Articles from the September 23, 2021 edition
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Regular Dayton School Board halted after disruption
DAYTON—The Dayton School Board met Wednesday, September 15, for a regular school board meeting. Business items on the agenda included a review of multiple out-of-endorsement teachers, consideration f...
Millrace Improvement Project is underway
Millrace Road is closed for the next month as crews from Colbert Construction start the Millrace Grade Improvement Project. This is the last section of the Main Street Corridor project, wrapping up... Full story
New pastor, family, settling into life in Waitsburg
Cameron and Angelica Hedges are new to Waitsburg and are wholeheartedly embracing small-town life. "I love it out here, so far," said Angelica Hedges about Waitsburg. "It's much slower paced than...
At the Liberty: Manhattan Short Film Festival
The 2021 global Manhattan Short Film Festival is coming to the Liberty Theater on Sept 24-26 and the 28th. This is the 24th year of this international annual film festival. The Liberty Theater in...
DCH announces three COVID-19 deaths
WALLA WALLA—Walla Walla County Department of Community Health confirmed three COVID-19-related deaths last week. County health officials were notified that a man in his 60s, a woman in her 70s, and a man in his 80s that tested positive for C... Full story
Vaccine clinics Tuesday-Saturday at Providence Southgate
WALLA WALLA— Walla Walla County Department of Community Health (DCH) and healthcare partners will hold vaccine clinics Tuesday through Saturday for the next two weeks, beginning Tuesday, September 21. All clinics will be held at the Providence S... Full story
Columbia Pulp announces Ag Energy Solutions partnership
STARBUCK—Columbia Pulp LLC and Ag Energy Solutions, Inc have announced an agreement to partner in processing wheat straw from the Columbia Pulp facility through the Ag Energy Solutions biomass processing platform. The output from this processing i...
East of the Mountains playing at Gesa Power House Theatre
WALLA WALLA-Gesa Power House Theatre presents a Power House Movie screening of the 2021 independent film East of the Mountains on Saturday, October 2 at 7:00 p.m. The screening will be followed by an...
Providence free drive-through adult flu & COVID-19 VACCINATION clinic Oct. 2
WALLA WALLA—Providence will offer its annual free drive-through adult flu shot clinic on Oct. 2 at the Providence Southgate Medical Park main building entrance (former main entrance of Walla Walla General Hospital) from 9 a.m. to noon, or until t... Full story
Dayton School Board meeting disruption
Letter to the editor: As a member of the Dayton School Board, I would like to address the September 15 meeting at which no business was conducted after it was disrupted by a candidate for the School Board, Aneesha Dieu. The Washington State School... Full story
Support for Zoller
Dear Editor, People are quick to believe the bad things they hear about good people. Never has this been more evident. In the last three years I have seen adults I once respected, actively spread rumors and gossip online. They do this because... Full story
WWCCD to host virtual meeting October 5
WALLA WALLA—The Walla Walla County Conservation District is holding a virtual meeting on October 5, at 7 p.m. District officials are seeking input from area farmers to determine if there is interest in cost-share programs, and the Voluntary S...
National Voter Registration Day is September 28
OLYMPIA — National Voter Registration Day is Tuesday, Sept. 28, and Secretary of State Kim Wyman is encouraging all eligible Washingtonians to register to vote in time for the Nov. 2 General Election. “Your vote matters – especially this year. Non-pr...
CCSO
September 13 Malicious mischief. Washington Street Unwanted person reported. Highway 12 Theft of motor vehicle. 3rd Street September 14 Domestic problem. Richmond Street 9-1-1 call. Tremont Street Missing person reported at Dayton Elementary School....
WWCSO
September 13 Drew D. Duvall was arrested for residential burglary and criminal trespass, second degree. Shelton Road, Walla Walla September 17 An assault was reported. Rose Street, Walla Walla Suspicious activity info report. Melrose Street, Walla...
Waitsburg City Council welcomed new business owners
WAITSBURG—Plenty of new Waitsburg business owners attended the regular Waitsburg City Council meeting last Wednesday. Recently sold buildings along Main Street, include the former Anchor Bar and the Whoopem Up Hollow Cafe. Tom and Judy Bennett p...
Waitsburg School Board discuss start of school year
WAITSBURG—The Waitsburg School Board met for a regular meeting on September 16. Secondary Principal Stephanie Wooderchak shared that students and staff are doing well, and the school year is off to a...
The Goldbelly Experience
It's no secret that I have a family full of foodies. We plan entire trips around eateries with raving reviews, but since traveling hasn't been an option lately, we've had to put our trips on hold. We...
Semi-rural – Semi-city(ish)
Recently, I connected with friends that I hadn’t had contact with for several years. Our “catch-up” conversation was not the usual, as we all have had significant life changes to share. Without any p...
Inside the matchup Seahawks vs. Vikings
Seattle travels to Minnesota this week to play the Vikings. After dropping a very winnable game last week against the Titans, the Seahawks are last place in the NFC West as other teams in their division have won both of their games. It’s a little t...
Wolfpack vs Scotties game stats
WAITSBURG/DAYTON - After 2 weeks of cancellations due to COVID-19, Dayton Waitsburg Wolfpack Football traveled to Cowiche to take on the Highland High School Scotties. "We are a very young team with t...
Wolfpack Football defeats Highland Scotties 34-0
WAITSBURG/DAYTON - After 2 weeks of cancellations due to COVID-19, Dayton Waitsburg Wolfpack Football traveled to Cowiche to take on the Highland High School Scotties. "We are a very young team with t...
Wolfpack Volleyball kicks off against River View High
DAYTON/WAITSBURG-Volleyball season is in full swing for the Dayton-Waitsburg Wolfpack ladies. The season kicked off at River View High School, with the Wolfpack narrowly falling against the Panthers....
PIONEER PORTRAITS
Ten Years Ago September 22, 2011 It was a day of Victorian fashion, museum tours, buffalo, corn on the cob and Butlers at Waitsburg’s Fall Festival on Sunday. The attendance was anything but s...
Pizza Margherita
Summer is over and after what felt like forever, our tomatoes have finally ripened. To celebrate, this week ripe tomatoes have made an appearance at every meal, in salads, on sandwiches, tossed in...
