Articles from the October 1, 2020 edition
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BOCC approves Block Grant
POMEROY-A Community Development Block Grant Agreement in the amount of $17,552, was approved and signed by the Garfield County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) at the regular meeting September 28, 2020. The Block Grant Agreement is a contract...
GCTA adopts six-year transit plan
POMEROY-The Garfield County Transportation Authority (GCTA) presented their 2020 Transit Development Plan to the Board of Directors which was passed at their meeting September 21, 2020. The plan covers six years (2020-2025) of operating data,...
Pacific Power donates to Gazebo restoration
POMEROY-The Gazebo Restoration project at the City Park is gaining momentum with some recent donations. Headed up by Jack Peasley, Southeast Washington Economic Development Association (SEWEDA)...
Inland Cellular and Emerge Technologies opens here
POMEROY–Inland Cellular and Emerge Technologies kicks-off new store with a grand opening event here last Friday, September 25. The move into Pomeroy, Inland Cellular and Emerge Technologies can o...
Quote of the Week
“The past always looks better than it was. It’s only pleasant because it isn’t here.” – Finley Peter Dunne...
Guest Commentary
OLYMPIA–First the good news. Unlike during the great recession, state revenue is still increasing overall during the COVID pandemic. According to the September revenue forecast: “Forecasted Near GF-S revenue for the 2019-21 biennium is now $50...
OPINION
By Alec Zimmerman The federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, is a loan program overseen by the Small Business Administration (SBA) that helps businesses keep their workers em...
On the Edge of Common Sense
You were just a dog. But a good dog. Right from the start. Your loyalty was never in question. And what you didn’t know, you didn’t know because I never took the time to teach you. When you were young I was harder on you. I expected you to und...
Letters to the Editor
To the editor, I had the opportunity to observe Brooke Burns practice law in my courts in the Hells Canyon Circuit, the Superior Courts of Asotin, Columbia, and Garfield counties, from 2006 until I retired in 2014. She was always well prepared,...
HOSPITAL UPDATE
Here is the latest news from Garfield County Hospital District Board of Commissioners Special Meeting held on Tuesday, September 1, 2020. Two Board members and the Co-CEOs participated in an on-site visit with the architect from Blue Room Architect...
A Teen's Take
POMEROY–School during a global pandemic is very strange. A lot of us just can’t wait for everything to go back to normal. I don’t even think the weirdest part is the mask-wearing, hand-...
Bunch garnered "B" Class trophy
POMEROY–Local gun club enjoys beautiful fall weather and Bunch wins “B” Class trophy in Doubles at the Fall Shoot at Colton Gun Club on September 20. Five Pomeroy Gun Club members attended the Fall Shoot at Colton Gun Club Sunday. In the Singl...
Swartz new Safety Coordinator
STARBUCK– Columbia Pulp, LLC has named Dustin Swartz as Safety Coordinator at the Lyons Ferry plant. Swartz has been with Columbia Pulp for over a year as a Production Operator and Power Utility O...
Area closure to be lifted on the Rattlesnake Fire Road closures remain in place due to flood damage
POMEROY–With improved weather conditions and reduced suppression activities, the Umatilla National Forest will lift the area closure for the Rattlesnake Fire on Friday, Sept. 25, 2020, to provide access into that portion of the Wenaha-Tucannon W...
Pomeroy Pioneer Portraits
Ten Years Ago September 29, 2010 A Garfield County resident was arrested and taken into custody by county deputies after an indoor marijuana grow operation was found in the subject’s home. Donna’s Café was broken into on September 10, with a safe...
Obituary
Carolyn Raye Myers September 22, 2020– December 22, 1942 Carolyn Raye Myers "nee Shuck", 77, passed away in Pasco, Wash., after suffering from Alzheimer's on September 22, 2020. She was born the y...
