• Edison Elementary Principal Nancy Withycombe is concerned about the increased traffic on Alder and would like to remind motorists to obey the 20-mile-an-hour speed limit
• In today’s paper read about 37-year-old  Adam Piercy who recently suffered a heart attack and was diagnosed with congestive heart failure. He does not have health coverage so a special fund has been set up at Baker Boyer Bank
• Six drug-related charges were filed against Camren Jones who worked as a correctional officer at the Washington State Penitentiary
• Wa-Hi senior Caroline Treganowan has helped set up Cat’s Closet, a student-driven store that aims to provide formal attire to students who can’t afford to buy fancy clothes for next weeks homecoming
• Don Davis takes us to the a bass-fishing tournament held at Columbia Point Marina in Richland

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The Daily Byte - September 24, 2008

• 9/11 is commemorated in Walla Walla with two event: firefighters will be posted at the memorial statue on Main between Third and Fourth all day until midnight, and an event taking place at Pioneer Park from 3 to 11 p.m.
• Local public school committee held the first of three public meetings to discuss the proposed boundary change
• Jeffrey Bruton was arrested and charged with raping a 16-year-old girl on tow occasions this year
• “Paper Works” is a new exhibit at Carnegie Arte Center featuring the work of five regional artists
• Rick Eskil reviews “Vicky Cristina Barcelona”
• The Garfield County Fair takes place this weekend

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The Daily Byte - September 11, 2008

• Milton-Freewater School Board awarded a $103,000 contract to a construction firm to demolish the old Freewater Elementary School by the end of the year
• The Community Council is holding three public sessions later this month to acquaint the public with the Council and it’s study project, which will focus on various needs of area children
• Baker Boyer Bank has announced a special dividend to its stock holders of 10 cents per share in addition to its regular quarterly dividend of 69 cents
• The Marcus Whitman Gem and Mineral Society is sponsoring a rock and gem show taking place at the Community Center at the Walla Walla Fairgrounds on Saturday and Sunday
• Don Davis and Nora the Schnauzer took a fishing trip to the Klickitat River on the Columbia River Gorge

• Walla Walla Community Council has appointed it’s first executive director, Julie Reese
• A series of programs at the Milton-Freewater Public Library can put you directly in touch with staff members of the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C.
• Read about Columbia Middle School Principal Mike Taylor as he bicycles from Burbank to Olympia to celebrate his students’  work on the WASL tests
• Walla Walla Police Capt. Gary Bainter writes about cyclists and motorists co-existing on the roads
• Dayton’s first annual Relay for Life cancer walk will be held on Sept. 13 and 14
• The state auditor’s office is investigating the Touchet School District for not having adequate internal control over travel expenses and its process for handling cash receipts
• In Sunday’s edition, read Alfred Diaz’ story about local defense attorney William McCool who is being accused of trying to improperly get financial information from the person who printed Foyer magazine

• John Lohrmann beat out opponent Richard Wernette in Tuesday’s election to replace retiring Walla Walla County Superior Court Judge Robert Zagelow
• Gov. Chris Gregoire will be in town on Friday with a tour downtown from 5:45 to 6:30 p.m. and a meet-and-greet at the Verve Coffee House
• Walla Walla School District is still working on new school boundaries
• Eddie Sardina was formally charged in court for allegedly stabbing Leo Aguilar in the head and neck
• A Day on a Dime - Pendleton Underground Tour
• Don Davis and Nora the Schnauzer make an excursion to Mirror Lake in the Eagle Cap Wilderness

• City officials will start reminding local business what kinds of displays are acceptable on the downtown sidewalks
• The Calzaretta family has completed its cross-country bicycle trip as they reached the Atlantic Ocean. They head back home later this week
• Summer Daze held at Garrison Middle School was a success and organizers hope to do it again next summer
• Penitentiary employees rounded up  school supplies and delivered them to the Walla Walla School District office
• Octavio Meza entered guilty pleas and was sentenced to 300 days for robbing and assaulting Manuel Ponce in February
• Supporters lined Main Street  Monday to cheer 35 members of the National Guard as their bus passed through downtown on their way to deployment to Iraq

• Family riding bikes across the country will have to change their plans slightly as MS has sapped the strenght of one of the family members
• Democrats and Republicans have set up shop in town
• Profile on Lou Gates the new superintendent of schools in Burbank
• A visit to this years Comic-Con that took place a few weeks ago in San Diego
• Rick Eskil reviews “Journey to the Center of the Earth“
• Fort Walla Walla Museum’s Living History event presents Joseph Meek and Fred Stine

• Milton-Freewater holds a community meeting to discuss gang-related issues
• Demolition of Freewater School is put on hold due to an error and bids will have to be re-advertised
• Feature on fund-raiser that aims to collect unused/unwanted musical instruments and then auction them with proceeds going to the Children’s Museum
• Day-on-a-Dime: Visit the Tamastslikt Cultural Institute to see the Pacific Northwest through the eyes of it’s native inhabitants
• Don Davis and Nora the Schnauzer head into the Eagle Cap Wilderness

• Beware of phony Amber Alert text messages
• Freewater Elementary School’s future addressed at a school board meeting
• Mike Hammond’s “tree” made of antique nails and rebar is located in front of Land Title Plaza
• Dayton artist Steve Henderson is making a name for himself in the art world
• Rick Eskil reviews “Batman - The Dark Knight”
• Look for our Back to School special section in today’s paper

• Public meetings on the Walla Walla School District possible re-districting
• Dick Morgan will be heading up all prisons in Washington
• Two men plead innocent to robbing a 15-year-old boy earlier this month
• Willow will be opening at the Pantorium Building next month
• Don Davis and Nora the Schnauzer visited Steamboat Rock near Grand Coulee
• Matthew Nelson took kayaking lessons in the Tri-Cities