Local News

Tracks to the past - WALLA WALLA — One man’s mission to create a model railroad has created a window into Walla Walla railroading past.“The Virtua...
Strawberries, waffles ‘n’ music, oh my! - Take bright red strawberries, add whipped cream, pile on top of waffles and it’s the Strawberry Waffle Supper at the Center a...
NEW BREAKING - Five men seriously injured after gang-related fight breaks out at party - WALLA WALLA - What started out as a birthday party attended by several gang members turned violent when people with no known ...
Walla Walla teen in chase faces burglary, firearm charges - WALLA WALLA -- A youth who allegedly ran from the scene of a vehicle crash and into a residence without permission earlier th...
Professor takes aim at ag misconceptions - WALLA WALLA -- Jude Capper has a beef with Michael Pollan, author of bestsellers such as "The Omnivore's Dilemma.""I was glad...
Nine candidates mix it up at Waitsburg forum - WAITSBURG -- No matter who triumphs at the ballot box, the City Council will have a mix of new and experienced members, and p...
In the minutes - Weston Council - Members of the council are Bill Boyd, Chet Mills, and Dennis Snider. One seat is vacant. Mayor is Duane Thul. With all presen...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR - Cannon display garners praise -
Deal between Walla Walla Library and County Rural Library District OK'd - WALLA WALLA -- For the second consecutive year, the Rural Library District has drastically reduced the amount it will pay to ...
NASA astronaut to pay visit to Walla Walla - WALLA WALLA — NASA astronaut Leland Melvin will be in Walla Walla on Friday to speak to area youths and community members.Mel...
Census worker encourages early response - WALLA WALLA — If there is anything Hector Maldonado would like people to understand about the upcoming census, it is three ke...
Fates intersect for US 12, alkali bees - TOUCHET - A small bee might be a big issue in U.S. Highway 12's future.Alfalfa seed growers who depend on alkali bees to poll...
Walla Walla man faces felony charges after pursuit - WALLA WALLA - A man faces two felony charges for allegedly leading police on a vehicle chase Tuesday and having a loaded hand...
Pringles varieties add to growing recall list - Procter & Gamble has joined a nationwide recall of certain foods using hydrolyzed vegetable protein, which has been linked to...
Community Bank plans to build branch, offices - COLLEGE PLACE -- Community Bank plans to break ground on a three-story bank branch and administrative office building in the ...
Welcome-home party set for area man - MILTON-FREEWATER -- Although Nels Hadden officially arrived home a month ago, the big blow-out bash commemorating the news is...
Semifinalists named for Walla Walla school chief - WALLA WALLA -- Six school administrators from around Washington have been named semifinalists for the Walla Walla Public Scho...
Walla Walla High School assistant principal moves to Garrison - WALLA WALLA -- A Walla Walla High School administrator has been named assistant principal of Garrison Middle School.Brett Cox...
Staff, parents chip in on College Place grade reconfiguration - COLLEGE PLACE -- The College Place School Board heard from staff members and some parents Tuesday night their thoughts on a p...
Washington state sees teen gambling problems - Some Washington state teens like to gamble, according to a report issued Monday by the state Department of Social and Health ...
Talk aims to debunk livestock-production myths - WALLA WALLA -- Debunking common myths about the environmental impact of livestock production will be the topic of a free semi...
Homeless man charged in Hampton Inn robbery - WALLA WALLA -- A homeless man has been charged with robbing the Hampton Inn at gunpoint last weekend.Gary L. Stevens, 52, is ...
Prescott High graduate found dead in Alaska - PRESCOTT -- Sonja Ray's mother believes her 24-year-old daughter may have slipped on a slick dock when reaching to pick up he...
Lecture on First Amendment and political activism Thursday - A lecture on "The First Amendment and Political Activism" will be presented at noon Thursday at the Elks Club, 351 E. Rose St.
Commission to discuss cluster developments, subdivisions - WALLA WALLA -- The Walla Walla County Planning Commission will meet Wednesday to discuss cluster developments and subdivisions.
Walla Walla woman arrested in stolen vehicle case - A Walla Walla woman was arrested Sunday on suspicion of driving a stolen vehicle and attempting to break into several others,...
Welcome-home party set for Nels Hadden - MILTON-FREEWATER -- Although Nels Hadden officially arrived home a month ago, the big blow-out bash commemorating the news is...
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers filling Bennington Lake - WALLA WALLA -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is raising the level of Bennington Lake to prepare for the coming recreation ...
