Waitsburg
A city in Walla Walla County, Washington — population 1,254 as of 2020.
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Elise Richman Discusses Snake River Salmon Through Art
On Sept. 25, members of the Whitman and Walla Walla communities gathered in Olin Auditorium to hear artist Elise Richman discuss her series “High Lonesome: Sanctuaries for Imperiled Snake River Salmon.” The event continued with a reception at the Sheehan Gallery catered by Wild…
Creatives & Arts
Cells at Work
The privilege of health is not having to think about what could go wrong. But when things do go wrong, it’s crucial to have resources available. Whitman College First Responders (WCFR) is a student-led, student-run organization that responds to medical emergencies on campus. It…
Community Groups & Organizations
Looking Up: Four Stories of Astrophysics in the Columbia Plateau
It can be cosmically easy to get caught up in the rhythm of things: classes, work, loved ones and sleep. We become so transfixed by these core components that we forget we are all living on a rock orbiting the sun. We owe the very existence we spend studying, dancing and laughing…
General
The Realities of Postpartum Care
For mothers, the postpartum period can involve responsibilities beyond recovery from childbirth, like caring for a newborn and managing daily life. Dr. Adina Nack, a medical sociologist and founding director of the Center for Equality and Justice at California Lutheran…
Education
The Tortured Artist Conundrum
In thinking of the late Kurt Cobain (the most notable and, for the sake of this article, recognizable example), we often tell ourselves that the music preceded the legacy. This is true on a broader, more external level, at least. The mythos of Nirvana, and the grunge scene at…
General
Women’s Professional Baseball League Makes History
The Los Angeles Queens prevailed against the San Francisco Firebells to win the first ever Women’s Professional Baseball League championship on Sept. 22, marking history for not only the WPBL itself but for North American sports as a whole. When discussing the Queens’ season in…
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See & do
- Bruce Memorial Museum
- Plaza Theater Waitsburg
- Preston Apartment Complex
- Preston Park
- Star Fitness Center
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Waitsburg by the numbers
- Area
- 1.16 sq mi (3.01 km²)
- Median age
- 46.2
- Households
- 441
- Persons per household
- 2.5
- Median household income
- $67,917
- Median house value
- $266,400
- Office
- CITY ADMINISTRATOR
- Address
- PO BOX 35, WAITSBURG, WA 99361