Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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DAYTON — The Port of Columbia County Commissioners met at 5 p.m. on October 14, 2026, in the Port’s newly remodeled boardroom. Commissioners Mike Spring and Scott Hudson attended in person; Johnny Watts could not attend. Executive Director Jennie Dickinson and Economic Development Coordinator Shane Laib were also present. The commissioners reviewed and approved the monthly budget report. Due to rising utility costs, this year’s utility budget is already 98 percent spent. The commissioners reviewed the draft of the 2027 Budget and Capital Facili...
DAYTON – Mayor Michael Smith opened the Dayton City Council meeting to order at 6 p.m. on October 13, 2026. Council members Shannon McMillen, James Su’euga, Glenn Hagfeldt, Kyle Anderson, Jeff Keating, Joann Patras, and Dave Harvey were present at City Hall. Shakira Collins, a domestic violence advocate for the YWCA, made a statement concerning domestic violence. October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, which honors survivors and victims and raises awareness about relationship abuse. Collins said that in a small community lik...
WALLA WALLA — On Wednesday, Oct. 28, the Walla Walla YWCA will host Courage to Believe: Creating Safe Tomorrows, a night of inspiration, connection, and purpose. This event wraps up National Domestic Violence Awareness Month by recognizing the courage of survivors and the community that stands with them. Salted Mill’s Chef Ian Williams will prepare the dinner. Tickets will include two drink tickets and the opportunity to bid on creative live and silent auction packages and gift cards on the popular Dine Wall. The YWCA organizers invite you to...
DAYTON — “Sense and Sensibility” follows the Dashwood sisters as they leave their Sussex estate for a modest home, navigating love, financial challenges, and societal expectations in Regency England. This adaptation features a strong cast including Daisy Edgar-Jones and Esmé Creed-Miles. It offers a fresh yet faithful take on Jane Austen’s classic. Early buzz highlights its charm, wit, and emotional resonance, making it a promising watch for period drama fans. It is rated PG for thematic elements, partial nudity, and brief violence, and runs...
Richard Schram has outlined not only his vision for the Walla Walla County Sheriff’s Office, but also the meaningful improvements he’s already helped accomplish. From achieving state accreditation for the first time to strengthening training, developing leadership, modernizing equipment, securing grants, and improving services, his record demonstrates experience, dedication, and a commitment to making a good department even better. When I first endorsed Richard, it was based on the respect and confidence I developed while working with him dur...
Letter to the Editor Vote “YES” on Proposition NO 1 when you receive your upcoming ballot. A public swimming pool enriches the quality of life for our community. This Proposition helps finance operations & expenses to have a public swimming pool again. It’s been almost 10 years that citizens of Columbia County have been without a public swimming pool. Not everyone has access to public pools at other locations. A generation of local children are growing up without learning basic water safety skills and the joy of playing, or swimming in the wate...
Walla Walla County Ballot Drop Boxes that are open 24 hours a day until 8 p.m. on Election Day: • Walla Walla County Health Department 314 W Main St. (in alley between Main and Rose) • Walla Walla Fire Station #2 170 N Wilbur Ave (corner of Wilbur and Tacoma) • College Place City Hall 625 S College Ave (drive up behind City Hall) • Touchet School District 90 Champion St (entrance to parking lot) • Wallula – Walla Walla County Fire Protection District No. 5 – Station 52, 2nd St. • Burbank – Columbia Elementary School 977 Maple St (in front of sc...
LaDeana Kay Hermanns Pettichord (Kay) passed away on October 14, 2026, at the age of 92. She was born on August 18, 1934, in Spokane, WA to Vida Hargett and Edward Hermanns. She grew up in the Waitsburg/Prescott area surrounded by a large, extended family – lots of grandpas and grandmas - and eventually 3 siblings, Ernie, Charlotte and Dee. Her school years were spent in the Waitsburg schools and she graduated from Wait-Hi in 1952. While in school Kay played the saxophone in the marching b...
