Articles from the September 9, 2021 edition
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Mandatory vaccination reaches Fire District
POMEROY–The Garfield County Fire District board of commissioners discussed the Washington State proclamation requiring state workers to be vaccinated against Covid-19 at their meeting on August 10. T...
Recycling Center Out of Commission
POMEROY–The Garfield County drop-off recycling site on 20th St. and Pataha St., next to the Garfield County Road Department yard is temporarily closed. The fence was damage due to a mishap by an L...
LIBRARY NEWS
POMEROY–The Denny Ashby Library promoted the Tails & Tales Summer Reading Program this summer of which 52 youngsters participated. These readers met their summer reading goals and received coupons for ice cream at Meyers Hardware and chose new b...
School board still considering options for comprehensive sexual health curriculum
POMEROY–The Pomeroy School District (PSD) board of directors discussed curriculum for the state required comprehensive sexual health program at their meeting on August 31. Sherry Johnson, parent of P...
BMCF discretionary grant application open
WALLA WALLA–Blue Mountain Community Foundation is now accepting applications for the 2021 Discretionary Grant Program. Public agencies, 501c3 nonprofit organizations and churches in Walla Walla, Columbia, Garfield and Umatilla counties are e...
Pirates down Waterville 84-6
POMEROY––The Pirates are prepping for Friday's contest against Deary after making easy work of Waterville last week, 84-6. "Our boys played very well on Friday," said Coach Kyle Kimble. "They bro...
Great weather for the final 2021 shoot
GRANGEVILLE, Idaho–Favorable August weather prevailed for five Pomeroy Gun Club members who travelled here to the two-day shoot on August 28 and 29 which ends the 2021 Target year for registered t...
Quote of the Week
“You’re only here for a short visit. Don’t hurry, don’t worry. And be sure to smell the flowers along the way.” – Walter Hagen...
Pomeroy Pioneer Portraits
Ten Years Ago September 7, 2011 The record-breaking harvest of 2011 is bringing sights to grain elevators that haven’t been seen in recent memory. Last week, a wheat pile was started behind the Green Berry elevators. Warehouse foreman Larry Bunch s...
On the Edge of Common Sense
1. If the new boss’s hat isn’t sweat stained, you can pretty much figger whose will be. 2. Phrases like, “My dad never paid me a dime till I was twenty-five”, or “I haven’t had a day off since dad’s f...
COURT REPORT
Garfield County Superior Court–Judge Tom Cox: August 25, 2021 Tristan C. Evans, of Clarkston, Wash. pleaded guilty to: Assault 2nd Degree, a Class B felony; Taking a Motor Vehicle without Permission 2nd Degree, a Class C felony; and Malicious M...
