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Daniel Eugene "Dan" Cox Passed away peacefully Wednesday night August 27, 2025, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee, WA. Dan was born on August 1, 1960, in Spokane, to Ira Jay and Bertha Ann (Mustard) Cox. He was raised on a ranch in Owhi Flats, Nespelem, during that time he attended schools in Nespelem, Coulee Dam and Grand Coulee. Dan graduated from Lake Roosevelt High School as a 12-year vet in 1978. Upon graduating Dan began his employment career working for various construction... Full story
Public Notice City of Coulee Dam ORDINANCE ADOPTED BY THE TOWN OF COULEE DAM Ordinance 831 – amending salaries and wages for officers and employees of the Town for the calendar year 2025 and repealing Ordinance No. 830. Ordinance 832 – approving a revocable franchise agreement for use of public right-of-way. Full and complete copies of the above ordinances are available by contacting City Hall during normal business hours. Stefani Bowden, Clerk / Treasurer (Publish September 3, 2025) Public Notice Town of Coulee Dam NOTICE OF COUNCIL MEE... Full story
Several states’ attorneys general, including Washington’s Nick Brown, have reached an agreement requiring the Trump administration to release the full balance of education funding for Washington schools at the heart of a multistate lawsuit filed last month, a release from Brown’s office stated Tuesday. Under the terms of the agreement and as required by law, the U.S. Department of Education must release the funds no later than Oct. 3. Last month, Brown joined a coalition with 23 other states and the District of Columbia in suing the Trump admin...
The Care and Share Food Bank, currently seeking contributions, is open Fridays from 1 to 3 p.m. in the basement of the Church of the Nazarene at 45925 State Route E Hwy 174 (on the way to Wilbur). A story in the Aug. 13 edition of The Star stated incorrect open times....
Larry Hernandez got his lease extended for the Village Cinema last week, with monthly rent coming to $1,500 a month, including $600 plus $900 of in-kind work on the building. The town council wouldn't budge Wednesday on his request to put off the collection of the $600 cash component for another three months. Hernandez approached the town a year ago with a plan to take over the space if he could have a year to get it functional again as a theater and more, with his upgrade work paying the rent f...
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 evening at 7 p.m. at the Catholic Church. Contact Myrna at 634-4921. Food Bank Hours The food bank regular hours are Fridays from, 1-3 p.m. Questions call Pastor Shawn at 633-2566. Attention Vets...
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...
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...
He was at work, and Randy Adolph's grandchildren were all asleep as fire began consuming their home last month. "Could have been worse if Tim didn't knock on the door," Adolph said Monday, referring to neighbor Tim Lynch who lives a couple blocks down Camas Street in Coulee Dam. About 10 a.m. that Monday, July 14, Lynch, retired, had been headed to the post office and intended to next drive to the Downriver Trail for a walk along the Columbia River. Then he saw the smoke. It was "thick, black...
Fire Dist. 14 to Meet Grant County Fire District #14 will hold its regular monthly meeting Monday, August 11th, 2025, at 6:00pm at the Electric City Fire Station. 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 evening at 7 p.m. at the Catholic...
Coulee Dam Police 7/27 - Someone reported seeing drugs being sold on Cedar Street and showed police video and photos showing people outside a car and someone inside a car. A tribal police drug dog was used and didn’t alert to any substances and so there was no crime at the time for police to further investigate. 7/28 - A driver was cited for driving with a suspended license after being pulled over for going 50 miles per hour in the 30 mph zone near Pole Park. The driver admitted to knowing she was speeding and told the officer she didn’t have a...
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Project: NSD CTE Building Project No.: 250101 Bids will be received by: Nespelem School District #014 (NSD) Submit to: Email: cameron@studioplusarchitects.com Date / Time: No later than 11:30 A.M. local time on Tuesday, August 26th, 2025 Virtual Public Bid Opening: Microsoft Teams at 11:45 A.M. local time on Tuesday, August 26th, 2025 The scope of work: Includes the construction of a pre-engineered metal building (PEMB), providing new shops, restrooms and offices to support the career and technical education (CTE)... Full story
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 evening at 7 p.m. at the Catholic Church. Contact Myrna at 634-4921. Food Bank Hours The food bank regular hours are Fridays from, 1-3 p.m. Questions call Pastor Shawn at 633-2566. Attention Vets...
by Scott Hunter Local volunteers had at least 19 calls to emergencies last week, including four fires and 15 ambulance calls. After 18 of those, the next one came in at 11 a.m. Sunday to put out another fire: a campfire (already banned) at Jones Bay on Banks Lake. They put it out. That was after having left home almost 12 hours earlier to find a red glow near the airport in the middle of the night. The glow turned out to be on the other side Banks Lake up in Barker Canyon, to which Douglas...
