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People wanting to voice their opinions to the school board may have to be more prepared with their thoughts if the board adjusts its policy for receiving public comment. The Grand Coulee Dam School District Board of Directors reviewed proposed revisions to its public comment procedure Sept. 14, discussing shorter speaking limits, a sign-in requirement and a shift away from answering residents on the spot. The changes to their procedure for audience participation were taken up as a discussion....
SEATTLE — A federal judge in Seattle on Tuesday tossed the Trump administration’s lawsuit against Washington seeking the state’s voter rolls, in line with many rulings across the country. This marks the 25th case that the U.S. Department of Justice has lost in its push to access sensitive voter information. The Justice Department has sued many states for voter rolls, and has yet to have a judge rule in its favor. An appeals court has also ruled against it in a lawsuit against Michigan. The federal government has appealed many of its other...
Racers, family and friends, plus a 60-boat fishing tournament at Coulee Playland, and a soccer game in Grand Coulee combined for plenty of activity in the area. For complete race results to to: https://results.raceroster.com/v3/events/eykfjn9gr7n5tubq...
The 2025 Moose Lodge officers were awarded the 2026 Premier Lodge award, the second year in a row the Grand Coulee lodge has taken such an honor. Lodge 504 was also awarded the Champion Lodge award for their entire Washington Northern Idaho Moose Association, Lodge President John Thorsen told members Friday night. He said many factors are weighed in the awards, including engaged members, community activity, member enrollment and more. From left are Thorsen, Chaplain Kay Johnston, Vice President...
Corrections Town Clerk/Treasurer Kelly Ross’ comment about Elmer City’s utility rates being lower than the other nearby cities’ in an article last week was meant only to refer to their rates for garbage pickup, not for all utilities. To that point, she has supplied the following comparison: Rate for a 65-gallon cart: Elmer City $33.31 Coulee Dam $46.71 Grand Coulee $38.20 Electric City $37.41 Electric City still has police services under its contract with Coulee Dam until November 3, 2026. An article in last week’s Star incorrectly stated...
We’re entering a new world of cyberattacks, and Washington isn’t ready. In August, an OpenAI model still in the cybersecurity testing phase “broke out” of its highly controlled testing environment and hacked into the production infrastructure of the well-known AI company Hugging Face. Hugging Face immediately discerned that this was driven by an AI agent because of its pace and sophistication, and they used an open-source Chinese model to quell the threat. Five days later, OpenAI confessed that their model had done the hacking over the course...
The Federal Mid-Term elections are to be held on Nov. 3rd. There are 425 seats in the House of Representatives up for election. In the Senate, there are 33 seats to be challenged and two seats up for special election. Also, there are 36 governor elections. Nationally, there are many ways for us citizens to cast our vote. Early in-person voting, vote by mail, which includes Absentee Voting, and vote in-person on election day. Here in Washington state, vote by mail was established by the state...
Louis "Lou" Charles Nevsimal was born on December 4, 1954, in Cleveland, Ohio, and passed away at home in Grand Coulee, Washington, on September 2, 2026. Lou spent most of his childhood in Saginaw, Michigan, surrounded by the waters of the Saginaw and Tittabawassee Rivers. The rivers became his playground and sparked a lifelong love of fishing and the outdoors. Even as a boy, Lou had an entrepreneurial spirit. He established a thriving bait business, selling worms, mayflies, and grasshoppers to... Full story
Coulee Dam Police 9/13 - Police stopped a driver on River Drive after radar showed the vehicle traveling 47 mph in a 30-mph zone. The driver was cited for speeding. - Police stopped a vehicle on Columbia Avenue after noticing its registration had expired in January. The driver said he had recently acquired the vehicle but had not yet registered or insured it. Paperwork showed the vehicle had been transferred in July 2025. The driver was cited for failing to transfer the title within 45 days. - An officer following a pickup across the Columbia R...
OCSRA to Meet Okanogan County School Retirees’ Association (OCSRA) will hold a general luncheon meeting at 11 AM, Tuesday, September 29, 2026 at St. Anne’s Episcopal Church, 639 W Ridge Drive, Omak. Area AA Meetings In Electric City, the New Hope group now holds its meetings Monday thru Friday @ 6 pm every night, at the Vets Center in Electric cCty. . Need more info? Call Betty at 509-429-7817 . In Nespelem, the group Bound and Detemined holds its meetings Monday evening at 7 p.m. at the Catholic Church. Contact Myrna at 634...
SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR CHELAN COUNTY In re the Estate of HERBERT ARTHUR BIRD Deceased. NO. 26-4-00282-04 NOTICE TO CREDITORS The personal representative named below has been appointed as personal representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the personal representative or the personal representative’s attorney at the... Full story
Raider volleyballers beat Inchelium The Lady Raiders varsity volleyball squad earned a 4-1 win at home Thursday night against Inchelium in 25-22, 24-26, 25-19, 25-20. "The girls were able to put up some really good numbers in the stats," noted Coach Kasey Garvin. As a team, they logged 24 kills, 88 digs, 6 blocks, 21 assists, and 16 aces, Garvin said. "Finishing at 88% with 16 aces is an impressive start to the season," she said. The win over the Hornets was this season's first for the varsity,...