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POMEROY–The Garfield County Hospital District Board of Commissioners passed Resolution 22-04, funding for the hospital electrical upgrade; renewal of medical privileges, and Resolutions 22-02 and 22-03 at the meeting on March 7. The resolution approves funding for upgrading the electrical system at the Garfield County Memorial Hospital which has a total expected cost of $1,400,000. The project will be funded by a grant from the Unites States Department of Agriculture for $1,000,000, $250,000 f...
POMEROY–The Garfield County Board of Commissioners (BOCC) signed Emergency Management Grant Agreement E19-181; approved Resolution 2022-09 and accepted a signed lease with Pacificorp at the meeting on March 14. The Emergency Management Grant Agreement E19-181 agreement is with the Washington State Military Department and extends an existing project deadline for the Emergency Management Hazard Mitigation Plan from March of 2022 to March of 2023. The extension is to allow time for the plan to b...
POMEROY–The Garfield County Fire District No. 1 board of commissioners discussed replacing the radio repeater at Dodge at their meeting on March 8. There is no estimate yet for the cost of it, and the repeater is planned to be placed in the same building as is being used now. Fire Chief James Cleveland announced the new engine has more rust than was expected, although still functionally sound. The crew is running training exercises with it. The brush truck is in the designing process. The b...
POMEROY–The Palouse Regional Transportation Planning Organization (PRTPO) has scheduled a public meeting to participate in the Palouse’s Regionally Coordinated Public Transit–Human Services Transportation Plan 2022 (CPT-HSTP) which will be held at the Senior Center here on March 24 at 1:30 p.m. The CPT-HSTP 2022 Plan helps fund public transportation services every four years, which also includes two years updates to reflect if the services are meeting the expected public needs. This meeting is intended to gather the community needs for Public T...
DAYTON–After the East Washingtonian's press deadline last week, executives with Columbia Pulp I, LLC responded to several questions regarding the matter of the default judgment handed to the company last December in Columbia County Superior Court. Questions concerning the circumstances that lead or contributed to the two contractors not receiving payment, and why Columbia Pulp I, LLC (CPI) did not appear or have an attorney appear in answer to the lawsuit were not responded to by Interim CEO Ter...
Ten years ago March 21, 2012 Thanks to the generosity and consideration of a Pomeroy High School student, patients at the Shriners Hospital for Children in Spokane will have a little bit of comfort. PHS freshman Savannah Ruark will donate her collection of 180 Beanie Babies to the hospital. The 15-year-old had the idea to donate her stuffed animals after a classmate received treatment there. A two-year project at Holy Rosary Catholic Church culminated last week with the installation of five glass panels representing the Catholic Church’s F...
DAYTON–Columbia Pulp I, LLC, which announced February 11 that operations at its innovative straw-pulp plant near Lyons Ferry would go "idle" on February 18, was handed a $758,849 default judgment in Columbia County Superior Court on December 16, 2021. The company also leases property from the Port of Garfield. According to court records, construction contractor DKB, Inc. of Pasco, and electrical contractor Power City Electric, Inc. of Spokane, filed a lawsuit in December, 2020, seeking a lien fo...
POMEROY–The Port of Garfield County commissioners affirmed arrival of fiber optic supplies, approved monthly cell line charge and heard other business during the meeting March 1. The commissioners stated that the majority of supplies for the Pataha fiber for the home project have been received at their meeting on March 1. The project is still on its schedule to be completed in 2022. The Northeast Garfield County fiber project does not have a completion date yet, as the supplies have not been r...
POMEROY–The Garfield County Board of Commissioners (BOCC) approved Resolution 2022-08 for equipment rental rates, and surplus Garfield County Transportation Authority items at the meeting March 7. The BOCC approved Resolution 2022-08 which set the rates, generated by County Engineer Grant Morgan, which are based on the life cycle of the specific piece of equipment, the replacement cost, and cost of operation, including fuel. The rates are retroactive to January of 2022 and will continue as s...
POMEROY–Garfield County Hospital District is proud to announce two Employees of the Month for December, Larry Smith and Kurt Miller. This week will feature Maintenance Assistant Kurt Miller, who was nominated by his co-workers for being a valued employee. His peers were quoted saying, "He is a great asset to Garfield County Hospital District." Kurt was born in Idaho Falls and was raised in various cities throughout Idaho including Salmon, Sandpoint, and Coeur d'Alene due to his father's e...
Ten years ago March 14, 2012 The public is invited to a program about the American West, featuring Nevada Slim and Cimarron Sue, is sponsored by Humanities Washington through its state-wide Speakers Bureau. The theme of the series is “Lasso Our Heritage: Cowboys and Cowgirls in Story and Song”. Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce recognized the achievements and efforts of three organizations at the annual awards banquet Saturday at Spinners Maple Hall. Twenty-five years ago March 12, 1997 Sup...
POMEROY–The Garfield County Board of Commissioners (BOCC) signed a Rock Royalty Payment and Quarry Site contract with Tom Schuster for the use of the Schuster rock pit at their meeting on February 28. The contract is for six years. The county will pay 45 cents a ton for aggregate and 60 cents a yard for pit run. Commissioner Justin Dixon brought Governor Inslee’s Lower Snake River Dam Benefit Replacement Study to the board’s attention. The study is to determine the benefit of dam removal. “Thir...
POMEROY–A Pomeroy Economic Forum proposed a signage project with an estimated fundraising goal set at $25,000 during the quarterly meeting held at the Pataha Flour Mill on February 22. The forum, sponsored by the Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce, focused on discussing a cohesive sign project. The project proposes 12 signs pointing out attractions and city building assets. Signs would begin in the west by the Pomeroy Cemetery and continue along Main Street to end in the east by the Pataha Flour M...
