Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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Late on June 30, the Washington State Legislature passed a compromise budget that came, litereally, at the last minute. Washington state government was facing a potential shutdown if the budget was delayed further. Both state representatives from our 16th district voted for the budget compromise, which passed the house 82-11. Negotiators in the state house and senate agreed to a total budget of $33.6 billion. The final budget added $1 billion to the state's education budget and included enough money so that public university tuition could... Full story
DAYTON - The Longears return to town this year with an expanded schedule over two weekends. The third annual Mule Mania event starts this weekend with workshops for mule and donkey owners Saturday and Sunday at the Columbia County Fairgrounds. More than 150 mules and their owners - and sev- eral hundred visitors - are expected in town for the nine-day event. All events at Mule Mania are free and open to the public. Except for the downtown parade, all activities will be held at the Columbia...
WAITSBURG - "Nei- ther snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds." While the United States Postal Service creed inscribed on the James Farley Post Office in New York City still holds true, it's eastern Washington customers -- not postal workers -- that will need to be a bit more "swift" in getting their mail to the box, come Saturday. That's when mail previ- ously sorted in Pasco will be routed to Spokane for processing...
