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WAITSBURG – In spite of a strong public response in favor of tearing down the Waitsburg Fairgrounds grandstands on an advisory ballot item vote last month, the Waitsburg City Council is still torn on how to move forward. The recurring action item was...

Ten Years Ago - May 8, 2008 Jerry Baker hit hole in one on the 180 yard fourth hole of Waitsburg’s private golf course at Martin Baker’s. Martin is Jerry’s dad. Witnessing the shot was Kit Lane, who reports it was made at 4:27 p.m. on May 1. Emily...

WAITSBURG – Preschool registration is underway in Waitsburg Elementary School and will end May 15. Space is limited to 40 students. Students who turn three on or before August 31 are eligible to register for preschool. Families living outside of t...

WAITSBURG – The 115th Waitsburg High School Reunion and Banquet will be held on May 26, 2018 in the Waitsburg Elementary Multipurpose room. Doors open at 5:00 p.m., dinner will cost $20.00, and will begin at 6:00 p.m. The business meeting and r...

By Dayton Code Enforcement Officer Clint Atteberry DAYTON - During spring and summer it can be hard to keep up with grass and weeds, but is of the utmost importance! Tall grass and weeds can make a corridor for vermin such as rats and mice to enter...

DAYTON - A new Grief Group will begin on Tuesday, May 8, from 6 to 7:30 p.m., at Dayton’s First Congregational Church, on the corner of 3rd and Spring Street, in the Fireside Room downstairs. We will follow the same format and book that Hospice in W...

DAYTON – Dayton’s annual Lewis and Clark Walk will begin Tuesday evening May 8. Walkers will assemble at the Dayton Historic Depot, with the walk beginning at 5:30 p.m. The walk will proceed east to Patit Road, and then along Patit Road to the Lew...

WALLA WALLA – Walla Walla County is seeking people interested in filling two vacancies on the Walla Walla Fair and Frontier Days Board of Directors. The positions will begin in September 2018, when the terms of current board members Pat Reay and S...

May 4: Liya Senter, Tom Land, Anna Ray and Ashley Janovich. May 5: Jim Tuttle, Dian McQuade, Pamela Parsons, Todd Wood, Rhiannon Chapman, Kin Hofer, Kelly Thomas Ward, Jim Crawford and Kathryn Fry. May 6: Scott and Ellie Johnson, Betty Mosley, Joan...

With spring finally arriving, I want to remind everyone of some items associated with wet and warmer weather. First, grass and weeds are not allowed to exceed five inches in height in Waitsburg, so please keep your lot(s) mowed and/or sprayed....

Dear Editor, I want to share an opportunity for Dayton Parents and members of the community to help us make decisions about schools in our state. Our state’s lead office for education – the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI), led...

Thanks to the entertainment industry, which in the last 100 years has shaped societal perspective on reality, many people think of someone in a paint-spattered smock and beret, grasping a palette, and acting in a less than rational manner. “Oh d...

Dayton: 4/27/2018, 218 South 4th Street, Dayton, WA 99328, Dippel, JJ, Re-Model 4/26/2018, 1207 S. 5th Street, Dayton WA 99328, Rahn, Carol, Pole Building 4/23/2018, 312 East Spring Street, Dayton, Washington 99328, Wiens, Matt, Re-Roof 4/9/2018,...

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...

DAYTON – Dayton Country Club Board President Roger Trump has been on a mission this year in search of funds for the much-needed irrigation system at Touchet Valley Golf Course. Trump reported last week that he is looking into a grant with the s...

OLYMPIA – Washington State Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz and the Department of Natural Resources Wildfire Aviation Aerial Firefighting staff are preparing for the 2018 wildfire fire season. This year’s fleet consists of nine hel...