Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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On December 20, 2019, at approximately 1 p.m., the Walla Walla Sheriff’s Office was contacted by the Alaska State Police, with a nationwide extraditable homicide warrant for Isaac David Friday. The Alaska authorities advised that they had information indicating Friday was residing in Waitsburg, WA. Due to the nature of the warrant and the criminal history of Friday, a tactical operation plan was developed by the Walla Walla Sheriff’s Office. Several members of the Walla Walla Regional SWAT team were activated in an attempt to safely take Fri...
WALLA WALLA—Walla Walla County Department of Community Health (DCH) is pleased to announce that in collaboration with the Community Health Advisory Board and Walla Walla County Commissioners, Walla Walla County has created a special fund to provide financial assistance for families and individuals with children or youth with special health care needs or disabilities. In addition to nurse care coordination, DCH has made available funding of up to $9000 per calendar year to offer financial assistance to families for services related to their chil...
WALLA WALLA—Work to repair the bridges in the area around the Mill Creek dam project will require intermittent bridge closures Dec. 18 through the beginning of January, according to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers operations officials. The Washington Conservation Corps will begin replacing boards on the walkways of the Mill Creek foot bridge near Rooks Park and the bridge over the return canal near Reservoir Road starting Wednesday, Dec. 18. “The current boards have become worn and it was ide...
WAITSBURG—Gun Club president Cindy Daves announced the reopening of the club after a number of upgrades. The gong system was updated thanks to Pacific Steel, and a Dayton High School student who used his welding class skills to help create a gong stand that is 8 feet across and hosts 45 gongs. The down range uprights have been changed to a portable system. Members simply choose their spot and place the stand accordingly. One can place a stand on the 25, 50, or 100 yard line. The dirt at the 2...
DAYTON—Blue Market Station is offering a produce delivery service with fresh organic fruits and vegetables from Spokane Produce and organically grown, but uncertified produce from Hayshaker Farm. Order by Monday, December 30 by 10 p.m. for Wednesday, Jan. 1 delivery. Items available include avocados, mangoes, pineapples, herbs, kale, swiss chard and more. Visit: https://tinyurl.com/uvoge8r to place your order....
SPOKANE—The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) reminds producers that FSA offers farm ownership and farm operating loans to underserved applicants as well as beginning farmers and ranchers. Underserved or beginning farmers and ranchers who cannot obtain commercial credit from a bank can apply for FSA direct or guaranteed loans. “FSA loans are designed to make sure that everyone has access to credit including underserved and beginning farmers and ranchers. Last yea...
OLYMPIA, WA—The Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges has awarded nearly $2 million for colleges to help financially struggling students stay in school and complete their degrees. The awards were made possible by two grant programs established by the state Legislature during the 2019 legislative session. The Student Emergency Assistance Grant Program, established under HB 1893, provides community and technical colleges funding to help students pay for unexpected bills and basic living expenses, like emergency car r...
The Dayton School Board gave a big thumbs up Wednesday night at their monthly meeting to approving the indefinite union of the Dayton-Waitsburg grades 7-12 combined athletic endeavors in all sports. By a vote of 5-1, the board agreed to approve the recommendation of the DW Athletic Combine Committee to continue the current partnership between Dayton and Waitsburg regarding their athletic programs. The committee had met the prior Monday and had come to a decision based on the results of a survey sent out to Dayton parents and participants....
OLYMPIA—On Friday, December 20, Governor Jay Inslee’s office released the Lower Snake River Dams Stakeholder Engagement Report. At stake is the potential breaching and/or removal of the four dams and locks on the lower Snake River. Currently, The US Army Corps of Engineers operates the four run-of-river dams and locks on the lower Snake River in Washington: Ice Harbor, Lower Monumental, Little Goose and Lower Granite. Together, the LSRD produce 1,000 average megawatts of electricity ann...
The Affordable Housing Commission (AHC) was established via Ordinance 1952 on August 14th, 2019, codified in the Dayton Municipal Code (DMC) as Chapter 1-14. The City of Dayton established the AHC to enable the City Council to make well-founded decisions driven by community stakeholders regarding affordable housing. Housing is considered “affordable” if the household is paying no more than 30% of total income on monthly housing expenditures, including utilities. In the City of Dayton, 40% of owner-occupied households and 46% of ren...
The Port of Walla Walla staff has been working with the representatives of Valley Septic and Portable Restroom Service and Himark Custom Fab, LLC regarding purchasing real property at the Waitsburg Business Park. The light industrial park is adjacent to U.S. Highway 12 and the Port of Columbia’s railroad line. Valley Septic and Portable Restroom Services, Inc. is a locally owned and operated business offering portable restroom services as well as septic pumping and septic related services. O...
WASHINGTON, D.C.-On Monday, Dec. 16, the U.S. House of Representatives passed bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), a senior member of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and U.S. Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R, WA-05) to provide the Spokane Tribe of Indians equitable and just compensation for the lands taken by the United States as part of the Grand Coulee Dam development project in the 1930s and 1940s. Having previously passed through the...
