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DAYTON–The 2020 Columbia County Fair is one of only a few county fairs in Washington holding limited face-to-face events, and it kicks, no..."clicks off" this Friday for three days of restricted-participation events which will be live streamed on the Fair's Facebook page. "The sole purpose of this years' fair is the agricultural exhibition for the youth," a statement from the Fair Board indicated. "It will be unusual indeed and will be done in accordance with the state guidelines." Under r...
DAYTON–After several weeks of renovation, the new Shop N Go 2 is open and serving the public, say its three owners from Kennewick. Co-owners Gurmit Ghuman, Jaspal Sohi and Sukhiwinder Virk recently acquired the location and add it to some half dozen convenience stores they operate in Pasco, Prosser, Walla Walla, Granger and now Dayton. The trio have twenty-plus years of convenience retail experience in southeastern Washington. In addition to remodeling the store's interior, there are plans to r...
DAYTON–For the past several weeks, you may have noticed contractors bustling around the former Hot Spot No. 2 at 401 W. Main Street, including new digital signage and extensive work going on inside the former auto mechanic shop. As of September 1, the newly remodeled and reconfigured convenience store, to be known as PFI Mart, is open for business, with a grand opening planned. The location has been selling fuel from its self-serve pumps since July 4. Dan Hatch, owner of Pasco petroleum d...
DAYTON-The Dayton School District announced last week that they were approved for the free breakfast and lunch program through December for any child in the Dayton community 18 years and under. Children attending school will have these meals made available to them before school starts and during their scheduled lunch times. In an email, Jana Eaton Assistant to the Superintendent and Food Service Director indicated other families in the community can pick up breakfast and lunch in the elementary...
DAYTON–The Port of Columbia Board and staff offered a public informational Zoom meeting on Monday, August 31, about bringing in Pocket iNet Communications to expand broadband services within city limits, as well as to extend out of the city; a $2 million project. A grant funded feasibility study was completed in February with Pocket iNet which determined Dayton’s need for faster and more reliable internet services. Through this Port project, a fiber network would be built connecting every home i...
“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.” – Mae West...
For those in their late twenties or early thirties, September 11, 2001, is "a date which will live in infamy." Tomorrow, it'll be the 19th anniversary of that shocking, numbing, bewildering day. Like December 7, 1941, was for our parents' generation, the United States changed dramatically that day. We plunged headlong into a war which continues to this day, a war against oppression and tyranny. Osama bin Laden and the Taliban conceived a master stroke: hijacking cross-continent aircraft fully...
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Catching avocado rustlers is sort of a cross between the Covid virus, wildfires, exchange students bearing addictive goodies and coon hunting. “All right, come down outta that tree and drop that avocado. Frisk him, Ken and don’t forget to check for lemons.” In the southern California county of Ventura you will find the occasionally fractious co-mingling of densely populated residential areas and intensive orchard and truck farming. I’m sure there was a time when farmers gladly supplied their n...
Smoke from forest fires filled the air in Western Washington and immediately the finger of blame was pointed at climate change. Prior to the recent fires, the 2020 fire season had been extremely quiet. No matter how the season ends, however, blaming climate change is politics, not science. Not all the lands burned in the last week are forests, but forestland is a major source of the smoke we are seeing. The science is quite clear that timber harvests – including commercial timber harvests – are...
To the editor, My father and his brother were both veterans from WWII and fought in Europe against Nazi Germany… Never in my life have I felt such vehement anger towards Trump calling dead soldiers who died in war and were buried in France as “losers” and “suckers”. The remarks have been collaborated by others who heard Trump say the remarks. In a sense, Trump let the cat out of the bag by saying he thought his then Secretary of Homeland Secretary, John. F Kelly was the one who shared the remarks with journalists. That just adds credibili...
By Cheryl Skiffington Health Systems have basically three options for patient billing: outsourcing, insourcing or a hybrid of the two. After eight years with four different billing companies, CCHS decided to bring the billing back in-house in June 2018. It was August 1, 2018 when we were up and running with two remote billers and a cash poster. One local biller was already with us. Two years later, we have a total of 10 staff including the manager and seven are remote workers. The split of the a...
Breakfast Wed, Sept 9: Waffles, Sausage Link, Fruit, Juice, Milk Thur, Sept 10: French Toast, Fruit, Juice, Milk Fri, Sept 11: NO SCHOOL Mon, Sept 14: Cheddar Omelet, Toast, Jelly, Fruit, Juice, Milk Tue, Sept 15; Breakfast Stick, Fruit, Juice, Milk Wed, Sept 16: Muffin, Fruit, Juice, Milk Thur, Sept 17: Sausage Gravy, Biscuit, Fruit, Juice, Milk Fri, Sept 18: Cheddar Omelet, Bagel, Cream Cheese, Fruit, Juice, Milk Lunch Wed, Sept 9: Chicken Nuggets, Fries, Veggie, Fruit, Milk Thur, Sept 10: Tuna or Bologna Sandwich, Veggie, Fruit, Teddy...
Ten Years Ago September 8, 2010 The Krazy K-9 dog 4-H club officially formed in the fall of 2009 and active members Caleb Breaux, Jacob Breaux, Diane Patton, Payton Dowdy and Cheyenne Gritman worked hard to raise money to build agility equipment which was assembled in time for the fair. Twenty-Five Years Ago September 6, 1995 Local Sailor Finds Reward in Overseas Deployment. It’s loud, fast-paced, action-packed and even a little dangerous, working on the flight deck of a Navy aircraft carrier, but for Navy airman Apprentice Edith E. Simpson, a...
DAYTON–Campaign speech videos have been viewed and the vote tallied. Now, the local High School announces the Associated Student Body (ASB) officers for the 2020-21 school year: President Mackena Culley, Vice President Trista Villaro, Secretary Rose Burris-Ramirez, Treasurer Sadie Seney, Public Relations Manager Mason Finney, and Public Relations Assistant Manager Cassidy Laughery. In spite of the unfortunate lack of extracurricular activities, student events, and gatherings this school year, t...
DAYTON–This year, the community and visitors are invited to enjoy “Dayton on Tour” which showcases residential and business historic districts here on Saturday October 4. Traditionally, the Dayton Historical Depot Society has celebrated autumn with an inside view of several local historical homes as part of “Dayton on Tour”. This year, due to COVID-19, the tour will focus instead on two distinct historic residential districts and downtown district. Visitors will have an opportunity to take a self-guided tour using a map placed in a brochure...
Kari Kristina McKinley June 4, 1972–July 3, 2020 Kari Kristina McKinley died unexpectedly in Portland, Ore., on July 3, 2020. Kari was born in Woodland, Calif., to Norman McKinley and Kathrine (Erickson) McKinley on June 4, 1972 and spent her early years in Davis, Calif. and Salem, Ore. She moved with her family to Hockessin, Delaware where she was an All-Star softball player and graduated from A.I. DuPont High School. She went on to get her LPN and joined the U.S. Navy and was stationed in N...
DAYTON–There were two new positive COVID-19 diagnoses last week, according to County Public Health Administrator Martha Lanman. One is a male under the age of 50 who has recovered; the other is a male over 50 recovering at home, so at present, there is one positive case in Columbia County. In addition, two out-of-county positive residents who are being contact traced, Lanman said. As of September 8, there have been 13 positives and seven out-of-county. The Department reports that 533 i...
