The Times - Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley

DAYTON - Columbia County Commissioners nearly settled the question of which power company to use for its two main facilities in Dayton during the regular board meeting last week.

For nearly a year the governing body has been considering a switch from Pacific Power & Light, which currently provides utilities to the Columbia County Courthouse and the Columbia County Public Works building, to Columbia Rural Electric Association.

The commissioners have argued that the change would not only save the county money but also cut back on the number of power outages the facilities have experienced lat...