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Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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This press release was just issued by the Columbia County Sheriff's office in relation to the suspicious house fire at 615 E. Washington on the morning of Feb. 8. DAYTON - Columbia County Sheriff's Office arrested Joseph Richter, age 31 of Dayton, and booked him into the Columbia County Jail. In addition to a Columbia County District Court warrant, Mr. Richter faces charges of: 1 st Degree Arson (615 E. Washington), 1st degree, burglary, theft of a motor vehicle, 3rd degree theft, and 1st...
DAYTON-At their board meeting on Jan. 25, Columbia County Health System commissioners heard from CEO Shane McGuire about latest schematic showing the new layout of Dayton General Hospital after the upcoming remodel is completed. "We are still refining the schematic," said CEO Shane McGuire about the redesign. The schematic shows the emergency room entry where the current main entry is. It will be moved slightly to the right of the existing entry, replacing some business offices, McGuire said. Co...
DAYTON – Thanks to a grant from the Washington State Library and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Dayton Memorial Library is now home to a middle school robotics program. Each Thursday afternoon, about 15 junior high students work with high school mentors to design and program different types of robots. The students use the LEGO Mindstorm Robotics Kits, expansion kits, and five laptops that the library received through the grant. Dayton was one of only four Washington schools to receive t...
DAYTON-Paula Moisio, business manager for the Dayton School District and President of the Blue Mountain Heritage Society, has been working with the Washington State Archives branch of the Office of the Secretary of State to get the oldest school board minutes and resolutions digitized. The board meeting minutes go all the way back to July, 1903, she said. The resolutions are from the years 2009 going back to 1963, she added. Moisio said that in March 2011, the Washington State Archivists began...
WAITSBURG - Last week, the animal rights group, PETA, came out with a harsh attack against the values of the National FFA Organization in a blog post titled "FFA is Lame . . ." that went viral and caused a strong response from FFA members on Facebook. Hashtags like #FFAProud, #FFAStrong, WHYIFFA, and #FFAPride ran rampant as members jumped to the organization's defense. Below are exerpts of posts from just a few of the local FFA members who responded. Timber Froherich:"Considering I am a proud...
WAITSBURG – The City of Waitsburg utility customers now have the option to view and pay their utility bills online. The City has partnered with InvoiceCloud, a web-based electronic invoice presentment and payment company, to provide faster, more convenient billing services to residents. The new online payment service will offer residents more flexibility in paying their bills. The system is easy to use and will allow residents to pay their bills with either a bank account or credit/debit card. No registration is required to view an online r...
Weller Public Library 212 Main Street, Waitsburg Hours: Mon. and Thurs. 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Storytime: Mon., 10:30 a. m. “A Little Life,” by Hanya Yanagihara (Adult Fiction) – “A Little Life” follows four college classmates as they move to New York in search of fame and fortune. While their relationships, which are tinged by addiction, success, and pride, deepen over the decades, the men are held together by their devotion to the brilliant, enigmatic Jude, a man scarred by an unspeakable childhood trauma.This stunning novel is about the familie...
DAYTON – In a never-ending quest to introduce people to art in all forms, Dayton’s Wenaha Gallery is featuring the artisan soaps of Jesse and Scooter Johnston of Walla Walla Soap Works through Feb. 20. The Johnstons have taken a typically mass-produced item and turned it into usable, useful sculpture. The couple’s signature Artisan Bar is rectangular, with sworls and peaks across the top like frosting. The Johnstons fell in love with the unique shape after they became frustrated trying to make perfectly rectangular bars. “When we decided...
STARBUCK – The Jan. 26 special meeting of the Starbuck City Council revolved around a subject that has consumed the city’s focus since last June: a public records request and subsequent lawsuit that has already cost the city thousands of dollars. In early June, Spokane attorney Stephen Kirby, through his business, Tikor Consulting, brought suit against the Town of Starbuck for failure to make public records available for inspection in a timely manner, pursuant to RCW 42.56.520. The Com...
WAITSBURG – Fellow actors, musicians, co-workers, and friends are banding together to offer support to Melissa and Mike Ferrians in their time of need. Several fundraisers are being organized to raise funds for the Ferrians, as Melissa walks through a recently diagnosed battle with colon cancer. The Ferrians stepped down from pastoral life last May, when Mike retired after serving 25 years as pastor of the Waitsburg First Christian Church. During that time, Melissa was right beside him, s...
WAITSBURG – Members of the Combine Exploratory Committee from both Dayton and Waitsburg expressed strong support for a Waitsburg-Dayton football combine at a well-attended joint work session of both school boards at the Waitsburg Elementary School library on January 27. After listening to a detailed list of suggestions about how the combine should work from the exploratory committee, Dayton school board chair Dan Butler got to the heart of the matter. "I would really like a review of what are t...
DAYTON-At their board meeting on Jan. 25, Columbia County Health System commissioners heard from CEO Shane McGuire about latest schematic showing the new layout of Dayton General Hospital after the upcoming remodel is completed. "We are still refining the schematic," said CEO Shane McGuire about the redesign. The schematic shows the emergency room entry where the current main entry is. It will be moved slightly to the right of the existing entry, replacing some business offices, McGuire said. Co...
