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WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg Planning Commission met with a full quorum Monday to receive public comment and discuss the proposed Whoopemup Meadows housing development in northeast Waitsburg. Tones were tense as first the developers and then the Port of Walla Walla discussed the main sticking point - ownership of water and sewer lines installed by the Port but maintained by the city. Mary and Gene Warren, of Warren Land Company, submitted an application for the 114-unit development on November 17....
DAYTON – Although developmental disability services for eligible Columbia County residents are no longer administered locally, Walla Walla County coordinators were "delighted" to share with county leaders last week that a local woman, Mary Ann Ward, will lead Columbia County's employment services program. Ward, who provides employment support at the Lillie Rice Center, in Walla Walla, is well known in Dayton. Columbia County Commissioners were pleased to hear that Ward would coordinate local e...
DAYTON – A Dayton man will serve up to 41 months in prison after agreeing to a plea deal on charges relating to sexual photos he took of an underage girl in 2013. Robert Bridwell, 65, pleaded guilty to sexual exploitation of a minor last week, which is a class B felony. According to Columbia County Prosecutor Rea Culwell, Bridwell is scheduled to be sentenced in Columbia County Superior Court on Feb. 18. He is currently being held in the Columbia County jail. Bridwell was arrested on Sept. 1...
Virginia Neace was born in Waitsburg, Washington on July 22, 1921 to Loette McKinney Rinehart and John Prizer Rinehart. She passed away on December22, 2014 in Portland, Oregon where she had lived for the past several years. Her father died at a young age and her mother and Virginia lived with her Grandparents until Loette married Chester Keiser. The family then moved to the Keiser farm outside of Waitsburg. She attended grade school and high school in Waitsburg where she was involved in many activities. She was the Queen of the Days of Real...
WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg Town Hall Board held its first meeting of the new year on Jan. 8 and elected a new slate of officers: President, Karen Mohney; Vice President, Ron Standring; Treasurer, Larry Johnson; Secretary, Jim Davison. Other board members include: Karl Newell, Ron Griffin and Jim Walsh. The board will host the traditional Valentine’s Day prime rib fundraising dinner and silent auction on Feb. 14. All funds go toward the operation and maintenance of Town Hall. Tickets may be purchased by contacting any of the board members lis...
WAITSBURG – Gabriel Hofer, of Waitsburg, pleaded not guilty to first-degree assault in a Walla Walla County Superior Court arraignment hearing on Dec. 22. Hofer is accused of hitting Richard W. Perez, whom he discovered unconscious, next to his sister who was dead from a drug overdose. Hofer is not in custody. Trial has been set for March 17 in Judge Lohrmann’s court, and no other hearings have been scheduled, according to prosecuting attorney Jim Nagle....
Ten Years Ago January 20, 2005 In 2004 she was first runner up and named “Miss Photogenic.” So she tried again and last October, Sade’ Aiyeku, a 1998 graduate of Prescott High School, was crowned Miss Idaho USA 2005 at the pageant held in Nampa, Id. She is the daughter of Joni (Jackson) Aiyeku of Prescott and Iyola Aiyeku of New York City, and granddaughter of Jack and Yvonne Jackson of Prescott. Odako met at the home of Velma Sickles on Thursday, January 13. Ivadell Nordheim was co-hostess. Donna Keeney won the door prize. The group’s charter...
Waitsburg Jan. 6 Window on school bus shot with a B.B. gun over Christmas break. Jan. 9 Student arrested for Minor in Possession of alcohol (MIP) and Possession of Marijuana on Coppei Avenue. Jan. 12 Chainsaw taken from unlocked garage on Walnut Street. Dayton Jan. 6 Theft of a child’s 4-wheeler reported on E. Hannan Street. Burglary reported on N. 4th Street; garage was broken into but nothing was taken. Fraudulent phone calls reported on S. 5th Street. Fight reported, verbal only, on E. Hannan Street. Threats reported on S. 3rd Street. U...
January 16: Colleen McCoy, Patty White and Rueben Stokes. January 17: Anna and Anthony Reese, Bret and Bethany Moser, Kimmie Hamann, Zane Johnson, Dan Beckley, John Janovich, Tyler Woodworth, Eric Rich, Sheena Henze, Jeff Schulke, Jim Davison, and Jon Jensen. January 18: Kelley Fouste, Jason Thomas, Jennifer Low, Rowena Farrens and Arlene Hopkins. January 19: Bob Deal, Lynda Hogan, Debbie Rubio, David Webber, Reina Bruce and Clint Reser. January 20: Joan Leid, Wilma Johnson, Judy Jackson, Justin Hill, Jack and Jill Largent, Becky Pearson, Ken...
OLYMPIA - Would your legislator ever consider decriminalizing heroin possession? Or maybe turning the Supreme Court justices’ elections partisan? What about allowing teenagers to taste alcohol? The 2015 legislative session is just getting started, but already some proposed bills are likely to turn a few heads. Sixteen Republicans and three Democrats have sponsored House Bill 1051, which would require Supreme Court justices — but no other judicial officer in the state — to declare a partisan affiliation when running for election. One spons...
