Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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DAYTON – Columbia County Sheriff Rocky Miller was slightly injured last Thursday when he used his patrol vehicle to ram a vehicle attempting to flee the scene of a drug bust. Miller was treated and released from Dayton General Hospital Thursday afternoon after his car went over an embankment and crashed into a guardrail. According to a Sheriff’s Office press release, the incident began when a car associated with a man wanted in Lewiston on a felony warrant was spotted in the parking lot of the...
Crews from Trees, Inc. spent Saturday morning trimming the many trees that line Dayton's downtown Main Street. Trees, Inc. . ....
DAYTON-Cottage Path Antiques and Collectibles is open in Dayton. In November 2015, Caroline McFarland moved her antiques and collectibles business out of the shop on her Tucannon River property and into the new digs at 125 East Main Street. McFarland's shop is filled to overflowing with antique furniture, Victoriana, glass collectibles, linens, dishes, and much more. There is also an extensive collection of toy horses. "I try to have something for everyone," McFarland said. McFarland said that...
DAYTON—The Dayton Historic Preservation Commission and the Dayton Planning Department will hold a series of workshops in February for property owners in the Washington Street and South Side Historic Districts. Dates and times for the workshops are: Wednesday, Feb. 24, from 2 to 4 p.m. or 5 to 6:50 p.m., prior to the commission’s regular meeting. Workshops are also scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 27, from 10 a.m. to 1 p m., and on Monday, Feb. 29 from 4 to 6 p.m. All workshops will be held in the Dayton City Council chambers at 111 South First Str...
DAYTON – The trees along Dayton's Main Street provide beauty and shade throughout downtown most of the year, but they can't do it without some professional help. That help arrived Saturday. According to Pacific Power's regional community manager, Bill Clemens, professional arborists from throughout the northwest converged on Dayton with two boom-truck crews to prune and clean up the trees – mostly London Plane – that line both sides of Main Street. "They come from Pendleton, Pilot Rock, Tri-C...
DAYTON – Last year, a group of individuals led by Ski Bluewood owners Kelly and Michael Stephenson, formalized the ski resort’s outreach program into a nonprofit called Skyline Adventures. The group has met its first and second year goals and has big dreams for the future, including a “magic carpet” and possibly even a Wounded Warriors program. Through its outreach program Ski Bluewood has worked for years to provide at-risk youth with a day of skiing and snowboarding fun at Bluewood. By becomin...
DAYTON – For local watercolorist and co-founder of the Blue Mountain Artists' Guild Meredith Dedman, art is joy – something to be taught and shared. Through Sat., March 12, Dedman will share her art as the featured Pacific Northwest Art Event Artist at Dayton's Wenaha Gallery, with an artist's reception on Sat., Feb. 20. Dedman said she was drawn to watercolors for the most practical (and non-artistic) of reasons. She began taking nighttime art classes about 15 years ago and, after working all...
DAYTON--The Dayton Historic Depot is showing a new quilt exhibit for 2016. Tamara Fritze, museum director at the Depot, said there are 25 quilts in the exhibit and they range in age from almost 100 years old to just a few months old. A few of the quilts are older, but most are modern, she said. Fritze said the fabrics used in the quilts are traditional and modern. Reproduction fabric was used in some, as well as batik and flannel, she said. Sylvia Demaris' quilt, Burgoyne Surrounded, is a Civil...
DAYTON - Students in fourth, fifth and sixth grades will have the opportunity to participate in a variety of activities in the after school program coming to Dayton next month. The program will be offered Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from March 8 through March 31. Schedules and activities have not yet been finalized, but registration forms and program materials will be available through the Dayton Elementary School office on Feb. 23. Examples of possible activities include, gardening, arts and crafts, games, and sports. The After School...
This report just in from the Columbia County Sheriff's Office: Dayton - On February 18, 2016 Deputies from the Columbia County Sheriff's Office, Quad Cities Drug Task Force, Garfield County Sheriff's Office, and the Washington State patrol Attempted to stop a 1999 Cadillac Deville in the parking lot of the Best Western Hotel in Dayton Washington, and the vehicle had to be physically stopped when the driver attempted to elude officers. Officers were told that one of the occupants identified as...
DAYTON – Starbuck City Manager Candice Harrison met with the Columbia County Commissioners Monday morning and asked if the Town of Starbuck could contract with the county for legal services to help defend against a lawsuit regarding the Washington Public Records Act. As The Times reported last week, Starbuck, which has about 130 residents, has been sued by Spokane attorney Stephen Kirby for tens of thousands of dollars in fines because he claims the town failed to respond to two letters c...
Arraignment: Kyle Robert Jamerson, 30, Walla Walla, entered a plea of not guilty to possession of methamphetaime, from an incident that occurred in July, 2015 and was released on bond. Eric VanZandt, 31, Dayton, entered a not guilty plea to charges of 2nd degree assault, violation of a protection order – 2 prior violations – domestic violence, and one count of 4th degree assault, domestic violence. The charges relate to a Jan. 29 altercation with his girlfriend. He is being held in the Columbia County Jail on $100,000 surety bond. Omnibus and...
DAYTON—At their meeting on Feb. 3, the Columbia County Commissioners heard from Public Works Director Andrew Woods about holding public hearings for citizens impacted by plans to replace the Vernon Smith Bridge on Rose Gulch Road, and by work that is scheduled to begin in 2016 on South Touchet Road. The commissioners approved an informational meeting to be held at the public works department at 415 North Guernsey Avenue in Dayton for anyone impacted by the Vernon Smith Bridge replacement p...
DAYTON – A new restroom facility will soon open next to the Dayton Historic Depot. Flower Baskets will beautify Main Street again this summer. Four Main Street Buildings will have a new look out front. These and many other improvements to Dayton's downtown are completed or in the works, thanks to donations from local businesses through Washington's B&O tax incentive program. The program allows businesses to receive a credit on their B&O taxes equal to 75% of any donation they make to a q...
DAYTON-There is a new activity for readers at the Dayton Memorial Library, called "Blind Date with a Book." During the month of February, readers can check out books written by authors with February birthdays. However, there is a catch. The contents of the books are unknown, because they are wrapped in plain brown paper, with only subtle clues provided as to their contents. Some of the clues written on the wrappings are: A small town – A preacher with an agenda, really scary guy with a big n...
DAYTON — At their regular meeting on Feb. 3, the Dayton School Board gave their unanimous approval to the football combine between Dayton and Waitsburg. Superintendent Doug Johnson said if the Waitsburg School Board approves the union at their meeting on Feb. 10, the paperwork can be sent to the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association. Johnson said the combined team will play in the 2B league, mostly against teams in the Yakima Valley. He also said there are still some logistical i...
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 – 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...
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...
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...
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...
