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  • Baumgartner wins seat in Congress

    Loyal Baker|Nov 7, 2024

    DAYTON–With preliminary Election-Night returns showing a 79.52% turnout of Columbia County voters, the County Pool District's Proposition 1 received 1,355 yes votes (61.7%) to 841 no votes, authorizing an Operation Excess Levy to fund the process of replacing the defunct Dayton City Pool. Washington's Fifth District will remain in the Republican Party as Michael Baumgartner outpolled Democrat Carmela Conroy 59.79% and 164,626 votes to Conroy's 110,352 votes and 40.08%. Here voters gave B... Full story

  • OBITUARY

    Loyal Baker|Nov 7, 2024

    Anita Baker June 21, 1931-November 3, 2024 Mary A. "Anita" Baker, 93, died in her home, surrounded by family and companion Jack McCaw, Sunday, November 3, 2024, after a short bout of cancer. She was blessed to have a sharp mind and to be able to carry on her normal, daily routines at home until the day before she died. She was born June 21, 1931, at the Seeley Farm house near Trenton, Neb., to Oren F. and Iris A. (Seeley) Bridwell, the austere surroundings due to the financial constraints of...

  • Bulldogs face ACH Friday in Coulee

    Loyal Baker|Nov 7, 2024

    DAYTON–The Dayton Bulldogs will face ninth-ranked Almira-Coulee-Hartline at The Brick House Athletic Center in Coulee Friday, November 8, kick off at 7 p.m. The Dawgs are 4-4 and face the 7-2 Warrior in crossover post-season play. Dayton earned a berth in the playoffs courtesy of a forfeit "win" when Yakama Tribal School opted out of the 4-5 play-in game last week. ACH's two losses were to No. 1-ranked Liberty Chrisitan and No. 2-ranked Wilbur-Creston-Keller....

  • He...could...go...all...the...way!

    Loyal Baker|Oct 31, 2024

    DAYTON–It was the thrill of a lifetime in the fourth quarter of the Dayton versus Pomeroy football game here last Friday. This reporter happened to be near the Bulldog sideline huddle between quarters and heard Head Coach Lucas Collier point to Dylan Brown and tell him he'd be getting the ball and to find a hole and "run like you've never run before." Brown is a Dayton Middle School eighth grader who had been called up from Middle School football to bolster Bulldog numbers for the final r... Full story

  • Accident victim in serious condition

    Loyal Baker|Oct 31, 2024

    DAYTON–The driver in a Tuesday evening motor vehicle accident, airlifted to St. Joseph Medical Center in Lewiston, Idaho, was downgraded from critical to serious condition late last week, 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...

  • Accident at SR12 and Eager Road

    Loyal Baker|Oct 31, 2024

    A 32-year-old Dayton resident was transported to Dayton General Hospital following a one-vehicle collision early Sunday morning, October 27. Jacob A. Lambert, 109 W. Cameron St., was injured when the 2014 Mazda he was driving collided with the bank on SR12 east of Dayton at about 2:46 a.m. Dispatchers received an automated message and dispatched ambulance, police and fire personnel. Infractions for DUI, Driving While License Suspended 3rd, wheels off roadway, failure to wear safety belt,...

  • Commentary

    Loyal Baker|Oct 31, 2024

    Since Joe Biden was inaugurated, it has been like watching a train wreck in slow motion. Thousands started streaming across the southern border. No amount of exposure of this disregard for our nation’s border and the laws that keep them secure had any effect. The vice president was put in charge of the border and she did nothing. For three years, we watched helplessly while migrants from around the world waded across the Rio Grande. This went on until Kamala Harris was repositioned as the presidential candidate at the national convention, a...

  • Dayton Chamber to honor Dayton's leaders

    Loyal Baker|Oct 31, 2024

    DAYTON–The 77th Annual Community Choice Awards will be held by the Dayton Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, November 7, at the Columbia County Fairgrounds Pavilion. Social hour begins at 6 p.m. with dinner following. Nominations have been open in seven categories: Citizen of the Year, Youth Citizen of the Year, Employee of the Year, Business of the Year, Nonprofit of the Year, Humanitarian of the Year and Start-Up of the Year (in business less than three years)....

  • Bulldogs get pass to second round of post-season play

    Loyal Baker|Oct 31, 2024

    DAYTON–What a season! Bulldog football finished 2-3 and fourth place in the SE1B Wheat Division after last Friday's 84-30 loss to Pomeroy, and for the third time, an opponent has canceled. Yakama Tribal forfeited this Saturday's home-field playoff game 2-0, likely advancing the Dawgs to seventh seed. Touchet plays Tekoa-Rosalia Friday, Nov. 1, says Sam Korslund, athletic director, and if T-R wins, Dayton is seventh seed. If Touchet wins, the seven and eight seeds will be determined Sunday, N...

  • Denver Hutchens named Player of the Week

    Loyal Baker|Oct 31, 2024

    Bulldog sophomore Denver Hutchens is the WIAA/Gesa Athlete of the Week for the seventh week of the 2024 football season. In the game against Tekoa-Rosalia, Hutchens was thrown to 10 times and completed nine catches, which accounted for 230 yards receiving and five touchdowns, averaging 25.5 yards per catch, with his longest reception being a 61-yard touchdown. One of his five touchdown catches came on a deflection off the hands of a different receiver, leading to a 51-yard touchdown for...

  • Lady Bulldogs wrap season with win

    Loyal Baker|Oct 31, 2024

    DAYTON–On senior night October 24, Dayton hosted the Waitsburg Cardinals and secured a decisive victory, winning four of five sets, with a loss to highly ranked Oakesdale Tuesday, Oct. 22, in three sets. The Lady Bulldogs finished 4-10 in league, 5-12 overall. Versus the Lady Cards, Dayton wons 25-19, 25-14, 25-21, 25-12, 14-16, with five sets guaranteed to build experience. "It was a great team effort," commented Head Coach Des Jones, "with every girl contributing to the success of the n...

  • BMAC deal to buy Knoblock Apartments falls through

    Loyal Baker|Oct 24, 2024

    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...

  • Bulldog Football likely to finish 4th

    Loyal Baker|Oct 24, 2024

    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...

  • Commentary

    Loyal Baker|Oct 24, 2024

    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...

  • Bulldogs face league champion Pirates here Friday

    Loyal Baker|Oct 24, 2024

    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

    Loyal Baker|Oct 24, 2024

    Volleyball Senior Night tonight...

  • Accident victim in serious condition

    Loyal Baker|Oct 24, 2024

    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...

  • Columbia County General Election ballots go out this week

    Loyal Baker|Oct 17, 2024

    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...

  • January trial date set in assault case

    Loyal Baker|Oct 17, 2024

    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...

  • Lady Bulldogs down Lady Timberwolves

    Loyal Baker|Oct 17, 2024

    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...

  • Gar-Pal wins make-up game

    Loyal Baker|Oct 17, 2024

    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...

  • No game with SJEL for Bulldogs

    Loyal Baker|Oct 17, 2024

    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... Full story

  • Lady Bulldogs count wins

    Loyal Baker|Oct 10, 2024

    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...

  • Three vehicles collide at west City Limits

    Loyal Baker|Oct 3, 2024

    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...

  • Kiwanis PNW Governor visits Dayton club

    Loyal Baker|Oct 3, 2024

    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...

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