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Two people were taken to hospital following an incident in which a 17-year-old had reportedly slashed two people with a knife at a party early Sunday morning. Coulee Dam Police responded to a Grand Coulee residence after overhearing a Grant County dispatcher call out a county sheriff’s deputy to the scene of a large fight about 2:15 a.m. at 213 Second Street. A Coulee Dam Officer responded after asking if the Grant County Sheriff’s Office wanted the assistance. On the way to the active scene he called another Coulee Dam officer for help. Whe...
Local emergency medical service volunteers are aging out and burning out, and it may be time to look at funding a new district to ensure full-time help is available. That's the message Electric City Mayor Diane Kohout and Grand Coulee Fire Chief Ryan Fish, and others shared at a community town hall meeting hosted by the Regional Board of Mayors Nov. 6. "The volunteer base has eroded over the years," Kohout said in an opening presentation in Coulee Dam's town hall. "If this continues, we're in...
Coulee Dam Police 11/4-11/6 - Reports were filed related to a vehicle prowl on Aspen Street in Coulee Dam, a “weapons offense” at the former middle school in Grand Coulee, fraud/deception on River Drive in Coulee Dam, and disorderly conduct at the elementary school. Additional details regarding these situations were not included in the reports at the time the newspaper received them. 11/9 - A concerned person reported a child walking in the area of Harvest Foods without a shirt or shoes on. Upon looking, police didn’t find a child match...
Christmas is eight weeks away! Trees of Sharing 2024 is beginning now so we’ll be ready to give a hand up to families by providing a Christmas gift for their children. Since the early 1980’s, the Trees of Sharing program has been a pathway for Grand Coulee Dam Area residents to be a blessing to needy local children. If you are a parent or guardian in a family or know a family with children under age 18 living in the Coulee as far north as Belvedere that could use the encouragement of having Christmas gifts provided, please fill out Trees of Sha...
Town of Elmer City Public Hearing NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, the Town of Elmer City will hold a Public Hearing at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, November 21, 2024 to approve the 2025 Town of Elmer City budget. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, the Town of Elmer City will hold a Public Hearing at 6:00 pm on Thursday, November 21, 2024, to consider public comments on the proposed Parks, Recreation and Open Space Plan. The hearing will include a review of the updated plan. The plan is available for review at Town Hall and on the Town’s website. City Hall is located at 5... Full story
Though questions remain, the Grand Coulee Dam school board at their Oct. 28 meeting indicated openness to switching to a four-day school week in the 2025-26 school year. Board members will likely make their official decision at the Nov. 25 meeting after hearing more direct comments and concerns from staff, faculty and students — as well as a more complete proposal including the start time and end time for each school’s daily schedule. Superintendent Rod Broadnax presented survey results that tended to show staff in support of making the cha...
Joe Lauseng and his family pose for a photo at the photo booth on Main Street during the Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce's Trunk or Treat event on Halloween afternoon. - Scott Hunter photo...
The Grand Coulee Dam district will propose a four-year school funding levy to voters on the February ballot, the board indicated at its Oct. 28 meeting. If approved, the new levy would replace the current one, which expires next year, and bring in nearly $4.2 million for educational programs and operations between 2026-29. The current year’s budget for educational programs and operations is just under $14 million. Though the final resolution language still needs formal approval by the board in November, members unanimously agreed with the r...
Grand Coulee Police 10/22 - An officer went to Burdin Boulevard where an intoxicated man had been yelling and screaming behind the residence. The man had passed out in his bedroom and was woken up by his mother but was too intoxicated to communicate. Police left as there were no other issues. 10/27 - Police went to a motel on Spokane Way where it was reported that a woman had entered a guest room and allegedly assaulted an employee cleaning it. The employee explained that the woman, whom she said she didn’t know but a coworker was able to i...
Christmas is eight weeks away! Trees of Sharing 2024 is beginning now so we’ll be ready to give a hand up to families by providing a Christmas gift for their children. Since the early 1980’s, the Trees of Sharing program has been a pathway for Grand Coulee Dam Area residents to be a blessing to needy local children. If you are a parent or guardian in a family or know a family with children under age 18 living in the Coulee as far north as Belvedere that could use the encouragement of having Christmas gifts provided, please fill out Trees of Sha...
Town of Coulee Dam NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING 2025 Revenue Source/Ad Valorem Hearing To the Citizens of the Town of Coulee Dam, notice is hereby given that the Town of Coulee Dam will hold a Public Hearing on the Revenue Source/Ad Valorem Tax for the Budget year 2025 on November 13, 2024, 6:00pm at Town Hall. All interested persons will be given the opportunity to provide written or oral comments on Revenue Sources and possible increases in property tax revenues at said hearing. Stefani Bowden Clerk-Treasurer (Publish October 30 and November 6,...
Grand Coulee Dam schools are scrambling this week to get almost 40 of their students who live in Nespelem to formally “choice in” to GCDSD — or else risk losing $9,100 per student in so-called “full time equivalent” funding from the state. As of Monday night, Superintendent Rod Broadnax told the school board they had not received paperwork from any of the Nespelem students yet, putting around $350,000 at risk. The state Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction has given GCDSD the ultimatum this year: Get it done or else lose out on th...
Public Notice City of Coulee Dam ORDINANCE ADOPTED BY THE TOWN OF COULEE DAM Ordinance 822 – amending the 2024 budget as adopted in Ordinance No. 815 and amended in Ordinance No 819. Full and complete copy of the above ordinances are available by contacting City Hall during normal business hours. Stefani Bowden, Clerk / Treasurer (Publish October 30, 2024) SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 1099 of the City of Grand Coulee, Washington On October 15, 2024, the City Council of the City of Grand Coulee, Washington, approved Ordinance No. 1099, the main p...