Open house set on US 12 environmental study - TOUCHET -- An open house Wednesday will highlight the environmental study for the next two phases of U.S. Highway 12 widening...
Suspect arrested in Hampton Inn robbery - WALLA WALLA — A 52-year-old man was arrested Monday on suspicion of robbing a hotel, authorities said.Gary L. Stevens, a tran...
Walla Walla man charged with trying to elude police after burglary attempt - WALLA WALLA — An area man has been charged with attempting to elude police following a reported burglary attempt.Alejandro Ma...
Walla Walla gang shooting lands man in prison - WALLA WALLA — A 19-year-old area man was sentenced Monday afternoon to three-and-a-half years in prison for participating in ...
Burbank man sentenced for growing more than 200 marijuana plants - WALLA WALLA — A man accused of growing more than 200 marijuana plants and possessing other drugs at his Burbank residence las...
Mental evaluation ordered in Walla Walla assault case - WALLA WALLA — A man accused of shooting guns inside his home and assaulting his girlfriend during an argument late last month...
Teen hospitalized in Walla Walla gang fight - WALLA WALLA — One area teen remains hospitalized, and another was seriously injured, following a gang-related fight Sunday in...
College Place School Board to discuss building, grade configuration - COLLEGE PLACE -- The School Board will hold a special meeting Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. to discuss building and grade configuratio...
Milton-Freewater School Board, City Council to hold joing meeting - MILTON-FREEWATER -- The School Board will hold a joint work session with the City Council tonight at 6 p.m. in the Albee Room...
Toast to a Cure raises glasses, funds - WALLA WALLA -- The American Cancer Society held their eighth annual Toast to a Cure on Saturday, this year to raise funds for...
Jail captain enters Walla Walla County sheriff race - WALLA WALLA -- The race for the Walla Walla County sheriff's seat now has a third candidate in the running.Jim Romine, who is...
Beehive show highlights hair - WALLA WALLA -- Ever since the Beehive opened nearly a decade ago, owner Gail Waetje has wanted to let her stylists loose to s...
Suspect sought in Hampton Inn robbery - WALLA WALLA -- Authorities are looking for a man responsible for robbing the Hampton Inn hotel Saturday night, according to a...
Bill to allow monthly property tax payment passes - A bill that will allow landowners to make monthly payments on property taxes has passed the state Legislature.The state Senat...
Positive news seen for prison in budget bills - Budget bills now making their way through the state Legislature may hold some hopeful news for the Washington State Penitenti...
Walla Walla High School debaters head to state - WALLA WALLA -- Several members of Walla Walla High School's inaugural debate team will travel to Tacoma for state competition...
Special meeting to select six semifinalists for superintendent position - WALLA WALLA — The Walla Walla School Board will meet in a special session Tuesday to select six semifinalists for the distric...
Opinions differ on counting prisoners for redistricting - WALLA WALLA — Call it the 3.9 percent question.Near the end of January, Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla held 2,3...
Ski-trip death points to need for training, equipment - WALLA WALLA — The death of a local boy who got lost while on a cross-country ski trip has highlighted the need for basic trai...
Blue Ridge Elementary School puts readers in the tub - WALLA WALLA — Two girls in Kate Hohimer’s first-grade class curl up with some Junie B. Jones titles in the bathtub that is th...
Walla Walla Police double number of female officers — to two - WALLA WALLA — For five years, Chris Ruchert was the only woman on the Walla Walla Police Force. Then last fall, Kathy Loney w...
Another candidate to run for Walla Walla Sheriff - WALLA WALLA — A 31-year veteran of the Walla Walla Sheriff’s Office, Capt. Bill White, announced Friday he is running for she...
County races begin to take shape - WALLA WALLA — Although the official filing period is still months away, some races for Walla Walla County seats are already t...
Light at end of tunnel may be solar power - WALLA WALLA — Saving money and the environment are topics on most people’s minds nowadays.For Les Richardson and his family, ...
Waitsburg to hold candidate forum - WAITSBURG — The Waitsburg Commercial Club is sponsoring a candidate forum Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the Waitsburg Elementary Sch...
Does a family member need your caregiving? - When a loved one needs help, maybe more than usual after an illness or injury, where do you turn?The family caregiver has res...
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Local Sports

