Articles from the January 5, 2023 edition
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City Addressing Flood Mitigation
It was a nippy cold day Monday when work was underway to remove sediment from an outflow drain for a pond in the 1st and Main streets area, adjacent to Flour Mill Park, which collects runoff from...
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County considering Columbia REA building for offices
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...
Kiwanis Club to honor local law enforcement
DAYTON–Kiwanis will be recognizing National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day (LEAD) at Moose Creek Café and Bakery on January 9 from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. with an open house. Columbia County Sheriff Joe Helm, deputies, staff, their families, and the pu...
Touchet Valley Arts Council receives gift from Puget Sound Energy
The Liberty Theater's Balcony Remodel Project recently got a boost from Puget Sound Energy. The utility, which operates wind farms in Columbia County, contributed $1,000 to the project, which is...
YEAR IN REVIEW
DAYTON–The Dayton Chronicle continues its brief review of the stories, events, mishaps and triumphs that made up life in Dayton and Columbia County in 2022, which started in the December 29, 2022 e...
Quote of the Week
“Once you bring life into the world, you must protect it. We must protect it by changing the world.” – Elie Wiesel...
Commentary
It’s kind of nice having most of the family relatively, no pun intended, close during the holidays. We have a few of our sons and daughter who are an airline flight away, but the rest are within driving distance. Watching the national news between C...
Chromebooks available to check out at library
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...
Public invited to hear about border issues at Kiwanis meeting
DAYTON–Former Dayton attorney Abbie Broughton Marsh will give a presentation, "Federal Prosecution of Smuggling at the Southwest Border" at the January 12 meeting of the Dayton Kiwanis Club. The meeting will be held from noon to 1 p.m. at the D...
Pastor's Corner
A fan of a very accomplished musician thanked him for "making it all about the music and not about the musician." The fan was impressed with the humility of the musician and experienced the blessing of God's special touch in his songs. Even in...
At The Theater
Avatar: The Way of Water, is set more than a decade after the events of the first film. This latest movie begins to tell the story of the Sully family (Jake, Neytiri, and their kids), the trouble that follows them, the lengths they go to keep each...
From the Dayton Chronicle archives
Ten Years Ago January 2, 2013 Rep. Terry Nealey, R-Dayton has been named ranking Republican on the Finance Committee of the state House of Representatives. The Spring Lake Dam located immediately west of the Tucannon River in Columbia County, was...
Wolfpack inches away in end game for 55-44 win over Pirates
POMEROY–The Dayton-Waitsburg Wolfpack and Pomeroy Pirates were neck-and-neck throughout the entire game until the breaks fell DW's way in the final minutes and they walked away with a 55-44 non-league...
DW Wolfpack overwhelmed in 65-21 loss to Lady Buccaneers
POMEROY––Dayton-Waitsburg's Lady Wolfpack ran into a stronger Lady Pirate crew and floundered in single-digit scoring, dropping a non-league game 65-21 here December 29. Dayton-Waitsburg is 1-4 ove...
