Your Hometown News Source
Your Hometown News Source
Sorted by date Results 1 - 17 of 17
POMEROY–Innovia Foundation will partner with the Pomeroy Spinners and Twisted Wire Coffee to bring the Annual Easter Egg Hunt to the community at the Crystal Springs Golf Course and Lybecker Football Field on March 30 at 3 p.m. The award comes in the form of refreshments for those attending the event, and an eventual kitchen remodel. As a volunteer-driven service organization, the Pomeroy Spinners has held and promoted community events since the 1970s, highlighting needs, community services, a...
POMEROY–The Garfield County Board of Commissioners (BOCC) appointed County Road Crew Superintendent Steve Gormsen to supervise the Road Crew and discussed jury system quotes at their meeting on March 25. Due to the vacancy of the county engineer position, the BOCC passed resolution 2024-07, appointing Superintendent Gormsen as supervisor for the County Road Crew. Gormsen will be responsible for the non-engineering parts of the county engineer role. The commissioners discussed quotes received f...
POMEROY–The Garfield County Board of Commissioners (BOCC) met with representatives from the United States Forest Service, discussed a bid on the Eastern Washington Agricultural Museum parking lot paving project, and discussed removal of the grandstand bleachers at the Garfield County Fairgrounds at their meeting on March 18. Eric Watrud, USFS Forest Supervisor for the Umatilla National Forest, informed the board of changes that have been made to the forest plan including the creation of the B...
POMEROY––Seventeen Pomeroy Gun Club members traveled to Walla Walla Gun Club for all or part of the 2024 Camas Prairie Championships over the weekend of March 21-24. Club members captured Several trophies over the Friday to Sunday Championship Days. There were as many as 291 Shooters in the 9 events over the weekend. On Friday's 16-yard competition Tracy Hanger posted the top Pomeroy score with a 98X100 which was one target behind All American Laura Winkle of Kennewick in the Lady division. Hol...
“You have deep depth.” – Yogi Berra...
By Eric McKeirnan Special to the East Washingtonian Maybe one half of the things that I submit, make it to the pages you are holding in your hands. The paper's edition dated, Feb. 22 ran a piece of how to arouse awareness politically and how to pull lefties back into the life raft. The editor attempts to persuade me to believe that my dictionary holds the magic words that can deflect hatred. I kinda wish she would show me which words those are, and exactly how those words are to be lined up?...
DAYTON–A moment of joy for Deacon Mike Breier and the Salinas family as three received the Quilt of Valor on March 10. Debbie Bailey presented, on behalf of the Lewis Clark Quilts of Valor, three quilts made by Sylvia Demaris. The first quilt presented was to Deacon Mike Breier, who was a Sergeant, E-5, in the Marine Corps. He served from 1964-1970, with two tours in Vietnam, 1965, and again in 1966. He deployed to Da Nang, Chu Lai, Quan Tri, Phu Bai and Van Tuon, where he took part in O...
PENDLETON, Ore. March 07, 2024 - The Malheur, Umatilla and Wallowa-Whitman (Blue Mountains) National Forests are providing an opportunity for the public to participate in public meetings through the month of April 2024. The Blue Mountains National Forests are in the process of revising the Land Management Plans (Forest Plans), which provide the overall strategic management direction and guidance for the Blue Mountains National Forests. Revising these Forest Plans represents a commitment to...
Clef Hangers Music Studio held its Dayton Ensemble Recital Monday with four of the students performing duet pieces with Charlotte Baker, left. Students include Layton Ruffcorn, Hailey Mead, Nina Kromm and Willow Lightner. The recital was attended by family and friends of the piano students. -Chronicle photo...
DAYTON–Nearly thirty years ago Susie and I made a trip to Dayton to be interviewed, which would determine if we would Pastor here. On the way we came across a few sheep on the main highway a couple miles out of town. We stopped, moved the sheep off the road, found the owner, and helped them back to their pen. In all the trips we've made on that highway since, we've never again come across sheep on the road. I believe the Lord was calling us to Dayton to help care for His sheep. Jesus spoke of t...
Thursday: Showers likely, mainly after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 56. Light south wind becoming southwest 8 to 13 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly...
Ten Years Ago March 26, 2014 Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce honored its 2014 Hometown Heroes at the annual banquet and program Saturday at Spinners maple Hall. Dick Martin received the Lifetime Achievement award, recognizing him for more than three decades involvement with the Spinners Club, and with the JCCs prior to that, and serving with the Shrine Club. The retired captain with the Garfield County Fire Department was honored for his decades of service w2ith the department, as well as for his...
Continuing... Sam Morgant dismounted in front of his barn and sighed heavily. The adrenaline and excitement that had buoyed him through trapping the horse thieves had burned out, leaving him feeling drained. He unsaddled and stepped into the barn for a brush, wrinkling his nose. It still smelled like garlic. The trial was over, the three Casady brothers had been found guilty and sentenced to prison. The horses had been returned to their rightful owners and Sam had nothing more to do. He sighed...
By Jessica Ruffcorn Reporter DAYTON–Local High School student Kaylee Coleman, receives an adaptive tricycle from the Charge Syndrome Foundation. Kaylee Coleman is a sophomore at Dayton High school who has CHARGE syndrome. This complex syndrome affects her sight, hearing, sinuses, speech, ability to eat, growth, reproductive health, balance, and has palsy and scoliosis. Coleman and her mother Becky Gibson, attended a Charge Syndrome Foundation Conference in Florida July 2023 by a scholarship f...
WASHINGTON STATE–This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including the replacement of essential items such as equipment or livestock, reorganization of a farming operation, or to refinance certain debts. FSA will review the loans based o...
POMEROY––The Lady Pirates broke two tie scores and jumped ahead of the Prairie Pirates with six runs in the fifth inning, winning their first game of the 2024 campaign 18-14 at home March 20. Tekoa-Rosalia handed the team a pair of losses on the home diamond, and with a rematch played earlier this week at Tekoa-Rosalia, a home game today against Yakama Nation Tribal followed by a double header at Colton the next day, March 29, the team will be ready for Spring Vacation. Kendyll Potoschnick hit...
POMEROY––The Pomeroy Pirates head into Spring Break with a handful of wins and games to be played before the week off. The Bucs played a single header at St. John Tuesday, and visit Colton for a twin bill tomorrow, March 29. SJEL visited Friday, March 22, and went away smarting after a four-inning 16-2 drubbing called after four innings because of lightning. "Trace Roberts threw a no hitter, Peyton Cannon went 3 for 3 and Vinny Vecchio went 3 for 4," said Head Coach Kyler Lovgren. In the ope...