Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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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 parade brightened up the holiday. Many thanks to those who made this little Christmas miracle happen!...
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 Middle Waitsburg Road to capture the sunset over one of his favorite eyebrows....
"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, but this year they did....
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 healthcare needs of children around the world since 1992," is on a sign in front of the farm reminding us of kindness and care....
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 more than a decade of improvements....
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 Palouse Empire Fairgrounds on SR 26 west of Colfax during the annual fair running from September 9-12. Officially named the Palouse Empire Threshing Bee, young and old observers marvel at the historical equipment put to beautiful and utilitarian use....
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 is on Garden Street, looking southeast from the county yard. The sky is a mixture of thin high clouds and smoke....
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. Waitsburg had blue skies on Monday with air quality levels below 100 on the Air Quality Index, after many days in the unhealthy range....
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 weekend....
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 a chance to discuss local policing issues and opportunities to work with the WWSO on outreach and community programs....
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 Times reporter, Beka Compton, and family found a cool place to get out of the Pacific Northwest heatwave....
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 the facade. Don't worry: The sidewalks and street are open just in time for All Wheels Weekend....
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 accounts....
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 with friends and neighbors....
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....
A stunning view from the water tower above the City of Waitsburg. Local photographer , Bill Rodgers, catches the crisp morning light that illuminates the fields and hills surrounding the city....
If you look closely while driving along Highway 12, just outside of Walla Walla, you may catch a glimpse of the red fox family that has made their den in the middle of a wheat field. Rumor has it that there are as many as three kits in the den this spring....
March 18 on Clodius Road, Spring Valley Vineyards. The grapevines are trimmed and ready to start growing. It was sort of a surreal Daliesque day that morning...the only things missing is watching the snow melting from the tree branches....
Did you know that a moose can run as fast as 35 miles per hour? This young moose wasn’t worried about speed, however, as he soaked up the last few moments of daylight before bedding down on a hillside....
Winter wheat starts its spring growth spurt along Middle Waitsburg Road. As is usual this time of year, the Black Locust have yet to leaf out....
