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Coulee Dam Police 4/15 - A Coulee Dam officer and a Grand Coulee officer responded to a request to assist the Federal Bureau of Investigation with the execution of a search warrant on Lakeview Boulevard in the Delano area. The officers were instructed to go onto the property first, activate their lights, and make announcements on the sound systems of their patrol cars. While doing this, FBI agents took custody of two suspects who were each placed in the officers’ cars to separate them. The Coulee Dam officer was mostly there for additional s...
Grand Coulee 504 Moose Lodge held it's first Spring Fling dance this past Saturday night. A fun time was enjoyed by over 60 people. Randomly selected for royalty include, from left, Prince Ed Ethrington, Princess Daryl Ambuehl, King Mitch Sorenson and Queen Michelle Lapas. - submitted photo...
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 Open Care & Share Food Bank regular hours are Fridays 1-3 p.m. Questions call Pastor Shawn at 633-2566. Attention...
Grand Coulee Police 4/3 - At the Continental Heights apartments, a man explained he had let another resident into his room who was drunk and began threatening him. Police learned while on the way there that the man was still threatening people. Police arrived and spoke to him and noted he was very intoxicated and hard to understand. Asking him how to spell his name, the man said, “What? You don’t know how to spell?” to which the officer replied that there were numerous ways to spell the name. The man who originally reported being threa...
OLYMPIA — April 14, 2025 — Paddlesports like kayaking, canoeing and stand-up paddleboarding, are among the most popular recreational activities in Washington State. In a recent study from the Recreation and Conservation Office, 52% of survey respondents participated in paddlesports. The study also noted a 28% increase in paddlesports participation from a previous study conducted in 2017. Rising safety incidents show the importance of education on safety. Paddlesports accounted for 61% of reportable boating fatalities from 2023-2024, and 18 out...
Thursday, 03 April 2025 A 19-year Grant PUD employee with ample insights into energy-trading markets and the changing utilitenvironment has been named to lead the team researching investments in new sources of energy to power Grant County into the future. Rich Flanigan will begin his new role as chief commercial officer on April 11, 2025, but is already serving as "interim" chief until his official start date. He replaces John Mertlich, whom commissioners recently chose to lead the utility as...
Coulee Dam Police 3/31-4/6 - Reports were filed without details about several situations: one for a verbal disturbance on Birch Street in Coulee Dam, one for a public service/citizen assist on Jackson Avenue in Electric City, one for a past disturbance on Continental Heights in Grand Coulee, one related to a theft on Camas Street, one related to trespassing at the hospital in Grand Coulee, and one related to a vehicle prowl and theft from a vehicle on Washington Place in Electric City. 4/2 - A woman was “walking funny” on the bridge in Cou...
Mosquito Dist. 2 Meets Grant County Mosquito District #2 will hold its monthly meeting this Thursday, April 10, 2025 at 5:00pm at 210 W. Coulee Blvs. in Electric City Fire Dist. 14 Meets Grant County Fire District #14 will hold its regular monthly meeting Monday, April 14, 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...
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 Open Care & Share Food Bank regular hours are Fridays 1-3 p.m. Questions call Pastor Shawn at 633-...
NCW Libraries is now offering free online access to Mango Languages, an award-winning language learning platform that provides an engaging and intuitive way to master new languages. Through Mango Languages, NCW Libraries card holders can access courses covering more than 70 foreign languages as well as English as a second language. Mango offers specialty courses like Medical Spanish and more than a dozen endangered and indigenous languages. Folks can also explore Mango’s fun course options including pirate (Ahoy, matey!) and Shakespearean E...
Grand Coulee Police 3/10 - A Grand Coulee officer assisted Coulee Dam police on 4th Street in Electric City where people were arguing about property lines. Those involved were told it was a civil matter. 3/13 - While investigating a possible DUI, police located the suspect vehicle at Safeway and found the driver was neither intoxicated nor impaired. - An officer spoke to a woman at Safeway who had questions related to harassment because someone made a Facebook post blaming her for their son’s death. Police answered her questions and explained w...
Coulee Dam Police 3/17 - A report was filed related to an assault on Fir Street with further information unavailable. 3/19 - A Coulee Dam officer assisted Grand Coulee police in responding to a report of an intoxicated man attempting to get into cars at a gas station on Midway Avenue in Grand Coulee. The man was getting into the faces of police officers and so was put in wrist restraints, which he allegedly resisted to some extent. His demeanor would fluctuate between wanting to fight to saying he loved the officers. He was going to be taken to...
