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Walla Walla Community College welcomes largest fall quarter since 2019
Substantial enrollment numbers include first-generation students WALLA WALLA — Walla Walla Community College celebrates the beginning of the fall quarter with a healthy mix of new and returning students. The estimated headcount on the first-day...
Walla Walla Post Office joins Marcus Whitman in emergency closures
WALLA WALLA - Monday afternoon, the United States Postal Service (USPS) announced the temporary closure of the Walla Walla main post office located at 128 N. Second Avenue. This closure is just the latest in a string of events that began last week...
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... Full story
Road construction at Sudbury Road Landfill begins July 17
WALLA WALLA — Customers at the Sudbury Road Landfill should expect delays starting Monday, July 17, as construction begins on the Landfill Roadway & Compost Pad Improvement project. Construction began at the compost pad on July 17. The compost pad...
Territorial Prison Escape Game is returning July 15 &16 to Ft WW.
WALLA WALLA—Time to test your pre-CSI-era fugitive hunting skills at Fort Walla Walla on July 15 and 16. Join the search for the escaped criminal Orvy Whipstitch Horvath, known to keep company with lowlifes and horse thieves. He escaped from Walla... Full story
Blue Mountain Heart to Heart Mobile clinics
WALLA WALLA-The "Heals on Wheels" mobile clinic, sponsored by Blue Mountain Heart to Heart, visits local communities, including Waitsburg, Prescott, Dayton, Pomeroy, and Starbuck. A registered nurse... Full story
Gospel Music at Walla Walla Presbyterian Church June 25
WALLA WALLA—Northwest Community Gospel Chorus (NWCGC) members will attend worship at the Walla Walla Presbyterian Church as special musical guests at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday, June 25. The members of this renowned chorus will lead in congregational...
Untold Stories by Whitman Mission historic site and Manhattan Project historic project.
WALLA WALLA—Whitman Mission National Historic Site (NHS) and Manhattan Project National Historical Park (NHP) will host a special event at Whitman Mission NHS from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 17. Rangers from both parks will celebrate...
RSVP for Living History performance with Ed Burlingame
WALLA WALLA–The Living History performance on June 4 will be about Ed Burlingame, whose work in irrigation helped turn acres of sagebrush into farmland. Burlingame will be portrayed by Tom...
WWSO has located remains of missing person
WALLA WALLA — On April 20, the Walla Walla County Sheriff’s Office put out a missing person bulletin for 47-year-old Guadalupe “Andy” Benavides. Many friends, family, volunteers, and law enforcement personnel conducted an extensive search in...
Summer event at Yellowhawk Resort supports local youth agriculture programs
WALLA WALLA—The Shindig has chosen the recipients of grants funded by donations made by attendees at last year’s event and aimed at increasing youth participation in local FFA Chapters and 4-H Clubs. Blue Mountain Community Foundation is the...
Celebrate: A "House" Party Benefit for Blue Mountain Land Trust
WALLA WALLA—It is spring and Blue Mountain Land Trust (BMLT) invites the public to attend a “house” party benefit on May 24, 2023. The event will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at BMLT downtown offices, 6 ½ N. Second Ave, Suite 304, Walla... Full story
Warren Family awards $54,475 in grants to local nonprofits
WALLA WALLA—The Warren Community Action Fund at the Blue Mountain Community Foundation has approved 19 grants to support local nonprofits providing services in eastern Walla Walla and Columbia Counties. This is the seventh year of grant awards...
Waitsburg, Prescott Students Receive Ketcherside Scholarships
WALLA WALLA, WA – The Walla Walla Community College Foundation is pleased to announce the Rasty E. and Nona F. Ketcherside Scholarship recipients for 2023-2024. The generosity of lifetime Waitsburg farmers Rasty and Nona Ketcherside provides 14... Full story
WW Symphony concert cancelled
Due to ongoing medical reasons, Walla Walla Symphony Music Director & Conductor Yaacov Bergman will not be available to conduct the final concert of the Symphony season on June 6, 2023. Because this concert was to be Yaki’s Farewell event honoring...
Heart to Heart awarded funds for Building project
WALLA WALLA—Blue Mountain Heart to Heart (BMHTH) has been awarded $500,000 as a capital budget project in the Washington State 2023-24 budget for constructing its first central office. BMHTH purchased the location west of downtown Walla Walla in...
Victorian Spring Tea at Kirkman House on April 30
WALLA WALLA— The Kirkman House Museum invites the public to its annual Victorian Spring Tea on Sunday, April 30, at 1:00 p.m. The museum staff will serve visitors fruit, sandwiches, and dessert... Full story
Tire collection April 22
WALLA WALLA—A Free Tire Collection Event will be offered to Walla Walla County residents in Waitsburg, Prescott, and surrounding areas on Saturday, April 22, 2023, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event will be held across from the City Hall in... Full story
Seven Hills winemaker Casey McClellan named interim director for WWCC Institute of Enology and Viticulture
WALLA WALLA - Walla Walla Community College (WWCC) named Casey McClellan, co-founder of Seven Hills Winery, as interim director for the Institute of Enology and Viticulture. McClellan will oversee...
Trans Day of Visibility in Walla Walla
WALLA WALLA -A crowd of about 150 folks gathered at Pioneer Park on Friday, March 30, to commemorate Transgender Day of Visibility. The March for Queer and Trans Youth Autonomy and Walla Walla Pride...
WWSO offers free boating classes
WALLA WALLA—The Walla Walla County Sheriff’s Office (WWCSO) and the Washington State Parks Safe Boating Programs are offering the Adventures in Boating class for free in Burbank Chief Deputy Richard Schram is a state-certified instructor for the...
Museum Open House: Free Admission & Scavenger Hunt
WALLA WALLA-On April 1, 2023, the Fort Walla Walla Museum invites the public to enjoy free admission to the museum. The Museum Open House is a chance for area residents to come see what's new at the...
Paul Gregutt will perform at Canvasback Winery's Life in Music series
WALLA WALLA-Life in Music is a series offered by Canvasback Winery from March 5 through April 23. The series presents local musicians who share their stories through music. On April 2, Times...
Walla Walla hires deputy city manager
WALLA WALLA—The city of Walla Walla hires Robert “Bob Francis as deputy city manager and director of the Support Services Department. He will begin his employment with the city on April 3, 2023. Before coming to Walla Walla, Francis worked as...
Walla Walla Symphony performs an evening of opera
WALLA WALLA – On Tuesday, March 28 at 7 p.m. in Cordiner Hall at Whitman College, experience an evening of Romantic-era opera. Soprano Sarah Marie Kramer and tenor Cameron Schutza will perform...