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06/10/2025

Fun times!

Indulge in the flavors of apple pie with our delicious drink recipes made with Hetterley's ### Distilled Spirits. Discover the perfect blend of beer, wine, and spirits for a delightful experience.

06/10/2025

Reminder about our eating contests at Festa on Saturday October 11th!

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22/07/2024

This is going to be a Great Show!!!!

This One's For The Girls!🎶
In case you missed it, country legend Martina McBride will be joining us at the Fair this year! Join us for a night of 90's country hits on August 28th! 🥳
Tickets are available NOW over at https://www.wallawallafairgrounds.com/p/tickets 🤠

18/08/2022

Today is National Mail Order Catalog Day. “Best day ever!” replied all the people who never heard of the internet. Wake up with “Walla Walla Live” team.

Here’s something dedicated to all dads out there: My doctor told me I was going deaf. The news was hard for me to hear.

Here are some of the stories we'll have this morning.

NEWS…
**An armed robber and a bystander from the Pendleton School District were shot yesterday afternoon at Wildhorse Casino.
**The trial for 78-year old CP social worker, Arnold Barrett begins today in District Court after exposing himself to teenager.
**Washington state’s largest school just got bigger with the addition of six portables delivered to Chiawana High School. The Pasco school serves 3,100 students.
**A moth with 10-inch wings found mostly in Asia has been found for the 1st time in the USA. The huge Atlas Moth was found in a Bellevue, WA garage.

SPORTS…
**The Seattle Seahawks host the Chicago Bears tonight. Last week, the Hawks had 15 missed tackles…third worst in the NFL preseason.
**Despite a monster game from Shohei Ohtani, the Mariners hammered the Halos 11-7.
**LeBron James signed a league-maximum $97.1 million dollar contract with Lakers, making him the highest paid player in NBA history.
**King Richard will be on hand as both Venus and Serena Williams will play in this year’s U.S. Open in New York.

WEATHER…
**A Heat Advisory remains in effect through tomorrow. An Excessive Heat Warning is in effect for the Tri-Cities and Yakima. Sunny and hot today. Today’s high…102.

Unsolicited Dad Joke to take your mind off the heat:

What would you call a woke wolf? Aware wolf.

17/08/2022

Seredipity? Today is National Thrift Shop Day and tomorrow Goodwill opens in College Place. Start your day with “Walla Walla Live” on 1420 KUJ. Our guest this morning will be WWPS Superintendant Dr. Wade Smith.

Today’s show is brought to you by people who post their Peloton personal records. You do realize no one cares that you spent 20 minutes riding a pretend bike and going absolutely nowhere, right?

NEWS…
**The valley’s Heat Advisory has been updated to include this Friday.
**It’s hard to imagine now, but Washington is in line for a third straight La Nina winter with much colder than usual winter weather.
**55-year old Gabriel Velasquez of Kennewick, has been charged with driving the wrong way on Highway 84 and killing 49-year old Kari Ann Lindeman of LaGrande.

SPORTS…
**The Dallas Cowboys and Pittsburgh Steelers sent scouts to Pullman yesterday to watch WSU practice.
**The Seattle Storm’s Breanna Stewart won the AP WNBA Player of the Year.
**Drew Lock won’t start tomorrow against the Bears due to COVID…Kenneth Walker III is suffering from a sports hernia.
**The Seattle Mariners hammered the LA Angels 8-2 last night.
**NY Jets quarterback Zach Wilson’s arthroscopic knee surgery was a success.

WEATHER…
**A Heat Advisory will be in effect today through Friday. Sunny and very hot today. Today’s high…104. Stay cool.

16/08/2022

Okay, today is National Tell A Joke Day. I’ll give it a shot. Wake up with Jim and Mike on “Walla Walla Live” on KUJ.

Peloton announced plans to cut 800 jobs. Employees aren’t that upset. Most of them felt like they were just spinning their wheels.

NEWS…
**A Heat Advisory has been issued for tomorrow through Friday.
**MF Police Chief Doug Boedigheimer said a shooting outside the MF Community Building last Saturday, may have been gang related.
**Candidates for WW City Manager will be offered between $180,000 and $200,000.
**The new Goodwill thrift store and Employment Connection Center will open in CP on Thursday.
**The Wash. State Tree Fruit Assoc. forecasts the state’s apple harvest will be just over 108 million 40-pound boxes…down 11%.

SPORTS…
**The Corvallis Knights won the WCL Championship last night 5-0 over Bellingham.
**The Seattle Seahawks traded DB Ugo Amadi to Philadelphia for TE/Receiver J.J. Arcega-Whiteside.
**NFL teams must pare their rosters from 90 to 85 players today.
**The Mariners hammered Shohei Ohtani and the Angels last night 6-2.
**Mariners skipper Scott Servais reached 500 wins as a manager.
**Alabama is #1 in the preseason AP Top 25 for the second straight season. The Oregon Ducks are ranked 11th in the poll.

WEATHER…
**A Heat Advisory will be in effect tomorrow through Friday. Sunny and very hot today. High today…98.

UNSOLICITED NATIONAL JOKE DAY JOKE:
What do you call James Bond in a bathtub?
Bubble 007.

15/08/2022

Today is National Relaxation Day. Calmly wake up like the locals with “Walla Walla Live” on 1420 KUJ and 98.7 FM.

