Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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WAITSBURG - Ken Graham, longtime Dayton resident and former publisher of the Blue Mountain News, became the eighth publisher of The Times based in Waitsburg this week. Graham, who was hired at the community newspaper's editor a year ago, agreed on Jan. 1 to buy its holding company, Touchet Valley Publishing, from owner Imbert Matthee. He takes over as publisher beginning with next week's issue. The Times, which marked its 136th year last year, will be in very good hands, said Matthee, who h...
WAITSBURG - Touchet Valley Publishing, the holding company for The Times based in Waitsburg, has put its Touchet River Valley Visitors Guide on line. The guide offers travelers a comprehensive resource to plan their trips to Waitsburg, Dayton, Prescott, Walla Walla and their surroundings. The URLs daytonvisitorsguide.com and waitsburgvisitorsguide.com both go to the site, which draws on the sectionalized tabloid- sized print guides that appear in spring and in fall. It provides details and updates on sightseeing, recreation, histo...
WALLA WALLA - The Lady Cardinals easily got the upper hand against Valley Christian 56-20 at the D.A. Davidson Christmas Classic hosted by the DeSales over the holidays, but they couldn't subdue Weston-McEwen and were badly bruised by Touchet. Stacia Deal scored 13 points against Valley Chris- tian, followed by Chelsey Brannock with 10, and Krystal Harris and Samantha Fedderson each with 6. Waits- burg-Prescott took an early lead, putting away 15 points against 4 from their oppo- nents and the trend continued through the game with the Cards...
DAYTON - Two men were arrested, one for burglary and one for theft, in separate incidents in Columbia County Sunday, but there's no indication in court documents that either one is connected to any of the commercial burglaries or car thefts committed in the area recently. The suspect in the first incident, Andrew Gatz, 34, listed as homeless, appears to have been caught up in a domestic dispute with a woman he dated on Rose Gulch Road. He was charged with one count of residential burglary and one count of malicious mischief for breaking do... Full story
WAITSBURG - The Times of Waitsburg has hired former Blue Mountain News Editor and Publisher Ken Graham as its new editor following the departure of Jillian Beaudry, who left the Times on Dec. 7. Graham will begin at the weekly newspaper on Jan. 2. The Times also announced it has promoted Morgan Smith to Assistant Editor, a position in which she will support Graham in coordinating news coverage and production. That appointment is effective immediately. The new composition of the Times' news t...
DAYTON - The Dayton Chamber of Commerce's 66th annual Chamber Awards Ban- quet will honor a local business, employee, citizen and youth from 6 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 1, at the Running T Ranch. The banquet will feature an address by George Sharp, the executive director of the Olym- pia, Tumwater, Lacey visitor's bureau, Dayton Chamber of Commerce Director Brad Mc- Masters said. "(Sharp is) very charismatic and very energetic," McMasters said. "Anyone could learn from him." Awards for business of the year, citizen of the year, em- ployee of...
PRESCOTT - Dominating from the outset, the WP Tigers beat the Irrigon Knights, 5-1, at home last Friday. The Tigers Tuesday night beat Riverside Christian in Yakima, 3-0/ The team's victories give the Tigers a, 10-2-1, record for the season. "We controlled the ball from the start," assistant soccer coach Jay Potts said in a telephone interview. "It was our best passing performance of the year. We're getting better at that." Senior Lino Diaz was the first to score in the fourth minute of the game on an assist from senior Jesse Alb... Full story
DAYTON - A Dayton man was taken into custody early Monday morning on suspicion of fatally shooting his wife at the couple's 3rd St. home on Sunday night, according to the Columbia County Sheriff's office. Joseph Vernon Shuba, 58, who had moved to Dayton from Northern California several years ago, was booked into Columbia County jail on suspision of second-degree murder after deputies found the body of his wife, Suzanne Shuba, 59, in the home's kitchen. According to law enforcement officials and neighbors, the shooting took place at around 9...
