Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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Oct. 1 Complaint of reckless driving on Middle Waitsburg Road. Sept. 29 Male subject was arrested on warrant on Coppei Ave. Sept. 28 While away from the house someone entered the residence and went through medications. Nothing was reported taken. Reporting party on W. Sixth St. said he had allowed a friend to stay with him for several weeks. After asking the friend to leave, the friend re-entered the residence without permission and retrieved his personal belongings as well as several items which did not belong to him. Sept. 22 A male reported...
Arraignment: Charles W. Hartwell, 41, Dayton. Charged with three charges of second degree assault with a deadly weapon. Hartwell, who was driving a motorcycle down the highway, is accused with pulling a handgun on the victim, who was driving in another vehicle. The victim has reportedly been receiving escalating threats for months. Hartwell entered a plea of not guilty. He is being held on $100,000 cash/surety bond and was ordered to surrender all weapons. Plea Agreements: Scott E. Watkins, 38, Dayton. Charged with second degree arson, two...
PRESCOTT – Prescott park is looking pretty spiffy these days. A cement walkway bypasses bountiful flower beds and overflowing planters, leading to new playground equipment and a handicap-accessible eating and barbeque area. Now the park sports a brand-new sign as well, courtesy of Seth Davis of Walla Walla. Sixteen-year-old Davis designed, built, and installed the new wooden sign that greets visitors to Field View Park as his Eagle Scout project. Davis learned that the park was in need of a n...
Dayton-Drivers will be able to get a wash, wax and shine when the Classy Chassy carwash reopens early next year, according to owner Kyle Anderson. Anderson, who also owns Kyle's Custom Toys & Towing, said he and his crew have been busy putting the finishing touches on the exterior of the building, which is located at the corner of S. Cottonwood and Hwy. 12. Work will begin on the interior as soon as the roof is finished, he said. The carwash will require new plumbing, machines, and vacuums....
DAYTON-Visit Dayton's own version of "Cheers" on October 7 and finally see what is inside the pre-1890s era metal floor safe that has been in Kurt Campbell's possession since he discovered it in the basement of Woody's Bar & Grill 13 thirteen years ago. Campbell's Century Celebration will take place on October 7, when the restaurant opens at 11 a.m. until closing at 1 a.m. Campbell is featuring the art of Kim Bruzas and the soothing tones of Ordinary Men, along with the many eclectic items he ha...
Dayton's new dog park had its grand opening last Tuesday....
WAITSBURG – Narum Concrete and Construction of Walla Walla set to work to excavate and replace the deteriorating foundation of the Wilson-Phillips House Museum last month. Several community members have stepped forward with donations to cover the cost of the project, but more are needed. The WP House Museum has been closed since last spring when inspectors informed the Waitsburg Historical Society that the home had structural damage and the foundation, which was causing the house to list to o...
WAITSBURG – Waitsburg Christian Church pastor Matt Wyatt regularly goes live on Facebook each day at noon when he gives a “Lunch Break” talk. Last Thursday, Wyatt announced that Lunch Break would be delayed while he dealt with some issues. He later went live to share that the church had been broken into the night before. Wyatt said he left the church at 9:30 Wed. night, following the Celebrate Recovery program. When he arrived back at the office late Thursday morning, Wyatt said he went strai...
Secondary Principal’s Report: -Teachers Garrett Leahy and Liv Leid shared about the new grade 7-8 Smarter Balance Assessment Class (SBAC) which was instituted to help students with scores on the Smarter Balance test. -Teacher Roseann Groom presented the new Attendance Matters program, organized to help prevent student absences and tardies. -A culture and climate survey will be posted on the district website for parents of high school parents to fill out to help with the school’s engagement review (formerly the accreditation review). -The six...
Artisan desserts, live music, a free gift, and hot, felted wool – the combination is intriguing enough that it’s worth setting aside the afternoon to check out. Wenaha Gallery in Dayton, Wash., celebrates art and artists Sat., Oct. 7, from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. during the town’s annual Art Walk, part of Dayton’s On Tour and Fall Festival. Five artists will be on site, including Walla Walla felt artist Linnea Keatts, who will demonstrate how to turn wool and silk fibers into wearable and usable art. Keatts is joined by four other regional artists, in...
3 S. 3rd Street, Dayton Hours: Mon., Wed., Fri., 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.; Tues. & Thurs., 12-8 p.m.; Sat., 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Storytime: Wed., 10 a.m. The Chalk Artist, by Allegra Goodman (Fiction) - Collin James is young, creative, and unhappy. A college dropout, he waits tables and spends his free time beautifying the streets of Cambridge, Massachusetts, with his medium of choice: chalk. Collin’s art captivates passersby with its vibrant colors and intricate lines—until the moment he wipes it all away. Nothing in Collin’s life is meant to last. The...
5 Main Street, Waitsburg Hours: Mon. and Thurs. 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Storytime: Mon. 10:30 a.m. The Heart’s Invisible Furies, by John Bayne (Fiction) - From the author of The Boy In the Striped Pajamas, a sweeping, heartfelt saga about the course of one man’s life, beginning and ending in post-war Ireland. Born out of wedlock to a teenage girl cast out from her rural Irish community and adopted by a well-to-do, if eccentric, Dublin couple, Cyril is adrift in the world. At the mercy of fortune and coincidence, he will spend a lifetime coming to kn...
