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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 after the hearing was closed by Chairman Ryan Rundell, commissioners Marty Hall and Jack Miller, and Public Works Director Grant Morgan explored the logistics of the future receipt of Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant funds. Morgan i...
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 armed robbery of the My Dad's Place Bar at 127 East Main Street. Joshua D. Bye, who lives in the 100 block of West Cameron Street, was released on $50,000 unsecured personal recognizance bond on condition of wearing an alcohol-monitoring device and surrendering all firearms to the Columbia County S...
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 been submitted to the Commissioners requesting formation of the pool district. A final decision by the Board will depend upon the information presented at this hearing....
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 roles in a short film that was being shot here Thursday and Friday, June 22 and 23. The short is being produced by Walla Walla University as a "concept film," according to Aaron Nakamura, Director of Marketing and University Relations. When finished, the film will be around 15-20 minutes in length and t...
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 evening, vintage and newer cars, trucks, 4X4s and rigs of all sorts were busily plying Main Street from one end to another. Saturday, some 353 vehicles were registered to Show and Shine, as breeziness and an overcast soon gave way to blue skies, puffy clouds and mostly sunny to make the day's events–Outlaw L...
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 originally was powered by an in-line, 2,393 c.c. six cylinder engine–rounded up to 2,400 c.c.'s for the "240" in the name–and came from the factory with a four-speed manual transmission. Fast forward to 2023, some 51 years later to a spot in front of the Columbia County Courthouse, and the car has recei...
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 abolishment of the Columbia County Flood Control District. Copies of the draft resolution may be reviewed at the County Road Department at 415 N. Guernsey Ave., or online at columbiaco.com. Dayton City Council and Columbia County Commissioners first heard about flood control zone districts from Kirk H...
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 some new and fascinating attractions have been added to the lineup, according to Chamber Manager Belinda Larson and the All Wheels Weekend Committee. In addition to the time-honored attractions, this year one of Friday evening's activities might take some people back to another time and place as they "D...
DAYTON–The Dayton High School Class of 2023 tossed their mortarboards high into the air at the conclusion of Commencement Exercises here Saturday, June 3, after receiving their diplomas, witnessing their individual class mates' scholarship awards and hearing valedictory and salutatory addresses from the class's academic leaders. Emily Rodrick, Hudson Reser, salutatorian Sarah Shutters, valedictorian Benny Bryan, Vaughn Walter, Shania Johnson-Fay, Eve Talbott, Joseph Patterson and Madison G...
DAYTON–The Columbia County Fairgrounds were the site of a two-day Dayton Days Rodeo last weekend, kicking off Memorial Day Weekend and the summer with two nice and beautiful days where folks from near and far enjoyed the activities and events, including the Dayton Days Parade in downtown Dayton on Saturday. There were full cards of rodeo acton, including ranch bronc riding, tie-down roping, mutton bustin', breakaway roping, team roping, drill teams, steer riding, junior barrel racing, chute d...
DAYTON–Seventeen seniors at Pietrzycki High School will walk in the 2023 Commencement Exercises this Saturday, June 3, 2023, at the Dayton Gymnasium. The pomp and circumstance will begin at 1 p.m. The valedictorian of the Class of 2023 is Benny Bryan and the salutatorian will be Sarah Shutters. Both will be addressing the commencement. Bryan is the son of Paul and Ginger Bryan of Dayton. His future plans are to attend Montana State University in Bozeman, Mont., and earn a bachelor's degree in Bu...
Columbia County Auditor Will Hutchens has advised the Dayton Chronicle that his name as a candidate for Auditor will be on next November’s General Election ballot, not the August Primary Election ballot as reported last week. Information on the Secretary of State website indicated Hutchens’s name would be on the Primary, but that is an error, Hutchens reports, and he has informed the Secretary of State of the error....
TUMWATER–Pirate golfers Chase Caruso and Brady Bott springboarded off their D7/D9 District Championships for high placements at the 1B/2B Golf Championships here May 23-24, Caruso repeating as the second-best woman golfer in the state 1B/2B ranks, and Brady Bott barely out of higher placings by a few strokes for a sixth-place finish. Caruso golfed a 79 on both days, but Sound Christian's Makenna Kelpman edged ahead of her by two strokes the first day and four the second to make a six-stroke d...
YAKIMA–State championships in the pole vault and the 100m. dash, and a plethora of top eight finishes from members of the Pirate boys team counted for 52 points, just a smidgeon behind the top two teams, Evergreen Lutheran and Mary Walker, which tied for the state championship with 56 points, making the Pirates second in state at the 1B-2B-1A State Championships here last week. "When adding up the points scored by everyone else who placed, Pomeroy finished with 52 points at the meet and a s...
YAKIMA–Dayton High School junior all-around athlete Reuben Yutzy finished his 2023 track and field campaign with an appearance in the shot put event, but his performance didn't quite match the throw that qualified him for the big meet here last weekend. Yutzy, an all-around athlete for Dayton-Waitsburg's track program, finished in 13th place with a 38-8½ shot put effort. "Reuben looked very sharp," commented Head Coach Dan Nechodom, "having put in a few weeks of some focused effort to imp...
