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POMEROY-The Garfield County Transportation Authority, (CTA), held a public hearing on the Transit Development six-year plan. No comments were made, and no written comments were turned in. The plan was adopted after the hearing. The CTA also discussed the operations manager position, which has been filled by the hiring of Callie Carnahan. Carnahan will start September 1....
POMEROY–The Garfield County Hospital District Board of Commissioners accepted a bid and split an electrical project into phases, celebrated the certification of co-CEOs Jayd Keener and Mat Slaybaugh and approved a change to the financial assistance policy at their meeting on August 7. The board accepted a bid from Twin City Electrical out of Clarkston for the construction of the electrical project at Garfield County Memorial Hospital. The total amount is $1,447,000 and will be divided into t...
POMEROY–The City Council discussed a broken pool boiler and speeding concerns on Arlington Street according to the minutes from their August 8 meeting. The boiler at the Pomeroy Municipal Pool has broken beyond repair. City Superintendent Mike Lockard and Clerk/Treasurer Diane Taylor will apply for a maintenance grant from the Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office for funding to replace the equipment. The pool will not be heated until the replacement is purchased and installed. P...
Ten Years Ago August 21, 2013 When students return to the classroom Monday, Aug 26, after summer vacation, Pomeroy School District will have a new superintendent and a new administrative format. Doug LaMunyan, the new superintendent and the former junior-senior high school principal, will lead an administration that doesn't have many role models. Mr. LaMunyan will be the only full-time administrator, in fact, the only administrator in the district and he will have two "lead teachers," Rachel...
POMEROY-–National Night Out was held at the City Park on August 1. Community resource entities set up informational and give-away booths, including the Garfield County Hospital District, Garfield County Fire District #1, Pomeroy Ranger District, Garfield County Sheriff’s Office, 911 emergency services, Garfield County Public Health District, Garfield County Transportation Authority, Community Sexual Assault Program, Aging and Disability Resource Center, and Pomeroy Partners for Healthy Fam...
POMEROY–The School Board approved a consumer math curriculum; high school teaching assignments for Weights, Spanish I and II, Geometry, Consumer Math, and Bridges 12; a recommendation for a second-grade teacher new hire; and other pending business decisions, according to the July 25 meeting minutes. The board approved the Scaffolded Consumer Math curriculum presented by Nettie Severs, as an appropriate choice to implement in the 2023-34 school year. The program is an approachable way to build f...
POMEROY-The Garfield County board of commissioners (BOCC) approved a memorandum of understanding with Pomeroy Partners for Health Families Coalition, an addendum to the agreement for professional services of a hearings examiner, and discussed the timeline of a contract with the Garfield County Deputies Association at their meeting on August 7. The memorandum of understanding with Pomeroy Partners creates an agreement for the Coalition to disperse funds that the county is receiving from the Opioi...
POMEROY––The Garfield County Public Health District presented their Community Health Assessment at the Spinners Maple Hall on July 25. The Assessment, presented by Chelsea Eaton of GCPHD, consists of both quantitative data from census data collection and qualitative data from the You Are Heard campaign's surveys and interviews conducted earlier this year. The Assessment outlines both the top three reasons to live in Garfield County, according to survey results, as well as the top three are...
Ten Years Ago August 14, 2013 Pomeroy swimmers dominated at the Tri-County Knights of Columbus Jerry Cluckey Memorial Swim Meet in Colfax Saturday August 3, and took home the championship trophy for the seventh consecutive year. The Pullman Barracudas took second with 281 points, but fell well short of Pomeroy’s whopping 497.5 points. Shelly Slaybaugh has been coaching the team for about 15 years, and recalls having about 20-25 swimmers in the beginning. That number has grown to over 70 s...
POMEROY-The Port of Garfield County commissioners approved a water leak repair, budgeting for re-staining, and discussed use of the cement slab left from the demolition of warehouse three at their meeting on August 3. The commissioners authorized emergency repair for a slow water leak on Port property, not to exceed $7,000. The expected cost of the repair is around $5,000. The commissioners also approved placing re-staining the United States Forest Service building on the budget for 2024. The...
Ten Years Ago Aug 7, 2013 Pomeroy Conservation District has hired Mike Denny as its new Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) Cluster Coordinator. Mike comes to PCD from Walla Walla Conservation District, where he served as Riparian Habitat Coordinator as well as the Outreach and Education co-chair. In Garfield County, Mike will serve as the CREP cluster coordinator for four Conservation Districts: Pomeroy CD (Garfield County), Palouse CD (Pullman), Palouse-Rock Lake CD (St John) and...
POMEROY–The Garfield County Transportation Authority (CTA) announced their new General Manager Jeff Ruchert, approved a Consolidated Grant Program, and discussed design planning for a bus barn and maintenance facility at their meeting on July 24. Jeff Ruchert, who has been the CTA Operations Manager, has been hired as the General Manager after an application and interview process. The CTA will advertise the opening of the Operations Manager position. The CTA approved agreement PTD-0646, a C...
POMEROY–The Garfield County board of Commissioners (BOCC) discussed the problem of shot-up signs, approved several fund transfers, and discussed bids for a key code badge system for the courthouse at their meeting on July 24. Signs are being shot into around the county, causing damage to the signs that cause it to fail to meet legal parameters. Replacing the signs will be expensive to the county due to high aluminum prices. The damage is not restrained to any particular part of the county, b...
