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Elmer City Mayor Mary Jo Carey stated that the disagreement between Coulee Dam and Elmer City on the proposed wastewater treatment plant was like a “family feud.” Carey made that statement last Wednesday night at the end of the... — Updated 3/26/2013 Full story

Interest in filings for the seven Colville Business Council openings has been brisk, election officials stated Monday. As of Monday, 23 interested parties had picked up applications at the election office at the Colville Indian... — Updated 3/20/2013 Full story

If residents on the farm acreage in Electric City pushed the dog allowance to the maximum, some could have 22 dogs, Mayor Jerry Sands told members of the council at their last meeting. Councilmember Brad Parrish had asked if the... — Updated 3/20/2013 Full story

Important issues regarding a Waste Water Treatment Facility to serve both communities are being discussed at the town’s town council meetings and will affect every household in our communities. So PLEASE, young and old, come h... — Updated 3/20/2013 Full story

Grand Coulee Police 3/11 - Police entered a home on Cardinal Road NE because of a report of domestic violence. A couple who had given another couple permission to stay there wanted them to leave. The officer asked the four to work... — Updated 3/20/2013 Full story

Chamber to Meet at La Presa The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will hold its regular meeting Thursday, March 21, at noon at La Presa in Grand Coulee. The program will be given by William Faloon, M.D., orthopedic surgeon... — Updated 3/20/2013 Full story

Sunday, March 24 • 3 p.m., Easter Concert at St. Henry’s Catholic Church in Grand Coulee. • 6 p.m., Palm Sunday, Grand Coulee Nazarene Church Thursday, March 28 • 7 p.m., Maundy Thursday at Coulee Dam Community Church- Presbyt... — Updated 3/20/2013 Full story

Vicki Oliver passed away on Tuesday, March 5, 2013, in the ever present comfort of her husband Jim. Vicki was born July 8, 1942, in San Jose, Calif., to Geary and Frances VanArtsdalen. On Dec. 6, 1958, she wed James T. Oliver and... — Updated 3/20/2013 Full story

The Coulee Community Choir will be presenting its Easter concert on Sunday, March 24 at 3 p.m. at St. Henry’s Catholic Church in Grand Coulee. Complimentary refreshments will follow.... — Updated 3/20/2013 Full story

Graveside services will be held for Jesse G. Storey on Saturday, March 23 at 1 p.m. at Spring Canhyon Cemetery in Grand Coulee. Jesse passed away February 15, 2013.... — Updated 3/20/2013 Full story

Ten Years Ago Paying to protect Grand Coulee Dam does not come cheap to the Bureau of Reclamation, which pays the Washington State Patrol and area police departments a high price for their services. Grand Coulee and Coulee Dam... — Updated 3/20/2013 Full story

Business groups with an axe to grind against the Obama Administration, like the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the National Federation of Independent Business, like to push the idea that “uncertainty” over government actions is the... — Updated 3/20/2013 Full story

As everyone knows, the proposed new waste water treatment plant is being discussed at Coulee Dam Council meetings. There are a few people who religiously attend this meeting and do all they can to keep a run-away Town Council in... — Updated 3/20/2013 Full story

Tax revenue from tourists who stay in hotels is a critical resource for Washington state’s cities and towns, which often rely on that income to promote and expand events that attract visitors, according to those who testified on b... — Updated 3/20/2013 Full story

The correct names for current office holders in the Nespelem Town Council positions are: Brian Nanamkin (4-year term), Darcy Epperson (4-year term), Dennis Montes (2-year unexpired term), Dawn Ensminger (4-year term) and Kathy... — Updated 3/20/2013 Full story

Easter concert Sunday The Coulee Community Choir will present its Easter Concert on Sunday, March 24, at 3 p.m. at St. Henry’s Catholic Church in Grand Coulee. Complimentary refreshments will follow. City joins chamber The E... — Updated 3/20/2013 Full story

Ridge Riders President George Kohout reported on members who are in charge of the group’s events this year. Debbi Achord is in charge of the April 1 banquet and auction; Janet Doughty is in charge of the April 3-6 riding clinic; J... — Updated 3/20/2013 Full story

Electric City is looking to get rid of some of its “butt ugly trees.” The moonglow junipers that the city put in several years ago, at a cost of about $60,000, has current city council members steaming. Some 190 junipers were plant... — Updated 3/20/2013 Full story

Few stories are as heartwrenching as those about a family losing a home to fire. The only thing worse is the death of a relatively young person, especially a child. But one fact found and appreciated somewhat mitigated the tragedy... — Updated 3/20/2013 Full story