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POMEROY––Ballots to Garfield County voters for the 2024 Washington State Presidential Primary will be mailed by February 23, 2024. Candidates listed on the ballots include Democrats Joseph R. Biden, Jr., Dean Phillips and Marianne Williamson. Republican candidates are Chris Christie, Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Vivek Ramaswamy and Donald J. Trump. Trump and Haley are the only two candidates still in the race. Ballots are due to be either delivered to the County Courthouse or an approved drop box...
POMEROY–The Friends of Denny Ashby Library and Denny Ashby Library offer a free community presentation, "Cashup Davis: The Inspiring Life of a Secret Mentor," by co-author Jeff Burnside at the Garfield County Senior Center, 695 Main St., on Wednesday, February 28 at 7 p.m. Burnside will speak on the book he and Gordon Davis, cowrote, Cashup Davis: The Inspiring Life of a Secret Mentor. Gordon Davis is the great grandson of Cashup Davis who along with Seattle area journalist Jeff Burnside, t...
Ten Years Ago February 19, 2014 Stephanie Reisdorph was the featured soloist at Friday's Valentine's Day program at the Senior Center. She entertained an audience of about 50 luncheon guests. The Golden Girls led a sing-along of popular sweetheart songs from the past. Members are LaDonna Stallcop, Barbara McClanahan, Kathleen Fitzsimmons, Hazel Crawford, Jennie Odell, and Carla Heytvelt. Juyne Bowles played accompaniment on the piano. Twenty-Five Years Ago February 17, 1999 In her first year on...
POMEROY–The Garfield County Board of Commissioners (BOCC) appointed Rebecca Freelin to the Civil Service board, authorized a request for funding a review of the county's annual report, and voted to send a letter supporting House Bill 1835 at their meeting on February 12. Freelin was appointed to the vacant Position No. 3 position on the Civil Service board. The position has been named, and is a six-year term. The BOCC authorized funding of nearly $3,000 for a review of the annual report by a C...
POMEROY–The Garfield County Hospital District Board of Commissioners discussed their tele-nephrology and dialysis programs, construction on the electrical project, and a dietary freezer installation that was funded by the Harold and Helen Shepherd Foundation at their meeting on February 5. The tele-nephrology and dialysis programs are scheduled to begin on March 1. They will be marketed regionally, to a wider customer base than previous marketing programs. Work on the electrical project p...
POMEROY–The Garfield County Board of Commissioners (BOCC) presented a certificate of appreciation to Charles Thomas Millspaugh, signed a contract for jail services, and listened to presentations from Greater Columbia Basin Health and Quality Behavioral Health (QBH) at their meeting on February 5. Recognizing his years of service to the county, the commissioners presented Tom Millspaugh with a certificate of appreciation. Millspaugh served many years on the Civil Service board, including years a...
DAYTON–The USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service in Washington (NRCS) will conduct a meeting for the Snake River Local Working Group (LWG) at the Dayton Best Western Hotel, 507 E. Main St., in Dayton, Wash., on Wednesday, February 14 at 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. The NRCS local working group meeting serves as a forum to listen to the residents of Asotin, Columbia, Franklin, Garfield, and Walla Walla County Conservation Districts, to help farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners reach their l...
Ten Years Ago February 12, 2014 Pomeroy School District's fundraiser collection of more than $1,400 was especially for school children victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines in November. Superintendent Doug LaMunyan volunteered to have his head shaved in $400 was collected. District staff members Amy Miller, Amy Smith, Fred Knebel and Rachel Gwinn volunteered to receive a pie in the face if more than $700 were collected, and Cort LaMunyan volunteered to have his head shaved, after two...
POMEROY–Registration for the Youth Livestock Field Day Series hosted by Idaho and Washington State Extension Offices, is now open to area 4-H and FFA youths, leaders, and families. The series will take place in three locations and dates. The first in the event begins on Saturday, March 9 for Beef at Asotin County Fairgrounds; the next is Saturday, March 16 with Sheep and Goat at University of Idaho Livestock Pavilion; and the final event is Saturday, March 23 for Swine at Latah County F...
POMEROY-The Garfield County board of commissioners (BOCC) accepted James Wege's resignation letter, approved a support letter, and approved payment of Washington State Association of Counties (WSAC) dues at their meeting on January 29. The board accepted County Engineer and Public Works Director James Wege's letter of resignation, which gave 45 days' notice. His last working day is scheduled for March 18. "I appreciate the opportunity to sever Garfield County, and I thank the community for...
To the editor, Residents of Dayton School District and Citizens of Columbia County, your vote is a personal decision. The results of elections have consequences. Some consequences are more quantifiable than others. Taxes collected that help fund the school are easily measured, and impact any property owner. How the school spends the money in its budget is public record, and also very measurable. The board and administration can be held accountable to spend your tax dollars on the highest...
Ten Years Ago February 6, 2014 After an absence of almost four decades, the Pomeroy Pirate wrestling team claimed the top step of the awards podium of a post-season tournament on Saturday. The Pirates won the Class B East Sub-regional Tournament in Davenport, overcoming 12 other teams in the field. Team members included Kyle Hyer, Taylor Lewis, Adam Herres, Jack Neice, Wyatt Hyer, Clayton King, Steven Wysocki, Mike Wymore, Blaine Reisdorph, Wyatt Jenkins, Havin Heytvelt, Ryan Smith, Austin...
