The Times - Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley

June 17 Criminal Mischief: Vehicle egged on W. Sixth Street in Waitsburg. June 16 Warrant Service: A man was arrested on a warrant in the 11 block of W. Third Street in Waitsburg. June 15 Violation of Protection Orders: An adult female in the 200...

SEATTLE—Jenna Phillips of Dayton and Eduardo Perez of Prescott were named to the Dean’s List at the University of Washington for the 2019 winter quarter. To qualify, students must complete 12 credits and have a GPA of at least...

WALLA WALLA—The Walla Walla VA Medical Center and Clinics will present the Third Annual LGBT Open Mic night on Fri., June 21 from 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. at the WWVA Theater Building 78 . Light snacks will be provided courtesy of the Veterans...

WAITSBURG—Waitsburg residents should keep an eye out for the County crew which is expected to begin chip sealing work around the City in the next two weeks. Residents are asked to avoid parking on the street during the work. Crews will be chip...

WAITSBURG—Iris farmer Bill Rodgers will have a box of free iris starts available in front of Ten Ton Coffee on Thurs., June 20. The starts are from his impressive garden....

DAYTON—The Dayton Home Street Bank. Dayton Kiwanis and Dayton Lions will host a free shred day on Sat., June 29 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the bank located at 427 E. Main. Home Street and Kiwanis worked together to fund the event and volunteer and...

DAYTON—The Dayton High School Class of 1968 is sponsoring a free showing of the 1970 classic film Woodstock in honor of the 50th anniversary of the “greatest music festival ever.” The film, with a run time of three hours, will play Thurs.,...

WALLA WALLA—Roberta (Bobbie) Conner, director of Tamástslikt Cultural Institute, will give a free presentation on the meaning of ancient place names at Museum After Hours on Thurs., June 27 at 5 p.m. at Fort Walla Walla Museum, 755 Myra Road....

WAITSBURG—The Waitsburg City Pool will open its season at 1 p.m. on June 24. With four certified guards, the pool will be open Mon. - Fri. from 1-4 p.m. with night swims on Mon., Wed. and Fri. from 6-8 p.m. Swim lessons will be scheduled for...

WAITSBURG—The resident alien says “Take me to your readers.” Hear a universe of stories and participate in space-related projects during the “A Universe of Stories” Summer Reading Program at the Weller Public Library each Monday from...

WAITSBURG—Tent Revival USA will take place June 26-29 at 7 p.m. each night at 230 W. 1st Street in Waitsburg. All are welcome....

DAYTON—A “Friendship and Thank You” potluck will be held for previous county commissioner Norm Passmore and his wife, Ann, on Sat., July 6 at the Columbia County Fairgrounds pavilion from 5-8 p.m. Please bring a main dish, side dish or salad....

KENNEWICK, Wash.—RiverFest 2019 will take place at Columbia Park, Lampson Pits in Kennewick, Wash. on Sat., Sept. 7 from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. The free event promises fun for the entire family. Celebrate local rivers, learn why dams are important...

KENNEWICK – There are still openings in a program providing free job training and support services for parents in Benton, Franklin and Walla Walla counties. Over the next two years the Families Forward Washington program, sponsored by...

June 10 Deputies investigated a domestic assault in the 300 block of W. 4th Street in Prescott. June 5 Warrant Service: Leslie Gallardo was arrested in Prescott on a misdemeanor warrant....

Position open in the Dayton School District for a custodian. For more information contact Jana Eaton at the District Office 382-2543. To apply submit a completed District Classified Employee application and resume to 609 S 2nd Street. Job...

WALLA WALLA—On May 29, the Department of Health issued its decision to approve Providence St. Mary Medical Center’s Certificate of Need to open a freestanding Ambulatory (outpatient) Surgery Center (ASC) at the Providence Southgate Medical Park...

WAITSBURG—A new art gallery is opening at 117 Main Street. Owner Claire Johnston will have an art show every two months. “The space is for anything creative; food, performance, movement, dance, or any kind of audio stimulation,” says Johnston....

WALLA WALLA—Providence St. Mary Medical Center is accepting donation re- quests for activities to improve the health of the community. The medical center gathers information on community health needs every three years and uses it to create a...

DAYTON—The Club will sponsor the Summer Food Service Program for chil- dren in Dayton. Meals will be available for children 18 years and younger at no charge at 528 W. Cameron St. The program will run weekdays from June 24 through Aug. 2 with...

May 26 Burglary: A gas can was stolen from the school ground on Hwy 12 in Dixie May 22 Assault-simple: A man was assaulted by a woman in the 300 block of W. Fourth St.in Prescott...

WAITSBURG—J.J. Gregg, Pavan Kanekal and Peter de Grasse will combine forces in a performance featuring sitar, tabla and contemporary dance on Sat., June 1 at 8 p.m. at ART X AGENT, located at 117 Main St. in Waitsburg. A sliding scale donation of...

WALLA WALLA—Blue Mountain Community Foundation is pleased to announce that its Discretionary Grant Guidelines and Application Forms are now available online for local non-profit organizations seeking support. The due date for submission is July 1,...

WALLA WALLA—Providence St. Mary Medical Center once again has received an “A,” the highest grade possible, for quality and safety in the spring Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades. The Safety Grade assigns letter grades of A, B, C, D and F to...

WAITSBURG—The Waitsburg School District will once again sponsor the Summer Food Program for Children and offer meals free of charge to attending children age 18 and younger. Breakfast and lunch will be served at the Waitsburg Elementary School...