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Inside The Cockpit:
DAYTON - Since 1988, Kevin Winger has been flying and refu- eling crop dusters at a small airport between Dayton and Waits- burg called Wing-Air. On clear summer mornings with little wind, the crop...
Wheat Prices Soaring
WAITSBURG - The wheat prices are soaring and local farmers are anticipat- ing harvest, getting ready to get the work done fast to take advantage of this historic high. J.E. McCaw, the Waits- burg...
Can Waitsburg Keep Its Eateries Open?
WAITSBURG - Nearly one year after a miniature-Main Street revival, some of Waits- burg's restaurants aren't getting enough local customers to keep their doors open. At least one is on the verge of closing its doors this summer, owners confirm. Last...
Chamber Works To Re-Brand Dayton
DAYTON - Dayton's marketing approach is get- ting a facelift and residents are sure to reap the rewards of the anticipated boost in tourism. Some of the changes are already in effect. Advertise-... Full story
New Chocolate Shop Offers Handcrafted Treats
DAYTON - The new shop Alexander's Chocolates had a soft opening Tuesday, July 3, featuring a small assortment of chocolates, truffles and cookies to give Dayton residents a taste of what is to come....
A little Indulgence
WAITSBURG - For Karen Stanton-Gregutt, there's nothing better than a soak in her 1929 claw foot tub that sits in one of her Waitsburg Cottages. She loves that soak so much she has designed a new...
Grill Opens For All-Wheels
DAYTON -- Dayton Wine Works Owner Carl Cramer officially opened the Grain House Grill last weekend just in time for the annual All- Wheels Weekend in Dayton. The grill is located at 232 Main Street in Dayton and Cramer said the restaurant is lunch,...
New Shops Opening In Waitsburg!
Bee Still Photography Main Street Opens 11 a.m. June 29 Bitzi's Nook & Cranny Preston Avenue Opens June 29 Bubbles & Chocolate:The Finer Things Main Street Opens June 28...
One Storefront, Many Services
WAITSBURG - Waits- burg's Mary Kay consultant and photographer Belinda Cook has moved into a store- front on Main Street with the hope of taking her business to the next level. "It's one of my dreams to have my own business and get up and go to... Full story
The Studio Moves Into New Home
DAYTON - The Studio is up and running at its new home. Patti Jo Amerein, 48, used to have a dance studio on Main Street in Dayton where she had been teaching dance to little ones since 2009. Now, her...
Wireless Company Moves To Dayton
DAYTON - Regional wireless phone service provider Inland Cellular opened a new office at 151 E. Main St. in Dayton last Monday. A grand opening for the office will be planned sometime next month....
Dayton Has Booming Training Business
DAYTON - For Jill Andrews, it has always been her calling to train horses and riders. "I used to sit in class as a kid and all I would think about was training techniques," she said with a laugh. "I...
Local Mom Re-Launches Her Mary Kay Business
WAITSBURG - Ladies, get ready to be pampered! Belinda Cook has planned an evening of pampering from 5 to 7 p.m. on March 24 at Town Hall. Cook, who is re-launching her Mary Kay retail business, is...
Coyote Cabinets Wins The Best Of The Best
WAI T SBURG -- The genesis of Brian Seagraves' interest in cabinet making and wood working goes back to high school. When he was a junior at Nashua High School on the border between New Hampshire and... Full story
Woody’s To Become Threshers
DAYTON -- As close as Curtis and Sandy Seiss can tell, Woody's tavern started as Burdett's pool hall in about 1898. And that could make the iconic bar on Dayton's Main Street one of the oldest...
CROPS
Chicago wheat price swings have made business uncomfortable for the last 18 months, with swings ranging more than a dollar per bushel in any given 60-day period. Chicago is in the spotlight because it is the most visible, but Kansas City, Minneapolis...
CROPS
The general trend in wheat prices, even with $2 per bushel swings, has been negative for nine months since February 2011, from highs at or above $8.67 per bushel. High points in the pattern have been lower than previous highs, and each low has been...
Price Of Farm Land On The Rise
DAYTON - Barely three months ago, Dayton-based real estate broker Blaine Bickelhaupt sold a 1,700-acre farm in Whitman County for about $1,600 an acre. If he sold the same property today, he could...
New Pizza Biz Hopes To Draw Families, Fun
DAYTON - A new business in Dayton is offering up casual, family-style pizza to fill residents' tummies. Time Out Pizza, at 134 East Main Street, opened very quietly on Oct. 27, said co-owner Phillip...
Dayton’s Taxidermy Shop Hits 10 Years In 2012
DAYTON - The New Year will mark 10 years in business for Jeff Monyak, the owner of Trailsend Taxidermy in Dayton and in 2012, Monyak will be showing his local customers some appreciation for keeping...
More Places Than Ever To Stay In Waitsburg
WAITSBURG - - As Waitsburg becomes increasingly popular among travelers, more small-scale, downhome lodging is springing up around town to accommodate them, according Karen Stanton-Gregutt, owner of Waitsburg Cottages. Together with the owners of...
Dayton Wine Works Is Getting Bigger
DAYTON -- To help make Dayton's Main Street between First and Third streets even more of a party block, Dayton Wine Works announced it plans to set up a second venue in the old Jitters coffee shop spa...
New Pet Shine Has Its Work Cut Out
DAYTON - Erin Gibson got her start as a pet groomer when she worked as a receptionist at a veterinarian clinic in a suburb of Portland. She'd always been an animal lover, growing up in a household...
Moving And Crossing Mountains
WAITSBURG - Getting tourists and travelers to the state, then across the mountains to eastern Washington will be one of the main goals for the state's new privatesector tourism alliance, its newly...
