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A person died in an early-morning fire Monday when a home at the corner of B Street and Second Street in Grand Coulee burned. Fire Chief Ryan Fish said the single-wide mobile home was fully engulfed the first time he saw it, and he lives across the street. Citizens called it in at 5:24 a.m. They also "took actions to save two dogs from the yard," a Grand Coulee Volunteer Fire Department press release states. Fish was at the scene at 5:29. Fish called for response from the U.S. Bureau of...
Superintendent Rod Broadnax’s contract with the Grand Coulee Dam School District he leads was just extended by his bosses — the elected school board directors. The board met in a closed session during part of Monday night’s regular meeting to evaluate their employee, then emerged to take a vote, which was unanimous among those present. Director Buffy Nicholson was absent. Broadnax’s three-year contract was extended one year ago, when he was given a pay increase to $160,000 a year, plus cost of living increases. Monday’s action extends i...
During the coldest months of the year, home heating equipment kicks into high gear, and space heaters are most often responsible for home heating equipment fires, according to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). The NFPA reports that an average of 45,800 home heating fires occurred each year between 2015 and 2019, resulting in 480 civilian deaths, 1,350 civilian injuries, and $1 billion in property damage. In Washington state, fires started by home heating are the third leading...
The Lake Roosevelt Culinary Arts program will offer a pork chili verde fundraiser at 5 p.m. Jan. 30, which will be followed by the Levy Town Hall meeting at 6 p.m., where people can learn and discuss the proposed school levy. They will be both be in the Hub at Lake Roosevelt Jr/Sr High School....
A new team of federal personnel attended the Coulee Area Park and Recreation District meeting at the old middle school Jan. 22, to meet with district commissioners and get a sense of how to move forward during a transition. Bill Dykes, Stefani Utter, Chloe Johnson and Lauriann Mountjoy, all with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation are the new resources group that will work with the district that currently oversees North Dam Park, which is owned by Reclamation. "We're here to see what are options and...
I am writing to encourage each of our community to vote YES for the upcoming school levy. This levy replaces an already existing levy that will expire at the end of the calendar year 2025. I think we can all agree that our school is not fully funded by the State, and passing this levy helps support the schools by ensuring that they have the staffing, special education programs, athletics, advanced courses, extracurricular activities, transportation, food service and building maintenance that it needs to operate and function. If this levy is...
It’s been great to see so many community members voicing their support for the upcoming replacement levy vote in The Star over the past few weeks. There’s been great information shared, and I encourage you to go back and read those letters if you haven’t already. The replacement levy is critical for daily school operations, supporting the School District’s strategic plan, academics, school safety/security and much more. It replaces the expiring levy and ensures continued funding for LR schools. As noted by the GCDSD Board in their January...
Recently the GCDSD upper brass forced a 4-day school week for the future. They act like this is new but this option has been going on for a long time nationally. The TV coverage the superintendent boasted about, that he was in, said the DOI Foundation’s research does not support this schedule. It actually leads to negative academic effects. Embarrassing! With the 4-day format there will be a significant number of school days lost. So now when students or staff are absent it will have a greater negative impact. Over 275, close to 94% of s...
When we lived in Nampa, Idaho, we got the urge to go camping. So we had to pick a place to camp and get a ton of costly gear. We always liked the mountains, so we drove north of Boise to a place called Lowman. It was a place, not a town. There was a meadow there with a small stream running through it. This was when you could camp most anywhere. So we picked our spot and started laying in some gear. The first thing was a tent. We purchased an umbrella tent that had a pole in the middle. It was pretty good size because at the time we had three...
February 2, 1980, the FBI revealed the results of an investigation that started in July 1978. Known as ABSCAM. It started with underworld figures who delt in stolen art. The undercover operation also involved connections with criminals dealing in fake stocks and bonds. Later, the investigation led to criminal contacts in Camden, New Jersey, politicians who were willing to offer bribes, including some U.S. Congressmen. For a price, they would create private legislation that would offer asylum to certain people involved in stolen art. According...
Jewel Ellen McGuire of Grand Coulee Passed away surrounded by her loving family on January 20th, 2025, at Coulee Medical Center, after a hard-fought battle with cancer. Jewel was born in Goldendale Washington on December 23rd, 1960 to Lowell and Cora McGuire. Jewel was a loving mother of three Misty Shockley, Kenny (Kristina) Shockley, Jennifer (Richard) Hand. She was also an amazing Nana to her six grandchildren Gage, Kolton, Nevaeh, Samuel, Jaxson, and Emmett. Jewel grew up running the roads... Full story
NCW Libraries will host the virtual Humanities Washington Speakers Bureau Program "They Want Our Rhythm, but Not Our Blues: African American Innovation through Pop Culture" on February 12 at 6 p.m. LaToya Brackett, an associate professor of African American studies at the University of Puget Sound, will share how the freedom often denied to African Americans to move and express themselves has meant that they have had to be especially creative in building their culture. The innovations created...
Mosquito District to Meet Grant County Mosquito District #2 monthly meeting time has been changed to 5:00 pm every 2nd Thursday of the month. Area AA Meetings In Electric City, the New Hope group holds its meetings Monday through Friday evenings at 6pm at the Vets Center. There is also a noon meeting every Wednesday. These meetings are open and non-smoking. For more information, contact Paul 631-4551 or Phyllis 631-1187.I...
Coulee Dam Police 1/21 - An officer hit a deer while driving on SR-155. There was minimal damage to the patrol vehicle. The officer sent photos of the damage to the Grant County Sheriff’s Office, and that department will process the case. 1/22 - An Electric City resident reported an object falling from the sky, seemingly landing in the Wilbur or Almira area. The person took video of the object falling. The incident occurred outside of the Coulee Dam Police Department’s jurisdiction. 1/23 - A Coulee Dam officer stood by while a Grand Coulee off...
Boys' basketball The Raider basketball team holds a 17-2 overall win-loss record and sits unbeaten atop the Central Washington 2B league standings at 5-0. The Lake Roosevelt boys this week topped Brewster 69-37, Tonasket 66-52, Lakeside (at Plummer, ID) 81-70, and the 1-A Omak Pioneers just last night 85-42 as Ivan Alejandre joined the 1,000-point club. They'll play two away games in the remainder of the regular season schedule: at Liberty Bell this Friday night at 7:30 p.m., and Feb. 4 when...
OPEN PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE, REQUEST FOR OBSERVERS for 2025 February Special Election The Canvassing Board of Okanogan County, pursuant to chapter 29A.60 RCW, will hold public meetings on Wednesday, February 19, 2025 at 11:00 AM to determine the status of any provisional or challenged ballots, and on Friday, February 21, 2025 at 2:00 PM, to canvass the votes cast and certify the election, at the Okanogan County Auditor’s Office. These meetings of the canvassing board are open, public meetings, and shall be continued until the activity for w... Full story