Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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WAITSBURG - The City of Waitsburg's former city hall building has a new owner. Chet Childers of Burbank, Wash., has taken ownership of the historic Main Street building. This was the second bid the Tri-Cities construction company owner has made for the building. Childers withdrew from his first offer after a 90-day feasibility study. His original offer for $175,000 included his vision statement for The Vault, a space that celebrates beer making and soaking. It would offer second-floor hotel...
WAITSBURG — Waitsburg’s Weller Public Library is facing cuts in services and possibly staffing from the loss of federal funding. The Institute of Museum and Library Services was one of seven agencies functionally eliminated by an executive order to continue reducing federal bureaucracy signed by President Trump on March 14, 2025. While libraries are funded mainly by city and county taxes, federal funding helps pay for workforce training and pilot programs. It helps provide essential library services, including computer and internet access, in...
DAYTON—Columbia County Hospital District CEO Shane McGuire doesn’t think the federal government plans to cut Medicaid benefits to individual healthcare users. Still, he is concerned about the effect on the hospital district’s budget if cuts are made to state direct-funded Medicaid programs, which the federal government heavily subsidizes. McGuire said the health system has “no slack” to absorb additional revenue cuts without cutting services. “I believe that these types of funds are going to be...
DAYTON - Hotel Hardware invites the public to its official Grand Opening on Friday, April 11 and 12. The celebration will take place from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. on both days. It includes New Mexican cuisine by Dave Hernandez of Cocina Barelas, wine from Tim Doyle of Marginalia Winery, and innovative cocktails at The Bobcat Room. Guests can check out the renovated hotel, The Bobcat Room, and meet Daniel Lopez, the Spokane–based artist behind the "Stand By Me" mural at Hotel Hardware. Hotel hardware i...
DAYTON — A heart-pounding film that follows seasoned deep-sea divers as they battle the raging elements to rescue their crewmate trapped hundreds of feet below the ocean’s surface. Based on a true story, “Last Breath” is an electrifying story about teamwork, resilience, and a race against time to do the impossible. The cast includes Woody Harrelson, Simu Liu, and Finn Cole. Rotten Tomatoes said their critics’ consensus was that the movie ratchets the tension to a riveting degree and tells a remarkable true story with the utmost efficienc...
With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Anne Higgins Snyder, beloved wife, devoted mother, cherished grandmother, and dear friend. Anne passed away peacefully on March 31, 2025, following a courageous four-year battle with a rare lung disease. Due to the damage to her lungs, she was diagnosed with heart failure as well. With the weakening of her heart, she suffered kidney failure that led to her passing at Kadlec Hospital in Richland, Washington. Anne was remarkably determined despite her...
WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg Cardinals split a doubleheader with Garfield-Palouse on Tuesday, April 1, in Waitsburg. Jarod Hankins started on the mound in the first game. Bryer Paul came in as relief in the third, and Isa Reyes closed out the last couple of innings in the 7-3 loss. Ryan Meier pitched strong for two innings, and then Isaac Mahre took the mound. The Cardinals won the second game 11-6. "The boys played really well. They lost the first game, dug deep, and secured the second with a...
WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg High School track team had its first opportunity to compete against similar-sized schools at the Bantam Small Schools track meet in Clarkston on Wednesday, April 2. In their events, Brenton Segraves placed in the top ten in the shot put with a PR 38’0” for fifth place, and he placed ninth in the javelin with a PR of 114’3”. Marion Duncan placed tenth in the 400m (1:17.9), Alyssa Hollingsworth placed sixth in the 800m (2:52.2) and sixth in the javelin (78’8”), and Olivia Duncan had a PR in the shot put (27’4.5”) for...
Fifteen Years Ago April 8, 2010 [Photo caption] Brad West, a Whitman College student from Minnesota, tries his luck skimming the pond during Ski Bluewood's annual year-end bash that concluded the ski season with great new snow, a cookout and plenty of watery beer. West won the pond-skimming contest in the skiing category. His college mate David Wallace from Skagit Valley won it in the snowboard category but not before they both dunked in the ice-cold water. Twenty Five Years Ago April 6, 2000 Tw...
WALLA WALLA — The Ft. Walla Walla Museum is hosting an April Fools Scavenger Hunt throughout April. Historically, incorrect items have been hidden in some of the museum’s exhibits. Guests who list them all will win a prize from the museum store. The last day of the hunt is Sunday, April 30. The museum is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Guests are invited to participate in the Scavenger Hunt as a fun way to visit the museum, talk about the exhibits, and identify things that don’t belong....
WAITSBURG — The Waitsburg School District is asking voters for a three-year levy to raise $200,000 each of its three years: 2026, 2027, and 2028. The levy would help pay for improved safety and security throughout the school district and technology needs. A levy is a local property tax passed by school district voters that generates revenue to fund programs and services that the state does not pay for as part of basic education. This proposed capital levy would directly pay for improvements to the district’s security system and technology nee...
DAYTON—The Port of Columbia in Dayton hosts Choose Columbia County Business Boosters, a series of monthly training events. The theme for April is social media, presented by Sarah Magill of The Reel Sarah. Learn more about Magill at www.thereelsarah.com. Attending the April events is free. Sessions will be held at the Port of Columbia Conference Room at 1 Port Way in Dayton or via Zoom. Session times are 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Session Dates and Topics: April 8 –“Magnetic Marketing: How to Attract, Connect, and Convert on Social Media.” Learn h...
