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POMEROY-The Pomeroy City Council advised of a $10,000 grant recall; authorized Mayor Paul Miller to sign lease and service contracts and discussed the booster pump station preliminary design report at their meeting on August 9. A Blue Mountain Community Foundation grant for $10,000 has been recalled due to the funds not being spent during the grant period, which ended in June. This does not impact future award possibilities. The council authorized Mayor Miller to sign leases with the Garfield Co...
POMEROY–The Fanning family came together at the City Park to celebrate the 70th wedding anniversary of Richard and Lou Fanning, last Saturday, on August 13. They held a picnic and dessert of a beautiful two-tiered wedding anniversary cake with two sides. The Richard and Lou Fanning story began in 1951. Both were attending Pomeroy High School. Rich and a friend were standing outside the school when he saw Lou (the new girl from Iowa), through a window. Rich said to his friend "I'm gonna marry t...
POMEROY–Garfield County Hospital will receive a $1 million grant to replace an aging electrical system for a Critical Access Hospital (CAH). The award is made available through the American Rescue Plan Act, Emergency Rural Health Care Grants Programs, of $74 million designated to improve healthcare in vulnerable communities. Garfield County Public Hospital District No. 1 will receive a $1 million grant to replace an aging electrical system for a Critical Access Hospital (CAH) to ensure it has the capacity to respond to COVID-19 and future p...
POMEROY–The Garfield County Fair and Rodeo committee have set the sign-up deadline for September 18 rodeo for September 6 between 6-9 p.m. This year’s Fair and Rodeo are in the works and the Fair and Rodeo committees has asked that those wishing to participate in the Rodeo at the Garfield County Fairgrounds Rodeo Arena on Sunday, September 18 at 1 p.m., sign-up on Tuesday, September 6 between 6-9 p.m. There will be NO late entries. For more information, please call 509-843-1723....
GARFIELD COUNTY– As weather conditions get warmer and drier, National Forest officials would like to remind the public to use safety precautions when building campfires. All campfires should be in a fire pit surrounded by dirt, rock, or commercial rings, in areas cleared of all flammable material within a three-foot radius from the edge of the pit, and free of overhanging material. Forest visitors should also carry a shovel and at least one gallon of water while building and tending campfires. These guidelines apply to the use of charcoal b...
Ten years ago August 15, 2012 Though Bill Chandler retired as postmaster of the Pomeroy Post Office after 21 years at the end of July, he and his wife Sheli plan on remaining Garfield County residents, at least on a part-time basis. This good news-bad news scenario reflected Bill’s forecast of future U.S. Postal Service plans in general and for Pomeroy specifically. “People don’t have to worry about losing the post office here,” he said, because USPS officials last month raised the Pomeroy...
New program covers tuition, books, supplies for local students who are new to the college WALLA WALLA–Walla Walla Community College (WWCC) continues to find new ways to make college possible for local residents. A first-year pilot of the new Warrior Pledge will cover tuition and other educational expenses for as many as 50 students this fall—from the start of their studies through graduation. You are eligible to participate if you live in Walla Walla, Columbia, Garfield or Asotin counties in Washington; Umatilla County, Oregon; or Nez Per...
POMEROY–The Garfield County Fire District board of commissioners authorized a contract signature and discussed a Ground Emergency Medical Transport report at their meeting on July 9. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training classes for the community started August 10. The facility and instructors can handle 10 students at a time. If more people want to take the classes, they will open a second one. A community Emergency Medical Services contract has been sent to lawyers for review, and t...
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 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 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...
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...
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...
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...
Facing the country at this time are some heavy-laden factors that range from climate change, supply chain, taxes, and economic uncertainties. State and federal governments are pressing forward with their focus on climate change, mostly, while the rest of the country makes the best of the aftermath of the pandemic shutdowns and recovery. The Climate Impacts Group, College of the Environment, at the University of Washington states that Washington State agriculture will experience some change due...
Ten years ago August 1, 2012 Pomeroy Community Center is sponsoring a Farmers Market in a portion of the Cardwell Building on the corner of Main and 7th streets. The market will open today, Wednesday, Aug 1, noon, at 708 Main St. According to Lisa Lund of the community center, the walk-in market will have “an old-time mercantile setting with a variety of seasonal produce.” Rafe Wilson and other growers will provide fresh produce and plans call for producers to supply artisan breads, honey, eggs, gourmet foods, cut flowers, soaps, and han...
POMEROY–This year’s harvest started with a tie for the first farmer bringing in wheat between Klaveano’s and Brian Scoggin, and the wheat is lookin’ good. Wheat has been measuring at 62 pounds test weight, falling numbers are really good with low protiens. It looks to been the same in the lower county–Central Ferry/Dodge area with a 20/20, according Derek Teal, Garfield County Grain Growers Manager. Wheat further east will match it or fall below the mark, he believes. Prices are good and for the most part will cover cost of putting in the fa...
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. Proposition No. 1 saw an overwhelming 71.8% approval, 588 casting yes votes to 230 opposed. Both Hyer and Miller, Republicans, will move on...
POMEROY–National Night Out, sponsored and promoted locally by the Garfield County Sheriff’s department, is coming to the City Park here on August 2 at 5-8 p.m. National Night Out is for the whole community to come together to interact with our local law enforcement, medical community, mental health assets, and neighbors. There will be food, booths, games, music and prizes offered through the evening. This special event was started to get the community and law enforcement together in order to develop and meaningful working relationship. It is...
POMEROY–The Primary Election ballots are due to be delivered or mailed back to the Garfield County Auditor by August 2, 2022. At the county level, two candidates are vying for Garfield County Sheriff: incumbent Drew Hyer and challenger Kurt Miller. Also on the ballot are other County, State and Federal candidates, and Proposition No. 1, a measure going before voters concerning funding for emergency communications systems and facilities. Proposition No. 1, related to Funding Emergency Communication Systems and Facilities, reads: The Board of C...