Kate Smith

5 days ago | union-bulletin.com | Kate Smith

Eastern Washington’s Congressional District 5 is unique in that it has not one — but two — Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals, U.S. Rep. Michael Baumgartner said during his Friday, May 9, visit to Walla Walla. One is Walla Walla’s Jonathan M. Wainwright Memorial VA Medical Center. The other is Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center in Spokane. “The secretary of the VA (Doug Collins), in my conversations with him, talked about how important both VA hospitals are. He agreed to that,” Baumgartner said.

5 days ago | union-bulletin.com | Kate Smith

Waitsburg mayor was the only local race to draw three candidates in 2025, as filing week closed Friday, May 9. Incumbent Marty Dunn faces two challengers in Brad Sandau and Jim Strawn, who both filed Friday. That means the field will need to be whittled down to two in the August primary election. At the close of filing at 5 p.m., 14 races in Walla Walla and Columbia counties were contested. Here’s the full list of candidates, as of Friday. Incumbents are noted with an (I). The list may not be final.

6 days ago | wtloam.com | Kate Smith

6 days ago | medium.com | Kate Smith

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6 days ago | union-bulletin.com | Kate Smith

New candidates filed for City Council seats in College Place, Prescott and Waitsburg on Thursday, May 8. Jordan Green, executive director of the Walla Walla Alliance for the Homeless, filed for College Place City Council Position 2, where he’ll face an opponent in John Haid. That seat is currently held by Michael Cleveland. Tiffany Struthers filed for Prescott City Council Position 1 and was unopposed as of Thursday. That seat is currently held by Jason Norris.