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Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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DAYTON-It took just ten minutes of deliberation behind closed doors for Columbia County Commissioners Mike Talbott and Chuck Amerein to select Ryan Rundell to fill the vacant seat on the Board of County Commissioners. The Commissioners also interviewed Kaye Eaton and Thomas Konen on Monday night at the Columbia County courtroom, before heading in to executive session. It's a big responsibility," Rundell said, minutes after being sworn in. "It's an honor to be picked. They had good candidates to...
WAITSBURG – The deadline for Declarations of Candidacy for Waitsburg City Council closed on March 10 one candidate short of a full slate of five members. The filing process will reopen with applications accepted for an additional three days, from March 11 to Wed., March 13 at 4 p.m. Council incumbents Terry Jacoy, Kevin House, Jim Romine, Kate Hockersmith all submitted applications, as did incumbent mayor Marty Dunn. There were no new applicants, according to City Administrator Randy Hinchliffe. Incumbent council member K.C. Kuykendall, who h...
DW Track Coach Dan Nechodom gave a "big shout out" to Dayton High School facilities staff Jim Gallaher, for spending much of lastFriday clearing snow off the track so the team could practice. "We managed to get in 5 to 7 reps of about 80 m, dodging remaining patches of snow and ice, before we all got too cold," said Nechodom in a Facebook post. Read a DW Track and Field update on Page 9....
WAITSBURG – Waitsburg-area farmers Perry and Darleen Dozier have withdrawn their request for a text code amendment that would make water bottling operations a permitted use in all resource and agricultural districts in Walla Walla County. The proposal was hotly debated in the county but Doziers say pushback was not a factor in the decision. The text amendment, which was on the County’s 2018 Annual Docket of Comprehensive Plan and Development Regulations, was withdrawn on Wed., March 6, according to Walla Walla County Principal Planner Lau...
Waitsburg photographer Bill Rodgers submitted this stunning photo of Waitsburg nestled in a valley of snow-covered hills last week. He optimistically titled the shot, taken from Middle Waitsburg Road, 'Winter's Last Gasp.' As The Times is prepping for press on this March 12, I sit at my desk to once again see flakes falling from the sky. Let's hope this truly is winter's last gasp. I think we're all more than ready for spring....
Ten Years Ago March 19, 2009 A surprise phone call from Waitsburg to San Francisco was how 2008 Commercial Club Community Service Award winners Wayne and Ruth Peterson of Waitsburg were informed and congratulated for receiving the honor. Master of Ceremonies Tom Baker introduced the Community Service Award presentation with an odd reference to a “being similar to a marriage—except we’re only lacking a bride and groom.” With that Baker went on to announce the Peterson’s honor. After finishing second in the Alpine Slalom and third in both the Alp...
Feb. 25 Welfare check on suicidal subject at a home on Preston Avenue. March 8 Waitsburg residents came in to WWSO to report identity theft....
DAYTON – Alex Stone, a community planner with the National Park Service will meet with interested citizens in the first of a series of community meetings concerning vision for this the planned walking/biking trail between Waitsburg and Dayton. Learn about plans and share ideas on what you would like from the trail, how it will be constructed, and learn how it will benefit local health, economy and recreation. The March Cup of Joe meeting will be held at the Dayton Memorial Library (111 S. 3rd St.) at 7:30 a.m. on March 20. Coffee and b...
WALLA WALLA – Providence St. Mary Medical Center is one of only six hospitals in the state of Washington to receive highest rating possible, five stars, from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in its recently released ratings. CMS’ Hospital Compare website reports on quality measures for more than 4,000 hospitals from around the country. Nationwide, there are 293 five-star hospitals. According to CMS, the most common overall rating is 3 stars. The overall rating summarizes numerous quality measures reflecting common conditions tha...
PRESCOTT – University of Washington freshman, Eduardo A Perez, of Prescott, was named to the U of W Dean’s List for the autumn 2018 quarter. To be named to the Dean’s List, students must receive a GPA of 3.5 or higher....
PRESCOTT – The Prescott Lions annual Sam Erin Memorial Scholarship Breakfast will be held on Sat., March 16 and Sun., March 17 from 8- 11a.m. All you can eat eggs, bacon, sausage, hash browns, homemade biscuits and gravy, pancakes, juice and coffee for $10.00. Dutch apple pies will also be available for sale. Corner of Hwy. 124 & “D” Street....
Walla Walla, WA – WSU Walla Walla County Extension will present 4-H Super Saturday, taking place at Blue Mountain Community Church on March 23rd, 2019. Super Saturday offers a day of learning and hands-on fun for youth in Grades 1st through 12th (non-4-H youth are welcome). Participants take part in a variety of fun hands-on educational workshops including robotics, pack goats, crafts, worms, rockets, and more. Last year’s event received over 250 Awesome and Excellent ratings from the attendees! Youth must pre-register for this event. Reg...
