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Vernon Smith Bridge Replacement Project
The Vernon Smith Bridge Replacement Project is underway and it is anticipated that the new bridge and roadway will be in service by early summer. Girders for the new bridge over the Touchet River...
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Athletics making a resurgence among Dayton student-athletes
By Jessica Ruffcorn Dayton Chronicle Reporter DAYTON–Dayton Schools' Athletic Director Sam Korslund reported remarkable success in spring sports to the Dayton School Board of Directors at their A...
Columbia County Parks and Rec hosts a Community Input Meeting
DAYTON– The Columbia County Parks and Rec District hosted a public forum focusing on the type of pool that would benefit the community. The April 18 meeting was informal and allowed the audience to c...
Yamate Cultural Exchange students getting taste of Dayton lifestyle
While the Lady Bulldogs battled with the Pomeroy Pirates on the fast-pitch softball diamond, four Yamate students also took in the game on a sunny Tuesday afternoon in Dayton. The Japanese students...
Annual survey shows growth in Washington gray wolf population in 2023
OLYMPIA – Washington’s wolf population grew for the 15th consecutive year in 2023, according to the Washington Gray Wolf Conservation and Management 2023 Annual Report, released today by the Was...
Dayton Days Rodeo to honor late president
DAYTON–The 2024 Columbia County Fair Association-Dayton Days Rodeo, set for May 24 and 25 at the Columbia County Fairgrounds, will be dedicated in memory of the late Tim Donohue, Dayton Days p...
Beleny elected rural library board chair
DAYTON–The Columbia County Rural Library District (CCRLD) Board of Trustees met on April 16 with new Board Member Dale Walling, and voted on new officer positions for its members. Library Director E...
Blue Mountains Forest Plan Revision Announce Public Meeting Venue Change for La Grande, OR
PENDLETON, Ore. (April 16, 2024) - The Malheur, Umatilla, and Wallowa-Whitman National Forests (Blue Mountains) continue to host public meetings that bring awareness and provide an opportunity for the public to engage in the Forest Plan Revision...
Japanese Exchange Students arrive in Dayton
Exchange Students from Yamate High School in Yokohama arrived last Friday for their two-week stay in Dayton, hitting the ground running by taking in Dayton Bulldog baseball and the Junior-Senior Prom...
Port and Lyons Ferry Marina to seek grant
DAYTON–Port of Columbia Commissioners approve resolution 2024-03; signed a one-year lease for new business; and were advised of lighting program cost during the meeting April 10. Executive Director J...
Council declines to put library annexation to a vote
DAYTON–The City Council voted unanimously to not place the library annexation on the November ballot at their regular meeting. Dayton resident Katie Roughton had made the request to the council back in January in hopes that city voters would have t...
Candidate filing week changed
DAYTON–The week in which political candidates may file for open elected positions has been changed to the first week in May, May 6 through 10, according to Cathy Abel, Chief Operations Deputy with the Columbia County Auditor's Office. Filing opens a...
Quick Peek
Wed, Apr 17 School Board Meeting–Media Center, High School Library–6:30 p.m. Youth Fishing Tournament–Dayton Fishing Pond–3-5 p.m. Thurs, Apr 18 Family Story Time Dinner–Library–6 p.m. Pool District Community Work Session–Elementary Multipurpose...
Dayton man uninjured in traffic mishap
PRESCOTT–Owen L. Lanning of Dayton was uninjured following a traffic accident on State Route 124 west of Prescott near the intersection with Harvey Shaw Road at noon on April 10. Lanning, in a 1980 Ford, was westbound on SR 124 when his vehicle w...
Are You Doing Enough to Keep Your Kids Safer On Their Phone?
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma - (April 2, 2024)-When it comes to kids and phones, the discussion focused on what age was appropriate for them to get their first one. Now, it centers more on how to keep...
Re-classifying grey wolves
WASHINGTON STATE–The Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife public comment period for gray wolf rule making is open now. Based on a population projection model developed at the University of Washington (UW) and other available information on g...
USDA seeks partnerships to expand conservation on grazing lands
WASHINGTON D.C.–United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) seeks partnerships to expand conservation on grazing lands. The Natural Recourses Conservation Service (NRCS) Proposals accepted through May 26. The USDA is investing up to $22 million i...
Yamate students arrive Friday; Cultural Presentation Monday
DAYTON–A busload of Yamate High School exchange students will arrive in Dayton at around 5 p.m. this Friday, April 12 at Dayton High School on 3rd Street. Upon arrival, students will be introduced t...
Stegall, Hollingsworth, Wilson and Mikesell are 2024 CC Fair Hostesses
By Charlotte Baker DAYTON–The Columbia County Fair Board (CCFB) selected four area girls, Cedar Stegall, Alyssa Hollingsworth, Sara Ann Wilson, and Makayla Mikesell, all from Waitsburg, Wash., in F...
Dayton on the big screen
DAYTON–The Liberty Theater will present a movie premier of Dayton Monday, April 22 at 7 p.m. Lights, Camera, Action! In the Summer of 2023, a short movie, Color of Threads, produced by Walla Walla U...
Pool District work session scheduled
DAYTON–The Columbia County Parks and Recreation Pool District (PD) will host a community work session at the Dayton School Multipurpose Room on Thursday, April 18 at 6–7:30 p.m. Community members are invited to collaborate to develop a vision of a c...
Three-generation VGBRA champions
By Charlotte Baker WALLA WALLA–The Valley Girls Barrel Racing Association 2023 results garner an overall grand champion, Payden Henery; reserve champion Dana Greg; and a three-generation champion r...
Columbia REA Director achieves credential in Today's Electric Utility competencies
WALLA WALLA–Philip Mehlenbacher, District 2 Board Director, recently received the Credentialed Cooperative Director certificate from the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA). P...
Dale Walling appointed to library board
DAYTON–Local resident Dale Walling was chosen from among seven candidates for the open Columbia County Rural Library District Board of Trustees on March 15 by the Board of County Commissioners (...
