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POMEROY–The Garfield County Ministerial Association is sponsoring its annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner at Pataha Flour Mill on Sun., Nov. 24, at 6 p.m. The annual event draws local churches together in fellowship, culminating in a short worship service. Pastor Stan Christopherson will bring the message and there will be participation in special music and various readings. The meal items are supplied by our churches, but other dishes are welcome. It is requested that due to limited seating m...
POMEROY-The Garfield County Board of Commissioners (BOCC) discussed the county planning commission’s progress on rewriting the comprehensive plan, as well as continuing a speed study at their meeting on November 18. The Planning Commission has added additional meetings to December’s schedule in an attempt to finish drafting the plan changes before the moratorium on conditional-use permit applications ends on February 5. Currently the plan is with outside council. The Planning Commission wil...
CLARKSTON–A “Last Chance” Pesticide Recertification Credit Program hosted by WSU, UI and Oregon State University extension will be offered Friday, December 6 from 8:30 a.m. to Noon and from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Asotin County Fire Station, located at 2377 Appleside Boulevard in Clarkston, or by Zoom. Five Idaho, Washington and Oregon pesticide recertification credits have been applied for this program; along with Certified Crop Advisor Credits. The cost of participating in the seminar is free. Topics may include: -Palmer amaranth surve...
Ten Years Ago November 19, 2014 Only one team leaves the State Volleyball tournament undefeated, and in the 2014 1B tournament, it was the Pomeroy Pirates. With a strong 12-0 record in sets through the four-match State run, the Pirates outdistanced the field while capturing their third State Championship, the second since 2005. Pomeroy head coach Jim Greene pointed to the team's offensive power as a key. Twenty-Five Years Ago November 24, 1999 Sen. Slade Gorton (R-Wash) made a stop in Pomeroy...
Submit an Event Wednesday, Nov 20 Meals on Wheels–Request service 509-843-3008, Senior Center–7:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Senior Center Meals–Senior Center, 695 W. Main St.– 12 p.m. BINGO (if there is a caller) Pomeroy Senior Center–1 p.m. Thursday, Nov 21 Pinochle, Pomeroy Senior Center–9 a.m. Denny Ashby Library–1–7 p.m. Weed Board Meeting–Garfield County Courthouse–1:30 p.m. Pomeroy Needleworkers–Denny Ashby Memorial Library–6 p.m. Friday, Nov 22 Meals on Wheels–Request service 509-843-3008, Senior Center–7:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Senior Center Meals–Se... Full story
POMEROY-The Garfield County Republicans hosted an Election Night Watch Party for the community at the Pataha Flour Mill on Nov. 5. The group had multiple televisions playing several news networks that monitored both state and national races throughout the night. Board and card games were enjoyed, including a rousing game of Uno Flip, and a potluck nacho bar provided dinner to the 42 attendees. Washington State Representatives Mary Dye and Joe Schmick gave speeches after the results showed their...
Ten Years Ago November 12, 2014 A reception honoring Garfield County commissioner Dean Burton on his retirement at the end of the year, after 20 years on the board, will be held at Spinners Hall. Dean Burton moved to Garfield County to get his family out of downtown Los Angeles in the early 1970s. Little did he know that he would be getting himself into a career of public service that would carry him past his 80th birthday. Twenty-Five Years Ago November 17, 1999 Ferd Herres Chevrolet and Farm...
POMEROY–Garfield County Hospital District is proud to announce July's Employee of the Month, Sherri Maki. She was nominated by her co-workers who say, "Sherri always goes above and beyond for her fellow co-workers." Born in the San Fransico Bay area, Sherri was raised in California living in various cities of the Golden State until the age of 16. Her family relocated to Spangle, Wash., in 1991, to be near her extended family in the northwest area. This was a big adjustment compared to the busy c...
POMEROY–Preliminary Election-Night returns show that some 79.50% of Garfield County's voters cast ballots in the 2024 General Election and it appears that conservative candidates and causes were favored by local balloteers. Washington's Fifth District will remain in the Republican Party as Michael Baumgartner outpolled Democrat Carmela Conroy 59.79% and 164,626 votes to Conroy's 110,352 votes and 40.08%. Here voters gave Baumgartner 79.89% and 1,037 votes to Conroy's 20.11% and 261 votes. Statew... Full story
POMEROY-Hundreds of kids paraded in their costumes for Trick or Treat Main Street on Thursday, Oct. 31. Main Street businesses, decked out in spider webs and pumpkins, gave out candy and toys to the costumed trick or treaters. The Garfield County Memorial Hospital created an eighties-themed haunted house situation in their hallways with stops where candy was passed out by the residents, several of whom were in costume themselves. Trunk or Treat was held in the Hospital parking lot. The trick or...
POMEROY––The Garfield County Board of Commissioners (BOCC) discussed emails from a class action group, approved the date for a floating holiday, and approved a request to light the courthouse for Red Ribbon Week at their meeting on Nov. 4. In response to emails from a class action group, Commissioner Jim Nelson stated "We have reached out to outside agencies. We are taking this seriously." Details of the allegations were not discussed due to the fact that they concern an active inv...
Ten Years Ago November 5, 2014 Pirate super fan Hazen Odell, who died in December last year, always stood in the same place for the hundreds of Pomeroy football games he attended, in the corner where the railings meet in front of the concession stand, on the west side of the stairs to the field. At last week Friday's final home game of the season, Hazen's wife Jennie was presented with a plaque by high school co-athletic directors Nettie Severs and Toddette McGreevy. The memorial will be...
