The Times - Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley

DAYTON – A recent settlement with Warren Orchards will help make major environmental improvements to the Touchet River near Dayton, according to a press release from the Washington Department of Ecology. The department says the river provides c...

WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg School Board defined district priorities for the 2016-2018 school year in a work session prior to the board’s Dec. 14 regular meeting. Replacement of retiring district superintendent Carol Clarke and guidance with imp...

DAYTON – At last week’s Port of Columbia County board meeting, Port Manager Jennie Dickinson said there will be no groundbreaking for Columbia Pulp in December. “Since the election, the bond market is in turmoil,” Dickinson said. “They are wading th...

WAITSBURG – The next Christian Women’s Connection luncheon will be held at Waitsburg Town Hall on Jan. 11 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. It will be catered by the CWC committee and the cost is $10. Please make reservations to Judy at (509) 399...

Ten Years Ago December 28, 2006 Danielle Coila and Jeremy Nichols were recently named “Youths of the Month” for the month of December by the Exchange Club of Walla Walla. Coila and Nichols were honored at a luncheon at the Elks Club in Walla Wal...

DAYTON – The Liberty Theater will host a New Year party beginning at 6:30 with a showing of Oceans Eleven, starring George Clooney and Julia Roberts. The party will continue in the annex with great food, champagne, and sparkling cider. A 9 p.m. t...

WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg Resource Center is in need of the following items: Dish soap, toilet paper, shampoo, deodorant, sugar, and flour. Donations may be dropped off at the center during regular hours or left at the Christian, Presbyterian, or C...

December 23: Tyler Hofer, Joyce Beckley, Claire Raven, Alta Daniel, Larry Bickelhaupt, Lorene Brown, Kim Douglas, Richard Bessey, Karen Lambert, Chelsea Gore. December 24: Shirley Kitterman, Carolyn O’Brien, Shane Hilton, Mary Conner, Barbara W...

[Editor’s note: The following originally appeared anonymously in a newspaper called the Troy Sentinal, in Troy, N.Y., on Dec. 23, 1823. Its author was later revealed to be Clement Clarke Moore, a writer and professor of literature in New York C...

When a guy with an assault rifle walks into a pizza joint to “self-investigate” the made-up conspiracy theory he found on the internet about a nonexistent child-prostitution ring, there’s no doubt we’ve got a problem. And regular folks are reasonably...

If you’re running a business, you might as well shut up shop for Christmas now. More than half your employees might be there, but they’re not putting their heart into it. “Christmas seems to be starting earlier every year,” said Dan Rogers, co-foun...

DAYTON – The “First Night” New Year’s Eve celebration will be held in the Dayton Elementary School Multipurpose room on Dec. 31, from 6 to 9 p.m. The theme for this year is Family Game Night. Offerings include life-size games, family table games,...

Annual Organization Meeting -Unanimously elected Ross Ha:mann as Board Chair. -Unanimously elected Christy House as Vice Chair. Budget Status Report: -Dr. Clarke reported a “relatively strong” General Fund balance of $607,974. Clarke said that in...

DAYTON - For the first time in nearly ten years, Dayton High School has a wrestling team. Sophomore Josh Hartwell will wear Bulldog colors while training in Waitsburg. Josh’s family moved to Dayton about 10 years ago. Josh has always been active a...