Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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I t isn't always easy to find good employees. Despite the poor economy, or perhaps because of it, adults otherwise employable people struggle with substance abuse and reliability issues. Even some self-employed contractors sometimes have a hard time showing up sober or on time or to live up to the expectations of their advertised services. And then there is the question of professional qualifications, which are often difficult to gather in a small community like ours. That's why an employer like The Times is blessed to find parttime staff...
WAITSBURG - City of Waitsburg staff members have spotted some playground equipment on sale and they're hoping the city council approves the purchase to make Preston Park more fun for kids this summer. "Most of the equipment (at the park) is fairly old," said City Administrator Randy Hinchliffe. "We always put it on our list for things we would like to do." Hinchliffe and Clerk Kelly Steinhoff saw a piece of playground equipment with tunnel tubes to crawl through a slide and a gazebo on sale and...
DAYTON - There's a new ranger at Lewis and Clark Trail State Park and she's got a big job ahead of her. Melinda Owens, 38, began her new position at the state park on March 5 and she's chain sawing trees, burning and clearing trails to get ready for the park to open April 1. Owens had been stationed on the Columbia Plateau Trail State Park and the Palouse Falls for the past 7.5 years. Unfortunately because of drastic cuts to the state parks budget, her position was eliminated. She was able to...
WAITSBURG -- Waitsburg voters, who elect their mayor and council members every year under the town's territorial charter, are expected to have some options on and off the ballot this April. Mayor Walt Gobel and four of the current five council members are running again after a caucus meeting at Larry and Deanne Johnson's house last week for the Truth & Trust slate that was first elected to office two years ago. Ballots for the election will go our Friday or Monday for the April 2 election. As...
