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IDAHO FALLS, IDAHO–Bank of Idaho Holding Co. (OTCQX: BOID), the holding company for Bank of Idaho, announced it has entered into a purchase agreement with Seattle-based HomeStreet, Inc. (NASDAQGS: HMST) to acquire an eastern Washington branch network. The company will extend its branch footprint by acquiring five branches in Spokane, Kennewick, Dayton, Yakima, and Sunnyside. “Bank of Idaho’s roots serving communities across the western landscape make it a perfect fit in eastern Washington,” Bank of Idaho President and CEO Jeff Newgard said. ...
DAYTON–A 63-year-old Dayton woman was fatally injured in an accident at the Columbia County Transfer Station here Thursday, June 9. Kathy R. Dupont was pronounced dead at Dayton General Hospital after being transported there by Columbia County Fire District No. 3 ambulance. Fire and ambulance personnel from Fire District No. 3 were summoned at 11:03 a.m. to the Transfer Station on South Cottonwood Street to a report of an individual who had fallen from the deck into the trailer, reported to b...
DAYTON– Following an executive session to discuss personnel on June 13, County Commissioners approved action for separation of employment for cause with County Engineer Jeremy Weiland, effective immediately. At the special meeting, Commissioners also considered an emergency budget amendment hearing which was requested by interim Emergency Manager, Misty Yost. Yost will be leaving her position later this month and is working to follow through on an annual maintenance contract, radio upgrades, a...
DAYTON–A year after throngs converged on Main Street here for a semi-post-pandemic get-together for all things circumferential, the 28th All Wheels Weekend 2022 Car Show is careening full throttle toward another boisterously successful Father's Day weekend event as upwards of 150 entries are registered and some new and fascinating attractions have been added to the lineup, according to Chamber Manager Belinda Larson and the All Wheels Weekend Committee. In addition to the time-honored a...
“You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist.” – Indira Gandhi... Full story
Growing population plus transition to electric vehicles mean Northwest dams are needed now more than ever OLYMPIA–Kris Johnson, president of the Association of Washington Business, issued the following statement on the release of the Murray-Inslee draft report on the impacts of breaching four lower Snake River dams: “Clean, renewable and affordable hydropower is one of our region’s primary competitive advantages. For decades, industries have been attracted to Washington because of our low-cost low-carbon power, and we’re at the forefro...
Editor’s note: Due to space constraints this letter was not published last week. To the editor, The Betsy Ross flag is a reconstructed early design for the flag of the United States and has red stripes outermost and stars arranged in a circle. These details elaborate on the 1777 act, passed early in the American Revolutionary War, which specified 13 alternating red and white horizontal stripes and 13 white stars in a blue background. It is widely believed that, shortly after the 1777 act, upholsterer and flag maker Betsy Ross produced a flag o...
DAYTON-The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office released a statement declaring their policy in the event the community has an active threat or shooter emergency as defined as one of more persons “actively engaging in killing or attempting to kill people in a populated area.” The statement outlined that the first minutes matter most for saving lives and the first officer(s) on the scene would “move in as quickly as possible to eliminate the threat...with speed, surprise, and violence of action....
DAYTON–High School National Honor Society, left, Mikel Vance, Sage Kilts, Wyntr McCauley, Ashley Essency, Sarah Shutters, Hudson Reser, Logan Berg, and Grace Trump, gave the visitor's bleachers at the football field a fresh coat of paint as their second service project for this year....
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, unlocks the Multiverse and pushes its boundaries further than ever before. Journey into the unknown with Doctor Strange, who, with the help of mystical allies both old and new, traverses the mind-bending and dangerous alternate realities of the Multiverse to confront a mysterious new adversary. Rotten Tomatoes critics rate this movie at 74% favorable, and 86% of the audience agrees. The audience summary is “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness delivers all the action and visual excitement y...
