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DAYTON–March net patient revenue, $242,000, for Columbia County Health System (CC HS), is down due to reduced hospital admittance, appointments for the clinic, and for various outpatient therapy, labs, imaging and procedures and is expected to continue to fall through the end of April. Shane McGuire, CCHS CEO, has been working with the hospital accounting department to secure a contract with Haggerty and Associates who will then contract with FEMA on behalf of CCHS to get federal aid due to t...
Residents of Dayton continue to cope with the "Stay at Home-Stay Healthy" order, but still take time to get outside to take a walk on a sunny day. Columbia County COVID-19 numbers have been stable: still one documented infection (recovered), and scores have been tested and found negative. As of early this week, one test is pending. The Public Health Department credits the community's social distancing efforts with helping keep the vulnerable 25% of the community COVID-19 free so far. Nearby...
PROSSER–Governor Jay Inslee needs to take recent reopening actions a step further, says Rep. Bill Jenkin, R-16-Prosser, this week. Rep. Jenkin urged Gov. Inslee to allow small businesses to begin opening their doors. "It's time for Washington state to reopen for business safely," Jenkin said Tuesday. "The recent steps taken by Gov. Jay Inslee are a good start." This week, Inslee announced steps to partially reopen residential construction, and open recreational fishing, golf courses, and some s...
DAYTON–With a decrease in sales tax and gasoline tax revenue due to the Stay at Home Order for Washington State, many counties are meeting to look at trimming department budgets by 5-15%. Across the state, various county commissions–Columbia County's included–are also concerned there could be less money from property taxes this year because of hardship due to COVID-19. The first quarter taxes are due April 30 and the current amount received for Columbia County is close to previous years. Most pe...
Business associations pledge support for the Western States Pact, offer to work with governors in the three states individually and collectively A coalition of employer groups from Washington, Oregon and California pledged their support Monday for the recently formed Western States Pact and offered to work with the governors of the three states to assist in the reopening of their economies. Just as the governors came together to form a shared vision for reopening businesses and controlling the spread of COVID-19, the leaders of six statewide...
DAYTON–The coronavirus count in Columbia County remains at one positive (recovered) with 67 tested negative and on pending test, according to the County Public Health Department. There have been zero deaths here because of COVID-19. Garfield County is still at zero-zero: no documented infections and no deaths. In Walla Walla County, there have been 57 confirmed positives compared to 1,386 negatives in the 60,760-population county, with zero deaths. Infections have been identified in every town except Dixie and Waitsburg, with the majority, 3...
“Honest disagreement is often a good sign of progress” – Mahatma Gandhi...
DAYTON–Okay. We’ve made it through April. Governor Jay Inslee had set May 4 as a decision day for Washington State. We’ll see. Inslee put all counties in a “Stay Home – Stay Healthy” lockdown, listing certain businesses and occupations as “essential.” This week, he opened up residential construction, recreational fishing, golf courses and other outdoor activities. It’s about time. The problem with COVID-19 is its unknown characteristics of contagiousness and how it preys on people with underlying medical conditions, primarily the elderly. We d...
OLYMPIA—The Association of Washington Business, the state’s oldest and largest business association, welcomed the governor’s decision Friday to allow some “low-risk” construction projects to resume provided they meet newly created health and safety criteria. “The spread of the coronavirus is both a public health crisis and an economic crisis the likes of which we haven’t seen in a century,” said AWB President Kris Johnson. “We are encouraged the data shows the spread of the virus is slowing and remain hopeful the trend continues. Today...
WASHINGTON, D.C.–Eastern Washington Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05) issued the following statement after voting in the House to pass a coronavirus relief package targeted at hospitals and small businesses. "COVID-19 is both a health and economic crisis, and this bill will help bring more resources for our hospitals and for expanded testing, while also adding funding for the Paycheck Protection Program to support small businesses and keep people employed," said McMorris Rodgers. "...
“Here we are friends, on the Serengeti Plains in the wilds of Serengeti.” As the crowd leans in closer to the television we see the swaying Boab trees... an endless sea of grass waving off into the horizon. We hear the quiet buzz of Tsetse flies humming strains of ‘Baby Elephant Walk’. Just as we are becoming mesmerized into the peaceful surroundings on the screen, a lone gazelle suddenly bursts on the scene! It leaps and dives, with graceful arcs, nimble footwork, and darting back and forth l...
HEPPNER, Ore.–BEO Bancorp and its subsidiary, Bank of Eastern Oregon, announced first quarter 2020 consolidated net income of $1,110,000 or $0.94 per share, compared to $1,094,000 or $0.92 per share for first quarter 2019. Total assets were $485.4 million, up 3.65% year over year. Net loans of $423.6 million were up 24.5% from the same period in 2019, while deposits were at $432.7 million up 2.66% year over year. Washington locations, including a branch in Dayton, are operated under Bank of Eastern Washington. “The positive results for 1Q2...
Norman “Arkie” Bowen, age 91 years, died April 24, 2020 at his home. Arrangements are in the care of Hubbard-Rogg Funeral Home, 111 S. 2nd, Dayton....
Rita Rae Dudley, 85, Richland, Wash., died April 24, 2020 is in the care of Einan’s at Sunset....
Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. Southwest wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. South wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Chance of...
Ten Years Ago April 28, 2010 Mary Calanche is the proprietor of one of Dayton’s newest stores located on East Main Street. The shop features quality artisan goods all crated by local or regional craftsmen and women. Heavy equipment has been moved in to be ready for the May start of the Second Street project. April 2l, 1995 Riparian project on the Patit expands the student horizons. Jeff Coulter’s Sixth Grade class inventoried plants, birds, insects, and wildlife along the two miles of creek that runs from behind the Seneca/Green Giant Tra...