Wa-Hi hard-ballers ‘will play hard’ - WALLA WALLA — Wa-Hi’s baseball team for 2010 has seven returning players with experience and oodles of talent who love baseba...
Defense keys WWCC men’s run to fourth - WALLA WALLA — When the 2009-10 season commenced late last fall, Walla Walla Community College men’s basketball coach Jeff Rei...
Pacific, Valley Little Leagues slate additional registrations - WALLA WALLA — Signups for Pacific and Valley Little Leagues continue this weekend.Pacific Little League registration will be ...
Five ZAP boxers victorious at amateur event - COLLEGE PLACE — ZAP Boxing Club & Youth Center hosted its first USA Amateur boxing event last Saturday at Sager Middle School...
College Place Lions Club to have fishing tourney April 17 - COLLEGE PLACE — The College Place Lions Club has a permit from the Department of Fish and Wildlife to sponsor a fishing tourn...
Three Arizona players join Sweets - WALLA WALLA — Three prospects from Arizona will join the Walla Walla Sweets in 2010, adding big bats and speed to the lineup ...
Three DeSales girls named to 2B All-District teams - WALLA WALLA ­— Caitlin Duncan led area players on the 2B girls All-District team.Duncan, a DeSales senior, is joined by senio...
Seven local boys named to 2B All-District team - WALLA WALLA ­— Seven area boys made the 2010 All-District 2B team.
Warriors reminisce on title season - WALLA WALLA — Nancy Johnson, for one, believes Walla Walla’s mid-season loss at Yakima that spoiled an otherwise perfect wome...
41st College Rodeo opens spring season for local cowboys - WALLA WALLA — The spring college rodeo season gets underway Friday with the 41st Walla Walla Community College Rodeo at the W...
WWCC women win NWAACC’s top trophy - KENNEWICK — What’s better than a 14-game winning streak? The smart aleck answer to that question is obvious. A 15-game winnin...
Warrior 3s turn out lights on Saints - KENNEWICK — In the end, the Warriors got their trophy. After four games in as many days, the Walla Walla Community College me...
Irish girls coach has no plans to retire - WALLA WALLA — Tim Duncan has been a coach all of his adult life.
PHOTO GALLERY - WWCC women win NWAACC championship - defeating the Yakima Valley Yaks 75-72 Tuesday afternoon at the Toyota Center to claim the NWAACC championship.
PHOTO GALLERY - WWCC men take home NWAACC 4th place trophy - WWCC men take home 4th place with a victory over Mt Hood at the NWAACC Tournament.
Milton-Freewater Junior Show's annual Green Pancake Feed Friday - MILTON-FREEWATER — The Milton-Freewater Junior Show is having its annual Green Pancake Feed from 5-7 p.m. Friday at the Milto...
Time to decide who’s Beast of the East - KENNEWICK — It’s time once and for all to decide exactly who is the Beast of the East.And the women’s NWAACC basketball champ...
Walla Walla Community College men lead Orcas when it counts - KENNEWICK — Walla Walla Community College had the lead for less than eight minutes against Whatcom in their NWAACC basketball...
Wa-Hi golfer Reinland medals at Pasco Invite - PASCO — Drew Reinland shot a 69, and took the medalist honors after a playoff, at the Pasco Invite here on Tuesday.Reinland e...
Wa-Hi's Winston earns state tourney first-team honors - WALLA WALLA — Gary Winston, a Wa-Hi senior and a University of Idaho bound shooting guard, earned first-team honors at last w...
Missionaries pin 2-1 loss on Loggers - WALLA WALLA — One day after letting a five-run, ninth-inning lead slip away, Whitman College bounced back behind the strong r...
Warriors split softball twin bill with Eastern Oregon - WALLA WALLA — Walla Walla Community College pulled out a softball split with Eastern Oregon Sunday afternoon, with Alexis Bob...
Warriors enjoy sweep of Prairie Baseball Academy - WALLA WALLA — Walla Walla Community College capped its opening weekend of baseball with two victories over Prairie Baseball A...
Blue Devil seniors reflect on prep careers - WALLA WALLA — Wa-Hi boys basketball coach John Golden will tutor a new cast to Blue Devils for the 2010-11 season.Yet, as the...
Big second-half run helps Red Devils scorch WWCC men - KENNEWICK — A 31-7 surge over a 10-minute stretch in the second half helped Lower Columbia run away and hide from Walla Walla...
Johnson’s monster double-double keeps Warrior women in title hunt - KENNEWICK — With scoring leader Shelbi Isham saddled with foul trouble, sophomore center Nancy Johnson scored 26 points and c...
DeSales’ Duncan earns state tournament honors - SPOKANE — DeSales senior Caitlin Duncan drew some attention here last week at the Washington Class 2B girls state basketball ...
Whit men run tennis win streak to 55 matches - WALLA WALLA — The Whitman College men’s tennis team ran its Northwest Conference regular season winning streak to 55 matches ...
17th annual Peach Basket Classic slated Aug. 7-8 - WALLA WALLA — The 17th annual Peach Basket Classic hits the streets of Walla Walla Aug. 7-8, hosted by the Walla Walla YMCA.F...
Loggers too tough for Missionaries - WALLA WALLA — Puget Sound scored 11 ninth-inning runs to swipe an 18-12 victory in Saturday’s opener.
WWCC drops softball twin bill - WALLA WALLA — The Walla Walla Community College dropped both games of a softball doubleheader against Southwestern Oregon at ...
Warriors’ Meliah era begins on right foot - WALLA WALLA — Walla Walla Community College ushered in the Dave Meliah era on the right foot here in non-conference baseball ...
Missionary women hand Willamette 6-3 defeat - SALEM — Whitman College won four of six singles matches on its way to defeating Willamette University, 6-3, in a Northwest Co...
Whitman men win battle of unbeatens with Willamette - WALLA WALLA – A strong start in doubles and dominating performance by the bottom half of the singles line-up carried Whitman ...
Golden Eagles fourth at state - BAKER CITY, Ore. — Shawn Simpson scored 23 points to lead Nixyaawii’s Golden Eagles past the Powder Valley Badgers, 76-74, to...
Helix finish second at state - BAKER CITY, Ore. — Kylee Rogers scored 16 points and grabbed eight rebounds for the Helix Grizzlies girls basketball team, bu...
Double Ws lead Wa-Hi to fourth place - TACOMA — Wa-Hi’s double Ws, Gary Winston and Michael Weisner, combined to score 42 points.And the Blue Devil defense, sparked...
WWCC men show Linn-Benton who’s boss at NWAACCs - KENNEWICK — A pair of Walla Walla Community College standouts showed Linn-Benton why they were first-team all-league selectio...
Warriors sweep aside Chemeketa - WALLA WALLA — The Walla Walla Community College Warrior softball team beat Chemeketa in both games in a doubleheader here Fri...
Irish fall flat to Crusaders - SPOKANE — The DeSales girls learned Friday just how fickle momentum can be and the speed and ferocity with which it can turn ...
Golden Eagles fly by Monarchs - BAKER CITY, Ore. — Nixyaawii’s Golden Eagles routed Umpqua Valley Christian 87-70 here Friday morning at the Oregon Class 1A ...
Grizzlies pull past Crane into state title tilt - BAKER CITY, Ore. — Forward Kylee Rogers scored 16 points and pulled down five rebounds to lead Helix to a 42-34 Oregon Class ...
Winston leads Wa-Hi into trophy round - TACOMA — Seconds after the inbounds pass to start the third quarter, Wa-Hi’s Gary Winston drilled his second 3-pointer of the...
Warriors muscle past Umpqua into quarterfinals - KENNEWICK — You can’t teach speed.That’s a basketball truth that Bobbi Hazeltine accepts. And it’s what Walla Walla’s veteran...
PHOTO GALLERY - Wa-Hi defeats Decatur, brings home trophy - The Wa-Hi Blue Devils end the state tournament with a 48-38 victory over Decatur and take home the 4th place trophy.

