The Times - Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley

WAITSBURG - Now that the pool is up and running, swim lessons have been re-scheduled and will run for two weeks from Aug. 4-14. Lessons will run Tues. - Thurs. and classes will be scheduled between...

Local veterans led the way in Waitsburg's Fourth of July Veteran's March on Saturday morning. . ....

WAITSBURG – June ended on a high note for the City of Waitsburg when the Washington State Legislature appropriated $1.7 million to replace Waitsburg's Main Street Bridge. That funding was secured i...

WAITSBURG – Waitsburg residents will want to mark their calendars now for the evening of Tuesday, August 4. Each year, on the first Tuesday in August, over 37 million people, across the nation, partic...

Thirty-two kids attended the three-day "Outback Rock" Vacation Bible School hosted jointly by the Waitsburg Christian and the Waitsburg Presbyterian Churches. . ....

Children enjoy science experiments, reading aloud, crafts and more at Waitsburg's summer reading program from 2-4 p.m. each Monday afternoon....

PRESCOTT – "I'm one of the luckiest guys in the world. I don't know how I ended up where I did, but I sure am glad," said NASCAR race car builder and crew chief, Chuck Carruthers. After 40 years in th...

WAITSBURG – The summer food program at the Waitsburg Elementary School cafeteria is going strong in its second year, with the number of participants doubled over last year, according to Food S...

A single combine was working in a field off of Ferris Road, south of Waitsburg on Tuesday. This year's start of harvest is one of the earliest ever....

WAITSBURG – Two years ago, Councilman K.C. Kuykendall approached Waitsburg’s city council with a proposal to transfer management of the horse facilities at the Waitsburg Fairgrounds to a nonprofit org...

SEATTLE – It may be a challenging trip, but 94-year-old Murray Fisher didn't hesitate a moment when he was invited to be honored by the Seattle Mariners at Safeco Field as part of their "Salute to T...

WAITSBURG – "But where do we put it?" That is the first questions parents ask insulin pump representatives, doctors, and diabetes educators when setting up a small child with a pump or continuous g...

WAITSBURG – John and Marilyn Stellwagen are once again hosting Waitsburg's unofficial Fourth of July Veterans March parade followed by a community potluck at Preston Park. The event continues to g...

WAITSBURG – Waitsburg's city council is in unanimous agreement that it would like to see the city totally out of the fire and ambulance business. At the June 17 city council meeting, the council a...

WAITSBURG – Waitsburg resident Tysen R. Beckner, 25, was arrested last week in Idaho and now faces a felony charge of child assault in Walla Walla County Superior Court. Beckner was allegedly i...

Randy Hinchliffe was the winner of the Waitsburg Friends of the Library Father's Day raffle basket. . ....

Workers were busy installing new water lines along the east side of Main Street in Waitsburg Tuesday, making a trip to The Times office especially treacherous for visitors....

WAITSBURG – Izzy-the-camel owner Mickey Richards says he would love to one day to write a book filled with stories about Izzy. If he does, that book will undoubtedly include a chapter on Izzy's m...

WAITSBURG/DAYTON – Guatemala City missionary David Beam cites "enjoying the wide open spaces and the beauty of the land" as a favorite experience in his recent visit to the Touchet Valley. The v...

GOATS: MARKET Grand Champion – Bethany Bennett Reserve Champion – Grace Coulston GOATS: SHOWMANSHIP Grand Champion – Sydney Fowble Reserve Champion – Grace Coulston RABBITS: SHOWMANSHIP Grand Champion...

PRESCOTT – A delayed start due to a sound-system glitch did little to dampen the high spirits of the seniors and audience in attendance at Prescott's Class of 2015 graduation ceremony in the Prescott...

A new handicap-accessible walkway now leads from the Prescott Park lot to an enlarged picnic pad area, complete with a handicap- accessible barbeque that can be rotated for easy ac...

WAITSBURG – On June 1, Margie Douglas and her fourth grade class made a special trip to deliver Monster Cookies to Waitsburg's graduating seniors. "Their eyes lit up at the sight of them," said D...