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WAITSBURG—Ten Ton Coffee will host a Christmas themed bluegrass jam on Friday at 6:30. With instrumentation of all kinds welcome, the night promises to be anything but ‘silent.’ Ten Ton will be open for extended hours, brewing up fresh decaf and h...

WAITSBURG—The Waitsburg Parks & Recreation Board is hosting a double feature movie night at Town Hall on Saturday evening “Polar Express” will be shown at 5 p.m., followed by “The Christmas Chronicles” at 7 p.m. Attendees are welcome to wear paja...

Ten Years Ago-December 25 2008 Heavy snow deposited by several consecutive weather systems that have marched across Washington State in the past week and a half caused the collapse of the Thomas Building at the corner of Coppei and Preston avenues...

WALLA WALLA--William Dorne Hall, 94, passed away Dec. 8 at the Walla Walla Odd Fellows Home. One of ten children, he was born to John Stanley and Lillian Corkrum Hall in Springbank, Alberta, Canada, on Nov. 15, 1924. Following the death of his father...

DAYTON—The Liberty Theater in Dayton will ring in the new year on Dec. 31 with it’s annual New Year’s Bash. This year’s New Year’s Eve movie is The Sting, Starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford. Attendees who wear a pin stripe suit or a flapper d...

WALLA WALLA—The Walla Walla Chapter of The Compassionate Friends will have their first meeting on Jan. 9, from 7 – 8 p.m. in the Filipi Room at Walla Walla Community Hospice, at 1067 E. Isaacs Ave. in Walla Walla. The Compassionate Friends is an int...

December 20: Kellie Rarick, Margaret Naumann, Melanie Land, Jeff Gusse, Nathaniel Abel, Bitsey Harshman, Christy House. December 21: Jamie Kibler, Katy Hofer, Loren Davis, Jenny Devine, James Adkins. December 22: Micah Winnett, Kara Largent, Callie...

As this year closes out, I wanted to let the citizens know what the city is working on currently, as well as a few items we have planned for next year. Probably the biggest remaining item on the council’s agenda is the possible relocation of city hal...

Christmas is a difficult time for anyone grieving the death of a loved one. It is especially hard when they were slain in the line-of-duty while protecting our country. It hit home again last month when Army sergeants Eric Emond, 39, Brush Prairie,...

DAYTON—Talk to someone about how you feel. That was the take-away message about suicide when the Columbia County Coalition met last week. Matthew Wyatt, Pastor of the Waitsburg Christian Church, said the topic of suicide is something most people w...

WALLA WALLA—Bluegrass group Grandma and the Boys has released a new album with classic gospel favorites. The band is led by Grandma Jo Shay, who plays mandolin and 12-string guitar. Grandma is accompanied by Joe McCutcheon, who plays lead guitar and...