Articles from the February 17, 2022 edition
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Equine support bill passes House of Representatives
OLYMPIA–An equine industry support bill plodding its way through the House of Representatives broke into a gallop Monday when it passed out of the chamber by a vote of 90-8. It advanced to the Senate for consideration prior to the February 15 d...
BOCC approves funding for The Club
DAYTON–The Columbia County Board of Commissioners (BOCC) approved funding for The Club at the special meeting on February 14, 2022. The BOCC met with Jim Pearson, the Director of Program Operations o...
Columbia Pulp to halt full-scale operation
DAYTON–Columbia Pulp, LLC will idle operations of North America's first tree-free pulp mill as of February 18, 2022, an action that will affect approximately 80 employees who work primarily in its h...
Port property favored for proposed child-care facility location
DAYTON–The Port of Columbia Board heard about the childcare facility; 2022 Port policies were adopted; two new leases were approved, reviewed the meeting format, and gave Port project updates at t...
Quote of the Week
“The opposite of a correct statement is a false statement. But the opposite of a profound truth may well be another profound truth.” – Niels Bohr...
Gov. Inslee lessens mandate requirements
WASHINGTON–Indoor mask mandates will end February 18, 2022, Gov. Jay Inslee stated in a press release February 9, 2022. He acknowledged the viral condition of COVID-19 has changed, leading the State into a transition period. In addition, there is n...
Senate adopts emergency powers reform in name only
When finally given the chance to provide comment more than 10,000 Washingtonians signed in for the public hearings on HB 1772 and SB 5909 to reform the state’s emergency powers. Despite the huge p...
Olympia Update
This week, majority party transportation leaders rolled out their vision for the future of Washington state’s transportation system through the Move Ahead Washington proposal. There are some good g...
School Board addressing intervention support service and sex-ed requirements
DAYTON-The Dayton School Board discussed intervention support services for behavioral and academic growth, and the process of implementing State sexual health requirements for kindergarten through...
SCHOOL LUNCH MENU
Breakfast Wed., Feb. 16: French Toast, fruit, juice, milk Thur., Feb. 17: Breakfast Sandwich, fruit, juice, milk Fri., Feb. 18: Hot Cereal, Cheese Stick fruit, juice, milk Mon, Feb. 21: No School...
At The Theater
The 355 is about a dream team of formidable female stars who come together in a hard-driving original approach to the globe-trotting espionage genre. When a top-secret weapon falls into mercenary...
What's New at School?
DAYTON–High School has finally made it to the second half of the year, but not without difficulty. There have been many trials and tribulations since the beginning of December. Before the school w...
From the Dayton Chronicle archives
Ten Years Ago February 8, 2012 Spokane engineering firm hired to study Starbuck bridge bottleneck. Communication continues between Public Works Director Drew Woods and Columbia County Grain Grower Manager Mitch Payne in regards to truck traffic...
Pastor's Corner
The younger brother wouldn’t give up his candy bar to his bullying older brother. The larger boy took the smaller one’s arm, twisting it behind his back until the little one cried out, “I give up” as he dropped the candy bar to the floor. The Bib...
Dayton resident injured in auto mishap
WAITSBURG–A Dayton woman was injured and taken to a Walla Walla hospital following a vehicle-deer collision on SR 12, two miles east of here. Barbara A. Gibson, 85, Dayton, was a passenger in a 2008 Ford Escape that was westbound on SR 12 on F...
Obituary
Jeffrey Ray Bruce November 16, 1950–August 30, 2021 He passed peacefully at home after a short illness surrounded by his wife, brother and best friend. Jeff was born in Dayton, Wash., to John and D...
Correction
In the January 27 edition, a story regarding the Columbia County Commissioners misidentified Zella Powers of Dayton as manager of the local Senior Center. Orinda Woods manages the Senior Round Table program referred to in the stor...
Idaho woman cited following accident
DAYTON–A 70-year-old Lewiston, Idaho woman was cited for driving under the influence following a February 2 single-vehicle accident near the SR 12-SR 261 intersection. Donna A. Chandler was eastbound on SR 12, 17 miles east of Dayton when the 2003 F...
