Grand Coulee appoints Dalton mayor

Grand Coulee officially has a new mayor.

The council quickly voted Tuesday to install Ruth Dalton who, as the city's mayor pro tempore, had already assumed the duties of the office since Mike Eylar resigned in May. She was also the only candidate to apply.

"I have lived and loved this community for the last 38 years and now I bring a special community interest to the table," Dalton wrote in the le...