POMEROY––The Garfield County Board of Commissioners (BOCC) discussed the public comment process of the Appaloosa Solar Farm's permit application and cyber security, and authorized an inter-fund transfer at their meeting on January 22. The commissioners discussed the permit application process of the Appaloosa Solar Farm project with Wendi Watson, who expressed concern about it. The permit application and public comment will be reviewed by a hearings examiner at a public hearing. The hea...
Ten Years Ago January 29, 2014 Pomeroy Senior Center received a $2,500 grant from Puget Sound Energy Foundation to assist with the center's nutrition program. Betty Capwell of the center said the money will be used to help fund the program's home-delivered meals and meals served at the Senior Center site. These programs are "very important to a vulnerable group of people," she said, not only for their nutritional component, but also the benefit of social interaction among participants....
POMEROY–Garfield County Hospital District is proud to announce Employee of the Year for 2023, Nic Bartlow. He was nominated by his co-workers and chosen from all the previous employee of the month winners. The hospital and clinic staff agree, "Nic has a great positive attitude and an optimistic outlook." Nic is a native of Pomeroy and has a rich family heritage spanning over 4 generations in Garfield County. He graduated from Pomeroy High School in 2006. His first work experience began in the s...
POMEROY–Garfield County was hit with a thundersnow storm January 9, 2024, during the early evening hours, followed by blowing winds with chill factors as low as 5° Fahrenheit. The community has not faced a snow storm containing lightning referred to as "thundersnow" like what occurred Tuesday night, since 1983, according to Sam Jennings, who experienced it plowing back to Pomeroy from Central Ferry near Zumwalt. Many people revved up their snowblowers and started to clear sidewalks and driveways...
Ten Years Ago January 22, 2014 For the 26th year, the National Geographic Society is holding the National Geographic Bee for students in the 4th through 8th grades in thousands of schools across the United States and in the five US territories, as well as in the Department of Defense Schools around the world. Evan Bartels, a 6th grader, was the winner of the Pomeroy Elementary Bee held January 9, 2014. Twenty-Five Years Ago January 20, 1999 Pomeroy Junior Miss Kristen Maltby is in Pullman this...
POMEROY–The Garfield County Board of Commissioners (BOCC) approved a supplier contract, passed modifications to the monument preservation policy, and discussed the details of insurance rate increase at their meeting on January 8. The board approved a contract with the Washington Department of Enterprise Services, a use agreement for designated goods and services. The contract creates the option for the county to obtain certain goods and services from the Department, should the need arise. T...
POMEROY–Garfield County Public Works have set guidelines for acceptable waste allowed at the Garfield County Town Pit on Gould City-Mayview Road. There has been a recent influx of dumping at the Garfield County Town Pit. The County offers a green waste collection for residents at the Garfield County Town Pit, a.k.a. Airport Pit. To keep the area efficient and organized, there are designated spots for each type of waste according to type. What is acceptable at this location is: yard waste, branches, flowers, leaves, trees, and tree trimmings, t...
Ten Years Ago January 15, 2014 Thanks to the generosity of the Harold and Helen Shepherd Foundation, and the Pacific Power Foundation, those attending parades on Main St. will be able to hear announcer Brad Gingerich a lot clearer and from a lot farther away. The two organizations contributed a total of $12,500 for a new sound system downtown. Twenty-Five Years Ago January 13, 1999 Dr. Cindy Landgren, Garfield County's veterinarian for the past 10 years, has accepted an officer's commission in t...
POMEROY––Appaloosa Solar Project LLC has posted a notice of application with Garfield County Planning for a proposed solar farm that would be constructed in Garfield County, about 13 miles northwest of Pomeroy, on leased land between Highway 12 and the Snake River. The project area is bordered on the east by Meadow Creek and State Highway 127, the road from Dodge Junction to Central Ferry, runs through it. The total acreage leased for the project would be approximately 7,000 acres. The App...
WALLA WALLA–A $3,000 grant has been awarded to the Blue Mountain Artisan Guild to help with the cost of upgrading its building's access for people with disabilities, the Blue Mountain Community Foundation announced this week. The grant was among $189,050 in discretionary grants awarded in the four-county region of Garfield, Umatilla, Walla Walla and Columbia counties. The Blue Mountain Community Foundation (BMCF), under the leadership of its Board of Trustees, Grant Committee Chair, Barbara R...
Ten Years Ago January 8, 2014 Garfield County Sheriff Ben Keller believes that it's not a matter of if a mass-casualty incident could happen in Pomeroy, it's more a question of when. Ben's belief that the community should not ignore this possibility led him to apply for a U.S. Department of Justice grant in 2012. The Community Oriented Policing Services Hiring Program associated with the grant would provide the county with $75,000 annually to place a School Resource Officer in Pomeroy School...
POMEROY-The Garfield County Board of Commissioners (BOCC) discussed June Dunbeck's retirement from the civil service board; a newly received grant; and concerns raised about at their meeting on December 18. June Dunbeck is retiring from the civil service board after serving for over 30 years. She will attend her last meeting on January 9. "We appreciate the years of service June has given the county," Commissioner Justin Dixon stated. The county has received a shoreline planning competitive...
POMEROY-The Garfield County Republicans held a caucus at the Pataha Flour Mill on December 20, to discuss strategy options before the Precinct Caucus planned for January 13. Discussion included the threat of quagga mussel that have been discovered in the Snake River. Representative Mary Dye stressed the importance of involvement from the voters of the county....