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POMEROY-The Garfield County Hospital District board of commissioners announced the end of the masking requirement, announced a financial transition for the HUGS program, and discussed project dates for their electrical project at their meeting on April 3. Mask requirements for employees have ended at the Garfield County Memorial Hospital. Infection levels will be monitored for respiratory illnesses, and masks may be required again if infection parameters are reached in the future. HUGS...
POMEROY–In the aftermath of a devastating barn fire just a week ago, the Community Bible Church of Dayton and a passel of friends and neighbors put together a traditional barn raising, something my parents and grandparents–and generations of farmers preceding them–would have done for their neighbors under similar circumstances. Approximately 50 adults plus children came to the Robert and Ruth Yutzy place at 410 Emerson Road in Garfield County, just outside the Columbia County boundary, Satur...
POMEROY–The Garfield County board of commissioners (BOCC) announced that Central Ferry bridge will be closed for traffic, accepted a quote for indexing software, and passed resolutions at their meeting on March 27. The bridge at Central Ferry will be closed from 11 a.m. to 1 a.m., on Friday, March 31. The commissioners accepted a quote from Tyler Tech for $16,530, for purchase and installation of software to index and search BOCC historical documents, including minutes and resolutions. The d...
POMEROY–Our community is a fine one for people to live in while in their retirement years. The East Washingtonian recognizes that fact and has assembled a special section on the subject of "Senior Connections" for our friends and neighbors in Pomeroy and Garfield County. There are a plethora of organizations and businesses ready, willing and able to serve those in "The Golden Years." In celebration of these entities, we invite you to thumb through our first annual Senior Connections guide and h...
POMEROY–The Garfield County Public Health District announced they will place personal hygiene kits in the county, and passed a resolution at their meeting on March 20. Personal hygiene kits, containing items such as shampoo, toothbrushes, and soap, will be made available at locations in Garfield County, particularly focused on emergency situations such as the Food Bank and the Garfield County Memorial Hospital. The kits are funded by the South East Washington Alliance for Health, and 250 kits w...
POMEROY––Hitch up the buggy and head out to the Garfield County Fairgrounds for the 2023 Spring Farming Days this Saturday and Sunday, April 1 and 2. Being demonstrated will be plowing through seeding, from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. both days, including operations powered by horses or mules, just like in the olden days. There are a few new exhibits to see in the Ag Museum, in addition to the extensive collection of antique tractors, engines, tools and equipment, some of them more than a static dis...
POMEROY–Firefighting units from Garfield County Fire District 1, Columbia County Fire Districts 1, and 3; and Columbia/Walla Walla joint District 2, responded to a barn fire at the Robert and Ruth Yutzy place at 410 Emerson Road here, late Monday morning, March 20, 2023. The Yutzy's large stock barn and a single-wide mobile home trailer were totally destroyed. "Three 4-H steers were badly injured, some goats sustained burns, and one milk cow escaped with singed hair," said Ruth Yutzy. The b...
POMEROY–Eastern Washington Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers, WA-05, hosted three town hall events in Colfax, Clarkston, and Pomeroy on March 13. The congresswoman heard from eastern Washington farmers, ranchers and other constituents. McMorris Rodgers finished the day with a "Conversations with Cathy" town hall event at Pomeroy High School. The event was well-attended by many constituents, including many students who brought attention to topics such as protecting Lower Snake River dams, t...
POMEROY–Homeschool winners of the Pi Day Challenge and Oscar Dispenza, Josephine Watson, and Allen Dispenza. The Pomeroy Homeschoolers held their annual Pi Day Challenge on March 14, also known as 3.14, the first three digits of Pi. Students gather to eat pie and compete to see who has memorized the most digits of the irrational number Pi. This year's first place winner was Oscar Dispenza memorizing a phenomenal 432 digits. Josephine Watson placed second with 67 digits memorized and Allen D...
POMEROY–The Garfield County Transportation Authority (CTA) signed paperwork from a previous agreement and discussed an in-progress audit at their meeting on March 20. A Washington State Department of Transportation grant amendment, incorporating and extra allocation of $9,823, was discussed at a previous CTA meeting. The money was allocated and used to purchase the new transit van. The paperwork for the amendment was delayed and finally came through. An accountability audit from Washington S...
POMEROY–The Garfield County board of commissioners (BOCC) tentatively approved a letter, and discussed a bid for a belly dump trailer at their meeting on March 20. The BOCC approved the signing of a letter of approval, pending viewing by Garfield County Prosecutor Matt Newberg. The letter is from Pac Soleil, requesting approval of reassignment of their rights, title, and interest to Appaloosa Solar Project, in regards to a staffing and cost reimbursement agreement with the county that was s...
OLYMPIA–The state House of Representatives voted Wednesday, 97-0, to approve legislation authored by Rep. Mary Dye that would allow local fire departments who use aviation suppression efforts on the initial attack of brush, timber, and grass fires to be reimbursed by the state for those expenses. The so-called "Aviation Assurance Funding" measure, House Bill 1498, was one of the final bills to be released to the House floor on Wednesday for a vote before 5 p.m. deadline, in which legislation h...
POMEROY–The local FFA took first, second and third places in several categories at the Sub-District FFA Contest held here with teams from Clarkston, Waitsburg, Walla Walla, LaCrosse, and Dayton, on March 8. All teams qualify for the district competition in Asotin on March 23. Pomeroy FFA members placed first in Parliamentary procedure, first and second places in Creed recitation, first and second in Public Speaking, and first, second and third places in Conduct of Chapter Meetings. In addition,...
