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POMEROY–The Garfield County Board of Commissioners (BOCC) approved payment to City of Pomeroy, and reviewed the Fairgrounds sprinkler design at their meeting on February 14. The BOCC approved to give a sum up to $3,000 to the City to assist with a Low to Moderate Income survey that was completed. The bill for the survey was lower than the quote, and after discussion with the City Council, the BOCC approved payment of $1,000. The design for a new sprinkler system at the Garfield County Fairground...
OLYMPIA–Sen. Mark Schoesler, Rep. Joe Schmick and Rep. Mary Dye are inviting citizens to join them Tuesday, Feb. 22, for a 9th District virtual town hall meeting. The eastern Washington lawmakers will provide an update of the 2022 legislative session and then take questions from participants. Citizens may also submit written questions during the registration process. During the town hall meeting, the 9th District legislative team will discuss several issues, including: • The Democrats’ mandatory long-term care insurance tax. • The state’s...
DAYTON–Columbia Pulp, LLC will idle operations as of February 18, 2022, an action that will affect approximately 80 employees who work primarily in its headquarters in Dayton and its plant located at Lyons Ferry in northern Columbia County. "Being a first-of-its-kind application with this type of technology has not been without challenges," said Terry Ryan, Columbia Pulp's Interim CEO. "And while this is normal for a company at the forefront in developing a product like this, to continue on w...
POMEROY–Evening Star Lodge No. 30 representative Steve Kazda presents two Bikes for Books program February winners Brantley McKeirnan and Heather Davis with a bike each. Students Brantley McKeirnan, a kindergartener and son of Shane and Stephanie McKeirnan, and Heather Davis a 5th grader and daughter of Jared Davis and Many Curtis achieved the 100 minutes of reading each week required to be entered the bike drawing. Twice each year, students who read 100 minutes each week are entered in the d...
WASHINGTON–Gov. Jay Inslee stated indoor mask mandates will end February 18, 2022 during a press release February 9, 2022. He acknowledged the viral condition of COVID-19 has changed leading the State into a transition period. In addition, there is no need for the Nation Guard. “We are here today to talk about our emerging transition in the ongoing efforts of COVID,” said Inslee. “Here is what I know during this period of time. We have not changed, but the virus has changed. So now we are entering a transition period, and we are here to talk...
“The only way to discover the limits of the possible is to go beyond them into the impossible.” – Arthur C. Clarke...
By Sen. Mark Schoesler OLYMPIA–I’m very disappointed, even disgusted, with the Democrats’ transportation funding plan that recently was unleashed on the Legislature. Let me count the ways. In my nearly 30 years as a legislator, it has been common for the chairs of the legislative transportation committees to welcome input from their counterparts on the opposite side when creating state transportation budgets or funding plans. Unfortunately, bipartisanship on transportation apparently is not happening this year, as Democratic trans...
POMEROY–The Pomeroy City Council discussed land use, the Complete Streets program, and water charges relief at their meeting on February 8. According to the City Council minutes by City Clerk Shaun Martin, Dori and Shelby Matheny presented their request for use of a part of 17th Street that curls behind their home. They told the Council they wanted to gravel it and use it for parking and access to their backyard. The Council discussed granting a conditional use permit with a clause that would e...
POMEROY–During the sixth Camas Prairie Shoot competition (CPSC) the Pomeroy Gun Club scores big, Brady Bott makes perfect score, and junior shooters move into seventh place, tying with Walla Walla. The good weather resulted in very good scores for Pomeroy Gun Club during the sixth week of the CPSC this past weekend at the local Club. One of the highlights was Brady Bott’s first career perfect 25 score, the first of the year for the juniors, which led all the Youth shooters for the weekend. He was joined by Clark Capwell’s second straight 25 as...
OLYMPIA–In its final vote Feb. 11, the Washington State Senate unanimously approved Senate Bill 5054, a measure aimed at strengthening the state’s felony-DUI law and reducing the pain and suffering faced by victims of impaired drivers. The 48-0 vote sent the proposal to the House of Representatives for the fourth year in a row. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Mike Padden, would extend the “look-back” in DUI cases, allowing courts to consider convictions over the previous 15 years during sentencing. Washington makes the fourth DUI convict...