WAITSBURG - - As Waitsburg becomes increasingly popular among travelers, more small-scale, downhome lodging is springing up around town to accommodate them, according Karen Stanton-Gregutt, owner of Waitsburg Cottages. Together with the owners of several other lodging establishments, Stanton- Gregutt presented to members of the Commercial Club last week an overview of existing and new properties where quality accommodations are available for nightly and weekly stays. Based on the Times' calculations, there should be at least 30 lodging rooms...
WAITSBURG - Hundreds of Touchet Valley residents and visitors descended on Waitsburg for its annual Classic Auto Show and its opening of three new food & drink establishments this weekend. All new businesses reported big crowds at their establishments, stretching their venues and staffs to capacity, but all startups received rave reviews for their high standards in quality offerings and service. The three days of startup celebrations marked a new wave of business activity downtown, leading some...
WAITSBURG - Jillian Beaudry, an editor and reporter for the Daily World in Aberdeen, Wash., will become the new managing editor for the Times based in Waitsburg, the newspa - per's publisher announced on Monday . S h e will re- place Dian McClurg, the previous managing editor who left the newspaper in May. Beaudry will assume her position as day-to-day news manager for the Times on Thursday, Aug. 18, just in time for the busy school year and sports season. "We are lucky to be able to welcome... Full story
WAITSBURG - Foodies and car buffs from throughout southeast Washington will have at least four good reasons to be in Waitsburg on the first weekend of August. The first is the annual Classic Auto Show & Swap Meet, which starts with its traditional gathering and cruise at Preston Park on Friday, Aug. 5, followed by the show and meet on Saturday. The second is the triple grand opening the same weekend of three new food establishments, representing a second wave of gourmet eateries as part of the...
DAYTON - Columbia County residents are invited to the Dayton City Park on Tuesday, Aug. 2, 5-8 p.m. to join forces with thousands of communities across the country for National Night Out. National Night Out is an annual anti-crime and anti-drug event sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch (NATW), and co-sponsored locally by the Columbia County Friends of 9-1-1 and the Columbia County Sheriff's Office. Last year's National Night Out campaign involved citizens, law enforcement... Full story
DAYTON - The Times based in Waitsburg has been qualified to bid on the contracts to publish legal notices for Columbia County and the City of Dayton. The newspaper based in Waitsburg and circulated throughout the Touchet Valley can now also publish legal notices for private law firms that run probate notices, foreclosure sales or other legal notices. Attorneys with these matters for publication are encouraged to call the Times for rate information and other details: 509-337-6631, publisher Imbert Matthee said. Columbia County Superior Court Jud... Full story
DAYTON - The Bul ldogs ma y have won the first Touchet Valley Ryder Cup, but the stage is set for a new tradition in a longstanding rivalry with the ball in the court of Waitsburg and Prescott. Dayton beat the "WP" contingent of community golfers 27.5 to 23.5 after three days of golf one player said "made for a very interesting format." The event featured players from Waitsburg/Walla Walla County against Dayton/ Columbia County in a European-style men's golf tournament. Three formats were used...
DAYTON - A group of Dayton High School graduates came up with the idea to have an annual 'All Class Reunion.' In 1977, the event went from an idea to a reality. The 35th annual Dayton High School reunion is gearing up this weekend with events scheduled for July 16 and 17. Registration for alumni will be at several locations on Main Street on Saturday morning. Registration tables can be found on the corners of Second and Main beginning at 9 a.m. until the parade ends and at the Depot grounds.... Full story
WAI T SBURG - One's a cow girl. One's a mother of two. One's a chef. One's a graduate wine maker. One's a journalist. Coppei Coffee's core team couldn't be more different or their paths to the town's new culinary crossroads more varied. Yet they have more than a few things in common when it comes to their vision and passion for Waitsburg's soon-to-open coffee house on Main Street. "I want it to be a place where you can come to soak in and enjoy the morning," said Marc Bru, Coppei Coffee's genera... Full story
