Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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STARBUCK – The Jan. 26 special meeting of the Starbuck City Council revolved around a subject that has consumed the city’s focus since last June: a public records request and subsequent lawsuit that has already cost the city thousands of dollars. In early June, Spokane attorney Stephen Kirby, through his business, Tikor Consulting, brought suit against the Town of Starbuck for failure to make public records available for inspection in a timely manner, pursuant to RCW 42.56.520. The Com...
By LaVendrick Smith, WNPA, Olympia News Bureau OLYMPIA—Lawmakers are looking to modify the Public Records Act in an effort to help local agencies that claim they’re burdened by overly broad and massive public-records requests. House Bill 2576 would give local agencies the power to limit the time they spend each month responding to public-records requests, and would allow local agencies to charge a fee for providing public records that are requested for commercial purposes. Rep. Joan McBride, D-Kirkland, the bill’s sponsor, said the bill isn’t...
PRESCOTT – The Prescott boys’ basketball team mounted a big comeback in the fourth quarter against Tri-Cities Prep on Jan. 26 to tie the game 50-50. But the Jaguars outscored the Tigers 11-5 in the overtime period to take the victory. Prescott was down 25-22 at the half, and fell to an eight-point deficit at the end of the third quarter, before rallying for the tie. Travis Crockett led the Tigers with 26 points, including four three-pointers. Jose Gonzales added 21 points, and knocked down two treys. T-C Prep 10 15 15 10 11 — 61 Prescott 7 15...
PRESCOTT – The Prescott girls’ basketball team dropped a home match against Lacrosse-Washtucna on Saturday, 55-37. High scorer for the Tigers was Bianca Flores with six buckets and 14 points. Briseida Ayala added 10 points, Anahi Morfin scored 4, and Sonya Crispin dropped a 3-pointer. Fatima Gonzalez, Anna Flores, and Jocelyn Granados added two points each. L-W (55) — A. Harder 2 3-10 15, Guske 0 2-3 2, Gordon 7 0-0 14, Ayers 1 0-0 2, Meyers 5 6-8 16, Stanaway 1 0-0 2, N. Harder 2 0-4 4. Totals 17 12-25 55. PRESCOTT (37) — A. Flores 1 0-0 2,...
WAITSBURG – Fellow actors, musicians, co-workers, and friends are banding together to offer support to Melissa and Mike Ferrians in their time of need. Several fundraisers are being organized to raise funds for the Ferrians, as Melissa walks through a recently diagnosed battle with colon cancer. The Ferrians stepped down from pastoral life last May, when Mike retired after serving 25 years as pastor of the Waitsburg First Christian Church. During that time, Melissa was right beside him, s...
WAITSBURG – Members of the Combine Exploratory Committee from both Dayton and Waitsburg expressed strong support for a Waitsburg-Dayton football combine at a well-attended joint work session of both school boards at the Waitsburg Elementary School library on January 27. After listening to a detailed list of suggestions about how the combine should work from the exploratory committee, Dayton school board chair Dan Butler got to the heart of the matter. "I would really like a review of what are t...
DAYTON-At their board meeting on Jan. 25, Columbia County Health System commissioners heard from CEO Shane McGuire about latest schematic showing the new layout of Dayton General Hospital after the upcoming remodel is completed. "We are still refining the schematic," said CEO Shane McGuire about the redesign. The schematic shows the emergency room entry where the current main entry is. It will be moved slightly to the right of the existing entry, replacing some business offices, McGuire said. Co...
