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WALLA WALLA—The Walla Walla County Board of Commissioners is seeking applicants to fill two vacancies on the Walla Walla County Board of Equalization (BOE). The BOE is made up of three members who meet in a public hearing setting to hear petitions relative to property values subsequent to appraisals of property value completed by the county. Board members must be residents of the county, and must attend a special Department of Revenue training seminar, typically held in June, regarding Board duties. Training-related travel expenses are r...
WALLA WALLA—The Walla Walla County Department of Community Health (DCH) acknowledged concerns raised by many members of the community regarding equitable vaccine distribution. DCH has implemented an equity task force and partnered with community organizations that serve low-income and hard to reach populations. With these efforts well underway, county health officials want to thank residents that have stepped up to help those in need. “We are a community,” said Public Health Officer Dr. Daniel Kaminsky. “We can reach out to friends, family...
WALLA WALLA—On January 29, at 1:23 p.m., the Walla Walla Regional Airport reported receiving a bomb threat demanding money or an explosive device would be detonated. Airport officials evacuated the building and surrounding areas. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Washington State Patrol (WSP) Bomb Squad, and surrounding law enforcement agencies responded to the scene. By 2:31 p.m., officials confirmed the threat was not of a credible source. The building and surrounding area were searched and deemed safe. Walla Walla S...
WALLA WALLA—Gesa Power House Theatre announced three new members’ appointments to its nonprofit Board of Directors: Darcie Furlan, Mike Howell, and Tricia Rice. Darcie Furlan is retired from a career in book publishing and has lived in Walla Walla since 2014. She previously served on the board of the Walla Walla Chamber Music Festival for five years before stepping down from her role as President this past August. Mike Howell is a retired veteran who continues to be very active in the community and has served on many nonprofit boards and civ...
WALLA WALLA-The Blue Mountain Land Trust Blues Crew exceeded its goal during its donation drive this year. Donations from a large number of supporting individuals was nearly doubled by the match from the All In Washington Fund that resulted in a total in excess of $46,000. The monies will be used to complete the purchase of equipment to support the grooming efforts at Horseshoe Prairie Nordic Ski Area and many other projects of the Blues Crew in the coming year....
WALLA WALLA—Blue Mountain Action Council (BMAC) is offering help to people who may be eligible to get a larger tax refund this year through the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). BMAC reminds you that you must file a tax return, even if you don’t owe tax, to claim the EITC benefit. January 29, 2021, marks the 15th anniversary of Awareness Day, a nationwide effort to increase awareness about EITC and free tax preparation sites. In 2020, 22 million workers received more than $57 billion in EITC refunds. In Washington state there were 350,000 cla...
WASHINGTON—The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission will hold its next regular meeting virtually on Jan. 28 from 9 a.m. to about 4:15 p.m. At the meeting, the Commission will hear public comment, discuss and take action on the U.S. Navy’s proposal to use 28 state parks for wargames and special operations training. The Commission will also recognize and document their conclusion that the agency director performed satisfactorily in 2020 and that a meaningful evaluation process was used to reach it. The Commission will hear upd...
WALLA WALLA—Walla Walla Community College is recruiting area students and parents for its American Dream Academy. This program prepares families with little or no higher education experience to successfully manage their students’ transition from high school to college. WWCC offers a series of five free classes designed to provide all the information students need to make college a reality. These half-hour to 45-minute sessions will be offered online over Zoom beginning Feb. 1 through Feb. 5. The evening sessions will be offered concurrently in...
The Blues V, John Day Country by the Blue Mountain Land Trust is the fifth book in their series area landscape photography. The edition features dramatic landscapes of the John Day River Basin and surrounding areas. Volume Five contains 30 images of the mountains, canyons, lakes, rivers, prairies, ranches, and the gorgeous John Day Formation, which contributes so significantly to many of the unique landscapes of this magnificent chunk of geography—featuring photography by Bill Rodgers and S...
A safe, comfortable space is being prepared for those who are grieving a loved one at Walla Walla Hospice. Following the writings and journals of Dr. Alan Wolfelt, “Understanding Your Grief” is the first ten-week long grief support group of the year. For two and a half months, individuals grieving a lost loved one will have the chance to understand the ‘ten essential touchstones to healing your heart, which include dispelling the misconceptions of grief, exploring your feelings of loss, and u...
WALLA WALLA— On Nov. 19, a cohort of 15 participants graduated from Mercy Corps Northwest’s Micro-Business Assistance (MBA) Program, which offers support for entrepreneurs looking to start or grow a small business. The MBA program has now served 50 entrepreneurs in Walla Walla and has disbursed a total of $200,000 in grants over the last two years. The program is available to business owners and entrepreneurs in Walla Walla and Columbia Counties and the City of Milton Freewater. It provides grants, loans, and education to new and existing bus...
OLYMPIA—The Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges awarded nearly $5 million in federal CARES Act dollars to community and technical colleges across the state as they work to restore workforce-related programs affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The one-time grants come from the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief (GEER) funds provided by the CARES Act. Workforce programs, in which 48% of the community and technical college system’s approximately 356,000 students were enrolled in the 2019-20 school year, were signi...
WALLA WALLA—The Downtown Walla Walla Foundation (DWWF) is eliminating its business memberships beginning in 2021. These memberships, which historically have cost downtown businesses $195 and whose proceeds contribute approximately 1/16th of the Foundation’s annual budget, will be replaced with a Friends of Downtown Walla Walla fundraising model instead. Since the beginning of the pandemic, the DWWF has eliminated paywalls for area businesses to have a listing on their site. “The Downtown Walla Walla Foundation has considered it our purpo...
