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POMEROY–The Garfield County Commissioners (BOCC) approved a proposal for 911 logging recorder; a request from the employees' group; and approved a sale contract at their meeting on October 24. The BOCC accepted the proposal from WestTech Marketing for $21,798 for the purchase and installation of a 911 logging recording system for Garfield County's E911 department. WestTech has been servicing the current system and has maintained an excellent relationship with the E911 department. The c...
POMEROY–The Garfield County Hospital District, in cooperation with Garfield County E911, Sheriff's Office, Fire District No. 1, Transportation Authority, and the City of Pomeroy, conducted an emergency evacuation drill on October 19. Nine participating residents of Garfield County Memorial Hospital and one mannequin were loaded onto a CTA van and two GCFD ambulances, driven to the Pomeroy High School and returned to the Hospital, where they were unloaded, in a simulation of an emergency e...
By Naomi Scoggin East Washingtonian Reporter POMEROY–The Port of Garfield County Commissioners announced that construction has begun on the Pataha Fiber-to-the-Home project, and approved the 2023 budget. Construction extending the fiber internet line out to Pataha has begun. The project is expected to be completed by January 31, 2023, with some weather days included in the calculation. The Northeast Garfield County fiber project contract has been signed and will go out to bid on design work. T...
POMEROY-The Garfield County Fire District No. 1 responded to a fire alarm originating from the Blue Mountain Artisan Guild building on Main Street on October 20. After inspection of conditions without finding any source of fire, the responding firefighters suspected a faulty alarm. The alarm is being monitored to determine its functionality....
POMEROY–The Blue Mountain Artisan Guild presents the “Let it Snow” reception event sponsored by JD Browns Studios, at the main street gallery on Thursday, November 10 at 5-7 p.m. The new BMAG art show “Let It Snow” will feature adult artist Laurel King and Linda McKeirnan; along with school students of Maureen Scoggin as Junior artists beginning November 1. The JD Brown Studios-sponsored “Let it Snow” reception is scheduled at the BMAC gallery on Main Street. In addition, the November class featuring painting on glass with a winter or Chr...
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LIVESTOCK, POULTRY, and DAIRY: The forecast for 2022 red meat and poultry production is raised from last month, as higher beef, pork, and broiler forecasts are partly offset by lower turkey. Beef is raised for the second half with higher expected slaughter as well as higher carcass weights for the period. Pork for the third quarter is raised on a higher-than-expected slaughter; no change is made to the fourth-quarter forecast. Broiler production is raised on current slaughter data and higher eggs set and chicks placed. Turkey is lowered, with...
The annual Ernst and Young report to the Council on State Taxation (COST) continues to illustrate the struggle business owners in Washington State are having to meet the ever-increasing tax burden and maze of regulations that the state legislature mandates. Ultimately, a new regulation or tax on a small business is passed onto the consumer as a price increase in products and services provided. The report highlights that business paid $23.5 billion in total state and local taxes in fiscal year...
PATAHA–The "Lunch with Cathy" event, sponsored by the Garfield County Republican Committee (GCRC), is scheduled at the Pataha Flour Mill on October 28 at 12-1:30 p.m. Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers will visit this area to update residents of legislative activities and present-day issues, but mainly to listen to citizen concerns, at the GCRC sponsored "Lunch with Cathy" event coming this Friday. Those who wish to attend will be asked to purchase a ticket before attending the luncheon u...
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEX.–Kendra LeAnn Masters has accepted an invitation of lifetime membership in The National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS), the nation's leading certified honor society for high-achieving first- and second-year college students with a minimum of a 3.0 GPA. Masters is the granddaughter of Dandi and Doug Peralta and high school graduate of Pomeroy. The NSCS is an honors organization that invites less than ten percent of all eligible students nationwide to join the ranks o...
POMEROY–The Garfield Co Museum will return to winter hours on each Friday at 1-4 p.m. beginning November 4. The museum will also open at other times by request. Since this area had “summer weather” through the month of October, the museum experienced a lot of visitors, so decided to extend the summer hours schedule through October. Museum personnel continue to research Garfield County history and its families from requests. The museum has received some new acquisitions through donation. If you are a stamp collector, or stamp enthusiast, you m...
POMEROY–The Garfield County Transportation Authority discussed the building project at its meeting on October 17. In the final stages of preliminary design, when finished, the project will go out to bid. Construction funding sources are still not identified. A grant opportunity is expected to open later in October. The CTA also discussed its budget, with final decisions dependent on the county’s negotiation with the employee’s Group....
Ten years ago October 24, 2012 The 2012 football season has special significance since it was exactly a century ago that the young men of PHS took up the sport of football. It was on November 16, 1912, when Wagner Mast, Pomeroy’s quarterback, trotted onto the scrap of Garfield County pasture that had been crudely fashioned into gridiron playing field. Most of the Pomeroy players on the field were farm boys who had spent their lives close to home in Garfield County. Thirty-eight people met in t...
By Loyal Baker RICHLAND–Big plays given up by the Pirates were crucial breakdowns in their second loss of the season by 54-20 here Friday, October 21. The Pirates are now 4-2 in 1B Southeast 8-Man standings, and the team looks forward to another long road trip to 5-2 Sunnyside Christian, the kickoff at Sunnyside High School's football field set for 6 p.m. "Next up is a must-win for the Pirates versus the Sunnyside Christian Knights, who are also looking for that third and final playoff spot," c...
POMEROY–The Lady Pirates' final match, the Senior Night game played last Tuesday, carried implications for post-season play. Pomeroy was 15-6 heading into the final game. A season-ending win over Garfield-Palouse would give the Lady Buccaneers sole possession of second place in the Wheat Division, due to the pre-season draw and because Pomeroy split with SJEL, winners of last week's away match. Earlier this season, the Lady Bucs beat Gar-Pal on their floor, 3-1. In case of a Pomeroy win, the L...
POMEROY–The Pirate Cross Country team of Samuel Lamb and Cash Copher will give 1B/2B Regionals this Saturday their best shot when the race begins at 12:45 p.m. The two Pirate runners qualified for the Regional meet at last week's league championships in Pomoery. Lamb and Copher have been consistent this season and usually finish close to one another in the 24-minute range. Lamb's season best was 23:59 at the Inland Empire Championships on Oct. 1, and Copher ran a 23:43 race at the same event. T...
POMEROY-The Pomeroy 6-8 grade girls' basketball team played hard in their October 19 game against the All Saints Catholic School Huskies. The Pirates' use of full court press resulted in several turnovers, but did not ultimately over-power the Huskies. The final score was Pirates 27, Huskies 34....
Pomeroy Pirate JH Football team started off the season with a loss to DeSales 26-32 on September 13. The game was played with no special teams as DeSales does not play special teams at the Junior High level. It was a close game through its entirety with both the Pirates and DeSales airing the ball out quite often in the passing game. Pomeroy Quarterback Vinny Vecchio found both Braxton McKeirnan and Robbie Van Vogt on a couple of long touchdown passes. In the end, Pomeroy fell a touchdown short...