Week of April 24, 2025
Week of April 24, 2025
DAYTON — The Dayton School Board met at 5:30 p.m. on April 16, 2025. Superintendent Jeremy Wheatley, the Board Chair Jeffrey McCowen, and board members Aneesha Dieu, Grant Griffin, Pat Davidson, and Ryan Paulson were present. The board approved the consent agenda, including a $1,500 grant from Skyline Adventures to buy ski clothes for the fourth and fifth-grade ski program. Three overnight FFA trips were approved in the agenda for the State Convention in Pullman, the National Convention in Indianapolis, and an FFA Officer training in...
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg Cardinals had a busy week of baseball with games on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. They split with Walla Walla Valley Academy (WWVA), won both games of the doubleheader against Colton, lost a junior varsity game at Milton-Freewater, and then dropped both games of a doubleheader against Dayton. The Cardinals had a tough game against WWVA, which had decent hitting, and the Cardinals lost 24-6. Jarod Hankins went 3 for 3 at bat in game one and had three RBIs. In the...
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg High School Junior Isaias Reyes has been awarded a WIAA Athlete of the Week award. Throughout the school year, the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association and Gesa Credit Union recognize student-athletes for outstanding contributions to their sports and communities. Nominated students must be in good academic standing at their school and may win the award once during any given academic year. Athlete of the Week award winners receive a letter of recognition from...
WAITSBURG — Waitsburg High School track traveled to Pomeroy on April 15 for the District 6 1B SE League meet. The Cardinals competed against athletes from Pomeroy, St. John-Endicott-LaCrosse, Walla Walla Valley Academy, Dayton, and Yakima Nation Tribal School. “We were able to size up the competition for much of our district,” said Coach Nechodom. “It was also our first time using most of the new throwing implements our generous community allowed us to purchase. Some of the PRs (personal records) were likely assisted by quality...
WALLA WALLA — On May 3, 2025, the P.E.O. Chapter CN will present “The Way We Were,” a vintage fashion show from 2 to 4 p.m. The event will be held at the Walla Walla Country Club to raise funds for the organization’s scholarship programs. Doors will open at 1:30 p.m. “The Way We Were” will be a blast from the past, showcasing the best vintage fashion from the 60s and 70s,” said the event committee chair Cheryl Hansen. “It’s an opportunity to step back and witness the timeless national and international styles that have...
SPOKANE VALLEY, WASH. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency offers farm ownership and farm operating loans to beginning farmers and ranchers. Beginning farmers and ranchers who cannot obtain commercial credit from a bank can apply for FSA direct or guaranteed loans. Qualified beginning farmers, are individuals or entities that meet the eligibility requirements for direct or guaranteed loans. Individuals and all entity members must have operated a farm for less than 10 years. They must materially or substantially...
WAITSBURG - The Easter Bunny was back at Preston Park to hide eggs and give stuffed bunnies and ducks. The under-twelve egg hunters lined-up to wait for the city's siren to sound and star the hunt. They were quick to snap up hidden treasures, loading their baskets, and outrunning...
OLYMPIA — Starting May 7, 2025, Americans will need a REAL ID-compliant driver’s license or another acceptable form of identification to board domestic flights. This requirement also applies to accessing certain federal facilities. Congress passed the REAL ID Act in 2005, and states must create IDs requiring applicants to prove their identity and legal U.S. residency and have certain counterfeit-resistant features. The Washington REAL ID is the Enhanced ID or Enhanced Driver’s License. It is not mandatory to change to either; other...
OLYMPIA — Washington state employees increased their non-perishable food, books, and money donations for the Well Fed, Well Read campaign during the 2025 Washington State Combined Fund Drive. The Combined Fund Drive is a Washington state workplace giving program for active and retired public employees to give to the charity of their choice through payroll contributions and agency fundraising events. It is an Office of the Secretary of State program. The campaign ran from April 1 – 15, and state employees donated more than 2,908 pounds of...
DAYTON — In “The Friend,” Iris (Naomi Watts,) a writer and teacher, finds her comfortable, solitary New York life thrown into disarray after her closest friend and mentor, played by Bill Murray, dies suddenly and leaves her his beloved 150 lb. Great Dane. The giant pup, named Apollo, creates constant problems for Iris, including furniture destruction and eviction notices. Apollo’s looming presence reminds Iris of her lost friend’s problematic choices in life and death. However, Iris finds herself unexpectedly bonding with Apollo and...
Jessika Lambert Jessika Lambert has been a Naval Sea Cadet Core member since her freshman year at Waitsburg High School. She is a Petty Officer 3rd Class and will travel to Great Lakes, Illinois, in July for boot camp. Lambert will then go to Texas to train as a Master of Arms (military police). Lambert has been a Waitsburg student since kindergarten. She is now in her second year at SEATech Skills Center, where she studies criminal justice. Sports, animals, and Girl Scouts have been Lambert's...
To honor and celebrate the life of Mark Schuck a memorial service will be held on April 26th in Dayton, Washington at 1:00 pm in the Dayton High School Auditorium (614 S. 3rd St.). A time to visit and refreshments will follow. A full obituary is at www.corb...
Fifteen Years Ago April 22, 2010 [Photo caption] Phil Monfort tours his land – nearly four acres on the Touchet River – that he wants to let local residents use for a community garden. Behind him are some of the many fruit trees on the level property. Twenty-Five Years Ago April 20, 2000 The annual Mudd Tournament was held April 8, at Touchet Valley Golf Course with twelve teams participating. Tying for first place were the foursomes of Duane Startin, Gene Crothers, Cecil Bramhall, Jack...
