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Emily Adams Honored as Girls State Delegate
WAITSBURG – WHS senior Emily Adams was honored at a Boys and Girls State Honor Night at Town Hall on Mon, March 6. The event was hosted by the Waitsburg American Legion Post #35 and the Legion A...
Painting the Town Red . . . White, and Blue
Celebration Days banners will liven up Main Street this spring WAITSBURG – Waitsburg's Main Street will pack a patriotic punch this spring when Celebration Days boulevard banners are hung from the M...
Resource Center to Host Disaster Preparedness Training
WAITSBURG – Last March, the Waitsburg Resource Center board purchased 60 emergency blankets and 100 hand-generated flashlights to aid the community in the case of disaster. The WRC will continue t...
Waitsburg Suspends Fee for New Businesses
WAITSBURG – The cost of starting a neåw business in Waitsburg just got a little bit cheaper – at least for the next year. At their Feb. 7 meeting, the Waitsburg City Council voted unanimously to waiv...
'A Spectacle of Miscellany'
DAYTON – Directors Jae Nichols and Tracy Barron said the audience at this year's TVAC Spring Variety Show should expect the unexpected. "A Spectacle of Miscellany" is a departure from the past t...
From Opera to Mariachi
PRESCOTT – In September, long time music teacher Rebecca Wilson moved from the band room to the classroom and began teaching fourth grade at Prescott Elementary School. Jeremy Irland was hired as h...
Blush Salon & Spa is Dream Come True
WAITSBURG –Brooke Mikesell has dreamed of opening her own salon ever since she graduated from cosmetology school in 2011. Next week, that dream will come true when she opens the doors to Blush Salon &...
Students Get to 'Try Engineering'
WAITSBURG – Have you ever wondered what it's like to be an engineer? Area high school students got a first-hand taste when students from Waitsburg, Touchet, and College Place attended a "Try E...
Council Confirms Utility Rate Increase
Council Confirms Utility Rate Increase Funds will be leveraged to obtain a loan to improve infrastructure WAITSBURG – At their January meeting, the Waitsburg City Council voted unanimously to a...
Heart Health Awareness Events
DAYTON – February is Heart Health Awareness Month and there are many activities and promotions taking place in Dayton. Columbia County Health System is asking businesses to spread the message of h...
Superintendent Search is Underway
WAITSBURG – Dr. Bill Jordan of Northwest Leadership Associates met with school board members in executive session prior to the Feb. 8 regular board meeting and told the board that 10 to 12 c...
Prescott Pride On the Rise
PRESCOTT – Prescott High School Athletic Director Susan Deruwe smiled as she described the chants and cheers, in support of the Prescott Tigers, that had filled the school halls earlier in the day. S...
From Soups and Salads to Skis on the Slopes
WAITSBURG – Waitsburg fifth-graders are soliciting recipes from every student and staff member of Waitsburg schools, to be included in the first edition of the Waitsburg K-12 School Cookbook. All f...
Waitsburg School Board Update
Elementary Principal’s Report: The fifth grade ski program is underway and the costs are being offset by sales of a K-12 School Cookbook. Proceeds will support students for this year and future y...
City Seeks Tree Committee Members
WAITSBURG – Trees – what to do with them, and who is responsible for making those decisions – were a hotly debated and recurring topic at Waitsburg City Council meetings throughout 2016. The city...
Spend Time with Your Valentine, Close to Home
If you’re looking for something special to do on Valentine’s Day, you won’t have to travel far. Many local businesses are offering Valentine’s deals that are sure to please that special someone...
Kendra Smith is New Rainbow Worthy Advisor
WAITSBURG – For 80 years, the International Order of Rainbow, Waitsburg Chapter #68, has been installing a new slate of officers every six months. On Sat., Feb. 4, community members were invited to at...
Cons. District Serves Local Farmers
WAITSBURG – During its Jan. 25 Annual Meeting, Walla Walla Conservation District Manager Renee Hadley spoke about the direction the district will be taking in 2017 and beyond. Hadley said that, o...
Potato Bar Philanthropists
WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg High School National Honor Society raised over $1,000 this school year by hosting potato bars during basketball and volleyball games. "We are very happy with that!" said NHS...
Nathan Stueckle Live Music Fundraiser
Bands donate time to raise funds for Prescott man PRESCOTT – The FrogHollow Band and Framing Fables are donating their time to play a fundraising concert at the Tuxedo Bar and Grill (105 S. D. St, P...
Prescott School District Looks to the Future
PRESCOTT – The Prescott School Board spent much of Fri. Jan. 27 planning for the future of the district. A morning work session was followed by a lunchtime board meeting. According to District S...
FOL Sponsorship is Off to a good start
WAITSBURG – Last week The Times wrote about the new fundraiser organized by the Waitsburg Friends of the Library. The Friends are soliciting donations from individuals, groups, and clubs to sponsor o...
Local Couple Attends Presidential Inauguration
WAITSBURG – It was a last-minute, whirlwind weekend to say the least, but Tiernan Pearson says attending the 2017 presidential inauguration with his wife, Sarah (Henze) Pearson, was an experience he c...
Winter Weather Wreaks Havoc on School Schedules
WAITSBURG – Families making summer vacation plans will be wise not to make reservations immediately following the planned last day of school. Weeks of winter storms and icy road conditions have c...
City, School Crews Win Battle with Snow and Ice
WAITSBURG – Thanks to plenty of cooperation and helping hands, roads, walks, and lots in Waitsburg stayed relatively safe during the recent weeks of icy, snowy weather. At December’s Waitsburg Sch...
