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SPOKANE–Innovia Foundation recently announced that Pomeroy is among the first eastern Washington and North Idaho communities selected for the Community Heart & Soul® initiative. The City of Pomeroy will be embarking on a two-year journey to engage residents in identifying what they love the most about their community, what future they want for it and how to achieve it. "In our small community, Heart & Soul will provide the direction and personality to facilitate bringing our legacy f...
POMEROY–Election Day Salad Bar and baked food sale will be held at the Catholic School on November 5 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Again, this election day, the Holy Rosary Alter Society will hold this fund raiser salad bar event that will foster many projects on their list. Also, be sure to purchase a goodie from their baked sale selection. Take-out orders are available by calling 208-791-6006 by 10:30 a.m. Nov. 5...
POMEROY–The traditional Veteran's Day program is scheduled at the High School gym on November 7 at 9 a.m. The traditional program will feature the popular slide show of veterans, and programs by the local school children, and a Quilt of Valor ceremony. Parents and public are invited and encouraged to attend....
POMEROY–Local FFA members have participated in Rangland and Soils/Land Evaluation contests in Sprague, St. John, Steptoe, Deer Park, and Moses Lake events as recently as this month. The teams have been placing well, as have individual participants. Pomeroy FFA placed eighth at the State Rangeland contest near Sprague on October 8, 2024. "The Rangeland contest has a lot of components to it, and I am so proud of these students for putting forth the effort to learn many concepts" said Kristina Kneb...
“Without the oceans there would be no life on earth.” – Peter Benchley...
Since Joe Biden was inaugurated, it has been like watching a train wreck in slow motion. Thousands started streaming across the southern border. No amount of exposure of this disregard for our nation’s border and the laws that keep them secure had any effect. The vice president was put in charge of the border and she did nothing. For three years, we watched helplessly while migrants from around the world waded across the Rio Grande. This went on until Kamala Harris was repositioned as the presidential candidate at the national convention, a...
To the editor, Are you better off now than you were four years ago? Due to Biden/Harris policies, the cost of living has risen. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the S and P, and Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index, home prices from January, 2021, when they took office, until March, 2024, were up 33.9% (Shiller). Household energy from January, 2021, to May, 2024, was up 29.8% (BLS). Vehicle Maintenance and Repair from January, 2021 – May, 2024, up 30.5% (BLS). Motor V...
Thursday: Rain. High near 52. Southwest wind 7 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. Thursday Night: Rain. Low around 35. South wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible. Friday: Rain. High near 50. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Friday Night: Rain, mainly before 11pm. Low around 34. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Saturday: Rain likely....
David's brothers appeared before Samuel who called them present to choose from them a new King. David wasn't among them. He was faithfully out guarding the sheep. Though Samuel thought the Lord wanted a particular brother to be anointed because of his stature and appearance, the Lord said no. Finally, Samuel asked if someone was missing and David was brought in. Samuel understood why he was initially wrong about who would be anointed. He said, "Man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord l...
By Loyal Baker DAYTON–The Pomeroy Pirates finished the 2024 football campaign with an unblemished 5-0 league record with an 84-30 win over Dayton and first place in the SE1B Wheat Division, and they head to Richland on Friday to take on the also unbeaten Liberty Christian Patriots (5-0, 8-0) to secure the SE1B number one seed against NE1B rivals. It was the Bucs' highest-scoring game of the season. The Pirates had a fight on their hands early, but Jett Slusser and Kyzer Herres combined for a s...
POMEROY–The Lady Bucs are in the consolation bracket of the SE1B Volleyball Tourney after DeSales took a 3-0 opening-round win. Third-place Pomeroy hosted fourth-place Liberty Christian yesterday in a loser-out match (full story next week). With a win, the Lady Pirates would face the loser of Oct. 30's No. 2 Gar-Pal v. No. 1 Walla Walla Valley Academy Friday at Pomeroy's gym. The Lady Pirates finished the SE1B Wheat Division in third with a 9-5 league, 10-6 overall record after splitting the fin...
COLFAX–Pomeroy Pirate Cross Country athletes Bethany Zimmerman and Kiersten Bartels will compete in the 1B/2B and NEA Regional Cross Country Meet here Friday, November 1. Bartels set a personal best at the Pomeroy Cross Country Invitational on October 9, finishing third with a 25:46.0 time. Her next best time was 27:42.9 at the 1B/2B League Meet No. 2 at Colfax on Oct. 1. Zimmerman has run five meets this fall and set a personal record of 26:12.6 at the Pomeroy meet October 9. That mark s...
Pirate team captain Taylor Gilbert, the WIAA/GESA Athlete of the Week, had great outings during the sixth week of the 2024 volleyball season, helping the Lady Pirates win two straight-set matches against Waitsburg on Tuesday, Oct. 8, and at Colton on Thursday, Oct. 10. Gilbert went 10-for-11 serving with six aces while tallying 10 kills against Waitsburg and 13-for-13 serving with two aces and four kills, nine digs, and two blocks against top-ranked Colton. The Lady Pirates finished the season...