2022 in review [Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, Wash.]
Jan. 1—The year 2022 definitely had its share of heartache, achievements, tears and shock.
Trying to summarize through headlines the events of
Looking at the stories that attracted the most attention from readers this year, members of the news staff decided to encapsulate some of the more significant events that touched the lives of area residents.
Here's a list of some of those stories that appeared in the Union-Bulletin in no particular order along with a small collection of other noteworthy stories that unfolded in 2022.
Former neurosurgeons,
On
It is the largest health care settlement in
At the heart of the case were the actions of two neurosurgeons employed by
Subsequent stories in 2022 reported class action claims and other lawsuits against the surgeons, as well as against the hospital, which Waldref said was aware of the situation and paid the surgeons bonuses for unnecessary and risky surgeries.
In December, the city of
She was appointed over eight semifinalists for the position.
Chamberlain is the first woman to be in the position in the city's 63-year history of a council-manager form of government. Chamberlain has worked for
Chamberlain described
Students arrive at
Public school students in
That morning at
In March,
A lifelong resident with more than two decades experience working almost every position in the department, Buttice was hired for the chief position over three other candidates from across the nation during a process that included community members and leaders.
Buttice said, "If you have encountered experiences with police that paints them in a negative light, give us a chance to show you we can be different. Let's have that conversation."
He also said his goals include diversifying the department, maintaining close community ties and maintaining open communication.
In May, a
Instead, the 48-year-old man was convicted of second-degree manslaughter. He was acquitted of second-degree murder and two charges of first-degree assault.
While the defense did not dispute that
Later, in July, Judge
The town, fire department and ambulance turned out to cheer the team on after finishing runner-up to
The TigerScots opened up their playoff run with a 42-6 thumping of
In the state semifinal game against Colton on
In that game, the TigerScots again fell behind early and trailed 22-0 in the second quarter before the W-M offense got on the board and battled back — but still to a 46-32 loss.
"I'm so proud of the character of this team, our leadership," TigerScots coach
Trooper shot in
A
Atkinson returned home
Court documents revealed that in a note he left at his home before he was evicted earlier
Later,
A young
Blocklinger, who was thrown from the car, died before law enforcement arrived, according to court documents.
The 17-year-old driver was taken to
The district provided a safe space for students and staff to gather the entire week after the collision, said
Local agriculture
The Union-Bulletin took a look at two of the
In September, a story profiled
In the story "
Jimeniz, with the help of incentives from the
For 20 years, nonprofit
In the story "Soaring prices cut into profits from great wheat harvest in the
Also, the start of harvest was significantly later than usual, delayed by a cool, wet spring and resulting in the latest start in 50 years for
At the time Tompkins voiced concerns for 2022's fall planting, noting the area was in need of rain.
Other noteworthy stories of 2022:
* Who are the Columbia County Conservatives?
* Soaring prices cut into profits from great wheat harvest in the
*
* Teen readers respond to call for book removal with 'Banned Book Club' at
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