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POMEROY–The filing period for 2024 candidates has closed and no local races have developed. The Garfield County District 1 Commissioner candidate is Jim Nelson, a Republican, running unopposed. Garfield County District 2 Commissioner Larry Ledgerwood is also running unopposed. Ledgerwood states no party preference. Incumbent Brooke J. Burns is running unopposed for Judge Position 1 in Garfield, Asotin, and Columbia Superior Court. The race for U.S. Representative for Congressional District 5 i...
POMEROY–Wendy Snyder has been selected for the 2024 Community Leadership Award and will attend the awards banquet next week in the Tri-Cities. Snyder is a high school para-pro, a Pomeroy Pirate Partner leader, and the co-advisor Family, Consumer and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) program. She was selected to receive the 2024 Community Leadership Award through the Southeast Washington Association of School Administrators. "We all know that Wendy is a true representative of community l...
POMEROY–The local branch of Four Star Supply has enlarged its service to include a tire shop and service center in the garage behind the Napa store. The new tire and service center has two new top-of-the-line lifts and an aligner, as well as a Hunter Hawkeye computer system. The aligner can hold up to 18,000 pounds with a 21-foot-long deck, and can hold a 550 pickup. "This is our favorite," Pomeroy branch manager Bill Fischer said. The center staff includes mechanics Christopher Steynor and K...
DAYTON and POMEROY–Several 4-H and FFA members competed at the Jr. Livestock Show of Spokane the first week of May. Delaynee Cox of Dayton, wins Reserve Champion in showmanship, and Jaycee Cox is with her white calf winning the FFA Grand Champion Prospect Steer. Ellyson Hall took third place 4-H Market Lamb, a blue ribbon with her Market Steer, and a purple ribbon in Showmanship. She placed 13th high Individual Junior Livestock Judge, and 4th high Junior Oral Reasons. Judson Hall receives 1...
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DAYTON–Would you know what items in your teen's room might indicate drug or alcohol use? The Coalition for Youth and Families, in partnership with Columbia County Health Department, hosted a public event at the Liberty Theater on May 15, to learn more about youth substance abuse. The event began with a mock set of a teenage girl's bedroom. People were instructed to walk around and search for substance items hidden in plain sight and some tucked away in inconspicuous places. There were 100 i...
Ten Years Ago May 21, 2014 Pomeroy High School seniors Torrie Koller and McKenzie Uto competed in an Idaho High School Rodeo Association event earlier this spring. Both girls qualified for the association's state competition June 9 to 14 in Pocatello. Torrie will compete in breakaway roping, goat tying, pole bending, and team roping. McKenzie will compete in goat tying. Besides competing for state honors, the two Pirates hope to advance to either the National High School Rodeo or Silver State la...
POMEROY–Members of the Pomeroy High School Class of 2024 were busy over the past nine months, endeavoring to conceptualize and execute a Senior Project....
By Melissa Gemmell Dayton Chronicle Reporter DAYTON-The first of three public meetings to glean community feedback for the study on Rural Clean Energy sponsored by the Department of Commerce, was held in Dayton on May 14. This study is in response to an amendment to policy for HB1216 requiring public input on the impact of clean energy to rural communities. The meeting was hosted by the consultant firm Ross Strategic who is conducting the study for the Department of Commerce. Susan Hayman from...
RITZVILLE–Pirate senior Tyler Slaybaugh will lead the Pomeroy Track and Field team to the state championships this week in Yakima, looking for a repeat of his first-place finish in the 100m. dash, along with a myriad of promising Pirate tracksters. Slaybaugh is also a contender in the 200m. dash, pole vault and as a member of the 4X100 Relay along with Jacob Reisinger, Jett Slusser and Boone Schmidt. Pomeroy's track and field athletes will compete in events beginning with Slaybaugh's p...
ELLENSBURG–Former Pomeroy High School track and field standout Destany Herbert is continuing her winning ways in the 2024 outdoor track and field competition. She recently won the hammer throw at the GNAC 2024 Outdoor Track and Field Championships here May 10-11. Her effort of 49.57 m. or 162-7 was good enough for first place. She made a 14.00 m. (45-11.25) throw in the shot put for a second-place finish. Herbert was also named to the 2024 Division II Outdoor Track & Field All-Region team in t...