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Splashing for a new pool
DAYTON–The Friends of the Community Center/Pool (FCCP) recently met to discuss grant and other funding opportunities for the community center and pool feasibility study. Currently the group has s...
County Commissioners set EMS Levy split
DAYTON–No changes were made to service areas or to tax distributions to the three fire districts. The estimated $507,763 levy amount for 2020 would be split as follows for the three fire districts: Fire District No. 1 - $54,697, Fire District No. 2...
County wants radio system replaced
DAYTON– The County is currently working on obtaining grants for a replacement radio system along with Walla Walla, Benton/Franklin, and Yakima Counties. It was also discovered that the documentation on the current radio system is not correct. This ha...
Rail Crossings among issues of Touchet Trail design
DAYTON–At the Design Charrette public presentation held at the Fairgrounds on October 26, four landscape architect teams presented preliminary designs for the proposed Touchet Trail. Each team mention...
Medicare, Medicaid, and Molina Health Care Swing Bed
DAYTON–During the recent Columbia County Health System (CCHS) meeting, they discussed the continuing process to build funds in anticipation of a $1.15 million payback to Medicare. The $1.15 million is an estimate at this time. The final number s...
City holds key to pool recovery
DAYTON–Columbia County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) hosted a second Community Concerns on October 21 at 6 p.m. Two issues were discussed: The Pool and the Fairgrounds Indoor Arena. The pool is basically a City of Dayton issue. Mayor Zac W...
Technology access complicates employee termination
DAYTON–During the Commissioners’ meeting October 21, the topic, Employees Let Go for Cause and Access to Technology, was explored and discussed. There has been some concern about employees moving from one department to another or dismissed. When an...
Columbia Pulp Mill starts production
DAYTON–The Columbia Pulp Mill at Lyon’s Ferry is up and running and straw pulp production will begin this week. The economic concern, however, is it does not appear that there is any increase in school enrollment, as the people moving here to wor...
Rep. Skyler Rude weighs in on I-976
DAYTON–Washington State Representative Skyler Rude, R-16, appeared before a small crowd attending the County Commissioners scheduled work session for October 14, 2019. The purpose of his visit was to determine issues important to Columbia County a...
Rural broadband infrastructure a big priority
DAYTON– The Port of Columbia was approved for a grant of $26,625 in March of 2019 for a Feasibility Study to examine existing broadband networks, after requesting an initial grant of $30,000 from Washington State Department of Commerce Community E...
Grant Money is available for toxic cleanup
DAYTON–The Regional Director of the Washington State Department of Ecology Spokane, Wash., (DOE) Brook Beeler and Small and Rural Communities Specialist, Ali Furmall (DOE), appeared before the Columbia County Commissioners (CCC) to provide i...
Columbia County Hospital District finds over $1 million owed to it by Medicaid
DAYTON–Columbia County Hospital District Internal Billing Department recently discovered that Medicaid owed it over $1 Million under three different Medicaid Managed Care Programs. This money had been inappropriately written off by contracted v...
Historical Corner Minnie Moe
DAYTON–Minnie Moe was dubbed an unconventional woman for her time. To venture in the past a bit and see this unforgettable woman, the Dayton Depot has made Minnie's photos available in the window o...
