The Times - Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley

DAYTON – Come celebrate as a community at the groundbreaking ceremony on June 30 at 9 a.m. on the CCHS grounds as Columbia County Public Hospital District #1 announces the physical start of the Enhancement and Renovation Project at Dayton General H...

WAITSBURG – Community members of all ages are invited to grab a United States flag and join local veterans to ride or walk in the 6th annual Parade of Patriots on Waitsburg’s Main Street at noon on July 4th. The parade will depart from the fire sta...

WAITSBURG – The July Christian Women’s Connection Luncheon will be held at Town Hall in Waitsburg on July 13 from 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. The meal will be catered by Melissa Weatherford of Blue Mountain Station and the cost is $10. Pat Abern...

WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg Garden Club will tour the Walla Walla landfill on July 9. Anyone interested in attending is welcome to carpool from Susan Donegan’s home at 209 W. 4th St., with a departure time of 9:30 a.m. The tour should last 90 min...

DAYTON – The Dayton Backroads Club is holding an Independence Day Fun Run/Walk Saturday morning beginning at 9 a.m. Runners and walkers can choose between a 12k course and a 5k course. Both runs will begin at the Dayton High School gym and follow a...

DAYTON – Join Dayton in celebrating the 4th of July at a free community celebration at the Dayton Fairgrounds from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. on July 4. The celebration includes a flag ceremony, patriotic oratory, old-fashioned games, car corral, and live mus...

WAITSBURG – Award-winning Laht Neppur Brewing Co. (444 Preston Ave.) will celebrate its 10 year anniversary in Waitsburg with a gala event they are calling Big Don’s Potluck Party on July 9. The brewery will provide smoked pork, a lamb cooked wit...

DAYTON – Dumas Station Winery will host a barbeque on Saturday to kick off their summer extended hours. The event will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Q will be grilling up Chicken Taco plates for $8 and Half-Rack of Ribs with salad for $12. T...

Ten Years Ago July 6, 2006 Laht Neppur Brewing Co., Waitsburg’s new brewery owned by Court and Katie Ruppenthal, is aiming high, trying to produce a malted beverage a cut above the average. And the results are good enough to give plenty of folks a r...

The Boldman House Museum will have a one-day exhibit of quilts in the Boldman Garden on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Approximately 25 quilts will be included in this exhibit. They demonstrate a wide variety of fabrics, patterns, and techniques....

Arraignments -David Wayne Goddard, 46, Dayton; charged with two counts of unlawful imprisonment – domestic violence, three counts of harassment – threats to kill, and one count of 4th degree assault – domestic violence. The charges stem from an incid...

July 1: Gary Hofer, Ellen Atteberry, Scott Clayton and Lynn McCaw. July 2: Marc Zuger, Jeannie Hurd, Corlene Scoggin, Patrick McConnell and Christianna Scudder. July 3: Edna Ruley, Dorothy Lambert, Sara Leid Heggen. July 4: Tucker Alleman, Kelly...

The contempt that Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump express for each other will continue to play out in vitriolic sound bites. But their profound differences on what to do about the economy and the struggling middle class are far more important. “This...

Even if you’re not a hypochondriac by nature, jumping on Google to do some research when you have a mysterious headache or cough has been enough to make you one. For years both patients and doctors have complained about how hard it is to distinguish...

Dear Editor, Rumor has it we have had Nestles big wigs in town wanting our water. Not just no, HELL NO! I have been very concerned since my first year on city council. My concern stems from the Territorial Charter. It states in Sec. 38. The mayor of...

Retired captain Avery (Ken) Loposer passed away on Mon., June 27, 2016, at home with his children and wife of 61 years present. A service will be held Thurs., July 7 at 11 a.m. at Christ Lutheran Church on Second Street in Walla Walla. Full obituary...