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Dawgs run into buzzsaw
DAYTON–Heading further into January's schedule, the Dayton Bulldogs sustained two losses against rival powerhouses Garfield-Palouse and Oakesdale. The Vikings hosted Dayton last Friday, handing the Da...
Collier shows grit at Pomeroy tourney
POMEROY––Dayton Bulldog wrestler Byron Collier finished back-to-back tournaments last week, competing in Royal City's Christmas Tournament Friday, December 29, and then wrestling the next day at Pomeroy's Christmas Tournament, where he finished fou...
Dayton Chronicle's Christmas Spree Winners named
DAYTON–For the forty-fifth year, the Dayton Chronicle has promoted local shopping during the Christmas holidays with its Christmas Shopping Spree promotion, which started in late November and w...
Receiver files final petition in Columbia Pulp default
DAYTON–Pending approval of a final order on January 3, 2024 in a King County Superior Court room, the defunct Columbia Pulp I, LLC will be no more. UMB Bank, N.A. was left holding the bag to the t...
February court date set in assault case
DAYTON–A Columbia County resident charged with second-degree assault with deadly weapon, harassment and third-degree malicious mischief has pleaded not guilty and a February 7 pre-trial hearing date has been set in Columbia County Superior Court. M...
Lady Bulldogs beginning to see success as experience builds
ROSALIA–The Lady Bulldogs are starting to gel as a team, challenging Tekoa-Rosalia before the Lady Timberwolves put together a late rally for a 47-38 win, and the Touchet Lady Redhawks coming from b...
Dawgs count first win of season
By Loyal Baker ROSALIAؘ–After putting the first W on their schedule with a 49-46 non-league win over the Touchet Redhawks last week, the Bulldogs suffered a stinging 75-36 loss to Tekoa-Rosalia he...
Bulldog run at Colton Wildcats falls short
COLTON–The Wildcats jumped to an early lead and survived a big Bulldog second half to notch a SE1B Wheat Division win 48-42 here Saturday, December 16. Dayton is 0-3 in league and 0-6 overall. The D...
Colton too much for Lady Bulldogs
COLTON–The Lady Bulldogs picked up the pace in the second half against the Colton Lady Wildcats but not enough to counter the high-scoring Cat players and their ten three pointers in the 66-21 loss he...
Lady Dawgs in hunt for first win
By Loyal Baker DAYTON–The Pirates sailed into town and pillaged the Lady Bulldogs with a 12-2 first quarter and left with a 51-28 win last weekend as the Lady Dawgs, now 0-4, are still looking for t...
Bulldog wrestlers compete at Granger match
GRANGER–Dayton's two-man wrestling team competed at the Tony Saldivar Ironman here last weekend, Bulldog Byron Collier winning one out of three matches and Andrew Wertz going winless in the team's second match of the season. Next up for the B...
Pirate defense quiets Bulldog attack
DAYTON–The young Dayton Bulldogs were pitted against a more experienced Pomeroy Pirate team, and struggled with the pressure while Pomeroy piled up points in long runs for a 72-12 Southeast 1B l...
Young Dawgs downed by Granger Spartans 78-28
GRANGER–After the young Dayton Bulldogs adjusted to the speed of varsity basketball and settled down, they turned in a better second-quarter performance and finished the season opener here with a lop-sided 78-28 margin. The Dawgs faced Highland at ho...
Lady Spartans' notch win over Lady Bulldogs
GRANGER–If not for the few points the Lady Spartans tacked on in the first and fourth quarters, the Lady Bulldogs would've been much closer in their 33-22 season-opening loss. Dayton faced Highland at home last Tuesday (results next week) and will f...
Prather named to All-League Second Team for O and D
DAYTON–Bulldog footballer Kaylub Prather received an armload of plaques and honors during the Bulldog Fall Sports Awards, held November 30 in the H.S. Auditorium. Dayton High's volleyball team, c...
Kyle Anderson named Citizen of the Year at Chamber Community Service Awards
DAYTON–Outstanding individuals and businesses in the community were honored at the Dayton Chamber of Commerce's Annual Awards Banquet November 9 at the Fairgrounds Pavilion. Some 90 community m...
Pool Proposition passes; Spring new Port Commissioner; Joann Patras elected to City Council
DAYTON–The proposed Columbia County Pool District made a big splash with Columbia County voters, passing with 881 votes in favor, or 69.48%, and local brew-pub businessman Mike Spring captured the m...
General Election ballots due November 7
DAYTON–Ballots for the 2023 General Election are due to be mailed or delivered to the County Auditor or an authorized drop box by 8 p.m. Tuesday, November 7. On the ballot in Columbia County is a proposition which proposes creation of a parks and r...
Jeep slide-off mishap near Godman claims driver
DAYTON–A 67-year-old Milton-Freewater, Ore., resident died following an accident near Godman in the Blue Mountains last Saturday, October 28. Bodean M. Smith was driving a 1998 Jeep Wrangler with a...
Vehicle crashes into Dayton Ave. residence
DAYTON–A 54-year-old Cheney, Wash. Resident, in the area hunting, apparently suffered a medical episode possibly related to diabetes, and collided his 2016 Ram pickup into 300 E. Dayton Avenue on O...
Bulldogs slammed by DeSales 78-6
WALLA WALLA–The DeSales Irish had an answer for nearly every Bulldog strategy and cruised to a 78-6 win here October 27. The 2-6 Bulldogs close the 2023 team-building season this Friday with H...
Retired Drive-In projector comes home to Dayton
DAYTON–Remember the Dayton Drive-In? Many fondly do, and one of them is Dan Mortimore, former projectionist at the Dayton Drive-In, who has lovingly kept and maintained one of the two 35-mm p...
Lady Bulldogs finish season
DAYTON–The Dayton Lady Bulldogs completed the 2023 volleyball season with a losses, ending the team's season with a 0-11 league mark and 1-15 overall. The final match was against league-leading O...
Bulldog comeback falls short
DAYTON–The Timberwolves took advantage of untimely errors and defensively clamped down on the Bulldog run and pass attacks, totaling up 352 yards to Dayton's 193, to register a 34-22 win here last F...
General Election ballots go out in mail this week
DAYTON–Ballots for the November 7 General Election will be mailed this week. There are a few races on this ballot and a swimming pool proposition for voters to decide. Dayton and Columbia County voter...