March 15: Drew Farley, Arvilla Cyr, Debra Olson, Stacey Mohney, Tom K. Baker, Gage Baker, Sharon Puckett, Sara Payne Dimak, and Lolita Clayton. March 16: Edna Clough, Mike Estes, Edith Largent, Carol Heilbrun, Michael Kerry, Guy Keeney, Chenae Dahlstrom, Megan Payne, and Carley Horlacher. March 17: Joan Ruble, John Butler, Winton Lytle, Brian Doering and Kristi Unholz. March 18: Sherrie Larsen, Ben Daniel and Marisa Hoops. March 19: Verna Allen, Elaine Reese, Norma Johnson, Terry Jacoy, Josh Mayberry and E. Neil Stephens. March 20: Arlene...
Friday, 15 B - Irish Pancakes; L - Shepherd's Pie Monday, 18 B - Omelet, Sausage & Biscuit; L - Chicken Cordon Bleu, Asparagus Tuesday, 19 B - Biscuit & Gravy; L - Steak Quesadilla, Seasoned Corn Wednesday, 20 B - Cinnamon Roll; L - Chicken Drumstick, Baked Beans Thursday, 21 B - Breakfast pizza; L - Strawhat...
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By Governor John Kasich There's a lot of talk these days about the Green New Deal, a progressive Democratic response to the challenge of climate change. While it is intended to improve our environment, many Republicans and even some Democrats fear that it would stifle economic growth and kill jobs, set off a massive redistribution of wealth, and dangerously centralize federal government power. But for all those problems, the Green New Deal is serving an important purpose by provoking a more vigorous level of public debate. We’ve finally r...
Dear Editor, This is being written in support of our latest Assistant Librarian Shakira Bye, who was recently fired from the job on a serious accusation and for which there is no evidence. We have been told that her dismissal is the ninth such in the last four years. People are asking, why have so many have been let go. These are expensive personnel hirings, and terminations are so damaging. Most of these workers were not given cause. Of course none is required in WA and apparently, none of them really complained, quietly letting it go and...
Banner Bank Customer Services Representative Kim Julian alerted Waitsburg photographer Bill Rodgers to the presence of "snow rollers" just west of Prescott last week. Rodgers was quick to document the scene. "A rare sequence of weather events resulted in the formation of snow rollers in many of the fields around Waitsburg on March 7. A freezing rain that evening formed a hard slick crust on top of the previous snow. Later that night, about 2" of wet snow fell, and a 15 mph wind came up. Because...
DAYTON-Ashley Strickland is the county's new E911/Emergency Management Director and he has brought an impressive skill set with him in his new job. Strickland brings the knowledge he gained while working on a statewide radio system for the State of Ohio, along with prior experience in Columbus, Ind., where he oversaw the merger of four dispatch centers and twenty-one agencies into one center. He has also served as a fire captain in Columbus In Ohio, Strickland said he was responsible for one...
Unlike parents with their children, I hope it's acceptable for reporters to have favorites. There are a couple of folks that I love to interview, and Jeff Broom was one. Jeff passed away on March 4 at Dayton General Hospital. He will be missed, but not forgotten. Because of his community activism and his breadth of knowledge, I had the opportunity to speak with Jeff fairly often in the course of reporting for The Times. I have greatly missed his input and wisdom as he fought health issues in rec...
Several locals enjoyed a good time at a paint party hosted by the Commercial Club at Town Hall last week. Above: Ladies are hard at work on their paint-by-number projects....
Nationwide program aims to improve family engagement and student academic success DAYTON – Dayton Memorial Library's first Prime Time Family Reading event, on March 6, was a great success with 60 people and 19 families in attendance. The nationwide program strives to build thought and conversation between children and families through reading. Prime Time Family Reading is a six-week program funded through a grant from Humanities Washington and is free to participants. Each evening begins with a...
DAYTON – Columbia County Prosecuting Attorney C. Dale Slack said the Benjamin Orozco murder case has been re-set, from March 11 to July 8. Slack said May 8 is the deadline for the exchange of all evidence that is intended for use in the trial. This will be followed by arguments dealing with the admission of certain evidence in the trial, at a hearing set for May 31, at 1:30 p.m. in Superior Court. Pretrial and readiness will be heard on June 5, with the actual trial taking place July 8-19, Slack...
Board members Katie Leid, David Bailey, Justin Jaech and Fred White were present. *Bill Dowdy asked the Board to consider supporting the reinstatement of the High School Fall soccer program, which had been canceled for 2018-19 due to a lack of participants and partial forfeiture of the 2017-18 season. Dowdy believes there may be 25 students in Dayton and Waitsburg interested in playing next year. The issue will be referred to Athletic Director Nicki Luper and the DW Combine Committee. *Discussion regarding classified staff and state...
OLYMPIA, Wash. – Last week, the Washington State House of Representatives approved House Bill 1674, sponsored by Representative Skyler Rude (R-Walla Walla). The bill replaces the term “alternative with “personalized” in statute when referencing programs that allow students to fulfill public education requirements outside the traditional classroom. Rude said the change is intended to remove the stigma attached with the term “alternative.” “Names matter. The term ‘alternative’ signals to students who participate in these courses that what...
