Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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We can't resist this play on words once more: the "spirit" of Waitsburg is in a bottle and it's reaching shores in some very distant lands, not to mention our own. Thanks to two entrepreneurs, Kirby Kallas Lewis and Paul Gregutt, who branded their tasty and tastefully labeled vin- tages after our town, the Waitsburg name is getting out there and raising some worldwide interest. Waitsburg Bourbon, now in its eighth batch since its launch only a few years ago, can be found in stores, bars and restaurants in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, California,...
DAYTON - Dayton Ambulance, Fire District 3 personnel and deputies with the Columbia County Sheriff's Office responded to a report of a possible drowning Monday, at approximately 4:10 p.m. A 54-year-old man, who was unidentified at press time, was swimming in the Touchet River downstream from Dayton near the Touchet Valley Golf Course. The caller reported the man had been trapped under a man-made log dam in that portion of the river and was not conscious. Responders pulled the man from the water and transported him to Dayton General Hospital....
DAYTON - Dayton City Planner Karen Sharer says that Dayton does not currently have a marijuana moratorium in place, but the possibility is under review for consideration. The city is in the process of determining how to best respond to the policy mandates and is drafting a letter to be presented at the Sept. 23 City Council meeting. "We are evaluating the situation and trying to figure out what is best for the City," said Sharer. "We are in the process of putting together a letter and bringing all the issues before the council on the 23rd. W...
WAITSBURG - Last December the Waitsburg City Council placed a temporary moratorium on the production and sale of marijuana within city limits. The moratorium was established in order to allow the Washington State Liquor Control Board (WSLCB) time to respond to the passage of I-502 and develop policy for the legalized growth and sale of recreational marijuana. "People who want to set up shops are going to look for spots with no rules in place," said City Administrator Randy Hinchliffe. "That's why it was important for us to get something in...
DAYTON - Anyone hoping to buy, sell or grow pot in the Touchet Valley area under Washington state's new law legalizing marijuana, may have to wait a while. Walla Walla and Columbia counties, whose voters opposed Initiative 502 last year, are drafting ordinances placing a moratorium on such activities until the state's Liquor Control Board has its act together and the rules are clear. And while those ordinances apply only to unincorporated parts of the two counties, their cities are makin...
