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A wildland fire put Electric City on evacuation alerts Aug. 6 as firefighters from many agencies helped local firefighters in the steep terrain. The Silver Fire ignited in the rocky, wooded hillsides outside the southeast corner of the city where a small forest rises on cliffs overlooking houses and pastures Wednesday afternoon. By 2:30 a large, blackened area dwarfed firefighters with brush trucks hosing the perimeter closest to homes just off the corner of Sunset Drive and Electric Boulevard....
Care and Share Food Bank is running short of some items and is hoping for some community assistance. “We are really in need of some canned goods, especially tuna and chili,” Manager Dave Noggles said. Although food bank volunteers will make the trip this week to get food from Second Harvest in Moses Lake, Noggles said, they needed to put the word out now about the need because that source is also tight on supplies. “We are not expecting the amount that we usually receive,” he said. “They have informed us that they are having trouble, also, wit... Full story
Aug 11, 2025 North Central Washington’s rural hospitals from Quincy to Omak, Brewster to Grand Coulee, are staring down an uncertain future after Congress approved sweeping federal health care cuts that could gut Medicaid funding. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBA), passed by the House and Senate and signed by President Donald Trump in July, makes deep reductions to Medicaid and Affordable Care Act programs. Health experts and state officials warn the fallout could be devastating in rural areas. According to a study from the University of N...
Thankfully, on Monday, President Trump delayed assessing higher tariffs on Chinese imports by another 90 days. China followed suit and delayed its own tariffs before the August 11 deadline expired. The new deadline is November 10, which, if not further delayed, will see import taxes of up to 145 percent on Chinese goods coming to USA. China has threatened 125 percent reciprocal tariffs on U.S. goods entering its country. The extension especially helps retailers who are in the middle of Christmas purchases. Meanwhile, hopefully the respective...
I arrived in Saigon on the first of three trips and near the end of the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong Tet offensive. The communists had targeted over 100 cities and hit pretty hard. Saigon was hit hard and there was still some limited fighting in the city when I arrived. I went to the Caravalle Hotel to get a room. That’s where most of the media stayed. They were full and directed me to an eight-story hotel nearby. One of the things I wanted to do was look up families of two UW students who were in the FIUTS program. We also were part of the p...
The 1938 high water of the Columbia River tops the upstream spillway blocks and floods the blockouts left for the outlet works gate installations at EL. 934. The maximum flow for 1938 was 361,680 second feet. May 28, 1938...
Gary Gene Haugen, age 87, passed away July 7, 2025, at his home in Moses Lake, Washington. He was born May 22nd 1938 in Culbertson, Montana to Albert and Jessie Haugen and was the youngest of five children. His siblings included Shirley, Bonard, James, and Lyle. When he was in elementary school, his family moved to Chelan, Washington and later moved to Coulee Dam where he graduated high school in 1956. Upon graduating, he went to work as a lineman for Pacific Northwest Bell. This kept him on... Full story
SOAP LAKE, WA — Masquers Theater is excited to announce open auditions for the cult classic musical Little Shop of Horrors, directed by Stacey Bresee. Adults of all experience levels are encouraged to audition for this darkly comedic tale of love, ambition, and a bloodthirsty plant from outer space. Auditions will take place August 16 & 17 at 6:00 PM at Masquers Theater in Soap Lake. All roles are available. Those auditioning should be prepared to sing one verse or chorus from any song in the show—ideally one associated with the role they are p...
Joint Meetings of Schools Aug. 19 There will be a joint board meeting with the GCD School District and Nespelem School District at 6pm on Tuesday, Aug. 19 at the Siam Palace in Grand Coulee. 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. In Nespelem, the group Bound and Determined holds its meetings Monday...
Coulee Dam Police 8/4 - An officer spoke separately to a man and his father on Birch Street following an argument. The father said he wanted the son off the property and said that he could get his stuff the next day. The son was fine with that and left the area. 8/5 - A man reported finding large scuffs and marks on his vehicle which he parks near the grocery store in Electric City on Coulee Boulevard. 8/6 - A fire outside of Electric City’s limits near Electric Boulevard was possibly set by children lighting fireworks. The case was f...