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WAITSBURG-Martha Mason and Anne Haley have come together to share an assortment of artworks ranging from letterpress prints and monotypes to paintings and drawings. These works are on display now...

A column by Carolyn Henderson There's a lot more you can do with an old horseshoe than nail it over your doorway for luck. At least, if you're Annie Behlau of Milton-Freewater, who creates sculptures...

DAYTON—It was a full house at the March 18 meeting of the Columbia County Rural Library Board as area residents showed up to voice concerns about library policies and practices. Board chair Tanya P...

DAYTON—If an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, then why doesn’t the county have a dedicated human resources manager? Now, issues surrounding Shakira Bye’s termination from the libra...

K.C. Kuykendall, Kevin House, Terry Jacoy, Jim Romine and Mayor Marty Dunn were present. Kate Hockersmith was absent. Public Comment -Walla Walla Conservation District Manager Renee Hadley said that a...

Waitsburg wine writer Paul Gregutt entertained patrons at the Olive Market Place & Cafe last week. The Waitsburg artist played a solo set of original compositions accompanied by amplified acoustic...

WAITSBURG-Waitsburg can be accurately characterized as an All-American town, but the display of patriotism planned for April 13 will be hard to match. Waitsburg American Legion Post 35 will sponsor th...

MILTON-FREEWATER- Coach McGhan's concern for his team was evident in the first golf match of the DW season in Milton-Freewater on March 21. With early-season matches allowing coaches more access to...

CLARKSTON, Wash.— DW track & field coach said the team had a good tournout for the first District meet of the season at Clarkston on Tues., March 29, even though a few athletes had not yet met e...

YAKIMA, Wash.-Waitsburg High School's Team 1 Knowledge Bowl team attended the State meet in Yakima on Saturday, where they placed eight among 12 Division 1 teams. Former knowledge bowl coach Brad...

BOARDMAN, Ore.—The DW softball team knocked their first game out of the park with a win 21-2 win against the Riverside Pirates on a road game on Tues., March 19. “Our girls played well off...

SPOKANE, Wash-Lewis-Clark State College senior and Waitsburg High School grad Owen Lanning and fellow Warriors Madi Carson and Jenny Sapp qualified for the national meet at the Sam Adams Classic...

Loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, aunt, cousin and friend to many, passed away March 2, 2019, after a short battle with the flu. Mother was born in Miami, OK in 1927, with her...

Jeffrey Laurence Broom passed away the evening of March 4, 2019 at Dayton General Hospital in Dayton, Washington. He was born March 28th, 1946 in Spokane, Washington, and grew up in Waitsburg with...

A column by Brianna Wray Have you experienced a loss of linguistic dexterity lately? They say we’re losing our language due to the dumbing down of conversation. Some of the blame can be pointed at t...

I had mentioned this recipe awhile back and said I couldn’t find it. I found it and made it this weekend. It makes two loaves and I wanted one for the freezer for company coming in a few weeks. I...

The Waitsburg Mat Birds welcomed 400 wrestlers into Waitsburg last Saturday when they hosted a Little Guy Wrestling tournament....

Community members pulled together to support the family of Danica and Michael Gatlin as their young son goes through cancer treatment. Nearly $3,000 was raised at the March 22 fund...