Articles from the March 16, 2023 edition
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Pomeroy FFA scores well at Sub-Districts
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 Ma...
PHS All-Class Reunion seeking someone to take the lead
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 c...
Port commissioners accept lease terms for shop
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. T...
Spinners egg hunt venue approved by City Council
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 S...
GCHD rules changing with ending of federal public health emergency
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 p...
Quote of the Week
“The best place to find God is in a garden. You can dig for him there.” – George Bernard Shaw...
Olympia Update
OLYMPIA–As Washington state seeks to find a financial solution to fund road construction projects, address backlogs in transportation maintenance and preservation needs, and fix crumbling infrastructure like bridges, one idea that has gained t...
Guest Commentary
By Eric E. McKeirnan Guest Columnist Since this administration has yet to have one good idea, let us kick around forgiving student debt for a while, because the odds are, in this deluded person’s favor, that someday he will get something right, if on...
OPINION
Masking requirements for Washington’s health care, long-term care and correctional facilities will end April 3, says the Washington state Department of Health. The ability for those facilities to continue mask precautions and the ability for individu...
HOSPITAL UPDATE
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 Aug...
Broomstick Pool starts Friday evening
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 g...
Pomeroy Pioneer Portraits
Ten Years Ago March 20, 2013 Pomeroy School Board proposed administration restructuring got mixed reviews from the audience. Chairman Bart Gingerich said the board had "worked a few months on this"...
Sunshine smiles on shooters
POMEROY–The final week of the Camas Prairie Trapshooting competition greeted Pomeroy Gun Club shooters with bright sunlight on the first day of daylight savings and a stiff east breeze. The result was no shooter being able to break a perfect 25 b...
Kimble, Severs on All Conference First Team
The SE 1B District 9 Boys Basketball All League 2020 selections for the Wheat Division included, front row: Logan Brown, Oakesdale; Rory Maloney, SJEL; Jadin Campbell, TR; Lane Collier, Gar-Pal, Will...