Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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DAYTON—The City of Dayton Planning Commission has two vacancies, providing an opportunity for engaged and motivated city residents to provide input and give back to their community. Regular meetings are held on the third Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the Planning Department office. The vacancies will fill incomplete terms, both ending March 2022. Interested individuals should send a letter of interest to Planning Director Meagan Baily via email at Meagan_bailey@co.columbia.wa.us or mail to: Planning Department, 114 South 2nd Street, D...
DAYTON—The Columbia County Rural Library District and Humanities Washington are inviting the public to a conversation with story teller and artist Rituja Indapure about the power of storytelling. The talk will begin at 6 pm. on Thursday in the Delany Room and is free to the public. Indapure’s presentation is called “The Healing Tale: How stories can move us beyond shame.” She will demonstrate how sharing deeply personal stories releases darkness and leads to creative channels and, ultimately, crosses cultural barriers to create societa...
DAYTON—The Columbia County Planning Commission will hold a public hearing regarding the Site Development Plan for a proposed data center in Dayton on Monday at 5:35 p.m. The meeting will take place at the Planning and Building Office at 114 South 2nd St....
DAYTON—Dayton High School will host this year’s Mass Band/Choir Concert on Oct. 24 at 6:30 in the high school gym. Dayton HS Director of Music Scott Sumner said that musicians from eight schools will participate in the concert. They include Saint John Endicott, Prescott, Touchet, Dayton, Kahlotus, Rosalia, Clarkston, Washtucna, Asotin and Garfield-Palouse. The guest band director will be retired music educator Glenn Mitchell, who has served as music director at both Dayton and Walla Walla High Schools. The guest choir director will be Jul...
DAYTON—The Dayton General Hospital Auxiliary is hosting a Salad Luncheon to benefit community medical scholarships and equipment needs Oct. 26, from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Tickets are $10 per person, and a variety of salads and breads will be served. The event will be held at the First Congregational Church, at 214 S. 3rd St. in Dayton....
DAYTON—Alder Family Dental has announced that it will close its office on Dayton’s Main Street on Oct. 11. Dr. Rachel Deininger, who has been the primary dentist in the Dayton office, has announced she will be leaving the firm. Other employees of the Dayton Alder Dental office will continue working in Alder’s Walla Walla office, at 342 Catherine St. Dr. Kimberly Murdoch and Dr. Pat Sharkey offer dental services in that office. Alder will hold a good-bye reception for Dr. Deininger on Oct. 10 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the Dayton offic...
DAYTON—Columbia County will close Ronan Road to through traffic for two weeks, starting Oct. 22. The County will be removing the existing timber bridge at milepost 1.657 crossing Johnson Hollow Creek, just southerly of Ronan Road’s junction with the Johnson Hollow Road. The bridge will be replaced with a pipe arch culvert. Traffic will be detoured over Courtney Road to Turner Road to access US 12. Fullerton Road is also an option to access US 12, via Turner Road Please call Columbia County Public Works at (509) 382-2534, Monday through Fri...
DAYTON—The Dayton Historic Depot is hosting Dayton’s first Cash Mob on Saturday, from 2-3 p.m. The community is invited to visit the Depot gift shop and spend at least $20. This local shopping event supports local business, builds community and infuses money into the local economy. Inspired by similar events in Walla Walla and other parts of the country, the Port of Columbia and the Dayton Chamber of Commerce began planning for the Cash Mob in August. Four businesses expressed interest in hosting Cash Mobs. The Depot was randomly chosen at thi...
DAYTON—The Columbia County Commissioners will hold a public hearing at 7 p.m. on Oct. 1 in the Columbia County courthouse to receive public input regarding concerns for public/private access during the winter closure months for Eckler Mountain Road and Maloney Mountain Road. If unable to attend the meeting, comments can be submitted by mail to: 311 East Main Street, Dayton, WA 99328, or by e-mail at: commissioners@co.columbia.wa.us....
DAYTON—The Bank of Eastern Washington, a branch of Bank of Eastern Oregon, announced last week the opening a new loan production office in Dayton. Located at 164 E. Main St., Suite B, the new office will be staffed by Todd Wood. Wood is a veteran banker and a lifelong resident of Waitsburg. “We are excited to have Todd join the bank’s lending team,” said BEO President and CEO, Jeff Bailey. “Todd has a great reputation in the industry and with his local ties is a natural fit for our organization. Wood can be reached at (509) 382-7111....
DAYTON—Dayton’s Liberty Theater will be one of more than 300 venues around the world to showcase nine short films as part of the Manhattan Short Film Festival, taking place here Sept. 27-30 and Oct. 2. The Liberty is one of only three festival venues in the inland northwest. The films were selected from 1,565 entries from 73 countries. Attendees in Dayton will be able to vote for the best film and best actor. For more information and showtimes, go to libertytheater.org....
DAYTON—The Friends of the Dayton Memorial Library are having a fall book sale, with a larger quantity of quality and affordable books than usual. The sale will take place at 250 E. Main St., between Blue Mountain Realtors and Rey’s Roast. from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Oct. 5 and 6, and on Oct. 7 from 1 to 4 p.m....
DAYTON—Columbia County Health System has announced extended hours for its laboratory service department and for its rehabilitation services department. The hospital lab is now open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Rehabilitation and physical therapy are now open Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Friday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The hospital also offers 24 hour emergency service. For more information, or to make an appointment, call the Dayton General Hospital at (509) 3...
DAYTON—The Liberty Theater and Dayton Memorial Library announce a special one-night free screening of Rob Reiner’s classic 1987 comedy, “The Princess Bride,” starring Robin Wright, Cary Elwes and Peter Falk. The film rolls Wednesday, Sept. 26 at 7 pm. The event is sponsored by Friends of Dayton Library in recognition of Banned Books Week, which champions intellectual freedom. Based on the novel by William Goldman, the Princess Bride is a family classic, despite its being targeted for removal or restriction in schools and libraries. Charact...
DAYTON—The Federal Emergency Management Agency in coordination with the FCC will conduct a nationwide combined test of the Wireless Emergency Alert and Emergency Alert Systems on Sept. 20, beginning at 2:18 p.m., with a back-up planned for Oct. 3. Some cell phones will receive the message. Others will not. No action will be required....
DAYTON—Dayton General Hospital Respiratory Therapist Tom Anderson said there has been an uptick in people seeking medical care because of poor air quality from smoke due to ongoing fires in northern Washington and British Columbia. People are having problems with breathing, burning eyes and nose, chest pain and tightness of breath, which brings on anxiety, and compounds the problem, he said. “On Monday the air quality index was 274, placing Dayton in the Very Unhealthy category, and almost in the Hazardous category for particle pol...
DAYTON – The Columbia County Public Health Dept. Tobacco Program and the Blue Mountain Counseling Alcohol Prevention Program are sponsoring a retailer business training for those who work with alcohol and tobacco sales and those who serve alcohol at businesses. Representatives from the Spokane Liquor Cannabis Board will provide training in two sessions on Mon., March 28 at the Delaney Building (111 S. 3rd St.) in Dayton. The first session will run from 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. and the second session will be from 1:30-4 p.m. The presentation will c...