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 evening at 7 p.m. at the Catholic Church. Contact Myrna at 634-4921. Food Bank Hours The food bank regular hours are Fridays from, 1-3 p.m. Questions call Pastor Shawn at 633-25...
When they wrestled with how to allocate a pay boost not all covered by extra state money last month, school directors didn’t know the federal government had just announced it would not pay far more money Congress had already promised, money that would typically be paid the next day. That was June 30 as the Grand Coulee Dam School District Board of Directors learned the $136,000 the state would pay for a 2.5% cost-of-living increase next year wouldn’t cover the $679,000 of actual cost involved, leaving a $543,000 hole in the coming year’s distri...
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has put on hold $6.8 billion in federal funds for K-12 schools, according to an Education Department notice obtained by States Newsroom. The agency informed states on Monday that it would be withholding funding for several programs, including before- and after-school programs, migrant education and English-language learning, among other initiatives. But the agency notified states just a day ahead of July 1 — the date these funds are typically sent out as educators plan for the coming school year. “The Depar...
The area had a lot of visitors last weekend, thanks to some long-planned events. The annual powwow and rodeo in Nespelem brings in a lot of travelers, even if most of them plan to stay at the circle grounds at the arbor. And the Ridge Riders held what President Wayne Fowler says is an increasingly rare event, at least on the west side of the state - junior rodeos. One entrant told him she had to stay in Wilbur because she couldn't find accommodations here. Both events aim to strengthen family...
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 evening at 7 p.m. at the Catholic Church. Contact Myrna at 634-4921. Food Bank Hours The food bank regular hours are Fridays from, 1-3 p.m. Questions call Pastor Shawn at 633-2566. Attention Vets...
Grand Coulee Police 6/29 - A woman. was taken to jail for assault following an argument with her boyfriend that involved her allegedly pushing and pulling him out of her home and him getting multiple scratches in the process. 7/1-7/7 - A trailer holding equipment for a chamber of commerce 4th of July event was stolen from behind the chamber building on Midway Avenue, towed away. Police spoke to a man. He admitted to taking the trailer, which ended up parked on a street behind JC Penny’s in Wenatchee and later towed to a safe location. Some i...
Firefighters kept at least two smaller blazes from turning into bigger ones this week as wildland fuels turned tinder dry. One blaze took off quickly about 11 p.m. July 5, right after a loud bang at the south edge of the town of Coulee Dam, setting the hillside near the Visitor Center ablaze. Several agencies responded quickly, including the Bureau of Reclamation whose land was burning near the Columbia River Inn. Coulee Dam Volunteer Fire Department requested mutual aid, bringing in Grand...
Here are just a few things I’ve noticed recently that show we live in an area surrounded by amazing people. I was in awe watching the fire and law enforcement departments fight the recent fire and keep everyone safe in West Coulee Dam. Rick Paris stopped by and assured us things would be alright. People don’t get any better than him! The Festival of America was awesome. They didn’t skip a beat due to the theft of the Chamber’s trailer. Our local talent with Dylan and the teachers “Fuel for Ghosts” was great. Their genuine passion made it a f...
The Ridge Riders Rodeo grounds will be hopping this weekend with another record-breaking attendance with kids from all over the Pacific Northwest traveling from cities such as Touchet, Palisades, Lopez Island, Graham, Monroe, Danville and Hermiston, to name a few. The Ridge Riders are cosponsoring again this year, with Eastern Washington Jr. Rodeo Association and the Caribou Trail Jr. Rodeo Association pulling in kids from all directions. Junior rodeos offer young athletes ages 3 to 18 the opportunity to compete in rodeo events, fostering...
Coulee Dam Police 7/2 - Reports were filed without further details, including one related to trespassing on Miller Avenue and one for a verbal disturbance on 3rd Street in Electric City. - A man reported that after returning to his property on Coulee Boulevard after some time in Arizona he found his residence had been burglarized with someone entering through a rear window and taking multiple items including a coin collection, personal documents, marijuana, and more. The man said that his girlfriend’s fifth-wheel trailer had also been broken i...
