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POMEROY–Jack Morrow enlisted in the United States Army on February 17, 1998, attending basic training at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. After completion of advanced individual training, he was assigned to A Co, 94th Engineer Battalion, in Hohenfels, Germany. During this assignment, he deployed to North Macedonia, Albania, and Kosovo before accepting an appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point. Upon graduation, Jack was commissioned as an Engineer officer and again stationed in G...
POMEROY––The Garfield County Board of Commissioners (BOCC) discussed the public comment process of the Appaloosa Solar Farm's permit application and cyber security, and authorized an inter-fund transfer at their meeting on January 22. The commissioners discussed the permit application process of the Appaloosa Solar Farm project with Wendi Watson, who expressed concern about it. The permit application and public comment will be reviewed by a hearings examiner at a public hearing. The hea...
POMEROY–As we begin 2024, I would like to extend my appreciation to all for the privilege of serving as Mayor of Pomeroy. I will endeavor to make the most of the year ahead, working with many fresh faces on the City County Council eager to do the same. We, along with our talented Administrative Staff, will focus on providing the very best services to our residents, addressing the issues in our community that have presented challenges to our city in the past while staying committed to p...
POMEROY–Week two temperatures in the High 30s seemed like a heat wave to the Pomeroy Gun Club members after the subzero temperatures in week one of the Camas Prairie ten-week competition. With the improved weather conditions, scores also were better for the adults. Youth shooters started the weekend on Saturday with a little tougher condition than what the adults faced on Sunday. In the 12-year-old and under division Rowdy Cole was the top 16-yd. shooter with a score of 20X25 and Carter B...
“Thank you, God, for this good life and forgive us if we do not love it enough.” – Garrison Keillor...
"The possibility of a global environmental apocalypse has been dominating headlines and exercises a powerful hold on the imaginations of millions of people," according to optimist and author Marion L. Tupy. Headlines of imminent catastrophe are resulting in public policy driving our nation and our state as well as many other western economies to the brink. OLYMPIA–The Clean Energy Transformation Act (CETA), passed in 2019, and the Climate Commitment Act (CCA) of 2021 form the architecture for t...
Thursday: Rain likely, mainly between 10am and 4pm. Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 45. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight. Friday: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after 4...
Ten Years Ago January 29, 2014 Pomeroy Senior Center received a $2,500 grant from Puget Sound Energy Foundation to assist with the center's nutrition program. Betty Capwell of the center said the money will be used to help fund the program's home-delivered meals and meals served at the Senior Center site. These programs are "very important to a vulnerable group of people," she said, not only for their nutritional component, but also the benefit of social interaction among participants....
Edna Lou Kimble Ringen December 15, 1941–Dec 13, 2023 Edna Lou "Dena" Kimble Ringen died December 13, 2023 in hospice in memory care in Grass Valley, Calif. Dena was born Edna Lou, daughter of Virgil Lowell Kimble and Louise Emmaline McCoy on December 15, 1941, in Chehalis, Wash., during a WWII blackout. She was raised in Pomeroy, Wash. A typo in a church program prompted her to switch from Edna Lou to Dena when she went to college. She received a Bachelor's in Theology from Northwest C...
POMEROY–Garfield County Hospital District is proud to announce Employee of the Year for 2023, Nic Bartlow. He was nominated by his co-workers and chosen from all the previous employee of the month winners. The hospital and clinic staff agree, "Nic has a great positive attitude and an optimistic outlook." Nic is a native of Pomeroy and has a rich family heritage spanning over 4 generations in Garfield County. He graduated from Pomeroy High School in 2006. His first work experience began in the s...
OLYMPIA–The main event during the opening week of this year’s legislative session was Gov. Jay Inslee’s annual state of the state address. I was surprised he did not pull a muscle from patting himself on the back so often as he addressed legislators, statewide elected officials, and Supreme Court justices. Inslee said, “I’m happy to report we have been, we are, and we will always be the strongest state in the nation,” adding “in fact, the state of our state is stronger than ever.” Not to...
COLTON–The Pirates bounced back from a squeaky-close loss at Oakesdale the night before with a 67-17 trouncing of Colton. The Buccaneers are in first place in the Southeast B Wheat Division with an 7-1 league mark and 11-2 overall, with Oakesdale in second, Gar-Pal in third and Tekoa-Rosalia in fourth. "Next week will be a big week for us with Desales and Garfield-Palouse in the schedule," said Head Coach Chris Wolf. "It will be nice to play some home games as we have had 6 of our last 7 on t...
KITTITAS–It took a while, but after placing second at a number of consecutive meets, Curtis Winona notched a first here Saturday, January 20. The Pirates will be in league competition Tuesday in Colfax and the League Dual Championships at Almira-Coulee-Hartline are on the schedule on Saturday, January 27. The Kittitas County Throwdown included several larger schools, such as West Valley Yakima, Wenatchee, Goldendale, Ellensburg, Ephrata and Moses Lake, said Head Coach Mat Slaybaugh. "Curtis had another impressive outing," Slaybaugh c...
COLTON–The Lady Pirates are in search of consistence and point production to back up the team's defensive efforts as two road trips-to Colton and Oakesdale-were tough on the squad. Colton ran away after a close first quarter 56-27, and the Nighthawks also had better quarters after the first with a 52-15 win last week. Four home games will wrap the regular season. DeSales visited earlier this week, then Gar-Pal comes to town Saturday, Tekoa-Rosalia on January 30 and Senior Night will be S...