More than 700 people filled the Don Thomas Community Building for the ever-popular Waitsburg Lions Club annual salmon barbeque. "It takes hundreds of volunteer man hours from Lions members, spouses, and others to make this happen," said club treasurer Kevin House. House said the event should net about $10,000 which will return to Waitsburg to support the community. Donations to individuals, group, clubs and support for the pool, schools, and athletic facilities are just a few of the causes the...
DAYTON- Even little towns can do big things! Dayton and Waitsburg community members pulled together enough popular votes to win the Dayton Boys and Girls Club a $25,000 State Farm Neighborhood Assist national grant. A kick-off celebration is planned for noon on Saturday. State Farm Insurance office representative Samantha Edwards said the Dayton Boys and Girls Club was one of 40 recipients of the award. State Farm agent Bette Lou Crothers entered the Boys and Girls Club, which will be housed in...
DAYTON – On Thurs., Sept. 21, the Pasco Police Department and the Tri-Cities Regional SWAT team combined forces to arrest two men in connection with a shooting that took place in Dayton the day before. According to a Columbia County Sheriff’s Office press release, deputies responded to a 911 call of a shooting in Cameron Court at approximately 8:10 p.m. on Wed., Sept. 20. Upon arrival, deputies found Dayton resident Jason Love, 31, with a gunshot wound to his right upper thigh. Witnesses reported that three males had entered the trailer and...
WAITSBURG – At a Sept. 6 special session Waitsburg’s city council gave City Manager Randy Hinchliffe the go-ahead to seek a $750,000 loan through Community Bank to be used for infrastructure repairs and updates. At their Sept. 20 meeting, the request was modified, directing Hinchliffe to seek a line of credit rather than a loan. The catalyst for the request is the need to re-line a leaking sewer siphon near the Touchet River Bridge. City Manager Randy Hinchliffe explained to the council that all the sewage from the east end of Waitsburg comes t...
Sept. 24 A man and woman on Academy St. were both arrested for willfully violating reciprocal orders for protection. Suspicious person reported on Morrow St. Possible order for protection violation. Sept. 13 Deputies responded to the 700 block of W 2nd Street in Waitsburg for a report of a burglary and theft....
DAYTON—Dayton on Tour, featuring four events in one, will take place on Sat., Oct. 7. Maps for the annual Dayton Historic Home Tour are available at the Dayton Historical Depot Museum on Saturday, between the hours of 10 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 for the tour which will take place from 1-4 p.m.. Proceeds help support the Dayton Historical Depot Society. “The Historic Home Tours offer the public a rare opportunity to tour beautiful historic private residences in our community,” said Dayto...
People like flowers for many reasons, but one of the more distinctive is that plants don't walk away when you're photographing them. "I like the bold, sculptural shapes of flowers," says Maja Shaw, a Richland watercolor artist who wants viewers of her work to enjoy the beauty of color and shapes based upon the world around them. Shaw is presently showing her work in a month-long Art Event at Wenaha Gallery, with a selection of images encompassing both flowers and local landscapes. "Flowers make...
Dayton photographer Nick Page shared this photo on Facebook saying, "Iceland greeted me with open arms this time around with the most epic show of aurora I have ever seen." Page is returning from his fifth trip to Iceland where he gives photography tour workshops....
PUYALLUP – Three members of the Waitsburg Home Grown Go Wild 4-H Club competed at the Washington State Fair in Puyallup last weekend after qualifying at local competitions. Timothy Daves, Sarah Daves, and William Hong all brought home state awards. Timothy Daves received first place awards in Public Speaking, Top Chef – Food for All Occasions, Top Chef – Formal Table Setting, Educational Poster, Environmental Stewardship, Color Photography and Black and White Photography. Sara Daves recei...
Story Time for preschoolers is every Wednesday at 10 a.m. Family Story Time and Dinner is on Oct.r 3, at 6 p.m. in the Delany Building The library is celebrating its 80th anniversary with an open house on Oct.16, from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. The Friends of the Dayton Memorial Library will have their Used Book Sale on Fri., Oct. 13, from 10 a.m. – 7 p.m., on Sat., Oct. 14, from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., and on Sun., Oct. 15 from 1-4 p.m.., at 250 East Main St. The Friends of the Dayton Memorial Library will have their monthly meeting on Oct. 18, at 4 pm. ...
DAYTON-School is back in session and the Dayton School District Board of Directors had their first meeting of the new school year last week. All board members were present, with the exception of Dan Andrews, who has resigned from the board. Student enrollment in September was 392 FTE, slightly higher than budgeted, said Superintendent Doug Johnson. Business Manager Paula Moisio said the District had a successful 2016-17 school year and the goal going forward is to make sure reserves stay strong...
DAYTON-Peggy Guiterrez, who is the Drug Free Coordinator Grant Program Director in Columbia County, is retiring. Guiterrez said she was serving as the Prevention Specialist at Blue Mountain Counseling when the Coalition for Youth and Families was encouraged by the state Prevention Services Manager to apply for the Drug Free Communities Grant in 2011. "We applied in 2011 and missed the cut off by two points, so we applied again in 2012 and received the grant on our second attempt," she said....
DAYTON – An outside investigation of an Aug. 9 incident which resulted in Columbia County Reserve Deputy Kenneth Foxe firing a round from his weapon determined that the shot was a justified use of force. On the afternoon of Wed., Aug. 9, Columbia County Dispatched received a call for a welfare check at the Dayton High School baseball field. Reserve Deputy Foxe responded to the call and was confronted by Alonzo Snider, who is a Dayton resident. According to court documents and a sheriff’s off...
