Week of January 16, 2025
Week of January 16, 2025
POMEROY-The City of Pomeroy has been issued a violation by the Environmental Protection Agency for failure to complete the Lead Service Line Inventory (LSLI) according to the minutes of their Jan. 7 meeting. The LSLI deadline was October 16, 2024. The City is required to issue a public notification informing Pomeroy citizens of the violation every quarter until the inventory is submitted. Staff have been working on the LSLI over several months and Crew Superintendent Mike Lockard "has not found...
POMEROY-The Garfield County Planning Commission addressed conflict-of-interest allegations and discussed changes made to the revised alternative energy code at their meeting on Jan. 8. Commission chairwoman Wendi Watson, responding to allegations of conflict of interest, said she wants to be transparent and stated that she has family members who have signed leases with wind energy companies. She also stated that she has no personal profit arising from the proposed wind turbine projects. Changes...
Another familiar Pomeroy institution that has been missing and it back is the superb announcing talents of Voice of the Pirates John Gates. He returned to the microphone during Pomeroy's hoops contests last weekend, much to the delight of the Pirate faithful. -EW photo by Naomi...
WALLA WALLA–Core grants are now open for consideration. The deadline for Letters of Interest is February 5, 2025. Sherwood Trust competitive grants are made to qualified nonprofit and governmental agencies operating in Walla Walla and Columbia counties in Washington and Milton-Freewater, Ore. Sherwood Trust seeks to make grants to qualified nonprofit and community initiatives that support our vision and values and are an organization’s most pressing priority. Sherwood Trust’s competitive...
The Pomeroy High School Gym reverberated with the raucous sounds of the PHS Pep Band, which entertained the basketball fans with tunes during breaks, halftime and warm-up periods. Band instructor Joshua Murray directs the Pep Band, which is a welcome addition to Pirate basketball. -EW photo by Naomi...
WHEAT: The outlook for 2024-25 U.S. wheat this month is for slightly larger supplies and domestic use, unchanged exports, and marginally higher ending stocks. Supplies are raised on higher imports, increased 5 million bushels to 130 million, all on Hard Red Spring. Feed and residual use is unchanged at 120 million bushels but there are offsetting by-class changes based on the NASS Grain Stocks report. Seed use is increased 2 million bushels to 64 million, based on the NASS Winter Wheat and...
Jeanne Keatts Jeanne Marie Dixon Keatts, 83, died on Saturday, January 11, 2025. A Celebration of Life will be held for Jeanne at the Clarkston Presbyterian Church on Friday January 17 at 2 p.m. Her complete obituary may be viewed on-line at https:\\keattslindsey.wixsi...
Some New Year's resolutions often include exercising, losing weight, and getting more organized. There are also some unusual ones. One resolution was to order every drink on a Starbucks menu. Another was to stop blaming things on the dog. New Year's resolutions can be helpful, but there are certain things we don't wait for a New Year to do. When the Lord puts it in our heart to make a change, we don't wait for a new year. Our commitment to Him is to love and please Him moment by moment. We do...
Ten Years Ago January 14, 2015 Dawn Waldal received a warm reception from guests at Blue Mountain Artisan Guild's open house Thursday. The owner of Wild Country Wearables on Main St. in Pomeroy displayed several paintings from her collection. Besides Dawn's paintings, the event also featured a "free-for-all" display of paintings without a collective topic. Twenty-Five Years Ago January 19, 2000 Pomeroy Junior Miss Mandy McKinley went to Pullman on Sunday for the start of this week's state...
WALLA WALLA–Several grant opportunities are available for eligible government, tribal, and nonprofits in the northeastern Oregon and southeastern Washington areas. Wildhorse Foundation grant applications are available and support arts, cultural activities, education, environmental protection, public health, and salmon restoration. Grants up to $30,000 are awarded quarterly. Next deadline for applications in April 1. Learn more at https://www.thewildhorsefoundation.com/guidelines/ Philanthropy...
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 47. Southwest wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Thursday Night: A slight chance of rain before 1am, then a slight chance of snow. Snow level 3200 feet lowering to 1800 feet after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 20. Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 33. Saturday Night: Partly...
COLBERT–Pirate junior Peyton Cannon finished second in the 190-lb. division at the Crusader Classic here January 11. "Junior Peyton Cannon continues to lead the team," commented Head Coach Mat Slaybaugh. "He looked tough through all of his matches, even in his finals match where he lost. Peyton wrestled a 2024 1A state placer but held his own losing after three rounds by six points." "I continue to be impressed by how much our guys are improving each week," Slaybaugh said. "The young guys are...
By Sen. Mark Schoesler, Rep. Joe Schmick and Rep. Mary Dye We are back in Olympia for this year's legislative session, which began Jan. 13 and is scheduled to end April 27. Many classic rock fans remember The Who song "Won't Get Fooled Again." It has a line, "Meet the new boss, same as the old boss," that likely will apply to our state's incoming governor, Bob Ferguson. Having seen how Ferguson operated during three terms as attorney general, we suspect he will simply continue in the same...
