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DAYTON–Last May, the Washington State University School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences in Spokane conferred doctoral degrees on a number of graduates, and one of them was 2015 Dayton High School graduate, Keelin Hovrud. Hovrud, the daughter of Todd Hovrud, Dayton, and Marchand Hovrud, of Boise, Id., and granddaughter of former Elk Drug owners Paul and Marcene Hendrickson of Dayton, and Jerome and Diane Hovrud of Pomeroy, is another in a long line of pharmacists in the family. The H...
DAYTON–A historic, 1887 photograph that hangs in the Weinhard Hotel has been reimagined on a large "canvas," the wall opposite the hotel, overlooking the parking lot. Artist Don Brown was commissioned by the Dayton Downtown Development Task Force to create the artwork on the wall, which he accomplished over a few days in July. Brown painted the Chief Spring's mural and touched up the Broughton Building mural. Note the scaffolding and bracing around the cupola on the Columbia County C...
DAYTON–It's called a doppelganger and it means "a ghostly double of a living person," or "evil twin," or "a remarkably similar double." The definition that fits here is the last of the three. In October, 1923, Roy Nichols, the grandfather of Columbia County resident Jim Peterson, was arrested in LaGrande, Ore., on suspicion of murder and train robbery. Nichols was doubly cursed. He not only bore an uncanny–and unfortunate–physical resemblance to two of three men who were the subject of what...
“I had to live in the desert before I could understand the full value of grass in a green ditch.” – Ella Maillart... Full story
By Sen. Mark Schoesler R-9-Ritzville Over the past couple of years, the Democratic majorities in the Legislature have pushed through laws that have weakened public safety. Since then, we’ve experienced the consequences of that party’s soft-on-crime approach. The 2021 crime report recently released by the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs showed an increase in several categories of violent crime in our state, including auto theft. So far this year, auto theft is becoming even worse in Washington. According to a guest edi...
WAITSBURG–A survey completed by 110 community members showed respondents overwhelmingly prioritize a new swimming pool for the community, and the Waitsburg Parks and Recreation District and Rural Youth Enrichment Services are ready to act. The survey results collected in May to June 2022 showed three clear top priorities. Respondents were asked to rank a collection of nine priorities that ranged from building and improving infrastructure to creating activities and hosting music events. -45% of respondents said building a new indoor pool is t...
WAITSBURG–The Exchange Club of Walla Walla donated and installed a 20-document acrylic Freedom Shrine to the Weller Public Library on June 30, 2022. More known for its prevention of child abuse program, the National Exchange Club also has a program to promote pride in our country. This "Americanism" program was born in the aftermath of World War II and is still going strong. As part of this program, local chapters install Freedom Shrines in their communities. These are often installed in u...
WALLA WALLA– Northwest Farm Credit Services has named Walla Walla County Fire District #8 Board of Fire Commissioners as the recipient of a $50,000.00 award. Northwest Farm Credit Services donated for a side-by-side 4x4 ATV emergency medical/fire response vehicle. This vehicle will be equipped with snow tracks for winter access. It will also be used for with Wildland firefighting equipment to access areas that regular emergency vehicles cannot. The Award will also fund some Personal Protective Equipment for its volunteer firefighters. Bob C...
DAYTON–It's been a few months in the making but last week, Wednesday, July 27, was the soft opening of Columbia Compass Coffee, one of Dayton's newest small businesses. The coffee drive-through will be open from 5 a.m. until 1 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, says Juniper Kerr, Columbia Compass Coffee's proprietor, and a 2021 graduate of Walla Walla High School and its partnership program with WWCC, SEATech Skills Center. Columbia Compass Coffee succeeds Rooster's Brew, which was operated for 16 y...
DAYTON–Bank of Eastern Washington is collecting school supplies for local elementary students at its Washington branches, including its Dayton branch. These supplies will be distributed to local schools in August. “If you would like to help, please drop your school supply donations at any branch of Bank of Eastern Washington,” says Becky Kindle, Chief Operating Officer. Each branch will feature a drawing for several backpacks filled with supplies for a local student. Community members with a grade school student are encouraged to stop in and f...
DAYTON–Athletes intending to turn out for sports programs in the Dayton and Waitsburg schools are required to have undergone a sports physical examination prior to participating in practices, and the Columbia County Health System is making that easy for local families. Sports physicals will be offered free of charge at the Columbia Family Clinic on Tuesday, August 9 and Wednesday, August 17, from 5 to 7 p.m., on a first-come, first-served basis. The Clinic is located at 1012 S. 3rd Street in Dayton. There is no charge for the service, but d...
Our stationary exercise bicycle has been very beneficial. It provided a way of therapy in the recovery of two knee replacement surgeries and on rainy days it is available to give needed exercise. Yet there’s one thing it doesn’t do. It doesn’t take me anywhere. For all the effort put into peddling it, I’m always in the same place when I’m done as when I started. Yet that isn’t necessarily true. Because of the exercise my lungs are in a better place, my pumping heart is in a better place, and my circulation is improved. The same thing is tr...
Ten Years Ago August 1, 2012 North Front Street reconstruction and bridge replacement project were top of the Six Year Transportation Improvement Plan list adopted by the City Council. The wedding of Brooke Ashley Hoon and Joseph Dru Van Ausdle on June 30 was announced. Twenty-Five Years Ago August 6, 1997 Columbia County Fair Premium Book sponsors are part of a contest in which local residents search for a little lamb that is lost from Little Bo Peep’s flock. Locating the lamb enters the finder in a drawing for free fair gate passes. Dayton F...
DAYTON--Two Columbia County races held a dress rehearsal and are destined for the November General Election: Republican Commissioner candidate Jack Miller edged incumbent Charles Amerein (R), and incumbent Sheriff Joe Helm (R), garnered nearly 67% of the vote compared to Republican challenger Jeff Jenkins's 32.52%, results from the August 2 Primary Election showed. Voter turnout in Columbia County was 46.15%, with 1,301 ballots counted as of the election deadline, with an estimated 128 remaining to be counted. Miller received 242 votes and... Full story
