Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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For months, the undefeated WP Cardinals football players were the talk of the town, the pride of the community and role models for younger aspiring kids. Their athletic adventure took them all the way from summer football camp to the state title game at the Tacoma Dome late last year. In the same manner, the Prescott and Vista Hermosa communities went wild about their WP Tigers soccer team, which also won a state title and sent five players to the all-state team. We now see a surge of community excitement around the Dayton Bulldog basketball...
WAITSBURG - To say the city of Waitsburg is stumped by the future of the collapsed bunk house east of the McGregor plant is putting it mildly. No one came forward to put in a salvage bid for its materials. The fire district doesn't want to burn it as part of a training exercise because it contains hazardous materials. And now it appears the city is in violation of its own code by just letting sit there. "It's been a worrisome issue," said Mayor Walt Gobel. "We may need to bite the bullet and get it squared away." The council voted unanimously...
WAITSBURG - Entertainment like Waitsburg has never seen is coming Feb. 4 to the fairgrounds. Mixed Martial Arts fighting is making its debut and organizer Rob Dodgin hopes to make this a monthly event if the turnout is as good as his two previous fights, which averaged 650 to 700 people. "The city of Waitsburg was really inviting and open to it," Dodgin said. The event will take place at the blue community building at the fairgrounds. Tickets are $25 if purchased in advance, and $30 at the...
WAITSBURG - If approved by the state Legislature, the Walla Walla Valley will get $10 million to build a center for high school students to get hands-on vocational training in construction, welding and manufacturing, natural resources and health care services. "It's another opportunity for kids," said Mick Miller, the superintendent of the Walla Walla School District. "It's a place for kids to go into greater depth in certain areas (they're interested in). " The Skills Center would be a new building at Walla Walla Community College. It would...
