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Larry William Sanders, 85 years old, of Greenacres and Grand Coulee, WA, passed away peacefully on July 16, 2025, at home with family. He was a devoted husband to Beverly for 40 years and a loving father to his children, Troy Sanders and Trina (Sanders) Riley. Larry was born on May 9, 1940, to Bill and Ruth (Hubbard) Sanders in a house in Electric City and graduated from Coulee Dam High School. Under his senior picture it says, "Whoever blushes seems to be good." Throughout High School, he was... Full story
Grand Coulee Police 7/18 - 7/20 - An officer told a woman that a child custody situation, in which the father of the child didn’t show up for an exchange of custody, was a civil matter for the courts, not a police issue. A couple of days later the father told police that the mother didn’t meet to pick up their child and he was unable to contact her. He wanted the incident documented. 7/21 - A used drug needle was found at the lower ball field at North Dam Park. Police took the needle to be destroyed. - A woman reported being the victim of a t...
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...
Coulee Dam Police 7/7 - 7/16 - Reports were filed for different situations without further details about the situations including reports related to a family fight at Sunbanks Lake Resort; a traffic accident at Steamboat Rock State Park; disorderly conduct at a Jones Bay campground; threatening/intimidation on Central Drive; a structure fire on Camas Street; trespassing on Tilmus Street; assault at or near the grocery store in Electric City; a dangerous animal on Crest Drive; driving under the influence near River Drive and Crest Drive; and...
Okanogan County NOTICE OF BALLOTS IN MAIL Ballots for the August 5, 2025 Primary Election are in the mail. If you have not received your ballot by Friday, July 25, 2025, please contact the Auditors Office at (509) 422-7240. Remember your ballot return envelope must be signed. The Auditors Office, 149 3rd Ave N, Okanogan, is open Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM and on Election Day only from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM for the following services. Voter Registration Drop off voted ballots Obtain replacement ballots Disability Access Voting Units Drop b...
Fire took away a family's home Monday morning in Coulee Dam. Randy Adolph's home at 1004 Camas Street, where he lived with his two grandchildren and a great grandchild, went up in flames about 10 a.m. when, a neighbor the next street over said, a very loud boom was heard. Casey Brewster was behind Lake Roosevelt Schools just down the street, taking a photo of his daughter, he said. He got in his truck and drove to the house on fire. Brewster couldn't open the front door but went around to the...
Grand Coulee’s city council voted unanimously Tuesday night to direct the city government to write to others who might wish to be part of a new “fire authority” that could combine the efforts of local volunteer fire departments. The idea was the subject of a community meeting in November 2024, when the Regional Board of Mayors sponsored a community town hall meeting to talk about options for either an emergency medical services district or a broader regional fire protection authority, which could start out initially as an EMS provider, proba...
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...
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...
Larry Lee Hall 76, passed away on Saturday, June 28, 2025 at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center due to complications of a hip fracture, and unresolved blood issues. Larry was born on Friday August 13, 1948, in Richland, WA to Charles L. Hall, and Leta J. (Johnson) where they lived until they moved to Coulee Dam, Quincy, E. Wenatchee, and Elmer City, WA. He graduated in 1966 from Quincy High School, after which he joined the United States Army, graduating from Fort Lewis in 1968, and serving... Full story
Notice of ElectionOkanogan County, State of Washington Primary Election Tuesday, August 5, 2025 A Primary election will be held in the below mentioned districts for the purpose of submitting to the voters for their approval or rejection the following. City of Oroville, Proposition No. 1, Oroville EMS, Proposition No. 1, Tonasket EMS, Proposition No. 1, Public Hospital District No. 1, Proposition No. 1. The registration deadline for online registrations, mail-in registrations and transfers is July 28, 2025. Any qualified elector who is not... Full story
The biggest local festival of the year drew thousands to Grand Coulee Dam to celebrate Independence Day with fireworks, live music and even the original laser show on the dam. What they couldn't see were the unusual challenges that started the week for Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce officials. With the festival looming on Friday, Krystal and Jillian Fillis, executive directors in training, knew they had a lot of organizational boxes to tick off by Thursday. But Monday morning they...
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...
