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Flood Control Zone District attacking Touchet River stream bed
Heavy machinery was working near the confluence of Patit Creek and the Touchet River last week, part of the first phase of work in the streambed being directed by the Columbia County Flood Control...
Touchet Valley Trail public info meeting April 26
DAYTON–The Port of Columbia will conduct a public information meeting about the Touchet Valley Trail via Zoom webinar on Monday, April 26 at 5:30-7:30 p.m. The meeting is to share research findings...
County adopts local ordinance for controlled substance possession
DAYTON-Columbia County Commissioners adopted an ordinance which includes the intent to possess as a requirement and includes a provision for the City, unless the Council decides to draft their own....
Spring Impact Grants awards benefit Dayton, Milton-Freewater and Walla Walla organizations
DAYTON–Seven area nonprofits in Walla Walla, Milton-Freewater and here will receive Sherwood Trust Spring Impact Awards totaling $80,000, according to CEO Brian Hunt. Sherwood Trust Impact Grants are designed to support smaller-budget projects of...
WSP seeks assistance identifying assault suspect
OLYMPIA–The Washington State Patrol (WSP) is asking the public for assistance in identifying the person in the photograph at right who is being investigated for an assault that occurred on March...
Multiple Counties Eligible for Emergency Loans
Douglas, Franklin, Kittitas, Lincoln, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Skamania, Whitman, and Yakima counties experienced wildfires and straight-line winds from September 1 to 19, 2020. In addition to these primary counties, Adams, Asotin, Benton, Chelan,...
Additional flood funds approved
DAYTON-The Columbia County Commissioners (BOCC) approved resolution FC2021-01, for additional funding for flood work done in the Touchet River. Administrator of the Flood Control Zone District (FCZD)...
All Wheels Weekend is a go
DAYTON–All Wheels Weekend 2021 will return after a one-year, COVID-19 hiatus. Planners announced this week that the Father's Day Weekend event is on the calendar for June 18-19-20, with covid... Full story
House Bill to include straw pulp product
OLYMPIA–A measure sponsored by Rep. Skyler Rude, R-Walla Walla, to allow for straw pulp to be used as post-consumer recycled content for single use carry out bags has unanimously passed both the House and Senate chambers. The original bill SB5323...
Crothers' long-awaited retirement shindig, State Farm Grand Opening Saturday
DAYTON–Long-time local insurance agent Bette Lou Crothers, who retired July 31, 2020, will be the guest of honor at a retirement celebration and grand opening this Saturday, sponsored by State...
Touchet Valley Trail meeting set for April 26
DAYTON–The Port of Columbia will conduct a Zoom Webinar for the upcoming public meeting regarding the Touchet Valley Trail on April 26. This meeting is to share information with the public. It is not a public hearing, and no decisions will be made....
Health System adds three new hires; Dr. Park gives notice
DAYTON–Columbia County Health System has hired three new providers. Lindsay McLaughlin is a nurse practitioner and has already starting seeing patients at the Columbia Family Clinic earlier this...
Cases of COVID-19 vaccine breakthrough confirmed in Washington state
OLYMPIA–The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) is investigating reports of people in the state who tested positive for COVID-19 more than two weeks after being fully vaccinated. Scientists...
Applicants sought for vacancy on Walla Walla Water Conservancy Board
WALLA WALLA–The Walla Walla County Board of Commissioners are seeking applicants to fill a vacancy on the Walla Walla County Water Conservancy Board. Due to the resignation of a Walla Walla County Water Conservancy Board member, the Walla Walla...
Commissioners consider Controlled Substance Ordinance
DAYTON-Columbia County Commissioners (BOCC)approve special meeting in response to proposed County Ordinance for Controlled Substance Possession on April 12. The BOCC made the decision to hold a public...
In-person or online learning?
DAYTON-Dayton School District Superintendent Guy Strot invited the two teachers in the Distance Learning program, Hannalee Farrell for K-5 and Jeanne Walter for 6-12 to give an overview on student...
New concessionaire signed at Golf Course
DAYTON–With the spring not only in the air but on the calendar, and local golfers gravitating to the fairways and greens, the Touchet Valley Golf & Recreation organization, formerly known as the...
Yeeee-Haawwww!
By Loyal and Charlotte Baker DAYTON–Columbia County Commissioners granted Dayton Days Inc. use of the County Fairgrounds over the upcoming Memorial Day weekend, and the organization is planning a...
Eagles Aerie tackling leaky roof
DAYTON–The Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie No. 2618 here met last week and again this week to address a leaking roof, damaged when high winds earlier this year carried away some of the metal...
Touchet Valley Trail public discussion date set
DAYTON-The Port of Columbia Commissioners and Port of Columbia Executive Director, Jennie Dickinson set the date for the public Touchet Valley Trail Design meeting on Monday, April 26 at 5:30 p.m....
2,200 vaccines administered locally
DAYTON-Columbia County Health System’s CEO Shane McGuire reported just over 2,200 vaccines have been administered, and just under half of that are fully vaccinated at the Columbia County...
Say Yes to Education project formulating
DAYTON-Innovia Foundation brought together about 25 Dayton community members to continue the discussion on the two-year initiative project “Say Yes to Education.” The group met in the first of...
Chamber of Commerce Community Choice Awards
Editor's Note: Due to an error in composition of last week's story about the Chamber of Commerce's Community Choice Awards, the headline and cutline under the photo of Mackena Culley were mistakenly...
Law enforcement contract approved
DAYTON-The long negotiated interlocal agreement between the City of Dayton and Columbia County for law enforcement, dispatch and municipal court services was approved by the majority of the City...
Chamber of Commerce Community Choice Awards
DAYTON–The coronavirus affected nearly all aspects of community life here and the Dayton Chamber of Commerce's annual banquet, in which exemplary local individuals and businesses are honored for the...