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Housing Developers Want A Reprieve
WAITSBURG - Local developers David Corbett and Mark Jones will ask the city of Waitsburg for a reprieve during Wednesday night's city council meeting. Three years ago, city councilors approved a subdivision plan, Waitsburg Estates, proposed by...
The Champs From The Boys Ranch
Editor's Note: The last names of students from Jubilee Youth Ranch were omitted at the request of Jubilee staff in order to comply with the school's policy of confidentiality. P RESCOTT - This is the...
Dayton Faces Sewer Overhaul By 2018
DAYTON - Some major parts of Dayton's wastewater treatment system have been around since 1938, but Public Works Director Jim Costello believes they'd still work fine "if the state hadn't changed the rules on us," he said. More than 40 concerned...
Bulldogs Bite TCP
DAYTON - The Tri-Cities Prep Jaguars proved no match for the Bulldogs Friday night as both of Dayton's men's and women's teams took top score in league match-ups. The Lady Bulldogs were triumphant...
That Sweet Smell In Dayton Comes From...
DAYTON - Some say that David and Jule Keller work magic in the kitchen. The Waitsburg couple once crafted a fire- breathing dragon with flour, water, eggs, sugar and butter. "The little birthday boy...
County Economy Needs Boost
DAYTON - The trend in Columbia County's economy shows that nonfarm jobs continue to decline while the value of area farm production has suffered during most of the past decade, according to data presented last Thursday evening at the Liberty Theater...
Thronson “Not Liable” For Fire
DAYTON - Former Columbia County District Judge Charles Thronson was vindicated Tuesday afternoon after he spent more than two years defending himself against a civil lawsuit filed by his neighbors...
Loosey Goosey
DAYTON - Hi s friends call him " Honker." He's nearly 2 years old. And he was born a Canada goose. But he thinks he's a cow. And as Dayton contractor Jim Erskine knows, Honker makes friends with...
Starbuck Mayor Charged With DUI
DAYTON - Starbuck Mayor Darcy Linklater has been charged with driving under the influence and will appear in Columbia County District Court to enter his plea on Wednesday, Feb. 2. Columbia County Sheriff's records indicate Linklater was stopped at 11...
Bullying: State Law Revisions
School districts in the state are taking a hard look at their policies prohibiting bullying and harassment. New state rules will make it mandatory for school boards to adopt revisions to current policies by August of this year. New requirements will...
Stolen Car Chase
WAITSBURG - Waitsburgers experienced a real, live car chase in town Monday. It began as a routine patrol late in the morning as Walla Walla County Sheriff's Deputy Brian Bush made his rounds. On Murphy Street Bush noticed a white Honda Civic parked...
Bulldogs Taste Sweet Victory
DAYTON - The Dayton Bulldogs took DeSales into overtime on Saturday and then slammed home a victory, beating this tough team 52-44 in the last four minutes of the game. DeSales, a league team who...
Community Pillar For Four Decades
DAYTON - After 37 years with Columbia Rural Electric Association, Glenn Hagfeldt will retired on January 31. He started with the rural energy cooperative on February 1, 1974. "I'm an engineer and I...
125 Years Of Stories
DAYTON - When a building grows to be as old as the First Christian Church in Dayton, it collects stories. The 125-year-old structure has stood on the corner of Third and Park streets in Dayton overloo...
Big Money For Local Salmon Recovery
DAYTON - When Columbia and Walla Walla counties receive $1.8 million in grants already approved this year to fix damaged rivers and streams, replace failing culverts and replant riverbanks with the goal of helping bring local salmon populations from...
The Team That Can
DAYTON - The Lady Bulldogs may have lost against Liberty Christian Saturday, but they now know they can win games because they did so twice in a row: against WWVA 41-37 on Thursday and against...
Eager Beavers Worry Hofers
WAITSBURG - Al - though Cindy Hofer loves the beavers who visit the family farm on the banks of Coppei Creek, she gets nervous when they settle in. Last week, she and her husband, Gary, asked an...
Life In The Drug Corridor
DAYTON - Andy Maheras was a teacher at Walla Walla High School last May when a big shipment of heroin came through the Walla Walla Valley. He saw the effect that had on the community, an area already...
Stream Waters To Rise
PENDLETON - The National Weather Service has issued a small stream flood warning this week for those residents living along creeks and streams in the Blue Mountain foothills. A warm, moist weather system will be moving through the region Wednesday...
Dayton Power Franchises Up For Renewal
DAYTON - The "power" struggle in Columbia County could come to a head in Dayton next week as city councilors review comments during a scheduled public hearing on Monday, Jan. 10, concerning Columbia REA's petition for a city right of way. REA's...
Mixed Results For Dayton Boys
DAYTON - Dayton's boys' basketball team came out well (though not in perfect condition) in its two nonleague games last week. The Bulldogs sparred against Lacrosse-Washtucna and Kiona-Benton Wednesday...
Lady Bulldogs Win First Game
DAYTON - The Lady Bulldogs received a hardwon gift over the holidays at the annual Christmas Tournament in Dayton - their first win of the season. Playing Wednesday, Dec. 29, against the 2B sports...
Watch For Money Order Scam
DAYTON - On Tuesday, a Columbia County woman received three U.S. Postal Service money orders totaling well over $2,500 in the mail. She became suspicious - she hadn't been expecting any money through the mail - and brought them to the Columbia...
Sarah Lyman: Celebrating A Dayton Century
DAYTON - When dozens of wellwishers gathered to celebrate Sarah Lyman's birthday at Booker Rest Home in Dayton on Sunday, they came not only to honor this longtime Dayton resident's 100th birthday...
Hospital System In Cash Crunch
DAYTON - The Columbia County Health System is more than $800,000 behind in its accounts receivable as a result of its recent switch to a voter-approved electronic health records system - a situation that has created a serious cash crunch, hospital...
