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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...
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 Dayton Chronicle is recommending a "yes" vote on the Swimming Pool District's Proposition No. 1. We enjoy so many wonderful attributes in our community-one thing we're lacking is a swimming pool. The current pool bit the dust-literally-in 2018. Pool decking had settled, the gutter needed cracks repaired, and the City Council voted unanimously to close it. After a year out of operation, the City was required to fill the tank with dirt. Subsequent estimates placed the cost of repairs in...
TEKOA–The Bulldogs fell behind by two touchdowns in the first quarter then rallied to defeat the Timberwolves 34-26 here last week. Dayton's make-up game against St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse last Monday was forfeited by SJEL on game day due to SJEL's lack of players, leaving the Dawgs with a 3-3 record and the last regular-season game coming up Friday against league champion Pomeroy. The Pirates sit fifth in WIAA state rankings behind DeSales in third and Liberty Christian (Richland) in first. "...
Volleyball Senior Night tonight...
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...
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...
DAYTON–The Lady Bulldogs hosted Tekoa-Rosalia and took the match in four sets; 18-25, 25-20, 25-19, 26-24. The Lady Dawgs are 4-8 overall. "We had an incredible team effort," said Head Coach Des Jones. "It was awesome to see the girls find their confidence and play tough for every point." Earlier this week, Dayton visited Pomeroy and will continue a three-match road trip to Columbia-Burbank on Oct. 16 and at LaCrosse against SJEL Oct. 17. The final two matches are at home against Oakesdale on O...
PALOUSE–With both of Dayton's last two Friday Night Lights rescheduled, the two-week break didn't help the Bulldogs as they fell 50-16 to the Gar-Pal Vikings here Monday, Oct. 14. "Taking two weeks off doesn't help us," commented Head Coach Lucas Collier, who pointed out the Vikings were fired up after defeating Waitsburg last week. Dayton's last game was Sept. 27 versus Waitsburg. The Bulldogs' Homecoming Game against St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse was cancelled by SJEL due to injury and i...
DAYTON–Monday Night Football here has been canceled. The make-up game between the Dayton Bulldogs and St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse, scheduled kick off at 7 p.m. Monday, October 21, 2024, at the Dayton Athletic Complex, has been canceled, Sam Korslund, Athletic Director, informs the Chronicle. SJEL did not have enough players to field a team for tonight's game, Korslund said. The game will be counted as a 1-0 forfeit due to there being no available dates to reschedule the once-postponed g...
WAITSBURG–The Lady Bulldogs have notched a pair of wins in the past week, bringing their record to 3-7 overall. The squad hosted Tekoa-Rosalia last Tuesday and meets Garfield-Palouse on the home court tonight at 6 p.m. They'll travel to Pomeroy Tuesday, October 15. Two young teams met last Saturday when Touchet visited. A five-set match was agreed upon and the Lady Dawgs prevailed 25-17, 20-25, 25-15, 25-22, 14-16. "The energy that the girls displayed on Thursday carried through on Saturday," co...
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...
WAITSBURG–Three instances of bad luck in a row for the Dayton Bulldogs meant three good-luck touchdowns for the Waitsburg Cardinals and those touchdowns slammed the door on the game in Waitsburg's 54-22 decision over the Bulldogs here last Friday. After denying a Bulldog touchdown on four tries inside the five-yard line, the Waitsburg Cardinals chalked up four of their five second-quarter touchdowns on Bulldog miscues. After that the Bulldogs blanked the Cards in the third quarter while n...
DAYTON–The Lady Bulldogs have been on an uphill march, looking for a win after a season-opening win against Colton, followed by six straight losses. The Prescott Lady Tigers capitalized on Dayton's unforced errors to win in three sets Saturday, and Oakesdale counted a conference win in three sets there Sept. 26. The Lady Eagles of SJEL visited Sept. 24, winning in four sets. Dayton (1-6) played Waitsburg earlier this week, travels to Colton Oct. 3 and hosts Touchet Saturday at noon. In a...
