Articles from the April 1, 2021 edition
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Commissioners vote to change insurance provider
POMEROY–The Garfield County Commissioners approved the Washington Rural Counties Insurance Program (WRCIP) as their new provider during the March 29 meeting. The Washington Rural Counties Insurance P...
Pomeroy Assist fills baskets for Easter
POMEROY–Pomeroy Assist and local volunteers met at the Senior Center to make 55 Easter Baskets for local low-income families on March 24. Pomeroy Assist members and volunteers Monica Bartlow, T...
Pomeroy Gun Club presents awards
POMEROY–Pomeroy Gun Club members held its annual awards and fun day at the Club on Sunday, March 28. The Club also had their annual meeting and Election of Officers. Most officers stayed the same w...
Quote of the Week
“One does not accumulate but eliminate. It is not daily increase but daily decrease. The height of cultivation always runs to simplicity.” – Bruce Lee... Full story
Quick Look
USDA Invests $266 Million to Improve Rural Community Facilities WASHINGTON D. C.–The Secretary for Rural Development of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Justin Maxson announced an investment of $266 million to build and improve c...
OLYMPIA UPDATE
OLYMPIA–This past week was an important one in the Senate, as the majority Democrats released their operating budget, capital budget and transportation budget proposals for 2021-23. As its name i...
On the Edge of Common Sense
“Have I got a deal for you! Got this horse on a trade. He don’t squint half as bad ridin’ him in the shade. I know he limps a little. Yer eyeball is astute. But fair is fair, my friend, so I’ll...
OPINION
The poor are oppressed by the incompetent. It is a phrase that increasingly rings in my ears as I watch government bureaucracies and politicians provide false hope instead of tangible assistance. The...
Youth Mental Health First Aid training offered
POMEROY–The Pomeroy Partners Coalition will sponsor a free training opportunity, Youth Mental Health First Aid, for the public focusing on mental health care for ages 12-18. Youth Mental Health F...
Pastor's Corner
Spring is one of my favorite times of year (second only to Autumn). I love the return of light and life to everything. It lifts my spirits to see flowers, hear birds, and feel the warm sun on my...
Pomeroy Pioneer Portraits
Ten Years Ago March 30, 2011 A group of agriculturalists from Finland spent Sunday in Garfield County, touring the Eastern Washington Agricultural Museum and Pataha Flour Mills. The fourth grade class held a “potlatch” last week demonstrating history...
County to apply dust control agent
POMEROY–The Garfield County Public Works department will again apply a dust control agent on area graveled roads for local residents beginning in May. Depending on the weather–no rain–the count...
Middle School varsity boys win
GARFIELD–The Pirate Middle School Varsity boys basketball team won one of three hard-fought games here March 23, with the jayvees and C Squad falling to the Raiders. The Varsity boys took the lead a...
Pirate Softball sparking again with wins over Lady Crusaders
By Loyal Baker SUNNYSIDE–Keely Maves stood out on the mound in Pomeroy's season-opening double bill here last Saturday, throwing a no-hitter in the first game as the team was awash with hits and runs...
Pirates out hit Sunnyside Christian
By Loyal Baker SUNNYSIDE–The Pirates got the baseball season off to a rousing start, winning both games of a doubleheader here Saturday, March 27, prolific Pirate hitting looking to be the d...
Middle School hoops' exciting win
ROSALIA–The Pomeroy Middle School Varsity Girls Basketball team downed the Tekoa-Rosalia Timberwolves 30-27, in the first basketball game played here since the virus shut down interscholastic a...
