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DAYTON–Capital levy funds will go to work in 2025 on the Dayton gym roof, the School Board decided at a November 20 meeting. The gym roof has three layers of roofing on it, according to Supt. Jeremy Wheatley, and a contractor scanned the roofing with a Tramex device, locating a small amount of moisture in two places. Directors opted to pursue bids for the roof renovation, which preliminary estimates show in the range of $500,000, Wheatley said. The two leaking areas will be addressed with the project, which is expected to replace the t...
TOUCHET–The Lady Bulldogs came away with a resounding 63-21 win over the Touchet Redhawks thanks to pressure, and lots of it. Dayton is now 5-0 overall, 2-0 in league play. The Lady Dawgs traveled to Mac-Hi earlier this week, and look to a Friday road trip to Oakesdale, with a Saturday home stand against Colton. Last weekend's contest with Pomeroy was not played due to Dayton Schools being closed due to illness. The home game was rescheduled for December 27. "Dayton put the pressure on right awa...
TOUCHET–The Redhawks rode big second and third quarters to a 45-37 win here December 10. The loss is the second for the Bulldogs, now 2-0 in league play, 3-2 overall as they faced a road trip to Mac-Hi last Tuesday and go to Oakesdale this Friday then host Colton Saturday. Last Friday's home game against the Pomeroy Pirates was rescheduled due to the school closure because of illness. Pomeroy comes to Dayton on December 27 to make up the game. "We played hard at Touchet," observed Head Coach C...
DAYTON–Rex McNicol is the "R" and his wife Bonnie is the "B" in R and B Barbecue, which recently marked its first year in business at 242 E. Main Street here, and they credit a visit to a local "Food Fest" as the signature event which brought them to Our Fair City. The establishment touts its barbecued meats as "Memphis Style with a Northwest Twist." McNicol, a Utah native who served 22 years in the U.S. Army and another 15 years in law enforcement, has turned his passion for barbecue into a b...
DAYTON–Fire and rescue crews responded to an accident on Hartsock Grade Saturday morning, December 7, and successfully extricated the driver of the vehicle for treatment at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in Lewiston where she was listed in fair condition Tuesday. Marilyn T. O'Shaughnessy, 2114 Tucannon Road, Pomeroy, was driving a 2008 Nissan Frontier when it left the roadway about four-tenths of a mile from the top of Hartsock Grade at about 10 a.m. Saturday. The vehicle came to rest on i...
TEKOA–The Tekoa-Rosalia Lady Timberwolves rallied from a 13-point deficit by outscoring the Lady Bulldogs 19-8 in the fourth quarter, but the Lady Bulldogs hung on for a 49-47 conference win here December 7. The win was the fourth straight for the Lady Bulldogs. Dayton played at Touchet last Tuesday and hosts Pomeroy Friday before heading to Garfield-Palouse on Saturday. "I am very proud of our girls coming out strong like they did in the second half," Head Coach Jorie Aukerman commented. "...
TEKOA–The Bulldogs are off and running with three wins and a loss in their opening week of 2024-25 basketball action. The Dawgs opened with a 41-31 win over Highland on the home court, then dropped a 69-34 decision to Granger the next day. Last Friday St. John-Endicott/Lacrosse came to town and limped away with a 54-48 loss at the Bulldogs' hands. At Tekoa-Rosalia, Dayton registered a 64-29 win. They faced Touchet last Tuesday and host Pomeroy Friday before venturing to Garfield-Palouse Saturday...
DAYTON–There's something for everyone at Dayton's Christmas Kick Off, the community-wide ushering in of the Christmas holidays, and, though it may be a bit chilly, looks like conditions are favorable for an enjoyable celebration. The National Weather Service is predicting a partly sunny Thanksgiving with high temperatures in the low forties with weather moving in Friday, with a 20 percent chance of snow with partly sunny conditions for Dayton's Christmas Kickoff and temperatures around forty d...