Every once in a while some adult in my family will tell a hilarious joke about my being able to pay my way through college. I laugh. They look confused. And I find out that it wasn’t supposed to be a joke in the first place. As far as I can tell, paying one’s own way through college is all but impossible nowadays. Depending on which way you lean politically, this is either the inevitable result of Socialist-style financial aid distribution or a conspiracy of the wealthy establishment to rem...
OLYMPIA--Two years after Washington voters ended pot prohibition lawmakers are wading through a thicket of proposed reforms that aim to stabilize an industry struggling to get off the ground. “Right now I call it the wild, wild west,” Senate Democratic Leader Sharon Nelson, D-Maury Island, said during Thursday’s annual Associated Press Legislative Preview. “We’ve got incongruities in this law that we need to solve.” With seven new cannabis-related bills pre-filed so far come seven new opportunities to shape Washington’s unprecedented...
Dear Editor, A few drivers are putting themselves and our school bus riders at risk by choosing to violate laws. School busses are required to stop at railroad crossings and yes, they accelerate slower than your car which may inconvenience you. That does not mean it is safe or legal for you to pass them across the double yellow line to get in front of them. School busses follow the speed laws for trucks, not cars, meaning they may be going 60 mph when your limit may be 65 mph. County roads, such as the Middle and Lower Waitsburg Roads, are...
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DAYTON – Matthew Warren is an 18-year-old with a goal, one he has worked hard to realize and is on the brink of reaching. This Dayton High senior hopes to work someday as an agricultural commodities trader with an emphasis in Chinese language and business. "I see a lot of opportunity in studying Chinese," he said. "China is a developing country that has the largest market in the world yet still has a lot of third-world conditions waiting to be improved." Warren wants to study international busin...
DAYTON – More than two dozen Dayton residents have banded together to support the permanent hiring of Dayton Middle and Senior High School Principal Kate Wenzl. They call themselves "Keep Kate," and last Wednesday they appealed to the Dayton School Board to do just that. "As a group, we just want you [the board] and her [Wenzl] to know that we support her and hope you decide to keep her where she is," said Dayton resident Mary-Jeanne Smith. Smith also apologized to the board, on behalf of the g...
DAYTON – The Dayton School Board will likely decide at their regular meeting on Wednesday whether to put its proposed capital levy before voters in April or wait until the November general election. The board plans to have an unrelated executive session at 6:30 p.m., its usual start time, and expects to begin the regular board meeting at 7:30 p.m. (Check the district website for any changes or additional information at www.daytonsd.org.) After voters defeated a $25 million school bond measure in November, the school board came up with a much s...
DAYTON – The city of Dayton will present three open house events from 6-8 p.m. on Jan. 20, 22 and 28 at City Hall to discuss and provide details on the proposed increase on sales and use tax. Members of the Dayton Transportation Benefit District and city council will be available to answer any questions. Refreshments will be provided. The city plans to ask for voter approval of a sales and use tax increase this February to help maintain city streets. The increase would raise sales tax from 8.1 percent to 8.3 percent. The special election b...
WAITSBURG – “I didn’t know what a heart attack was supposed to feel like,” said Waitsburg Presbyterian Church Reverend Bret Moser, who now knows all too well what to expect. Following his own recent heart attack, Moser is loudly singing the praises of the Waitsburg Ambulance Service and strongly encourages all Waitsburg residents to take advantage of the service’s unique donor program which assures swift and free service. Nothing was out of the ordinary when Moser went to bed the night of...
WAITSBURG - Members of the Waitsburg Celebration Days Committee have been working hard the last several months to make sure this May’s celebration - honoring Waitsburg’s 150th anniversary - is a truly memorable event. With the framework in place, they are now in need of helping hands and financial support to make their May 16 Celebration Days plans a reality. “What we want is to create one or two signature events that we become known for and that grow every year,” said Mayor Walt Gobel. The comm...
DAYTON - In a season that has seen more lows than highs, the Dayton Bulldog boys' basketball team continues to play hard and get better as a team. Still, last weekend saw Dayton lose two road games: to the Asotin Panthers, 55-40, on Friday and to Walla Walla Valley Academy, 53-9, Saturday. The Bulldogs played close to the Panthers all night, until time was running out and they were forced to start fouling. Asotin hit most of their free throws and pulled away down the stretch. Saturday's game...
DAYTON – The Dayton girls' basketball team continued their dominant play last week, beating Pomeroy Tuesday, Asotin Friday and Walla Walla Valley Academy, all on the road and all by more than 10 points. Dayton 54, Pomeroy 37 Sidney Andrews, Shayla Currin and Madison Mings all scored in double figures, as the Lady 'Dogs rolled to a comfortable win on Tuesday in Pomeroy. Dayton trailed by three at the end of the first quarter, but came back to lead by six, 24-18, at the half. "We got down early 1...
PRESCOTT - WP wrestlers had two meets last week where grapplers Tristan Newman and Dejay Lalka celebrated personal successes. The team traveled to Springdale on Saturday, where Newman beat long-time competitor Mark Dituri of Mary Walker for the first time in two years. At Monday's home meet here, Dejay Lalka, who wrestles with just one leg, brought the crowd to tears as he secured the first win of his wrestling career. At the Springdale meet, 138 lb. David Just won two and lost two, all by pin....
