Articles from the November 7, 2019 edition
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Fairgrounds negotiates fiberoptic connection
POMEROY-Diana Ruchert, Port of Garfield Director discussed the County’s request to include the Fairgrounds in the first phase of the Port’s Broadband System project during the regular County Commissioners’ meeting on October 28. The Port is utili...
Football crossover game set
POMEROY–The Pomeroy Pirate football season will continue this Saturday in Chewelah, Wash., with the Buccaneers facing the Selkirk Rangers in a regional crossover game. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. at t...
Plans for 2020 Spring Tour and Pioneer Day
POMEROY—The Garfield County Pioneer Association held its last meeting at the county museum on October 22, 2019. The group began planning for the 2020 Spring Tour and Pioneer Day. The Honored Pioneers and other parts of the program in June were d...
2019 Homecoming Royal Court
POMEROY–Homecoming week was filled with various activities and class competitions from Lip Sync, Volleyball Spirit, Hallway Decorating and Spirit Games. Each class put forth their greatest effort t...
Pomeroy High School tests new method for Parent-Teacher conferences
POMEROY-The 2019 fall High School parent-teacher conferences were held at the gymnasium in arena-style for the first time. Tables were arranged around the gym floor for each teacher. Parents were...
Pirates score big
This was the view the Colton Wildcats saw of sophomore quarterback Brandon Bales last Friday at Lybecker Field as the junior QB rushed for four touchdowns and threw one to Trent Gwinn in Pomeroy's...
Halloween comes to Pomeroy's Main Street
Trick or Treat Main Street was overrun by kids and families dressed in their Halloween fare last Thursday, October 31....
Guest Commentary
By now you’ve probably heard that the City of Olympia is facing a PDC complaint for illegally using tax dollars to campaign against I-976. Yesterday Olympia responded saying this about its 15,000 household, $7,423 taxpayer funded mailer: “Although mi...
"Climate Change" Cowboy Logic
The sea level is rising. We are in an “interglacial period” within the Pleistocene Ice Age, according to the learned. It has been melting ice for the last ten thousand years. So, we miniscule Ear...
Hospital Update
Garfield County Hospital District would like to feature their newest licensed nurse who recently joined the Nursing Department, Stephanie Hughes, LPN. The newest addition to our nursing staff is Stephanie Hughes. LPN. Hughes was born and raised in...
A Teen's Take
POMEROY–The whole week of Homecoming was absolutely amazing and awesome. Dress-up days were so much fun and being able to be completely silly with all of my friends all week was great. Homecoming morn...
Scholarship available from WIAA
SEATTLE–The WIAA, Dairy Farmers of Washington, and Les Schwab Tires are pleased to announce the eighth annual Smart Choices College Scholarship which will recognize one female and one male high school student for their achievements in a...
Pomeroy Pioneer Portraits
Ten Years Ago November 11, 2009 Garfield County voters approved the county hospital district’s request for $70,000 for repair and replacement of roofs over the facility and other exterior maintenance in last week’s general election, and also app...
Garfield County Dispatch Log
Oct 28 Livestock-Hwy. 127, M.P. 5.5 Information-488 Pataha St. Disabled Vehicle-Westbound Hwy. 12, M.P. 409 Livestock-Hwy. 12, M.P. 388 Trespassing-Marengo and Oliphant Roads Harassment-2450 Columbia St. Traffic Hazard-Ledgerwood Rd. and S.R. 12 Oct...
Homecoming a big win for Pirates
POMEROY–Another solid Pirate win leads to the final regular-season game at Lyle/Wishram against the undefeated, 5-0 Cougars. Pomeroy football is 5-2 and in third behind Tekoa-Rosalia, who fell to Lyle...
Bartels sets personal record at Regionals
CHEWELAH–A trio of Pomeroy Cross Country runners finished the 1B/2B District 7 & 9 Regional Cross Country meet here last weekend, but despite registering decent times, the competitiveness of the field...
