Articles from the July 16, 2020 edition
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Primary ballots to be mailed this week
POMEROY—Garfield County residents will cast their votes for local and state candidates in the 2020 mid-term primary election, using mail-in balloting concluding on August 4. Ballots are scheduled to be mailed out no later than Friday, July 17, 2...
COIVID-19 has come to Pomeroy
POMEROY–The Garfield County Health District has been notified on July 9, of the first COVID-19 case here. The person is over 50 and presently recovering at home. The District has also started c...
Primary Election to decide three-way Commissioner race
With the retirement of Bob Johnson from the Garfield County Commission, a position on the three-man governing body is now open. Bob has represented the county well. Now I would like to fill the void...
Primary Election to decide three-way Commissioner race
The lyrics to the song "Country Roads" have always resonated with me. The roads could be in our beautiful Garfield County home, where a strong work ethic and traditional values remain. I'm Vonni (Vond...
Primary Election to decide three-way Commissioner race
My wife Sue and I have lived in Pomeroy since 1988. We raised our daughter Megan here and have chosen to make Garfield County our long-term home. Sue and I have been active in the community since...
Candidate for Garfield, Columbia and Asotin Superior Court Judge
I am Vic Bottomly, a Clarkston attorney, running for Superior Court Judge of the Asotin/Columbia/Garfield Superior Court District. Most of my career I have been a solo practice attorney assisting...
Candidate for Garfield, Columbia and Asotin Superior Court Judge
My name is Brooke Burns and I am seeking the elected position of Superior Court Judge for Garfield, Asotin, and Columbia Counties. It is with pleasure I introduce myself. I was born and raised in...
Candidate for Garfield, Columbia and Asotin Superior Court Judge
Scott and his wife, Susan, have been married for 42 years. They have two children, Tony and Lauren, and one grandchild, Leo. Scott is a lifetime Washington resident, residing in Dayton since 1984. He...
Candidate for Commissioner - District 2
I would like to represent Garfield County as your District 2 County Commissioner. I grew up in Garfield County and chose to raise my family here. Having traveled throughout most of the United States a...
Candidate for Commissioner - District 2
Wynne McCabe I'm Wynne McCabe and, in fact, seeking another term as District 2 County Commissioner, which appears to be contrary to what several people have told me. They've heard I wasn't running....
Storm Water Project begins on Courthouse lawn
POMEROY- The Garfield County Extension storm water project to repair the damage caused by water seepage into the building and according to Rod Norland, County Road Superintendent, got under way with...
Hospital moves forward with plans to add CT Scanner
POMEROY-The Garfield County Hospital District (GCHD) Board of Directors authorized Garfield County Hospital District co-CEO Mat Slaybaugh to conduct more research into the purchase of the CT scanner...
Eight local students awarded Shepherd Foundation Scholarships
WALLA WALLA–The Walla Walla Community College Foundation announced eight Pomeroy students receive the Harold and Helen Shepherd Foundation Scholarship for the 2020-21 year. Through the generosity of Harold and Helen Shepherd, Gustavo A...
City Council
POMEROY–Mayor Paul Miller opts out of costly fix to rain damage found on Fifth and Columbia Streets to the tune of $7,000-$24,000. Due to June’s heavy rains, there have been construction delays on the Columbia and Fifth to Sixth Street project. Del...
OPINION
As the COVID–19 viral pandemic rages across the world, the political left in the United States wants to use this health crisis as a reason to transform our health care into a government–run, sin...
On the Edge of Common Sense
This is one of those stories that sound so unbelievable that you’ll know I didn’t make it up! Mike studied the bloodlines. He checked performance records. He knew his herd like the top two layers of...
Pomeroy Gun Club Troy-Deary shoot
POMEROY–Several members of Pomeroy Gun Club ventured to Troy-Deary Gun Club over the Fourth of July Weekend for their annual shoot and managed to shoot some good scores while maintaining Social Distancing. On Saturday, Holly Ledgerwood lead the local...
A Teen's Take
POMEROY–When the COVID-19 pandemic originally broke out, my friends and I thought that it would just run its course and we’d be on our way. Man, were we wrong! Now that it has entered our county, it...
Area artist featured at the BMAG
POMEROY–The Blue Mountain Artisan Guild Art Center here on Main Street features a new show and artists. Water color artist Helen Boland who is from Walla Walla, Wash., who has a wide range of subjects...
Pomeroy Pioneer Portraits
Ten Years Ago July 14, 2010 U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell spent an hour last Saturday at the Eastern Washington Agricultural Museum. Pomeroy city council authorized using Garfield County’s building inspector to perform inspections for building permits...