Articles from the January 21, 2016 edition
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Letter to the Editor
Dear Editor, As a graduate of Dayton High School and newly appointed school board member, I would like to encourage our community to vote “yes” for both the renewal of the Replacement Maintenance and Operation Levy and the Capital Levy for Tec...
Letter to the Editor
Dear Editor, Why should anyone pay more taxes to the public school? 1. Freedom. “Knowledge will forever govern ignorance, and a people who mean to be their own Governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.” —James Madison or “T...
Letter to the Editor
Dear Editor, As the business manager for the Dayton School District, it is my job to insure school district funds are used in a responsible manner. When reviewing expenditures, we have a process that continually keeps these things in mind: Is it...
Letter to the Editor
Dear Editor, Like most of the state’s school districts, over 20% of Dayton’s school budget has to be covered by the local citizenry - the state clearly has not met its constitutional mandate to fund basic education. Until that situation gets res...
Letter to the Editor
Dear Editor, I am writing in support of the upcoming Maintenance and Operations Levy and the Capital Projects Levy. As a 26 year previous employee of the Dayton School District, I have extensive knowledge of the condition of the facilities and I...
Prescott Levy Goes to Voters
PRESCOTT – Voters residing in the Prescott School District will be asked to approve a two-year replacement maintenance operations levy, in the amount of $650,000 each year, in the Feb. 9 special e...
Court News - January 21, 2016
Columbia County Superior Court January 6, 2016 Arraignment: Jeffrey Allan Brooks, 22, Walla Walla. Brooks entered a not guilty plea to charges of possession of a stolen vehicle, a Class B felony and possession of methamphetamine, a Class C felony....
New Summer Event Planned
DAYTON—Representatives from the Dayton Chamber of Commerce, the Port of Columbia and Southeastern Washington State Parks are preparing a new event for Columbia County. In July and August, the New O...
After School Program in Works for Dayton
Dayton—An After School Task Force, formed by the Coalition for Youth and Families, has been meeting regularly since April, 2015 to discuss creating an after school enrichment program for Dayton studen...
Board Will Consider Adding Student Representatives
WAITSBURG – Newly elected school board member Russ Knopp would like to see students play an active role in board discussions, and possibly even decision-making. At last week’s board meeting Knopp pres...
Community Wishes Nurse Karla Scott Well in Retirement
WAITSBURG – A crowd of appreciative community members gathered in the Plaza Theater here on Friday to wish Waitsburg Clinic registered nurse Karla Scott well in her retirement. A tropically d...
Tyler Judd Changes Plea to Guilty in Plea Agreement
WAITSBURG – Waitsburg resident Tyler P. Judd, 32, plead guilty to rape of a child in the third degree and distribution of a controlled substance (methamphetamine) to a person under the age of 18 in a plea agreement in Walla Walla Superior Court on J...
Lady 'Dogs Swamp TCP, 44-25
PASCO – The Dayton girls’ basketball team ran their overall record to 10-2 with a win over Tri-Cities Prep Saturday night, 44-25. The Lady Bulldogs are undefeated at 6-0 at the halfway point of league play. Dayton jumped out to a 14-4 lead after one...
Cardinal Girls Fall to Mac-Hi and Asotin, Win Against Prescott
WAITSBURG – The Lady Cards basketball team followed losses to Dayton, Mac-Hi, and Asotin with a win against the Prescott Tigers on Saturday. Waitsburg vs. Asotin The Cardinals traveled to Asotin on Ja...
Cardinals overwhelm Prescott, 64-25
WAITSBURG – The Cardinal boys hosted Prescott Saturday night and got an easy win, 64-25. Waitsburg jumped out to a 22-5 lead in the first quarter, and led 32-13 at the half. Kyle Gradwohl had another big night, with 28 points, including six three-poi...
Dayton Boys Beat TCP, 45-31
PASCO – The Dayton Bulldogs got a big league win Saturday night here as they rolled over Tri-Cities Prep, 45-31. Zach Waggoner scored 15 points and Ben Kleck got 14, including two three-point shots. Tanner Bren had a big game on the boards, p...
Ky Adams Gets Win at NW Christian Meet
COLBERT – With 21 teams participating in the Northwest Christian Invite, Waitsburg Wrestling Coach Lanny Adams said his 113, 138, and 145 class wrestlers had to win their first match just to make it into the tournament. Even with stiff c...
Cardinal Grapplers Enjoy Support at Home
WAITSBURG – Waitsburg’s first-ever wrestling home meet on Jan. 12 brought a great turnout in the stands in spite of conflicting basketball games at Mac-Hi, according to Coach Lanny Adams. “The cheerleaders remained at home and cheered for the wrest...
Letter to the Editor
Dear Editor, Dena Wood’s article on the meeting January 6 with Mayor Gobel and Brandon Kelly was excellent in laying out the many concerns residents of Waitsburg have about the proposed stock car racetrack at the fairgrounds. For many of the same r...
Oilseed Workshop in Dayton
DAYTON – Washington State University Extension and the WSU Oilseed Cropping Systems (WOCS) project are hosting an all-day workshop on canola and other oilseed production, marketing and end-use on Jan. 26 at Dayton’s Liberty Theater. Crops covered may...
Rash of Car Prowls in Dayton
Sheriff’s Office urges residents to lock vehicles and report missing property DAYTON – The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office took reports on 19 car prowls over just two days last week. Though most owners reported missing only small change from their...
WHS Develops Lockdown Procedures
WAITSBURG – Waitsburg High School principal Stephanie Wooderchak said during last week’s school board meeting that the WHS staff has recently developed procedures for both soft and hard lockdowns and has begun practicing those procedures with stu...
Home and School Raises $508 for School Supplies
WAITSBURG - The Plaza Theater on Waitsburg’s Main Street was packed last week as parents and children attended a viewing of the original Star Wars movie. The movie viewing – a fundraiser of the Waitsburg Home and School Association – raised $508...
Citizen's Academy Openings
WALLA WALLA – The Walla Walla Police Department is now accepting applications for the 2016 Citizen’s Academy classes which will be held on Thursday evenings from 6:30- 9:30 p.m., Feb. 11 – April 29. The Citizen’s Academy provides the communi...
Press Release Walla Walla Police Department
****PRESS RELEASE****WALLA WALLA POLICE DEPT**** Police Searching for Suspect in Vehicular Assault January 22, 2016 Walla Walla Police have probable cause to arrest Kyle Zenk, 20, transient from...