Articles from the January 2, 2020 edition
Sorted by date Results 1 - 20 of 20
By 
Amount for April Hospital Levy set
POMEROY–A special meeting to discuss the amount of the special levy that the GCHD will run in April, 2020, was held at the Pomeroy Senior Center by the Garfield County Hospital District (GCHD) T...
9th District reps urge citizen comment
OLYMPIA–Ninth District Reps. Joe Schmick and Mary Dye are urging citizens to attend workshops being held this January in Clarkston, Vancouver and the Tri-Cities on the governor's Lower Snake River D...
School District receives Shepherd Foundation Grant
POMEROY–The Shepherd Foundation has awarded the Pomeroy School District a total of $28,247.08, as well as an additional $6,000 for two other purposes, announced Superintendent Rachel Gwinn. The original sum included awards for Future Farmers of A...
The Giving Tree
POMEROY–This year, the long-standing Giving Tree Program blessed over 80 local kids through the generosity of local shoppers and cash donations. The Giving Tree, originally started by a Clarkston U...
Economic Development Forum synopsis
POMEROY–At the third meeting of the Pomeroy/Garfield County Community/Economic Development Forum (PGCCEDF) at the Pataha Flour Mill on November 19, about 20 people attended to give a synopisis of their businesses and overview of what they provide t...
On the Edge of Common Sense
I confess to not owning a tractor. I have plenty of friends nearby with tractors. But in a lapse of good judgment, I borrowed one to brush hog a patch of weeds. Experienced farmers, even an...
Letter to the Editor
To the editor, Yes, renew. Pomeroy is my home town-born and raised there-Had all my three kids there. I miss not being there. Things do change as one gets older. Lot of family in Pomeroy so I do enjoy getting the E.W. Thank you for printing it....
Hospital Update
Here is the latest news from the Special Board Meeting of the Garfield County Hospital District Board of Commissioners’ held on Tuesday, December 17, 2019. The focus of the meeting was to listen to a presentation from Allevant Solutions, a program t...
A Teen's Take
POMEROY–It’s the New Year and a brand-new decade. For some reason, each January one brings a little sadness, and I’m not sure why. I guess it’s because I tend to hold onto things. The fact is, I h...
November Student of the Month Pirate Award
POMEROY–High School Junior Tyson Kimble, takes pride in his work and makes a conscientious effort to do everything to the best of his ability. His work ethic is strong, particularly in a difficult c...
October Student of the Month Pirate Award
POMEROY–Anna Dinsmore, takes pride in her school, demonstrating that when she was a sixth-grade cabin leader. She practiced following the rules and keeping the cabin clean. She independently took c...
Port chooses broadband construction contractor
POMEROY-The Port of Garfield opened four bids from companies bidding for the construction contract for the broadband system installation at a special meeting December 19. Proposals were received from Blue Mountain Telecommunications Services, Inc....
Pomeroy Pioneer Portraits
Ten Years Ago January 7, 2010 The short break from the three weeks of snow that melted away after Christmas day ended late last week when an overnight storm again whitened Pomeroy. The Pomeroy Pirates wrestling team placed third in its annual Christm...
Obituary
Gary R. McClanahan June 18, 1955 -November 26, 2019 Gary Robert McClanahan died November 26, 2019, after suffering a stroke. Gary was born to Bob and Barbara Huffman McClanahan in Spokane, Wash. on June 18, 1955. The family moved to Pomeroy in 1960....
Sixth Street Bridge set to open soon
POMEROY–Mayor G. Paul Miller opened the December 10 meeting with a public hearing on the 2020 budget. There being no comments or questions, the mayor closed the public hearing. Highlights in the budget included no increases in 2020 for medical, d...
Five Pirates named to All-State VB team
SEATTLE–Maddy Dixon, Sydney Watko, Jaden Steele, Heidi Heytvelt and Alyssa Wolf, all members of the 2019 1B State Champion Pomeroy Lady Pirate Volleyball team, have been honored by being named to t...
Gym board presentation Jan. 3
POMEROY–District Championship gym boards and the State team and State individual placing gym boards will be presented by the Athletic Directors of the Pomeroy School District during the home basketball games on Friday, January 3, 2020. For the 2...
Lady Pirates tree Gorillas
SPOKANE VALLEY–Razor sharp and tight as a fiddle string, the Lady Pirates’ five-point win over the 2B Davenport Lady Gorillas, 2018-19 fifth-place finishers at state, was “a really good team win,” according to Head Coach Tai Bye. Pomeroy and Davenpo...
Trio finishes fourth at tourney
POMEROY–Three Pirate wrestlers placed fourth in the Pomeroy Christmas Tournament Dec. 27. Nick Hastings, Braedyn White and Will Winona each worked through the consolation bracket before dropping the final match for fourth place. “It was a tough tou...