By Loyal Baker DAYTON–The Bulldog Basketball season will get started in the coming week, with the Dawgs hosting Highland next Tuesday, December 3, on the home maple. Jayvee action starts at 4:30 p.m., with the Lady Bulldogs playing at 6 p.m. and the Bulldogs taking the floor at 7:30 p.m. Watch the Dayton Events and Activities Roster basketball schedule ad in Dayton Chronicle throughout the season for up-to-date scores and scheduling. Practices have been underway for both teams, coaches said t...
DAYTON–This is "The Town That Still Believes" and Our Fair City will welcome throngs of bundled up people for Christmas Kickoff 2024 the Friday and Saturday after Thanksgiving, November 29 and 30. As the song "Winter Wonderland" reminds those nostalgic among the community, "Sleigh bells ring, are you listening, In the lane, snow is glistening...A beautiful sight, We're happy tonight, Walking in a winter wonderland." At this writing, it may be too early to predict the weather for the weekend a...
DAYTON–The Port of Columbia will hold the annual Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) meeting at 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. on Tuesday, December 3, at the Columbia County Fairgrounds Pavilion. The public is invited to join and hear reports on last year's priority projects, a presentation on the state of Columbia County's economy, and review the list of priority projects for 2025. The CEDS meeting is an excellent opportunity to learn about economic development in Columbia County, a...
Tomorrow is the sixty-first anniversary of John F. Kennedy’s assassination in Dallas. Like Pearl Harbor for my parents’ generation, and September 11 for our sons’ and daughters’ generation (an ours, of course), you remember exactly where and when you heard the news: Jeannie Hofer’s mom Ginger told Jeannie and me on the lawn in front of Waitsburg High School when Mrs. Hofer came to pick Jeannie up from Kindergarten. Like 1963, this year’s November 22 is a Friday. Hundreds of books have been written on the subject and my dad was fascinated...
FEDERAL WAY–Dayton Bulldog swimmer Kylie Wheatley finished eighth in the 100-meter Freestyle event at the WIAA State Swim Meet here last week. Wheatley competed in a cooperative program with Walla Walla High School this fall, swimming as a Dayton Bulldog. She attained District qualifying times in all events. At the 1A/2A District Championships, Wheatley was limited to choosing two events, and opted to compete in the 100m. and 200m. Freestyle events. At District, Wheatley set personal-best t...
COULEE CITY–The Almira-Coulee-Hartline Warriors racked up 30 first-quarter points in the Dayton Bulldogs' first play-off game in years, finishing the Dawgs' season with a 58-20 crossover win here last Friday. The loss ended the youthful Dawg squad's season with a 4-5 record in a season with wins over Yakama Tribal, Tekoa-Rosalia, St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse and a forfeit win in the first round of the playoffs. "This was our first play off game in a long time," said Head Coach Lucas Collier, a...
DAYTON–With preliminary Election-Night returns showing a 79.52% turnout of Columbia County voters, the County Pool District's Proposition 1 received 1,355 yes votes (61.7%) to 841 no votes, authorizing an Operation Excess Levy to fund the process of replacing the defunct Dayton City Pool. Washington's Fifth District will remain in the Republican Party as Michael Baumgartner outpolled Democrat Carmela Conroy 59.79% and 164,626 votes to Conroy's 110,352 votes and 40.08%. Here voters gave B...
Anita Baker June 21, 1931-November 3, 2024 Mary A. "Anita" Baker, 93, died in her home, surrounded by family and companion Jack McCaw, Sunday, November 3, 2024, after a short bout of cancer. She was blessed to have a sharp mind and to be able to carry on her normal, daily routines at home until the day before she died. She was born June 21, 1931, at the Seeley Farm house near Trenton, Neb., to Oren F. and Iris A. (Seeley) Bridwell, the austere surroundings due to the financial constraints of...
DAYTON–The Dayton Bulldogs will face ninth-ranked Almira-Coulee-Hartline at The Brick House Athletic Center in Coulee Friday, November 8, kick off at 7 p.m. The Dawgs are 4-4 and face the 7-2 Warrior in crossover post-season play. Dayton earned a berth in the playoffs courtesy of a forfeit "win" when Yakama Tribal School opted out of the 4-5 play-in game last week. ACH's two losses were to No. 1-ranked Liberty Chrisitan and No. 2-ranked Wilbur-Creston-Keller....
