Council Briefs

GRAND COULEE — As of Tuesday night, they hadn’t had to answer a call to a fire since Feb. 18, but the volunteers at the Grand Coulee Volunteer Fire Department has responded to 11 fires since Jan. 1, Chief Ryan Fish reported to the city council last night.

The ambulances has been on the road much more, rolling 37 times in January, 40 in February, and 23 so far in March. Out of those 100 calls, 47, nearly half, of them were to patients who ended up not being transported by ambulance.

Whole council up for election

All four of Grand Coulee’s city council members meeting last night must stand for election this year and so must the mayor, City Clerk Lorna Pearce reminded the council last night. Another seat is currently vacant.

Council members and anyone wishing to run for those council seats must register their intention to seek election between Monday, May 5 and Friday, May 8.