Articles from the July 21, 2011 edition
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Mexican Jailed In Mountain Pot Raid
DAYTON - Federal, state and local law enforcement officials on Monday seized 2,000 marijuana plants with a street value of $3 million from a grow in the upper Tucannon River drainage in the Umatilla National Forest after they arrested a suspect at a...
Events At Liberty Theater
Dayton's Liberty Theater is bringi ng Buck, an award-winning documentary, to its screen this Friday. The film follows real-life " horse whisperer" Buck Brannaman on his life journey from an abusive childhood to his extraordinary approach to horses....
U.S. Production Down For 2011
Projected ending stocks for 2011/12, at 670 million bushels, are down 191 million bushels from 2010/11 as supplies decrease more than use. Total wheat supplies for 2011/12 are projected down 217 million bushels because of both smaller carry- in...
Bees Aren’t The Troublemakers
DAYTON - Susan Hosticka always wanted to do a "bee beard" to prove the hard-working insects are really quite gentle and harmless despite their reputation to the contrary. Late last month, during a...
Thomas’ No-till Drill: The Cure For Erosion
PRESCOTT - Last summer, a Canadian bicycle rider making her way across the country stopped in Waitsburg. Being from the wheat belt in the flat-as-a-pancake province of Saskatchewan, she remarked on...
2011: Better Late Than Never
WAITSBURG - With prices on the high side, now is a good time to be a wheat or dry pea farmer in the Touchet Valley. And while unseasonably cool, wet weather is causing a few problems for wheat...
POLICE NOTES
July 11 Trespass Complaint. Report of verbal abuse, belligerent behavior and reckless driving on South "D" Street, Prescott. July 12 Rescue. Rescue reported on Forest Road 64 at Tiger Canyon. July 13 Arrest: DUI, firearms violation after report of...
Donald Richardson
Donald ( Donnie) Richardson of Waitsburg, Wash., passed away July 5th at Booker Nursing Home in Dayton, Wash., and cremation has taken place. Don was born in Bozeman, Mont., on July 31, 1928 to James...
Keeping It Together
I t keeps our wheels rolling through town. It keeps rain water from flooding our streets. It keeps drinking water coming to our homes. It rarely makes headlines. Yet a decent infrastructure is one of the most important assets for small towns and we...
Good Luck With Harvest
Harvest may not quite be underway yet for most farmers in the Touchet Valley, but it should get started soon. This week, we're devoting our edition to harvest with our annual salute to the growers in our area. It hasn't been an easy year leading up...
Taking The Wrapping Off
WAI T SBURG - This latest column in our series, appearing just before we actually open the Coppei Coffee Co shop for business, is a little bit like taking the wrapping off a Christmas present. Last we...
No Snowflakes In Summer
DAYTON - Jitters may be closed, but the Underwoods remain on Main. Scott and Yara Underwood, who started Jitters more than a year ago, closed the coffee shop at the end of May citing an overload of wo...
Times Made Legal Paper Of Record
DAYTON - The Times based in Waitsburg has been qualified to bid on the contracts to publish legal notices for Columbia County and the City of Dayton. The newspaper based in Waitsburg and circulated throughout the Touchet Valley can now also publish l...
Touchet Valley Among Cycling Top 5
WAITSBURG - The Travel Section of the Seattle Times has selected the roads in the Waitsburg-Dayton area as one of the best five routes in the state for riding or driving. In a piece called "Five Roads To Nowhere: The Best Of Washington's Boonies," gu...
