Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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Columbia County Superior Court September 16, 2015 Trials Set: Eric Ryan Vanzandt, 31, Dayton; entered not guilty plea to one charge of escape from community custody. Vanzandt failed to make himself available for DOC supervision. He is held on $10,000 bail. Trial set for Oct. 15-16. Sentencing/Plea Agreements: Anthony J. Nieto, Sr., 56, Dayton; plead guilty to a reduced charge of one count of assault in the third degree – criminal negligence and a weapon, a Class C felony. Nieto was originally charged with first degree assault following an i...
DAYTON – During their regular meeting last week, the Columbia County Hospital District board named interim co-CEOs to fill in after the departure of current CEO Jon Smiley. Smiley resigned effective Sept. 30. Chief Financial Officer Lee Holter and Chief Operations Officer Shane McGuire will serve as co-CEOs until the board names a permanent replacement for Smiley. That decision is expected to be made later this year. According to CCHS Human Resources Director Steve Stahl, the committee reviewing applications for CEO has narrowed the list of can...
WAITSBURG - Walla Walla/Columbia County Fire Dist. #2 Commissioners will speak about the annexation of the Waitsburg Fire Dept. into District #2 at the Tues. Oct. 6 Commercial Club meeting. The meeting will be held at Gleason’s Galley on Waitsburg’s Main Street. Cost for the BBQ chicken dinner is $8 (not including tax and gratuity) and reservations should be made to B.A. Keve at ikbakeve@charter.net or (509) 337-6546. There is no cost to attend the meeting only, which begins at 7 p.m....
DAYTON – The Lady Dogs won two away league-play matches last week, against DeSales and Prescott. The Dogs dropped the Irish in three sets (25-10, 25-20, 25-19) on Tues, Sept. 22, followed by a win over the Tigers (25-16, 25-8, 25-13) on Thurs., Sept. 24. Bulldog Coach Shannon Turner said her team hustled and played with a lot of enthusiasm to take the win against their longtime Irish rivals. She said her team showed great focus, playing in the noisy DeSales gym. Stat leaders at the DeSales match were Josilyn Fullerton who served up a perfect 1...
WAITSBURG – The Lady Cardinals traveled to Asotin on Tues., Sept. 22 where they dropped the Panthers in three sets, 25-18, 15-17, 15-17. On Thursday, they played Tri-Cities Prep on their home court, falling in three sets: 11-25, 11-25, 10-25. “Overall we played pretty well,” said Coach Angie Potts, about the Asotin game. “There were a few moments that we let up and gave Asotin the opportunity to score some points but the girls were able to regain their focus and finish each set strong.” Stat leaders against Asotin were Ariel Sandau with 11 a...
DAYTON – Dayton’s third quarterback of the year, Kobie Sunderlin-Herrin, continued to improve on Friday as he rushed for 91 yards including a touchdown and a two-point conversion, in a 68-28 loss to Liberty Christian. Sunderlin-Herrin was also four-for-nine passing, for 49 yards, including a TD and two-point conversion reception. But the resurgent offense wasn’t enough, as it came after L-C built a 36-0 lead in the first quarter. In the end, the Bulldogs lost the scoring battle, ten touchdowns to four, as the defense couldn’t keep up with L-...
DAYTON – The Dayton School District is seeking to improve communication between citizens and the school district through a new initiative called Bulldog Alliance. The Bulldog Alliance will include parents, downtown business leaders, senior citizens, farmers, civic leaders and other community members with an interest in an open exchange of information between the district and community members. The district will pass on news about the successes and challenges within in our school district, as well as listen to what community members think a...
