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Sherwood Trust announces 2023 grant application process
WALLA WALLA-Sherwood Trust has released the guidelines and schedules for the 2023 competitive grants, and is available at www.sherwoodtrust.org. The organization is offering a free virtual webinar on... Full story
Helpline's "SoupPort" fundraiser is back
WALLA WALLA-After a two-year break, Helpline is bringing back its signature fundraising event, SoupPort, on Wednesday, April 20, 2023. The organization is asking the community to create and donate...
Walla Walla County has first Influenza death
WALLA WALLA – The Walla Walla County Department of Community Health (WWCDCH) has confirmed the first reported Influenza linked death in Walla Walla County. County health officials were notified that an individual over the age of 65 that tested p...
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First Juried show announced by Foundry Vineyards
WALLA WALLA-The Foundry Vineyards announced its first juried art show, which will open in February 2023. The deadline for artists to submit images to be considered is January 2, 2023. With the...
Funding approved for Veteran Service Officer
WALLA WALLA —– In July 2022, Walla Walla County was selected by the Washington Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to receive a rural county veteran service officer grant. The County Veteran Service Officer (VSO) will assist veterans, and family memb...
Gift Giving Guide: Waitsburg Historical Society
WAITSBURG-The Waitsburg Historical Society was formed fifty years ago to create a museum and renovate the neglected Bruce Mansion. The Mansion was built in 1883 and is a prominent building on Main... Full story
BMAC Hires Garbe Reser as Interim CEO
WALLA WALLA—The board of directors for Blue Mountain Action Council (BMAC) is pleased to announce the hire of Danielle Garbe Reser as Interim CEO, effective Monday, December 5, 2022. “We are delighted to have Danielle joining our team to bring steady...
Walla Walla County Reports Spike in Respiratory Illness
WALLA WALLA—Respiratory illness has dramatically increased throughout the U.S. and Washington State, causing strain on healthcare providers, clinics, and hospitals. Influenza, RSV, and COVID infections have led to increased hospitalizations and I...
Sherwood Trust awarded $203,200 in Impact Grants
WALLA WALLA—Sherwood Trust awarded 16 local organizations $203,200 in Impact Grants. “It’s inspiring to be able to support so many good ideas and programs with Impact Grants this year,” said Hunt. “We’re especially happy that of the 16 organizations...
Call to local nonprofits for EFSP funding
WALLA WALLA—Walla Walla County has been awarded Federal funds under the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program. The United Way of the Blue Mountains, Wash., has been chosen to receive $27,020 under the Emergency Food and Shelter Program (...
A Dickens retelling at Gesa
WALLA WALLA — Experience “A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story” in a creative retelling offered through the Live-Cinema program at Gesa Power House Theatre. Mark Gatiss, an actor and creator well known for his work in the series “Sherlock,” wrote and...
Celebrate at Ft Walla Walla Oct. 30
WALLA WALLA—As another year passes, our Living History Company will end the 2022 season with their annual 19th Century Party. Several Living History performers will share the spotlight, telling g...
Walla Walla park restrooms closed for winterization
WALLA WALLA-Walla Walla City Parks Winter Restroom Closure Schedule On Monday, October 31, the City of Walla Walla will begin winterization and closure of all park restrooms for the season. Heritage...
City of Walla Walla seeks volunteers for advisory commission and board
WALLA WALLA — The city of Walla Walla is seeking applications from volunteers to fill openings on the following advisory commission and board: Arts Commission (two vacancies; must be a city resident) Parks, Recreation, and Urban Forestry Advisory B...
Trooper Dean Atkinson welcomed home
WALLA WALLA-Washington State Patrol Trooper Dean Atkinson's motto "always come home," as stated by his dad on a Facebook post, did that this week. He came home to a parade led by WSP vehicles... Full story
Dancing with the Walla Walla Stars is back
WALLA WALLA—After a two-year hiatus, the Dancing with the W2 Stars event is back, and alum dancers from competitions are returning. On October 8, 2022, at 7 p.m. at the Gesa Power House Theater, the dancers will compete against one another in f... Full story
The Walla Walla Quilt Show celebrates 22 years.
WALLA WALLA—22nd Annual Quilt Show will be held at the Walla Walla Fairgrounds on September 16 & 17, 2022. The show is sponsored by the Walla Walla Valley Quilt Festival Committee Each year, the committee selects one national and one local quilter t...
Living History: Jack Cartwright, pioneer railroad engineer Sunday, September 4 at 2 pm.
WALLA WALLA-Living History performances bring history to life with reenactors portraying real people from the area's past. At age 20, Jack Cartwright emigrated to Nebraska in 1870. He already had... Full story
2022 WALLA WALLA FAIR AND FRONTIER DAYS PRCA RODEO
WALLA WALLA—Walla Walla Fair and Frontier Days presents the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) Rodeo on Friday, Sept. 2, Saturday, Sept. 3, and Sunday, Sept. 4, starting at 6:30 p.m. each night in the P1FCU Arena. Catch heart-pounding P...
Maren Morris at Wine Country Amphitheatre August 23
WALLA WALLLA-The Wine Country Amphitheater has brought familiar and new headliners, including Bonnie Raitt and Aaron Lewis, to the Walla Walla Valley. As part of her Humble Quest tour, Maren Morris wi...
Kingston trio past and present at gesa theater
WALLA WALLA — The Kingston Trio will perform an acoustic concert at Gesa Power House Theatre on Wednesday, November 16 at 7:00 p.m. In 1957, The Kingston Trio emerged from San Francisco’s North Beach club scene to take the country by storm, bri...
WWCC Warrior Pledge deadline extended to August 22
WALLA WALLA – Walla Walla Community College (WWCC) continues to find new ways to make college possible for residents. A first-year pilot of the new Warrior Pledge will cover tuition and other educational expenses for as many as 50 students this f...
Providence St. Mary Foundation Golf Tournament Raises $125K
WALLA WALLA—The Providence St. Mary Foundation held its annual golf tournament on July 22, 2022, and raised a record-breaking $125,000. Over 170 people came out to support the event and participate in the Foundation’s largest fundraiser of the year....
WWSO asking for public's assistance regarding August 5 shooting
WALLA WALLA —The Walla Walla County Sheriff’s Office (WWSO) is asking for the public’s help regarding a shooting incident that occurred on August 5. Around 8:30 p.m. on Friday, WWSO deputies were dispatched to Nightingale Canyon, just east of Walla W... Full story
Walla Walla Community College Open House Aug.18
Walla Walla-Walla Walla Community College (WWCC) invites future college students, parents, and others to an Open House from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Thursday, August 18. The event will be held at the main...