POMEROY–The Pomeroy High School Alumni committee seek someone with leadership and organizational skills to guide the All-Class Alumni Reunion annual weekend events into the future. This year, with the retirement of Wayne and Sharon Davis as co-chairs, the committee is looking for someone or organization to step into a leadership role to help organize and plan the event if it is destined to continue. There is a willing group of volunteers to help with the event, but at this time, no one is e...
POMEROY–The Port of Garfield County commissioners accepted terms of a lease, authorized potential acceptance of a capital improvement bid, and approved a change order at their meeting on March 7. The Port has been negotiating with the United States Forest Service for a lease renewal of the Port’s shop building. The commissioners accepted terms of $1,500 per month, firm for five years. If the lease is maintained for over 10 years, the price will go up $5 per square foot. The shop roof and doo...
POMEROY–The Pomeroy City Council approved two requests for use, and discussed grant applications and discussed warehousing at their meeting on March 7. The council approved a request from Pomeroy Spinners to use the Lybecker Football Field and Crystal Springs Golf Course for their annual Easter egg hunt. They also approved a request from Pomeroy Community Center to close 9th Street on June 9 for the Wine & Stein. The council has applied for a 2023 community grant through the Innovia F...
POMEROY–The Garfield County Hospital District board of directors announced the ending of the Covid-19 public health emergency and listed a van as surplus at their meeting on March 6. The federal public health emergency related to Covid-19 will end on March 11. The effect the ending will have on the Garfield County Memorial Hospital will be the ending of a standing order for Covid-19 testing in the Hospital parking lot, charges on all non-state provided vaccines and booster shots, and an end t...
POMEROY––Garfield County Hospital District is proud to announce Anna Wessels as Employee of the Year, Certified Phlebotomist, Laboratory Technician. Anna was voted Employee of the Month in August, and previously in May of 2020. She shares this coveted Employee of the Year award with another co-worker, Travis McFarland, who is also a two-time Employee of the Month winner. Both were awarded with plaques commemorating this outstanding achievement. She was nominated by her co-workers who state, "Sh...
POMEROY–The Pomeroy Spinners' Saint Patrick's Day tradition of Broomstick Pool at Maple Hall begins with qualifying rounds at 6 p.m. Friday, March 17, in Spinners Maple Hall, with competition getting under way at noon, Saturday, March 18. Doors open an hour prior to competition both days. There are around 30 two-person teams anticipated to play in the tournament where finely crafted and balanced pool cues are exchanged for broomsticks, making the rounds of play more fun and unexpected. The S...
POMEROY–The Garfield County Sheriff’s Office, with the assistance of Lewiston SWAT and Quad City Task Force, executed a search warrant on June 23, 2022 resulting in the arrest of three suspects at 2030 Pataha St., Pomeroy. Two of the arrested suspects, Fred D. Roy, now of Clarkston, and Kelly R. McDonough, now of Elk River, Idaho, were each subsequently charged by Garfield County Prosecutor Matt Newberg with Unlawful Use of a Building for Drug Purposes as well as Maintaining a Drug Premises, both Class C Felonies. Fred Roy pleaded guilty on...
POMEROY–The Spinners' 12th Annual Easter Egg Hunt is scheduled tentatively at the Crystal Springs Golf Course and Lybecker Football field on Saturday, April 8, 2023. More details to come. Spinners' members are excited to continue this great event for the community. In the past, many have supported the Easter Egg Hunt on an annual basis, according to Larry Ledgerwood of the Spinners. The organization appreciates the community's generosity. The event takes many hours of preparation by Spinners mem...
POMEROY-The Garfield County board of commissioners (BOCC) discussed filling the county engineer position, met a new Sheriff’s deputy, and approved an intergovernmental salary at their meeting on March 6. Grant Morgan has resigned from the position of interim Engineer, leaving Garfield County without a person to fill the position. Advice will be obtained from the Washington State County Road Administration Board (CRABoard) as to the best way to operate until the position of Engineer can be f...
POMEROY–The Pomeroy School District (PSD) Board of Directors hired softball coaches and discussed changes to the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) district regions, according to the minutes of their February 27 meeting. PSD hired Lexi Beale as head softball coach and Elizabeth Ruchert as assistant softball coach. The WIAA regions are undergoing changes. District 9, of which Pomeroy is currently a part, will be combining with districts 7 and 8 to form district 6. These c...
UNITED STATES–Daylight Saving Time begins on Sunday, March 12, 2023, at 2 a.m. It is time to "spring forward" one hour. Daylight Saving Time (DST) is the practice of moving the clocks forward one hour from Standard Time during the summer months and changing them back again in the fall. The general idea is that this allows us all to make better use of natural daylight: moving the clocks forward one hour in the spring grants us more daylight during summer evenings, while moving clocks back one h...
OLYMPIA–Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board offer the Washington Award for Vocational Excellence (WAVE) scholarship to Washington’s top career and technical education (CTE) students that can help pay up to two years of college tuition. WAVE is a merit-based award that helps undergraduate students pay for tuition and other costs at Washington colleges, universities, or private career schools. Top career and technical education students at both the high school, and community and technical college level are eligible to apply. The...