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Grand Coulee Police 3/28 - Four “safety chains” were stolen from the dumping area of the Delano transfer station. It cost the station $318.07 to replace the chains. The manager showed police a cut section of fence believed to... — Updated 4/5/2023

A free tire collection event will be held on April 21 and 22 from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm at the NW corner of the intersection of Randolph Rd NE and 19 Ave NE on the Port of Moses Lake.  The event is free to Grant County... — Updated 4/5/2023

Grant County Fire Dist. 14 to meet Grant County Fire District #14 will hold its regular monthly meeting Monday, April 10th, at 6pm at the Electric City Fire Station. AA Meetings in the Area AA meetings are held Monday through... — Updated 4/5/2023

Grand Coulee Police 3/21 - Police spoke to three females and a male in a car that ran out of gas and was parked on the dirt road to the Crescent Bay area off SR-155. The officer estimated them to be about 18 years old. There was... — Updated 3/29/2023

NCW Libraries has added a collection of light therapy lamps to its Library of Things. The HappyLight Touch Plus lamp provides UV-free light with 10,000 lux intensity with adjustable brightness and a timer. The lamps can be checked... — Updated 3/29/2023

AA Meetings in the Area AA meetings are held Monday through Saturday at the Vets Center in Electric City. Call Paul at 633-3377 days or 633-3345 evenings. New Hope Group meetings are held Wednesdays at 6 p.m. at the Vets Center.... — Updated 3/29/2023

Grand Coulee Police 3/8 - Police received a complaint about someone “blasting” music at apartments on Continental Heights. Police went there but didn’t hear any music. A resident said she had not been blasting music and that... — Updated 3/22/2023

Grand Coulee 3/2- Two men on King Street were reportedly taking items from a residence and placing them in their vehicle. The driver of the vehicle explained to police that he had given a friend a ride to pick up some items. The... — Updated 3/15/2023

Grand Coulee  2/27 - Police went to the senior center where items had been left outside. Some of the items were suitable for donation to the senior center’s thrift store, such as clothes and books, while other items were better... — Updated 3/8/2023

Grant County Fire Dist. 14 to Meet Grant County Fire District #14 will hold it's regular monthly meeting Monday, March 13, at 6 pm at the Electric City Fire Station. Grant County Mosquito Dist. 2 to Meet The Grant County Mosquito... — Updated 3/8/2023

Volunteers for GCD Care & Share food bank will be at Safeway and Harvest Foods on Friday March 17 from 3-6 pm gathering donations to restock our depleted shelves. We will also accept monetary donations. Checks should be made out... — Updated 3/8/2023

The Soap Lake Masquers Theater wishes to announce the upcoming cast for the next play “Sing On”, the sequel to the previous Masquers comedy “Play On”. This upcoming comedy starts April 14th to April 30th for nine... — Updated 3/8/2023

Grand Coulee Police 2/19 - Police pulled a car over on Grand Coulee Avenue for going 55 miles per hour in a 35 mph zone. Police noticed an open Busch beer can in the driver’s cupholder. Asked how much he had to drink, the man... — Updated 3/1/2023

Grand Coulee Police 2/10 - After speaking with a couple residents in the neighborhood of Wenatchee Avenue, police weren’t able to find out anything more about a disturbance involving people arguing and then a tan sedan and white... — Updated 2/22/2023

Okanogan County School Retirees to Meet Okanogan County School Retirees’ Association meets 10 AM, Friday, February 24 at Community Presbyterian Church of Omak, 9 Birch St. S, Omak. Refreshments provided. Program: TBA Care and... — Updated 2/22/2023

The scouts of Troops 24 and 52 have been busy planning events for the late winter and early spring. A successful spaghetti dinner and silent auction was held February 13 at the Coulee Dam Community Church.  Local business... — Updated 2/22/2023

Do you want to start a new book club, or need reading ideas for your existing club? NCW Libraries has recently added new titles to its collection of Book Club Kits. The library district maintains a collection of nearly 300 kits,... — Updated 2/22/2023

Grand Coulee Alumni Association to Meet Grand Coulee Alumni Association will be meeting at 1 p.m., Wednesday, February 15 at theGrand Coulee Community Church 405 Center Street. All alumni are welcome to join us. Care and Share... — Updated 2/15/2023

Do you want to start a new book club, or need reading ideas for your existing club? NCW Libraries has recently added new titles to its collection of Book Club Kits. The library district maintains a collection of nearly 300 kits,... — Updated 2/15/2023

Grand Coulee Police 2/7 - Police searched Burdin Boulevard but didn’t see anyone matching the description of two men who were reportedly up to no good and “casing” the neighborhood. - Multiple tenants at an apartment... — Updated 2/15/2023

Celebrate Black History Month with NCW Libraries in February. Explore books, movies, music, documentaries and more by Black authors, illustrators, filmmakers and musicians in the library district’s physical and digital... — Updated 2/8/2023

Are you a do-it-yourselfer and change your own motor oil?  Grant County Solid Waste is reminding residents to properly store and recycle automotive oil such as motor oil, hydraulic oil, gear oil, transmission fluid, and power... — Updated 2/8/2023

Vitalant is currently facing a nationwide shortage of collection supplies for Power Red (double red cell) donations. This shortage is causing challenges for accommodating donors who desire to give this important type of donation... — Updated 2/8/2023

Grand Coulee Alumni Association to Meet Grand Coulee Alumni Association will be meeting at 1 p.m., Wednesday, February 15 at theGrand Coulee Community Church 405 Center Street. All alumni are welcome to join us. Fire District 14... — Updated 2/8/2023