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DAYTON–Incumbent Port Commissioner Sean C. Milligan bowed out of the race for Port of Columbia Commissioner in District 3, according to unofficial results from the August 3 Primary Election. Advancing to the November 2 General Election will be Jack Miller, 632 Lower Hogeye Rd., Waitsburg, and Johnny Watts, 118 Main Rd., Dayton. In election-night returns, Miller received 177 votes and 43.17% of the 410 ballots counted, while Watts received 164 votes, or 40.00%. Milligan received 69 votes and 1...
COLUMBIA COUNTY–Oregon Umatilla Forestry (ORUMF) reported that firefighters continue the fight to contain the ongoing July 7, 2021, lightning strike Green Ridge Fire. According to the ORUMF, crews recently contained a twenty-two-acre spot fire on the west side of the 46 Road about two miles north of Godman Trailhead. Every effort is being made to protect the numerous assets at risk which include Mill Creek Municipal Watershed, plantation reforestation sites, sensitive plants, recreation a...
DAYTON-Public Health Administrator Martha Lanman reported to the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) at the August 2 meeting, the County jumped from two COVID cases the previous Monday to 27. Contact tracing is still ongoing for the active cases. She said that most of the cases were unrelated and this is the highest number the County has seen since COVID hit the State in March last year. Only one is a breakthrough case in someone who is fully vaccinated. Public Health Officer Lewis Neace, D.O....
The community turned out for Columbia County's National Night Out last Tuesday at the Dayton City Park, mingling with members of the local law enforcement community, as well as other community organizations, including the Columbia County Health System, Blue Mountain Counseling, U.S. Forest Service, and others. -Chronicle photo...
DAYTON-About 100 citizens attended the Patriot Picnic in the Park on July 24 at the Dayton City Park. They met up for a "Meet and Mingle" with the candidates supported by the local political organization Columbia County Conservatives (CCC). Members from the Columbia County Republican Central Committee and Common-Sense Conservatives from Walla Walla also attended. The event featured several of the Columbia County candidates running for the November election for various local entities, and...
“If we open a quarrel between past and present, we shall find that we have lost the future.” – Winston Churchill...
Some might wonder why prehistoric cave drawings weren’t more detailed. Surely there were artists capable of rendering intricate representations of the circulatory system of aurochs or the dentition of a Saber Tooth Tiger drawn to scale. But what we see on these cave walls are stick figure men chasing antelope shaped quadrupeds, reminiscent of Dick and Jane throwing a bone at Spot. Rather primitive at best. I think there had to be a Neanderthal equivalent of Norman Rockwell, but he was born w...
DAYTON-Kyle Terry, M.D. was asked by Columbia County Health System Shane McGuire about the status of COVID in the community, in particular the Delta variant, during the July 28 board meeting. Dr. Terry reported that Columbia County Health Officer. Lewis Neace, D.O. told him that he is requesting the recent positive COVID cases to be also tested for the variant. McGuire added that though the variant is not as deadly, more people needing to be put in the hospital particularly in the unvaccinated...
To the editor, I received a mailer that I assumed came from the Port of Columbia, addressing questions about the proposed trail between Waitsburg and Dayton. I believe this trail is being billed as an economic boost for both cities. Why is the flyer telling us about all the bad things that won’t happen? What about the good things that are going to happen? Why is it that these are not addressed? To date, there has been little talk about the economic benefits the trail will bring to our communities. How many visits will we see per day, week, mont...
Ten Years Ago August 3, 2011 Michaela Nordheim of Waitsburg excels at designing the pattern and making the garment. While participating at the 2010 4-H State Fair in Puyallup last September, Nordheim was approached by the coordinator of the ProAM Sewing Exhibition, who asked if she would be interested in applying to participate. Twenty-Five Years Ago July 31, 1996 A fire damaged the home, located at 5th and Guernsey, of Sal and Sheri Benavides on Saturday. It is! It is! It is Hot. The weather turned hot and it has stayed hot as the area...
James Neal Savage June 9, 1943–July 24, 2021 James "Jim" Savage passed away peacefully in his home in Prescott, Wash., on July 24, 2021. Jim was born to Joseph Lane and Alma Savage in Walla Walla, Wash., on June 9, 1943. In his working years, he was employed by the City of Dayton, and by McGregor Feed lot in Wallula, Wash., as a heavy equipment operator, and ultimately retired from Uribe Pipeline around 2001. He was an early riser so as not to miss his "day off" and made sure that nobody else mi...
Thursday: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Widespread haze. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Southeast wind 5 to 13 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Southwest wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Friday...