POMEROY–Races for City of Pomeroy Council positions have gelled with the end of the filing period last week. Incumbent Mayor G. Paul Miller will be opposed in the November 7 General Election by Jack Peasley, and Council Members 2 and 3 will also see races. A Garfield County Special Filing Period will be May 31 through June 2 for the Port Commissioner District 2, a six-year term. The position is currently held by incumbent Matt Herres. Candidates may file in person at the Garfield County A...
The remains of Guadalupe "Andy" Benavides, 47, of Dayton, who has been missing since April 13, 2023, were located in a remote part of north Walla Walla County, along with the vehicle he was last seen driving, reported Undersheriff Joe Klundt of the Walla Walla County Sheriff's Office Tuesday. At approximately 9 a.m., Klundt indicated, the Sheriff's Office was notified that a red Ford truck identical to the one Mr. Benavides was last seen driving, was parked in a wheat field in north Walla Walla...
DAYTON–DW's Lady Wolfpack Fastpitch ten-runned the Goldendale Lady Timberwolves 16-1 here Wednesday, May 17, to advance in the District 5 2B Fastpitch Softball tournament, but then fell to Kittitas-Thorpe and Cle Elum-Roslyn to bow out of post-season play. Dayton-Waitsburg faced EWAC 5 West league champion Kittitas-Thorpe on Friday, May 19, and trailed by a handful of points through the early innings before the Lady Coyotes poured in nine runs in the top of the seventh inning for the 17-1 w...
COLFAX–The heat sheet for the 1B State Track and Field Championships, this weekend in Yakima, is unique: six of the 14 state berths, indeed five of the top six, are Pomeroy Pirates, and a total of ten Pirates will be competing-meet. The Pomeroy boys were edged into second place by Mary Walker, five points separating the teams, and the Pirate Women finished ninth with 29 points at the 1B D7 & D9 Regional at Colfax last weekend. Sidney Bales and Katie Boyer were regional champions-pole vault. "...
CLARKSTON–Seniors Chase Caruso and Brady Bott both won individual District championships at the Southeast 1B District Golf Tournament on Thursday at Red Wolf Golf Club in Clarkston. The two Pirate golfers advanced to the State 1B Golf Tournament at Tumwater Valley Golf Club in Tumwater, Wash., Tuesday and Wednesday, May 23-24. Caruso wrapped up her prep career with a two-day total of 177 and her third District title, said Pirate Golf Head Coach Al Damron. She intends to attend and golf for L...
By Loyal Baker DAYTON–On this particular day, Felix Schelling and Marie Schwarz of Rosenheim, Germany, were intent on making the day's 64-mile ride from their Tuesday-night campsite at Lewis and Clark Trail State Park to Chief Timothy State Park west of Clarkston, but a repair was necessary and they ducked into Dingle's of Dayton for parts. It has been a long and fascinating adventure for 27-year-old Schelling and 29-year-old Schwarz, who started in Ushuaia, Argentina, on November 21, 2021, a...
WALLA WALLA–Lead by Chase Caruso and Brady Bott, five of Pomeroy's six golf-team members advanced from the Southeast 1B Sub-District Golf Tournament to the District tourney at Clarkston's Red Wolf Golf Club on May 18. Caruso continued her winning ways, finishing second out of a field of 15 with a 90 on the 18-hole, par 72 Veterans Memorial course. "Chase's prospects are good," observed Head Coach Al Damron. Bott also finished high, at second in a field of 20, carding an 87. "He's a solid g...
RITZVILLE–Eighteen Pirate track and field athletes finished in the money at the District 7/9 Regional meet here May 10. Regionals will be in Colfax May 19 and 20, with the qualifying finishers going to the 1B-2B-1A state meet in Yakima May 25-27. "Our teams showed well as the boys finished second overall and the girls took eighth," said Head Coach Adam Van Vogt. "We advanced 18 athletes to the regional qualifier, plus relay alternates. A lot of our kids not only moved on but had strong days p...
SPANGLE–After winning two "stay-alive" games against Touchet and Wellpinit, the Pirates' post-season run was cut short by a bottom-of-the-seventh rally by the Northport Mustangs, who walked away with a 6-5 win, capping Pomeroy's season at 12-9, and like so many games in baseball, it came down to a single pitch. Pomeroy won 11-6 over the Wellpinit Redskins on May 10 to advance to the Northport game. Northport, the second-place team out of District 7 behind undefeated Almira Coulee-Hartline, w...
DAYTON–Lady Wolfpack Fastpitch finished the last two double headers winning three of four and finishing in second place in the EWAC 2B Fastpitch standings with a 4-4 record, 6-9 overall. DW played Goldendale on May 17 at home in their first post-season game, and will continue in the bracket Friday at Pasco. Visit DaytonChronicle.com for up-to-date information. The Wolfpack split a road twin bill with Columbia-Burbank, losing 4-3 then winning 11-8 on May 12. DW had a 3-1 lead in the third but t...