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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...
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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 (...
Representatives review 2024 Legislative session
DAYTON–Both Ninth District representatives, Mary Dye (R-Pomeroy) and Joe Schmick (R-Colfax), were delighted that three of six initiatives to the Legislature were passed, and both weren't unhappy t...
Pool Board prepares for community meeting
DAYTON–The Parks and Recreation District Pool Board (PB) is planning a community meeting for April 18 at 6 p.m. at the Elementary School multi-purpose room. They are seeking public input on what is n...
Dayton youngsters find prize Golden Eggs
It was all smiles for those who found the prized golden eggs at the Dayton Kiwanis Club Easter Egg Hunt last Saturday at the Dayton City Park. Back row: Aiden Donovan, Reece Lambert, Jaxson Fabian,...
SB5824, bill to close library voter loophole, signed into law
OLYMPIA–Gov. Jay Inslee signed Senate Bill 5824 sponsored by Senators Sam Hunt, D-Olympia; Karen Keiser, D-Des Moines; Patty Kuderer, D-Bellevue; Marko Liias, D-Edmonds; and T'wina Nobles, D...
School Board approves contract with Jeremy Wheatley
DAYTON–The Dayton School Board unanimously approved a three-year contract with Jeremy Wheatley for the superintendent position during a special meeting on March 29. During the "Meet The Candidates F...
Waitsburg man recovering from burn accident
WAITSBURG–A Waitsburg man, Mark Leroue Jr., is recovering from third-degree burns at Harbor View Medical Center in Seattle following a March 11 explosion at Nancy’s Dream Garden Center on Second Street. Leroue, 34, was helping insulate a 10-foot by...
Yamate students arrive April 12
DAYTON–The High School will again participate in the Yamate exchange this year. Students arrive on April 12 approximately 5 p.m. There is a cultural presentation at the high school gym on April 15 a...
BOCC discusses option to elect or appoint a coroner
DAYTON–The Columbia County Board of Commissioners (BOCC) heard from Prosecuting Attorney Dale Slack who advised them of a change in RCW 36.16.030 that the prosecuting attorney will no longer be an ex officio coroner for counties with a population o...
