Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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Paving on Waitsburg's Main Street Bridge was completed last week. Onsite engineers anticipate that the subcontractors will have the rails done by Friday, with sidewalk work being completed in tandem. If all goes as planned, the project should be substantially completed by next Friday, which is one week past contractual days according to city officials....
WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg Town Hall Association will hold its annual meeting and elections on Thurs., Nov. 9 at 7 p.m. at Waitsburg Town Hall on Main Street. Coffee and desserts will be available. Waitsburg's Town Hall operates on a 100-percent volunteer basis and is supported solely by community donations. It was given to the city by the American Legion in 1976 and is a community asset. The Waitsburg Town Hall Association was eventually formed to take over responsibility for the building. B...
WAITSBURG – Blush Salon & Spa in Waitsburg, in conjunction with the Waitsburg Commercial Club, will host a ‘Pop Up Downtown’ in Waitsburg from 5-8 p.m. on Thurs., Nov. 9. Blush Salon & Spa (141 Main) will hold its 1st Annual Holiday Open House with shopping, raffles, drinks and treats. Joining Brooke Mikesell at Blush will be: Jessica Avery with the Lularoe bus, Lindsey Kruger with Simply by Lyndsey, Deena Bell-Potter with 31 Bags, Amelia with Scentsy and more. Hugs, Gifts & Collectibles (109...
LAS VEGAS, Nev. - For several months now, most issues of The Times have included a "Kudos!" feature along with a request for readers to let us know of people who have done something "interesting, unique, inspiring or impressive." Last week we received a call from longtime Waitsburg resident, Bill Hinchliffe, who shared a story that qualifies on all three counts. Bill shared that his granddaughter, Mikayla Steberl, works in Las Vegas as the "right hand man" to the famous magician, David...
WAITSBURG – Waitsburg's Terry Hofer and Karl Newell could be considered a slightly more laid back version of The History Channel's American Pickers, Mike and Frank. The pair spends several days a week visiting auctions and sales, then return to Hofer's farm just south of Waitsburg where they wait for just the right person to come along and find treasure in their trash. Hofer has been buying and selling for more than 20 years and ran Classic Auctions with Karen Mohney for six years. Newell s...
WAITSBURG – With winter weather just around the corner, the Waitsburg School District has updated their emergency weather procedures with the intent of advising the community and staff of the impact of weather and road conditions on the school day as early as possible. Under normal situations, decisions are made no later than 6:30 a.m. and the district will notify radio stations first, then principals and supervisors. If it is necessary to revise a decision, such as changing from a delayed start to a cancellation, that decision will be made b...
These Waitsburg residents went all out with their Halloween decorating this year....
Each year the penitentiary donates pumpkins to K-3rd graders in surrounding schools....
This year's first-ever Home and School Association Monster Mash fundraiser was a roaring success on all fronts. Attendance was high, kids and parents had a great time, and the association raised approximately $1,700 toward purchasing school supplies for all three Waitsburg School District schools. "The main goal of the Home and School Association is to support the community. Thank you for being there," said HASA President Kristy Taylor....
U-Turn amendment is modified WAITSBURG – The topics of ATV/UTV use in the city and Main Street U-turns continues to make their way before Waitsburg’s city council. At the Oct. 18 regular meeting, the council prohibited unauthorized ATV use in the fairgrounds area completely and revised the fine for U-Turns. U-Turns While Main Street U-turns between third and first have been prohibited by city code for some time, there was never a specified punishment for doing so. In September, the council approved a first offense fine of $50, a second off...
It was Dicie Hagerman, the Waitsburg School District Secretary for many years, who saw a need for winter coats and started collecting much-needed warm wear for kids and adults in the community. But three women, Anita Baker, Dona Jean Smith, and Betty Lou Branson, from the Presbyterian Church and the Christian Church also saw a need for providing food to people in the Waitsburg community. As a result they organized, in 1991, a food bank in the basement of the Presbyterian Christian Education...
Waitsburg students enjoyed a week filled with dress-up days and competitions during last week's homecoming celebration. Classes competed in relays, a hula hoop competition and Buff Puff volleyball and dressed up for Pajama Day, Hawaiian Day, and Sports Day. Seniors and sophomores tied for the top spot with 24.5 points each. Juniors followed with 17.5 points and the freshman came in with 13.5 points. Saturday night's dance was hosted by Dayton at The Barn at Blue Meadows....