OLYMPIA — March 20, 2025 — The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission is opening up more camping opportunities for visitors by expanding its same-day reservation option to all parks with reservable campgrounds. Beginning March 24, 2025, visitors will be able to secure a campsite instead of traveling to a park and gambling on the availability of a first come, first served site. Campers can book a same-day reservation until 2 p.m. on their intended day of arrival. This change is specific to campground reservations and does not app...
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...
Coulee Dam Police 3/10-3/13 - Police filed reports for separate cases without further details. The reports include cases related to disorderly conduct on 4th Street in Electric City; an animal problem on Birch Street in Coulee Dam; harassment on Gold Street in Electric City; an unclassified overdose on Wenatchee Avenue in Grand Coulee; an assault on 4th Street in Electric City; a family fight at an SR-174 address; and trespassing on Cedar Street in Coulee Dam. 3/11 - While teaching a math class at Lake Roosevelt, a man set his phone down and th...
TOPS WA 1524 Grand Coulee Dam honored its best losers for 2024 in early March. Cindy Johnson lost 19.2 pounds and Jeri Anderson lost 17 pounds. TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) is a non-profit support group helping members reach their goals with lifestyle changes to live a healthier life. TOPS celebrates its 77th birthday this year. For every pound you lose it takes 4 pounds of pressure from your knees and 6 pounds of pressure from your hips. We meet every Tuesday at 9 am at the Art Room of the Senior Center. You are welcome to join us. Visit...
3/14/2025 - Write On The River and NCW Libraries are partnering on the 14th annual High School Writers Competition. Any student currently enrolled in 9-12th grade within the library service area is eligible to submit an entry. NCW Libraries serves Chelan, Douglas, Okanogan, Grant, and Ferry counties. Write On The River is providing a total of $200 in cash prizes to award three winners for excellence in original short fiction writing. Entry length should be 500-2,000 words. The writing must be the student’s own, original, previously u...
Regional Board of Mayors to Meet The regularly scheduled RBOM meeting that was cancelled on March 5 has been rescheduled for 4pm (today) Wednesday, March 20 at Electric City City Hall. 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...
Grand Coulee Police 2/8 - The driver of a Dodge Ram said he was at fault when making a left turn into Safeway and hitting a Ford F-350 owned by the Washington State Department of Transportation. The driver said he had not been paying proper attention and had been suffering from a headache. He was cited for failure to yield as well as for driving without insurance. He parked his vehicle illegally in a handicap stall in the Safeway parking lot, saying he’d have it moved soon. The vehicle was still there a week later, however, and police c...
Mosquito District to Meet Grant County Mosquito District #2 will hold its monthly meeting this Thursday, March 13, 2025 at 5:00pm at 210 W. Coulee Blvd. in Electric City 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...
NCW Libraries will host the virtual Humanities Washington Speakers Bureau program “Homelessness and the Meaning of Home” on March 19 at 6 p.m. The loss of a home, whether through financial difficulties, divorce, illness, or natural disasters like wildfires, is a widespread and growing problem that can happen to anyone. Often thought of as only an urban problem, homelessness also occurs in suburban and rural areas throughout Washington State. What are the historical roots of homelessness, and what lessons can we learn from them? What are the com...
Coulee Dam Police 2/24-2/26 - Numerous reports were filed without further information describing the situations including: a traffic offense on Camas Street; a “suspicious death” in Electric City; a “suspicious or wanted” case at or near the movie theater; a citizen assist on Jackson Avenue in Electric City; a citizen assist on Tulip Street; a disturbance on Mead Way; a family fight on Center Street in Grand Coulee; and a family fight at the Grand Coulee Dam. 2/26 - An 18-year-old man reported that he fell for a trick on social media app Sna...
Fire District to Meet Grant County Fire District #14 will hold its regular monthly meeting Monday, March 10, 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....
Coulee Dam Police 2/17 - A report was filed related to a burglary in the Wenatchee Avenue area of Delano with further details unavailable. - A Coulee Dam officer assisted a Grand Coulee officer respond to a man experiencing cardiac arrest on Cardinal Road in the Delano area. The officers performed chest compressions on the patient who was then loaded into an ambulance and taken to the hospital. 2/20 - An officer saw a car being driven by a driver who had already been warned for driving with a suspended license. The officer followed him and...
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 Open Care & Share Food Bank regular hours are Fridays 1-3 p.m. Questions call Pastor Shawn at 633-2566. Attention...