POMEROY–The Garfield County Health District announced that the county has zero active cases of Covid-19 at the time of their meeting on February 28. The number of people who have been going to the Garfield County Memorial Hospital to be tested has also decreased dramatically. Health District Administrator Martha Lanman stated that she believed the home tests recently distributed in the community have played a role in bringing the testing numbers down. The Health District passed Resolutions 2...
POMEROY–The Garfield County Transportation Authority (CTA) announced a planned open public meeting at their monthly meeting on February 22. The meeting will discuss a Human Services Transport Plan, and is set for March 24. The purpose is to survey the community members and entities about the transportation needs of Pomeroy. The CTA also discussed their building project plans that have been in the works for many months. County Engineer Grant Morgan and CTA Manager Rachel Anderson have a m...
Garfield County District Court, Judge Tom Cox February 3, 2022 Adam S. Phelps, of Pomeroy, was convicted by jury, after a one-day trial, of Violation of a No Contact Order and Violation of an Anti-Harassment Order, both gross misdemeanor offenses. A sentencing hearing occurred on February 9, 2022 where Phelps was sentenced to 30 days of jail followed by 24 months unsupervised probation. February 9, 2022 Klynn Lockard, of Pomeroy, pleaded guilty to the gross misdemeanor offense of Operating a Vehicle without an Ignition Interlock Device....
Ten years ago March 7, 2012 The modernization project at Pomeroy High School has required a lot of creativity in dealing with the inconvenience of completely moving out of the building, including the cafetorium. But kitchen manager Marcia Ruchert perhaps had to utilize the most creativity to provide hungry students breakfast before school and the noon meal, all without the benefit of a kitchen. Marcia, with the help of Gin Jenkins and Rose Scoggin, provides about 35 breakfasts and 215 lunches us...
POMEROY–The All-Class Reunion planning committee is formalizing plans to hold the 2022 reunions at the Dick Brown Building at the Garfield County Fairgrounds on Friday, June 10 at 11 a.m. After the cancellation of two reunion events, 2020 and 2021, the Pomeroy All-Class Reunion planning committee are making plans which will include considerations for those COVID safety requirements at the time of the event. A program to recognize classes who missed their 50- and 60-year reunions the past two years will be honored with the current 50- and 6...
POMEROY–The Garfield County Fire District No. 1 board (GCFD) approved $195,129.03 to purchase a new wildland truck, three new EMT/FF hires and other pending business. The board approved the purchase of the wildland truck for $189,129.03, and an additional $6,000 for incidentals, if needed. The truck, according to the minutes by DeeDee Weymouth, District Secretary/EMT-1 and discussed at the previous meeting on February 8, will be constructed using a Ford chassis and most likely a 6.7-liter Powerstroke engine, which, according to information f...
By Naomi Scoggin East Washingtonian Reporter POMEROY–The Pomeroy Homeschool Community met to create Valentines cards for Garfield County Hospital District (GCHD) elderly residents at a party on February 14. The Pomeroy Homeschool Community, a group created to encourage homeschooling parents and children, created cards that were painted with watercolor paints, and homeschoolers used salt and wax to create special effects. The cards were taken to the GCHD, to be given to elderly patients. A...
Garfield County Hospital District is proud to announce two Employees of the Month for December, Larry Smith and Kurt Miller. This week will feature Larry Smith who was nominated by his co-workers for being an excellent employee. His peers were quoted saying, "He is a great asset to Garfield County Hospital District." Larry was born in Sedro-Woolley, Wash., raised in Puyallup and graduated from Governor Rodgers High School in 1983. One of Larry's first jobs after graduation was working seasonally...
Ten years ago February 22, 2012 For the second straight year, Tory Knebel claimed the top spot at the WIAA Mat Classic XXIV. Knebel won the 170lb championship 8-3 over Hector Comacho of Warden. Tory was not alone in the finals, as teammates Wyatt Jenkins and Austin Reisdorph also wrestled for state titles. Diane Jones presented a check for $1,132.42 to Garfield County Food Bank manager Chris Pawlik last week. Diane is president of Strain-Miller-Landkammer VFW Post 2351 Ladies’ Auxiliary and t...
Peter Robert Ledgerwood June 22, 1960–January 25, 2022 Pete Ledgerwood, of Pomeroy, died Tuesday, January 25, 2022. He was 61. Pete was born in Pomeroy to Dick and Catherine Ledgerwood on June 22, 1960, and was raised in Garfield County. He was a proud member of the class of 1978 and had many friends and family in Garfield County. Pete had open heart surgery at five years old and was never expected to live a full and active life. He was very active on the ranch and participated in most sports a...
POMEROY–The Garfield County Board of Commissioners (BOCC) approved payment to City of Pomeroy, and reviewed the Fairgrounds sprinkler design at their meeting on February 14. The BOCC approved to give a sum up to $3,000 to the City to assist with a Low to Moderate Income survey that was completed. The bill for the survey was lower than the quote, and after discussion with the City Council, the BOCC approved payment of $1,000. The design for a new sprinkler system at the Garfield County Fairground...
POMEROY–The Garfield County Sheriff’s Office was called upon during the month for the following issues: Abandon vehicle, alcohol offense, animal bite, animal noise, animal problem, assault, criminal mischief, death, dog complaint, DUI, fraud, intoxication, Jail transport, lost property, runaway juvenile, sex offense, threatening, and a traffic stop. They experienced two calls of each of the following: non-injury accident, alarm, civil problem communications, domestic violence, drugs, noise complaint, unsecured premise, order violation and wil...