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Start the school year by getting up to date on vaccinations
OLYMPIA — As kids across Washington head back to the classroom, the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) encourages everyone to get caught up on their vaccinations to help keep families and communities healthy and safe. Children entering s...
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Touchet Valley Aquacize group celebrated another season's end at the tuxedo in prescott
PRESCOTT-The Touchet Valley Aquacize group held its season-end luncheon at the Tuxedo Bar & Grill in Prescott on Thursday, August 31. Group coordinator Carol Anderson reported that this was the...
Proposition 2 temporarily blocked from ballot
COLUMBIA COUNTY–In an emergency hearing on Wednesday September 6, 2023, the Columbia Superior Court issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) preventing the County from printing ballots for the November general election that include Proposition 2...
At the Liberty:"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem"
DAYTON—“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem” - After years of being sheltered from the human world, the Turtle brothers set out to win the hearts of New Yorkers and be accepted as normal teenagers. Their new friend, April O’Neil, helps them t...
Weller Public Library has a new Library Supervisor
WAITSBURG–Weller Public Library has a new Library Supervisor. At the August Board of Trustees meeting, the board offered library support staff Sarah Roberts the position of Library Supervisor, to r...
At the Liberty:"Oppenheimer"
DAYTON—“Oppenheimer” is an epic thriller that thrusts audiences into the pulse-pounding paradox of the enigmatic man who must risk destroying the world in order to save it. Julius Robert Oppenheimer was an American theoretical physicist and director...
Let's Build a Waitsburg Pool!
WAITSBURG—Efforts by The Friends of the Pool and Waitsburg Parks and Recreation have been working to raise funds to build a swimming pool in Waitsburg. Both groups have written grants, still under consideration, and held fundraisers, including the ...
If You Own Forest Land We Can Help!
WAITSBURG—The Blue Mountain Chapter of the Washington Farm Forestry Association (WFFA) will hold its fall meeting at Stella’s Homestead, 2194 S. Fork Coppei Road. The meeting begins a 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, September 16, 2023 in “The Barn” on the...
Parental controls at CCRLD are not new
DAYTON—The Columbia County Rural Library District Board met August 21 for its regular meeting at the Delaney Room. All board members were in attendance, joined by Library Director Ellen Brigham. “The Times” will publish an article covering the meeti...
Cruzin' in Prescott
PRESCOTT - Since its first car show about ten years ago, the Cruzin' Prescott Car Show has grown from nine to over sixty cars. The event, held on August 19 was a community affair, with over twenty...
At the Liberty: "Barbie"
DAYTON—To live in Barbie Land is to be a perfect being in a perfect place. Unless you have a full-on existential crisis. Or you’re a Ken (Ryan Gosling). Margot Robbie is Barbie (plus others), and the cast of this comedy includes many well-known act...
Frances Randolf celebrates 104 years
DAYTON-Friends and family celebrated the birthday of lifelong Dayton resident, Frances Randolf, who turned 104 years old on August 9th, 2023. She was showered with love and affection by generations...
Baseball Historian Rob Garratt To Read At Royal Block
WAITSBURG-The Royal Block Reading Series welcomes baseball historian Robert Garratt, who will read from his latest book, Jazz Age Giant, at the Royal Block in Waitsburg at 6 p.m. on Saturday, August...
Dayton makes The Nation
DAYTON-"The Nation," a weekly magazine, published "The Small-Town Library That Became a Culture War Battleground," an article chronicling recent history and current efforts to defund the only public...
At the Liberty:"The Secret Garden"
The Liberty Theater hosts live performances of “The Secret Garden” by local children and the Missoula Children’s Theater (MCT) on Friday, August 11, and Saturday August 12 at 7 pm. This is the culmination of the nearly weeklong MCT training works...
Public Meeting for Dayton Pool Planned for Tuesday, August 15
DAYTON—Several local committees planning a community swimming pool in Columbia County are holding an open meeting for the public to consider a new swimming pool on Tuesday, August 15, 2023, at the Delany Building from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. A PowerPoint p...
Porsche owners will share cars and stories at Preston Park
WAITSBURG-This year, the Porsche Club of America – Inland Northwest will host its annual People Choice Award (PCA) event in Waitsburg's Preston Park on August 12. The event, Show & Shine, has a t...
Message from WSD new Superintendent
WAITSBURG—School starts September 5, and the Waitsburg School District staff will be back on August 14. David Wood has been settling into his new role as Waitsburg School Superintendent since A...
At the Liberty: "Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One"
DAYTON—In “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One”, Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and his IMF team embark on their most dangerous mission yet: To track down a terrifying new weapon that threatens all of humanity before it falls into the wrong h...
Don't miss this year's Evening at the Depot benefit.
DAYTON—The annual Evening at the Depot Benefit Auction is August 5, 2023. The event begins with a social hour at 6 p.m. and the live auction at 7 p.m. Admission is $45 a ticket, including a beer or wine glass with the Depot logo, a charcuterie b...
At the Liberty:"The Sound of Freedom"
DAYTON—The movie “Sound of Freedom” is based on the true story of a former Homeland Security agent turned vigilante who embarks on a dangerous mission to rescue hundreds of children from sex traffickers. RATED: PG-13 for thematic content invol...
An Evening Event at Mountain View Cemetery
WALLA WALLA—Walla Walla Parks and Recreation and Mountain View Cemetery will present a historical twilight tour of little-known tales on Saturday, August 19, 6-8 p.m. Tour participants will learn about people interred at the cemetery who made u...
At the Liberty:"Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny"
DAYTON—Harrison Ford returns to the role of the legendary hero archaeologist for this highly anticipated final installment of the iconic franchise-- a big, globe-trotting, rip-roaring cinematic adventure. According to the Rotten Tomatoes we...
Wallowa-Whitman Officials Reopen Pittsburg Landing Campground
JOSEPH, ORE. — The Wallowa-Whitman National Forest will reopen the Pittsburg Landing Campground on Friday, July 14. It has been closed since June 28 due to increased conflict between visitors and an adult bear habituated to human food, explains S...
CWWFD#2 issues burn ban for July 17 - SEPTEMBER 5
WAITSBURG-Columbia-Walla Walla Fire District 2 announced a burn ban in effect from July 17 to September 5, 2023, for the entire district, including the City of Waitsburg. The ban is an annual...
