Articles from the June 30, 2022 edition
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Port discusses dam removal benefit report
POMEROY-The Port of Garfield County commissioners discussed the Snake River Dams Benefit Replacement report and upcoming lease expirations and a Washington Public Ports Association press release at...
Fatal accident on Hwy 12
GARFIELD COUNTY–Motorcyclist, Michael C. Mingin, 69, of Keizer, Ore., dies in a one vehicle, Highway 12 collision Friday evening, June 24, 2022 at approximately 6:52 p.m. The Washington State Patrol reported that Mingin was travelling westbound of H...
Bicycle Rides Northwest tour make camp at City Park in Pomeroy
POMEROY-Bicycle Rides Northwest, a nonprofit bike tour organization, brought hundreds of bikers to Pomeroy on June 23. The bikers spent the night in tents set up on the Lybecker football field, and...
Poison Hemlock
POMEROY–The USDA Agricultural Research Service reports that poison-hemlock, found across the United States, is an invasive toxic plant to grazing animals and extremely poisonous to humans. This y...
Fairgrounds vacated for rental, WDFW consider new acquisition of land
POMEROY–The Garfield County board of commissioners (BOCC) discussed rental of the fairgrounds and potential acquisition of land by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife at their meeting on J...
Three suspects arrested
POMEROY–The Garfield County Sheriff’s Office, Lewiston SWAT, and Quad City Task Force, in a joint effort, arrested three suspects on a search warrant June 23, 2022. It was reported by Sheriff Drew Hyer of the Garfield County Sheriff’s Office, that...
Health Dist. contracts for ABCDental
POMEROY–The Garfield County Health District board signed a contract and discussed automated external defibrillators in the county at their meeting on June 27. Resolution 2022-13 was a contract with W...
Ranes and Wolf hired as assistant coaches
POMEROY–The Pomeroy School District Board of Directors hired two assistant coaches, approved WIAA membership renewal, PSD Counseling Program Transition Plan, and three out of field teaching placements...
Democratic Governor on providing tax relief to help with inflation: "It is absolutely unconscionable not to do this"
Governor Inslee has repeatedly made it clear that he believes his spending priorities exceed any need to provide tax relief to help families deal with the impact of record inflation. On the same day Inslee declined President Biden’s call for s...
The Blue Mountain Artisan Guild
The Blue Mountain Artisan Guild kicked off its summer children's art classes on June 21. About 15 kids created clay projects, which were fired and will be glazed at the next class....
Community Forum discusses Pomeroy water issues and possible solution
POMEROY–A quarterly community forum meeting hosted by South East Washington Economic Development Association discussed a solution to the low water supply for the east end of Pomeroy and Pomeroy r...
I Know You'll Miss this Man
The Lord spoke to the heavy hearts that stood with hats in hand “Your sadness pains me deeply and I know you’ll miss this man But, it’s true what you’ve been hearing, Heaven is a real place. That’s...
Nez Perce Father's Day shoot
NEZ PERCE–Four members of Pomeroy Gun Club Steve and Holly Ledgerwood, Jim Adams, and Larry Bunch, participated in the Nez Perce Idaho Father’s Day shoot June 18–19, bringing home some trophies. The Club threw 200 singles targets and Holly Ledge...
Amendment: Chamber signage project working through phase one funding
POMEROY–In the article “The Chamber’s sign project is fully funded,” in the June 16, 2022 edition of the East Washingtonian, further information indicates the status of the signage project has worked through the first phase. The mapping of the exa...
Reading Magic
POMEROY–Friends of Denny Ashby Library and Denny Ashby Library invite the community to a free presentation of Magician Jeff Evans is coming to the Seeley Theater on July 6 at 6 p.m. The free event, sponsored through the help of the Shepherd F...
The bombs burst in mid-air…
POMEROY–The Alvin Landkammer Fireworks, in memory of Isaac Roosevelt and Independence Day for our nation is scheduled to blast-off at the Garfield County Fairgrounds Tuesday, July 5 at dusk. The Landkammer family will once again put on a fantastic f...
Pomeroy Pioneer Portraits
Ten years ago June 27, 2012 A long line of people in pink swept up Main St. during last week Wednesday’s The Color is Pink Walk. The event in sin conjunction with the annual Susan G. Komen Foundation campaign to create awareness and attention to b...