WALLA WALLA — All ballot testing, processing, tabulation, and canvassing meetings take place at the Elections Office, 315 W. Main St., Walla Walla. Accessible voting is also available at this location. Ballots were mailed by Friday, October 16, 2026. (Military & Overseas ballots were mailed on Friday, September 18, 2026). If you do not receive your ballot this week, check your voter registration and ballot status at voter.voterwa.gov. The Walla Walla Voting Center is at the Walla Walla County Elections Office. It is the county’s only off...
Accessible voting in Columbia County is available by calling the Auditor’s Office to schedule an appointment to use an accessible voting unit. Appointments are available through the close of voting on Election Day at 8 p.m. Anyone who has not received a ballot or needs a replacement should call (509) 382-4541 or visit the Columbia County Auditor’s Office. Replacement or reissued ballots cancel the first ballot. The replacement ballot becomes your current ballot. Please vote for only one candidate per race. When finished, place your ballot in...
WAITSBURG - Stephanie Cole organized the Little Spikers volleyball program for area youth in kindergarten through fourth grade in the Waitsburg High School gym. The six week program is now a project of Rural Youth Enrichment Services (RYES). Tia Hays, Kelsy Klingenstein, and Heidi Ely assisted Cole, who taught about twenty girls basic volleyball skills through fun drills. The program began with its first practice on September 17 and will end with the Little Spikers being recognized at the...
WHS Football at SJE The October 16 high school football game at St. John-Endicott was a fun game to coach, Waitsburg Coach Gabe Kiefel said. Waitsburg led 20-0 after one quarter, 32-6 at halftime, and won 52-6. “The energy for this game was high the entire game, and our players played up-tempo all four quarters. One of the volunteers running the chain gang on our sidelines said we were the loudest team he’s heard all year. This was a reference to the players and coaches getting ball, pass, and run calls from the sideline. This may not seem like...
Waitsburg High School's volleyball team played four matches last week. On Tuesday, October 13, the Cardinals won one out of four sets against Dayton at home on Kison Court. Jemma Anderson served 100% with two aces in the 5-25, 19-25, 27-25, and 22-25 loss. Katy Allen, Ellie Teal, and Audrey Kiefel served well for the Cardinals. Rylie Coates was credited with a kill. The Lady Cardinals also won one set out of four when Tekoa-Rosalia came to Waitsburg on Wednesday, October 14. Anderson, Teal,...
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg resident Dave Tipton grew up in Western Montana and has traveled extensively. He began photographing landscapes and wildlife in the 5th grade. Since then, he has photographed in Yellowstone, the Grand Tetons, and Glacier National Park. After moving to Waitsburg, Tipton opened his gallery, "Portraits of Nature," featuring a wide selection of his stunning photography. He developed his art by focusing on the subjects he loves and working with photographers from National...
WAITSBURG - This year's Waitsburg Elementary's Otis Spunkmeyer Cookie Dough fundraiser was a huge success. Thirty-seven students met their goal, and their messy reward was helping transform Principal Monty Sabin into a human ice cream sundae. Luckily for Sabin, October 16 was a warm Friday afternoon. Achievement was labeled by color: white, yellow, green, pink, and blue, signifying the level of sundae-making the students earned. Beginning with white, all thirty-seven participating students laid...
Fifteen Years Ago October 27, 2011 The Waitsburg-Prescott Cardinals dominated the Asotin Panthers last Friday night for a 48-20 Homecoming victory securing the League Championship for the third consecutive year. The Panthers took first possession of the game, only to punt the ball away after just one first down and a WP Greg Stearns sack. The Cardinals opening drive began on its own 26-yard line with a carry from running back Billy Brown. Brown was stopped after just a two yard gain but WP...
The beauty of autumn is all around, and I couldn’t be happier. The first flashes of changing colors have been spotted in some of the trees around town, and the star-filled nights have been the perfect backdrop for cozy bonfires. On top of pulling out all my favorite flannels, I have been searching through my recipe collections for satisfying and seasonal soups. At the same time, we harvested some gorgeous pumpkins and Hubbard squash from the back yard this week, a perfect inspiration for the soup pot. Here the earthiness of black lentils, is b...