DAYTON–It was the thrill of a lifetime in the fourth quarter of the Dayton versus Pomeroy football game here last Friday. This reporter happened to be near the Bulldog sideline huddle between quarters and heard Head Coach Lucas Collier point to Dylan Brown and tell him he'd be getting the ball and to find a hole and "run like you've never run before." Brown is a Dayton Middle School eighth grader who had been called up from Middle School football to bolster Bulldog numbers for the final r...
DAYTON–The driver in a Tuesday evening motor vehicle accident, airlifted to St. Joseph Medical Center in Lewiston, Idaho, was downgraded from critical to serious condition late last week, according to a nursing supervisor Friday afternoon. Eighteen-year-old Kaylub Prather, Dayton, was ejected from a 1991 Chevrolet on Patit Road near Lewis Gulch Road at 6:05 p.m. Tuesday, October 22, according to the Columbia County Sheriff's Office. Prather was transported by Columbia County Fire District No. 3...
A 32-year-old Dayton resident was transported to Dayton General Hospital following a one-vehicle collision early Sunday morning, October 27. Jacob A. Lambert, 109 W. Cameron St., was injured when the 2014 Mazda he was driving collided with the bank on SR12 east of Dayton at about 2:46 a.m. Dispatchers received an automated message and dispatched ambulance, police and fire personnel. Infractions for DUI, Driving While License Suspended 3rd, wheels off roadway, failure to wear safety belt,...
Since Joe Biden was inaugurated, it has been like watching a train wreck in slow motion. Thousands started streaming across the southern border. No amount of exposure of this disregard for our nation’s border and the laws that keep them secure had any effect. The vice president was put in charge of the border and she did nothing. For three years, we watched helplessly while migrants from around the world waded across the Rio Grande. This went on until Kamala Harris was repositioned as the presidential candidate at the national convention, a...
DAYTON–The 77th Annual Community Choice Awards will be held by the Dayton Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, November 7, at the Columbia County Fairgrounds Pavilion. Social hour begins at 6 p.m. with dinner following. Nominations have been open in seven categories: Citizen of the Year, Youth Citizen of the Year, Employee of the Year, Business of the Year, Nonprofit of the Year, Humanitarian of the Year and Start-Up of the Year (in business less than three years)....
DAYTON–What a season! Bulldog football finished 2-3 and fourth place in the SE1B Wheat Division after last Friday's 84-30 loss to Pomeroy, and for the third time, an opponent has canceled. Yakama Tribal forfeited this Saturday's home-field playoff game 2-0, likely advancing the Dawgs to seventh seed. Touchet plays Tekoa-Rosalia Friday, Nov. 1, says Sam Korslund, athletic director, and if T-R wins, Dayton is seventh seed. If Touchet wins, the seven and eight seeds will be determined Sunday, N...
Bulldog sophomore Denver Hutchens is the WIAA/Gesa Athlete of the Week for the seventh week of the 2024 football season. In the game against Tekoa-Rosalia, Hutchens was thrown to 10 times and completed nine catches, which accounted for 230 yards receiving and five touchdowns, averaging 25.5 yards per catch, with his longest reception being a 61-yard touchdown. One of his five touchdown catches came on a deflection off the hands of a different receiver, leading to a 51-yard touchdown for...
DAYTON–On senior night October 24, Dayton hosted the Waitsburg Cardinals and secured a decisive victory, winning four of five sets, with a loss to highly ranked Oakesdale Tuesday, Oct. 22, in three sets. The Lady Bulldogs finished 4-10 in league, 5-12 overall. Versus the Lady Cards, Dayton wons 25-19, 25-14, 25-21, 25-12, 14-16, with five sets guaranteed to build experience. "It was a great team effort," commented Head Coach Des Jones, "with every girl contributing to the success of the n...
