Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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DAYTON — It’s showtime as “A Christmas Carol” opens this weekend. This year’s production is a true family affair with 15 sets of family members participating as cast, crew, directors, and musicians. There are husbands and wives, parents and kids, cousins. Two families are complete with both parents and all their children on stage. This adds to the story in “A Christmas Carol,” which shows how a family can persevere through struggle and hardship to come together in the ultimate gift of love....
WAITSBURG — On Tuesday, November 4, Waitsburg’s public works staff and a contracted crew encountered issues while working on the city’s waterline. The city was working on two leaks, one on the corner of Coppei and Preston Avenues. The repairs were on the same circulating line, and City Administrator Randy Hinchliffe stated that once certain valves were shut off, it created pressure zones, resulting in additional head pressure. At least one valve on the circulating water line failed due to age. The city first heard from the Waitsburg Schoo...
PRESCOTT - The Prescott School District is at risk of dissolution after ending the 2022-23 school year in a deficit. Since then, the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction has placed Binding Conditions on the district, allowing OSPI and ESD 123 to help restore financial health within two years. After additional liabilities were identified, the district was unable to meet year-end requirements for the 2024-25 year. At a school board meeting in September 2025, Shawn Lewis from OSPI...
WAITSBURG - On Sunday at 9 p.m., an equipment malfunction caused a kitchen fire at the Whiskey C Restaurant on Preston Avenue. The business is temporarily closed due to the resulting damage. The owners Corben Ketelsen and Tommy Long said they hope to reopen within 30 days. Ketelsen said the chef, the restaurant's unsung hero over the last few years, was the only person injured. He suffered severe burns to his right arm and hand after a reaction from a possible propane leak flashed in his face...
WALLA WALLA - Fans of the movie "Wicked" are invited to a special sing-along event at Gesa Power House Theatre on Sunday, November 16, at 2 p.m. The lyrics displayed on the screen will allow the audience to sing along to their favorite songs from the musical. Tickets are only $10, and for just $5, you can add a little team spirit with a wand to cheer for your favorite witch. "Wicked" was directed by Jon M. Chu and written by Winnie Holzman and Dana Fox. The movie adapts the first act of the...
OLYMPIA - Organic baby formula, ByHeart, has recalled all of its products nationwide on Tuesday, after federal and state health agencies began investigating an outbreak of botulism linked to powdered infant formula produced by ByHeart. Fifteen infants in 12 states have been hospitalized, including one infant from Lewis County, Washington. All of the reported outbreak cases were associated with the consumption of ByHeart brand powdered infant formula. ByHeart has voluntarily recalled the f...
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg Elementary honored the October Students of the Month at the PRIDE assembly on Friday, November 7. The PRIDE traits are Prepared, Respect, Integrity, Discipline, and Excellence. This month the students were honored for displaying traits that embody Respect....
WAITSBURG — The Wilbur-Creston-Keller (WCK) football team triumphed over the Waitsburg Cardinals on Friday, November 7, winning 64-26. “The season did not end the way we wanted it to, but usually only one team gets to finish the season on a win, and that’s the state championship team,” said Coach Gabe Kiefel. The Cardinals had a good week of practice and went into the game confident against last year’s 1B State Champions. “The first quarter was a killer for us,” said Kiefel. “We did not start making progress until our last possession of the fir...
WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg School District presented "Honoring All Who Served," an assembly honoring veterans produced by music director Elizabeth Jagelski in the high school gym on November 10. Principal Joe Wirtzberger welcomed the invited veterans and guests, followed by the entrance of the flags by the ASB officers. The Cardinal High School band played the Star-Spangled Banner, and the elementary students sang along. The history of Veterans Day was read by ASB President Mattilynn Carter,...
Fifteen Years Ago November 11, 2010 Six vehicles were reportedly entered over the weekend in Waitsburg, according to the Walla Walla County Sheriff's Office. Purses, wallets, credit cards, cameras, and more were taken. Nearly all the vehicles were left unlocked overnight, though several were reportedly locked but showed no sign of forced entry. Two Waitsburg households on E. 7th St. reported stolen purses with one brazenly snatched from inside a garage. The perpetrators got away with more than...