Coulee Dam Police 10/13 - Police spoke to an Electric City man who showed footage of a dirt bike being driven recklessly in the alley behind his Williams Avenue home. Police then went to a Kelso Avenue residence, knowing that’s where the bike was from. People there said the person who was riding it was not there and had already been told he wasn’t to drive it. Police warned them about the dangers of driving the dirt bike on public roads. 10/14 - Police used lights and sirens to respond from Coulee Dam to Electric City where an alarm had been ac...
Like many volunteer-driven efforts, fire and ambulance services that depend on donated labor have seen participation drop in recent years. Local leaders are considering an alternative model: creating a special taxing district to fund ambulance and emergency medical services, subject to approval by voters. The discussion is not yet a formal proposal, but the Regional Board of Mayors invites interested residents to learn more at a public town hall meeting Wednesday, Nov. 6 at 6 p.m. in the ballroom at Coulee Dam Town Hall. Grand Coulee Fire...
A fairy gives a Star Wars character a prize during the River Artist Celebration in Coulee Dam Friday when the first night included a costume contest. The closed Mead Avenue saw a lot of costumes, hosted many vendors and heard good music bands during both days of the event. It was organized by the Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce working with the Northwest Native Development Fund. - Scott Hunter photo...
What started as a classic social media venting session turned into something positive: a spruce-up day for Crown Point Vista, the Washington State Parks property overlooking the Grand Coulee Dam area. A handful of volunteers and parks staff gathered Saturday morning with the goal of painting the guardrail posts and adding a fresh coat to what some folks call the "sundial" – the concrete open air building at the edge of the overlook. "My administrative assistant said she saw on Facebook a g...
Coulee Dam Police 10/6 - A state parks ranger requested an officer respond to SR-155 in the Electric City area where a woman in a disabled vehicle had claimed to have escaped from someone holding her against her will. She didn’t wish to provide any further details. Police stood by while she put gas in her vehicle and was able to drive off. - Police collected evidence of a man violating a no-contact court order with a woman. The evidence included letters left on the doorstep of a contact of the woman and a social media message. The letters ackno...
Soccer The LR soccer team scored two wins in a row last week, including their first shutout. That was at home on Thursday, Oct. 10, when they won against Manson 5-0. "Goalies Taylor Thomas and Cora Nicholson share credit for LR's first shutout of the season," said Coach Solveig Chaffee. Shae Crollard scored three goals, "giving her a team-leading 14 on the season," Chaffee noted. "Nautika Brown and Halle Picard contributed one goal each. Kenzie Brown had an assist and Phenyx Marchand had three...
An Electric City woman who allegedly kept dozens of dogs in her one-bedroom basement apartment failed to comply with code enforcement citations for over a year, and now faces the criminal charge of second-degree animal cruelty, according to police reports. One animal rescue professional described the situation as a case of “hoarding.” Kari Doughty wasn’t at her Coulee Boulevard home when Coulee Dam Police Chief Paul Bowden and two officers arrived to execute a search warrant Oct. 4, but she got there while police and Spokanimal staff were...
The switchyards that direct the power from Grand Coulee Dam have been owned by that Bureau of Reclamation project since it was all built, but that just changed. On Tuesday, the Reclamation formally handed over ownership of those assets to the Bonneville Power Administration at a signing ceremony in front of the dam, much of which was used to recognize those in each agency who worked to make it happen, many of them for years. Grand Coulee Power Manager Coleman Smith said he has been working on th...
Grand Coulee Police 10/1 - Nothing appeared amiss at CR Lumber on Alcan Road where an alarm had been activated. The business is in the Grant County Sheriff’s Office’s jurisdiction, and a county deputy responded as well. A cat was seen in the building which may have activated the alarm. - An employee of the Catholic church told police that an unknown culprit had thrown trash bags into their dumpster, and the church didn’t want to be charged for having an overfilled dumpster. An officer took photos of the overfilled dumpster and looked for evide...
GCD School District NOTICE OF JOINT MEETING Notice is hereby given that the Grand Coulee Dam School District Board of Directors will be holding a joint board meeting with Nespelem School District Board of Directors. This meeting will take place at LaPresa, 6pm on Wednesday, October 16. (Publish October 9, 2024) Grand Coulee Dam School District Board of Directors Cancellation of October 14th School Board Meeting Notice is hereby given that the Grand Coulee Dam School District Board of Directors will not be holding their October 14th school board...
Many people around the region saw this very odd cloud formation Friday. So did Shad Moore, who took this photo with his phone on top of Grand Coulee Dam and sent it to us later. Meteorologists call it a Fallstreak Hole. "Such holes are formed when the water temperature in the clouds is below freezing, but the water, in a supercooled state, has not frozen yet due to the lack of ice nucleation," states the entry in Wikipedia. "When ice crystals do form, a domino effect is set off ... causing the...
Newsbriefs Scouts help at senior center dinner The Grand Coulee Dam Senior Center held its member appreciation dinner recently, where steelhead trout was donated by Pacific Seafood, and the “Grand Coulee Boy Scout Troop were rock stars and served over 65 meals!” noted Edna Hauser on the Grand Coulee Area Community Announcement Board on Facebook. “We could not have done it without them and are GRATEFUL for their help.” She said the event was an enjoyable evening for all. PUD changing rate strategy Grant PUD commissioners gave their unoffic...