Articles from the January 19, 2023 edition
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Dayton's Sarah Shutters named a Rising Star
WALLA WALLA–The Blue Mountain Community Foundation has selected Dayton's Sarah Shutters for its Rising Star Youth Award. She is the daughter of Rev. Linda Weistaner and the late Marvin Shutters. Shu...
Sale of Port property to Table Rock approved
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...
CGI donates new product line to food banks
DAYTON–Columbia Grain International (CGI) has donated 15 cases of its Balanced Bushel Line of Beans and Pulses to Food Banks and Senior Centers in Columbia, Garfield and Whitman Counties. Using CGI i...
City Council preparing for what's next with broadband
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...
Quote of the Week
“In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.” – Martin Luther King Jr.... Full story
Olympia Update
By Sen. Mark Schoesler, Rep. Joe Schmick and Rep. Mary Dye OLYMPIA–We are back at the state Capitol for the 2023 legislative session, which began Jan. 9 and is set to last 105 days, ending April 23. A...
Dayton native in the thick of the battle at southern border
DAYTON–There's a lot going on at the southern border, says Abbie Broughton Marsh, a former Columbia County Deputy Prosecutor who is now a federal prosecutor with the U.S. Attorney's Office in P...
What's New at School?
DAYTON–Law Enforcement Awareness Day was observed on Monday, January 9. To commemorate this event, the Dayton High School (DHS) Associated Student Body (ASB) was asked to pass out Thin Blue Line to s...
HR director hired just in time?
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...
At The Theater
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish is the sequel to DreamWorks Animation's 2011 Oscar-nominated blockbuster. Antonio Banderas will again voice the suave feline outlaw, as Puss in Boots discovers that his passion for adventure has taken its toll: He has...
From the Dayton Chronicle archives
Ten Years Ago January 16, 2013 "We are not moving," emphasized Les Teel, CEO of Columbia Rural Electric Association. As the local energy cooperative expands operations in Walla Walla County, and plans to relocate the warehouse and engineering...
Broadband moving forward
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 Weekly Weather
Thursday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 40. Southwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 25. South wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Friday:...
Wolfpack flies into turbulence
DAYTON–It was a bumpy weekend for the Wolfpack, who suffered losses to TriCities Prep and Columbia-Burbank after notching a win over Warden last week. Dayton-Waitsburg is 6-5 overall, 3-3 in league. T...
Lady Wolfpack battling each game
DAYTON–Short-staffed and plagued with injuries, the Dayton-Waitsburg Lady Wolfpack canceled its non-league game against Pomeroy last Tuesday after taking a battering over the weekend. TriCities Prep d...
