Articles from the May 4, 2023 edition
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Fentanyl Town Hall here May 4
DAYTON–Deaths attributed to the synthetic opioid analgesic fentanyl have increased dramatically in recent times and local officials say Dayton and Columbia County are not immune to the problem. To b...
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Grant awarded to All Saints Thrift Store
DAYTON–The Sherwood Trust Foundation awarded All Saints Thrift Store $45,000 grant on April 27. All Saints Thrift Store pursued grant funding through Sherwood Trust to purchase a multi-purpose s...
McMillen-Smit appointed to fill vacancy on hospital commission
DAYTON–A former member of the Columbia County Hospital District's Finance Committee, Jamie McMillen-Smit, has been appointed to fill the Position No. 5 vacancy which resulted from the death of l...
State's new capital budget includes money for Dayton, Starbuck school projects
OLYMPIA–The new two-year state capital budget passed by the Legislature late last week delivers funding for many projects in the 9th District, including some found in Dayton and Starbuck, according to...
Senior Living section highlights maximizing time in retirement
DAYTON–Our Fair City (and county) has been a desirable spot for people of retirement age to not only relocate here, but for scores of families who have lived and worked here to, well, not do a...
Quote of the Week
“You can’t wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.” – Jack London... Full story
Olympia Update
This session saw some bipartisan successes as lawmakers and citizens were in Olympia together for the first time in nearly three years. That in-person interaction is always key for working relationships and good workable solutions to our state's...
Dayton Middle School student places first at regional GEAR UP Competition
TRI-CITIES–Dayton Middle School student Christian Gonzalez, competing in the GEAR Up 8th Grade Career Showcase here April 28, finished with a big win. The aspiring neurosurgeon impressed the judges w...
Fish and Wildlife Commission seeks public input on draft Conservation Policy
OLYMPIA – The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission is opening a public comment period on its draft Conservation Policy through June 30, 2023. The draft Conservation Policy directs the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife to preserve and p...
Mushroom picking is free within personal-use limits
PENDLETON-As the snow recedes, various fungi will begin returning to the forest floor. Personal-use mushroom picking is free and does not require a permit or payment under the legal limits, which authorizes an individual to harvest, possess, or...
Letters to the Editor
To the editor, Last year I read an article about some people going to rebuild the Starbuck arena and they obtained a grant in the amount of $98,000 to get this project going. I saw where they were hoping to have a rodeo last September, 2022. I have...
What's New at School?
DAYTON–Many Dayton High School (DHS) students demonstrated their spirit through activities and dress-up days during Prom this week. The final combined sports week ended with a pep rally coordinated by...
Pastor's Corner
Years ago, our van lost power as we were approaching the Snake River Bridge at Central Ferry. It didn't help that the temperature was over 100 degrees. In order to get to the shade and out of the...
From the Dayton Chronicle archives
Ten Years Ago April, 2013 Life-long model and flight enthusiast completes scale model of Spirit of St. Louis. Jim Edwards crafted a full scale model replica of the Spirit of St. Louis, the plane to make the first non-stop flight over the ocean from N...
2023 More Powerful Together Community Grant applications now available
WALLA WALLA–Columbia REA is currently accepting applications for its 2023 More Powerful Together Community Grant Program. Grant funding will be available to selected organizations from Milton-Freewater, Or., Walla Walla County and Columbia County. T...
OBITUARY
Lynn Laureen Davis McCaw July 1, 1953- March 31, 2023 Lynn McCaw, 69, passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by family and friends after a brief, but hard-fought, battle with cancer. Known to some as Mama Lynn and others as "Cro", she was the...
OBITUARY
Clinton James Atteberry July 24, 1980–April 30, 2023 Clinton James Atteberry, Dayton resident, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, April 30, 2023 at the Dayton General Hospital. He was 42. Clint was born July 24, 1980 in Pasco, Wash. His early y...
Quilts of Valor
Two local veterans–twin brothers, as a matter of fact–were honored recently with a Quilt of Valor, presented by local quilt artists Debbie Bailey, left, and Sylvia Demaris, third from left. Rec...
Dayton Weekly Weather
Thursday: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Southwest wind 8 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Thursday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mo...
Yutzy and Hollingsworth leading DW Track & Field
BURBANK–Two Dayton-Waitsburg Wolfpack athletes, Alyssa Hollingsworth and Reuben Yutzy had a good day in the first of two Eastern Washington Athletic Conference meets, the April 20 meet at Cle Elum/Roslyn, and the April 25 meet here. A third EWAC m...
DW Fast-pitch plays tie-breaker against TCP here Friday
DAYTON–With a pair of league doubleheaders to play in the regular season, the Dayton-Waitsburg Lady Wolfpack Fast-pitch team is tied with TriCities Prep with 1-3 league records, and that question will be decided here Friday when the two teams meet fo...
DW Baseball standing in fifth place
FINLEY–A plague of errors were felt in Dayton-Waitsburg Wolfpack's losses to the River View Panthers here last week, the home team winning 17-1 and 16-1 as Panther pitchers threw no-hitters in both contests. Dayton-Waitsburg is in fifth place with a...
Golfers unable to clear Sub-District
WALLA WALLA–The Sub-District Golf Match, held May 1 at Veterans Memorial, finished with the top half of the field advancing to the District match in Yakima May 8, none of those golfers were Wolfpack. "Though we did not send any golfers on to the d...
Senior Center
DAYTON–As the old joke says: "At my age, I eat dessert first." Well, it's true. At the Columbia County Senior Center, folks trickling in for the meal on any given Tuesday or Thursday get a little t...
