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Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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WAITSBURG - On Monday, Waitsburg resident Gabriel "Gabe" Hofer made his first appearance in Walla Walla County Superior Court in response to assault charges filed against him by the Walla Walla Prosecutors' Office in late November. Hofer is accused of assaulting Richard "Rikki" W. Perez, who he found with his sister, Mariah, when she died of a drug overdose last January. Perez was Mariah's ex-boyfriend and had been released from jail days before the overdose. According to a probable cause...
PRESCOTT – Jubilee Leadership Academy ( JLA) is dedicated to bringing hope to hurting and struggling teens. Their mission, as stated on their website, is “Teaching and modeling that the divine image of God is within all human beings. We strive to provide a Christ-centered community where youth can find a new beginning.” JLA’s ongoing successes toward that goal makes the academy a supremely fitting recipient of the prestigious WORLD News Group’s Hope Award. On Nov. 20 JLA Director Rick Griffin tr...
WAITSBURG - With an increase in wind farm activity and a pulp mill planned for the Starbuck area, the time just mightABBREVIATEDresidential housing be right forLEGALa DESCRIPTION:development in Waitsburg. The Waitsburg Planning Commission will consider a multitude of factors as they meet with Warren UTILITIES:Land Company owners and determine whether or not to send their recently submitted preliminary plat proposal on forSETBACKS:by the city council.consideration The public hearing...
DAYTON - A Dayton man was arrested in Waitsburg by Walla Walla County Sheriff's deputies Monday afternoon on a warrant stemming from a stabbing that took place in Dayton on Nov. 25. Dante Brown, 19, was taken into custody during a traffic stop and was booked into the Walla Walla jail at about 6 p.m. Brown is alleged to have stabbed Dalton Bennett in the back during an altercation on Dayton's north side. The stabbing took place at a home at 718 E. Dayton Ave. Brown fled the scene and the warrant...
DAYTON - Columbia and Walla Walla Counties counted their remaining general election ballots Monday, and those results appeared to push the hospital levy measure vote over the needed 60% approval threshold to pass. With all of the votes counted in both counties, 60.08% of the total votes were in favor. If the final count holds, the levy will pass by two votes. The preliminary ballot count after Nov. 7 showed 59.99% in favor, one vote shy of the 60% needed to pass. On Monday, Columbia County Auditor's Office counted its final 17 ballots, with 13...
DAYTON - Paul Hendrickson began working at Elk Drug, in downtown Dayton, in 1968. He and his wife, Marcene, purchased the business in 1979 when the pharmacy was 90 years old. Now, nearly 47 years later, Hendrickson has concluded his career as a pharmacist and has retired - for the second time. He is followed by longtime employees Sherry Groom and Kathy Berg. "I feel blessed to have had such loyal employees and customers - from both Dayton and Waitsburg - over the years," Hendrickson said. The...
WAITSBURG - There were lots of questions for Washington State Liquor Control Board Contact Rules Coordinator Karen McCall when she attended Waitsburg's Nov. 19 City Council meeting to answer questions about the implementation of I-502. So many, in fact, that mayor Walt Gobel had to cut short the Q&A session in order to accommodate the rest of the meeting's agenda. Several members of the public left without asking questions, but grabbed one of McCall's business cards before exiting. Councilwoman...
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg's school board, at their Nov. 12, 2014 meeting, approved a collective bargaining agreement between the Waitsburg School District and the Waitsburg Education Association. The agreement, which was to be signed and posted on the District's website on Nov. 17, enumerates the rights of both the district and the association with respect to wages, hours and terms and conditions of employment. According to Waitsburg Education Association Co-president Jim Leid, Waitsburg was one of...
DAYTON - Kris Takemura, of Dayton, was honored as the 2014 citizen of the year by the Dayton Chamber of Commerce at their annual awards banquet last week. Takemura is a Dayton native and has been active in many community groups. The Banquet was held on a snowy Thursday evening, but a nearly full house was on hand to enjoy a dinner catered by The Country Gentleman. Other category award winners named at the banquet included and McKenzie Delp as Youth Citizen of the Year, Diana Ashley, of State...