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...
by Scott Hunter Festival organizers getting everything ready for the chamber of commerce's big Festival of America below the dam Friday discovered a key asset had gone missing Monday morning - the beer tent. Apparently, a thief had backed up to the trailer holding the chamber's assortment of festival tents, tables and chairs, and temporary fencing, hitched it up, and drove off. The big tent has been used for several years at festivals where libations are served as a fund raiser. It was also...
For a stand-alone guide to just the Festival of America, pull this sheet of paper out from the rest. You'll get just the info on the Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce-sponsored festival and related items. But if you're wanting more information about the local area, keep it all together. Above, people watch the fireworks shoot from the top of Grand Coulee Dam in this 30-second exposure from 2022....
From 12-2 pm Fuel For Ghosts The local rock band will play originals & covers. They feature a local barista and teachers. Dylan, the barista has played for several local festivals and cut his musical chops on the mean streets of Portlandia. 3-5 America's First Corps Band – These musicians stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, will playing pop & rock covers. We've had several military bands at our festivals, and they never fail to please enthusiastic crowds. 7-9 Vaughn Jensen Band ...
The Bureau of Reclamation will put on a special showing of the original Laser Light Show on Grand Coulee Dam on this Independence Day. The original light show was commissioned to launch in 1989 in celebration of the centennial anniversary of Washington's statehood. At that time, a laser show was relatively unusual and a sophisticated technology for this rural community, even though the guts of the original show's computer was basically an Atari video game board. That show ran nightly through sum...
A variety of vendors will be ready to serve you in the park just below the Visitor Center at Grand Coulee Dam. Several types of food and treats will be offered at seven different stands. Also in the market, lots of variety, including body art, fresh bread, soaps, blooms and moonshine - wait, we don't know what that one is about but we'll have to check them all out. Food Inland Empire Concessions Marsalees Thai Food Marsalees Burgers & Ice Cream SweetLips El Charro Birrieria What's Poppn' Ali'i...
Grand Coulee Police 6/11 - Someone reported that a man and woman constantly go into the bathrooms at North Dam Park and stay there for 20 minutes at a time, possibly doing drugs. - A person walking down SR-155 was reported as suspicious. He told police he was walking home and had declined a ride earlier. He didn’t display any concerning behaviors. 6/13 - A man wanted an incident documented in which a woman didn’t show up at Safeway to transfer custody of their child. 6/14 - A deer ran down a hill and into the passenger side of a Toyota Pri...
Members of the Sanzar Dance Company, of Wenatchee, pose for a photo by Banks Lake before performing at Friday Market at North Dam Park. The girls, all between 12 and 16 years old, performed in two sets for an enthusiastic crowd at the event, sponsored by the Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce. - Scott Hunter photo...
A group working to inject the skills and abilities of thoughtful leadership into communities is offering training to do that in Grant County, and north county residents can even get some pay to offset mileage. The Leadership Institute of NCW is all about "Educating and Empowering Community Members for Civic Leadership in NCW." It was a hit in Chelan County last year; this year it's concentrating on Grant County, with plans to do it again in Okanogan County in the next year or so. Nancy Boord is...
Grand Coulee Police 6/6 - Dogs were deemed not dangerous after chasing after a man on a bike near North Dam Park and barking but making no attempt to bite. The owner had leash laws explained to him and said he’d keep the dogs on a leash. - A landlord was upset that police couldn’t do anything about two males staying in an apartment on Grand Coulee Avenue they aren’t on the lease for. The lessor hasn’t paid rent in 10 months and the landlord is going through the eviction process. Police explained that the eviction process had to complet...
Painted faces on these kids reflect some success with filling out their passports, like the one the boy on the right is holding up. The chamber of commerce enlisted the participation of 28 businesses and organizations to put on something for the kids to do during the annual Koulee Kids Fest, such as face painting, done by Faith Community Church. The kids get their passports stamped at several spots, then qualify for a drawing. This year, Reel Rec donated a drone, which was won by a 6-year-old...
The use of fire is restricted in 20 Eastern Washington counties by one federal agency, and along Lake Roosevelt by the National Park Service, even after two local counties started their annual fire restrictions earlier than normal. Federal Bureau of Land Management officials have restricted activities on public lands to reduce the risk of human-caused wildfires in Adams, Asotin, Benton, Chelan, Columbia, Douglas, Ferry, Franklin, Garfield, Grant, Kittitas, Klickitat, Lincoln, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens, Walla Walla, Whitman, and...