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Hours-long standoff ends with arrests
DAYTON–An alert neighbor who noticed something amiss and called police set off an hours-long standoff between two alleged burglars and the Columbia County Sheriff's Office late Saturday night and e...
County residents gather for National Day of Prayer
DAYTON–Columbia County residents gathered at the steps of the courthouse on Thursday, May 2 for the National Day of Prayer led by Undersheriff and Pastor Robbie Patterson, Pastors Tony Sykes of F...
Dayton High School Scholarship Night set for June 6 at Fairgrounds
DAYTON–The School District will present Scholarship Night at the Columbia County Fairgrounds Pavilion on Thursday, June 6 at 6 p.m. The School District will honor Class of 2024 seniors receiving s...
Quote of the Week
“A lot of people are afraid of heights. Not me, I’m afraid of widths.” – Steven Wright... Full story
School Board Meeting
DAYTON–The School Board were advised of Hot Poetry winners; approved the CTE plan; High school English teacher Martin Surridge announced that out of five winners, three Dayton seniors, Justina Abrahamson, Solomon Brenner, and Logan Berg, won the P...
OPINION
Pam Lewison published an opinion in The Seattle Times on April 15, 2024 sounding the alarm of diminishing farms and food producing land. By Pam Lewison Special to The Seattle Times Fourteen farms a we...
Snake River spring Chinook salmon fishery closes
WASHINGTON STATE–The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife have immediately closed spring Chinook salmon fishing on the Snake River below Little Goose Dam and Ice Harbor, until further notice. The WDFW have determined the Chinook Salmon h...
McMorris Rodgers, Pallone unveil bipartisan draft legislation to sunset Section 230
WASHINGTON D.C.–House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) unveiled bipartisan draft legislation to sunset Section 230 of t...
REA open to grant applications
WALLA WALLA–Columbia REA is currently accepting applications for its 2024 More Powerful Together Community Grant. Grant funding will be available to eligible organizations from within the Columbia REA service area. The goal of the MPT Grant p...
Letters to the Editor
To the editor, I'd like to give a shout out to Melissa Gemmell for her article on the "Stand by Me" mural. It was timely, in my opinion, to have Padraic Slattery explain what his thoughts were. He is thinking outside the box, but going in the...
OBITUARY
Timothy Patrick Donohue May 25, 1948 – January 26, 2024 Dayton farmer and thoroughbred horseman Tim Donohue died of respiratory failure on January 26 at St. Mary's Hospital in Walla Walla. Longtime friend Sharon Welch Lundgren was at his side. Tim w...
OBITUARY
Michael George Jackson October 6, 1974–April 30, 2024 Michael George Jackson, 49, passed away on April 30, 2024, at Pullman Care. He was born October 6, 1974, to Merle and Joelle (Michaelis) Jackson in Richland, Wash. He attended school in R...
OBITUARY
Grace Augusta Hotson Shields October 6, 1926 - April 17, 2024 Grace Augusta Hotson Shields was born October 6, 1926, in Boston, Mass., to Clarence Paul Hotson and Cornelia Robb Hinkley Hotson. She...
At The Theater
Unsung Hero is the true story of what happened after David Smallbone's successful music company collapses and he moves his family from Australia to the States, searching for a brighter future. With nothing more than their seven children, suitcases,...
From the Dayton Chronicle archives
Ten Years Ago May 16, 2014 Will Hutchens, a 1995 graduate of Dayton High School, penned a book about Portland's coffee culture. In Caffeinated PDX, Hutchens outlines what he describes as the unique coffee culture of the Portland area coffee houses...
Port moves forward with funding applications for Lyons Ferry Upgrades and Mainstream Malt Building
DAYTON–The Port of Columbia Board will move forward with applications for Lyons Ferry and Mainstream Malt. The Recreation and Conservation Funding Board (RCO) application for funding to upgrade Lyons Ferry was turned in. There will be a chance for t...
Pastor's Corner
One of the most exciting adventures God has led us to embark on is establishing the Victory Baptist Church here in Dayton. Almost one year ago we held our first service at 166 E Main Street, formerly the Chamber of Commerce building. The hand of the...
Dayton Trap team takes 6th
DAYTON–The local FFA Trap Shooting Team compete against 47 teams, takes 6th place at the State Trap Invitational in April. The six members of Dayton's FFA Trap Team, High School students Byron C...
Three DHS students win Hot Poetry contest
By Charlotte Baker DAYTON–Three of the five Pacific Northwest 2024 Hot Poetry contest winners, Justina Abrahamson, Solomon Brenner, and Logan Berg, are local High School seniors. The Pacific N...
What's New at School?
DAYTON–The Class of 2024 has four weeks of school left until they officially end their high school careers! What a year it has been so far! The following are critical dates for seniors to remember. M...
Dayton Bulldog Baseball Team named WIAA Team of the Month
The 2024 Dayton Bulldog Baseball Team was named Team of the Month by the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA). The citation reads: "Despite being a young team with just three...
Dayton Middle School Track Meet May 13
Dayton hosted a Middle School Track Meet for 4 teams on May 13th. Below are the results for the Bulldogs: Brooklyn Pounds: 10th – 200m (36.5) Cambrie Clemens: 22nd – 100m (16.9) 15th – long jump (9' 1.5") Ellie Sabin: 3rd – 100m (14.7) 1st – 200 (...
Bulldog tracksters headed to Regionals
RITZVILLE–Four Bulldog track and field competitors will be vying for berths at the state meet at the District 7/9 Regional Track and Field Championships here Wednesday, May 15 and Friday, May 17. F...
Davis golfs at District
WARDEN–A challenging course put Dayton Bulldog golfers to the test at the District match on Sage Hills Golf Course here Monday, May 13. Dayton Bulldog senior golfer Cayle Davis finished out of the mon...
Lady Bulldogs bumped from District Tourney
WALLA WALLA–It was a tight 1-1 ballgame between the Dayton Lady Bulldogs and the Colton Lady Wildcats here Monday, May 13, but in the bottom of the fifth, Colton counted up a handful of runs to end th...
