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Jeff Strickler Running for State Representative Position 1
WALLA WALLA-On May 16, 2022, Jeff Strickler announced his campaign for State Representative Position 1 in the 16th Legislative District as a Democrat. A resident of Walla Walla since 2010, Strickler...
Missing teen believed to be in Walla Walla or Columbia County
Lillian Ray Dixon, a 15-year-old female, was last seen on Friday December 3, 2021 at Lewiston High School. According to posts made on social media, Dixon's family believes she is with Jonathon Wayne...
Farm to fridge produce from Wolther Family Farm at BMS garden
DAYTON--Kelley Wolther, of Wolther Family Farm, has leased the garden at the Blue Mountain Station from the Port of Columbia. The Wolther family has been selling produce from the farm garden, on the...
"Backroad to Dayton," 2019
There are four ways to get to Dayton, WA from Waitsburg: Highway 12, the Rose Gulch detour, the Hogeye route, and this one via Weinhard Road. Each route has its own unique picturesque sections. Wish...
Cedar Rain Spirits crafts specialty liqueurs at Blue Mountain Station
Robert “RC” McNicol has been working on the dream of opening his own liqueur business for four years now. He served as Active Duty in the U.S. Air Force and worked construction alongside his fat...
House Fire Destroys Dayton Home
A cowboy silhouette appears to be taking in the devastating scene of a house fire that destroyed the home of Joe and Kandis Cush at 740 S. 4th Street in Dayton in the wee hours of Monday morning....
Pioneer Portraits
Ten Years Ago January 15, 2009 One of Waitsburg’s community meeting spots, Ye Towne Hall, 121 Main, remains closed while the board of Directors works with its insurance carrier to assess the extent of damage to the structure. Snow loads that accumula...
Edgar Martinez Final Year on HOF ballot
Editor's Note: The Times would like to welcome Waitsburg resident and sports enthusiast, Eric Umphrey, as our new sports writer. Eric was out of town this week, but will be covering local sports...
New Owner, Editor Take Over at The Times
WAITSBURG-Times owner and publisher Ken Graham has sold the newspaper to Waitsburg resident Lane Gwinn. The sale was effective Jan. 1. Gwinn is also owner of the 10 Ton Press art studio on...
FFA Kids Show Livestock
Members of the Penpals FFA group from Waitsbrg (dressed in white shirts) showed pigs at the Walla Walla Fair and Frontier Days over the weekend....
Pioneer Portraits
Ten Years Ago-September11, 2018 Why a person would undertake the training, discipline, and dedication to enter a race which will take over 16 hours to complete and involving a 2.4 mile swim, bicycling 112 miles, and running a full marathon of 26.2...
Ladies Golf Nine Hole Invitational
DAYTON-The Touchet Valley Ladies Golf Club hosted their annual Nine Hole Invitational on Aug. 22 at the Touchet Valley Golf Course. Six golf clubs from the area attended the event: Walla Walla...
Pond & Garden Tour Saturday
WALLA WALLA—The 17th Annual Pond & Garden Tour on Saturday is a fundraising event benefiting Walla Walla Community Hospice. This is a self-guided tour of 10 unique and creative gardens in the Walla Walla Valley. Tickets for this event include e...
Volleyball Schedule Changes
DAYTON—After last week’s paper went to press, we received a slight revision to this year’s Dayton-Waitsburg volleyball schedule. The match at Liberty Christian, originally scheduled for Sept. 13 has been rescheduled for Oct. 15. The JV game start...
Gary L. Wheeler
Gary L. Wheeler, 76, of Libby, Montana, died on Saturday, December 2, 2017 at Brendan House in Kalispell after suffering a traumatic brain injury in September while feeding cattle on the family farm....
School Board Update
Secondary Principal’s Report: -Teachers Garrett Leahy and Liv Leid shared about the new grade 7-8 Smarter Balance Assessment Class (SBAC) which was instituted to help students with scores on the Smarter Balance test. -Teacher Roseann Groom p...
MCT Debuts 'Beauty Lou and the Country Beast' at the Liberty Theater
DAYTON – The Missoula Children's Theatre (MCT), the nation's largest touring children's theatre, has once again partnering with the Liberty Theater to bring a week-long summer camp to our c...
National night out
TOUCHET VALLEY – The cities of Dayton, Waitsburg, and Walla Walla are all taking part in this year’s National Night Out (NNO) campaign on the evening of Tuesday, August 2. Last year’s NNO campaign involved citizens, law enforcement agencies, civic...
National Night Out in Waitsburg
WAITSBURG – There's no need to worry about what's for dinner on Tuesday. Just head out to the Waitsburg athletic field and enjoy the free goodies provided as part of the country's National Night O...
CARDINALS SUFFER LEAGUE LOSS TO WWVA, 55-48
WAITSBURG - The WP boys' basketball team fell behind early at home against Walla Walla Valley Academy Thursday night, and couldn't bounce back, losing 55-48. The Cardinals recovered Friday, however, as they took an easy win from Weston-McEwen,...
DeSales Loss Breaks Win Streak for Dayton Girls
DAYTON - The Dayton Girls' basketball team suffered its first loss of the year Saturday night, at home against Desales, 46-38. The loss ended a 6-0 Lady 'Dogs win streak to open the season. That...
Dayton Boys Struggle in Early Games
DAYTON - The Dayton boys' basketball team dropped three games last week, as their season got off to a tough start. On Dec. 6 at home, the Bulldogs lost to Garfield Palouse, 59-19. The 'Dogs traveled...
Figueroa Wins State Athletic Award
PRESCOTT - WP sophomore soccer player Ivan Figueroa was nominated by a community member and selected by the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association as one of its Athletes of the Week. Figueroa blasted goals in two playoff games last month,...