District has felt the impact of minimum wage increases PRESCOTT – Unlike the city parks and pools of Waitsburg and Dayton which are operated and maintained through city budgets, the Prescott Joint Parks and Recreation District (PJPRD) must go to the people each November to secure funding for the coming year’s operations of the Prescott Pool and Field View Park. The PJPRD is asking voters to approve a $115,000 maintenance and operations levy request, Proposition No. 1 on the current General Ele...
School board reviews field house designs WAITSBURG – A finalized schedule, scope and budget for Waitsburg School District's capital improvement projects is close to completion. Design West Senior Project Architect Ned Warnick told board members at an Oct. 11 work session that those numbers should be dialed in "over the next ten days or so." Warnick updated board members on the projects and sought their input in narrowing down options. The scope of the $3.8 million project includes upgrading t...
LACKLAND, Tex. - U.S. Air Force Airman Theodore J. (TJ) Morrison, son of Joseph and Sandra Morrison of Waitsburg, graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. The 2017 Waitsburg High School graduated completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. By completing training, Morrison also earned four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College...
WAITSBURG – Waitsburg High School students are celebrating homecoming week this week. Dress up days are Pajama Day on Oct. 17, Hawaiian Day on Oct. 18, and Sports Day on Oct. 19. The public is invited to Field Night, which will take place at 7 p.m. on Wed., Oct. 18 at the athletic field, and the Alumni Volleyball game on Thurs., Oct. 19 at 6 p.m. in the gymnasium . The alumni volleyball game is also the Pink Out Breast Cancer Fundraiser night, with a silent auction bake sale. Homecoming King and Queen will be crowned during halftime of the F...
WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg School District has taken steps to improve communications with the public by updating the district website and adding a Facebook page. Technology Manager Jack Morris and Data ITU Abner Garza, from ESD 123, showcased the improvements and took both pages live at the Oct. 11 school board meeting. Morris said Superintendent Jon Mishra had approached the ESD with the "universal dilemma" regarding the best way to reach the public; websites vs. Facebook. "We decided the m...
WAITSBURG – In the face of a changing educational climate, the Waitsburg School Board recently voted to make online education available through the Waitsburg School District. The board and administration is hopeful that the new option will return students, as well as funding, back to the district. The district has partnered with FuelEd Online to offer courses through Washington Virtual Acadamy (WAVA) for students in grades K-12. Beginning the second semester, Jan. 29, 2018, students will be a...
WAITSBURG – Over the last several months, dozens of people from Walla Walla, Dayton and Waitsburg have gathered at the Whoopemup Café on the north end of Waitsburg's Main Street for Whoop EM Up Wednesday dinners. The unique meals, which have been highly successful, are the Waitsburg Commercial Club's most recent attempt to build community and bring folks to downtown Waitsburg. The Waitsburg Commercial Club was founded in 1912 and functions as the city's chamber of commerce. It operates on a on...
Oct. 8 Deputies arrested a man in Prescott on outstanding warrants. A deputy was dispatched to Cochran St. in Dixie where a man was reported to be tearing up his residence during a domestic disturbance. Sept. 28 A burglary was reported at the First Christian Church in Waitsburg. Deputies were dispatched to a fight in the 500 block of W. 2nd St. A report was taken....
WAITSBURG – Seven years ago Chris Philbook knocked on Kate Hockersmith's door saying he wanted to be a Troublemaker (a youth bluegrass band member) and travel to Japan like they had. On Tuesday, that dream was supposed to come true. Instead, Philbrook will be undergoing surgery with his fellow band members staying stateside to offer support. Philbrook got Kate Hockersmith back in the bluegrass business in 2010 when he came calling, asking how he could be a Troublemaker. That parent-led b...
WAITSBURG – Waitsburg elementary students are learning and practicing giving and compassion as well as academics. From Oct. 3-13 grade school students are collecting supplies for children affected by hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria. The supplies with be gathered into kits and distributed to children in need by the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR). Kindergarten teacher Pam Beasley initiated the project and said students have responded enthusiastically. She encouraged each student t...
WAITSBURG – Twenty-eight Preston Hall students received a $5 concession stand coupon, gobbled cupcakes, received a perfect attendance bracelet and had their name entered in an end-of-semester big prize giveaway during Preston Hall's first Perfect Attendance Party on Tuesday. The event was part of the district's new middle and high school Attendance Matters program, aimed at decreasing the chronic tardies and absences that have plagued the district. Waitsburg is far from alone in its struggle w...
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...
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...
