Articles from the August 6, 2020 edition
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School plans for in-person classes
POMEROY–The Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) has issued official guidance for reopening Washington schools for the 2020-2021 school year, specifying employee and student safety requirements for reopening schools during the C...
New cemetery memorial dedicated to those who didn't make it home
POMEROY–A memorial was installed at the cemetery just prior to Memorial Day in mid-May, dedicated to Garfield County military or related support personnel who served our country but did not make it h...
School Board adopts $5.7m budget
POMEROY–School District Business Manager Kelly McKeirnan presented the 2020-21 school budget of $5,588,119, based on projected enrollment of 290 students, which was approved by the School Board following the public hearing July 27. In addition, s...
PHS to follow WIAA's alternate sports schedule
POMEROY–The WIAA Executive Board voted to allow some alternate seasons for sports based on the Safe Start Phase protocols and new season descriptions recently. Superintendent Rachel Gwinn and A...
Quote of the Week
“Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Don’t lose faith.” – Steve Jobs...
Hospital Corner
Here is a community update outlining the Garfield County Hospital District (GCHD) operation since March 2020 to the present. There was a decrease in patient volumes at the clinic, lab, and outpatient physical therapy starting in March with the onset...
COURT REPORT
June 24 Garfield County District Court–Judge Tom Cox: Rickelle W. Ladd, of Walla Walla, pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor of Introducing Contraband 3rd Degree. Ladd was sentenced to two days jail; must pay $143; and will be on unsupervised p...
On the Edge of Common Sense
“The farmer has always been a peasant.” – Richard Blinco Idaho When the market crashed in 1975, Richard had a ranch, feedlot, dairy, potatoes, alfalfa and a packing house. Here we sit 45 years later...
Pomeroy Pioneer Portraits
Ten Years Ago August 4, 2010 After 14 years in Pomeroy, Pastor Frank Musgrave of Pomeroy Christian Church, and his wife Virginia, are retiring and moving to Turner, Ore. County Commissioners accepted the low bid of $1,254,900 submitted by Wellens...
A Teen's Take
POMEROY–The art of personal conversation has dwindled since the isolation mandates of COVID-19. Instead, in its place is texting, Facebook posting, emailing and other electronic ways of c...
Passing Thunderstorms Ignite Multiple Fires in Northeast Oregon and Southeast Washington
JOHN DAY, PENDLETON, BAKER CITY, LA GRANDE, PRINEVILLE, Ore. - Fire crews in northeast Oregon and southeast Washington are responding to multiple reports of smoke and fire following passing...
