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POMEROY–The annual Starlight Christmas Parade is scheduled to go down Main Street on Saturday, November 26 at 5 p.m. This annual Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce event will have floats from local businesses, organizations and groups. The route is starting on Main and 10th to 6th streets, north on 7th and loop around the hospital. It will proceed south on 6th to Arlington, east on Arlington to 18th, then north on 18th to Columbia, west on Columbia to 10th St. It will continue south on 10th to High, t...
OLYMPIA–The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) presented Martha Lanman with this year's Community Star for Washington, in celebration of National Rural Health Day. The Community Star is awarded annually by the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health on National Rural Health Day. It celebrates one individual in each state whose determination and dedication created meaningful change for the health and well-being of their rural community. Lanman is the Executive Director o...
POMEROY–The Garfield County board of commissioners (BOCC) discussed budget figures for a copier and software and discussed negotiations with the Employee's Group at their meeting on November 17. The cost of a black and white copier for the treasurer's office was discussed and added to the 2023 budget. The copier is budgeted for under $10,000, and the old one will become surplus sometime in the future. The software discussed will cost $72,000. The Employee's Group returned to the 2023 wage and b...
POMEROY–Quilts of Valor were presented to four veterans during the annual Veteran's Day celebration at the High School Gym on Monday, November 14. Four veterans were awarded Quilts of Valor at the recent veteran's day program at Pomeroy School District The gym was filled with students and guests as the veterans were honored. The traditional slide show was held with many new additions through the work of Ms. Tammy Domras and students of Pomeroy High School. Jerry Moore, a Pomeroy High School g...
POMEROY–The Community Forum hosted by the Southeast Washington Economic Development Association presented Jennifer Sherman, Professor of Sociology at Washington State University, as speaker on the inequity found in rural communities, during the meeting held at the Pataha Flour Mill on November 15. Professor Sherman is a part of the Humanities Washington Speaker's Bureau and she gave a talk called Diamonds in the Rough-The Gentrification of Rural Washington, discussing her book Dividing P...
POMEROY–The Pomeroy City Council held a budget hearing, passed two resolutions, and discussed the considered loan from Washington State Department of Health (DOH) at their meeting on November 21. The budget hearing elicited no public comment. The final approval of the 2023 budget is scheduled for December 6, the next regularly scheduled meeting of the City Council. The council passed resolutions 22-5, and 22-6. Resolution 22-5 sets the 2023 rates for the Pomeroy Municipal Pool with a $5 i...
POMEROY–The Garfield County Public Health District board voted Patti Weaver as new member, and passed seven resolutions at their meeting on November 17. After conducting an interview at the meeting, the board voted Patti Weaver as new member. Weaver comes to the board with experience in nursing and serving on boards. She is currently serving as the 2022 president for the Eastern Washington Agricultural Museum, where she is also a life member, as well as a board member of the Denny Ashby L...
POMEROY–Mid-term elections have closed and results show 77.59% of Garfield County turned out to vote, with incumbent Sheriff Drew Hyer winning the one contested race for Garfield County Sheriff against challenger Kurt Miller, accumulating a 130-point spread or more than a 10 percent of the total votes, according to the Washington Secretary of State and Garfield County election website on November 14, 2022 after 5 p.m. In the State of Washington, Garfield County has 1,687 registered voters and 1...
NEW YORK–John "Jack" Morrow, son of J.D. and Susan Morrow of Pomeroy, retired from over 20 years of military service at the rank of major last January 31, 2022. Veteran's Day is a ceremonial day to recognize our fallen, inactive, active and retired veterans, and we do so with grateful reverence. It was Friday, November 11, 2022, that Jack Morrow, a 1995 Pomeroy High School graduate, returned my call to speak with me about his recent retirement from over twenty years of military service. He had j...
POMEROY–The Garfield County Hospital District board of commissioners passed a levy resolution, discussed a Certified Nurse's Assistant class, and passed the 2023 budget at their meeting on November 7. The commissioners passed resolution 22-06 which authorizes levy ordinance 2023, for the amount of $226,085.74, including a 1% increase over last year's levy. The amount is subject to change based upon changes in state assessed values. Also passed is the Levy Certification for 2023, which a...
POMEROY–The Pomeroy City Council held a public hearing, decided to apply for a Drinking Water State Revolving Fund loan to cover the unfunded portion of the booster pump project, and discussed a nuisance complaint according to the minutes of their November 8 meeting. The public hearing regarded revenue sources for the City's 2023 budget. Mayor Paul Miller stated that the Council is considering a property tax revenue increase, which is capped at 1% per year by state law. No comments were r...
POMEROY–The Garfield County Board of Commissioners (BOCC) signed a contract, discussed funds that the county will be receiving, and continued employee negotiations at their meeting on November 14. The contract was signed with Tyler Tech for the purchase and installation of a Commissioner's Office Manager Program, which creates and indexes digital copies of the documents kept in the Commissioners' office such as minutes, contracts, and official letters. The cost for the program and i...
OLYMPIA–The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is inviting public comment on a proposed rule that would prohibit visitors bringing domestic sheep or goats onto wildlife area units of 12 WDFW-managed wildlife areas. The proposed rule is intended to reduce the risk the transmission of Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae (Movi), a type of bacteria that causes pneumonia and can be deadly to bighorn sheep. Past pneumonia outbreaks among bighorn sheep in Washington and other parts of the western United States have been linked to contact b...
