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A group of about a dozen businesses based in Waitsburg and Dayton are creating a new organization to help promote tourism in the Touchet Valley. Named the Touchet Valley Tourism Alliance, the diverse group that includes the Dayton Chamber of...

Ian Tozer Withers of Waitsburg passed away Jan. 28, 2011, at the age of 58, according to an obituary published in the Walla Walla Union-Bulletin. Memorial services were held Tuesday at the Waitsburg Presbyterian Church. Dayton resident Kenneth...

February 3: Melissa Pietila, Ryan Neal, Norman Hansen, Robert Weller, Eric Rohde, Mike Gauch, Joe Watson and Chris Walker. February 4: Morgan Baker, Chelsey Murdock, Meredith Huwe, Stacey Bennett, Mathew Akers, Renee Bailey, Robert Bailey, Matthew...

BELLEVUE - Puget Sound Energy is offering public schools and other educational institutions an opportunity to bring renewable energy into the classroom - or perhaps onto the classroom. The utility opened the grant-application period this week for...

"The Poultry Plungers" really appreciate all the pledges we received. Everyone was very supportive. We had a great time at the Plunge sporting our chic outfits, which were a big hit! We'll be back next year, and we hope to recruit more team members...

1-31: Assault. Assault reported on E. Richmond Ave., Dayton. 1-29: Theft. Sometime in the last 10 days, an unknown suspect broke the lock on a storage unit on Preston Avenue, in Waitsburg, and stole several items including a red floor jack, a rigid...

"The Poultry Plungers" in The Times photos two weeks ago were not identified in correct order. Vickie Hamann was the woman jumping into the water holding her nose. Joanna Lanning was third in line next to Patty Hazelwood. The Times apologizes for...

1-28 Be My Valentine The Boldman House Museum, owned and managed by the Dayton Historical Depot Society. Tours and located at 410 North First Street in Dayton, will be having a special exhibit for the month of February. The museum will have a large...

February 5, 1976 Touchet Valley Grain Growers will be breaking ground shortly on a new grain storage facility 8 miles north and east of Prescott at the intersection of Smith Springs Road and Jensen Corner. A preliminary discussion of a Waitsburg...

A rriving in Park City, Utah, I was met by staff of the Washington School Inn Bed and Breakfast who drove me to the B & B where I was booked to stay for the week of the Sundance Film Festival. I'd been hired to cook by a private group of guests who b...

Ten Years Ago February 15, 2001 Renovation work on Waitsburg High School and the vo-ag shop is approaching the half-way point. Responding to a statement from a group of kids, "We don't have any place to go," the Waitsburg Lions Club has completed...

MISSION BANQUET FEB. 12 DAYTON - You're invited to the "Sharing Your Hearts Banquet," a fundraiser for a Baby Feeding Program in Africa and a Women's Mission Team to Nicaragua Saturday, Feb. 12 at 6 p.m. at the Seneca Building in Dayton. Tickets are...

I n response to the letter to the editor submitted last week by Darver Tackle owner Verna Foley, I would like to point out a few important facts that she does not appear to fully understand. I am aware the city council approved an RV park built on...

Since we took over the Times in late 2009, we've made a number of changes to your newspaper. We hope you enjoy the new look, content and services we provide. Soon, our offerings will include reproduction services and retail office supplies in our ren...

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...