Articles from the August 17, 2023 edition
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GCHD $1.4 million electrical project to be split into phases
POMEROY–The Garfield County Hospital District Board of Commissioners accepted a bid and split an electrical project into phases, celebrated the certification of co-CEOs Jayd Keener and Mat S...
Chilly swimming in store due to boiler malfunction
POMEROY–The City Council discussed a broken pool boiler and speeding concerns on Arlington Street according to the minutes from their August 8 meeting. The boiler at the Pomeroy Municipal Pool has b...
Got a 'Man Cave' to show off?
POMEROY–The Blue Mountain Artisan Guild (BMAG) will present the "Man Cave Show" again this year, along with sponsor Meyers Hardware, for two months beginning September 1. A reception is planned September 7 at 5-7 p.m. Here is the call to let all m...
Garfield County Jr. Meats Judges take first and second place
PULLMAN–The 4-H Meats Judging team from Garfield County competed in the state 4-H meat judging event at Washington State University last Saturday, August 12, took first and second place. Seven m...
"Fill the Truck" food drive is Natalie Fuchs's Senior Project
POMEROY–High School student Natalie Fuchs has as a senior project a goal to accumulate donated food for her "Fill the Truck Food Drive," which started July 1 and has been underway every other S...
Pomeroy Pioneer Portraits
Ten Years Ago August 21, 2013 When students return to the classroom Monday, Aug 26, after summer vacation, Pomeroy School District will have a new superintendent and a new administrative format. Doug...
Quote of the Week
“Death and love are the two wings that bear the good man to heaven.” – Michelangelo...
Police standoff ends in suspect's death in Burbank
BURBANK–A 65-year-old Burbank man is dead after a police standoff here August 13, 2023, according to Undersheriff Joe Klundt of the Walla Walla Sheriff’s Office. At approximately 10:43 p.m., the Pasco Police Department requested assistance from the...
Weather Forecast
Thursday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 104. South wind 7 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Southwest wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as...
WWII Navy veteran remembers August, 1945 in South Pacific
WAITSBURG–"Not too many kids from Prescott are able to say they spent their nineteenth birthday in Tokyo, Japan," Jack McCaw, 96, said recently in recalling where he was and what he was doing during t...
Blue Mountains National Forests begin assessment for Forest Plan Revision
PENDLETON–The Malheur, Umatilla and Wallowa-Whitman (Blue Mountains) National Forests have initiated the process to revise the Land Management Plans (Forest Plans), which provide the overall strategic management direction and guidance for the Blue M...
Swim the Snake hosts 37 competitors
STARBUCK–The Tenth Annual Swim the Snake noncompetitive swimming and paddle boarding event splashed off over the weekend on August 12. The Swim the Snake was participated in by 37 swimmers and six p...