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DAYTON - Columbia County Sheriff Walt Hessler told county commissioners last week that he will retire, effective June 30. Also an- nouncing her retirement in June is Carole Sleeman, who is...

Ephrata Tournament January 19, 2013 Team participat- ing: Waitsburg/Prescott, Wenatchee, Eastmont, Eph- rata, Pasco, Prosser, Selah, Quincy, Othello, Chiawana, Royal City, Kamiakin, West Valley (Yakim... Full story

Here are the clues: Across: 1. A member of the WPteam. 3. What I wish the weath- er would do. Down: 1. Topic of my columnlast week. 2. A member of the Day- ton team (slang). 4. Initials of the 31st... Full story

After the decision was already made to begin including a crossword puzzle in each issue of The Times (the first one appears this week on page 10), I did a little research and discovered that we’ve j...

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DAYTON - The Dayton boys basketball team opened with a fight against Asotin Saturday night and kept the game close but ultimately couldn't stop the Panthers, falling 45-39. The Bulldogs opened strong,... Full story

PASCO - Waitsburg- Prescott nearly overcame a 16-point third quarter deficit to pull off a road win against league foe Tri-Cities Prep here Saturday. Sadly, the Cardinals run ran out of gas late, and... Full story

PASCO - Waitsburg- Prescott's girls dominated the Tri-Cities Prep Jag­uars in nearly all aspects of their game Saturday in Pasco-steals, rebounds, field goal attempts, and free throw tries. The one...

Last week I wrote about how Day­ton’s kids— especially boys— aren’t turn­ing out in numbers for sports compared to years past. I also noted that the lack of turnout had noth­ing to do with school siz...

DAYTON - The Dayton girls' basketball team wa­vered on tired legs briefly on Saturday, but got the adrena­line coursing to seal Asotin's fate, taking the Panthers down 60-56 in overtime. The first p... Full story

Nunsense II, the second coming, opened last weekend at the Liberty Theater in Dayton. This rollicking musical comedy is the sequel to the original Nunsense, that played at the theater last year....

DAYTON - The thought of walking through a hospi- tal may not inspire thoughts of happy staff members and warm greetings. But for Dayton resident Evelyn Himmelberger, visits to the Columbia County...

I have a cousin who lives in a big city. There, she tells me, finals are heavily- standardized tests that take place outside the classroom and are so brain-draining that days are given off from school...

WAITSBURG - For Waitsburg High School senior Seth Deal, shoes are essential; so hearing that a billion children live in poverty and many don't have shoes was a shock. Deal is a runner, and his...

It is with deep sorrow we announce that Darrold A. Williams, 39, passed away Jan. 11 at Dayton General Hospital. He was born on March 23, 1973 in Boise, Ida. He was the son of the late Dwight "Bud"...

Lifetime area resident, Daniel E. Wood, 78, passed away December 22, 2012, at Regency at The Park, 420 SE Myra Road, College Place, Washington. Dan was born November 7, 1934, in Walla Walla, to...