WALLA WALLA—With an annexation application period approaching, the city of Walla Walla’s Development Services Department would like to remind residents of recent updates to the annexation process. The annexation application periods are Jan. 1-31 and Sept. 1-30, as adopted by City Council in Ord. 2019-38. The annexation application fee is $1,600. Applications are available on the department’s website, https://tinyurl.com/y6f2785d. Those who wish to annex into the city of Walla Walla must be contiguous with existing city limit boundaries and m...
WALLA WALLA—Four new 8-foot by 8-foot murals have been placed in front of the Land Title Plaza, 33 E. Main, Coffee Perk, 4 S. First Ave, the Macy’s building on 58 E. Main St, and at TMACS, 80 N. Colville St. The idea was a community-led initiative originating with business owner Staci Wanicheck, who wanted to add extra cheer to downtown through local art. Wanicheck contacted Annette Bergevin, General Manager and Founding Partner of Bergevin Lane Vineyards, whose daughter Jaden Bergevin offered to paint the mural now displayed outside TMA...
WALLA WALLA—Walla Walla County health officials were notified that two local men, one in his 50s and one in his 70s, as well as three local women in their 70s that had tested positive for COVID-19, have passed away. “We offer our heartfelt condolence to friends and families during this difficult time,” said Kara Breymeyer, DCH Preventative Services Division Manager. Case overview as of 12/08/2020 @ 5 p.m. New cases for the day: 41 Confirmed Cases: 2,497 Recovered: 2,154 Deaths: 27 Active: 355 Home Isolation: 341 Hospitalized: 14 Walla Walla...
WALLA WALLA—The Walla Walla Fair and Frontier Days is pleased to announce that the Board of County Commissioners has appointed William (Bill) Jordan and Todd Stubblefield to the Walla Walla Fair and Frontier Days Board of Directors. William Jordan began attending the Fair after moving to Walla Walla in 1969 for a teaching position. Raising his family in the area, the Fair has been an important end of summer ritual. Jordan has volunteered at the Fair in the Kiwanis Booth, with the Shuttle Cart and Education Building, and wherever else he was n...
WALLA WALLA—Holiday cheer is still in Walla Walla! Title Sponsor Nelson Construction and the Downtown Walla Walla Foundation invites you to join them for a holiday driving tour on Saturday, December 5, from 6 p.m- 8 p.m. Downtown Walla Walla events have been postponed in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19, and that included the annual Parade of Lights that draws thousands to Main Street. Nelson Construction and Downtown Walla Walla Foundation have $5,000 in prizes for participating homeowners. Winners will be announced on December 12. D...
WALLA WALLA—The Downtown Walla Walla Foundation wants gifting locally to be easy this holiday season. In order to facilitate the process, they have created the Gift Local Gift Line for residents to simply call or text or email for local suggestions. Tell the gift line specialists about the person the gift is for and include budget anywhere from ($0 to $10,000). The gift line will provide three options for gifts near downtown Walla Walla. Need gift wrapping or delivery? Just ask. For more information or to make requests call or text (509) 2...
WALLA WALLA—It’s that time of year when the temperature drops, the days get shorter, and there is a buzz in the air about the upcoming holiday season. For those preparing to celebrate the holidays, the Walla Walla Fire Department would like to remind you to take steps to help ensure the safety of your home and family. As the winter months settle in, and particularly around the holiday season, the number of structure fires tends to increase. This upsurge, typically starting around Thanksgiving and stretching through the new year, is due to unint...
WALLA WALLA—The City of Walla Walla is accepting volunteer applications for the Arts Commission, Infrastructure Improvement Committee, and the Waste & Wastewater Advisory Committee. The arts commissioner position is designated for an artist who must reside in the City of Walla Walla. The term begins January 1 and expires December 31, 2023. The Infrastructure Improvement Committee has an opening for an engineer for a term expiring December 31, 2021. The Transportation Benefit District Improvement Committee and the Waste & Wastewater Advisory C...
The Walla Walla County Rural Library District will reopen to the public on Monday, November 2, 2020. Library patrons may call their local branch to make an appointment to either browse the collection or use a computer. Curbside delivery of materials will still take place and patrons are encouraged to continue utilizing this service. Appointments will be 20 minutes in length. Patrons will not be allowed entry without a mask and walk in services are not be available at this time. The Plaza branch was closed to the public on Saturday, October 31....
WALLA WALLA-Students attending Walla Walla Community College can now make an appointment for an in-person, "mask-to-mask" tutoring session to use the computer lab, as well as other services at the College's Walla Walla and Clarkston campuses. Restarting these in-person student support services was announced by President Chad Hickox on Thursday, October 29, during a State of the College address attended by more than 200 faculty, staff, and students via Zoom. "One of the things we can be really pr...
WALLA WALLA—Walla Walla County Department of Community Health (DCH) is reporting 187 new COVID-19 cases in the past two weeks (10/13/2020 to 10/26/20). This has put the county at the highest number of active cases since the onset of the pandemic with 175 active cases. “We are seeing an uptick of cases in Walla Walla County. Gaining control of this increase will depend on the actions of our community. We need everyone’s diligence in supporting social distancing and wearing of masks. Also, cooperation in contact tracing, isolation and quara...
WALLA WALLA—The public is invited to take to the sidewalks on Sunday, October 25, at 1:30 p.m. to Walk the Vote. With or without their ballots in hand, community voters will celebrate the act of voting in a peaceful neighborhood walk, a free event organized by the Network of Exceptional Women. Walkers will start at Washington Park, or outside Garrison Middle School, Whitman College’s Reid Campus Center, or Edison Elementary school. Walk leaders from the Network for Exceptional Women will provide maps and lead walkers to the two Downtown Walla W...
