Articles from the March 25, 2021 edition
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LMI survey can help Pomeroy
POMEROY–The local City Council has authorized a Low–and–Moderate Income (LMI) independent income survey for community residents. This survey will determine if this area is eligible for state and f...
Water, water, everywhere?
POMEROY–No, the City Crew was not attempting to give a new meaning to "drive-through banking" last Thursday afternoon. They were repairing a leak in a water line running under the sidewalk in front o...
Susie Bowles elected VP of Fair Board
POMEROY–The Garfield County Fair Board approved newly elected Susie Bowles as board vice-president. Fair entry forms and demonstrations were discussed. Larry Ledgerwood advised the group of three different programs available for online entries, ...
Lewis joins the City of Pomeroy crew
POMEROY–The "City Crew" welcomes another friendly face with the addition of Brian Lewis, the newest member of the department. Lewis grew up in Dayton, graduating from Dayton High School in 2008. A...
Frank Gurney Inc. to fulfill guardrail project
POMEROY–The Garfield County Commissioners (BOCC) approved Frank Gurney Incorporated, out of the Spokane Valley after reviewing submitted bids for the guardrail project on Bell Plain road at the m...
Scoggin new reporter at EW
POMEROY–A new reporter, Naomi Scoggin, has joined the East Washingtonian staff and will handle meetings and events in the community. Scoggin is the daughter of Marvin and Sarah Scoggin and was born a...
Quick Look
Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety and Other Key Staff Appointments WASHINGTON D.C.–The USDA released the names of individuals who will hold senior positions in Washington, D.C. Sandra Eskin was named Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety; E...
Quote of the Week
“Pennies do not come from heaven. They have to be earned here on earth.” – Margaret Thatcher...
Olympia Update
OLYMPIA–We've seen a lengthy list of very contentious and unnecessary bills this session that would make it more expensive to work, live and raise a family in Washington state. The one that rises t...
On the Edge of Common Sense
Imagine you were a livestock man in medieval England a thousand years ago. It’s early spring. Snow on the ground, mud in the cow lot. You walk the small pasture where the heavy heifers are kept. I...
OPINION
Washington state pays the highest Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR) in the country, $16.34 an hour. The AEWR acts as a de facto minimum wage for the federal H-2A temporary worker visa program. The H-2A program allows farmers and ranchers all over the...
OPINION
A recent study by the State Policy Network illustrates hospitality industry job losses from January 2020 to January 2021 and, unfortunately, Washington State has some of the highest number of jobs...
National Ag Day Proclamation
Editor's Note: Here at the East Washingtonian, we salute our local and national producers in their efforts to continually sustain the health and wellbeing our national and the world markets, managing our most valuable commodities for today and...
Easter Egg Hunt approved
POMEROY–The local service club, Spinners, submitted a plan for the annual Easter Egg Hunt which was approved by Garfield County Public Health Administrator Martha Lanman prior to the recent move into...
Pomeroy Pioneer Portraits
Ten Years Ago March, 2011 Pomeroy’s Little Guy Wrestling tournament packed the high school gym with 319 wrestlers competing from 11 different cities in the area. Twenty-Five Years Ago March 27, 1996 A complaint for damages has been filed in G...
CPTA shoot Walla Walla
POMEROY–Seventeen local Gun Club members participated, at least in part, at the 2021 Camas Prairie Trap Shoot in Walla Walla over the March 19–21 weekend. The shoot featured 300 16-yard Targets, 300 H...
Chloe Mayfield named to All-League team
POMEROY––Senior Pirate outside hitter Chloe Mayfield has been named to the Southeast 1B District 9 All-League Volleyball team. Mayfield was the sole Lady Buccaneer selection to the 14-player hon...
Pirates close covid football season with win
POMEROY––In a high-scoring game, the Pomeroy Pirate Football Program counted one more win in this five-game covid season, defeating the Clarkston High School Bantam Jayvees 58-42 here March 15. The...