POMEROY–The West Coast Baptist College's Revival Trio visited the Pomeroy Baptist Church on July 7. WCBC has sent out trios, quartets and sextets for several years, but this is the first time they have performed in Pomeroy. The Revival Trio, Allison Lindsey, Brandon Bartlett, and Mallory Bacon, and their accompanist Michael Kearney are students at WCBC. Dr. Mark Rasmussen, a teacher at WCBC, gave a massage from Haggai 2:4, stating that God wants everyone to be strong, because there is work to d...
POMEROY–The Garfield County Public Health District discussed the danger of spreading hemlock plants and approved three resolutions at their meeting on July 24. Two strains of hemlock were discussed, one containing a neurotoxin and the other causing respiratory damage. Both are dangerous to cattle, as well as posing a threat to humans who come in contact with them. County Commissioner Justin Dixon stated that the county is aware of the problem, but the weed is not in a classification that a...
POMEROY–The Pomeroy City Council discussed dangerous dog policies and enforcement; closure of the Municipal Pool on the 4th of July; and the chip seal work being done on Pomeroy streets at their meeting on July 11. Several complaints of dogs killing livestock and domestic animals have been addressed. Fines amounting to over $2,000 are due to the District court and two dogs that have been proven to kill livestock have been euthanized. One dog that has been deemed dangerous is being rehomed out o...
POMEROY–The Garfield County Hospital District board of commissioners approved leasing new automated drug dispensers, and discussed patient visitation policy and bidding on the hospital electrical project at their meeting on July 10. The automated drug dispensers currently used at the Garfield County Memorial Hospital will become obsolete in 2025. The GCHD board of commissioners approved the lease of a new set of Pixus brand dispensers, as well as a Dell server. Monthly rent for the dispenser s...
POMEROY–The Garfield County Fire District No. 1 Commissioners introduced a new part-time emergency medical technician and discussed replacing the Medic 30 ambulance at their meeting on July 11. Andy Reggiero-Smith was certified as an EMT in 2016 and has served as a volunteer with the City of Clarkston Fire Department, as well as contracted EMT work for Clearwater Mill. He has several certifications, including hazardous materials. Medic 30 has been constrained to operations within Pomeroy due t...
Ten Years Ago July 24, 2013 Stephanie West Renfro, PHS Class of 2008, broke the American National Powerlifting junior women's record in the deadlift Saturday with a lift of 380.25 lbs. The previous record was 374.50 lbs. Stephanie placed second in her division at National Powerlifting Championship in Orlando, Fla. LCSC's Tennis Center, working with Otti Miller of Pomeroy, has provided two tennis racquets, six balls, and a racquet bag for use at Pomeroy's City Park courts. Twenty-Five Years Ago...
POMEROY–The Knights of Columbus held their annual pancake and sausage breakfast on Sunday morning, July 16, at the Holy Rosary Catholic School. The proceeds will benefit the Pomeroy Swim Team. Pomeroy Partners for Healthy Families sponsored water bottles that were given away at the event. Swim Team members sold tickets in the weeks prior to the event, and volunteered as servers during the breakfast....
POMEROY–Fourth of July events here included an indoor potluck picnic at the Pataha Flour Mill on July 4 and the annual Alvin Landkammer Scholarship Fund firework show at the Garfield County Fairgrounds on July 5. The Pataha Flour Mill's potluck picnic was very well attended. The program featured patriotic songs, pledges of allegiance to the American flag, the Christian flag, and the Bible, and shared stories of patriotism and the meaning of freedom. Attendees filled nearly every seat in the M...
POMEROY-The Garfield County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) announced a change to their meeting schedule; discussed new clean energy construction in the county with Washington State Representative Mary Dye; opened bids for surplus vehicles at their meeting on July 10; and heard from the Blue Mountain Action Council. The BOCC announced their meeting schedule will change to meet every other week, with their next meeting scheduled for July 24. Representative Dye met with the board and...
Ten Years Ago July 17, 2013 Pomeroy Spinners recognized business owners Mark and Leslie Schmidt for their support by the Schmidt's Pomeroy Foods and PF Express. "Pomeroy Foods annually donates eggs for the Easter Egg Hunt, allows us to store the eggs in their cooler, and provides supplies for the Fair booth." said Spinners president Larry Ledgerwood. The Schmidt's were one of the first business owners to sponsor the Spinners' 'Pirate SHIP' campaign to raise money for new football helmets....
POMEROY–The Pomeroy School District (PSD) board of directors accepted the resignation of Maureen Scoggin and approved a bid for re-roofing the Elementary school at their meeting on June 27. PSD accepted Maureen Scoggin’s resignation as Elementary Librarian and art teacher. Scoggin has retired after many years of teaching at Pomeroy Elementary School. Her positions will be filled in-house. The board approved a re-roofing bid from W. McKay Construction out of Kennewick for $239,484. Gutters and...
POMEROY-David Manring and Patricia Nicholson will exchange vows at a wedding staged at 36 Fairgrounds Road on July 17. A potluck reception will follow at the Garfield County Fairgrounds....