Dayton School Board offers Superintendent position to Jeremy Wheatley
DAYTON - The Dayton School Board met in the Elementary School library at 6:30 p.m. on March 7, 2024. School Board members present were Chair Jeffrey McCowen, Zac Fabian, Aneesha Dieu, and Grant...
Prescott and Dayton working on Water Safety program
DAYTON/PRESCOTT —The Club, which offers after-school and out-of-school programs, is working with community stakeholders to develop a water safety component as part of its summer program. Representatives from The Friends of the Dayton Library...
NUP received Washington Library Association Award
DAYTON — Neighbors United for Progress (NUP), a nonpartisan political action committee in Dayton, has been awarded the Candace Morgan Intellectual Freedom Award 2024 by the Washington Library Association. NUP president Elise Severe accepted the...
February Preston Hall student Awards
WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg Middle recognized Preston Hall students with February's Pep Band, Perfect Attendance, and PRIDE Awards at an assembly on Friday, March 8. Emcee Rosy Nechodom presented...
Cardinal Baseball sweeps doubleheader
WAITSBURG - On their home field, the Waitsburg Cardinals swept a double-header baseball game against Walla Walla Valley Academy on Friday, March 8. The Cardinals took the first game 20-1 and ended...
Mat Birds Wrestling
WAITSBURG -The Mat Birds Wrestling Club traveled to Lind/Ritzville, home of the Marmots, for a Washington Little Guy Wrestling Tournament on Saturday, March 9. The Waitsburg club competed with 14...
One book, two views
To the Editor, “I’ve looked at life from both sides now…” by Joni Mitchell A story told in our community is about an older female who went to CC Public Library and was confronted by a large display featuring a book opened to a page with...
Waitsburg Historical Society invites the public to its annual Community Board Meeting
WAITSBURG - Tom Land, President of the Waitsburg Historical Society, extends an open invitation to the public to attend the Annual Community Board meeting on Thursday, March 21st, at 6 p.m. at the...
Great time with food and friends at Waitsburg Town Hall
WAITSBURG-Another successful St. Patrick's Dinner and Silent Auction fundraiser for the Waitsburg Town Hall was held on Saturday, March 9. The event offered the traditional corned beef and cabbage...
At the Liberty:"Ordinary Angels"
DAYTON — “Ordinary Angels” is based on a remarkable true story. It centers on Sharon Steves (Hilary Swank), a fierce but struggling hairdresser in small-town Kentucky who discovers a renewed sense of purpose when she meets Ed Schmitt (Alan...
Lange 2021/2022 Classique Chardonnay
Woo-hoo, Spring is springing (sprung?!?) So why not put away those heavy winter red wines for a while, and go with this refreshing, crisp, delicious Chardonnay from one of Oregon's finest heritage...
Palouse Outdoors:Steelhead, The (other) Fish of 10,000 Casts
Most of my winter trips to the Wallowa River are characterized by slippery travel across the Tollgate Crossing during an active snow or ice storm. The five-foot walls of packed snow confining the...
PIONEER PORTRAITS
10 Years Ago March 20, 2014 Barnstormers jam with the best at Wintergrass Music Festival. Waitsburg's Barnstormers – Chris and Emma Philbrook, Robert Walsh, and Sam McGowen – joined over 30...
Beef and Guinness Stew
For many, the first thing that comes to mind for Saint Patrick's Day menus is corned beef and cabbage. A delicious classic, it has certainly graced my table many times. However, when I think of Irish...
Norman James Hansen
Norman James Hansen passed away on March 6, 2024, at Providence St. Mary Medical Center in Walla Walla, WA, after suffering a hematoma of the brain. He was with his son Eugene at the time of his...