Articles from the May 14, 2020 edition
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U.S. Bank to close in June
POMEROY-U.S. Bank customers received notice in March that the local U. S. Bank housed in the Old National Bank location, a mainstay on Main Street, will close June 16, 2020. There are no clear indications, at this time, what will be done with the...
Donna Deal retires as County Auditor
POMEROY- Garfield County Auditor's Office, Donna Deal has officially retired after 37 years of service on April 30, 2020. She began her career as the Licensing and Recording Deputy, then moved up to t...
McKenzie Lueck appointed County Auditor
By Connie Boyer East Washingtonian Reporter POMEROY-McKenzie Uto Lueck has been appointed and sworn in as Garfield County Auditor on Monday, May 4, 2020, to complete retiring auditor Donna Deal's...
Construction budget $530,000 Fifth and Sixth Streets project
POMEROY–Antonich reported five bids for the 5th to 6th Streets project were received and came in and recommended Nelson Construction’s bid of $288,777.11. Antonich stated the budget for construction is $530,000.00. The cost of engineering is cal...
School District plans for 2020-2021
POMEROY-Superintendent Rachel Gwinn introduced an instructional plan which maintains the number of staff employed for the 2020-21 school year and a new transitional Kindergarten (TK) program. The...
Quote of the Week
“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” – Albert Einstein...
Nelson Construction Corporation awarded city bid
POMEROY–Mayor G. Paul Miller signed the Notice of Award to Nelson Construction Corporation during the City Council meeting May 6. Mayor Miller said it appeared that the only monetary solution is to use funds from the Complete Streets fund. The m...
On the Edge of Common Sense
Behind those eyes there shines a light That’s guided me from my first step Down life’s highway through thick and thin So I could tell the wrong from right. Behind those eyes there beats a heart Tha...
HOSPITAL UPDATE
Garfield County Hospital District is proud to announce April's Employee of the Month, Anna Wessels, Environmental Services. She was nominated by her co-workers who state, "She is always willing to hel...
A Teen's Take
POMEROY–As a teenager, Mother’s Day is a lot harder than when I was little. Now, nobody takes me shopping to find that perfect gift and I have to wrap whatever I get myself. That’s tough stuff right...
COVID-19 Response and Recovery Funds accepting applications through May 26
SPOKANE—Innovia Foundation announced a second round of grant funding available to community-based organizations engaged in COVID-19 response and recovery efforts in eastern Washington and North Idaho. Applications for funding are being accepted t... Full story
Pomeroy Pioneer Portraits
Ten Years Ago May 12, 2010 Garfield County Courthouse will close at noon on Thursday so county personnel can begin the process of relocating to Pomeroy Elementary School for the next year. In an effort to assist economic development in Garfield...
OBITUARY
"Sometimes it takes more faith when there is no miracle." -Author unknown Whitney M. Baker March 26, 1985- May 7, 2020 SPOKANE–Former Waitsburg resident Whitney Marie Baker, 35, of Spokane Valley, d...
OBITUARY
Erma Louise Oldenburg Ward August 2, 1928– May 4, 2020 Erma Louise Oldenburg Ward died at the age of 91 in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, Monday, May 4, 2020. She was born the first of three children to V...
OBITUARY
Joan Elsensohn Herr February 10, 1930 – April 14, 2020 Joan Elsensohn Herr, age 90, of Dublin and Upper Arlington, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, April 14, 2020, after a short battle w...
OBITUARY
Aurelia Fanning Campbell October 16, 1931- March 14, 2020 Aurelia Fanning Campbell, 88, died at Banner Baywood Medical Center in Mesa, Arizona on March 14, 2020. She suffered a bleeding internal...
Personal-use mushroom picking free in local nat'l forests
POMEROY–For avid mushroom pickers, spring truly begins when friendly fungi return to the forest. Personal-use mushroom picking is free and does not require a permit or payment under the legal limits, which authorizes an individual to harvest, possess...
County enters Phase 2
POMEROY–Garfield County Commissioner Justin Dixon updated the East Washingtonian about the May 8approval letter from Secretary of Health John Leseman which informed Garfield County that it is among the five out of ten counties to re-open in Phase 2...
