Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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DAYTON - The Columbia County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously last week to extend its moratorium on marijuana businesses in the unincorporated county for three more months. The county's original one-year moratorium would have expired on September 18. During their September 3 meeting, Commissioners Mike Talbot, Chuck Reeves and Dwight Robanske all agreed that county staff needed more time to review recent court cases regarding jurisdictions that have banned marijuana businesses. "I'm...
WAITSBURG - Last week the Walla Walla County Board of Commissioners voted 2-1 to approve a ban on the production, processing and sale of marijuana in the unincorporated areas of Walla Walla County. To date, Yakima, Pierce and Clark counties have done the same. Commissioners Perry Dozier and Jim Johnson voted in favor of the ban with Commissioner Greg Tompkins voting opposed. This week, The Times sat down with District 2 Commissioner Dozier, who shared his views on the issue. Dozier says his...
MEDICAL CANNABIS GARDENS ALSO OUTLAWED BY CITY COUNCIL RULING DAYTON - The Dayton City Council on Monday night passed an ordinance banning growing, processing and sales of marijuana in the city. Under the new law, recreational marijuana businesses will not be allowed within city limits, and medical cannabis gardens will also be prohibited. The vote was 5-1 in favor of the ban. Council members Delphine Bailey, Kathy Berg, Christine Broughton, Byron Kaczmarski and Mike Paris voted yes, while counc...
DAYTON - Columbia Pulp expects to begin production at its new facility near Lyons Ferry in the fourth quarter of 2015. Recruiting for production/ operations positions is anticipated to begin in the second quarter of 2015. Columbia Pulp will coordinate hiring for those positions through WorkSource Walla Walla, located at 1530 Stevens in Walla Walla. All job openings will be posted on go2worksource.com at that time. The company will begin recruiting for salaried management, operations, technical and administration positions in the first quarter...
