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DAYTON–Columbia County Health System (CCHD/CCHS) partnered with Public Health and the Fire Department to offer the first COVID-19 vaccine clinic to the community at the County Fairgrounds Pavilion on January 27-28. Public Health Administrator Martha Lanman offered guidance to CCHS in setting up the clinic. The Public Health Office worked to collect names of individuals aged 65 or older for the B1 phase of the vaccine administration. The Fire Department with EMT staff was present along with an a...
DAYTON–The Columbia County Commissioners (BOCC) were informed the County Flood Control Zone District has not received any reimbursement for flood damages from FEMA as of the February 2, 2021, meeting. Eaton reported assessments may take another six months before funds are made available. Eaton has utilized County employees to help work on the most immediate locations instead of using a contract force, so as not to impact the budget. Presently, the District owes County Roads for repair work w...
DAYTON–A new rural dental clinic is under construction at the Dayton General Hospital campus and it is expected there will be drilling and filling by the first week of June, 2021. Nelson Construction of Walla Walla broke ground for the 1,100 square foot addition to the Columbia Family Clinic (CFC) last week and will be pouring the foundation this week, according to Columbia County Health System CEO Shane McGuire. The building should be finished around May and, allowing time for installing equipm...
DAYTON–Whether–or when–the South Central region has progressed to Phase 2 in Governor Inslee's "Roadmap to Recovery" will be the determining factor in the resumption of COVID-19-interrupted high school athletics for the Dayton-Waitsburg Combine program. Workouts for a six-week "fall" sports season are penciled in to begin Monday, February 15, according to a news release from the DW Athletic Combine January 28. The two sports will be football and volleyball, and no games or matches will be playe...
“Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye.” – Helen Keller...
If you believe what the major news networks, Associated Press and other “mainstream” media outlets are saying, everything would appear to by hunky dory in the good ol’ United States of America. But there is an undertow of post traumatic stress syndrome among the media elites. For four years they had Donald Trump to beat up, day after day, relentlessly, doggedly, ruthlessly. And I find it amazing that in the first few days after he was elected in 2016, all of a sudden, the word “impeach” was being heard all over the place. Different newscaste...
A. F. Branco...
- “As long as you’ve got good elimination, you’ve got it made.” Uncle Leonard - “If a man can’t drive in a bar ditch, he’s got no business on the highway.” Tink - “When asked how she got to be president, Anita replied, ‘I missed the meeting’.” - “You can’t used too much tape.” Dr. Allen - Tom Hall says, “I enjoy all company. Some when they arrive, some when they leave.” - “A true friend will tell you if yer hat’s on backwards.” Calvin - “I’d rather be at the head of the ditch with a shovel than...
With each passing day of session bringing a new tax proposal, I have to go back and review the state’s revenue forecast and budget balance sheet to make sure I’m not missing something. Yep, looks like revenue is still projected to increase by 7% for 2021-23 (with monthly revenue collections already exceeding the November estimates) and the budget is balanced. Despite this, we’ve now seen tax proposals for a 9% income tax on capital gains, a statewide soda tax (despite being highly regre...
OLYMPIA–A bill in the Washington State Senate, if signed into law, could provide needed funds to allow local horse racing organizations to resume horse race meets. Senate Bill 5364 was introduced by Senator Phil Fortunato (R-Auburn) January 27. It received its first reading and was referred to the Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs committee. The bill, which is patterned after a similar law in Texas, would set aside sales taxes on equine-related products such as equines, equine feed, p...
DAYTON–January has come to an end, and the High School is already prepared for the new month. The Junior class is expected to be fundraising for their hope of hosting a prom later this spring, and the Associated Student Body (ASB) already has Valentine's Day festivities in store, as well as further plans on the horizon. This month, the Junior class will be selling beef jerky, in a variation of flavors, in order to raise money for their future events. The fundraiser will go on for about two weeks...
Former Dayton resident Carl Robanske who operates a Christian-based orphanage, "Embracing Orphans," in Jamaica, will be the program at the Dayton Kiwanis Club's next virtual meeting February 11. The public is invited to join in to hear Robanske's program by Zoom. The Meeting ID is 559 815 3650 and does not require an access code. "Over the past 14 years we have taken on many different projects and partnerships to care for the orphaned, abused, and neglected through the love of Christ,"...
BREAKFAST Wed, Feb 3: Waffles, Sausage Patty, Fruit, Milk Thur, Feb 4: Scrambled Eggs, Bagel, Fruit, Milk Fri, Feb 5: Yogurt Parfait, Fruit, Milk Mon, Feb 8: Pancakes, Fruit, Milk Tue, Feb 9: Sausage Gravy & biscuit, Fruit, Milk Wed, Feb 10: French Toast, Fruit, Milk Thur, Feb 11: Breakfast Burrito, Fruit, Milk Fri, Feb 12: Cereal, Cheese Stick, Fruit, Milk LUNCH Wed, Feb 3: Sub Sandwich, Goldfish Crackers, Veggie, Fruit, Milk Thur, Feb 4: Chicken Alfredo, Roll, Veggie, Fruit, Milk Fri, Feb 5: Cheeseburgers, Baked Beans, Veggie, Fruit, Cookie,...
OLYMPIA–The Office of the Washington State Auditor (“SAO”) was recently made aware of a security breach involving Accellion, a third-party provider of hosted file transfer services. During the week of January 25, 2021, Accellion confirmed that an unauthorized person gained access to SAO files by exploiting a vulnerability in Accellion’s file transfer service. Some of the SAO data files contained personal information of Washington state residents who filed unemployment insurance claims in 2020. The compromised files may also include the persona...
Ten Years Ago January 26, 2010 The public is invited to a presentation on-site plans-in-progress for Blue Mountain Station, the natural and organic eco-food processing park to be located on newly acquired Port of Columbia property at the west end of Dayton. Twenty-Five Years Ago January 31, 1995 Elaine Patrick, who has lived her life in Dayton, spent the last 30 years as a Postal Carrier when she began in 1966, driving a 1953 stick-shift Ford, “…with 4-40 air conditioning, rolling down all four windows and driving 40 miles an hour. On January 2...
The year 2020 started as most any other year then, for both Columbia County and the nation, went off the rails. If February, conditions were right for a flood event which devastated county roads, some properties and did millions of dollars of damage to the county and region. Then came snippets of information about a potentially deadly virus from China, and by March, schools and most businesses were shut down. It was a tumultuous year and one which won’t be soon forgotten. Here we recount the events, week by week, from 2020, continued from t...
OLYMPIA–The first three weeks of the 2021 session have been absolutely head spinning, especially because this session could have major ramifications now and for years to come. We are working on several significant issues that affect our entire state. Too many people are still waiting for real relief from the pandemic and the governor's subsequent shutdowns. Unfortunately, many of the proposed policies being driven by the governor, and the majority party in the Legislature, have the potential to...
Thursday: Scattered showers after 4pm. Snow level rising to 2300 feet in the afternoon. Increasing clouds, with a high near 43. Breezy, with a southwest wind 14 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Thursday Night: Scattered showers, mainly before 10pm. Snow level 2700 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Breezy, with a southwest wind 23 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32....
