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The Grand Coulee Dam School District hired a dean of students and a new athletic director at Monday night’s board meeting. Dean of students at Lake Roosevelt High School for the next school term will be Charles Pierce, from Soap L... — Updated 7/27/2016 Full story

The school board accepted the resignation of Geary Oliver as head football coach at Lake Roosevelt High School at its meeting Monday night. The district has stated that it was exercising its long-established practice of awarding... — Updated 7/27/2016 Full story

Chamber This Week The Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce will be meeting at noon this Thursday, July 28, at the Siam Palace in Grand Coulee. Grant County Prosecuting Attorney Garth Dano will be the guest speaker. Local AA... — Updated 7/27/2016 Full story

Anyone who ever went to, or worked at, Grand Coulee Schools is invited to an “All School Reunion” Friday and Saturday, August 12-13. At 7 p.m. Friday, alumni will get together at North Dam Park for visiting and for renewing old... — Updated 7/27/2016 Full story

On Monday, August 8, North Central Regional Library Puppeteers will be visiting the Grand Coulee Library beginning at 10:30 a.m. with all new skits. Also a reminder that a craft class is held every Wednesday. Visit Grand Coulee... — Updated 7/27/2016 Full story

My wife and I were recently involved in some training that is taking us one step closer to what God is obviously calling us to do. More on that some other time; I want to talk to you about a little hands-on assignment we had to do... — Updated 7/27/2016 Full story

A full report on Electric City’s proposed Pathway and Revitalization project could come by late August, city Deputy Clerk Russell Powers said last week. The Washington State University Rural Communities Design Initiative team w... — Updated 7/27/2016 Full story

We would like to take this opportunity to explain the budget “Cash flow” issues Okanogan County encountered earlier this year. The way revenues flow in the early months of any year can cause “cash flow” issues for the County.... — Updated 7/27/2016 Full story

This letter is to voice our comments, once again, on the Electric City pathway project. We did read the newspaper article regarding the most recent meeting and were pleased that the citizens are standing up for their rights. The... — Updated 7/27/2016 Full story

Dear Editor, This spring the (Okanogan) county commissioners found themselves with a big problem. They did not have enough money to pay 3-4 months of normal expenses until April property tax receipts arrived in the county’s a... — Updated 7/27/2016 Full story

Given the current squabble about the Town’s Wastewater Treatment Facility, I suppose I should contribute my view. To begin with, this is a “simple” process and simple project: all of our Coulee Dam sewage is “dome... — Updated 7/27/2016 Full story

Police arrested a man for allegedly pointing a rifle at and threatening a woman and her child Sunday. An occupant of the Hill Avenue Apartments, Levi A. Redd, 29, was arrested Sunday, and taken to Grant County Jail, charged with... — Updated 7/27/2016 Full story

The Grand Coulee Dam School District board adopted a $11,017,937 general fund budget for the 2016-17 school year at its Monday night meeting. The budget is about $500,000 higher than the previous budget and was described by... — Updated 7/27/2016 Full story

Volunteers answer fire and ambulance calls Grand Coulee’s volunteer fire department had three fire calls in June and 34 ambulance calls, Chief Richard Paris reported to the council last Tuesday night. Six of the calls for a... — Updated 7/27/2016 Full story

A 17-year-old was arrested and taken to Grant County Jail last Friday charged with attempted first-degree robbery after allegedly pulling a clear, plastic, air gun on a store clerk. The Auburn, Washington juvenile, only five days s... — Updated 7/27/2016 Full story

If you are finding it more enjoyable sitting outside on the patio this summer, there’s a reason. Mosquitos! Or really, the lack of them. Grant County Mosquito District 2 officials used a new granular product this year in an aerial... — Updated 7/27/2016 Full story