Local Business

Wags to Whiskers pet food store opens - A new Isaacs Avenue business specializes in the A-to-Z's of dog and cat supplies.Wags to Whiskers features natural and holist...
Otis Kenyon Wine expands to Woodinville - Otis Kenyon Wine is the latest Walla Walla Valley winery to expand to Woodinville.The winery's new 958-square-foot tasting ro...
Dusted Valley wines cited as 'serious, stunning, consistent' - Don't expect to hear any corks popping in celebration of Dusted Valley Vintners new designation as Wine Press Northwest's Was...
Jacobi's now offers a full-service lunch - New changes are on board at Jacobi's Cafe, Walla Walla's train car restaurant at the historic depot, 416 N. Second Ave.

Local Opinion

Lawmakers should not be paid more for extra session - When state lawmakers convened in Olympia in January they had 60 days to reach agreement on how to deal with a $2.8 billion re...
Estate tax of 55 percent will destroy businesses - The Republican-controlled Congress in 2001 made a wise and responsible decision to phase out the estate tax over the next dec...
OUR READERS' OPINIONS -
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR - Mr. Ed's staff appreciates community support - Being the beneficiary of the huge community outpouring of support, Craig Potter and I thought it fitting to give Walla Walla ...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR - A small whistle can save lives - Whether one is fishing, hunting, skiing, hiking or backpacking, packing along a lightweight, easy to use, shrill plastic "co...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR - Do we really need pre-Census letter? - I received a letter today from the U.S. Department of Commerce regarding the 2010 Census.It was a short letter telling me tha...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR - How about federal grant for WW infrastructure? - Much is being said about our infrastructure and I do not doubt one bit of the problems. We can see the street deterioration. ...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR - Play at WWCC well worth seeing - Take note, Walla Walla. We have a treasure in our midst! I speak of the Walla Walla Community College's Theater Department.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR - Stop progressive socialism - The fundamental change to progressive socialism that Obama has chosen for our great country is causing many problems. Let me ...
Many factors impact sleep - The opening statement and its alleged rationale in a recent letter to the editor titled, "School should have later time," rea...
OUR READERS' OPINIONS - Touchet School would be nothing without its team of dedicated teachers who have proven over the years how important students ...

Local Columns

Take steps to cut your colorectal cancer risk - What makes individuals develop colorectal cancers? Who is more at risk? What can I do to diminish my lifetime risk of dying f...