DAYTON–Due to injuries on the already small roster of the Dayton Bulldog football team, this Saturday's game at Garfield-Palouse will be moved to Monday, October 14, 2024, with a 6 p.m. kick off. Garfield-Palouse agreed to playing at a later date rather than accept a 1-0 forfeit from Dayton, said Sam Korslund, athletic director....
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–A wave of illness swept through the Dayton Bulldogs' ranks last week, taking a bite out of the 12-man roster enough that last week's contest at Soap Lake was canceled, but team members have recovered and it looks like this week's game against Waitsburg is on, according to Head Coach Lucas Collier. Collier attributed the situation to the usual flurry of sickness that occurs when school resumes each year, and, with a small roster like the Dawgs have this season, the few absences make a b...
DAYTON–The startup of the 2024 volleyball season has started to get steep for the Lady Bulldogs. Dayton hosted the Pomeroy Pirates here September 19 and competed well but lost in three sets, 25-11, 25-16 and 25-14. On the road to Garfield-Palouse the Lady Dawgs fell to Gar-Pal in three sets, 12-25, 14-25, 15-25. "The effort was there," observed Head Coach Des Jones, "but we had too many unforced errors. We were on defense for much of the game and couldn't put together enough offensive attacks t...
DAYTON–Years ago, the Marine Corps' recruiting campaign was "Looking for a Few Good Men," and today, that slogan couldn't be more fitting for the Frank E. Bauers American Legion Post No. 42 here, as its membership and the members who are active in the Post's leadership, hope to involve "a few good men." "I moved here 45 years ago to work for a power company," said Legionnaire Brian Black. "It didn't take me long to figure out what made the community so welcoming and comfortable to call my new h...
DAYTON–Following the jamboree here September 5, the Lady Bulldogs came out strong against the Colton Lady Wildcats, sending them home with a five-set loss Tuesday, Sept. 10. A match in Rosalia didn't turn out so well two nights later, the Tekoa-Rosalia Lady Timberwolves dominating after the Lady Dawgs evened the set score 1-1, T-R taking the match 3-1. Dayton traveled to Garfield-Palouse last Tuesday and tonight, September 19, welcomes Pomeroy to the Dayton court for a league contest at 6 p...
DAYTON–The Bulldogs and Sunnyside Christian Knights battled to a draw in the first half then both scored a pair of touchdowns in the third quarter, but the visiting Knights tacked on two more touchdowns in the final stanza for a hard-fought 26-12 win over Dayton here Friday, September 13. The 1-1 Dawgs will get a week to lick their wounds as injury and illness have thinned the 11-man roster enough that this Friday's game at Soap Lake has been canceled, according to Sam Korslund, athletic d...
DAYTON–Three days of sun, fun, livestock, fair food, rodeo action and flying demo cars marked the recently completed 2024 Columbia County Fair, which finished its three-day run last Sunday with slightly cooler conditions. Exhibitors and establishments from Dayton and around Columbia County and beyond put their best foot forward, with a pavilion full of quilts, garden produce, fine art, arts and crafts, photography, and booths representing the wide arc of Columbia County's organizations, and b...
DAYTON–The Bulldogs mowed down the fledgling Yakama Tribal Nation Eagles football program in the 2024 season opener 94-0 here last Saturday. "After about the first five minutes," said Head Coach Lucas Coller, "my coaches and I tried to slow down the game as much as possible. Slowing down the game but still having the boys play ball was hard on us. I didn't want to take away from everything we have been preaching, but still wanted to maintain some sort of sportsmanship." Collier acknowledged t...
DAYTON–The Lady Bulldogs got their season started by hosting a jamboree here September 5, and all players got time on the court. "I was very pleased with the effort and teamwork the girls showed during the jamboree," said Head Coach Des Jones. "This setting is perfect for evaluating where a team stands before the season without the pressure." Teams from Prescott, Touchet, Liberty Christian and Yakama Nation competed in the 30-minute sets. "We have a range of experience and skills," Jones c...
