From the Dayton Chronicle archives

Ten Years Ago

September 1, 2010

Tuesday afternoon, August 24, a combine caught fire causing a field fire on Patit Road and crews from Columbia County Fire District #3 and Waitsburg worked to contain and extinguish the fire. Thursday winds with gusts up to 40 miles an hour are suspected to have rekindled the fire. The fire quickly grew out of control as the winds picked up burning across the hills...