Dayton News

To the Dayton community: Once again, the Dayton community has shown its support and generosity during the Dayton Christmas Toy Drive.

Lawmakers are lined up outside the House of Representatives chamber waiting to be called in for the opening ceremony.

A Waitsburg home was destroyed by fire this morning, officials said. Firefighers were dispatched to the home at 317 Dewitt Road about 8:15 a.m. with reports of a wood stove flue on fire, said Fire Chief Justin Gagnon of Columbia County Fire District 2. His crews were assisted by firefighters from Dixie, Dayton and Prescott with about 12 fire trucks ...

The first-round of the high school state football playoffs -- for the most part -- appear set.

This editorial is about the 16th District race for the state House of Representatives.

Arduous Journey , a striking bronze statue by the late Carol Grende, will be dedicated at 3 p.m. today in Dayton.

Chukar Cherries has been selling its sweet cherries since 1988. Shown here are canned cherries.

The annual Dayton Historic Home Tour featuring three Victorian homes, an Arts & Crafts bungalow and the Boldman House museum and garden is Sunday.

Candidates for two legislative offices had a chance to state their case to voters at a forum Wednesday in Pasco.

Pasco has finally hired its basketball coaches, exactly two months from the day winter sports begin practice.

The creation of a new business park during an economic downturn is a welcome sight for folks in Columbia County, where the unemployment rate was 10 percent last spring.

PacifiCorp electric customers in Walla Walla, Dayton, Pomeroy, Sunnyside and other Eastern Washington communities could see a smaller rate increase next year than one initially sought by the company under a proposed settlement agreement.

Adding another windmill to Kittitas county would hardly be news. But trading up for the 220 foot wind turbines like those at Wild Horse Wind Farm, has been a boon for both the county and Puget Sound Energy.