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Coulee Dam Police 8/18 - Police called the Okanogan County Coroner after being shown a Camas Street man who apparently died of natural causes in his home and had been found by his stepson. 8/19 - Police advised a Birch Street man to get a no-contact court order against a woman banned from his property but whom his son lets back onto the property. The man said he would look into getting a no-contact order. - A vehicle was towed from the street in the area of Stevens Avenue and Diamond Street in Electric City because the city was going to...
A former three-term Grant County commissioner who moved to Grand Coulee five years ago will be the city’s next council member. Tim Snead did not take his seat after the council voted him in on Tuesday night, but he will be sworn in and ready to participate for the next meeting. Snead also served as city administrator of Quincy for 13 years, including during the server farm boom years. “We went from an assessed value of $700 million to $2.4 billion before I left, but I will tell you: Growth is a pain,” Snead said, to laughter around the room....
A verbal argument over a barking dog allegedly escalated into a physical fight, with one man getting shot and injured in Delano Heights Aug. 6, according to a Grand Coulee police report. An 89-year-old man listed as a witness told police he too pointed a firearm at the suspect in order to break up the men — an action the victim’s mother credits with saving her son’s life, the police report said. Dustin Miley, 45, survived his injuries but spent multiple days in the intensive care unit at Sacred Heart Medical Center and is about to under...
A Department of Justice grant created to help small and rural law enforcement agencies combat violent crime will bring in just under $300,000 over three years for the Grand Coulee Police Department to spend on several key strategies as defined by the DOJ. The city council voted to accept the grant August 20, after hearing Officer Matt Gilbert’s presentation at a special meeting the week prior, in which he shared an updated proposal of what specific initiatives the $293,125 award would fund. Gilbert had applied for the grant in 2023, and the D...
I have family in Grand Coulee but I also have family in Texas. I read The Star news report: “Four-day school week under consideration” (Aug 14 issue) talking about Lake Roosevelt contemplating a proposed four-day school week for the (2025-2026) school year. Some schools in my area of Texas have gone to a four-day week. Oddly enough, one school selected Friday as their “off day,” whereas a neighboring town selected Monday as their school’s “off day.” To me, that was poor planning. In an age of divorced parents and siblings attending dif...
A motorcycle rider suffered injuries when he lost control of his bike, slid nearly 200 feet, and hit a median light pole, allegedly fleeing police in pursuit across the town of Coulee Dam Friday night. The rider was taken by Grand Coulee Ambulance to Coulee Medical Center. Tribal police had attempted to pull him over north of Coulee Dam on SR-155, when the motorcycle reportedly sped away. He made it to the south edge of the town before losing control near the Grand Coulee Dam Visitor Center. A...
Coulee Dam Police 8/12 - A Coulee Dam officer assisted a Grand Coulee officer at the Spring Canyon Apartments in Grand Coulee where a man allegedly was threatening to shoot people but a gun wasn’t observed. The Coulee Dam officer stood with the suspect while the Grand Coulee officer investigated the situation. The suspect at one point was going to walk away and so the Coulee Dam officer put him in cuffs to prevent the suspect from fleeing. The Grand Coulee officer ended up arresting the man for disorderly conduct. 8/13 - A loose dog barked at a...
Public Notice City of Coulee Dam ORDINANCE ADOPTED BY THE TOWN OF COULEE DAM Ordinance 818 – an ordinance repealing Ordinance No. 483, interim Unified Development Codes. Ordinance 819 – amending the 2024 budget as adopted in ordinance No. 815. Ordinance 820 – an ordinance amending salaries and wages for calendar year 2024. Ordinance 821 – an ordinance amending Coulee Dam Municipal Code Chapter 6.05. Full and complete copy of the above ordinances are available by contacting City Hall during normal business hours. Stefani Bowden, Clerk / Treasur... Full story
Lake Roosevelt schools could move to a four-day school week in the 2025-26 school year, and an informal survey of the community showed a majority of respondents support the idea so far. Superintendent Rod Broadnax presented the school board Monday with the results from the voluntary six-question survey he put out to the public on the district website and Facebook page, asking people’s thoughts on how a four-day week would impact families, student learning, attendance and other metrics. 260 people responded. To the big question – “Do you feel...
Grand Coulee will make an appearance in an independent coming-of-age/road trip movie coming out next year. At least one iconic location in town could show up on the silver screen. The filming crew for "Evergreens" stayed in town a couple of nights in late July to shoot one of the scenes, following the route the two lead characters take as they get to know the state and each other. The story starts in Spokane and continues across Washington, ending up in the Hoh Rainforest on the peninsula....
Only one person applied to be mayor when it came open this spring. But the council will have a few more choices for the open Grand Coulee City Council seat and may appoint a new member as soon as next week. Those seeking the spot were asked to write a letter explaining their interest, which was due Monday. The council will interview candidates at their regular public meeting at City Hall on Aug. 20, 6 p.m. They may take a vote to appoint the new council member at the same meeting. Four people applied, and all four will be interviewed. The candi...
A Granite construction crew works on patching up the worst spots on Coulee Dam's Stevens Avenue at Douglas Avenue Tuesday. Crews are also working on the $1.9 million, multi-city, combined project in Grand Coulee and Electric City, where they started sealing cracks in the blacktop Monday. Chip sealing (an oil slurry and gravel) should occur over the next couple weeks, twice, a crew boss said. - Scott Hunter photo...
At the chamber's First Friday event Aug. 2, we asked people who visited our booth to write down their "One Wish for this place" - something that would make the Grand Coulee Dam Area better, safer, healthier, or more fun. We got some good responses from people who jotted their wish on a card and dropped it into our little makeshift wishing well. "Fix potholes," "clean up the neighborhood," and "more boat docks" were each on at least somebody's wishlist. Two people wrote down the same thing:...
