Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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Bly will continue to offer services through Total Comfort Solutions WAITSBURG – After nine years of faithfully serving locals, Stan Bly has closed the doors on Bly Plumbing, LLC. There is no need for worry, though. Bly, who sold his business to Total Comfort Solutions, says he is not going anywhere. Bly sold his business and truck to Total Comfort Solutions on Nov. 30. The Walla Walla Fair Board Director then took a week to represent the Big 4 rodeos in Las Vegas during the PRCA, before returnin...
DAYTON-In his report to the Dayton City Council last week Mayor Craig George summarized the top priorities from the annual Community Economic Development Steering Committee meeting, including included the No. 1 priority, which is upgrading the city's Wastewater Treatment Plant. George briefly spoke about the Anderson Perry & Associates presentation at the Port's Economic Development Steering Committee in December, regarding the city's plans for upgrading its wastewater treatment plant. At that...
-School board members were honored as part of School Board Recognition month. Elementary Principals Report (Dr. Jon Mishra): -Updated board on the elementary school’s incorporation of depth of knowledge (DOK) in the classroom. -Grades 3-5 chose students-of-the-month, which were posted on Facebook. Secondary Principal’s Report (Stephanie Wooderchak): -Preston Hall and high school students will begin MAP testing -Students in both buildings will be talking about soft lockdowns, hard lockdowns, fire and safety procedures. -Second semester beg...
WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg School Board took a few minutes during last week’s regular board meeting to share thoughts on the community Dayton-Waitsburg proposed combine meeting held Jan. 8. “It’s clear to me, at least from that particular meeting, that the support from the Waitsburg community is there and they want to see this go forward. We’ve already made our decision as a board,” said Board Chair Ross Hamann. He went on to comment on what appeared to be a possible change of heart by the Dayt...
The Waitsburg Resource Center helped keep kids fed and entertained during winter break by offering free lunches and activities on Tues., Wed., and Thurs. each week of break. The resource center served 80 lunches. Children made airplanes and lid ornaments, colored, played games, put together puzzles and built with LEGOs. Older kids, grandparents and community members helped Pastor Matt Wyatt with the children. "The kids were a joy to be around. This is possible not just because WRC sponsors the...
WAITSBURG – The College Football National Championships played second fiddle for community members concerned about the fate of the proposed 2018-19 Dayton-Waitsburg full athletic and activities combine. Local sports took precedence as more than 50 people skipped the NCAA game in favor of speaking their mind at a community meeting held at the Waitsburg Elementary School library on Jan. 8. One of the most repeated and passionate sentiments expressed at the meeting was that parents should bow out, trust their elected officials, and allow both s...
DAYTON—Columbia County Health Services CEO Shane McGuire said the district is on pace to finish the year around $21.5 million in gross patient revenue, conservatively, and around $16.5 million in net patient revenue, which represents a 24% increase in year-over-year gross patient revenue. This is also a 30% increase in net patient revenue before expenses. “We’ve had a lot of growth. We’ve also had some expenses, as well,” McGuire said. “Expenses have increased by 30% year-over-year and our operating loss increased by 21% over last year, as of N...
Jan 4 A man reported a game trail camera mounted on the side of his house was stolen on W. Fourth St....
Arraignments -Robert Lee Lambert, Jr., 27, Dayton (in custody). Charged with one count of intimidating a witness, one count of harassment and one count of 4th degree assault. Charges stem from police being shown a video of the accused allegedly beating a woman on the porch of her home for calling the police on him. Lambert was on probation at the time. The 4th degree assault charge was amended to 2nd degree assault and Lambert entered a not guilty plea. Trials Set -Blake Charles Wallace, 17, Richland. Charged with one count of first degree...
DAYTON—Ken Graham, owner and publisher of The Times newspaper in Waitsburg, has been appointed interim director of the Dayton Chamber of Commerce by the chamber board. “I told them I need to be done at the end of March and I will leave sooner if they find somebody sooner. This is so the board didn’t feel it had to be in a big hurry,” Graham said. Graham said the next chamber event is the annual Brix and Brew fundraiser, in March, and it is in the capable hands of Chairperson Ann Walsh, Chamber...
Christmas may be the season for giving, but it's not the only one. And while January seems an unlikely candidate for altruism, at Wenaha Gallery, it's the perfect time for the community to give back to the community through the gallery's Annual Canned Food Drive. "We purposely chose January as the month for our food drive because during the Christmas season, there is so much focus on gift-giving and celebration that once you are over the seasonal holidays, people are almost burnt out," says Pat...
DAYTON – Washington State Poet Laureate, Tod Marshall will visit Dayton on Jan. 19. Marshall will make presentations at the elementary and high school during the day, with an evening presentation at the Dayton Memorial Library at 6 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Marshall is the fourth Washington State Poet Laureate and is the first from Eastern Washington. He lives in Spokane where he is a professor at Gonzaga University. He has authored three award-winning poetry collections: Dare Say (2002), The Tangled Line (2009), and B...