The father-in-law was shocked when his son-in-law entered his home, placed the pieces of a carburetor on a newspaper on his dining room table, asked for help, and quickly exited the house. Neither man had put a carburetor together before but the father-in-law decided he was up for the challenge and after a number of difficult hours, was eventually successful in making each part fit together properly. Our lives consist of broken parts: deep sorrows, dashed expectations, crushed dreams, guilt, shame, broken relationships, along with sins and...
Thur, Jun 16: BBQ Chicken, Baked Beans, Carrots, Coleslaw, Brownie, Juice, Milk Tue, Jun 21: Beef Lasagna, Mix Veggies, Garlic Bread, Caesar Salad, Watermelon, Milk Thur, Jun 23: Alice Springs Chicken, Mashed Potatoes, Gravy, Stewed Tomatoes, Salad, Dressing, Apple, Milk Tue, Jun 28: Meatloaf, Gravy with Gravy, Mashed Potatoes and Gravy, Breen Beans, Salad, Dressing, Peaches, Milk Thur, Jun 30: Fish Sandwich, Potato Chips, Pickled Beets, Cottage Cheese, Fruit Crisp, Milk...
Ten Years Ago June 12, 2012 The premier car show of the Northwest will impress entrants and public alike and it gets underway Friday, June 14 as vendors setting on the Courthouse lawn and along Main Street. Chuck James is to “Show and shine” his 70th birthday present from his wife Peggy. Chuck was presented a restored 1916 Model T Roadster originally belonging to the stepfather of his friend’s wife. Twenty-Five Years Ago June 11, 1997 Sarah Stearns is among 81 recipients of $600 agricultural studies scholarships from the Cenex Foundation. Stear...
DAYTON-Port of Columbia Commissioners toured Lyons Ferry Marina before reviewing the Comprehensive Plan at the meeting June 8. Port Commissioners Genie Crowe and Seth Bryan toured Port asset Lyons Ferry Marina and then were joined by fellow Commissioner Johnny Walker for the meeting. Executive Director Jennie Dickinson proposed a review of the Comprehensive Plan with the help of a consultant to make revisions. This was in part spurred because of the presentation last month given on housing by...
A fundraising pulled-pork dinner and silent auction is set for 4-6 p.m. Saturday, June 25 at the Waitsburg Lions Building at the Waitsburg Fairgrounds. Jace Grende, the young son of Bradley and Abby Grende of Waitsburg, was recently diagnosed with brain cancer, and the event will gather donations to help the family defray the expenses surrounding the young boy’s medical needs. Tickets may be purchased at Waitsburg Grocery, Blush Salon, both in Waitsburg, and Table Rock Meat Co. in Dayton....
Jerry Lou Yockey Jerry Lou Yockey, age 90, passed away on June 12, 2022. Baxter Black Baxter Black, cowboy poet whose weekly column, “On the Edge of Common Sense” appeared in the Dayton Chronicle in recent years, died June 10, 2022, at his home in Benson, Ariz....
This 1910 Pullman Company coach is dubbed the Abraham Lincoln, not because the sixteenth president ever traveled in it, but because his son, Robert Todd Lincoln, was president of the Pullman Company during the time it was built. This, the oldest operating private railroad car, will be open for visitors during All Wheels Weekend, in the vicinity of the Historic Dayton Depot. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places....
DAYTON–Congratulations to the following Middle School Students of the Month for APRIL. From left to right, Tristen Rennacker, eighth grade; Layla Booth, seventh grade; and Hunter Griffen, sixth grade. Middle school teachers select students from sixth, seventh, and eighth grade based on academic achievement, honesty, respect, responsibility, citizenship, improvement, effort and attitude....
In the Dayton Chronicle print edition of June 16, we mistakenly reported the time and date of the 2022 All Wheels Weekend Demo Derby. The crashing and smashing will get underway at 5 p.m. on Saturday, June 18. Head to the Columbia County Fairgrounds for all the action and remember...vendors and the beer garden will be there to make the event even more enjoyable. Our apologies for the error.... Full story
