Articles from the January 2, 2020 edition
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Local racer signs deal with racing company
One of the best feelings is when you figure out what is meant by "do what you love and love what you do," and Koby Harris is figuring it out early! The Waitsburg High school student recently turned... Full story
Columbia County Commissioners adopt $13.6 million budget for 2020
DAYTON—The Board of County Commissioners have adopted their budgets for next year, and there are some things the budget will allow and some things the budget won’t allow. One thing the county won... Full story
Waitsburg City Council Update
WAITSBURG—The Waitsburg City Council met December 18, 2019 at the Waitsburg Lion’s Building. Council members Terry Jacoy, KC Kuykendall, Jim Romine, and Kevin House, as well as Mayor Marty Dunn, wer... Full story
PIONEER PORTRAITS
Ten Years Ago January 7, 2010 Sheriff’s deputies chased a 21-year-old man through a Waitsburg neighborhood, then surrounded his residence with guns drawn for nearly three hours Saturday before obtaining a search warrant that allowed them to enter the... Full story
Waitsburg's bookstore is more than just pages
Good books, local products, and writing clubs... oh my! Ju's Traveling Pages, located at the end of our Main Street, is owned and operated by a family who has centered their business around... Full story
CCHS owes CMS less than the $1.5 million originally thought
DAYTON—The Columbia County Hospital (CCHS) Board of Commissioners heard a bit of good financial news at their December meeting. The Finance Committee received an adjustment letter from their M... Full story
Columbia County Search & Rescue to hold meeting
Columbia County Search and Rescue is looking for volunteers who are willing to donate their time in service to their community, helping those in need who are lost, stranded or injured and need help. The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office will hold t... Full story
Walla Walla-Columbia School Retirees Association announce teaching scholarship
The Walla Walla-Columbia School Retirees Association is proud to announce scholarship opportunities for students graduating from a Walla Walla or Columbia County school who intend to become a teacher. Two $2,000 scholarships will be granted to... Full story
CCHS moves ahead to provide dental services for Medicaid patients
DAYTON—Columbia County Health System CEO Shane McGuire said CCHS will be able to provide dental services to Medicaid patients by the end of the year 2020. McGuire said dentists in private practice find it challenging to provide care to Medicaid b... Full story
Waitsburg Star shines bright
Waitsburg residents have been delighted by the nighttime vista of a lighted star/cross located on the water tower just outside of town. An anonymous citizen, with help from friends, reconstructed the... Full story
WWCSO
December 10 The Walla Walla Police Department assisted the Walla Walla County Sheriff’s office by collecting evidence on one of their cases at Frog Hollow Road/Valley Chapel Road in Walla Walla. December 22 Theft of a motor vehicle was reported at G... Full story
BIRTHDAYS
January 2: Joy Hill. January 3: Mary Olona, Guy Antonius. January 4: Meagan Zajac, Loegan Harshman, Andrea Payne, Ben Kiefel, Carol Clarke. January 5: Fred Rankin, Barb Colby, Willard Cameron, Terry John, Aaron Jones and Ted Seaton. January 6:... Full story
Bard and Bee Meadery celebrates bee terroir
New business at Blue Mountain Station to open in February Mike Collins began as a home brewer, where his love of fermentation took hold. After studying for awhile at Walla Walla Community College, he... Full story
Cedar Rain Spirits crafts specialty liqueurs at Blue Mountain Station
Robert “RC” McNicol has been working on the dream of opening his own liqueur business for four years now. He served as Active Duty in the U.S. Air Force and worked construction alongside his fat... Full story
Building Two at Blue Mountain Station complete, full
DAYTON—Three years after a private developer first started construction on a second building at Blue Mountain Station, the building is finally complete and full of tenants. The Port of Columbia, which owns Blue Mountain Station, purchased the buildin... Full story
Hardwater
January is a tough month. Barely emerging from the shortest day of the year, we immediately embark on those dreaded New Year's resolutions while looking across the arduous 348 days that lie between... Full story
Little Women delights
Writer/Director Greta Gerwig’s (Lady Bird) new adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s 1868 novel Little Women was a marvelous Christmas gift for this viewer on that day. With a runtime of 135 minutes, the... Full story
Dayton-Waitsburg girls basketball lose to Stanfield
MILTON-FREEWATER-Dayton-Waitsburg's girls basketball team came so close to flipping on a switch and getting their first win of the season at the Mac-Hi Christmas tournament. Instead they dropped a... Full story
Dayton-Waitsburg boys basketball lose close game to Stanfield at Christmas tournament
MILTON-FREEWATER-Oh so close. Junior Mason Finney's shot from the top of the arc bounced off the rim as the buzzer sounded for a heart-breaking loss, 53-52, Saturday afternoon to Stanfield at the... Full story
Inside the matchup: Seattle Seahawks vs. Philadelphia Eagles
Okay admit it, you’re still not quite sure what happened against San Francisco last week. The first half had you wondering how bad the final score would look. Then Marshawn Lynch dove into the end zone and you started to believe in the team again. I... Full story
D-W Boys lose opener to Irrigon in holiday tournament, 59-52
MILTON-FREEWATER-Friday December 27th the Dayton-Waitsburg boys basketball team traveled to McLoughlin High School in Oregon for the first day of a holiday tournament. The boys would face Irrigon in t... Full story
D-W Girls drop opener in holiday tournament, 57-47
MILTON-FREEWATER—The Dayton-Waitsburg girls varsity basketball team played in a holiday tournament Friday the 27th at McLoughlin High School in Milton-Freewater against Irrigon. D-W started off the game shooting 2-19 from the field in the first quart... Full story
Pork Chops in Garlic Mushroom Sauce
Remember I said I would do the Christmas Scones recipe this week, but call it New Year’s Scones? Well, I guess I’ll have to rename them again. This recipe came to my email and it sounded good. I did... Full story
Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy meeting held in Dayton
DAYTON—The Conference Room at Fire District 3 was crowded with community stakeholders for the Port’s annual Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) meeting, which took place on Dec. 18.... Full story
