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Passing game gives Pirates OT win
POMEROY–Ollie Severs's back-of-the-end zone catch for the two-point conversion in double overtime lifted the Pirates over the Charlo Vikings 42-40 in a game Head Coach Kyle Kimble dubbed "for the...
Lady Pirates split matches with G-P, Oakesdale
POMEROY––The Lady Pirates split matches last week, capitalizing on fewer unforced errors to defeat Garfield-Palouse Sept. 12, then struggling against a strong Oakesdale serving game, falling in...
Restraining order granted to remove library dissolution question from ballot
DAYTON–Following a hearing here on September 6, plaintiff Neighbors United for Progress, a Columbia County political action committee, obtained a temporary restraining order from Court Commissioner...
Pirates share the scoring as they clip Cardinals 46-22
POMEROY––Pirate football kept the defense guessing as it rebounded from last week's loss with a solid 46-22 win over the Waitsburg Cardinals here Friday. This Friday's contest is a non-league...
Lady Bucs stumble in first matches of season
POMEROY––The Lady Pirates are off to a bit of a rough start, and Head Coach Adam VanVogt sees potential in his squad, confident that this relatively young team–only three seniors and three junio...
NUP seeks injunction to remove library dissolution proposition from November ballot
DAYTON–A local political action organization and two associated individuals have sued Dayton resident Jessica Ruffcorn, organizer of a petition to dissolve the Columbia County Rural Library District, also naming Columbia County, County Auditor...
Fire contained on N. Touchet Road; disaster averted says chief
DAYTON–An accidentally started fire in the 900 block of North Touchet Road was contained to around three or four acres with some vehicles, fencing and trees sustaining damage on Monday, August 28,...
Pirates fall to Patriots in season opener, 38-26
PASCO–After getting hammered in the third quarter, a fourth-quarter rally fell short and the Pomeroy Pirates fell 38-26 to the Liberty Christian Patriots in the first game of the season here Sept....
Start-up venture plans to bring ag-related industry and 30 jobs to Pomeroy
POMEROY––With the demise of Columbia Pulp, the concept of finding a use for the plentiful wheat straw produced in southeastern Washington may be continued by a local entrepreneur who, if...
Pomeroy: A Farming Community
POMEROY––With a majority of the 2023 crop in the bin, this year's small grains harvest turned out "better than expected," according to Pomeroy Grain Growers Manager Derek Teal. "Overall, yields...
WWII Navy veteran remembers August, 1945 in South Pacific
WAITSBURG–"Not too many kids from Prescott are able to say they spent their nineteenth birthday in Tokyo, Japan," Jack McCaw, 96, said recently in recalling where he was and what he was doing during...
Steve Henderson, local artist, profiled on KSPS program
DAYTON–The works of art created by local fine art painter Steve Henderson was the topic of a ten-minute segment on "Everyday Northwest" hosted by Staci Nelson, broadcast by KSPS-Spokane last May....
Hoosier couple retrace 1923 Model T trip – to the day
DAYTON–Craig and Kathy Mitchell of Greenwood, Ind., overnighted here on June 19, 2023, 100 years to the day that his grandfather, grandmother, great grandfather and grand aunt came through driving a...
PROFILES IN AGRICULTURE
DAYTON–Patrick Francis Donohue and his two brothers arrived in New York City from Ireland circa 1870-80 while in their late twenties or early thirties, with six cents between them. According to...
Disposition of Columbia Pulp's unexpired leases to be heard in King Co. court
SEATTLE–The receiver for Columbia Pulp I, LLC has filed motions to reject unexpired leases and a hearing is set for August 15, 2023, in King County Superior Court. Two leases were to HYG Financial Services, Inc., which operates under the names...
Betty Keller, Janice Davis named Alumni Parade Marshals
DAYTON–Two Dayton High School Alumni from the early Fifties will marshal the 2023 Dayton High School Alumni Parade, 10 a.m. this Saturday. Janice Hall Davis, Class of 1952, and Betty Eaton Keller,...
Pool-only Park and Rec District to be on November ballot
DAYTON–Voters in Columbia County and the City of Dayton will see a proposition on the General Election ballot asking for approval to form a pool-only Park and Recreation District that will...
Columbia Co. Commissioners dissolve Flood Control District
DAYTON–Following a public hearing in which no members of the public gave any testimony, Columbia County Commissioners voted unanimously to dissolve the Flood Control Zone District (FZCD) at the work session here Monday, June 26. In discussion...
Dayton man suspect in robbery of My Dad's Place
DAYTON–A 39-year-old Dayton resident had his first appearance in Columbia County Superior Court here Friday, June 23, and faces a charge of first-degree robbery in connection with a June 20 alleged...
Pool District hearing set
DAYTON–Columbia County Commissioners will take input from members of the public for and/or against formation of a county-wide pool district at a hearing set for 10 a.m. Monday, July 3, in the Columbia County Commissioner’s Office. A petition has...
Movie magic at Dayton Depot
DAYTON–Lights! Camera! Action! The Dayton Historical Depot and the restored Pullman Car "Abraham Lincoln," on the tracks next to Washington's oldest surviving rail road depot, played significant...
Clouds part, sun kisses All Wheels Weekend
DAYTON–The 29th Annual All Wheels Weekend was a hit, a blast from the past and present, and by all accounts, a resounding success. Friday afternoon, the traffic began to pick up and by early...
Car, mechanic meet again at All Wheels
DAYTON–Visiting with Daryl Zumhofe of Kennewick about his nice racing green, 1972 Datsun 240-Z, it was surprising to learn Zumhofe has been the sleek sports car's one and only owner. The Z...
Commissioners set hearing on dissolution of Flood Control Zone District
DAYTON–A public hearing to consider dissolution of the Flood Control Zone District (FCZD) is set for 9 a.m. Monday, June 25 in the chambers of the Columbia County Commissioners. At the hearing, Commissioners will take testimony for or against the...
All Wheels weekend skids into Dayton
DAYTON–Romp it! The 29th All Wheels Weekend 2023 Car Show is careening full throttle toward another boisterously successful Father's Day weekend event as upwards of 150 entries are registered and...