WAITSBURG - Perhaps one of the greatest advantages of small town living is that neighbors tend to care for one another. With the holidays just around the corner, several groups are gearing up to provide needy families with holiday meals. There are plenty of ways to get involved, whether you're in a position to give or in need of a gift. The Kid's Big Give Thanksgiving Baskets The Kid's Big Give is busy gathering food donations to fill 25 Thanksgiving meal baskets for 110 area residents. The...
DAYTON - Out of 2,482 total votes cast on ballots counted so far for the Columbia County Hospital District levy in last week's election, the measure has received 1,489 votes to approve and 993 votes to reject. With that number of votes cast, the 60% threshold to pass the levy would be 1,489.2. According to Columbia County Auditor Sharon Richter, about 15 ballots remain to be counted in Columbia County. Walla Walla County Auditor Karen Martin told The Times that in the portion of Walla Walla...
WAITSBURG - An impressively large number of local singers, actors and musicians will share their talents in this year's Blue Mountain Chorus of Sweet Adelines concert titled "SWEET! It's a Mystery!" The performance will be Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at Cordiner Hall in Walla Walla. Internationally acclaimed barbershop quartet viaVoice headlines the event that includes the Sweet Adelines chorus, Blueprint, the Sweet Adeline's quartet, and a host of local talent who round out the storyline of the...
DAYTON - A Dayton man was arrested Saturday evening after another man was stabbed during a fight behind a Main Street bar here. Anthony J. Nieto Sr., 55, has been charged with first degree assault. According to a Sheriff's Office report, deputies were called to the alley behind Woody's Bar and Grill, at 214 E. Main Street, after reports of a group of people fighting. After deputies separated the group, witnesses reported that one man had been stabbed in the neck. Tyler Beckner, of Dayton, was...
Dozens of local and visiting veterans accompanied by friends, family, and others from the community enjoyed a hearty breakfast Tuesday morning, Nov. 11, at Dayton's American Legion Post #42 on Clay Street in honor of Veterans Day. This year marks the 100th anniversay of the start of World War I, which ended 96 years ago on Nov. 11. Veterans Day, known as Armistice Day until 1954, was first observed on Nov. 11, 1921...
Makenna Barron, of Waitsburg, sang the national anthem during October's "Pink Out" fundraiser volleyball game in Waitsburg between WP and Dayton last month. Earlier this fall eight-year-old Makenna performed at the Pendleton Round-Up Rodeo....
COLUMBIA CO. HOSPITAL DISTRICT: Hospital Vote a Dead Heat Preliminary results: Yes No Columbia Co. 1,005 - 58.36% 717 - 41.64% Walla Walla Co. 269 - 64.98% 145 - 35.02% Total 1,274 - 59.64% 862 - 40.36% DAYTON - The Columbia County Hospital District bond levy measure appeared too close to call Tuesday night after preliminary voting results were released. Preliminary vote counts showed a 59.64 percent yes vote for combined votes in Columbia and Walla Walla Counties. The measure needs a 60% yes...
WAITSBURG - Chartered just days before Washington became a state, the Waitsburg Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star celebrated its 125th anniversary on Monday. Waitsburg's Eastern Star Chapter #9 was instituted on Aug. 4, 1888 and chartered Nov. 1, 1889. Eastern Star dignitaries attended Monday's celebration which included a catered dinner, a business meeting and special entertainment. On Aug. 4, 1888, Right Worthy Associate Grand Patron J.E. Edmiston at the Masonic Lodge communicated the...
WAITSBURG - The Dayton Bulldogs and WP Cardinal volleyball players forfeited their traditional crimson and white warm-ups in favor of pink at last Thursday's game in Waitsburg. Fans on both sides got in on the act as well - donning pink in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness and to raise funds for Prescott's Berenice Mendoza who is battling the disease. WP coach Angie Potts said it meant a lot for her team to play hard since Berenice was in attendance at the game. The Cards lost, but fought hard...
