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Research team to discuss findings of Marcus Whitman statue after much opposition
A team of Whitman College students and staff have worked over the summer on research and a new proposal for what to do with the Marcus...
Chloe LeValley
4 min read


Vineyards, wineries mitigating smoke influence in the Walla Walla Valley
After wildfire smoke from Oregon and California lingered in the region for many days mid-September — and Walla Walla County reached an...
Chloe LeValley
5 min read


Walla Walla County leaders write to Inslee, opposing new reopening plan
Walla Walla Valley leaders sent letters to Gov. Jay Inslee, requesting a return to a county-by-county system of phasing in normal...
Chloe LeValley
3 min read


With 10 years of landfill space left, Walla Walla leaders take on trash planning
Walla Walla city leaders are planning for how to manage waste in the future and whether that means continuing landfill operations or...
Chloe LeValley
3 min read


Trolley rails removed from underground track
Contractors dug up history last week when rails from Walla Walla’s trolley system dating back to 1906 were removed from Whitman Street...
Chloe LeValley
3 min read


Verdict in George Floyd’s murder is “accountability,” Walla Walla activists say
Local activists said Tuesday’s verdict rendering Derek Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer, guilty of murdering George Floyd,...
Chloe LeValley
4 min read


Ecology seeks comments on 30-year Walla Walla River Basin water management plan
Stakeholders in the Walla Walla River Basin are asking for public input on a strategic plan to guide water resource decisions for the...
Chloe LeValley
5 min read


Volunteers take on life-saving work, vaccinating Walla Walla's vulnerable community against COVID-19
Instead of taking a vacation, Tom Osborne spends his time off outside in the cold directing traffic to the COVID-19 vaccination clinic at...
Chloe LeValley
5 min read


Touchet farm moves toward improving soil health
Dozens of sheep graze a field of Sudan grass on Walla Walla Organics farm as part of a farming system that restores the soil. These...
Chloe LeValley
3 min read


Lawsuit threatened over officer's tattoo, claiming it’s a Nazi symbol
A national civil rights organization says it will file a suit against the city of Walla Walla if a local police officer’s double...
Chloe LeValley
4 min read
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