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POMEROY-Beautiful weather gave a pleasant atmosphere to National Night Out, held in the Pomeroy City Park on Aug. 8. The temperature was warm with a delightful breeze, and families from Garfield County and beyond turned out to enjoy the evening. Bees also turned out to enjoy the food, bombing burgers and making a nuisance of themselves around the covered seating area. Burgers were available, flipped by Garfield County Sheriff's Deputies, as well as chips and drinks. Garfield County Fire...
POMEROY––The spirit of a community can never be seen more clearly than when it is tested. When the Dan/Lower Granite Fire threatened the northeastern part of Garfield County on Monday, July 29, local citizens rallied. In conjunction with Garfield County Fire District No. 1, the Garfield County Sheriff’s Office, and the County Road Crew, farmers and neighbors fought to save homes and historical structures with water trucks, tractors, discs, chainsaws, sprinklers, and even rakes and shove...
POMEROY–The Port of Garfield County commissioners discussed Palouse Fiber Packaging products with Kyler Lovgren, approved expense authorizations, and discussed weed spraying at their meeting on Aug. 6. Palouse Fiber Packaging is leveraging 3D printing to create custom molds for their fiber products. They currently make clamshells, cup carriers, planter pots, paint palettes, and wrapping paper. They are constantly innovating and creating new designs. The plant also has a lab that creates s...
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DAYTON–Attorneys handling the liquidation of assets of Columbia Pulp I, LLC, recently issued a notice to all concerned parties that the receivership has fulfilled its duties, the receivership is terminated and the actions pertaining to selling Columbia Pulp I, LLC's assets are complete and closed. The filing in King County Superior Court, the Honorable Leroy McCulough presiding, was filed June 6, 2024. On September 19, 2023, following the sale of all of Columbia Pulp I, LLC's assets, the r...
By Roger Harnack Guest columnist Truck, truck, truck, Tesla. Truck, truck, truck. Here in rural Eastern Washington, the running joke is that the “T” on a Tesla electric vehicle stands for “tourist.” Indeed, the expensive cars, like their electric Toyota and Rivian counterparts, are an oddity easily picked out among rural residents’ pickups, four-wheel-drives, and older vehicles. But what some rural residents may not realize is that they are paying to charge many of those expensive EVs. Over the last couple years, electric vehicle and utility c...
By Loyal and Charlotte Baker DAYTON–This July marked the tenth anniversary of the change of ownership of Dayton's and Columbia County's weekly community newspaper, the Dayton Chronicle. Loyal and Charlotte Baker took over publishing duties from 30-year publisher Jack Williams in early July, 2014. Williams enjoyed a few weeks of retirement before health issues arose and he passed away July 8, 2014. The Bakers operated the 147-year-old business, which includes a full-service print shop, at the C...
Dear Editor: It seems to be the too-frequent fashion in local conversation to denigrate our home town. Local folk can certainly come up with plenty of fodder to pinpoint what we think might be missing–what buildings offend, what streets need improvement, what local committees fail to accomplish stated goals–the list is seemingly endless, complaining is easy. Finding the gems among the supposed dreck is more difficult. It is observed with great pleasure that the new Touchet River Valley Visit...
POMEROY––The Garfield County Hospital District is asking the community’s involvement through establishment of an Community Advisory Panel, says Hospital CEO Mat Slaybaugh. “We are inviting you to participate in the betterment of your local hospital,” Slaybaugh said. “To gain additional perspective and input from the people we serve, Garfield County Hospital District is establishing a community advisory panel.” The purpose of this panel will be to give your opinion and feedback on a wide variety of topics relating to the Hospital District’s cu...
Fifteen-year-old Michael wanted to be a professional basketball player but he was cut from his high school basketball team. They said he had a "lack of skill." Though the rejection stung, he kept at it and became much more than a capable basketball player. He ended up playing in 14 NBA All-Star games. He also won six NBA titles. He is known to us as Michael Jordan. There are times when we have been rejected because we don't meet some specific requirement or live up to others' expectations. We...
Getting the entire family together can take a little effort. There is no shortage of activities that pull family members apart most days of the week, from work obligations to sports practices to school events. The United Kingdom-based media provider Independent reported in 2023 on a study of 2,000 parents with children at home. The study found families are only spending six hours a week together, which is less than an hour each day. Furthermore, they only eat meals as a household four days out of seven. -Eking out more time for family may be...
WASHINGTON D.C.–The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service is announcing a funding opportunity through the hazardous fuels transportation assistance program to reduce wildfire risk, expand and create market opportunities, and support local jobs. This program is available to local businesses and partners that remove hazardous fuels from national forests and transport the material to be processed for wood products or services. “The timber and wood products industries help support healthy and sustainable forests,” said Agriculture Secreta...
Ten Years Ago August 13, 2014 It would probably be safe to say that, at age 26, Sarah Crossfield has seen more of the world than most of her Pomeroy peers. Besides teaching in Europe for a year, and in Singapore for two years, the 2006 graduate of Pomeroy High has visited, among other locales, the base camp of Mt. Everest. Twenty-Five Years Ago August 11, 1999 Jim Kowalkowski, Pomeroy School District's new superintendent, believes his philosophy of putting a strong focus on the needs of...
UNITED STATES–August is National Multiethnic Donor Awareness Month. This national observance was initiated in 1998 as a single day to increase our nation’s consciousness of the need for more organ and tissue donors from multicultural backgrounds. In 2020, this nationwide effort to engage and educate multicultural communities about the need for organ and tissue donors was expanded to encompass the entire month of August. Although organs are not matched according to ethnicity, and people of different races frequently match one another, ind...
Debates will feature top two candidates for governor, attorney general, lands commissioner and superintendent of public instruction OLYMPIA - The Association of Washington Business announced plans today to host its seventh gubernatorial debate Sept. 18 at the annual Policy Summit in Spokane in partnership with Greater Spokane Inc. (GSI). AWB, the state's oldest and largest business association representing all industries, has a history of hosting debates among candidates for statewide office...
UNITED STATES–Cybercriminals often use text messages to try and trick you into clicking on malicious links, a method known as “Smishing.” In a recent scam, they send a fake text message that says a package is unable to be delivered to you. The text contains a link, but it may not be clickable. There is a security feature on many smartphones that automatically disables links in unexpected messages. So, the cybercriminals will instruct you on how to bypass the feature. The message says to copy and paste the link into your browser to open it. T...