A 39-year-old Omak man was taken to Coulee Medical Center today after he swerved to miss a deer on SR 17 and hit a telephone pole. Jason Reise was headed north in a 2005 Dodge Caravan 13.4 miles north of Coulee City when he had to... — Updated 2/9/2015

John Tufts is the new chief of police in Grand Coulee. Mayor Chris Christopherson named Tuft, to the applause of council members, at the city council meeting Tuesday night. Tufts, a 30-year veteran of the department, had been... — Updated 2/6/2015 Full story

Fire district passes audit Okanogan County Fire District 2 passed state audit for the two-year period from Jan. 1, 2012 through Dec. 31, 2013, the Washington State Auditor’s Office said Monday. The SAO said records it examined i... — Updated 2/5/2015 Full story

“I don’t have kids in school,” she said, “why should I have to pay taxes for schools?” Someone paid when you were a kid in need of an education, I said. “But I didn’t live here then,” she said. Wherever you were in this country, I... — Updated 2/5/2015 Full story

Raider Wrestling wrapped up the regular season and is now preparing for the first round of postseason this weekend in Oroville. Sub-regionals start on Friday at 4 p.m and continue on Saturday at 10 a.m. All schools in the Eastern... — Updated 2/4/2015 Full story

Chamber at Pepper Jack’s The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will meet at noon this Thursday, Feb. 5, at the Siam Palace. A presentaiton by Jim Brakebill and Cindy Jayne will be on Packing Friendship-Weekend Food B... — Updated 2/4/2015 Full story

Joining the Arbor Day Foundation is an ideal way to get in the mood for spring planting. Anyone from Washington who joins the Foundation in February 2015 will receive 10 free Colorado blue spruce trees to plant when the weather... — Updated 2/4/2015 Full story

If you’re reading this online, thank net neutrality. Net neutrality is the principle that all Internet content must be delivered equally. This article shouldn’t be transmitted more slowly than another one. Your cat video sho... — Updated 2/4/2015 Full story

OK, this is not a best bands list. This is a list of the most influential bands in my life. Bands that my parents infused onto me, bands that I chose for myself and bands that were just there at the right time. Second disclaimer:... — Updated 2/4/2015 Full story

About Electric City: We had our water, sewer, garbage raised to where some of us on fixed incomes can’t afford it, to get our roads fixed. Haven’t seen it yet. It’s been years when they chipped sealed. If we have money, spend... — Updated 2/4/2015 Full story

There is a lot of TV and print and talk shows about terrorism here and terrorism there. It is a serious matter, terrorism is. What makes it worrisome is that it is not well defined and it seems some government officials want it... — Updated 2/4/2015 Full story

My mom, Naomi Manzer always said Kathy’s mom was the kindest, most compassionate, loving, gentle person in our area...Kathy is a chip off the ol’ block. Thanks Kathy, for being the special kind of person that looks beyond wha... — Updated 2/4/2015 Full story

I was very saddened to hear of Cheryl’s untimely death and because Cheryl and I worked so closely together for a number of years, I wanted to just share a few memories with her family and the community. Cheryl came to work for m... — Updated 2/4/2015 Full story

In last week’s article “Spending Frenzy” an omission in submitted information resulted in not mentioning that State Farm Insurance was also a sponsor of the school event. The interim fire chief in Coulee Dam is Flint Bjors... — Updated 2/4/2015 Full story

Members of the Banks Lake Golf Course received letters late last week of a new rate structure for annual membership. Port District 7 officials were busy Thursday preparing letters noting that single memberships and family... — Updated 2/4/2015 Full story

Recent outbreaks of Avian Flu in Washington state have prompted officials to schedule two local meetings, on Monday, Feb. 9, to provide the public and poultry growers information about the bird disease. A meeting is set for 9-10... — Updated 2/4/2015 Full story

A Keller man was arrested last Wednesday at a Burdin Boulevard residence for being in possession of a stolen vehicle. Henry Alexander Palmer, 43, was arrested and taken to Grant County Jail on an outstanding warrant for driving... — Updated 2/4/2015 Full story

Five Lake Roosevelt High School students will begin a pilot project at the Bureau of Reclamation in February. The project will allow upper class students at the high school to spend one day a week getting a work experience at... — Updated 2/4/2015 Full story

Local school district patrons have only six days remaining to mail in their replacement levy ballots. The ballots must be postmarked by Feb. 10, to be counted. The Grand Coulee Dam School District is asking voters to approve a... — Updated 2/4/2015 Full story