Ten Years Ago

December 3, 2009

Photo caption: Volunteers from the Waitsburg Fire Department placed a 15-foot douglas fir at its traditional spot in front of the Plaza Theater Sunday to ring in the Christmas season.

Second grain tank ruptures. Less than two weeks after a grain storage tank in Waitsburg ruptured, a second one operated by Northwest Grain Growers in Prescott failed over Thanksgiving weekend. Both units were constructed in the early 1980s by the same manufacturer.

Park & Rec levy fails. The Prescott Park and Recreation District supporters have decide...