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POMEROY––Incumbent Sheriff Drew Hyer received about a hundred more votes than challenger Kurt Miller, and Garfield County voters approved Proposition No. 1 to fund emergency communication systems and facilities, results from the August 2 Primary Election showed. Voter turnout in Garfield County was 52.47%, with 893 ballots counted as of the election deadline, with an estimated 35 remaining to be counted, preliminary results indicated. Proposition No. 1 saw an overwhelming 71.8% approval, 588 casting yes votes to 230 opposed. Proposition No....
POMEROY–The annual Community Calendar, promoted and provided in partnership with the Pirate Booster Club and the Gwinn family, order and payment deadline is set for August 15, 2023. The Pirate Booster Club and the Gwinn family have partnered to provide the Community Calendar of birthdays and anniversaries for 2022-23 (September-August). Orders will be based on a select, small number of paid orders only. Some participating members have been contacted, but want to make it available to anyone who wishes to be included. Each calendar is $10 per fam...
POMEROY–The Garfield County Board of Commissioners (BOCC) hosted an award ceremony at their meeting on August 8. Garfield County Engineer Manager/Surveyor Ron Weeks was presented with County Road Administration Board's Program Manager of the Year for 2022 award. He was nominated by County Engineer Grant Morgan, who cited Weeks' excellent and efficient work on the road overlay project accomplished earlier this year. "He's my right hand man," Morgan said. "We couldn't do what we do without someone...
POMEROY–The first day of school for students is Tuesday August 30, 2022 beginning at 8:15 a.m. for JR/SR high and elementary. School will be dismissed at 3:05 p.m. for all students TK-12th grade. NEW STUDENT PRE-REGISTRATION Elementary students new to the Pomeroy School District may pre-register at the Elementary School office, located at 121 10th St., starting August 16. Registration time is 8:30 a.m. until noon, and 1 p.m. until 3:30 p.m. Please bring immunization records, birth certificate, child’s social security number, and any other per...
POMEROY–The Community Economic Forum is scheduled at the Pataha Flour Mill on August 16 at 11 a.m.-1 p.m. The Community Economic Forum meeting will take place at the Pataha Flour Mill, 50 Hutchens Hill Road on August 15 starting at 11 a.m. Discussion and updates will focus on the Garfield County Hospital District strategic plan, Southeast Washington Economic Development Association (SEWEDA), water, infrastructure improvement and the wayfinder sign project. The Chamber of Commerce will provide lunch. The public is invited to submit questions a...
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WASHINGTON, D.C.–The City of Pomeroy could receive federal funding of $436,000 for local water system improvements through a Senate Appropriations bill secured by U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA). Sen. Murray, a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, stated she has secured nearly $230 million in Congressionally-directed spending for Washington state projects in the fiscal year 2023 draft Senate Appropriations bills. The nearly $230 million secured by Sen. Murray represents a 98% percent increase over last year and will fund c...
Garfield County Hospital District is proud to announce May's Employee of the Month, Anna Wessels. She was nominated by her co-workers who state, "She is always willing to help out whenever she can." Anna is originally from Pomeroy, Wash. When she was a year old, she moved to the neighboring community of Dayton, Wash. She attended grade school in Dayton Elementary and then in 2010, her family relocated back to Garfield County. Anna graduated from Pomeroy Junior/Senior High School in 2019. Her...
POMEROY–The Port of Garfield County commissioners discussed broadband contract, certifications, and authorized Port Manager Diana Ruchert to accept two bids. The Fiber-To-The-Home contract for Pataha has been received and is signed by all necessary parties. Bids will be opened on September 1, and the estimated cost is $400,000. The Port commissioners were certified in Open Public Meeting and Public Records Training at a seminar in Walla Walla. It is a four-year certification. Manager Ruchert w...
WHITMAN COUNTY–Washington State and Garfield County Fire District No. 1 deployed assistance for the Central Ferry Riparia blaze which burned more than 3,000 acres in a wild fire August 4, 2022. State fire assistance was mobilized under the Washington State Fire Services Resource Mobilization Plan in support of local firefighters which included a three-member team and brush truck from the Garfield County Fire District No. 1. Together they worked to contain the Riparia Fire located in Whitman County, at Central Ferry. The Riparia was estimated a...
GARFIELD COUNTY–A Lewiston, Idaho, man was injured in a one-vehicle accident three miles east of Pomeroy last Thursday, August 4. Mathias J. Hamilton, 32, was driving a green, two-door 2014 Chevrolet Cruze, which left the roadway, struck a guardrail, then continued down the embankment where it rolled into a culvert at 6:11 p.m. He was reported to have sustained injuries and was transported to St. Joseph Medical Center. He was not wearing a seat belt, according to the Washington State Patrol. TKT Towing assisted with the damaged vehicle. The i...
Patricia Adele Boyd August 30, 1949–August 4, 2022 Patricia Adele Boyd, 72, of Clarkston, passed away Thursday, August 4, 2022. Patricia was born on August 30, 1949, to Max and Juanita Rich in Vancouver, Wash. After graduating from Pomeroy High School, she attended Kinman Business University in Spokane, then married Delbert G. Boyd December 23, 1971, in Pomeroy and went on to have two boys, Daniel and Darin. Pat had a shining light. She always tried to help others and be a Christian with t...
POMEROY–The Garfield County Hospital District board of commissioners agreed to a memorandum of understanding regarding the Recovery Navigator Program and discussed the status of the hospital swing bed placement policy at their meeting on August 1. The Recovery Navigator Program is a multi-entity agreement to provide care for community members in Garfield and Asotin counties. Designated workers will take the services required to the people in need. The Hospital board agreed to join the G...
POMEROY–National Night Out, an evening of law-enforcement and community relationship building, was held at the Pomeroy City Park on August 2. Ambulances, fire trucks, police cruisers, and a Life-Flight helicopter were opened for examination by the public. Games of bingo and a bouncy house provided entertainment, and community organizations and entities such as the Garfield County Hospital District and Pomeroy Partners for Healthy Families set up booths where they provided information and g...
Washington, D.C.–Eastern Washington Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05) helped introduce the American Confidence in Elections (ACE) Act, comprehensive legislation to strengthen election integrity and restore confidence in the voting process. “I believe we must restore trust and confidence in our election system,” said Rodgers. “Every American – Republican, Democrat, and Independent – deserves to know that their vote is counted when they go to the polling place or mail in their ballot. This legislation takes a huge step towards sho...
Ten years ago August 8, 2012 The Pomeroy Swim team won the annual season-ending County Meet for the sixth consecutive time on Saturday, Aug 4. Ireland Mayfield was high-point 12-and-over individual female racer. She also set two County Meet records. Schools in Pomeroy School District will open as scheduled on Sept. 5, but junior-senior high school students and staff could be sharing some of the space in the high school building with construction workers during the first days of class. District...
COLFAX–The Pomeroy Pirate Swim Team places second in the women's team ranking, and fifth in men's and combined team scores at the Tri-County Swim League Championship meet August 2. Five swim teams: Colfax, St. John-Endicott-LaCrosse-Washtucna (SELW), Garfield-Palouse-Oakesdale-Plummer (GPOP), Pullman Barracudas, and Pomeroy; faced off at the championship meet in Colfax last weekend. Top winning team was Colfax with 329 total points, SELW at 321.5, Barracudas coming in at 283, GPOP taking 228, f...