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Grand Coulee Police 1/16 - Police responded to North Dam, where someone had reportedly jumped a fence with a shotgun while hunting birds and had fired two shots. Police found a man trying to retrieve two dead waterfowl from the... — Updated 1/25/2023

Right now, you may be thinking about taxes and records, but soon you’ll be thinking about what to do with those records you no longer need to keep. A local club has an answer. The Grand Coulee Dam Area Rotary Club, which has... — Updated 1/25/2023

OLYMPIA – Jan. 24, 2023 – The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission is looking for two new volunteers to serve on the Boating Program Advisory Council (BPAC). The new members of the committee must have... — Updated 1/25/2023

In 2022, NCW Libraries’ print and digital materials circulated 1.2 million times. Here are the most popular titles checked out across the region: Physical Materials Fiction: Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens Non-Fiction:... — Updated 1/25/2023

Care and Share Food Bank Open Care & Share Food Bank regular hours are Fridays 1-3 p.m. Join our Facebook Group. Questions call Pastor Shawn at 633-2566. AA Meetings in the Local Area AA meetings are held Monday through Saturday... — Updated 1/25/2023

Homelessness is still a big issue throughout Washington, and while the state has spent millions, the governor wants to invest more.  In a press conference Jan. 19, Washington State Governor Jay Inslee said while certain... — Updated 1/25/2023

Grand Coulee Police 1/10 - Two women were reported as appearing to try to break into a red car near Midway Avenue and Spokane Way. Police saw the vehicle but didn’t find anyone around it after searching the area. 1/11 - Police... — Updated 1/18/2023

Care and Share Food Bank Open Care & Share Food Bank regular hours are Fridays 1-3 p.m. Join our Facebook Group. Questions call Pastor Shawn at 633-2566. AA Meetings in the Local Area Confused in the Coulee AA meetings are held... — Updated 1/18/2023

OLYMPIA – Jan. 17, 2023 – Washington State Parks is recruiting seasonal park aides to work in its beautiful outdoor places this spring, summer and fall! Parks is looking for 305 park aides and senior park aides to work from... — Updated 1/18/2023

NCW Libraries is offering two upcoming virtual opportunities for adults.  A Humanities Washington presentation about Mt. St. Helens and a NCW Virtual Reads program featuring popular author Yasmin Ramirez. In the first program,... — Updated 1/18/2023

Grand Coulee Police 1/3 - One catalytic converter was cut and stolen from a U-Haul truck parked near the hardware store, and the catalytic converter was cut but not taken from a second U-Haul. - Police checked on a deer that had... — Updated 1/11/2023

NCW Libraries offers a weekly, live virtual story time that connects young children and their caregivers across five counties through reading, song and play.  The story time airs on the Zoom platform every Thursday at 9:30 a.m.,... — Updated 1/11/2023

Grant County Mosquito Dist. to Meet Grant County Mosquito District #2 will hold its monthly meeting Thursday, January 12, 2023, at 4:00 pm at 210 W. Coulee Blvd., Electric City. Care and Share Food Bank Open Care & Share Food Bank... — Updated 1/11/2023

Zion Lutheran Church is celebrating it’s 85thAnniversary on January 15, 2023 at 11:00 am.  Our guest preacher for the celebration will be Rev Daniel Wurster who was the pastor at Zion from 1973-1976. We are also hoping that... — Updated 1/11/2023

A group that meets to tie quilts to give to charities will resume that work in January at Zion Lutheran Church. The quilts, which are given both to foreign and local organizations, have been made in the homes of many local... — Updated 1/4/2023

Grand Coulee Police 12/25 - Police responded to a Bay Area Drive home where the security alarm was going off. The homeowner was there and explained that he forgot the passcode for the alarm. 12/26 - Police went to Continental... — Updated 1/4/2023

Grant County Fire Dist. 14 to Meet Grant County Fire District #14 will hold its regular monthly meeting Monday, January 9, 2023, at 6:00 pm at the Electric City Fire Station. Care and Share Food Bank Open Care & Share Food Bank... — Updated 1/4/2023

The City of Grand Coulee seeks community applicants for AWC Center for Quality Communities Scholarship Applications are due by December 31, 2022. The City of Grand Coulee is now accepting community applications for the AWC Center... — Updated 12/28/2022

Care and Share Food Bank Closed Care & Share Food Bank will be closed, Dec 30 for the Holidays. Join our Facebook Group. Questions call Pastor Shawn at 633-2566. AA Meetings in the Local Area Confused in the Coulee AA meetings are... — Updated 12/28/2022

Auditions for the musical “SING ON” will be held on Friday January 6 at 6 p.m. and Saturday January 7 at 1:00 p.m. Masquers Theater is located at 322 E Main St., Soap Lake WA. SING ON is a play about a musical. Written by Rick... — Updated 12/28/2022

A group that meets to tie quilts to give to charities will resume that work in January at Zion Lutheran Church. The quilts, which are given both to foreign and local organizations, have been made in the homes of many local... — Updated 12/28/2022

Grand Coulee Police 12/20 - Police checked on a situation at a Burdin Boulevard home where a man said his mother ripped the phone cord out of an Xbox while trying to make a call related to food stamps. The man was also concerned... — Updated 12/28/2022