DAYTON—At last week’s city council meeting the Friends of the Community Center President Vicki Zoller spoke about the importance of getting a community center/pool or pool feasibility study done. She said there is much that is beyond the scope of the community’s understanding and knowledge that a feasibility study can help with. “There’s just a lot that we need to know that will come from the professionals,” Zoller said. A feasibility study can provide information about how programs and events...
OLYMPIA-With new research predicting that climate change will cause serious damage to Washington's environment and economy, the Washington Department of Ecology is recommending the state make deep cuts in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, and eliminate nearly all sources of carbon pollution by 2050. Ecology based its new recommendations on the steps identified by international scientists and researchers at the University of Washington as necessary to limit the impacts of climate change. That res...
DAYTON—Bluewood’s 40th anniversary ski season began on Friday, December 20, as the winter sports area welcomes skiers and snowboarders to the mountain. “We look forward to having our guests enjoy the slopes again,” says Kim Clark, General Manager. “Thinking back, we’d also like to thank the hundreds of people who’ve invested and worked hard over the last four decades to make Bluewood a reality and bring this mountain to life. This season is about celebrating all of those people and all of ou...
Columbia REA announced that Board Director Dennis Munden has been named Agriculture Advisor of the Year by the Mid-Columbia Agriculture Hall of Fame. The Agriculture Advisor Award is given to an individual who has had a significant impact in ag-advancement and educational programs and similar organizations influencing the industry through leadership, guidance and community involvement. This year the honor goes to Dennis Munden. Dennis is retired as an agriculture education teacher at many local schools, including Kamiakin, Columbia, Pasco,...
SPOKANE-On Dec. 17 KSPS PBS announced that it is now streaming live on YouTube TV. Dedicated live channels for KSPS PBS and PBS KIDS, as well as on-demand programming, are now available to YouTube TV subscribers, expanding PBS's digital footprint and offering viewers additional ways to stream PBS content. "Every year, more and more households are seeking alternative ways to view their favorite PBS programs," said PBS Chief Digital and Marketing Officer Ira Rubenstein. "We are pleased that...
DAYTON—Might your child want to receive a letter FROM Santa Claus? Stop by the Dayton Memorial Library by December 14th to write a letter to Santa, or, simply drop one off by the deadline and Santa will write your child back. Parents can pick up their child’s Santa letter at the library between December 19-23. The Dayton Memorial Library is located at 111 S 3rd St., Dayton, WA....
PRESCOTT-The annual Prescott Lions Breakfast will be held on Saturday December 21st & Sunday, December 22nd from 8-11 a.m. Stop by for all-you-can-eat eggs, bacon, sausage, hash browns, biscuits and gravy, pancakes, juice, and coffee for just $10. Holiday pies will also be on sale for $10 each. Corner of Hwy. 124 & D Street....
DAYTON—Project Timothy is one of ten organizations to receive a $5,000 award through the Bayer Cereal Experts Grain for Good Sweepstakes, according to Erica Balmer, Public Relations Manager for Bayer Crop Science Division. To enter in the sweepstakes entrants had to grow 250 or more acres of cereal crops in eligible states. Gene Warren was one of ten entrants chosen to direct a donation to the organization of his choice. Warren said, “I’ve volunteered at Project Timothy and seen how it helps low-income people in our community. The agency provi...
Congratulations to Amy Farley and Kailyn Lewis who represented Waitsburg High School and were named Walla Walla Exchange Club Youth of the Month....
OLYMPIA—Families and individuals who receive Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Nutrition Program food benefits can now use WIC cards and the WICShopper app when they head to the grocery store. Washington’s WIC program introduced the new tools earlier this year to reduce stigma, improve efficiency and improve the participants’ shopping experience. “This rollout of new WIC tools for low-income families is about increasing access to nutritional food while decreasing perceived stigmas or prejudi...
WALLA WALLA—The local chapter of The Compassionate Friends (TCF), a volunteer-led organization that offers support to those have lost a child, grandchild or sibling, will take part in a Worldwide Candle Lighting on Sunday, December 8th at Land Title Plaza. At 7:00pm local time, hundreds of thousands of persons will light a candle to honor a child gone too soon. Believed to be the largest mass candle lighting on the globe, this event creates a virtual 24-hour wave of light moving across the time zones. The event is open to those who have lost a...
From the Waitsburg Times, April 25, 1919 WALLA WALLA—Thousands of farmers with their families are in Walla Walla Attending the tractor and power farming demonstrations this week. The events are scheduled for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday with private and special exhibitions to take place Saturday and even next Sunday for some of the late comers. These tests, however, will not be official and have been especially arranged. No event in the history of the West has proven the drawing card that t...
WAITSBURG—The annual Waitsburg Festival of Trees still has five trees available for your business, club or family to decorate, as of press time. The Waitsburg FFA has placed the trees on Main Street and has asked that they be decorated with battery operated outdoor tree lights only, with no spotlights. Also, please don’t use any giveaway or take-home items (i.e. candy, decorations, etc.); use non-breakable decorations and secure them to the tree with wire. Please do not use loose tinsel, and...
