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Grand Coulee Police 9/23 - A complaint was filed on a Fortuyn Road property that is licensed as a “junk yard” but not for accumulating general trash and refuse. Police spoke with the property owner who was cooperative, had already been told about the complaint, and was working on the issue by ordering a dumpster through the city that would be arriving in the coming weeks. 9/26 - Police went to the Delano Regional Transfer Station where someone had damaged the fence and trespassed into the yard, an employee said. Two batteries were stolen from a...
Join NCW Libraries for a virtual conversation with bestselling author Erika L. Sánchez on Oct. 10 from 6-7PM. Spanish translation will be available. In a virtual program, Sánchez will talk about her book I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter, soon to be adapted into an Amazon film directed by America Ferrera. The novel was a National Book Award finalist and reached No. 1 on the New York Times bestseller list. Time magazine recognized it as one of the best young adult novels of all time. The p...
Grand Coulee Police 9/16 - The Grand Coulee and Coulee Dam police departments assisted tribal police at the casino in Coulee Dam where an intoxicated man with blood on his face had been irate towards security. He was found lying on a nearby lawn. He explained that he had recently gotten out of prison but didn’t explain what happened to his face. Being wanted on a tribal arrest warrant, he was put in wrist restraints and tribal police took him away once they arrived on scene. 9/17 - Grand Coulee Dam security personnel told police about a d...
Coulee Dam Police 9/8 - An officer went to an SR-174 address in Douglas County and stood by while a Douglas County deputy investigated a burglary report. 9/10 - While parked near River Drive and 11th Street in Coulee Dam, an officer clocked a vehicle going 35 miles per hour in the 20 miles per hour school zone. The speed limit outside of the school zone is 30 miles per hour. The vehicle was pulled over. The driver said he normally goes 30-35 mph in that area. He told the officer that he doesn’t drink but the officer smelled alcohol and noted b...
Grant County Mosquito District #2 will hold its monthly meeting this Thursday, September 12, 2024 at 4:00pm at 210 W. Coulee BLVD in Electric City...
Coulee Dam Police 9/2 - An officer spoke to an Electric City woman about an argument she had with her boyfriend that included him throwing some stuff near her phone causing it to fall and crack, and him leaving with their baby. The officer contacted the man by phone, but the man had not given a statement on the situation before the officer had checked out of service. Otherwise, he could have gone to jail for causing the damage to the phone, the officer explained to the woman. - Police went to Camas Street where a woman explained a situation...
September 12, 2013, Voyager 1 became the first human-made object to leave our solar system. Voyager 1 was launched on September 5, 1977. Jesse Owens, Olympian, was born September 12, 1913 in Oakville, Alabama. On September 12, 1995, the Belarusian military shot down a hydrogen balloon participating in the Gordon Bennett Cup International Race, killing it’s two pilots, Americans John Stuart-Jervis and Alan Fraencke. Source(s): National Geographic Education Compiled by Bob Valen...
Grand Coulee Dam area residents may dispose of household hazardous waste for free on Friday, September 8 from 12 pm to 4 pm 13at the Delano Regional Transfer Station. This event is for waste generated by households only. Containers will not be returned. Hazardous products have labels with words such as danger, caustic, flammable, and poison. Examples include oil-based paint, used automotive oil, paint thinner, rechargeable batteries, solvents, brake fluid, aerosols, spot removers, drain openers, insecticides, herbicides, pesticides, mercury... Full story
Wastewater Treatment Facility Joint Board of Operations Meeting Wastewater Treatment Facility Joint Board of Operations meeting will be held Thursday, September 5, from 7-8pm at the Electric City City Hall. Fire Dist. #14 to Meet Grant County Fire District #14 will hold it’s regular monthly meeting Monday, September 9, 2024 at 6:00pm at the Electric City Fire Department....
Coulee Dam Police 8/28 - Police were asked to check on the welfare of a Central Drive man and learned he had gone to the local hospital and then to Spokane. Police relayed that information to the concerned person. - A report was filed related to a burglary on Miller Avenue in Electric City but further details on the circumstances were not included in the report. - An officer counted over 30 dogs at a Coulee Boulevard residence. The officer was unable to reach the owner at the time, but left 11 citations for her. The ongoing issue hasn’t c...
