Articles from the October 31, 2019 edition
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Homecoming sports week-long activities
POMEROY-At the regular Pomeroy School District Board Meeting, Thursday evening, October 24, 2019, Tyson Kimble, ASB Class Representative, reported to the board about the upcoming Homecoming activities scheduled for the week of October 27, 2019,...
Gun ownership rights may be lost forever
POMEROY- Danika Gwinn, Clinical Director of Quality Behavioral Health (QBH), serving Asotin and Garfield Counties, informed the Garfield County Commissioners that a new law now allows for suspension of gun rights for six months for mental-health...
Seniors on the Go
How does a girl born, raised and educated in the Midwest end up spending most of her ninety years in Garfield County? Simple! She followed her husband and her heart. Orleatha Gasseling was born in...
Pomeroy Shrine Club starts annual Shriners hospital drive
POMEROY–The Shrine Club is once again holding its Annual Drive for Shriners Hospitals for Children®-Spokane, here on November 7 and 8. At this time of year, members of the Pomeroy Shrine Club a...
Guest Commentary
OLYMPIA–Much of the talk about our state's business climate has to do with the tax burden–and rightfully so. For example, early in this year's legislative session the governor's budget director tol...
The partisan nature of the Democrats' impeachment inquiry will backfire
WASHINGTON–After dozens of House Republicans demanded access to a secure facility in the Capitol on Wednesday where House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., was preparing to d...
A Hundred Years From now
Life has always been a balancing act between the haves and have-nots. Less populated industrial countries use the major portion of fossil fuel while third world countries still farm by hand and recrea...
Lewis Clark Credit Union donates $25,000 to LCSC's Schweitzer Career & Technical Education center
LEWISTON, Idaho–Lewis Clark Credit Union (LCCU) donated $25,000 to Lewis-Clark State College’s Schweitzer Career & Technical Education Center here on Friday, October 25. LCCU will receive naming rights to an Upper Level IT Lab in the Center. LCC...
Another voice for agriculture joins State Senate
By Sen. Mark Schoesler, R-9th OLYMPIA–More often than not for the past quarter-century-plus I’ve been the lone full-time farmer in the Legislature, but that has just changed. Earlier this week I welcomed Ron Muzzall, the new senator from the 10t...
A Teen's Take
POMEROY–Homecoming is almost here! Everyone has expectations of how the week activities and dance are going to be, especially the freshman since it’s their first high school dance. In the movies, it...
Veteran's Day Program 2019
POMEROY–The School District invite the public to join them for their annual Veteran’s Day Program held in the High School Gymnasium on Tuesday, November 12 at 10 a.m. Local veterans will be honored with a “Quilts of Valor” presentation. Element...
Garfield County Dispatch Log
Oct 21 911 Misdial-Whitman County Communications-789 Main St. Bad Check-789 Main St. Trespassing-Debow Rd. Child Abuse-909 Columbia St., Apt. 3 Information-789 Main St. Ambulance-288 Main St. Trespassing-Tatman Mountain Rd. and Niebel Grade 911...
Citizen awards presented at Masquerade Ball
POMEROY–The Annual Chamber Banquet was held at Maple Hall on October 19, was attended well by many business owners, representatives and community members. The Masquerade Ball themed evening began with...
Pomeroy Pioneer Portraits
Ten Years Ago November 4, 2009 Using your brain as a diagnostic tool instead of just ordering a bunch of tests is what it takes serving in a small, rural community, according to Dr. Glenn Houser, Garfield County Hospital District’s new physician. P...
Tobacco and Vapor products illegal to anyone under 21
OLYMPIA–The Washington State Department of Health is reminding the public that Engrossed House Bill 1074 goes into effect on January 1, 2020, when it will become illegal to sell tobacco and vapor products to anyone under 21. This reminder comes a...
Pomeroy Weather Forecast
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 26. Friday: Sunny, with a high near 46. Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 32. Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 50. Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with...
Lady Pirates post season depends on final match
OAKESDALE–The outcome of the 2019 volleyball season-and playoff opponents and locations-depends on how the Pomeroy-Prescott match turns out this week. The Oakesdale Lady Nighthawks bumped and b...
Volleyball post season starts here
POMEROY–The final outcome of the 2019 volleyball season depends upon how the Lady Pirates do against Prescott this week. With a win, Pomeroy finishes the 1B Southeast campaign in first place. In that case, the Lady Pirates will be League Champions a...
Bartels third at District 9 XC finals
COLFAX–Three Pirate Cross Country team members advanced to the 1B/2B District 7 & 9 Regional meet, set for Saturday, November 2, in Chewelah, Wash., and they’ll compete for one of the berths to the State Cross Country Meet at Pasco’s Sun Willo...
Pirate passing and rushing attack too much for Sunnyside Christian
SUNNYSIDE–Pirate Quarterback Brandon Bales and running back Trent Gwinn were the one-two punch Pomeroy needed for another lop-sided 1B Southeast conference win here Friday. The Pirates manhandled the Knights 66-18, two touchdowns inside of one m...
Lady Pirates finish first with win over Prescott
POMEROY–The Lady Pirates marked their first-place finish in the 1B Southeast Conference volleyball with a decisive win over the last-place Prescott Tigers here Tuesday. With the win, Pomeroy will face No. 4 St. John-Endicott-LaCrosse on their home c...
