Articles from the October 15, 2020 edition
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Hospital considering major projects
POMEROY–Garfield County Hospital District Co–CEO Mat Slaybaugh informed the Garfield County Hospital District Board of Commissioners on October 5, the Heating, Ventilation and Air-conditioning (HVAC) upgrade and CT scanner housing project budget is...
Quote of the Week
“The world is round so that friendship may encircle it.” – Pierre Teilhard de Chardin... Full story
How to do Halloween 2020
POMEROY–– Recommendations for Halloween celebrations and how to identify those locales following the suggested safety measures have been issued by the Washington State Department of Health (WA...
Wanted felon, stopped in Garfield County, apprehended in Lewiston
LEWISTON–Local police have apprehended an at-large subject, Michael Coronado, in the area of St. Johns Way near St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center here on October 8, 2020. The suspect eluded G...
Bowles makes a donation to Park Gazebo fund
POMEROY–A City Park make-over and Gazebo restoration project donation of $5,000 was presented to the Bank of Eastern Washington customer representative Ashlyn Deatherage by Susie Bowles on Oct. 7, 202...
Port broadband project zeroing in on completion
POMEROY––Progress on the construction of the Port’s broadband system–underground and overhead portions of work–is approximately 75% complete, reported by Port of Garfield Director Diana Ruchert, at the October 6 meeting of the Board of Commissio...
Letters to the Editor
To the editor, I’m writing in support of Scott Marinella for Superior Court Judge. I have appeared in the Superior Courts of the three counties and recognize the uniqueness of each. I have also had the opportunity to work with Marinella as an a...
On the Edge of Common Sense
I was sittin’ in the back row of a beautiful little church in a mountain town in the Rockies. I was there for the wedding of a daughter of good friends. As the service progressed, my attention was dra...
A Teen's Take
POMEROY–How do we choose what we want to do with our lives. Are we supposed to make the sacrifices and take the logical route? Are we meant to take the risky route and choose to do what we really w...
Pomeroy Pioneer Portraits
Ten Years Ago October 13, 2010 The Garfield County Business/Services Committee has completed the development of a comprehensive business gaps assessment. Work continued last week on the exterior of the courthouse, with parts of the front façade...
OBITUARY
Elton Eugene Brown December 26, 1945–September 10, 2020 Elton Eugene Brown, 95, of Pomeroy, Wash., passed away Thursday Sept. 10, 2020, a couple months shy of his 96th birthday. Elton was born on D... Full story
OBITUARY
Brent Carl Koller February 8, 1964–August 18, 2020 Brent Carl Koller, 56, died, August 18, 2020 in Amarillo Texas. He was born February 8, 1964, in Lewiston, Id., to Larry and Nelda Watson Koller a...
OBITUARY
Samuel "Sam" James Weimer December 17, 1938–September 30, 2020 Samuel James Weimer passed away September 30, 2020 at the age of 81. Sam was born in Pomeroy, Wash., to James L. Weimer and Ardis I...