Articles from the April 21, 2022 edition
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Upper Deadman paving project to begin on schedule, weather permitting
POMEROY–The Garfield County Board of Commissioners (BOCC) reaffirmed the beginning date of the Upper Deadman paving project at their meeting on April 18. Weather permitting, the project will begin a...
Health District to have new Program Coordinator
POMEROY–The Garfield County Health District board accepted Jessica Nelson’s resignation as Program Coordinator at their meeting on April 18. A new Program Coordinator will be hired, and Nelson wil...
GCFD to get new HVAC system
POMEROY–The Garfield County Fire District board of commissioners approved a quote from Lazer Heating and A/C for a new HVAC system at their meeting on April 12. The project, which includes some e...
Receivership order stays Sheriff's sale of Columbia Pulp I, LLC
DAYTON–The Sheriff’s Sale on the real property of Columbia Pulp I, LLC, previously set for Friday, April 15, has been stayed as a result of the innovative wheat-straw-to-pulp enterprise being ordered into receivership in a King County court. The act...
Pee Wee Grand Champion Swine Showman at the Spring Preview
Some ham is out for a jaunty trot in the sawdust and someone else is All Business. Kenley Tetrick, daughter of Clay and Becky Tetrick of Pomeroy, was judged to be the Pee Wee Grand Champion Swine...
Annual Spinners Easter Egg Hunt
Easter egg hunters came from miles around to take part in the Annual Spinners Easter Egg Hunt here over the weekend, in spite the cold, wet, and snowy conditions. Four youngsters prevailed taking...
Quote of the Week
“The mystery of government is not how Washington works but how to make it stop.” – P. J. O’Rourke...
Guest Commentary
failing to come close to meeting their own COVID-19 contact tracing targets, the State Epidemiologist is “proud of the state” for the program. On the other hand, he knows who is to blame for the sta...
It's Tax Day, but you are lucky! Give thanks you aren't ALSO filing state income taxes…at least not yet!
Many people struggle to file their income taxes. They sort through a maze of paperwork and rules, try to find the documents they need to fill in the forms and schedules, and a grueling, confusing, or...
Warm dry trend continued in March
By Scott Pattee Water Supply Specialist USDA-NRCS Snow Survey Office What happened to our miracle March and La Nina, you may ask? Well, the warm dry trend from January and February continued through March. There were only three or four significant...
Letters to the Editor
To the editor, I don’t know which is worse: that previously we’ve never had an African-American woman as US Supreme Court Justice or that we’ve never had a Justice with Public Defender experience. Both represent unique perspectives necessary for r...
City Council receives grant check
POMEROY–Mayor G. Paul Miller accepted a $2,500 check presented by Northwest Farm Credit Services representatives Carlye Anderson and Emily Trees, on behalf of the City Council at their meeting on A...
Free fare policy for GCTA allows for State incentive to be accessed
POMEROY–The Garfield County Transportation Authority (GCTA) discussed a state-incentivized policy at their meeting on April 18. The policy allows clients 18 years of age or younger to ride free of c...
East Washingtonian
There are a number of unidentified portraits in the archives of the Garfield County Musuem...and their identities are unknown. If you know the names of the people in this photo, please contact the...
Pomeroy Pioneer Portraits
Ten years ago April 25, 2012 Tom Von Kaenel, a retired military veteran on a cross-country bike ride, will stop in Pomeroy on Monday, April 30. Ed Huntington is organizing a welcome for Von Kaenel,...
Obituary
Joshua Lee Hansen April 4, 1978–March 7, 2022 Joshua Lee Hansen passed away on March 7, 2022. He was 43 years old. Josh was born in Deer Park, Wash., to John Lee Hansen and Nida Rae (Demand) Hansen on April 4, 1978, and spent his early years l...
Spinners' 11th annual Easter Egg Hunt
Inclement weather conditions didn't dampen the spirits nor the resolve of focused Easter Egg hunters last Saturday, lined up on the golf course for the Spinners' 11th annual Easter Egg Hunt. -Photo...
Williams and Muhlbeier take top honors at Spring Jackpot
By Charlotte Baker POMEROY– The Garfield County Spring Jackpot Preview Show awards many top awards for local and area exhibitors over the two-day event April 8-9. Coordinators Sherry Ledgerwood (...
COURT REPORT
Garfield Co. District Court-–Judge Tom Cox: March 16, 2022 Nickolas Berna, of Boise, Idaho, pleaded guilty to gross misdemeanor Driving Under the Influence. Berna was sentenced to serve two days jail; must pay $1,837 in legal financial o...
Caruso at top of leaderboard at Pasco golf match
PASCO–Pirate golfer Chase Caruso led all women golfers at a match on the Sun Willows links here Wednesday, April 13. Caruso’s 90 was the best among women golfers from 12 schools competing in the match, said Head Coach Al Damron. “I thought we did r...
Lady Pirates snowed out
POMEROY––In a rare occurrence, the Lady Pirates’ fast-pitch double header against Sunnyside Christian was snowed out on Thursday, April 14. That game has been rescheduled to Monday, May 9 in Pomeroy. After the Lady Pirates’s meeting with DeSales...
A wintery Easter Egg Hunt
POMEROY–The 11th Annual Spinners Easter Egg Hunt was successfully implemented Saturday, April 16, in spite of the wintery weather conditions. Many youngsters and their families came out to enjoy t...