Articles from the April 27, 2023 edition
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Centennial of Pietrzycki Cornerstone showcases namesake's remarkable life
DAYTON–A throng of Dayton and Columbia County residents turned out to an Open House at Pietrzycki High School April 20 to soak in the history and legacy of a man whose 30-some-odd years in the r...
Board selects Gonzalez as representative
DAYTON-The Dayton School Board heard several presentations by students in both the elementary and secondary schools during the April 19 meeting; approved revised Dayton Athletic Codes for parents and...
Rust joins Library Board; Ball retained as chairman
DAYTON-The Columbia County Rural Library District (CCRLD) Board of Trustees welcomed newly appointed board member Kevin Rust during the meeting April 17, followed by the voting of the trustees into...
Quote of the Week
“Honest disagreement is often a good sign of progress.” – Mahatma Gandhi... Full story
Olympia Update
By Rep. Joe Schmick When our state's budget surplus reached approximately $15 billion last year, many of us felt it was time to give some of that back to taxpayers in the form of meaningful property...
Semi tractor catches fire on SR 12
District 3 fire units responded to Mile Post 384 on SR 12 at about 5 p.m. Monday, April 24, to put out a fire which consumed the tractor of a semi-tractor trailer rig of Dundee Trucking out of...
What's New at School?
DAYTON–High School (DHS) students were getting excited about the one-hundred-year anniversary of their school last week and the upcoming Prom. Present day DHS students participated in activities to c...
Pastor's Corner
The grandson had just heard his grandpa call his grandma a "back seat driver" even though she was sitting in the front passenger seat. The grandfather explained to him that he meant his wife was trying to control his driving. He even pointed out the...
Dayton man shot in Walla Walla
WALLA WALLA–A Dayton man, Skyler Ian Glasby, 34, is being held in Walla Walla County Jail on $50,000 bond following an incident which resulted in Glasby sustaining a gunshot wound in a residence in the 500 block of N. Roosevelt Street here on A...
From the Dayton Chronicle archives
Ten Years Ago April, 2013 "Fire-Grab some iron!" inspires the name of Spring's brew pub. Mike and Ann Spring would have such a theme, and so Chief Spring's Fire and Irons Brew Pub has ignited. The Springs relocated to Dayton last October and purchase...
Obituary
David Louis Jones August 16, 1940 - April 1, 2023 With great sorrow in our hearts, we announce the passing of David Louis Jones. On April 1, 2023, he died of a heart attack. David was born on August 16, 1940 and lived to the age of 82 years old. He...
Obituary
Bessie M. Tate September 15, 1936-January 1, 2023 Bessie M. Tate, 86, died January 1, 2023. She graduated from Dayton High School and continued her education in the Tri-Cities and Spokane, completing her nursing degree. She enlisted in the U.S....
'Pack baseball sweeps WWVA
COLLEGE PLACE–The Dayton-Waitsburg Wolfpack hammered the Walla Walla Valley Academy Knights in an April 18 double header, slicing up a 12-1 win and a 22-0 hammering. DW made 12 hits in each game, with Isaias Reyes clobbering a home run in the n...
DW Golf hosts match here
DAYTON–The local links were the site of a league golf match April 18, hosted by Dayton-Waitsburg Golf. Due to some holes being unplayable because of the ongoing Touchet Valley Golf Course irrigation project, the match was 16 holes, par 64. D...
