Blue Mountain Audubon and the Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife are inviting volunteers to install artificial burrowing owl chambers and tubing tunnels in Asotin County on Saturday, Nov.
7 (9:15 a.m. to 1 p.m.), working in teams to build pail and drum burrows and receive private-site details after signing up.
Baker Boyer Bank promoted five employees to vice president or assistant vice president roles, including Jo Ann Adams (48 years at the bank), Alexa Palomarez, Karina Martinez, Bethany Applegate, and Susan Dombrosky.
At the Walla Walla Basin Watershed Strategy Open House (Tuesday, Oct.
27), water, conservation and agriculture leaders said declining river flows and overallocation prompt aquifer storage and recovery and managed recharge projects; the Paradise Fire's burn severity was low and data center water impacts remain uncertain.
The Washington State Department of Ecology will demobilize groundwater treatment at the leaking gas station and reconnect a neighboring building’s sump to the city sewer; the Marcus Whitman Hotel’s sump will not be connected until later this fall, and station equipment removal is expected in spring 2027.
Camp Fire Walla Walla opened an after-school program at Davis Elementary on Oct.
12 providing care for kindergarten through fifth graders (ages 5 to 13) from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, with full time ($352/month) and drop-in ($25/day) options; state payment accepted, limited scholarships, and registration at wwcampfire.org.
Downtown Walla Walla is losing businesses as wine tourism has slowed and rising rents, taxes, and triple-net costs squeeze owners (about 30 storefronts were vacant in August), and Tra Vigne plans to close this November.
Providence and Comprehensive Healthcare have formalized a partnership to reduce repeat ER visits for behavioral crises by coordinating care and tracking data regularly (a move driven by rising youth mental health cases during the pandemic).
The collaboration supports programs like Youth Mobile Outreach to connect young patients with needed resources.
Winco Foods will open a new store on Monday, Oct.
26 at 2370 S. Myra Road. The store opens at 9 a.m. and will operate 24 hours daily (it is employee-owned and does not accept credit cards).
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