The Times - Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley

The City of Waitsburg and our local Fire District 2 have entered into an agreement to annex the city into the district. If the plan is ratified by voters, District 2 will take over firefighting duties within the city starting next year.

This idea makes perfect sense. The district surrounds the city, and the two entities already share a fire station. Why not simplify everything by absorbing the city FD into the district.

In separate but related news, the Waitsburg Ambulance Service has also entered into an agreement with District 2 to dissolve itself and allow the district to take over EMS s...