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POMEROY–Mid-term elections have closed and preliminary results show 64.43% of Garfield County turning out to vote, and the one contested race shows Drew Hyer leading by 86 points against Kurt Miller which is an approximate 9% spread at the time of this writing (November 9, 2022). There are 201 remaining county ballots to count. In the State of Washington, Garfield County has 1687 registered voters and 1,087 voters or 64.43% came out to vote in this mid-term election which is second only to C...
POMEROY-The Garfield County Board of Commissioners (BOCC) decided on the criteria of determining Garfield County's share of funding the Superior Court Judge's Administrative Assistant position, and discussed insurance details at their meeting on November 7. The Superior Court Judge's Administrative Assistant position serves Garfield, Asotin and Columbia Counties and is jointly funded by all three. Asotin County requested the shares be determined by tax assessed value, in the same manner as the...
POMEROY–The Garfield County Hospital District COVID and Flu Vaccine Clinic last day at the Garfield County Fairgrounds is November 18 at 8 a.m.–12 p.m. and 1:30–3:45 p.m. For those wishing to take the COVID and Flu vaccine this fall, it is available at through the Garfield County Hospital District COVID and Flu Vaccine Clinic at the fairground on November 18. No appointment needed. For more information call the hospital at 509-843-1591 or the Pomeroy Medical Clinic at 509-843...
POMEROY–The Southeast Washington Economic Development Association (SEWEDA) Community Forum meeting is scheduled at the Pataha Flour Mill on Tuesday, November 15 at 11 a.m.-1 p.m. The Pomeroy Community Forum meeting is a working lunch provided by SEWEDA, and a presentation by the author of Dividing Paradise: Rural Inequality and the Diminishing American Dream, Jennifer Sherman, Ph.D., Sociology Professor, WSU. The book focuses on the social changes in rural gentrification and class inequalities occurring in rural communities as new comers s...
POMEROY–Catalyst Student Ministries at the local Church of the Nazarene is holding a FUNDrive® fundraiser now through November 30. Donations of gently use clothing and soft household item is greatly appreciated. FUNDrive fundraisers is a way to make money for nonprofits without asking people to part with their hard-earned money, especially during these times. So, instead of handing over cash or sending a check, this fundraiser helps those with gently used clothing and other soft house hold items a place to repurpose, rehome and give new li...
POMEROY-The Port of Garfield County commissioners authorized a final draft of their 2023 budget and set a date for adoption at their meeting on November 1. The final budget allows for $4,719,153.50 expenses and $4,703,534 in revenue, including both the Pataha and Northeast Garfield County fiber internet projects. The budget is scheduled for adoption on November 29, at 12 p.m. (noon) at the Port office. In further business, Port Manager Diana Ruchert said that she received an insurance claim...
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Forest health, climate change, and a plan that got almost no input before being announced is at the heart of the “carbon project” announced by the Washington State Department of Natural Resources last week. The project, developed by Finite Carbon, proposes to set aside 10,000 acres of forest in Western Washington, once set aside for marbled murrelet habitat and then cleared for logging, for carbon offsets that can be purchased by large companies in trade for their greenhouse gas emissions. The act of setting aside 10,000 acres of forest as “pr...
For months I’ve been asking the Department of Revenue (DOR) if it plans to collect the capital gains income tax that was ruled unconstitutional by an Inslee-appointed judge on March 1. The answer has consistently been: “That decision has not been made yet.” Yesterday, however, the Attorney General (AG) helped definitively answer that question by filing a motion with the state Supreme Court asking the justices to allow DOR to collect the capital gains income tax before a final ruling on the case. In fact, the AG argues that those chall...
POMEROY–The Denny Ashby Library will present two different community presentations at the Senior Center on November 9; “The importance of maintaining historical objects by Muriel Bott at 12:45 p.m. and Glory Grove by Author Gary Bye at 6:30 p.m. The first of the two presentations: “The importance of maintaining historical objects” is where Pomeroy Museum curator Muriel Bott explains the importance of documenting an era through its artifacts and how to preserve them for the future. “Muriel and other volunteers are instrumental in maintaining, or...
Sometimes Thanksgiving feels a little like the awkward middle child. It sits evenly between Halloween and Christmas. Those holidays get all the attention and excitement because they are big commercial holidays. They sell all the candy- they have all the decorations- they get all the movies made about them. When was the last time you gathered the kids around to watch a Thanksgiving movie? Have you been planning to listen to Thanksgiving songs this month? Did you go all out to put up Thanksgiving...
POMEROY–The Spinners 6th Annual Thanksgiving Dinner is scheduled at Maple Hall on November 24 from 12-1:30 p.m. The Spinners organization will host its 6th annual Thanksgiving Dinner at Maple Hall on November 24. Dinner will be served from 12-1:30 p.m. Deliveries are available for homebound, sick, and quarantined people, and to-go meals are also available. The dinner is free to any and all, but donations are accepted. Please RSVP by contacting Joe Cox by email: [email protected]; p...
Ten years ago November 7, 2012 The Case of the Bug-Eating Cougs-Students of Washington State University professor Richard Zack's "Insects and People" course, as well as the public, will have a chance to put their gag reflex to the test during the annual insect-eating lunch at Ensminger Pavilion. On the menu will be cricket chili, mealworm tacos and various pastries sweetened with honey, an insect byproduct. Those attending also can sample comb honey, wax and all. Pomeroy Community Center...
WALLA WALLA–The Lady Pirates earned a berth in the 1B Volleyball State Tournament, which opens today in Yakima, by fighting their way up through the consolation bracket after first beating Prescott, losing to Liberty Christian, beating DeSales on their home court last Saturday then gutting out a five-set win over St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse for the state berth. Pomeroy holds a 19-7 record and takes on Mount Vernon Christian Thursday morning, November 10 at 11:45 at the Yakima SunDome. "I am so p...
POMEROY––It was a dark and stormy night at Lybecker Field, and the Pomeroy Pirates defeated the St. John/Endicott-LaCrosse Eagles 50-6, securing a berth in the 1B 8-Man Football State Tournament. Pomeroy visits Wellpinit this Saturday, November 12, for a 1 p.m. kick off. With a win, the number 10 seeded Pirates would face number two seed Neah Bay. All games from this point are loser-out. "This was a great team win to help guarantee a spot in the state playoffs this season," said Head Coach Kyl...