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Dayton Alumni Weekend is July 20, 21
DAYTON – The annual Dayton High School Alumni Weekend is coming up on July 20 and 21. Several classes will be holding reunions that weekend, along with the traditional parade on Saturday morning, and many other activities. Longtime DHS Alumni A...
Columbia Pulp Ramps Up Hiring
DAYTON – Columbia Pulp is now well on the way to having the employment impact in the area that community leaders have been hoping for for nearly five years. In an interview with The Times last week, Columbia Pulp CEO John Begley said that his firm r...
Rev Your Engines for All Wheels Weekend
DAYTON – Anybody wandering into downtown Dayton Friday evening will be excused if they think they’ve entered a small-town time warp and jumped backward 50 years. Classic cars cruising Main Street and ‘50s and ‘60s music in the air will engulf...
Culwell to Serve as CP Prosecutor
DAYTON – Columbia County Prosecutor Rea Culwell, came to an agreement last week with the College Place City Council to serve as prosecuting attorney for that city beginning immediately. Culwell told T...
DW Girls End Season with two wins, two losses at State Tourney
Team ends successful season with loss to Onalaska for 22-8 final record YAKIMA – The Dayton-Waitsburg softball team played two games each, Friday and Saturday, at the state tournament here, ending their season with a 11-4 loss to Onalaska Saturday a...
All Walla Walla County Election Slots Unopposed Except Sheriff
WAITSBURG – Three candidates have filed in Walla Walla County to replace outgoing Sheriff, John Turner, who is not running for reelection. The Sheriff position was the only county-wide race to receive more than one candidate filing during the w...
DW Girls on to State!
YAKIMA – The Dayton-Waitsburg softball team grabbed the third seed from District 5/6 in the state tournament this weekend, after going 2-1 at the regional tournament here last weekend. They are scheduled to begin the tournament Friday at 9 a.m. a...
DW Girls Finish District Tourney with Two Wins
PASCO – The Dayton-Waitsburg softball team got two lopsided wins here on Saturday to gain a number three seed going into the 2B District 5/6 Regional Tournament this weekend in Moses Lake. In the first game, against White Swan, DW knocked in 13 r...
"A Bad Day at Gopher's Breath"
DAYTON – Beginning Thursday night and running for two weekends, the Liberty Theater lifts the curtain on this year's May Melodrama, "A Bad Day at Gopher's Breath." The setting is the Old West. The n...
DW Girls Split First Two Playoff Games
RICHLAND – The Dayton-Waitsburg softball team began their first round of EWAC District playoffs at Columbia Field here on a high note, winning in a rout over Lyle-Wishram-Klickitat, 15-0, in a mercy-rule-shortened three-inning game. However, DW l...
DW Girls Cruise Past White Swan in Waitsburg
WAITSBURG – The Dayton-Waitsburg softball team was able to end both of its games against White Swan on Sunday after three innings, due to the 15-run mercy rule. Final scores were 15-0 and 17-2. In the first game, DW jumped to a seven-run lead in the...
B.A. Keve is Waitsburg's Citizen of the Year
WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg Commercial Club presented B.A. Keve with its 2018 Citizen of the Year service award on April 18, during the annual meeting and awards presentation at Waitsburg Town Hall. Emc...
The Problem with Competition
On April 16, the Columbia County Commissioners voted 2-1 to select the Dayton Chronicle over The Times to be that county’s legal newspaper for 12 months, beginning July 1. (The Times was awarded t...
DW Girls Sweep TCP, Drop Two at Kittitas
DW over Tri-Cities Prep, 16-1, 14-4 PASCO – The Dayton-Waitsburg softball team took on Tri-Cities Prep here on April 17 and came away with two big wins, 16-1 and 14-4. In game one, DW got hot early and racked up 11 runs in the first inning. They p...
Softball Girls Sweep L-W-K, 21-0, 16-1
WAITSBURG – The Dayton-Waitsburg softball team made quick work of Lyle-Wishram-Klickitat on Saturday in a double-header in Waitsburg. In the first game, a 21-0, three-inning rout, DW went to bat only twice, knocking in seven runs in the first inning...
Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Dayton Shooting
DAYTON – Juan Castaneda, of Pasco, has pleaded guilty to multiple counts relating to a home invasion and shooting in Dayton last September, and was sentenced to 25 years in prison. According to Columbia County Deputy Prosecutor Dale Slack, on A...
Whose Water is It?
"It's the most contentious issue we've faced since I've been a commissioner, by far." That was Walla Walla County Commissioner Todd Kimball, talking about a proposed zoning change to allow water...
DW Girls Get Three Non-League Wins
DAYTON – Pomeroy got an early 2-0 lead after a first-inning home run against the Dayton-Waitsburg softball team on Friday in Dayton, but it was all DW after that. The home team scored 10 times in the first two innings and cruised to a m...
Dozier Water Bottling Plan Moves Ahead
WALLA WALLA – On Monday, the Walla Walla County Commissioners voted unanimously to move forward an application by Waitsburg-area farmers Perry and Darlene Dozier to amend the county zoning code to allow use of their owned water rights for water b...
Now Open: Chicken Bill's BBQ Cafe at TVGC
DAYTON – Bill and Teresa Ayotte grew up in food service. "Teresa's mother ran a café in Garibaldi, Ore.," Bill said. "I worked at a Spudnut shop in Richland as a teenager." Bill and Teresa are the ne...
Columbia County to Implement Voluntary Stewardship Program
DAYTON – A group, including farmers, wildlife officials and local planning officials, has been meeting for two years to develop a new plan to meet state requirements for a Voluntary Stewardship Program in Columbia County. The program would s...
A Hike Up Rock Hill Trail
When a hiking trail thaws after it has been frozen for a couple of weeks, trekking it is a bit like taking a long walk in wet concrete. Monday was sunny and bright, so I decided to give the Rock Hill...
Dale Slack to Seek Columbia County Prosecutor Post
DAYTON – Columbia County Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Dale Slack announced last week that he will run for Columbia County Prosecutor this year. If elected, Slack would replace his boss, current P...
Back to Business
If you’re a faithful reader of this newspaper you know that I’ve spent the last few weeks working in the Dayton Chamber of Commerce office while we – the board of directors – recruit a new executi...
DW Ends Season Winless after 42-7 Loss to L-C
DAYTON – On Senior Night Friday, the DW football team dropped its final game of the regular season against Liberty Christian, 42-7. The loss ended DW’s season without a win. LC scored on its fir...