Kathy R. Rose (Jiles) was born on April 19, 1955, in Coulee Dam, WA. She passed away at the age of 69, on August 8, 2024, in Brewster, WA, after an extended battle with cancer. Kate completed her education in Coulee Dam, attending both primary and high school in the area she would call home. She married the love of her life, Gary Rose, in 1972, making their home in Grand Coulee, WA. She was the beloved co-owner and operator of the R&A Cafe in Coulee Dam, WA, in the 1980's. Her career was not... Full story
The Grand Coulee Dam School District board unanimously appointed Buffy Nicholson Monday night to the seat left vacant when Deidre Ellsworth resigned in June. Ellsworth herself had been appointed just last November when Ken Stanger stepped down from the position. Nicholson, like Ellsworth a tribal member, and employee of Colville Confederated Tribes, will be sworn in by the next school board meeting. "I have 16 years experience in the child welfare field and have worked with at-risk youth in our...
Grand Coulee Police 8/7 - A Grand Coulee officer joined a Coulee Dam officer at a residence on Fir Street in Coulee Dam where there was a domestic disturbance. The parties involved agreed to stay away from each other for the night. - A cell phone was first thought to be stolen from a Main Street resident but was then found before police became involved. 8/8 - A public nuisance code violation was mailed to an Alcan Road property owner following a complaint about broken down RVs with people staying in them, as well as garbage and debris in the...
Grand Coulee Senior Center REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS SILICON BASED PRODUCT ROOF OVERLAY The existing (asphalt) built-up surface of approximately 7300 square feet to be cleaned, patched and overlayed with a silicone based product equal or better than GacoFlex S20 with a final dry thickness of 35ml or greater. The 7300 square feet includes approximately 1300 square feet of vertical wall 4 feet or less in height. Anticipated start work date is September 2, 2024. Project, including cleanup, must be completed by October 1, 2024. Submit your proposal,... Full story
Pavement maintenance and road repair jobs will mean detours and parking restrictions over the next six weeks in Coulee Dam, Grand Coulee and Electric City. The $1.9 million project, funded entirely by a state grant from the Transportation Improvement Board, or TIB, begins on Monday, Aug. 12. The contractor has 30 working days – until the end of September – to substantially complete the job. The exact order of which street segments get completed when was not available by press time, but Granite Construction Company will have multiple crews wor...
Central Washington’s longtime man in Congress, Rep. Dan Newhouse managed a majority in Grant County in last night’s primary, but that was the only county he won of the eight that the 4th Congressional District reaches into. Newhouse was bested by challenger Jerrod Sessler, one of three fellow Republicans seeking to oust him from his seat following Newhouse’s vote in 2021 to impeach then-president Donald Trump. Newhouse was leading by a nose in Grant, according to unofficial results at the Secretary of State’s Office, but overall, the distric...
It wasn't supposed to be in the cards this year. But an unexpected cash injection from a Medicare lump sum adjustment led CMC's board of directors to earmark funds for demolition of the four grain bins across Highway 174 from the hospital, probably this fall. At the CEO's request, the board authorized up to $275,000 to pay for the work, necessary for "employee safety and creating room for expansion," according to the formal resolution. "We decided, in keeping with the idea of hopefully getting...
Grand Coulee Police 7/29 - Police were unable to locate a girl who had kicked her mother’s bedroom door on Weil Place, causing damage, before taking off on foot. The mother didn’t wish to press charges. 7/30 - A woman reported her house on Dill Street had the door forced open and that pots were missing from the kitchen. She requested that a man seen cutting a fallen tree in her yard earlier be banned from the property. 7/31 - A man reportedly threatened to shoot someone at Steamboat Rock State Park. A State Parks ranger requested ass...
Grand Coulee High School all School Reunion this weekend, August 9,10 & 11. Friday night gathering and registration North Dam Park starting at 6:00. Saturday morning the new history room will be open at the old High School building. The association will host a picnic at North Dam Park 12:00 on Saturday. Everything provided, you may want to bring a lawn chair. For further information on varies gatherings contact your class coordinator....
Jasilynn Schilling and Mason Saulque of Coulee Dam, Washington, are proud to announce the birth of their son Caine Dillyn Saulque born July 11, 2024, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee, Washington. He weighed 8 lbs. and was 19 inches in length at birth. Siblings include Athena Saulque age 2. Maternal grandmother is Charlotte McGinnis. Paternal grandparents are Leslie Sterns and Weetya Saulque. Great-grandparents are Leroy St. Peter, Gwyn Dick, Juliann Saulque and Vernen Saulque.... Full story
Wildfires on the Colville Reservation forced people to leave their homes, roads closed, and a ferry to re-open just to help them leave, evacuation centers to open and the burning of more than 51,000 acres on two fires. With a wind shift on the Swawilla I Fire, Colville Tribal Emergency Management early July 24 called for a Level 3 (Go Now) evacuation of Buffalo Lake and McGinnis Lake areas, Belvedere and Seaton's Grove as the fire grew rapidly toward the northwest. Air support increased on...
Official relations between Coulee Dam and Grand Coulee police departments have returned to “status quo” after a meeting of mayors last week. But Coulee Dam Mayor Bob Poch declined to characterize it as a “working relationship,” and Grand Coulee Mayor Ruth Dalton said “there may be” underlying tensions to address, “but that’s for another day.” “In speaking with Mayor Bob Poch, we came to the agreement that mutual aid will continue as necessary,” Dalton said in a phone call Tuesday. “If they need a backup call, they will call for us, and us for...