DAYTON-Stylists, colorists, and inventors Melissa McCowen and Bridget House still work and travel together even though House has moved from the Main Street Salon, into her own digs at 242 East Main St. House said she simply needed more space for the filming and picture taking she does for hair product companies to use in their advertising. "It was too disruptive. But, yes, I still love them," she said about moving out of the Main Street Salon. In 2014, House and McCowen created a tool they...
WAITSBURG – After hearing from both parties involved and engaging in a brief discussion at their Dec. 20 meeting, the Waitsburg City Council decided to hand a noise ordinance issue over to the Planning Commission for review. The issue arose when the manager of the apartments located behind Whiskey Canyon Sports Bar & Grill, which is commercially zoned, complained that trucks parked overnight at the restaurant with their engines idling disturbed apartment residents. The complaints have been o...
WAITSBURG – Waitsburg School District capital improvement projects are on track and building permits were submitted to the city last month, Design West Senior Project Architect Ned Warnick told the school board in a work session prior to their Dec. 13 regular board meeting. The projects, which encompass all three of the district school buildings as well as the athletic field, are slated to go to bid in early February. Due to uncertainty in the bid market, Warnick strongly suggested that s...
Manila Bay Café in Dayton has moved from Main Street to Suite B at the Blue Mountain Station. Owner Jonathan Betts offers local food made fresh to order and is now making soups for the Blue Mountain Market. Manila Bay is open Mon. - Fri. from 7 a.m. - 3 p.m....
The Pacific Power Foundation donated $3,350 to the Waitsburg Historical Society toward replacement of the deteriorating foundation. Narum Construction replaced the foundation at a cost of $38,280. Historical society president Richard Hinds said they have gathered $25,000 through grants and donations are just $5070 away from paying off the bill....
Dec. 1 - Six Fourteen LLC, 163 E Main St, Dayton; Add an addition/alteration to existing facilities. Remove existing sink and place new tub/shower in same location. Add new island sink. Add washer drain and ice maker. Dec. 4 - Field, Debra, 702 E Dayton Ave, Dayton; Construct 4 x 6 deck on back of structure attached to manufactured home. Dec. 11 - Bicklehaupt, Blaine, 254 E Main St, Dayton; Install a new pellet stove. Dec. 12 - Miller, Rocky, 206 E Dayton Ave, Dayton; Remodel an existing laundry room to move washer and dryer and add...
The National Weather Service issued a flood watch for the Waitsburg area and Columbia County on Friday afternoon as warm weather and accompanying rains caused Coppei Creek and the Touchet River to overflow in low-lying areas. Waitsburg fared much better than Walla Walla which suffered an abundance of power outages due to limbs falling on power lines following an ice storm. Fortunately, waters began to recede Friday afternoon and flooding was minimal. In Waitsburg, Meinburg Road was closed at...
WAITSBURG – Mayor Marty Dunn called 2017 "one of the busiest years on record" and says the City of Waitsburg can look forward to continued infrastructure improvements in 2018, with planning into 2019. To make that happen, the city council approved a $2.17 million budget for 2018 at their Dec. 20 regular council meeting. Accomplishments for 2017 include filling several long sections of sidewalk gaps to improve the city's walkability, relining a failing storm drain on Main Street to complete the f...
DAYTON – Fifty-one stakeholders attended the annual Port-sponsored Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy meeting held at Fire District No. 3, on December 20. Columbia Pulp Kristi Kobetich, Product Line Manager for Columbia Pulp, LLC, gave an update on the progress of the Lyons Ferry Straw Pulp Mill. Kobetich is the liaison between customers and the production facility, making sure all systems are in place and that customers are satisfied. "We believe our straw pulp is going to be a good s...
Jan. 1 Report of a suspicious vehicle facing the wrong way on Academy St....
The Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife is currently flying randomly selected sub-units in Walla Walla, Columbia and Garfield counties to obtain a mule-deer population estimate for District 3 mule deer, excluding the mountain areas, according to Assistant District Wildlife Biologist Mark Vekasy. Vekasy says the WDFW is also planning a mule deer capture to radio-collar 50 mule deer across the survey area to understand more about survival and movements. Internal study plans for the survey and...
DAYTON – Aspiring perfomers are invited to participate in Touchet Valley Arts Council's Spring Variety Show in March and/or a May Melodrama. Tracy Barron and Jae Nichols will once again direct the annual variety show which will run March 16-18. This year's theme is "Delightful, Dazzling, and Dandy!" The variety show is a great way to display local talent of all ages, without performers having to make the much larger time commitment required for the live fall production. It is also an ideal i...
WAITSBURG – All eyes were on the Touchet River and Coppei Creek last week as warm weather and heavy rains resulted in flood advisories throughout the Touchet Valley. While there was no significant flooding this go-round, it is only a matter of time before the valley sees another high water event, like the Flood of 1996. That knowledge is what prompted the Waitsburg City Council to commit to a flood feasibility study with the Army Corps of Engineers (ACE) at their Dec. 20 regular meeting. C...
