2008 - Won't start after new clutch

[007finger]

I have a 2008 Yaris. 180k-ish miles. I just finished putting a new clutch in and getting it all back together. It's taken a while in between other projects so the car has been sitting for a few months. I charged the battery up, put everything back together and... nothing. The dash lights come on, the radio lights up, but it won't start. I bypassed the clutch switch. Still won't start. There is zero click or noise coming from the starter solenoid. I took the starter it to the parts store. They say it's bad. I just put a new one in. No change.

At some point during all the attempts at starting, I noticed that the dash lights were staying on all the time - even with the key completely out of the ignition. I lubed the ignition cylinder and the lights now no longer stay on, but the car still won't start. There is still no noise at all coming from the solenoid.

I also tried shorting the solenoid posts with the a screwdriver and the key in the 'on' position - nothing.

This is a base model Yaris with no security system or chip in the key. Manual windows, manual locks, cloth interior. If it has any options at all, I don't know what it is.

Is there an ignition switch at the base of the column like in some older vehicles? Or is everything right there in the column near the ignition?

Thanks for any help!!