WAITSBURG – While the Dayton city pool is closed for this summer, facilities in Waitsburg and Prescott are stepping up to meet the area’s demand for chlorinated summer fun.

Both the Waitsburg pool (across Coppei Avenue from Preston Park, open Monday through Friday) and its Prescott counterpart (at 303 West 2nd Street, open every day) have begun operations for the season.

The Waitsburg pool offers open swim periods from 1 to 5 in the afternoon and from 6 to 8 in the evening on the days it is open. Additionally, an adults-only lap swim time is offered from 5 to 6 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thu...