POMEROY–Garfield County Public Health and the Garfield County Hospital District will sponsor a Drug take back and Wellness Fair on the Courthouse Lawn on October 25 between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. This is the community's chance to dispose of expired prescription medications and an opportunity to receive a free medication lock box, Deterra bag and sharps container. In addition, local service departments: Pomeroy Partners, Garfield County Sheriff's Office, Garfield County Public Health, Garfield C...
POMEROY––Ballots for the 2024 General Election will be mailed this week by the Garfield County Auditor's Elections Department. Ballots were to be mailed Wednesday, October 16, said Shanda Wolf, Elections Director, and are due by 8 p.m. on Election Day, November 5, 2024. Ballots may be delivered to the ballot boxes at the Garfield County Courthouse, or the 24-hour drive-up drop box accessible on the east side of the Courthouse, Wolf said. Ballots may also be mailed postage paid. Wolf advised tha...
POMEROY-The Pomeroy City Council announced Jim Harris's retirement, heard a proposal regarding a bus stop on Hwy 12, and discussed a nuisance notification position at their meeting on Oct. 8. Jim Harris, having served on the City Council for 10 years and eight months, announced his retirement. "I've enjoyed every bit of it," Harris said. He received a plaque commemorating his years of service at the meeting. The council heard a proposal from Jim McKeirnan about the creation of a bus stop on Dan...
To the editor, I am disappointed in the coverage you have given to the Lower Granite Fire or Dub fire. First, I am told that it destroyed many buildings on a farm that I am very familiar with. There were about eight buildings on this farm and I believe your coverage should have pictured these along with naming this farm. In addition, this fire started somewhere on the upper South Deadman Creek. This fire needs an official designation as to cause as this might affect legal rights to recovery of d...
Richard Wynne McKeirnan July 27, 1949c0150October 5, 2024 Today, we celebrate the life of a wonderful husband, father, son, and brother, Richard Wynne McKeirnan, 75. Richard was born in Pomeroy, and the eldest son of Richard Francis McKeirnan and Patricia Louise (Knettle). He was an Eagle Scout, wrestler, and football player at Pomeroy High School, where he graduated in 1967. He went on to college where he attended Gonzaga University, and graduated with a double major. Richard moved to Portland...
Ten Years Ago October 15, 2014 "This fall has provided favorable weather conditions for prescribed burning on the Umatilla National Forest," said Chris Johnson, Deputy Fire Staff Officer. "We've completed the 3,500 acre Gulliford Prescribed Burn west of Ukiah, Oregon and just initiated the 4,300 acre North Wenatchee Prescribed Burn south of Pomeroy, Washington," said Johnson. Four additional prescribed burns are planned if weather conditions allow. Twenty-Five Years Ago October 20, 1999 Two...
By Charlotte Baker and Naomi Scoggin POMEROY––Garfield County Sheriff Drew Hyer's recent decision to no longer provide activity reports to the Board of County Commissioners, and the alleged absence of Sheriff Hyer acknowledging responsibility for a 2022 jail-cell death that resulted in a $2.5 million claim settlement against the county, which ultimately resulted in closure of the jail, has prompted Commissioner Larry Ledgerwood to go on record as having "no confidence" in Sheriff Hyer, Led... Full story
POMEROY––Kyle L. Lara was arrested and taken into custody of the Garfield County Sheriff’s Office on March 23, 2022, according to the Tort Claim Notice filed by attorney Ryan D. Dreveskracht of Galanda Broadman, Seattle, legal representation for Lara’s estate and family. Upon arrival at the jail, the document claims, Lara “made suicidal statements.” After an alleged physical altercation with another inmate, Lara was deemed to be “special management,” and placed in a solitary cell. Jail cells are monitored by three shifts of dispatchers, th... Full story
POMEROY–The Garfield County Hospital District and Garfield County public Health and Aging & Disability Resource Center will host a Town Hall on Medicare vs Medicare Advantage plans at the Senior Center on October 15 at 4 p.m. A Town Hall discussing the differences between traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage plans will ensue helping those new and re-enrolling senior consumers choose the correct plan to meet their needs over the coming year. If there are questions about the meeting or more specific details about Medicare, please c...
POMEROY–It was reported during the Garfield County Fair Livestock Market Sale Jim and Colleen Ledgerwood and Ledgerwood Farms purchased Cody Ledgerwood’s FFA champion steer. Instead, it should have read that LCCU and the Ledgerwood Family purchased Cody Ledgerwood’s FFA champion steer....
The Garfield County Market Sale Association honored retired auctioneer Dave Petty, who served as auctioneer for years, with a recognition ceremony prior to this year's auction at the fair From left, Becky Tegrick, Justin Warren, Travis Ledgerwood, Auctioneer Dave Petty, Steve Cannon, Kayla Slaybaugh, Selena Wolf, Larry Ledgerwood and Justin Dixon. Petty took the microphone for the Mr. Piggy FFA Market Hog finale. See page 4 for additional fair photos. -East Washingtonian photo by Charlotte...
POMEROY–Garfield County will host a free Chipper Day for country residents at the old rock pit located off Gould City-Mayview Road on Saturday, October 5 at 8 a.m.-2 p.m. What can you bring? Clean yard and garden debris, pine needles, leaves, limbs, and small logs (up to 15 inches). Loads that contain a lot of dirt, rocks, root balls or anything over 15 inches in diameter will be turned away. If you are bringing leaves and pine needles in garbage bags, that’s fine, but you will be asked to empty the bags and take the plastic home with you. For...
POMEROY––The Garfield County Auditor's Office Elections Department will be holding its pre-General Election Logic and Accuracy tests on Tuesday, October 8. This activity tests the tabulation equipment prior to the 2024 General Election on November 5, 2024. There will be a random check of all ballot-counting equipment on Wednesday, November 6, according to Shanda Wolf, Garfield County Elections Director. The test session on October 8 is open to invited individuals and is subject to limited ava...