WALLA WALLA – The Walla Walla Police Department reported Monday that they have arrested 20-year-old Kyle Zenk, of Waitsburg, on felony charges of vehicular assault and hit and run, along with several misdemeanor charges, after an incident in which a 15-year-old female passenger in his car was injured. According to the WWPD, Zenk was arrested at a friend's home in Waitsburg Sunday night without incident. He "was tracked down by the new Career Criminal Apprehension Team (CCAT) of the Walla W...
WAITSBURG – With more than 50 people in attendance, the Waitsburg City Council voted unanimously – though not necessarily enthusiastically – to dismiss Brandon Kelly’s proposal to develop a race track at the seldom-used city fairgrounds. At their Dec. 16 meeting, the council – minus K.C. Kuykendall, who was absent – spoke in favor of Kelly leasing the fairgrounds to operate monthly car races from May through September, but decided to hold a public forum on the proposal before taking a vote. How...
PRESCOTT – For the first time in over 40 years, Prescott High School is offering agricultural-focused career and technical education (CTE) courses. Dual credit agreements with Walla Walla Community College and a new FFA charter have created even more opportunities for students. Superintendent Brett Cox said his certification as a District Vocational Director played a big role in the district's decision to hire him two years ago. The board wanted to expand elective offerings and start a v...
SPOKANE – "Voice of the Eagles" sportscaster and Waitsburg High School alum Larry Weir was named Washington Sportscaster of the Year . . . again. Weir won the award for the first time last year, and follows in the footsteps of his longtime role model, Bob Robertson, as a repeat recipient. The 1979 WHS graduate is the son of Carol Weir and the late Bob Weir. He has been calling play-by-play football for the Eastern Washington University Eagles since 1991 and began calling basketball in 1993. I...
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DAYTON-January has been a busy month for the commissioners of the Columbia County Hospital District, as they settle in to 2016. On Jan. 14, a swearing-in ceremony was held in the hospital cafeteria for Ken Dyball, who replaces Jim Kime on the board, and for Wes Leid, who replaces Lisa Naylor. Also in January, a special meeting of the hospital commissioners was held on Jan. 21 for the purpose of electing officers for 2016. New board members Bob Hutchens and Ken Dyball were elected, respectively,...
DAYTON-At their regular meeting on January 20 the Dayton School Board elected new member Dan Butler as chair, Dave Bailey, vice chair, and Dan Andrews as legislative representative for the 2016 school year. Voluntary board assignments, based on interest and expertise, were also made at the meeting. Bailey will act as WIAA representative, Andrews will be on the facilities committee, Butler said he would like to be on the budget and finance committee, and Director Katie Leid will serve on the...
DAYTON—Forty-two community members gathered at the Best Western Hotel Conference Room in Dayton on Jan. 21 for a day-long strategic planning session. Following the session, Peggy Gutierrez, Director of the Coalition for Youth and Families, said that most of the goals for the planning session were met. These included: Involving all segments of the community in the discussion Taking an in-depth look into the needs and resources of the community Developing a comprehensive plan, going forward S...
WAITSBURG – After a brief consideration of limiting access to the city's watershed, the Waitsburg City Council heeded the advice of local Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) representatives and voted to join the WDFW "Feel Free to Hunt" program which will both keep the watershed open and protect the city from liability. City Administrator Randy Hinchliffe explained that he city's watershed – about 800 acres along the north fork of Coppei Creek – has historically been open to hunti...
WAITSBURG – A committee of local active and retired military men has every intention of seeing that a promise made to WWII General Jonathan Wainwright in 1946 – to honor local lives lost in WWII with a memorial – finally becomes a reality. Waitsburg's city council didn't hesitate to join the cause and committed $5,000 to the endeavor. Retired USAF Command Sergeant Don Schack went before Waitsburg's city council last week to share plans for a WWII memorial that would honor the 87 Walla Walla...
Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers met with a large group of constituents on Jan. 21 at The Q in Waitsburg. Several people traveled from outside the area to see her. McMorris Rodgers spent an hour answering questions on topics ranging from health care, budget and the deficit, to compensation for members of congress and the President....
WALLA WALLA – The owners of the popular Whoopemup Hollow Café on Waitsburg's Main Street have formally announced that they will be opening a second location at 113 East Main Street in Walla Walla, the space formerly occupied by the Green Spoon restaurant. Partner and dining room manager Ross Stevenson said they plan to open the Walla Walla location, featuring the same southern comfort food that their guests have come to expect, in early 2016. The Walla Walla location will differ from the Waitsbu...
DAYTON – On January 15 at approximately 12 p.m., the Columbia County Sheriff's Office and the Washington State Patrol assisted the Walla Walla County Sheriff's Office in executing a search warrant at 305 E. Dayton Avenue, Apt. B. That search resulted in the recovery of items stolen in multiple thefts and burglaries. According to a CCSO press release, the WWCSO developed probable cause for the warrant from a string of burglaries in Walla Walla County and the subsequent arrest of Perry Ashelman o...
