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The Grand Coulee Volunteer Fire Department worked on training and learning different hoses and nozzles on Friday night.
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The Grand Coulee Volunteer Fire Department worked on training and learning different hoses and nozzles on Friday night.
Joe Kriete, Sheriff of Grant County Sheriff’s Office administered the oath of office to Corrections Deputy Justin Dellinger on Tuesday. The ceremony was attended by Dellinger’s friends, family and colleagues.
GRAND COULEE — The Grand Coulee Volunteer Fire Department trained Friday night with attack hose lines and different types of nozzles according to a department press release. “Great time training and learning hoses and nozzles,” the statement reads.
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake Police Department released a statement about the Battle of the Badge community outreach softball game. The game is at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 26 at Larson Baseball Field located at 2501 W. Broadway Ave., Moses Lake. The event is free to the public and all proceeds are donated to community resources to help locals in need.
The game will be MLPD against Grant County Sheriff’s Office. There will also be games, face painting, static displays, DJ Rick Rodriquez, a raffle and food. According to the release, Moses Lake Police Department will be led by a collection of former collegiate baseball and softball players, including former minor leaguer Hunter Boyd.
“GCSO will be led this year by a couple of decent players, whose names escape me right now and a bunch of guys that played a lot of the MLB The Show on PlayStation growing up,” reads the statement. “All joking aside, (we actually get along with the Sheriff’s Office quite well) this is a fun evening and a great way to celebrate our community.”
The Grand Coulee Volunteer Fire Department worked on training and learning different hoses and nozzles on Friday night.
Joe Kriete, Sheriff of Grant County Sheriff’s Office administered the oath of office to Corrections Deputy Justin Dellinger on Tuesday. The ceremony was attended by Dellinger’s friends, family and colleagues.ARTICLES BY STAFF REPORT
Connell woman killed in Booker Road crash
CONNELL — Charges are pending against a Kennewick man following a collision about 12 miles south of Othello that killed a Connell woman and injured three other people Tuesday evening. A Washington State Patrol press memo said intoxicating substances were a factor. Jessica Zarate, 37, Connell, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash near the intersection of SR 17 and South Booker Road, the WSP memo said. She was driving south on Booker Road approaching the intersection when her car was hit by a pickup driven by John Reiss, 62, Kennewick. Edgar Garcia Quirino, 28, Othello, was driving north on SR 17 and ran into Zarate's car, the WSP memo said. The crash occurred at about 6:40 p.m.
Wheeler Road closed because of traffic collision
UPDATE: The road was reopened as of noon, according to a GCSO media release. MOSES LAKE — Grant County Sheriff’s Office has announced there is a road closure between Road 3-NE and Road S-NE. There was a serious traffic collision. GCSO is asking for drivers to avoid the area and find alternative routes. This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.
Doors opening: The Currents will provide homeownership for more local workers
About 104 homes are planned at the former Atlas sawmill site
Teachers, nurses, firefighters and other workers who keep Coeur d’Alene running will soon have more places to buy a home in the community where they work. About 104 homes are being planned to be built at Atlas Waterfront, on roughly 10 acres that are part of a swath of land that was once home to the Atlas sawmill and is being redeveloped. Ignite CDA, the city of Coeur d’Alene’s urban renewal agency, is leading this effort.