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“Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not the sitter.” – Oscar Wilde... Full story

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 62. Calm wind becoming north around 6 mph in the afternoon. Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34. North wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm in the evening. Friday: Sunny, with a high near 65. Friday Night:...

Ten Years Ago April 16, 2014 Will Hutchens pens book about Portland's coffee Culture. Will Hutchens, a 1995 graduate of Dayton High School, outlines what he describes as the unique coffee culture of the Portland area coffee houses and what has been... Full story

The young couple often picnicked in the cemetery overlooking Dayton. They explained that though many would think it a strange location, they enjoyed the peaceful quietness and the green beauty surrounding them. It was of note that they could be so...

A typographical error was point out in the “Archives” published on March 28. The item was from the March 24, 1949 Dayton Chronicle and should have read: Deputy Sheriff Herschell Bauman and State Patrolman Clarence Ellis are expected to arrive hom...

In chapter 15 of Mark's Gospel and, similarly, in chapter 27 of Matthew's Gospel, we hear that shortly before Jesus died, he cried out in a loud voice, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me" (NABRE translation). Mark even writes the words as Jesu...

Arthur the King (A dog story) is based on an incredible true story. Over the course of ten days and 435 miles, and unbreakable bond is forged between pro adventure racer Michael Light (Mark Wahlberg) and a scrappy street dog companion dubbed Arthur....

“Set your course by the stars, not by the lights of every passing ship.” – Omar N. Bradley... Full story

Cabrini is the powerful epic of Francesca Cabrini, an Italian immigrant who arrives in New York City in 1889 and is greeted by disease, crime, and impoverished children. Cabrini sets off on a daring mission to convince the hostile mayor to secure hou...

Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. Calm wind. Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Friday: A 50 percent chance of...

Ten Years Ago April 9, 2014 Residents of Smith Hollow, Prater, and Messner roads have requested a speed reduction on the county roads north of Dayton. The roads are posted at 50 mph per state law, due to the numerous hills and curves, as well as...

Patrick Marlyn Scheik March 25, 1970–January 10, 2024 Patrick Marlyn Scheik passed away at his home in Krum, Tex., on January 10, 2024. Patrick was born on March 25, 1970 in Colfax, Wash., to Evan Scheik and Carolyn (Waggoner) Scheik Criss. He l...

“Never put off till tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow.” – Mark Twain... Full story

The young couple often picnicked in the cemetery overlooking Dayton. They explained that though many would think it a strange location, they enjoyed the peaceful quietness and the green beauty surrounding them. It was of note that they could be so...

Roland Delbert Schirman November 1, 1937–March 22, 2024 Roland Delbert Schirman, 86, of Dayton, Wash., went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, March 22, 2024, after a brief but aggressive infection, while visiting in Denver, Colo. Born i...

Ten Years Ago April 3, 2013 Bank of America trustee Kevin Paulson VSP, presented a summary of income money from the farm in the W. W. Day Trust for the crop year 2012. The farm has 1379.2 tillable acres. The trust had $136,000 for disbursement with...

“Pennies do not come from heaven. They have to be earned here on earth.” – Margaret Thatcher...

DAYTON–Nearly thirty years ago Susie and I made a trip to Dayton to be interviewed, which would determine if we would Pastor here. On the way we came across a few sheep on the main highway a couple miles out of town. We stopped, moved the sheep o...

Thursday: Showers likely, mainly after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 56. Light south wind becoming southwest 8 to 13 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less...