The Times - Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley

WAITSBURG - After struggling to control rust in their wheat fields last spring, Touchet Valley farmers aren't taking any chances this year. Most, if not all, wheat growers in Prescott, Waitsburg and Dayton are mixing a fungicide like TILT or QUILT...

Michelle and Chip Buroker of Dayton met their twins on March 9, 2011. Aubree Dawn Buroker and Calli Jo Buroker were born March 9 at St. Mary's Medical Center in Walla Walla. Aubree weighed 6 lbs. 13 oz. and measured 19 inches. Calli Jo Buroker...

March 31: Bob Baim, Steve Ruley, Christopher Hansen, Brandon Watson, John Hanson, Ed Lambert, Jack McCaw, Olena Newbury and Robert Hinchliffe. April 1: Nicole Baker, Mark Clifton, Lawrence Fullerton, Joe Cyr, John DuPree, Lynn Mantz-Powers, Caleb...

We want to give a BIG thank you to the tree-cutting crew who came through town to trim trees for the power company. Their representative alerted us that they were coming, spent a lot of time discussing which branches were the problem and followed up...

WP EARNS TOP TRACK SCORES CLARKSTON - The Waitsburg-Prescott men's track and field team took top marks at the District 9 meet here on Wednesday, March 23. Scoring a total of 118 points, the Cardinals out-competed second-place Asotin, with 96 points,...

DAYTON - The weather finally cooperated for Touchet Valley's high school golfers last week. The Dayton and WP teams hosted Tri-Cities Prep, DeSales and Liberty Christian golfers here at the Touchet Valley Golf Course last Friday for the third match...

DAYTON - The Bulldogs are chomping at the bit. Cold, soggy weather has kept the Dayton baseball and softball teams indoors for most of the season so far. Both teams had planned to play double-headers against Pomeroy on Tuesday, but those matches had...

TOURISM ALLIANCE ELECTS OFFICERS WAITSBURG - The Touchet Valley Tourism Alliance on Thursday elected its first officers for the working board of directors. Times Publisher Imbert Matthee was elected chair with Joy Smith, owner of Hugs, Gifts & Collec...

1 New Season Begins At Fort Walla Walla Museum Fort Walla Walla Museum opens April 1 for its 44th season of service to the community. The museum, located at 755 Myra Road in Walla Walla, is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $7 for...

On Saturday, I headed out to Wally World; I had an appointment with two Walla Walla Sweet Onion growers. When I arrived, we walked the land. I asked questions and they answered them. It was all simpatico, until an unexpected gust of wind blew our...

Waitsburg/Walla Walla County & Dayton/Columbia County 3-28: Trespassing. Possible trespassing reported on N. Touchet Road, Dayton. 3-27: Theats. Person walking along dike in Dayton reportedly felt threatened by remarks of a young man. Theft. A small...

Ten Years Ago April 5, 2001 As snow flies, local youngsters are spending their spring break working with their livestock in preparation for the annual livestock show. Councilman Wayne Peterson has been elected mayor of this fine city, taking over...

WELLER LIBRARY SEEKS DONATIONS WAITSBURG - Weller Public Library in downtown Waitsburg is looking for a donation of a previously owned digital camera to use for its Summer Reading Program and Children's Storytime. DAYTON HOSTS COWBOY SINGERS DAYTON...

In April last year, Waitsburg voters replaced a council that had provided this city with new playground equipment, two important flood control projects and was active in community promotion. What has the new council accomplished? They passed an...

The first full year we were in Waitsburg, we started a compost pile. We placed a countertop container by the kitchen sink and put everything we might normally put down the garbage disposal or in the trash can into this container: vegetable peels, cof...