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WAITSBURG - City res- idents will see an increase in their water/sewer statements come January - but only about half of what was origi- nally proposed. At Monday night's City Council meeting the board approved a water/ sewer increase of 3% to begin... Full story

Waitsburg Chapel (320 W. 2nd) will be holding a Christ­mas Eve service at 5:30 p.m. on December 24. The service will focus on the meaning of Christmas through readings, poems and song and end with a candle lighting....

The Blue Mountain As­sembly of God Church (311 S. 4th St) will hold their Christmas program on De­cember 22 at 10 a.m. Lo and Behold! Seeing is Believing is a three-act play, directed by Carrie Dawson. In this production, two bumbling angels get l...

One Quiet Night: A Dra­matic Musical for Christmas will be performed at Star­buck Community Church on December 22, 2013 at 6 p.m. Refreshments following performance...

Waitsburg's annual Com­munity Christmas Cantata will take place at 7 p.m. on Dec. 22 and the Waitsburg Presbyterian Church (504 Main Street). All are wel­come....

Grace Church (301 S. Third, Dayton) will be host­ing a Blue Christmas Cel­ebration on December 22 at 7 p.m. This is a joint service of Dayton's First Congregation­al Church and Grace Episco­pal Church. Many cultures have different words for what it...

The Liberty Theater is hosting their annual Christ­mas Cookies and Classics on Dec. 19. The fun starts with local bluegrass quartet The Barnstormers, who will play from 6:30 - 7 p.m. A live cookie auction will follow. Holiday Inn, starring Bing...

WALLA WALLA - The Jonathan M. Wainwright Memorial VA Medical Center (VAWW) in Walla Walla is offering free credit monitoring for up to 1,519 Veterans whose personal information, including so­cial security numbers, was inadvertently emailed to an exte...

DAYTON - A survey is available online in which Co­lumbia County residents can weigh in on their preferences regarding future development of parks and recreation facili­ties in Dayton, Starbuck and Columbia County. The survey is available at w...

The Columbia County Rural Library District is pleased to announce that they have been selected as a World Book Night distribu­tion site. World Book Night U.S. is part of an ambitious cam­paign to encourage reading and giving. A half million free p...

December 19: Lexus Ann Benson, Jack Maxwell, Shirley Cummings. December 20: Kellie Rarick, Margaret Naumann, Mela- nie Land, Jeff Gusse, Nathaniel Abel, Bitsey Harshman, Christy House. December 21: Jamie Kibler, Katy Hofer, Loren Davis, Jenny...

Ten Years Ago December 25, 2003 Gabe Kiefel had a double-double - 12 rebounds and 10 points - against the Prescott Tigers last weekend, helping the Cards to a 59-32 win. Waitsburg opened league play on the road, winning at Jubilee Christian 65-46...

To coin the 1949 Christmas tune by Frank Losser, "Baby, its Cold Outside." I do hope you have plenty of wood chopped and stacked! Old timers I've talked to say they haven't seen it this cold for forty years! I visited Tucannon Meats today in Dayton....

I f you find yourself waking down the centerline of a busy street, it is very useful to be aware of where the cars and trucks are (in both directions). And every once in a while it is good to look a couple of blocks ahead to be prepared for that big...

The Coalition for Youth and Families and Columbia REA are sponsoring a First Night Party on December 31 at 7 p.m. This is a night of fun for the whole family from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Seneca Activity Center. There will be games, food, music and... Full story

The Liberty Theater is one again ushering in the New Year with a Black and White East Coast New Year's Eve Party. This year's clas- sic comedy, Some Like it Hot, stars Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon as two Chi- cago musicians who disguise themselves as...