POMEROY–The Blue Mountain Artisan Guild (BMAG) hosted the Potpourri show on February 3. The show consisted of a collection of local artwork ranging from quilts to paintings to pottery, with hanging space for one piece of art free of charge. Awards were given by the BMAG to Josephine Watson, Nancy Stinchcomb, Josephine Harker, JD Brown, and Ron Parks....
To the editor, Our democracy is under assault! As renowned analyst Fareed Zakaria’s CNN documentary recently affirmed, the Trumpian lies, racism and debunked conspiracy theories promoting dictatorship have largely taken over the rank and file of the Republican Party. Lonely Republican US Representative Adam Kinzinger, lamenting the fact, is not running for re-election because of it. Last May I wrote that “Very seldom I agree with Liz Cheney on policy…. But right now, Liz Cheney is my No. 1 Hero…Because she may become most instrumental in savi...
POMEROY–The Eastern Washington Agricultural Museum (EWAM) received over $7,000 in donations, were presented with a $3,000 grant from the Harold and Helen Shepherd Foundation, and set the Spring Farming Days. The EWAM received $1,520 from the Valley Giving Guide, $4,800 in a donation from Farm Credit Services of Lewiston, $3,500 in memorials for the year 2021; $500 for end of the year donations, and an undisclosed amount from seven other individuals. In addition, The Harold and Helen Shepherd Foundation presented the EWAM with a generous g...
POMEROY–The Garfield County Sheriff’s Office was called upon during the month for the following issues: Abandon vehicle, alcohol offense, animal bite, animal noise, animal problem, assault, criminal mischief, death, dog complaint, DUI, fraud, intoxication, Jail transport, lost property, runaway juvenile, sex offense, threatening, and a traffic stop. They experienced two calls of each of the following: non-injury accident, alarm, civil problem communications, domestic violence, drugs, noise complaint, unsecured premise, order violation and wil...
Ten years ago February 15, 2012 Jay Takemura, representing Puget Sound Energy Foundation, presented a check for $2,500 to Rod Kimble and Claudia Spacek of Garfield Food Bank. The foundation’s contribution will go to the food bank’s roof replacement fund. The food bank has also received money for the new roof from the Shepherd Foundation, Lutheran Women’s Mission, and local individuals. Undersheriff Drew Hyer and 911 Public Education Coordinator Melody Hirsch visited Wednesday Preschool, taugh...
WARDEN–Pirate wrestlers Curtis Winona and Braedyn White both finished fourth in their weight classes at the 1B/2B Region 2 tournament in Warden last Saturday to advance to the state wrestling tournament in Tacoma this week. Sophomore Walker Flynn finished the day with two losses and plans to return next year. "The Pirate wrestlers faced their toughest competition of the year," commented Head Coach Ben Slaybaugh. In the 182-lb. division, Pomeroy senior Braedyn White won three, lost two for the f...
POMEROY––A late fourth-quarter run put Pomeroy in front briefly, but Yakama Nation Tribal's top scorer Justice Hart swished a three to give the Eagles the lead, and the Pirates were unable to get it back, bowing out of the District Tournament with the close 52-45 home-court loss. In their first District game, the Pirates fell to Sunnyside Christian 60-40 on the Knights' home court Feb. 10, and the Pirates beat Colton 64-28 in the final regular-season game Feb. 7. "We lost a tough one," com...
PALOUSE–Pomeroy's Lady Pirates are in the consolation bracket, in a battle to stay alive and set to play DeSales in a loser-out game Wednesday following their second-round loss to Garfield-Palouse by 45-16 her Friday, Feb. 11. "We had a really hard time getting things in movement," said Head Coach Tai Bye after the loss to Gar-Pal. "We really struggled to get a shot to fall, especially in the first half, and our defense can only hold on so long before the deficit becomes too great for us to rema...
DAYTON–The Lady Pirates pulled off another heart-stopping overtime win–their fifth this season–to stay alive in the consolation round of the District 9 Tournament, all set to face Oakesdale Saturday at 5 p.m. for the number three spot at the State Tournament. The game will tip off at the Dayton High School gym against the Lady Nighthawks, 41-40 winners over Sunnyside Christian in last Thursday's loser-out contest in the consolation bracket....