Articles from the November 2, 2023 edition
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2023 General Election ballots due Tuesday, Nov. 7
POMEROY–Garfield County and City of Pomeroy voters have until 8 p.m., Tuesday, November 7 to mail or deliver their ballots to the Garfield County Auditor or place them in an designated ballot box. (See sidebar.) The Auditor's Election Day hours a...
Make your vote count, use designated ballot box
POMEROY–Ballot drops are in two designated boxes only; one is located inside the Garfield County Auditor's Office and the other box east of the Courthouse and is drive-up assessable. Please DO NOT u...
Pomeroy FFA Soils team heads for State
POMEROY–The local FFA Chapter and Conservation District hosted the Garfield County Career Development competitive event here Wednesday, October 18, welcoming 43 teams from around the area. Dayton F...
City of Pomeroy Candidate
I became a Pomeroy resident when my father brought our family here, when he took a position as a history teacher in 1967. I went on to graduate with the class of 1971, left Pomeroy and lived in many...
Grants, cheerleading, and Veteran's Day discussed
POMEROY–The District School Board was advised that the district is accepting Shepherd Grant proposals; was asked to reinstate cheerleading as a sport; and heard other business activities including conference scheduling, and the Veteran’s Day ass...
Veteran's Day celebration planned Nov. 8 at P.H.S. gymnasium
POMEROY–The School District will hold their Annual Veteran’s Day program, open to the public, in the High School gymnasium on November 8, at 9 a.m. Elementary students will sing patriotic songs, a slide presentation of local military honorees wil...
"Man Cave" show at Blue Mtn. Artisan Guild a success
POMEROY-The Blue Mountain Artisan Guild (BMAG) had eighteen participants in their Man Cave show which ended October 25. The "Man Cave" reception was well attended which introduced the eighteen...
Guest Commentary
By Eric McKeirnan Guest Columnist I ran into an old friend a few weeks ago who was all juiced up with the excitement of traveling with his wife and friends and former pastor to the land of Jesus Christ. Nearly four years ago a core group of about a...
Free Chipper day for yard waste in Gar. Co.
POMEROY–Free Chipper Day at the old rock pit for county residents Saturday, Nov 4 at 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Garfield County will host a free Chipper day for county residents this Saturday, Nov. 4 at the old rock pit located off Gould City-Mayview Road. W...
Weather Forecast
Thursday: Rain. High near 59. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible. Thursday Night: Rain, mainly before 11pm. Low around 43. Southwest wind 11 to...
Pomeroy Pioneer Portraits
Ten Years Ago November 6, 2013 Travis Johnson, a Pomeroy resident serving in the U.S. Army, was presented a Quilt of Valor by Alice Gwinn at last week Friday's Veteran's Day program at Pomeroy...
Correction
POMEROY–In the East Washingtonian article “County Resident brings concerns over third-party vote counting” Garfield County Auditor McKenzie Lueck was quoted to say “she does have the staffing to be able to hand-count the ballots…” It should have...
Hospital Corner
Garfield County Hospital District is proud to announce September's Employee of the Month, David Ely. He was nominated by his co-workers who state, "David is a "go-getter" and takes excellent care of h...
Pastor's Corner
In chapter 22 of Matthew's Gospel, Jesus is asked by the Pharisees, "Is it lawful to pay the census tax to Caesar or not?". It was a trap: answering "no" would place Jesus in opposition to Caesar and the Romans and make way for his prosecution by...
Football Seniors Honored at Senior Night
These five Pirate Football seniors were joined by family and applauded for their contributions to the P.H.S. Football Program during their final home game of the season Friday. From left to right,...
Lady Pirate Volleyball Seniors Honored at Senior Night
Senior members of the Lady Pirates, Lainee Herres, Hallee Brewer, Hannah Bagby, and Jaycee Aimes, were honored at Senior Night last week. -East Washingtonian photo by Naomi Scoggin...
Pirates mark another Homecoming win
POMEROY––The Buccaneers counted their eighth straight win as they steamrolled the Sunnyside Christian Knights 62-0, piling up 42 first-quarter points to start the running clock, one step closer to sec...
Homecoming Court at halftime ceremony
The Pomeroy High School Homecoming Court included, from left to right, Freshman Princess Haven Kimble, Freshman/Sophomore Escort Rylan Hays-Carnahan, Sophomore Princess Bethany Zimmermann, Junior...
Lady Bucs need 2 wins to reach state tournament
WALLA WALLA–The third-place Lady Pirates were bumped into the District 9 1B consolation bracket by number two DeSales three sets to zero here Monday, setting up tonight's loser-out showdown with N...
