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POMEROY–The Garfield County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) approved Resolutions 2022-03, 2022-04, 2022-05, 2022-06 and appointed a new board chairman. The commissioners approved resolutions to address inter-fund loans. Resolution 2022-03 forgives the loans made from the Current Expense fund to the Solid Waste Management, Fair, and Mental Health Building funds. The total amount forgiven is $26,200. Resolution 2022-04 calls in a loan made from the Current Expense fund to the Mental Health f...
POMEROY–The Pomeroy City Council swore Susie Bowles into her re-elected term as councilwoman, and support for HB 1333, at their meeting on January 18. Jack Peasley of South East Washington Economic Development Association (SEWEDA) came before the council to express SEWEDA’s support for Washington State House Bill 1333. The bill is an extension to the local sales and use tax for public facilities in rural counties, and would extend the expiration of the tax to 2054. The tax is .09 percent of the...
By Sen. Mark Schoesler Many hundreds of bills are introduced during a legislative session. Nearly 500 bills were introduced in the Senate alone during the first 10 days of this 2022 session. Most of them are good, sensible measures that are worthy of becoming law. But every year we also see proposals that are just plain bad. That’s why I started a “Worst Bills List” this session. Here’s where it stands so far: House Bill 1692 would lessen penalties for drive-by murderers. It’s shocking to think that if this bill becomes law, the person wh...
POMEROY–The third Camas Prairie 10-week competition was the Lewiston Tribune Telephonic Shoot which proved the best for the shooters in recent History. The competition in the Lewiston Tribune Telephonic Shoot is based on the scores of a minimum number of shooters from the total number of Shooters that compete for the particular Club. From 0-30 shooters each Club needs to submit three scores for a possible total of 75. For 30 to 40 shooters the Club needs to submit four scores that are averaged toward a score of 75. For 40 to 50 shooters the f...
POMEROY–The Port of Garfield County commissioners elected their 2022 officers at their meeting on January 18. Ed Crawford was re-elected as President and Larry Scoggin was elected Secretary by Resolution 2022-1. The commissioners also passed Resolution 2022-2, which established their regular meeting schedule for 2022 as the first and third Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the Port District Office. The date, time, and place of the meetings are unchanged from the 2021 meetings schedule. In o...
POMEROY–The Garfield County Public Health District passed Resolution 2022-01, 2022-02; approved the return of $183,000 and elected officers at the January 24, 2021 board meeting. The Health District passed two resolutions, 2022-01 to terminate the inter-local agreement with Columbia County for Care Connect Administration Services, and 2022-02, an amendment to extend the Environmental Health Services contract with Asotin County Health District to December 2022. Administrator Martha Lanman request...
“A single twig breaks, but the bundle of twigs is strong.” – Tecumseh...
OLYMPIA–A proposal prime-sponsored by 9th District Sen. Mark Schoesler that would improve irrigation district elections has been unanimously approved by the Senate for the second time in nearly a year. The Senate today unanimously passed Senate Bill 5342, which would allow mail-in ballot elections for irrigation districts and identify qualified district electors for irrigation districts. It also would create a gross misdemeanor violation when election-security requirements for irrigation-district elections are violated. “Irr...
To the editor, Whether you are Republican or Democrat Joe Biden is the current president and Donald Trump is the most recent past president. You may not have liked Donald Trump as president, but he had a vision of making this country self-sufficient. By encouraging manufacturers to bring business and jobs back to the United States, by allowing the increased production of petroleum products, so that the United States became a net exporter for the first time in over 60 yrs. I may not agree with everything he said or did, but I do agree with the d...
Ten years ago January 25, 2012 The Garfield County Bull Tour is scheduled for Jan. 31. The Pirate girls defeated LaCrosse-Washtucna 45-20 to keep open possibility of qualifying for the playoffs. “This was a must-win game for us to keep our playoff hopes alive,” Coach Nettie Severs said. Pomeroy led 22-8 at halftime. Twenty-five years ago January 29, 1997 Installation of the new dispatch console at the Garfield County Sheriff’s Office completed the building renovation portion for implementation of the E-911 system. Though it’s usually seen go...
KITTITAS–Injuries and illness reduced the ranks of the Pirate Wrestling team down to two participants at the Coyote Classic here Jan. 22. Both Pirate grapplers, however, wrestled well, according to Head Coach Ben Slaybaugh. Lane Shawley and Braedyn White represented the team, both going 2-1. Shawley, in the 132-lb. class, finished third, pinning J. Parra of Wapato before losing by decision to J. Leyua, Wapato, and finishing with a win by decision over D. Barajas, Wapato. “Lane lost a close match in the semifinals,” commented Slaybaugh, “whic...
POMEROY––Consecutive overtime wins show the Lady Pirates are finding ways to win as the season winds down. Pomeroy beat Asotin in a non-league overtime win last week, followed with a 43-41 OT win over Gar-Pal Friday. Pomeroy coasted to an easy win over SJEL Saturday. This week and next will be the final four league games, plus a Feb. 5 tourney warm-up against Sunnyside Christian for the 11-2 overall, 4-2 Lady Bucs. St. John-Endicott-LaCrosse struggled in single digits last weekend, Pomeroy tak...
POMEROY––The Pirates are in the cat-bird's seat with a 6-0 league record going into the final two weekends of play, facing Oakesdale (4-3 in league) and 0-8 Colton at home, then road-tripping to Oakesdale and Tekoa-Rosalia. The season wraps with a non-leaguer versus Sunnyside Christian on Feb. 5. Pomeroy downed SJEL by 12, 60-48, there Saturday and bested Gar-Pal in a defensive battle for a 42-26 home win Friday. Last week, Asotin shelled the Pirate ship with nine threes for a 59-47 non...
Garfield County District Court–Judge Tom Cox December 15, 2021 Allen J. Mendenhall, of Grandview, Wash., pleaded guilty to the gross misdemeanor offense of Driving While License Suspended 1st Degree. Mendenhall was sentenced to 15 days jail and will face further license suspension from the Dept. of Licensing. Angela J. Reckard, of Pomeroy, pleaded guilty to the offense of Allowing an Unauthorized Driver to Drive and was fined $249. Jeffrey R. Smith, of Olympia, pleaded guilty to the gross misdemeanor offense of Reckless Driving. Smith was s...