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Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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Kyiv, Ukraine—Over the past week, reports of Russian attacks throughout Ukraine have flooded the international media. Olha Oltarzhavska, the young Ukrainian woman who reached out to The Times to share her story, reported that the last week had been quiet in Kyiv. She and her family have been living in the basement of their home for more than two weeks now. Neighbors gave the family access to their homes for extra food and supplies before leaving the area. This means her family and neighbors taking shelter in their makeshift shelter are still w...
The photograph by Terry Lawhead illustrating the article Whistling Through the Wallouse on page 7 of the August 27 edition was taken facing northwest on the Middle Point Trail off the North Fork of the Touchet River....
The Waitsburg School Board met January 16, at the Preston Hall Middle School. Present board members were Ross Hamann, Christy House, Lisa Morrow, and Superintendent Mark Pickel. Superintendent Pickel started the meeting by reading a proclamation from Gov. Jay Inlsee, declaring January ‘School Board Recognition Month.’ “Whereas, it is appropriate to recognize school directors as outstanding volunteers and champions for public education, now, therefore, I, Jay Inslee, Governor of the state of Wash...
The Waitsburg City Council met on January 15, at the Lions Club Building. Council members present were Kate Hockersmith, Kevin House, Jim Romine, Terry Jacoy, KC Kuykendall, Mayor Marty Dunn and Student Representative Kevin Murphy. Walla Walla County Commissioner Todd Kimball was also present. City Administrator Randy Hinchliffe reviewed the franchise agreement the City of Waitsburg holds with Pacificorp (Pacific Power). The council voted to authorize the franchise renewal which will be valid...
As 2019 closes and 2020 begins, I wanted to share an update with the Citizens about the City and what we have planned for the upcoming year. In 2019, the City was able to complete a variety of projects around the City. Probably the most time and labor intensive project was the update to the dewatering press at the WWTP; ensuring that the facility will keep running and meet the needs of the City for the foreseeable future. We were able to get all the street lights changed over to LED bulbs, saving the City electricity and money on its street lig...
The Waitsburg School Board met December 11, at the Preston Hall Middle School. The meeting was moved to 7:30 pm to accommodate the DW Athletic Combine meeting earlier that night. The Board swore in new members, selected chair and vice-chair positions, and reviewed the recommendation made by the Athletic Combine Committee. Board members present were Ross Hamann, Christy House, Lisa Morrow, Randy Hinchliffe, and Pam Chapman. Stephanie Wooderchak, Mark Pickel, Linda Henze, and Becky Dunn were...
November 20, 2019 Marty Dunn, Terry Jacoy, Kevin House, Kate Hockersmith, Jim Romine, K.C. Kuykendalll were all present. New Business Public Hearing – Property Taxes The City presented a discussion on property taxes. The City has not taken a tax increase in many years and is now facing funding shortages going into the 2020 budget. According to Randy Hinchliffe, the city is facing a variety of looming repair issues associated with its general fund departmental facilities. Hinchliffe presented charts and information providing data on how p...
Correction: The October 24 article about Proposition #1, the levy funding for the Waitsburg Parks and Recreation Commission, stated residents would be taxed .01 cents per $1,000 assessed property values. The correct amount of tax is .10 cents per $1,000....
Note: There will be only one school board meeting in August, on Aug. 20 at 6 p.m. Good News in Dayton Schools Kristina Knebel was selected by her peers as the District 6 Ag Teacher of the Year Toward the close of the school year, a panel of graduating seniors met with incoming freshmen to share their thoughts on high school, encouraging them to set high goals and take advantage of opportunities. All K-5 students will eat breakfast and lunch free under a new program The high school roof project is nearing completion The budget has been submitted...
