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Dayton Friends of the Community Center/Pool still side-stroking along
DAYTON–Mayo, Zac Weatherford joined eight community members to discuss developments pertaining to the Community Center/Pool on January 28. The Friends of the Community Center/Pool is currently organized under the umbrella of Columbia County C...
Hospital working on Assisted Living Project; Kime replaces Dyball
DAYTON–The Columbia County Health System (CCHS) is working on an Assisted Living project. The desire is Assisted Living, not an Adult Family Home. Assisted Living facilities are regulated by the State...
Touchet Valley Trail Concerns heard by Commissioners
DAYTON–During the Columbia Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) regular session on January 21, local residents since 2010 Chuck Beleny, M.D., and his wife Darcy, presented issues with the proposed Tou...
Orozco receives maximum sentence in 1996 murder
DAYTON–The Honorable M. Scott Wolfram, Superior Court Judge from Walla Walla, presided over the sentencing hearing for Benjamin Orozco, convicted last August of the July 7, 1996, shooting of Lance T...
Commissioners address cannabis issues
DAYTON– Due to the Martin Luther King holiday, the Columbia County Commissioners met for a lengthy regular session on Tuesday, January 21, 2020. Columbia County Associate Planner Dena Martin reported that in the “you don’t know what you don’t...
One case of Coronavirus diagnosed in Washington State
DAYTON–Columbia County Public Health Administrator Martha Lanman reported that the Coronavirus Outbreak, which originated in China, is now in Washington State, but has not yet come to Dayton. She reported that it is transmitted human to human, and m...
Replacement levies for voters to consider in special election Feb. 11
DAYTON–Two levies are up for renewal that benefit the Dayton School District; the EP&O and the Capital levies and will require a public vote. In accordance with Revised Code of Washington (RCW) 29A.04.321(2) for Special County Elections, a county l...
Earle Marvin named chair of Port Commission
DAYTON– Starting with the February 12, 2020 Commissioner Meeting, the Port of Columbia Commissioners will serve as follows: Earle Marvin, Chair; Dan Aschenbrenner, Secretary; and Fred Crowe, C...
BOCC Chair Amerein hits the ground running
DAYTON–Charles Amerein, District No. 3 Commissioner on the Board of County Commissioners, hit the ground running as he took over as chair on January 6, 2020, replacing outgoing Chair Michael T...
Six–Year Transportation Improvement Plan passes
DAYTON–Director of Public Works Charles Eaton presented the Six-year Transportation Improvement plan for 2020-2025 during the Board of Commissioners of Columbia County (BOCC) meeting on Monday, December 16, 2019. The plan includes three sections: B...
Columbia County plugging in to available grants
DAYTON–Columbia County Public Health will receive funds from two grants, and the Friends of the Golf Course is applying for a grant to fund improvements to the Touchet Valley Golf Course, County Commissioners heard this week. Walla Walla County D...
County Commissioner Rundell listens to public concerns
DAYTON–Columbia County Commissioner Ryan Rundell, Dist. No. 1, of the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) for Columbia County, held a public listening session at the General Store last Saturday to h...
County Health reports six cases of Influenza B
DAYTON–Six cases of Influenza B, which is highly contagious and can only be passed from human to human, have been confirmed in Columbia County, Public Health Administrator Martha Lanman reported to Commissioners this week. This is based on data f...
Amerein 2020 Board Chair, Commissioners set salary increase
DAYTON–Commissioner Mike Talbott, District No. 2, steps down as Columbia County Board of Commissioners Chair after Commissioner Charles Amerein, District No. 3, was selected to fill that position for 2020. The position does not impose more power t...
Port approves resolution to support dams
DAYTON–The Port of Columbia Commissioners approved a resolution to support the continued operation of dams within the Federal Columbia-Snake Rivers System during the December 11 meeting. They found that due to their importance for irrigation, f...
Port Welcomes New Lease at Blue Mountain Station
DAYTON–Biker B’s, a company that sold homemade soaps and other bath products, asked to be released from their lease space effective December 31, 2019. When the Port let it be known that space became available, they received two good requests to occ...
County Planning Commission
DAYTON–The Columbia County Planning Commission has had a vacant position, Seat 1, since last April. At the Columbia County Board of Commissioners (CCBOC) meeting held Monday, December 16, William E. Carter was appointed to fill that vacant p...
Emergency Management Dept. looking for ways to retain current employees
DAYTON–Ashley Strickland, Columbia County Emergency Management Director, is looking for ways to attract employees to work for the County. He reported that every employee on the salary schedule in h...
Commissioners take written input on Fairgrounds, Golf Fees until Dec. 16
DAYTON–The County Commissions heard concerns about Fairground fees and Golf fees for 2020 in a special meeting held Monday evening, December 9. These proposals will be considered at the next public hearing on Monday, December 16, 2019. Due to the a...
State group wants elected coroner in Columbia County
OLMPIA–The Washington Association of Coroners and Medical Examiners (WACME) wants all counties in Washington State to have a separately elected Coroner/Medical Examiner. Counties with smaller populations can elect a part time Coroner/Medical E...
CCHS looking for ways to recover $5,000 Texas patients' bad debts
DAYTON–Columbia County Health System (CCHS) presented a major concern about some bad debt that was written off from patients from Texas during last week’s meeting on December 3. During October 2019, Columbia County Health System approved $28,118 in...
County Commissioners Adopt Three Resolutions
DAYTON– The Columbia County Commissioners adopted three standard year-end resolutions during a regular meeting held on December 2. 2019-56 – The Basin Disposal rate for 2020 is $94.10 per ton. This is for delivery to Columbia County Transfer Station...
City and County opt in for Substitute Housing Bill 1406
DAYTON–Both the City and County have opted in to adopt legislation at a future date for sale/use tax allocation for affordable and supportive housing in response to Washington State Substitute Bill 1406. Dena Martin, Associate Planner for Columbia C... Full story
2020 Port budget $1.7 million
DAYTON–The Port of Columbia adopted Resolution 2019-06, Levy Certification, authorizing the Port to increase its levy rate by the 1% allowed by State law. It is estimated it will bring an additional $4,125 total in additional revenue to the Port. E... Full story
Rep. McMorris Rodgers visits Columbia County Commissioners
DAYTON–U. S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-5th, visited the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) to hear concerns and how new regulations, policy and sanctions are affecting this area last Monday, N... Full story
