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DAYTON–Public Works Director/County Engineer Grant Morgan presented Columbia County Commissioners (BOCC) a resolution for work on two county roads–Kellogg Hollow Phase 3 and pavement preservation on...

DAYTON–The workload and effectiveness of school counselors was explored during the Dayton School Board's February 1 work session. Caitlin Patterson, K-12 School Counselor, and Kristie Korslund, S...

DAYTON-Blue Mountain Counseling recently added a substance use disorder/abuse counselor to their staff. Greg Hall comes from Yakima where he just retired from serving at the Veterans Administration....

DAYTON-Losses reported of $416k for Columbia County Health System in November were recovered in December with a net income of $887k according to the January 25 report during the monthly meeting. An en...

DAYTON-The Board of County Commissioners voted to approve several items during the January 30 special meeting including the purchase of six sheriff vehicles; a budget amendment for solid waste; the sa...

DAYTON-Comments began back in August and continue to be heard by the County Rural Library District (CCRLD) Board of Trustees about content in the children's library. The January 23 meeting was no...

DAYTON–Elementary student representatives made a show of their appreciation to the Dayton School Board at the regular meeting on January 18 for School Board Appreciation Month. The Board approved to e...

DAYTON-During the brief public portion of the work session held on January 23, the Board of County Commissioners and Sheriff Joe Helm discussed Columbia County services for the Town of Starbuck with...

DAYTON–The Port of Columbia Board of Commissioners approved the sale of Port lots to Table Rock Meat Co. during a special meeting on January 11, 2023. After some discussion, amendments to the contract...

DAYTON-The Dayton City Council heard discussion on the franchise agreement from Charter Communications for cable and broadband services; and flood hazard mitigation was also presented; and the positio...

DAYTON-The Columbia County Board of Commissioners (BOCC) welcomed new Human Resources Director Kristi Zinn as a number of jobs with the County will be needing filled in coming weeks. Introduced to...

DAYTON-The Columbia County Commissioners (BOCC) accepted a contractor for construction of the Broadband project here; reviewed and approved several policies approved the Capital Facilities Plan,...

DAYTON-A public hearing was held for 2023 budget amendments and there was discussion about planning for new State requirements for a county coroner at the special meeting of the Board of County...

DAYTON–Columbia County Commission Chairman Ryan Rundell welcomed newly elected Commissioner Jack Miller to the board, then expressed gratitude for Charles Amerein's service at the first commission m...

DAYTON-The Columbia County Rural Library Board of Trustees heard from Director Todd Vandenbark that Chromebooks are available for check out, numbers were down for Discovery Kids program, but a good...

DAYTON– All but one inspection has been completed and a remediation is being made to fulfill the requirements of another before the Rivers Walk Assisted Living can be licensed to operate as was r...

DAYTON–The School Board decided on board assignments for 2023, had discussions about changes to how meeting information is provided to the public and to the format for public comment, as well for d...

DAYTON–Responding to citizen complaints voiced in November, Sheriff Joe Helm addressed the concerns to the Dayton City Council December 13. Also on the agenda was the City’s portion for contract ser...

DAYTON–The Port of Columbia Commissioners heard public comment in opposition to the proposed meat processing facility on lots within the Rock Hill Industrial Park. Those concerns were addressed by t...

DAYTON-The Dayton School Board approved the consent agenda which included the reassignment of Sam Korslund from the athletic director for DW Combine to being solely the director of Dayton Middle and H...

DAYTON–Columbia County Sheriff Joe Helm informed County Commissioners that his office is in "dire straits" and they are in a "horrible situation with patrol cars right now," Commissioners heard d...

DAYTON–Columbia County Commissioners held the first Flood Control Zone District meeting since August 1 ahead of the regular meeting on December 5, during which County Engineer and Public Works D...

DAYTON–Delay in transitioning to assisted living due to inspections was one of the factors contributing to a net loss of $292,000 for the Columbia County Health System in October, with contract l...

DAYTON–All requests for reconsideration of materials have been completed, none were found to be in violation of the Dayton Memorial Library's collection development policy and have been returned to t...

DAYTON–The Friends of the Dayton Memorial Library is a non-profit corporation dedicated to making contributions, grants, and gifts to benefit the Dayton Memorial Library and its patrons. The o...