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DAYTON–The Columbia County Sheriff's Office, Columbia County Fire District No. 3, and Columbia County Emergency Services will host a Halloween with Heroes event in front of the courthouse Thursday, October 31 between 3-5:30 p.m. Parents of Columbia County are invited to bring their families to the Columbia County Sheriff's Office Halloween afternoon for trick or treat goodies again this year. The Columbia County Sheriff's Office, in conjunction with Columbia County Fire District No. 3, and C...
Curb work on 4th Street is underway this fall as the stretch of one of Dayton's busiest thoroughfares is prepared for future work by implementing ADA compatibility at each intersection, and the addition of some portions of sidewalk. The work is being performed by ESF Development. -Chronicle photo...
DAYTON–Blue Mountain Action Council has been working on a deal to purchase Dayton's Knoblock Apartments, but current owners were unwilling to grant an extension of time and the deal has fallen through, Danielle Garbe Reser, CEO of BMAC informed Port of Columbia Commissioners last week. "I was very much hoping I was coming here tonight to tell you that we'd be closing on the Knoblock Apartment Complex tomorrow," Garbe Reser said, "and I'm unfortunately here to say that the seller would not g...
By Gloree Grace FFA Reporter DAYTON–Dayton FFA is off to a strong start this year! Officers for 2024-25 are Raymond Yutzy, President; Jaelynn Chapman, Vice President; Graci Turner, Secretary; Alexa Jones, Treasurer; Gloree Grace, Reporter; Rozlyn Magill, Sentinel; and Byron Collier, Historian. Middle School Representatives are Luke Collier and Lyam Donohue. The year began with the Columbia County Fair in September with eight members showing and selling livestock, including Beef-Graci Turner and...
DAYTON–The 3-3 Dayton Bulldog Football team will most likely finish in fourth place in the SE 1B-8 Wheat Division. Post-season brackets show that the play-in game between the fourth- and fifth-place teams will be November 1. Athletic Director Sam Korslund says there's a strong possibility that Dayton will host that 4-5 loser-out game, probably against the loser of this week's Touchet v. Yakama Tribal game. The Bulldogs rallied to defeat Tekoa-Rosalia last week. The complete story is on page 1...
DAYTON–The driver in a Tuesday evening motor vehicle accident, airlifted to St. Joseph Medical Center in Lewiston, Idaho, has been downgraded from critical to serious condition, according to a nursing supervisor Friday afternoon. Eighteen-year-old Kaylub Prather, Dayton, was ejected from a 1991 Chevrolet on Patit Road near Lewis Gulch Road at 6:05 p.m. Tuesday, October 22, according to the Columbia County Sheriff's Office. Prather was transported by Columbia County Fire District No. 3 a...
DAYTON–Ballots for the 2024 General Election will be mailed this week by the Columbia County Auditor's Elections Department. Ballots were to be mailed Wednesday, October 16, said Cathy Abel, Columbia County Elections Supervisor, and are due by 8 p.m. on Election Day, November 5, 2024. Ballots may be delivered to the ballot boxes at the Columbia County Courthouse Auditor's Office, or the 24-hour drive-up drop box accessible in the Courthouse Alley off Commercial Avenue, or at the Ballot Box in S...
Columbia County Parks and Recreation Department received a $1,500 grant from the Pacific Power Foundation for the underground irrigation installation at the Touchet Valley Golf Course. Pictured are Sean Thurston, Friends of the Touchet Valley Golf Course Fundraising Coordinator; Sheila Andreatta, Pacific Power Regional Business Manager; and Tyler Huff, Columbia County Facilities Manager. -Submitted photo...
DAYTON–A trial date previously set for last August has been re-set to January, 2025, following a hearing October 9, heard by Judge Pro Tem Thomas Cox in Columbia County Superior Court. Michelle R. Shoun of Dayton has pleaded not guilty and faces trial on charges of second-degree assault with deadly weapon, harassment and third-degree malicious mischief in connection with an October 26, 2023, incident in which Shoun allegedly assaulted Danielle M. Kelly, of Dayton. Shoun’s attorney William McCool of Walla Walla was unavailable for the Oct...
Word came to the Homecoming Pep Assembly that St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse wouldn't be playing in last Friday's Homecoming Game, right after the motivational speaker, so school administrators and student leaders hatched a plan to hold a field night in lieu of the canceled football contest, with classess opposing one another in a flag football game of two quarters, a Punt, Pass and Kick competition for grade schoolers, and the traditional Homecoming Halftime Ceremonies. Here Jack Zanger (80)...
PENDLETON, Ore.–The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service (AFS) will hold public meeting to revise Land Management Plans for Malheur, Umatilla, and Wallowa-Whitman National Forests (Blue Mountains National Forests) on December 4 at the Columbia County Fairgrounds, 5 N. Pine St. at 5-8 p.m. AFS is revising the Land Management Plans for the Malheur, Umatilla, and Wallowa-Whitman National Forests (Blue Mountains National Forests) and hosting a series of public meetings to bring a...