WASHINGTON STATE–For the past eight months, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) Police have been investigating six wolf mortalities within the Wedge pack territory in Stevens County. WDFW Police began the investigation in February, and it is ongoing. Toxicology results revealed all six wolves died from ingesting poison. The investigation remains active, and the Department encourages anyone who might have relevant information to report it confidentially by calling WDFW's p...
POMEROY–The Garfield County Fire District No.1 board of commissioners discussed an addendum to the 2022 budget, an upcoming Emergency Medical Technician class, and approved the job description for a grant coordinator at their meeting on November 8. The addendum moves money that was going into reserves and puts it into personnel and fire tools. It also adds $75,000 of MSI grant money, of which $25,000 is expected to be received in December. An EMT class will begin on December 6 and will end in t...
POMEROY–The WSU/Garfield County Extension begins the 4-H leader and volunteer recruitment for the 2022-23 year starting October 1. Several leaders have retired and the anticipated increase in the number of new 4-H members, requires replacement and additions of leaders and volunteers. The Family Living project areas of cooking, sewing, and crafting are especially in need of volunteers. Creative Kids group has 25 members and for a greater learning experience, we are looking to split in to two o...
POMEROY-Local crafters gathered at the Spinners Hall to sell their creations at the Cornstalks and Cranberries Holiday Craft Fair, held Friday and Saturday, November 12 and 13. The fair featured quilters, crocheted and knitted blankets, hats, and scarves, homemade soaps, metal and wood crafts, rag rugs, toys for both children and dogs, jewelry, and baked goods. It also featured a live entertainment program of singing, dancing, and musical numbers on violin, piano, guitar, and...
POMEROY–Mid-term elections have closed and preliminary results show 64.43% of Garfield County turning out to vote, and the one contested race shows Drew Hyer leading by 86 points against Kurt Miller which is an approximate 9% spread at the time of this writing (November 9, 2022). There are 201 remaining county ballots to count. In the State of Washington, Garfield County has 1687 registered voters and 1,087 voters or 64.43% came out to vote in this mid-term election which is second only to C...
POMEROY-The Garfield County Board of Commissioners (BOCC) decided on the criteria of determining Garfield County's share of funding the Superior Court Judge's Administrative Assistant position, and discussed insurance details at their meeting on November 7. The Superior Court Judge's Administrative Assistant position serves Garfield, Asotin and Columbia Counties and is jointly funded by all three. Asotin County requested the shares be determined by tax assessed value, in the same manner as the...
POMEROY–The Garfield County Hospital District COVID and Flu Vaccine Clinic last day at the Garfield County Fairgrounds is November 18 at 8 a.m.–12 p.m. and 1:30–3:45 p.m. For those wishing to take the COVID and Flu vaccine this fall, it is available at through the Garfield County Hospital District COVID and Flu Vaccine Clinic at the fairground on November 18. No appointment needed. For more information call the hospital at 509-843-1591 or the Pomeroy Medical Clinic at 509-843...
POMEROY–The Southeast Washington Economic Development Association (SEWEDA) Community Forum meeting is scheduled at the Pataha Flour Mill on Tuesday, November 15 at 11 a.m.-1 p.m. The Pomeroy Community Forum meeting is a working lunch provided by SEWEDA, and a presentation by the author of Dividing Paradise: Rural Inequality and the Diminishing American Dream, Jennifer Sherman, Ph.D., Sociology Professor, WSU. The book focuses on the social changes in rural gentrification and class inequalities occurring in rural communities as new comers s...
POMEROY–Catalyst Student Ministries at the local Church of the Nazarene is holding a FUNDrive® fundraiser now through November 30. Donations of gently use clothing and soft household item is greatly appreciated. FUNDrive fundraisers is a way to make money for nonprofits without asking people to part with their hard-earned money, especially during these times. So, instead of handing over cash or sending a check, this fundraiser helps those with gently used clothing and other soft house hold items a place to repurpose, rehome and give new li...
POMEROY-The Port of Garfield County commissioners authorized a final draft of their 2023 budget and set a date for adoption at their meeting on November 1. The final budget allows for $4,719,153.50 expenses and $4,703,534 in revenue, including both the Pataha and Northeast Garfield County fiber internet projects. The budget is scheduled for adoption on November 29, at 12 p.m. (noon) at the Port office. In further business, Port Manager Diana Ruchert said that she received an insurance claim...
POMEROY-Washington Congresswoman Cathy McMorris-Rodgers shared the Republican goals in the event they hold a majority in Congress after the 2022 elections at a gathering at the Pataha Flour Mill on October 28. Congresswoman McMorris-Rodgers began her presentation with a call to pray. She spoke about Benjamin Franklin's words during the drafting of the US Constitution, "if a sparrow cannot fall without his [God's] notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without his aid?" Congresswoman...
POMEROY-The Garfield County board of commissioners (BOCC) bade farewell to Grant Morgan, passed four resolutions, and a memorandum of understanding at their meeting on October 31. Grant Morgan, who has served Garfield County as Engineer for many years, was presented at the meeting with a farewell gift of a buck knife inscribed 'Garfield County thanks you'. October 31 was his last day as Engineer, although he will serve as an interim engineer until the county finds a new one. Morgan has accepted...