on a good job, but I think it’s about time to thank some of these fed... — Updated 1/8/2014 Full story

Charity begins at home! What is charity? One dictionary describes charity as: 1. Christian love for God and men. 2. An act of feeling of generosity or benevolence. 3. The giving of aid to the poor and suffering! To me, my home is... — Updated 1/8/2014 Full story

I would like to say thank you for all the support and help in putting together the flag football events. I know I had a great time and got to meet some new people. This is what living in a small town is about, getting together,... — Updated 1/8/2014 Full story

[Editor’s note: The writer has asked that this letter, originally written to the hospital administrator regarding a notice of a breach of privacy laws Coulee Medical Center sent out last week, be published in our letters from r... — Updated 1/8/2014 Full story

The kids were long boarding, not skateboarding! They need a hill to ride down and now someone felt the need to tell the police. Were they really doing something that terrible? It is risky, but the alternative in the winter seems... — Updated 1/8/2014 Full story

Everyone wants to know what the root of all the strife [at the hospital] is. The details of the answer are complicated and cannot be aired in public. The simple answer is trust, or lack of it. This lack of trust did not happen... — Updated 1/8/2014 Full story

A fire that scrambled area fire departments to the Third Powerhouse at Grand Coulee Dam last week started in an air filter. It put out a lot of smoke, but, unlike fires in other power plants at the dam last year, didn’t affect p... — Updated 1/8/2014 Full story

A Nespelem man has been indicted by federal authorities for setting a wildfire off SR-155, between Elmer City and Belvedere last July 8. An enrolled Colville Tribal member, Mylan Williams, 35, is being held in the Colville Tribal... — Updated 1/8/2014 Full story

An Omak woman was injured and flown to a hospital after the car she was driving hit black ice Friday morning. Maya Best, 31, was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle with unspecified injuries after the 2007 Ford... — Updated 1/8/2014 Full story

New mayor sworn in Gail Morin was sworn in as Elmer City’s new mayor last Monday, Dec. 30. She took office Jan. 1. She was sworn in at the town hall by Town Clerk Renee Tillman before about 20 guests. She replaces Mary Jo Carey who... — Updated 1/8/2014 Full story