Fifth Congressional District Source: Washington State Voter's Pamphlet Michael Baumgartner Republican Today, things are going in the wrong direction. Government spending and taxes are out of control. The result is inflation and rising prices putting a squeeze on hardworking families. Our southern border is wide open, with thousands pouring into the country. Mexican cartels bring fentanyl here and leave a trail of crime and homelessness. It must stop. I have a proven record fighting for Eastern...
DAYTON–The Columbia County Auditor’s Office is notifying voters of a typographical error on the county’s 2024 General Election ballots sent to voters last week. The error, identified by an alert county resident, affects the race for United States Senator, where Republican candidate Dr Raul Garcia is incorrectly listed as “Dr Paul Garcia.” Columbia County Auditor Will Hutchens reassures voters that their votes will be properly counted. Voters who intend to vote for Dr Raul Garcia may fill in the box next to Dr Paul Garcia or, alternati...
DAYTON–The Columbia County Park and Recreation Pool District will make an informational presentation regarding the District's Proposed Excess Levy at a Town Hall meeting, set at the Dayton Multipurpose Room Wednesday, October 16, 2024 at 6 p.m. "Let's make a big splash in our community," urges Commission Chair Diane McKinley. "Please be part of fostering a sense of wellbeing for all residents of Columbia County. Your help is needed to promote physical and emotional fitness for our community." C...
PENDLETON–The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service is revising the Land Management Plans for the Malheur, Umatilla, and Wallowa-Whitman National Forests (Blue Mountains National Forests) and has released the Final Summary Assessment and Final Assessment Reports, a significant early step in the Blue Mountains Forest Plan Revision process. These documents present existing conditions about the Blue Mountains National Forests. Input gathered from the feedback period, and the eight p...
WALLA WALLA–The Tiger Creek Fire is currently 611 acres, seven percent contained with 341 firefighting resources assigned. Poor overnight relative humidity recoveries in the mid-elevations continue to plague firefighting efforts exacerbated by lower-than-normal relative humidity during the day. Aviation assets located a 50 x 50-foot spot fire east of the 65 road and were able to immediately drop water on it allowing crews the opportunity to contain it. On the fire's northern flank work will c...
DAYTON–Three vehicles collided near the west City Limits here Monday afternoon, requiring accident victims to be transported by ambulance to Dayton General Hospital. Word on the injured individuals' conditions were unavailable at press time. Fire and law enforcement units were summoned to 36711 Highway 12 at 2:48 p.m. Monday where two vehicles with collision damage were off the roadway in front of 365 Recreational Cannabis and a third vehicle with front-end damage was stopped on the e...
DAYTON–Pacific Northwest District Governor Nicholas Hafez spoke to a small group of Dayton Kiwanis Club members at a luncheon here September 27, reminding the over 100-year-old civic organization that its contributions in the community in spite of its small membership numbers is not unique in the overall organization, yet it is greatly appreciated. "Overall we have a very good district," Hafez told the group. Kiwanis International, like all volunteer civic organizations, has seen a decline in v...
DAYTON–A $2.2 million grant has been awarded to the City of Dayton and Columbia County to repave South 4th Street from Main Street to the south City Limits, Dayton Mayor Roger Trump announced this week. The federal block grant funding of $2,218.052 was made possible by a collaborative process and teamwork between the City of Dayton, Columbia County, engineering firm Anderson•Perry and Associates, the Transportation Improvement Board (TIB) and Washington State Department of Transportation Local P...
Patit Valley Grange members Colleen Graham, left, and Chuck Dare, right, were recently recognized for their long-term membership to the organization during the club meeting August 8, 2024. Dare, received a pin and certificate for both his 50 and 60 years of membership and service, while Graham was recognized for 50 years. Washington State Grange is a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to improving the quality of life of Washington's residents through the spirit of community service...
DAYTON–In the September 29, 2024 article “Library Board approves policies” it read: “lawsuits against Kellog County, Wyo.” It should have read “lawsuits against Campbell County, Wyo....
DAYTON–Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, it is said. The former Weinhard Hotel, now renovated and being readied for business as Hotel Hardware by Padraic Slattery, was made modern in the mid-1990s by Dan and Ginny Butler. The Butlers decorated the walls with exquisitely framed reproductions of historic photographs from Dayton's and Columbia County's past. The frames were taken down and stored in the hotel in subsequent years, and Slattery and his crew discovered them in the process of m...
DAYTON–Rev. Deborah Tyler will be installed as settled pastor for Dayton First Congregational United Church of Christ Sunday, September 29, 2024, at 4 p.m. "I am thrilled to be serving Dayton with the dedicated people of Dayton First Congregational Church UCC," Rev. Tyler said via an email. She came to Dayton July 1, 2023, and has served as Designated Pastor for a year. Tyler is the daughter of an Army Chaplain and earned her Bachelor's degree in Spiritual Formation from Antioch University, S...
DAYTON–The Columbia County Rural Library Board met September 16 approved policies; heard the director's report; and listened to citizen concerns. The financial report was approved as were revisions to the Bulletin Board Policy and the Service of Process Policy which addresses the request for patron information from law enforcement. Trustee Kevin Rust questioned Library Director Ellen Brigham about the specific lawsuits against Kellogg County, Wyo., that she had cited last month when he p...
