Articles from the October 15, 2015 edition
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Butler Joins Dayton School Board
DAYTON-At their regular meeting on Oct. 7, the Dayton School District Board of Directors approved Dan Butler to fill board Position 3, recently vacated by Marchand Hovrud when she resigned at the...
Building Opportunities on Main Street
WAITSBURG – The Farmer's Café, formerly located at 216 Main Street, was once a favorite gathering spot for locals; the perfect place to grab a cup of coffee and catch up on the news about town. Ov...
Birth Announcement
Proud new parents Greg Smith and Kortney Killgore Smith of Waitsburg are pleased to announce the birth of their son, Cooper Kyle Smith. Cooper entered the world August 17, 2015 at St. Mary's Hospital...
Birth Announcement
Casey Acevedo and Alex Solis, of Dayton, proudly announce the birth of Amelia Katherine, born on Sept. 24, 2015. Amelia weighed 7 lbs. 12 oz. and was 21 ¾" long. She joins her sister, Cecilia,...
Ken Graham: FROM THE PUBLISHER
For those of us who are self-employed, the reason we most often give for putting up with the risk and uncertainty that goes along with that status is that we like being our own bosses. That, for me, i...
Prescott Pool Seeks Voter Support
PRESCOTT – Unlike city pools in the neighboring towns of Waitsburg and Dayton, which are funded by tax dollars and maintained by the cities, the Prescott pool is funded through an annual levy and m...
4-H Awareness Week
Photo by Dena Wood Members of the Corral Wranglers decorated the front window of the Waitsburg Hardware store in honor of 4-H Awareness week. Any children interested in joining the Corral Wranglers...
Two Vie for Dayton School Board
DAYTON-Former Dayton School District Elementary Principal Katie Leid is running for the "at large" school board position currently held by Director Joe Huether, and one he will defend in the upcoming...
Theater's New Seats
Photo by Ken Graham A worker prepared to install seat bottoms to a row of new seats at Dayton's Liberty Theater on Tuesday. The theater has been closed for a week, and will reopen with all new seats...
CCHS CEO Candidate Meets Locals
WAITSBURG – The Columbia County Health System introduced one of its candidates for the open CEO position this week. Tom Tomasino attended meet-and-greet sessions in Dayton Monday evening and in W...
BMS and Kiwanis Host Oktoberfest
DAYTON – The Blue Mountain Station Co-op has partnered with Kiwanis of Dayton to organize an outdoor Oktoberfest celebration at the Blue Mountain Station (700 Artisan Way) on Oct. 17 from 11 a.m. – 3...
WHS ASB: We Believe!
WAITSBURG – Leadership comes in all shapes and sizes, and this year's WHS Associated Student Body (ASB) team is decidedly different from last year's. But that doesn't mean they don't have big plans f...
Waitsburg Holds On to Beat C-B, 24-22
WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg Cardinals football team was cruising along with a 21-0 lead when halftime homecoming festivities arrived Friday night. But all of those points were needed, along with t...
Bulldogs Take Tigers in 3
DAYTON – It was dogs against cats last week as the Lady Bulldogs took a win from the Prescott Tigers on the Bulldog court on Thurs., Oct. 8. The Lady Dogs won the southeast 2B league match in three s...
Lady Dogs Beat Cards in Three
DAYTON – The Dayton Bulldogs volleyball team outplayed the Waitsburg Cardinals in a league match game on the Dayton court on Tues., Oct. 6. The Dogs took the win in three sets: 25-13, 25-7, 25-7. J...
Prescott Challenges Asotin but Falls in Four
Prescott lost at home to Asotin on Tues., Oct. 6th in four sets: 26-28; 25-19; 19-25 and 18-25. Prescott standouts were freshmen Ashley Diaz who netted 6/8 serving with three aces; Ruby Rosales with 9/11 serving and three aces; and Perla Xolio,...
Adams First at Waitsburg, Richland Meets
WAITSBURG – The Cardinals boys made their first team placement, taking second at the D9 League Meet in Waitsburg on Oct. 7. Emily Adams took first place in the girls' 5K and Landon Callas took second...
Alumni take Homecoming GAme Win
It took a full five sets, but a young almni team beat the current Waitsburg Cardinals volleyball team at a Homecoming alumni match on Thurs., Oct. 8. The alumni took the final set 15-12 for the...
Bulldogs Score 40 In Loss to Colton
DAYTON – For yet another game, the Dayton Bulldogs defense struggled to contain an opponent early on Friday night, as Colton racked up 36 unanswered first-quarter points. However the Bulldogs o...
Ballots Contain Twists for Some Dayton School Board Positions
DAYTON—According to Columbia County auditor Sharon Richter, election ballots should be mailed out by Thurs., Oct.15. Those ballots contain several twists that Columbia County voters should be aware o...
Prescott Joint Park & Recreation District Update
Approved purchase of small children’s playground equipment. Decided to take down fencing that would have surrounded small children’s playground equipment. Received grants from Yancey Winans Trust for $5,000, Association of Washington Cities for $1,...