Articles from the January 27, 2022 edition
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Larry Ledgerwood appointed vice chair of county commissioners
POMEROY–The Garfield County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) approved Resolutions 2022-03, 2022-04, 2022-05, 2022-06 and appointed a new board chairman. The commissioners approved resolutions t...
Re-elected Councilwoman Susie Bowles sworn in
POMEROY–The Pomeroy City Council swore Susie Bowles into her re-elected term as councilwoman, and support for HB 1333, at their meeting on January 18. Jack Peasley of South East Washington Economic D...
Olympia Update
By Sen. Mark Schoesler Many hundreds of bills are introduced during a legislative session. Nearly 500 bills were introduced in the Senate alone during the first 10 days of this 2022 session. Most of them are good, sensible measures that are worthy...
Third shoot proved best in history
POMEROY–The third Camas Prairie 10-week competition was the Lewiston Tribune Telephonic Shoot which proved the best for the shooters in recent History. The competition in the Lewiston Tribune Telephonic Shoot is based on the scores of a minimum n...
Port elects board officers, establishes meeting schedule
POMEROY–The Port of Garfield County commissioners elected their 2022 officers at their meeting on January 18. Ed Crawford was re-elected as President and Larry Scoggin was elected Secretary by R...
Public Health dept. elects officers
POMEROY–The Garfield County Public Health District passed Resolution 2022-01, 2022-02; approved the return of $183,000 and elected officers at the January 24, 2021 board meeting. The Health District p...
Quote of the Week
“A single twig breaks, but the bundle of twigs is strong.” – Tecumseh... Full story
Senate again passes Schoesler bill improving irrigation-district elections
OLYMPIA–A proposal prime-sponsored by 9th District Sen. Mark Schoesler that would improve irrigation district elections has been unanimously approved by the Senate for the second time in nearly a year. The Senate today unanimously passed Senate B...
Letters to the Editor
To the editor, Whether you are Republican or Democrat Joe Biden is the current president and Donald Trump is the most recent past president. You may not have liked Donald Trump as president, but he had a vision of making this country self-sufficient....
Pomeroy Pioneer Portraits
Ten years ago January 25, 2012 The Garfield County Bull Tour is scheduled for Jan. 31. The Pirate girls defeated LaCrosse-Washtucna 45-20 to keep open possibility of qualifying for the playoffs. “This was a must-win game for us to keep our playoff h...
White and Shawley represent Pirates at Coyote Classic
KITTITAS–Injuries and illness reduced the ranks of the Pirate Wrestling team down to two participants at the Coyote Classic here Jan. 22. Both Pirate grapplers, however, wrestled well, according to Head Coach Ben Slaybaugh. Lane Shawley and B...
Lady Pirates finding ways to win
POMEROY––Consecutive overtime wins show the Lady Pirates are finding ways to win as the season winds down. Pomeroy beat Asotin in a non-league overtime win last week, followed with a 43-41 OT win ove...
Pirates head into home stretch with wins
POMEROY––The Pirates are in the cat-bird's seat with a 6-0 league record going into the final two weekends of play, facing Oakesdale (4-3 in league) and 0-8 Colton at home, then road-tripping to Oak...
COURT REPORT
Garfield County District Court–Judge Tom Cox December 15, 2021 Allen J. Mendenhall, of Grandview, Wash., pleaded guilty to the gross misdemeanor offense of Driving While License Suspended 1st Degree. Mendenhall was sentenced to 15 days jail and w...
