The Times - Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley

The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission voted January 27 to permanently close access to potentially dangerous areas at the park after four deaths in recent years. The closure includes...

Although winter is starting to melt away, remnant drifts remind us of our recent big snow and decorate the hills with elegant accents. Driving back from "town" via Spring Creek on Monday was a feast...

Columbia County and Walla Walla County voters will have the chance to support area schools, including those in Prescott, Waitsburg and Dixie in the February special election. Districts are asking...

"Foggy Day in Waitsburg", January 14, 2022. The fog crept in on little cats' feet...or something like that. I always head out when it is foggy, and am never disappointed with what I capture in...

Snow put a whole different look on this favorite scene on Lower Hogeye Road, shared in this space several weeks ago. We may dislike driving in and shoveling the stuff, but it certainly dresses up a...

Waitsburg residents and supporters came together to put on a holiday parade Saturday night. With less than a month to plan, build floats, advertise, or warm up our singing voices, the heARTfelt...

The sunrises and sunsets have been particularly spectacular the past few days. Fortunately, the photographer saw this happening as he headed home from a quick trip to the store. He zoomed up the...

"This has been a favorite scene to photograph since 2013, located on the bridge across the Touchet a few miles east of town."...

"Up on Barger Road"... A favorite scene on Barger Road, located eight miles northwest of Waitsburg....

The photographer was up in Hogeye Hollow a few days ago and said it was just gorgeous, the best he'd ever seen the place. The red Hackberry and yellow Cottonwoods had never turned at the same time,...

Planting winter wheat on Middle Waitsburg Road. October 14, 2021. And then it rained!...

The clouds framing this farm on Ferris Road, near the intersection at Lower Waitsburg Road caught the attention of the photographer last week. "Shriner's Hospitals for Children. Serving the specialty...

Millrace Road is closed for the next month as crews from Colbert Construction start the Millrace Grade Improvement Project. This is the last section of the Main Street Corridor project, wrapping up...

This mule deer buck has been enjoying the grass hay fields just outside of Waitsburg. When the grass doesn't satisfy cravings, he enjoys eating cayenne pepper plants and tomatoes....

Members of the Palouse Empire Threshing Association were operating their 1920-era draft horse and mule-drawn threshing machines, the pre-cursors of modern combines, on Monday. They will be at the...

This was taken at 6:45 a.m. August 24. Rodgers liked the four trees and the rails glinting in the sun. The circle around the sun was not evident until he saw it on his computer screen. The location...

Pollinators are busy taking care of the remaining along Lower Hogeye Road wildflowers as the heat winds down and gives way to cool, fall weather....

A beautiful but smokey Saturday morning sunrise over the Touchet River, seen from the Main Street bridge in Waitsburg. The region has experienced unhealthy air quality for most of the summer....

A red-tailed hawk takes flight against smokey skies on August 10. Air quality in Waitsburg is expected to reach unhealthy levels on Thursday and Friday, before clearing up a bit for the...

Three blokes became five. Sergeant Kevan Maas and Deputy Sheriff Aaron Stites checked in with local businesses on Main Street in Waitsburg on Tuesday. Building and business owners were happy to have...

Aloha from Maui! The waves were perfect on June 23, for perfect boarding at Beach Big, Makena State Park. The beach is nearly 1.5 miles long, making it one of the most popular beaches on the island....

The Dayton Eagles Lodge, 222 Main Street in Dayton, sustained heavy fire damage to support structures in the upper floor. Demolition occurred on Sunday, with crews removing the unstable portion of...

Dayton Days Royalty (L to R): Mikayla Close-John, Hannah Peralez, Jemma Anderson, and Tayla King led the 2021 Dayton Days parade. The two-day event was a huge success, by all accou...

Waitsburg’s very own Narnia is coming to life, sharing splashes of yellow, lilac, and purple. The hidden garden has earned itself some regional fame, however, as iris bulbs and cuttings are shared w...

You don't have to venture far for beauty. Waitsburg's dogwood trees and spring flowers are showing off their best colors this spring, just in time for Mother's Day....