A respected snake handler died of a rattlesnake bit. His family says at least he died doing what he loved. I find it strange that he loved writhing on the ground and foaming at the mouth.

NEWS…
**85-year old Vernas Denully of CP, died in a rollover crash north of Walla Walla yesterday morning.
**Bryant Avenue will be closed between Division St. and Fern Avenue this week for private utility work.
**Two people were shot in Seattle yesterday, at least the 11th and 12th victims of gun violence in Seattle over the weekend.
**The same factors that produced a later and lighter cherry crop are affecting many Yakima Valley peach growers as well.

SPORTS…
**Tonight the WCL Championship game will be played between the Corvallis Knights and the Bellingham Bells.
**The Seahawks lost their preseason opener to the Pittsburgh Steelers 32-25 Saturday night.
**The Texas Rangers beat the Mariners 5-3 yesterday. Luis Castillo will face Shohei Ohtani and the Angels tonight.
**NY Jets quarterback Zach Wilson will have arthroscopic surgery on his right knee tomorrow in LA.
**Will Zalatoris won the FedEx St. Jude Championship.

WEATHER…
Triple digit heat expected by Wednesday. Today will be sunny and hot. Today’s high…95.

12/08/2022

Today is National Middle Child Day. I mention that because I know most parents forgot. “Walla Walla Live” promised you a Friday and here it is. Wake up with Jim and Mike this morning.
Our guests will be from the City of WW.

Tom Brady is taking time off from practice today to deal with a “personal issue”. Sources say he found a hair out of place and needs to have it surgically realigned.

NEWS…
**After a final batch of votes confirms that Darren Goble will face Gunnar Fulmer for the WW County Commission District #3 seat.
**25-year Alex Stevens and 38-year old Antonio Alejandra were arrested yesterday for allegedly stealing items, including guns, from a car.
**A jury found Tri-Cities judge Sam Swanberg not guilty of assaulting his former wife.
**A storm yesterday with golf ball-sized hair and up to 70 mph winds caused power outages in parts of eastern Washington and North Idaho.

SPORTS…
**Wa-Hi begins football practice next week. Their 1st game will be a non-league game against West Valley in Yakima on September 2nd.
**The Seahawks travel to Pittsburgh to face the Steelers tomorrow. Listen to the game on 1420 KUJ.
**The Baltimore Ravens beat the Tennessee Titans 23-10 last night…the NY Giants edged the New England Patriots 23-21.
**The Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds 4-2 in the “Field of Dreams” game in Dyersville, Iowa.

WEATHER…
**Sunny and hot today. Windy at times tonight and tomorrow. Today’s high…95.

10/08/2022

Today is National Lazy Day. I’ll celebrate with you if you can wait until after my nap. Wake up like the locals and tune in to “Walla Walla Live” with Jim and Mike this morning.

Did you know that 24% of us can’t keep a houseplant alive more than six months? A dead houseplant says you’re too lazy to pour water in dirt once a week.

NEWS…
**The WW City Council will vote tonight on permitting an extensive remodeling project at the former Macy’s.
**Because of bird flu, the Umatilla County Fair is limiting 4-H and FFA avian entries to market chickens and turkeys only.
**Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm will make her first visit to the Hanford nuclear reservation this week.
**3rd District Congressional representative Jaime Herrera Beutler has conceded.

SPORTS…
**WWCC Warrior men’s and women’s soccer teams will play in the 2022 Soccer Friendlies competition in Tukwilia August 23rd and 24th.
**The Seattle Storm blew out the league-leading Chicago Sky 111-100.
**After 13 innings of scoreless baseball, Luis Torrens hit a one-out single to beat the NY Yankees 1-0 last night.
**The Denver Broncos were bought for $4.65 billion dollars by the Walton-Penner group that includes former Sec. of State Condoleeza Rice.
**Marshawn Lunch was arrested in Las Vegas on suspicion of DUI yesterday.

WEATHER…
A good chance of thunderstorms in the Blues today. Mostly sunny and hot with a slight chance of showers or thunderstorms today. Today’s high…97.

05/08/2022

Today is “International Beer Day” and I’m glad it’s a Friday. Start your day with “Walla Walla Live” and catch the latest news, sports, weather and fun.

I just found out that scientists say they’re close to growing a human heart in a lab. Now, the tough part: finding a way to sneak it into Vladimir Putin.

NEWS…
**The Nat’l Weather Service says we can expect a hotter-than-normal August.
**Updated vote totals reveal that in the County Commission race, Darren Goble garnered 909 votes to Gunner Fulmer’s 873. They will vie for the District #3 seat.
**The Lind Fire started just before noon yesterday and it is at 2,000 acres and growing.
**The Vantage fire has grown from 10,500 acres to about 17,000 acres.
**Monkeypox cases are doubling nearly every week in Washington state.

SPORTS…
**The WW Sweets closed out their final home stand by beating Ridgefield 7-2 last night.
**Last night the Las Vegas Raiders routed the Jacksonville Jaguars 27-11 in the Hall of Fame game.
**The LA Angels smashed 7 solo home runs…and lost to Oakland 8-7.
**Brittany Griner was convicted and sentenced to 9 years behind bars in a Russian jail.
**MLB plans to return to London next year for the first time since 2019.

WEATHER…
**Sunny and warm with widespread haze today. Today’s high…85.