The Times - Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley

The Liberty Theater is going big this month, opening with "Oz, The Great And The Powerful" running April 5, 6, 7, 9, 12, 13, 14 and 16. The film is estimated to have cost $215 million to produce and...

TOUCHET -- The Waits­burg Prescott girls softball team struggled with consis­tency in a tough game against the Touchet Indians Tuesday evening, falling 13-3 in five innings. The team started strong, b...

TOUCHET -- The Waits­burg Prescott boys baseball team took down the Touchet Indians Tuesday night 10-5 after a tough game with sev­eral big hits and close calls. The WP boys opened strong with t...

WAITSBURG - With elections just around the corner, the "Truth and Trust" slate of incumbents and council challenger Deb Callahan will face the city's decision when ballots are counted Monday. The five...

DAYTON - While teen cigarette smoking and drink- ing is down state-wide ac- cording to a recent Healthy Use Survey, Columbia County teens have stagnated and increased in these risky behaviors. The rec...

TOUCHET - The Day- ton baseball team struggled and fell against the Touchet Indians, losing 4-1 Tuesday night. The Bulldogs had a fight- ing chance until late in the game when the Indians ran away wit...

TOUCHET - The Day­ton softball team came out on top after a hard-fought game against the Touchet Indians, winning with a final score of 4-2. Dayton opened the first inning with a single from Sarah...

DAYTON - Dayton track and field head coach Dan Nechodom isn't training athletes to sprint toward districts in May, he's train­ing students to be athletes for life. Nechodom is new to the high school...

The Liberty Theater started the month with the Oscar-winning comedy/drama, "Silver Lin- ings Playbook." The rest of the month will bring crime, excitement, humor and some animation to entertain the...

DAYTON - After a strong season complete with a first round win at playoffs, Dayton's baseball team is a mix of fresh young faces, seasoned talent and no se­niors. And by fresh faces, head coach Sal...

PRESCOTT - A feder- ally mandated enforcement of the Americans with Dis- abilities Act (ADA) poses a big problem for the Prescott Joint Park and Recreation District and Prescott pool users. The new...

WAITSBURG - Hard work really does pay off for two Waitsburg athletes who signed letters of intent and claimed scholarships this week. Three-sport athlete Dal­ton Estes will focus his energy on...

PRESCOTT - A big white background stretches across rows of shelves as a projector sends images of classic "Mario Brothers" characters bouncing across the screen. The students who gather on the first t...

WALLA WALLA - The Dayton girls basketball team ended their season Friday after a tough game against St. George, falling 55-29 to the Dragons. The game opened slowly as both teams took the court at...

WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg-Prescott girls bas- ketball team closed their sea- son after a tough loss against St. George's Dragons, 52-21 in Colfax Thursday, Feb. 7. The relatively young team took...

DAYTON - The Dayton girls basketball team faced a strong district seven team Saturday, and while the lady Bulldogs were able to hold some ground, they weren't able to pull ahead, falling 50- 36 to...

Le s Mis­er­ables is the heart- wrenching story of pa­roled con­vict Jean Valjean ( Hugh Jackman). Released after being arrested for stealing a loaf of bread and serving his time, he breaks par...

DAYTON - The Waits­burg Prescott girls' basket­ball team struggled against Asotin in their first post- season game Tuesday night, falling 40-30 to the Panthers. The lady Cardinals opened strong, match...

TRICITIES - After a slow start for both teams, the Bulldogs surged through in the fourth quarter to come from behind for a win over Tri-Cities Prep Jaguars, 53- 48 Saturday. The game opened with a...