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Two file Monday at start of special filing period

WALLA WALLA — Two candidates filed Monday at the start of a special filing period in Walla Walla County.

U-B staff wins editorial, photography awards in journalism contest

SEATTLE — The Walla Walla Union-Bulletin has won awards for editorials and photography in the 2012 Society of Professional Journalists Northwest Excellence in Journalism contest.

Informational meet on tourism grants Wednesday

WALLA WALLA — Grants to support tourism events or projects with long-term economic benefits will be the subject of a meeting Wednesday.

Milton-Freewater schools contract talks to be open to public

MILTON-FREEWATER — The Milton-Freewater Unified School District and the Milton-Freewater Education Association will hold a collective bargaining session today at 5:30 p.m. in the Central Middle School music room.

Sanity evaluation ordered for accused stabber

WALLA WALLA — A new mental evaluation has been ordered to determine if a man knew right from wrong when he allegedly stabbed a woman outside a local tavern last year, then set fire to the home of an acquaintance and robbed him.

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Women-only shooting club aims for state chapter

WALLA WALLA — She’s looking for “gals” but sure is getting a lot of calls from men.

New report on child mental health to be discussed

COLLEGE PLACE — Local counselor Sue Huett will discuss mental health in kids at the local National Alliance on Mental Illness meeting Wednesday at SonBridge Community Center, 1200 S.E. 12th St. in College Place.

Hike to explore insect activity planned

WALLA WALLA — Blue Mountain Land Trust will hold a “What’s the Buzz?” morning hike Saturday along the Walla Walla River in Oregon to explore late spring insect activity.

Dayton selects Spokane teacher as new elementary principal

DAYTON — Dayton School District has selected Pamela Lindsley to become its new elementary school principal.

Walla Walla teens injured in Kennewick stabbings

KENNEWICK — Three men have been arrested in connection with a stabbing incident early Saturday in Kennewick that sent two Walla Walla teens to the hospital.

Eric Idle entertains at Whitman

The Monty Python star poked fun at the college and other targets.

Nite Glow 2013

Saturday night's show at the Walla Walla County Fairgrounds lit up the evening.

Get in the Spirit of Walla Walla

Approximately 25 balloons launched Saturday from the Garrison Middle School site for the “Hound and ...

Friday at the Stampede

The 39th annual Walla Walla Balloon Stampede had its first official day on Friday with ...

Meals on Wheels

Images from the local Meals on Wheels program, which is facing a harder funding road ...

Taking flight

The Walla Walla Balloon Stampede kicked off with a media day launch today. Among the ...

Sustainable Practices Lab puts inmates back to work

WALLA WALLA — “Everything old is new again” isn’t just a song lyric here.

Eye to eye

A Whitman College program that mentors area children marked its second year of service this ...

Bye Bye Birdie

Walla Walla High School's Drama Department presents Bye Bye Birdie as its spring musical starting ...

Scenes from the Stampede

The Walla Walla Balloon Stampede's 39th edition took place over the weekend in Walla Walla.

Mandala construction

This set of clips shows a monk constructing a mandala, which is a cosmic diagram made of colorful sand.

Cowboy poetry

This week's offerings at the Prescott library included a night of cowboy poetry from the young and seasoned.

Tour of Walla Walla 2013

The Tour of Walla Walla raced along county roads and city streets over the weekend.

Tour of Walla Walla

This video is from the 2011 edition of the Tour of Walla Walla, which returns to downtown streets and area roads this weekend.

City paints over giant purple octopus

In the dawn hours Thursday morning, a painting crew from out of town works to quickly cover the Inland Octopus toy store mural on Main Street in Walla Walla. After years of battling in the courts, the Inland Octopus toy store mural was painted over by the City of Walla Walla at dawn and the equipment removed before 7:00 A.M. today.

Chef in the School brings Asian fare to Prospect Point Elementary

Chef in the School, a program developed by Walla Walla Public Schools Nutrition Services Department and Farm to School Program, is bringing local chefs into elementary schools to develop diverse, new recipes for school children. On Thursday, Damon Burke of Salumiere Cesario, visited Prospect Point Elementary School to serve of lunch consisting of an Asian-style chicken bowl and a salad bar with beets, Asian salad and Hummus.

Whitman men pound Linfield, 102-53

Linfield didn’t plead for mercy Friday night against Northwest Conference foe Whitman.