Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
The Touchet River overran its banks in the very early hours of Feb. 7, 2020, sending river water rushing down Lower Hogeye Road, across Highway 12, and, eventually, onto Preston Avenue.
WAITSURG - The Waitsburg Community Health and Protection Committee will test the city's flood siren at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, November 19.
The siren, routinely heard on weekdays at noon, will be set off in a wavering sound pattern at 10 a.m. for approximately a minute, simulating a flooding event.
During the test on Tuesday, the Walla Walla County Emergency Management Alert system will send test messages via text, email, messaging, and on cell and landlines to Waitsburg residents while the siren is sounded.
Walla Walla County Emergency Management Coordinator Patrick Purcell asks residents who rec...
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