Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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WAITSBURG - Jim Duncan has served as Emergency Management Director for Walla Walla County since 2011. In his role as a county department head he has worked closely with the board of commissioners in budgeting and planning. As an emergency manager, he has worked with most of the other county departments in their contingency planning, particularly public works and law enforcement. He has also worked closely with local fire districts and with all four city governments in the county. Duncan says his county experience makes him especially qualified...
WAITSBURG - During an interview with The Times, Walla Walla County Sheriff John Turner cited a long list of reasons he's proud of his first four-year term as Sheriff. He said it began with listening to employees and the end result has been a significant reduction in crime. "When I first took office I did a lot of listening," Turner said. "I met with all of the employees and I asked them what we could do to make their jobs easier." Turner said he started out by implementing a new set of mission,...
DAYTON - Seeking her third term as Columbia County Prosecutor, Rea Culwell points to the strong record her office has in bringing criminals to justice. In her 11-plus years as a prosecutor - more than three as a deputy prosecutor in Benton County and nearly eight as Columbia County Prosecutor - Culwell has prosecuted over 1,500 cases. She has been successful in more than 80% of all adult felony cases and has a misdemeanor conviction rate of 57%. Both statistics are above the Washington state average. "In the last four years, I have had a 93%...
DAYTON - Merle Jackson wants to help the people in Columbia County work together better. "If elected my top goal is to find a responsible way to get things accomplished," he said. "I want to facilitate open communications, particularly between the city and the county." Jackson cites his five years on the Dayton City Council (2006-2011), which gives him a thorough understanding of issues that affect both entities. He says there are so many issues that affect both the city and county, such as...
DAYTON - Walter C. Hartwell, 38, of Dayton, was arrested here Friday and charged with two counts of first degree rape of a child. He is being held in the Columbia County Jail, subject to $100,000 bond. He is scheduled for arraignment on March 6. Hartwell is accused of initiating sexual contact with his 11-year-old stepdaughter. Reports indicate that the contact may have been occurring for several years. According to a report released by the Columbia County Sheriff's Office, the Sheriff's Office received paperwork from the Washington St...
DAYTON - Joseph Shuba, charged with killing his wife last April in Dayton, pleaded guilty to second degree murder at a hearing in Columbia County Superior Court on January 16. Shuba was originally charged with first degree murder in the shooting death of his wife, Suzanne, and was scheduled to stand trial January 28. Last year, Shuba entered a plea of not guilty by reason of selfdefense. His attorney, Dale Slack, had hired a psychologist who was to testify as an ex- pert witness that Shuba...
