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Columbia County Superior Court September 16, 2015 Trials Set: Eric Ryan Vanzandt, 31, Dayton; entered not guilty plea to one charge of escape from community custody. Vanzandt failed to make himself available for DOC supervision. He is held on...

DAYTON – During their regular meeting last week, the Columbia County Hospital District board named interim co-CEOs to fill in after the departure of current CEO Jon Smiley. Smiley resigned effective Sept. 30. Chief Financial Officer Lee Holter and Ch...

WAITSBURG - Walla Walla/Columbia County Fire Dist. #2 Commissioners will speak about the annexation of the Waitsburg Fire Dept. into District #2 at the Tues. Oct. 6 Commercial Club meeting. The meeting will be held at Gleason’s Galley on W...

DAYTON – The Lady Dogs won two away league-play matches last week, against DeSales and Prescott. The Dogs dropped the Irish in three sets (25-10, 25-20, 25-19) on Tues, Sept. 22, followed by a win over the Tigers (25-16, 25-8, 25-13) on Thurs., S...

WAITSBURG – The Lady Cardinals traveled to Asotin on Tues., Sept. 22 where they dropped the Panthers in three sets, 25-18, 15-17, 15-17. On Thursday, they played Tri-Cities Prep on their home court, falling in three sets: 11-25, 11-25, 10-25. ...

DAYTON – Dayton’s third quarterback of the year, Kobie Sunderlin-Herrin, continued to improve on Friday as he rushed for 91 yards including a touchdown and a two-point conversion, in a 68-28 loss to Liberty Christian. Sunderlin-Herrin was also fou...

DAYTON – The Dayton School District is seeking to improve communication between citizens and the school district through a new initiative called Bulldog Alliance. The Bulldog Alliance will include parents, downtown business leaders, senior c...