Week of December 4, 2025
Week of December 4, 2025
DAYTON–Manslaughter charges against Jason W. Bomar, 25, have been dismissed, according to an order signed by Columbia County Superior Court Judge Brooke J. Burns on November 24, 2025. Similar charges against Joanne L. Bomar, 54, were also dismissed. Jason W. Bomar was involved in a June 20, 2022, incident at 118 E. Washington Avenue in which Bomar, then 22, and a resident of that address, is alleged to have caused the death of Christopher (NMI) Gonzales, 54, of Walla Walla, with a firearm. In the motion to dismiss dated November 21, 2025,...
LACEY–Washington Farm Bureau (WFB) wrapped up its 2025 Convention and Annual Meeting in Wenatchee last week, bringing together members, partners, and agricultural leaders from across the state. This year's event featured an impressive lineup of guests, including American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall, keynote speaker and rancher Amanda Radke, and past Arizona Farm Bureau President and American Farm Bureau Federation Board member Stefanie Smallhouse. Radke delivered a memorable...
DAYTON–In "The Town That Still Believes," it is truly amazing to believe that forty-seven years ago, this city's weekly newspaper started a Christmas-time promotion–and thanks to the support and participation of local businesses over those years–the Holiday Shopping Spree promotion is again underway. The promotion "kicked off" along with the Dayton Chamber of Commerce's annual Christmas Kick Off community-wide event with a half-page ad appearing in the November 27 edition of the Dayton...
DAYTON–Brisk temperatures and gloomy skies threatened but eventually cooperated with a scattering of sunshine as hundreds of visitors and local folks converged on the sidewalks and side streets of Dayton last Friday and Saturday for Christmas Kick Off 2025. The inclement weather didn't seem to dampen the spirits of people attending one bit. Local businesses buzzed with activity, parking spots were hard to find along Main Street, and shop keepers reported business was ticking right along. "It...
Fire District No. 3 crews responded to 507 E. Washington Street to a garage on fire at 6:44 p.m. Friday, November 28, less than an hour after the Christmas Kick Off parade. The first unit to arrive at 6:48 p.m. reported heavy smoke and flames showing from the southeast corner of the structure with a downed power line arcing on the ground. Firefighters made entry to the garage and were able to knock the fire down by 7:15 p.m., which was likely caused by a wood stove, according to Jeromy Phinney,...
PATAHA–The Annual Christmas Tea at the Flour Mill is on Saturday, December 6 at 1 p.m. Again, this year, a Christmas Tea is planned at the Pataha Flour Mill lower dining room, honoring Jesus, the newborn King. All are invited to enjoy a hot beverage, tasty treats, music, and stories. Donations accepted. Reserve your seat. Call...
Joseph made the decision to trust the Lord. When he was told that Mary was pregnant by the Holy Spirit and not by another man, he yielded himself to God and helped usher the Son of God into our dark world. He made the right decision. The Bible says, "multitudes, multitudes, in the valley of decision." There's no way we could count the number of decisions we make every day. It is a decision when we choose to direct our eyesight in a certain direction. We decide what we'll eat and what we won't...
Tickets are going fast. Come and kickoff the holiday season at the theater! Only one more weekend to catch the 2025 Fall Production of A CHRISTMAS CAROL at The Liberty Theater. The remaining dates are November 29-December 6. Get your tickets at libertytheater.org. The celebration of family is clearly a very special part of this year's production of "A Christmas Carol". Not only is family represented in our show with 15 family sets, but families, in all forms, that are attending the show are...
Thursday: Rain likely, mainly after 10am. Snow level 2500 feet rising to 4000 feet in the afternoon. Cloudy, with a high near 42. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible. Thursday Night: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 35. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible. Friday: Rain. High near 50. Chance of...
“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” – Theodore...
DAYTON–Join for A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 323 Catherine St., Walla Walla, on Sunday December 14, 2025 at 4 p.m. Come hear the beautiful words and music of this traditional, seasonal offering. Admission is free and all are...
Ten Years Ago November 28, 2015 Dayton's Project Timothy received a nice contribution from Puget Sound Energy, an $8,500 boost to the local non-profit organization's efforts to counter food insecurity. In 2014, Project Timothy was awarded $7,500 from Puget Sound Energy. Project Timothy President Jeannie Lyonnais to inform the group that an additional $1,000 was being awarded to further combat food insecurity. Dayton's Annual Christmas Kick-off, the community-wide ushering in of the Christmas...
By John Gates Special to the Dayton Chronicle POMEROY–The 2025-2026 basketball season will be the 60th year in what we old-timers in the communities of Pomeroy and Dayton consider their “new” gyms. Pomeroy’s “old” gym could only seat 600 people and packed crowds had become common under Coach Max Sinns’ teams of ’63, ’64 and ’65. As a result, Garfield County voters passed a levy to build a new gym to the east of the high school and make other upgrades to the high school. The “new” gym would be initiated in the 1965-66...
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is studying the decline of Blue Mountain elk population, using more tax payer dollars. Are you kidding? Open your eyes! I can tell you why without spending millions of Washingtonian's dollars. WOLVES! Before the re-introduction of the wolf to Washington State, we witnessed many elk herds of 300-500 head sweeping wheat fields and meadows throughout the Blue Mountain ranges. But since the reintroduction of wolves, those days are gone. In...
