The permanent First Avenue Plaza gathering area downtown will be called Walawàla Plaza, honoring the area’s native peoples. Construction is es…
The Walla Walla Board of County Commissioners has canceled its regularly scheduled meetings Monday, May 16, and Tuesday, May 17, due to a sche…
This week, Milton-Freewater voters will decide on a $100,000 levy to continue improving and repairing the city's parks and recreation areas.
While many have already announced that they are running for local office during the upcoming 2022 elections, the official candidate filing wee…
The city of Walla Walla will not pursue a policy banning offensive tattoos for city employees, citing complex First Amendment case law, satisf…
Nine candidates are vying in this election for two seats on the Umatilla County Board of Commissioners.
The commission’s decision to recommend removing the Whitman statue is purely advisory. Any final decision will be made by the Walla Walla City…
Longtime Walla Walla County Auditor Karen Martin has announced she will run for reelection to the position she has held since 1999.
The dream of two Columbia County residents to revive the Starbuck Rodeo Grounds is becoming a reality, and the first rodeo in decades could be…
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Walla Walla District considers changes to the McNary Master Plan, which guides the Corps’ management of large…
Nearly 20 local nonprofits will share about $143,000 in federal funding to help recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and better serve their clients.
College Place's 130-year-old Poor Farm Cemetery will soon hold monument detailing sites vast history
The cemetery was established as part of the Walla Walla County Poor Farm, which at one point included 200 acres and was a place where the coun…
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County commissioners, assessor, auditor, clerk, coroner and treasurer are currently paid $86,176 annually. They'll see a 19% increase starting…
Pioneer Park's accessibility and "walkability" just got a boost from city leaders with a $300,000 grant to build additional sidewalks, ramps a…
SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: Walla Walla Summer Theater Group proposes $20.5 million renovations to reopen Fort Walla Walla Amphitheatre with private…
Landowners with agricultural plots or hobby farms in the Lower Mill Creek Watershed are needed for a National Water Quality Initiative survey.
Despite Prescott being the smallest community in Walla Walla County, it has the longest continuously operating pool in Eastern Washington. The…
The Walla Walla County Democratic party elected its officer positions during its April 12 meeting, with former party Treasurer Kari Isaacson b…
Why doesn’t the city of Walla Walla recycle glass? In short, an effective program is expensive, and likely prohibitively so. But how expensive…
Chief Deputy Assessor Byron Burres has announced his candidacy for Walla Walla County Assessor.
The public was afforded one final opportunity this evening to voice its opinion on proposed changes to the Walla Walla County district maps, w…
John Haid, education program coordinator at the Washington State Penitentiary through Walla Walla Community College, has announced his candida…