Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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Trevor Corbin and Caitlyn Potts, owners of Wolfling Coffee, welcomed Waitsburg City Council Member Jillian Henze during the shop's test run on Saturday, November 22. The doors officially open on Thanksgiving Day, between 7 a.m. and 2 p.m. Start your day of family, friends, and cooking with a great coffee and house-made baked goods....
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg secondary students and staff meet in the Cage before each day before school begins. It is an opportunity for Secondary Principal Joe Wirtzberger and his staff to foster a positive environment and help students smoothly transition to the classroom after the morning bell. Wirtzberger makes the daily announcements, followed by faculty and student shout-outs. A teacher starts the week by giving a shout-out to a student. That student will give a shout-out to someone the...
DAYTON — The Dayton School Board held its regular meeting on November 19, 2025. Superintendent Jeremy Wheatley, Board Chair Jeffrey McCowen, and board members Pat Davidson, Grant Griffin, and Ryan Paulson were present in the school library. Aneesha Dieu joined via Zoom. The board approved the consent agenda, including Shannon McMillen as a volunteer HS Girls Basketball coach and accepted a $1,000 donation from Puget Sound Energy for warm winter clothing. Lucy Trump gave the ASB report, covering homecoming week activities, including the dance a...
“A Christmas Carol” & “Elf” DAYTON — Come and kick off the holiday season at the theater. There are two weekends left to catch the 2025 Fall Production of “A Christmas Carol” at the Liberty Theater. Tickets for the remaining dates, between November 29-December 6, are still available. “A Christmas Carol” combines the beloved story by Charles Dickens, published in 1843, and the short story “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry, published in 1905. The reimagined play and lyrics were written by co-directors Mike Ferrians and Brenda Henderson. The...
WAITSBURG - After Black Friday comes Small Business Saturday, and on Nov. 29, Waitsburg's Main Street shops will be ready. Start with smooth coffee and fresh baked goods at Wolfling Coffee, 206 Main Street. The new shop will be open from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. and will host the first of four Saturday Markets before Christmas. The Press Room, 137 Main, will be offering Press Paper Wrap sets, a chance to pull letterpress gift tags, and a private wrapping area for holiday treasures and gifting secrets....
Letter to the Editor To the citizens of our beautiful Dayton, I’d like the opportunity as your elected Mayor to address a few situations and clarify some things that have recently been floating around the different channels of information we have at our fingertips. Some folks prefer the newspaper, some prefer the internet, and others utilize good old-fashioned face-to-face conversation. Some things recently have made “headlines” on social media, spreading false information about the City’s Public Works Director, Ryan Paulson. He has only been h...
Whoopemup Hollow Café and The Bobcat Room at Hotel Hardware are teaming up to celebrate Dayton's Annual Christmas Kickoff Festival on Friday, Nov 28. Val will be serving her infamous Gumbo with Christmas Cocktails from The Bobcat Room. Food is served from 5 p.m. until it sells out. Bar closes at 10pm. 21+ only. Text to pre-order Gumbo at 509-386-2448....
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg High School winter sports began on Monday, November 17. The girls' and boys' basketball, cheer, and wrestling teams are looking forward to a good season. The Lady Cardinals have two returning starters, Cheri Mathews and Olivia Kiefel. Teammates are vying for playing time to fill the spots left by Alyssa Hollingsworth, Jessica Lambert, Morgan Lindsey, and Kadence Tiner, who graduated last year. Girl's Basketball Coaches Kira Waggoner and Hunter Wallace have three freshmen,...
Waitsburg staff members, Brenda Henderson, Elizabeth Jagelski and Stephanie Hinchliffe are joined by Waitsburg students and Waitsburg High School alumni in the delightful musical, "The Christmas Story", playing at the Dayton Liberty Theater. Get your ticket before the last show on December 6. Photo above: (l-r) – Waitsburg 7th grader Oliver Harvey, teacher Elizabeth Jagelski, freshman Roz Harvey, 7th grader Owen Harvey, Junior Sasha Collins, 5th grader Sawyer Harvey, WHS alumni and teacher S...
Fifteen Years Ago November 18, 2010 [photo caption] McKayla Bickelhaupt gets ready to spike the ball as the Bulldogs battle the Darrington Loggers during the state playoffs at Yakima SunDome Friday. Twenty-Five Years Ago November 23, 2000 Justin and Laverne Mayberry received word this week that Michelle Jansen, daughter of Mike and Kathy Mayberry Jansen of Crawfordsville, Indiana, will go to Reno, Nevada for the Nationals in cross country the 9th of December. Michelle's team placed third in...
