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DAYTON–Debbie Ayerst started with the Touchet Valley Arts Council and Liberty Theater as an intern from Walla Walla Community College helping with a summer film series, then advanced to assistant m...

COLLEGE PLACE–An overcast and threatening sky hung over the Hawk Invite Saturday, March 23, but Mother Nature held the rain off allowing 14 area high schools to compete. The Bulldog men finished in 1...

DAYTON–Dozens of local residents turned out to tour the recently completed RoseMary's Place, the child-care facility situated at Dayton General Hospital in a former wing of the Booker Rest Home. A f...

DAYTON–Bulldog baseball is back with a vengeance. The Dawgs are 4-0 after the first week of action on the diamond following sweeps of the White Swan Cougars in the opening twin bill March 12 last w...

Waitsburg's catcher puts the tag on sliding Dayton Lady Bulldog Lucy Trump in time for the out at home plate, but Trump was safe and scored the in-the-park home run hit to left because of...

DAYTON–Dick Rogers is a doer, and doing is what he does best-at least for the Dayton Kiwanis Club. Rogers was honored as Kiwanian of the Year by the long-time Dayton service organization. President K...

WALLA WALLA–Dayton's Track and Field team competed in the Walla Walla Jamboree to launch the 2024 season March 9. Schools competing included College Place, DeSales, Waitsburg, Kennewick and Walla W...

DAYTON–Bulldog student-athletes were recognized for their efforts and accomplishments of the recently completed basketball season at the Winter Sports Awards March 5 at the D.H.S. Auditorium. Both g...

DAYTON–Responding to public concern stemming from a local citizen’s Public Records Act (PRA) lawsuit against the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office, County Prosecuting Attorney C. Dale Slack respo...

DAYTON–The public is invited to join with "Key Leaders" of Columbia County for a community conversation to "Help Keep Our Kids Safe From Substance Use" here Thursday, February 29, from 11:45 a.m. t...

DAYTON–Athletic Director for Dayton Schools, Sam Korslund, has been named the District 9 A.D. of the Year. The honor makes Korslund eligible to be considered for State A.D. of the Year by the Wash. S...

DAYTON–Columbia County voters gave the Dayton School District good grades by better than fifty percent on both measures, results from the February 13, 2024, Special Election indicate. There were 1... Full story

DAYTON–Ballots are out and due to be delivered, postmarked or turned in to the Columbia County Auditor's Office by 8 p.m. Tuesday, February 13 for the Dayton School District's two levy propositions t...

Dayton High School Cheer and Girls' Basketball honored Senior members of their respective squads, and their families, during pre-game ceremonies Feb. 2. From left, Cheer Squad's Wynter McCauley and...

ead Coach Clayton Strong counted as a victory his team's defense holding the S.E. 1B MVP, Isaac Bone, to just nine points as the Bulldogs closed out the regular season with a 62-28 loss to...

DAYTON–A season-ending knee injury sustained in a match earlier this season ended the season for Bulldog wrestler Byron Collier, according to Dayton Wrestling Coach Carlos Norris. The other w...

Fire units responded quickly to a smoke investigation at the former Weinhard Hotel about 2:30 p.m. on Monday, January 29. To the relief of all, the "smoke" was actually airborne sandblasting media...

WAITSBURG– A giant in the community left us last week, but not without leaving a legacy for future generations. S. R. Hevel, M.D., "Rog," died peacefully at his Orchard Street home in Waitsburg on J...

DAYTON–With the game against Colton coming down to the wire, the Bulldogs managed to nudge ahead by four points, but the Wildcats rallied and were up by three points with 17 seconds to go. After a t...

By Loyal Baker DAYTON–The Lady Bulldogs count another win this season with a 38-27 tilt over the River View Lady Panthers last week, led by Marissa Tupling's 10 and Teagan Culley's nine points, then W...