Wastewater Treatment Facility Joint Board of Operations Meeting Wastewater Treatment Facility Joint Board of Operations meeting will be held Thursday, September 5, from 7-8pm at the 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.I In Nespelem, the group Bound and Determined holds its...
Grant County Health District staff are responding to a jump in whooping cough activity. Since June 2024, there have been 21 people with confirmed whooping cough and 7 other people with the disease symptoms and linkage to infected individuals. Most of those infected had not been vaccinated or were not up to date with the vaccine for whooping cough, also called pertussis. Before this increase, Grant County’s last confirmed pertussis case was in 2019. A similar rise in whoopingcough infections has been reported across Washington state. “The who...
Municipalities and others with public infrastructure projects they hope to see make a list for possible grant funding in Okanogan County are being encouraged to send in a letter now. The Economic Alliance said Tuesday it is accepting pre-application letters of intent to apply — from organizations, entities, municipalities, counties, private businesses and individuals in Okanogan County and the Colville Confederated Tribes — for the 2025 annual Okanogan County Public Infrastructure and Community and Economic development project pri...
The National Park Service for the next month is accepting public comments on its proposed fee increases throughout Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area. One of the stipulations of charging user entrance and amenity fees, such as camping and boat launch fees, is that federal agencies are to charge fees commensurate with the local area, so as to not undercut the local markets, the NPS said in a press release. Comments will be taken through Sept. 26. Camping fees at Lake Roosevelt have not been adjusted since 2021, and boat launch fees have...
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...
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...
August 14, 1848, Congress created the Oregon Territory, an area that encompassed present-day Oregon, Idaho, Washington and parts of western Montana and Wyoming. The Oregon Territory became a magnet for a diverse group of immigrants. The lands of the Oregon Territory were already home to dozens of native tribes and were unwillingly removed from their ancestorial lands. In March of 1853, the Washington Territory was created out of the northern section of the Oregon territory. Oregon achieved statehood in 1859 and Washington was admitted into the...
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...
August 11, 1934, 137 prisoners arrived at Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay. They were the first prisoners to arrive and be housed in the new Federal Penitentiary. The majority were transferred from Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary in Kansas. Prisoners continued to arrive; they were the incorrigibles. Among their ranks were notorious bank robbers, gangsters, murderers and counterfeiters. By the first anniversary of “The Rock” being opened, it had a population of 242 prisoners. Frank Weatherman was the last prisoner to leave the Federal Pen...
Chauntayle dishes up some huckleberry ice cream for two young customers at Harvest Foods Friday afternoon as two other customers enjoy their dishes in the background. Huckleberry seemed to be trending at the time. The store was giving out dishes of ice cream to celebrate the 48th anniversary of the Duclos family business in Coulee Dam. - Scott Hunter photo...
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....
Mosquito District to Meet Grant County Mosquito District #2 will hold its monthly meeting this Thursday, August 8, 2024 at 4:00pm at 210 W. Coulee Blvd. in Electric City. Fire District #14 to Meet Grant County Fire District #14 will hold its regular monthly meeting Monday, August 12, at 6:00pm at the Electric City Fire Station....
Grand Coulee 7/22 - A man urinated in the middle of the street in the area of A Street and 2nd Street. A man who observed it was upset he saw the urinator’s genitalia. Police spoke to the urinator who said he had bladder problems. Police told him to at least try to find a private spot in such an emergency and that the middle of the road wasn’t appropriate. - Police were told that a man took a bottle of gin from the alcohol aisle of Safeway, threatened employees, and locked himself in the restroom. Police unlocked the bathroom and found the man...
People will gather in the dark on Friday night, Aug. 2, to learn about stars. The Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area will host an astronomy program at Spring Canyon starting at 9:30 p.m. at the upper boat launch parking lot. You can explore the stars, planets and the Milky Way Galaxy, take a tour of the constellations, and just look through telescopes. It’s all subject to weather and smoke conditions, of course. People are encouraged to use red flashlights if possible (easier on the eyes)....
OLYMPIA — In the second year of a statewide funding program to help counties improve their elections security, the Washington state Office of the Secretary of State has provided approximately $2 million to 29 elections offices statewide, with final calculations pending. The program’s third year of funding is now open. As in prior years, each county’s elections office can receive up to $80,000 to pay for improvements to local election security. “County election officials and employees around the state work hard to ensure our election systems...