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Inventory lost but no injuries in Columbia Straw Supply fire
STARBUCK-A June 13 fire at the Columbia Straw Supply stackyard on Lyons Ferry Road destroyed or damaged about a thousand tons of wheat straw, which was being stored in preparation for the launch of...
Bears in the Burg
WAITSBURG-Facebook was filled with posts of multiple sightings of a mama bear and cub on the southeast end of Waitsburg on the evening of June 13. Residents lined the streets to get a look at the...
Port of Columbia update
COLUMBIA COUNTY-One of the Port of Columbia's many projects was helping to organize a successful Career Day event, with representatives of twenty-seven different careers, at Dayton High school in...
Lions present awards at annual ladies night
WAITSBURG-It was a full house in the Lions Memorial Building as the Waitsburg Lions Club wrapped up its year with the annual Ladies Night dinner, award ceremony and induction of new officers....
Orozco trial is delayed again
DAYTON—Columbia County Prosecuting Attorney Dale Slack notified the public that the Benjamin Orozco murder trial has been re-set from July 8 to August 12, following a June 5 hearing. In his update, Slack said that Division II Court of Appeals J...
Dayton celebrates 25th All Wheels Weekend
DAYTON-Organizers have been hard at work preparing for Dayton's 25th Anniversary All Wheels Weekend, June 14-16, with the theme American Graffiti. The event, which takes place each Father's Day...
Outside Walla Walla
WALLA WALLA—Outdoor enthusiasts looking for activities surrounding Walla Walla will do well to visit www.outsidewallawalla.com. Blue Mountain Land Trust member Gwen Dildine spent the last year and a...
Girl Scouts Donate Flagpole to State Park
WAITSBURG-When the Girls Scouts of Waitsburg learned that the Lewis & Clark Trail State Park was the only park in the state without a flagpole, they set out to do something about it. The local...
Prescott Grads turn the tassel
PRESCOTT-Fifteen seniors made their final walk as Prescott High School students at commencement exercises in the Steuckle Gymnasium on Sat., June 8. Superintendent Brett Cox welcomed family and...
WAITSBURG SENIORS WALK THE AISLE
WAITSBURG-Seventeen members of the Class of 2019 made the traditional march down Kison Court to receive their diplo- mas at Waitsburg High School's 123rd commencement ceremony on Fri., May 30....
Tom Schirm Takes Third Place in World Fish Carving Competition
DAYTON-For most people, the dream of achiev- ing Best in World status in their art is simply that – a dream. But for Tom Schirm, of Dayton, that dream is well within reach. In fact, Schirm c...
WAITSBURG WILL HOST FIREWISE MEETING
WAITSBURG—The Waitsburg City Council invites the public, and especially landowners, to attend a free Firewise meeting at the Lions Club Building at the Waitsburg Fairgrounds on Tues., June 25 at 7 p.m. Speakers from the Department of Natural R...
Firefighter Focus
As longtime volunteer firefighters are retiring, the local volunteer pool continues to dwindle. With less than 20 active volunteer firefighters and four EMTs, Columbia-Walla Walla Fire No. 2 is...
4-H members qualify for national competition
WAITSBURG-Three senior-level members of Home Grown Go Wild 4-H competed at the 2019 Washington State 4-H Shooting Sports Championships in Eatonville, Wash. on May 17-19, earning the right to represent...
Policy changes allow for greater levy collections
WAITSBURG—At the May 16 Waitsburg School Board meeting, Superintendent Jon Mishra updated board members on the outcome of the legislative session which closed April 28. While some outcomes are p...
TVGC Scramble Tourney will help fund sprinkler system
1st annual TVGC member/guest scramble tournament is June 22 DAYTON— “Doing something about the sprinkler system is something the club has been working on for decades. I looked at minutes from the 1960s and they were talking about it then,” said...
Dayton Days is May 25
Memorial Day weekend kicks off a season of festivities in Dayton with the annual Dayton Days festivities, followed closely by Mule Mania and All Wheels Weekend. Dayton Days, May 25 The annual Main...
Firefighter Focus
As longtime volunteer firefighters are retiring, the local volunteer pool continues to dwindle. With less than 20 active volunteer firefighters and four EMTs, Columbia-Walla Walla Fire No. 2 is...
Leena Baker is WHS valedictorian, Loren Negron is salutatorian
WAITSBURG-Fifteen seniors will mark the end of their high school careers with a walk down Kison Court during Waitsburg High School's 122nd commencement ceremony on Fri., May 31 at 8 p.m. A...
DW Tracksters Kirsten Miller and Mason Finney head to State meet
QUINCY, Wash.- Kirsten Miller will represent Dayton-Waitsburg in two events at the state track meet in Cheney, Wash. on Thursday after qualifying at the District 5/6 meet here last week. Miller...
Pat Mohney is Celebration Days Parade Marshal
WAITSBURG-Pat Mohney will trade in his traditional behind-the-scenes role in the Waitsburg Celebration Days parade to take a seat front-and-center as this year's parade marshal. He was selected by...
District aligns grad requirements with state Standards
WAITSBURG—In an attempt to retain students who might otherwise attend Running Start or SEATech, as well as address budgeting issues, the Waitsburg High School Board of Directors unanimously a...
Firefighter Focus
WAITSBURG-As longtime volunteer firefighters retire and fresh faces fail to fill the void, the local volunteer pool continues to dwindle. With less than 20 active volunteer firefighters and four...
Waitsburg math teacher Jim Leid retires next month
Leid has spent 15 years teaching at Waitsburg High School where he graduated in 1969 WAITSBURG-For Jim Leid, advocating for students and staff has been a priority throughout his teaching career. After...
Waitsburg FFA attends State Convention
PULLMAN, Wash.-Fifteen Waitsburg FFA members attended the 89th Washington FFA convention in Pullman over May 9-11 under the direction of Advisor Nicole Abel. "Along with the various contests and volun...