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KEN GRAHAM: FROM THE PUBLISHER
Somewhere in China, many centuries ago, people discovered that frozen cream was pretty tasty. Over time, the treat known as cream ice, or “ice cream,” made its way to Europe – most likely to Italy...
KEN GRAHAM: FROM THE PUBLISHER
One day a few weeks ago, out of boredom I suppose, I was rummaging through some of the dozens of old books and other materials in the back of The Times' office, when I came across a thin (64-page) sof...
Pulp Mill Financing Slated to Close in August
DAYTON - Columbia Pulp I, LLC announced on Thursday that it has entered into agreements for the debt and equity funding required to commence construction of its new straw pulp manufacturing facility n...
KEN GRAHAM: FROM THE PUBLISHER
One of the great inventions of modern times is the string trimmer – better known as the weedeater. (Like kleenex and band-aid, I've stopped capitalizing it.) For a long time, I owned two. One, w...
How to Trap Tourists
As a member of the Dayton Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, I’m often involved in conversations about how to attract more visitors to our area. Actually, as small towns go, I think Dayton and W...
Change is Good!
With 2017 half over (yes, that’s right!) and summer in full swing, here at The Times we’re giving our newspaper a bit of a fresh look, as experienced readers will notice. Maybe it was the Fourth of...
Dayton Girls Sweep White Swan, 17-1, 12-1
WHITE SWAN – The Dayton girls' softball team took advantage of 13 White Swan errors in two five-inning games to overwhelm the home team in a double-header on Saturday, 17-1 and 12-1. In game one, M...
DW Baseball Sweeps White Swan
WHITE SWAN, Wash. – The Dayton-Waitsburg baseball team cruised to two easy five-inning wins at White Swan on Friday afternoon, 20-1 and 13-3. In game one, pitcher Kyle Gradwohl gave up only two h...
City Takes Action Against Burned House Debris
DAYTON – The City of Dayton has filed suit in Columbia County Superior Court, asking the court to declare the property at 119 E. Commercial Street in Dayton a public nuisance. The property, which i...
Lady 'Dogs Take Fourth at State
SPOKANE – The Dayton girls' basketball team played four games in four days here last week at the Hardwood Classic state championship tournament, and won three of them, preserving a fourth-place f...
Joe Adams Fifth at State
Adams goes two-for-two, wins fifth-place match; Hoffman fails to place TACOMA – Waitsburg's Joe Adams performed well at the Washington State Mat Classic at the Tacoma Dome last weekend. Wrestling at 1...
Gradwohl, Dunn Lead Cardinals over Colton, 62-51, in Districts
WAITSBURG – Kyle Gradwohl racked up 27 points and Jacob Dunn added another 24, as the Waitsburg boys' basketball team beat Colton in the first round of District playoffs. With the win, the C...
Joe Adams is Regional Wrestling Champion
COLBERT – Waitsburg's Joe Adams won all three of his matches at the Regional Meet in Colbert Saturday, to take first place in the 182-pound class. He moves on the state tournament at the Tacoma D...
Shorthanded Lady 'Dogs Fall to Mabton, 48-35
MABTON – The Dayton girls’ basketball team played without two starting seniors in their final league game here Saturday, and lost to Mabton, 48-35. It was the Lady Bulldogs’ only league loss of the s...
Joe Adams is District Champion
COLFAX – Waitsburg's Joe Adams will represent his team as district champion this weekend, as Waitsburg will send five wrestlers to the regional tournament in Colbert Saturday. After two bye rounds, A...
Dayton Girls Cruise Past DeSales, 52-34
DAYTON – The Dayton girls' basketball team hosted DeSales a day later than scheduled, due to weather, and the Lady Bulldogs easily overcame the Irish on Wednesday, 52-34, for their 12th straight l...
Bulldogs Fall to DeSales in OT, 57-54
DAYTON – The Dayton boys launched a rally in the fourth quarter against DeSales on Wednesday, outscoring the Irish 16-8 in the final frame to tie the game and send it to overtime. But DeSales r...
Trails Plan Gets Public Input
DAYTON – More than 100 people crowded into a meeting room at Dayton’s Best Western Hotel Monday evening to hear about a regional trails-planning process that has begun, and to provide their own ide...
Cardinals Down Prescott, 58-51
PRESCOTT – Nine Prescott three-point goals were not enough for the Tiger boys to overcome Waitsburg's improving offense on Friday night. Prescott's Jose Gonzalez and Travis Crockett downed three t...
Dayton Girls Suffer First Loss, But Continue EWAC Dominance
DAYTON – The Dayton girls' basketball team remained undefeated Eastern Washington Athletic Conference league play over the weekend, after big wins against Tri-Cities Prep and White Swan. However, o...
Businesses Step Up with Main Street Contributions
DAYTON – Owners or representatives of five local businesses were up after midnight on Jan. 1, not only to celebrate the new year, but also to make funding commitments to help improve downtown D...
Dayton Girls' Win Streak up to 14
DAYTON – The undefeated Dayton girls' basketball team won three more games during the past week to build their record to 14-0 this season. They are 9-0 in Eastern Washington Athletic Conference league...
Joe Adams Takes First Place Gold at Crusader Invite
COLBERT, Wash. – Six Waitsburg wrestlers and one Dayton wrestler traveled to Northwest Christian Schools in Colbert, just north of Spokane, for the Crusader Invite tournament on Saturday. Three C...
Dayton Girls Still Undefeated After Three New-Year Victories
DAYTON – The Dayton girls' basketball team extended their winning streak to nine games this season, with wins last week over Ritzville, Tri-Cities Prep and White Swan. The Lady Bulldogs are 9-0 overal...
Bulldogs Struggle in Weekend Losses to TCP, White Swan
PASCO – The Dayton boys’ basketball team traveled to Tri-Cities Prep on Friday night and fell to the Jaguars, 45-36, after leading much of the game. The Bulldogs led 9-7 after the first quarter and...