Richard Coleman has his sights set on travel. The longtime Walla Walla resident has imagined destinations closer to home, and others further afield: from the Oregon Coast to the beaches of Belize, from the Civil War battlefields of Virginia to the Baltic states in Eastern Europe.

A team of eight cheerleaders from Walla Walla High School has been invited to attend the USA Spirit Nationals competition held in Anaheim, CA this March. Among the teammates on the squad is Kaytlyn Dahlin, the daughter of Local 117 member at the Washington State Penitentiary (WSP), Officer Erin Dahlin.

On the morning of June 14, 2014, Tammy Kimball’s life changed forever. She arrived at work in the wee hours of the morning as she did every day. Tammy works as an AC Cook at the Washington State Penitentiary where she supervises inmates working in the kitchen.

Well over a dozen Teamster volunteers spent the afternoon on Saturday talking to voters in and around Walla Walla.

We caught up with WSP Teamsters Jared Frerichs who is running for Walla Walla County commissioner.

Thank you to the outstanding team of DOC nurses, at WSP, and across the state.

One of the longstanding keepers of the gatehouse at the Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla is Officer John McDonald, a.k.a. Big Mac.

The recent assault of two officers at the Monroe Correctional Complex is yet another reminder of the sacrifice our state’s correctional employees make to keep all of us safe.