Articles from the October 8, 2020 edition
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Many participated in the local 2020 Prayer Walk
DAYTON-Over 100 people from in and around Dayton gathered at the Courthouse for the Prayer Walk for the community and nation on September 26 at 9 a.m. The crowd was met by event organizer and Faith...
BOCC hears complaints over leadership at fairgrounds
DAYTON–A formal complaint was given by Alicia Adkins to the Board of Columbia County Commissioners in regards to alleged mistreatment of some of the children, including her own, boarding their h...
General Election ballots mailed
DAYTON–Columbia County voters have received their ballots for the 2020 General Election, according to County Auditor Anne Higgins. The vote-by-mail ballots were delivered to the post office on F...
Levees being cleared of woody debris
Columbia County equipment was giving the Touchet River channel through Dayton's downtown area some attention this week. County track hoes were working in the river, clearing woody debris from along...
Commentary
Patty Baker was unique, special and remarkable in that her quirky nature meshed with the eccentric qualities of my brother and they, well, just fit together. Their union was all a part of God's Plan...
Letters to the Editor
To the editor, Judge G. Scott Marinella is the right choice for Superior Court Judge–Asotin/Columbia/Garfield Counties. I have known Judge Marinella professionally for over 10 years. He possesses 36 years of combined diverse, solid judicial and l...
On the Edge of Common Sense
It struck in late October like a plague of mustard gas. It started with a trickle but then soon began to mass. In pens and cattle alleys on the new receiving side, The fall run was beginning and...
School Menu
Breakfast Wednesday, Oct 7: Pumpkin Muffins, Fruit, Milk Thursday, Oct 8: Scrambled Eggs, Blueberry Bagel, Fruit, Milk Friday, Oct 9: Cereal, Fruit, Milk Monday, Oct 12: Scrambled Eggs, Biscuit, Fruit, Milk Tuesday, Oct 13: Breakfast Stick, Fruit,...
What's New at School?
DAYTON-Local High School students prepare to take the SAT exam with a prep course held on Monday, October 12 followed by the PSAT test Wednesday, October 14, 2020. That time has come once again for...
Obituary
Howard P. Smith January 26, 1933–September 21, 2020 Howard Preston Smith, 87, of Waitsburg, Wash., passed away surrounded by family at his daughter's Lauri McKinley, home in Dayton, Wash., on Monday S...
OBITUARY
Patty A. Baker May 7, 1954-October 1, 2020 Patty Baker breathed her last on October 1, 2020 at age 66 in Quilcene, Washington. After a nine month battle with cancer treatment, Patty is free now from...
Clarification
DAYTON–In the October 1, 2020 Dayton Chronicle “No new COVID-19 cases for three weeks” article it was reported that Coates Creek on the Wolf Fork Road will close. Please note Eaton announced there may be a danger of a road closure if the culve...
From the Dayton Chronicle archives
Ten Years Ago October 6, 2010 The Columbia County Sheriff’s office is asking for the assistance of all residents of Dayton and Columbia County for information about a recent string of residential and commercial burglaries that have occurred over t...
