Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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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...
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...
DAYTON - According to Columbia County Health System clinic manager Cheryl Skiffington, more than 350 patients at the two clinics run by CCHS - the Columbia Family Clinic in Dayton and the Waitsburg Clinic - have been diagnosed with diabetes. The health system is highlighting that disease in November. As part of Diabetes Awareness Month, CCHS will mail each of those patients a "Dots for Diabetes" card. The card includes a "tic-tac-toe" board with medical checks patients need to complete to help c...
WAITSBURG - Most voters in the Touchet Valley received their ballots in the mail on Friday for this year's general election. Campaigning in Walla Walla and Columbia Counties is winding down, as voters prepare to make their decisions. According to the Walla Walla County Auditor's office, there are more than 31,000 registered voters in the county. Columbia County has a little over 2,600 registered voters. Turnout for the primary election in Walla Walla County was just over 43%. In Columbia County, the primary election turnout was almost exactly...
| PRESCOTT - Cool weather and changing colors bring to mind warm sweaters, hot chocolate and football. Swimming is the last thing on most people's minds, unless you're a board member of the Prescott Joint Park and Recreation District (PJPRD), that is. For them, fall means once again lobbying to fund the Prescott Swimming Pool - a resource they'd like to see Prescott residents giving serious attention to as well. In November, voters in Prescott's Parks and Rec. district will be asked to renew the...
DAYTON - Goblins and witches and ghosts will descend on the Touchet Valley in about a week, but valley residents are ready. The following list will help all those costumed tykes (and their parents - costumed or not) plan their Halloween fun: Dayton Fall Harvest Celebration Blue Mountain Station (700 Artisan Way, Dayton) Oct. 25 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Costume judging, pumpkin painting, coloring contest, bean bag toss, mummy wrap, drawings every 30 minutes and more. Downtown Trick-or- Treat Dayton Main Street Oct. 31 3 -5 p.m. Participating businesses...
WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg Lions Club invited the candidates for Walla Walla County Sheriff to a forum that was to be held during the club's regular meeting here Tuesday. It was cancelled, however, after challenger Tom Cooper told the club he was unwilling to take part. The forum would have allowed community members to meet both candidates and ask questions. "We decided not to proceed since we couldn't get both candidates," said club member Tom Baker, who was organizing the forum. In an interview, Cooper said he wanted to avoid a repeat of his...
WAITSBURG - Tom Cooper says he wants to bring a sense of trust back to the Walla Walla Sheriff's office, which he feels has been lost in the last four years. That is why he is challenging Sheriff John Turner in his reelection bid this year. "We need to gain back the trust of staff and gain back the trust of the county commissioners," Cooper said. He said that a series of disagreements between the Sheriff's Office and the commissioners has led to a situation where the commissioners are at odds...
WAITSBURG - During an interview with The Times, Walla Walla County Sheriff John Turner cited a long list of reasons he's proud of his first four-year term as Sheriff. He said it began with listening to employees and the end result has been a significant reduction in crime. "When I first took office I did a lot of listening," Turner said. "I met with all of the employees and I asked them what we could do to make their jobs easier." Turner said he started out by implementing a new set of mission,...
DAYTON - For more than 100 years, schools across the nation have been celebrating Homecoming, honoring school alumni who often return to their alma mater to reconnect with people, places and traditions during events all week culminating with the Friday night football game and high school dance on Saturday. This week, Dayton High School continues the tradition with activities, games, parades, and, of course, the Homecoming Dance. The week began with Powder Puff football and a barbecue, followed...
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg High School's Homecoming kicked off this week, and the student body is already getting into the spirit. On Monday, nearly the entire school was decked out in faux mustaches for the "Mustache Monday" dress-up event. At an assembly featuring a best-mustache contest and a relay race, ASB officers entertained the students with corny jokes from Laffy-Taffy wrappers, then threw the candies to the crowd. But Monday was a mere warm-up compared to the other fun, offbeat activities p...
DAYTON - On October 7, Columbia County Sheriff's Deputies, along with officers from the Walla Walla SWAT Team, executed a search warrant at the home of Robert Klingenstein in Dayton. Klingenstein, 68, was arrested after officers found large quantities of marijuana plants growing at the home, as well as other drugs and paraphernalia. The Columbia County Prosecutor's Office has charged Klingenstein with manufacture of marijuana; possession of marijuana with intent to deliver; possession of three...
DAYTON - Dwight Richter has been interested in politics all his life. In his role as a local Republican Party leader he has met five presidential candidates, including both presidents Bush. "I believe that government has gotten too big, and tries to do too much," he said. "But the reality is that the county has been given mandates by both the state and federal governments, the commissioners have to find the best way to meet those in a fiscally responsible way." One area where Richter wants to fo...
DAYTON - Merle Jackson wants to help the people in Columbia County work together better. "If elected my top goal is to find a responsible way to get things accomplished," he said. "I want to facilitate open communications, particularly between the city and the county." Jackson cites his five years on the Dayton City Council (2006-2011), which gives him a thorough understanding of issues that affect both entities. He says there are so many issues that affect both the city and county, such as...
WAITSBURG - The communities of Prescott and Waitsburg are rallying to support the family of Jenna Morton who lost her life in a tragic vehicle accident Saturday morning. Morton was returning to Prescott at about 5:30 a.m. when her van crossed the center line of Highway 124 about 12 miles east of Burbank and collided head-on with a semi truck. The 29-year-old mother, who was alone in the vehicle, was killed instantly. Jenna's husband, Jeremy, is left to care for their three children alone. Two...
DAYTON - On November 2, voters in the Columbia County Hospital District will decide whether to approve a $5.5 million bond levy measure that would finance a major renovation and reconfiguration of the Dayton General Hospital building. If approved, property owners in the district, which includes all of Columbia County plus the Waitsburg School District, would see an estimated increase in their annual property tax rates of $0.50 per thousand dollar valuation. The bond payoff would be 25 years...
DAYTON - The Dayton Chamber of Commerce and the Dayton Historical Depot Society are putting on one of Dayton's favorite events Saturday. Residents and visitors are invited to take part in a fun event for the whole family. Downtown Art Crawl - 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. At least thirteen venues will have art on display. A map is available for "crawlers." Most of the artists will have work on display in the upstairs gallery at the Depot. An artists' reception will be held at 4 p.m. Kids' Fall Festival - 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. North First Street will be closed...
