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POMEROY––Incumbent Pomeroy Mayor G. Paul Miller was outpolled by challenger Jack Peasley, who received 402 votes and 78.67% of the vote compared to Miller's 109 votes, or 21.33%, tipping the decision to Peasley, according to unofficial results from the 2023 General Election on November 7. The post of mayor is for a four-year term. Ballots from 759 of Garfield County's 1,652 voters were counted by Election Day, with 45.94% turning out. The race for City Council Position 2 appears to be going to R...
POMEROY–The Garfield County Board of Commissioners (BOCC) approved an addition to the court security project, additional information to directional signage, and an inter-department reimbursement at their meeting on November 6. Part of the security updates in the court security project includes installing a secure access key card opening to several doors. The commissioners approved including two more doors on their list of updates. Installation and equipment for the two doors will add a...
"I vant to Trick or Treat!" this elaborately attired mini Dracula might be heard saying during Pomeroy's Trick or Treat Main Street on Halloween, October 31. Click on Photos to see more Halloween pictures....
POMEROY–The Denny Ashby Library invite the public to a free presentation grant by Terry and Shirley Brandon: Teaching in Polish High School No. 3 and other European Adventures at the Denny Ashby Library, 856 Arlington, on Monday, November 13 at 7 p.m. Terry and Shirley Brandon will share their experiences teaching in a Polish High School along with their experiences in Iceland, Copenhagen, Poland, Germany, and France. The event is sponsored by the Friends of the Denny Ashby Library and Harold and Helen Shepherd Foundation Shepherd Grant. For m...
POMEROY––The WT Wooten Floodplain Management Plan did not receive any funding in the 2023-25 Biennium so no lake rehabilitation projects will be moving forward at this time, reports the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW). In cooperation with the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation and the Nez Perce Tribe, WDFW is conducting an assessment of the Tucannon River and associated infrastructure from Camp Wooten ELC to just north of the WT Wooten Headquarters. The assessment will be used to drive the designs of the...
Wednesday, Nov 8 Veteran’s Day Assembly–High School Gym–9 a.m. Thursday, Nov 9 Cloud Walker Wind Project Open House–City of Lewiston Community Center, Lewiston–4-7 p.m. Friday, Nov 10 Corn Stalks & Cranberries Craft Fair–Spinners Hall–11 A.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, Nov 11–8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Corn Stalks & Cranberries Craft Fair–Spinners Hall Monday, Nov 13 Free presentation–Teaching in Polish High School No.3–Denny Ashby–7 p.m. Thursday, Nov 16 Food Bank Distribution Day–865 Main St.–9 a.m.-12 p.m....
“The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.” – e. e. cummings...
OLYMPIA–The Washington State Department of Ecology (DOE) announced Thursday, November 5, it will seek an agreement to link the state's cap-and-trade program with the California-Quebec market to lower prices for carbon dioxide emissions allowances. Rep. Mary Dye, R-Pomeroy, ranking Republican on the House Environment and Energy Committee, issued this statement following the announcement: "California has the highest gas prices in the country and the third highest retail electricity rates in the c...
-Continued from Oct. 26 The township of Kirby nestled into a pocket between rolling hills, a farming settlement of a few hundred people. Sam Morgant drove his wagon up the main street that ran through the town and stopped at the doors of the general store. Ron Casady, with two men, who looked to be his brothers, strode from the store. He met Sam’s eyes with an arrogant smile and tipped his head in greeting. One brother was taller than Ron and so lean he looked like he would blow over. The o...
Mom's wooden mixing spoon was often used on our backsides. Though she didn't paddle too hard, it was her choice instrument for disciplining us kids. My siblings and I became skillful at hiding the spoon from her or "accidentally" breaking it when we knew that discipline was coming. The strange thing is that the very instrument that brought the sting of discipline was also instrumental in bringing us tasty dishes to eat. She used the spoon to mix up cakes, pies, meat loafs, and tasty casseroles....
LIND–Washington State Patrol (WSP) detectives are seeking witnesses to a vehicle versus pedestrian fatality collision that occurred Monday, October 30 on State Route 395 near Lind. The collision occurred around 3:30 a.m. on southbound SR 395 at mile post 81 involving an unknown vehicle(s) and a pedestrian. Tragically the pedestrian was killed as a result of the collision. The pedestrians' body was discovered in the roadway by law enforcement driving in the area (next of kin has been n...
OLYMPIA–The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is once asking hunters in the Eastern Region (Region 1 including Asotin, Columbia, Ferry, Garfield, Lincoln, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens, Walla Walla, and Whitman counties) to have harvested deer and elk tested for chronic wasting disease (CWD), a fatal illness of deer, elk, caribou, and moose. CWD has not been detected in Washington but has been confirmed in four Canadian provinces and 30 U.S. states, including Idaho. Hunter c...
Ten Years Ago November 13, 2013 In an exciting, five-set match, the Pomeroy Pirate volleyball team earned a State 1B volleyball tournament berth by defeating defending State champions Tekoa-Oakesdale at Clarkston High School. Pomeroy will play Klickitat in the first round of State tournament on Friday, Nov. 15, in Yakima's Sun Dome. Twenty-Five Years Ago November 11, 1998 For the fourth time in the past five years, the Pomeroy High School boys' cross-country team has won the WIAA/Dairy Farmers...
POMEROY–The Pomeroy Lady Pirate Volleyball Team had three players named to the SE 1B All-Opponent Team for the Wheat Division, and Pirate Head Coach Adam Van Vogt was name Co-Coach of the Year. Recognition was made during the District Tournament last Saturday in Dayton. Haliee Brewer, Hannah Bagby, and Taylor Gilbert were named to the Wheat Division All-Opponent Team. "This was the second year in a row Haliee and Taylor made all-league," said Van Vogt. The coach was one of three Wheat D...
By Chris Corry SEATTLE–Jeff Bezos is trading the shores of Lake Washington for the beaches of South Florida. The announcement of his move has made news for various reasons but most notable is the impact of the recently enacted Washington "excise tax" on capital gains would have on the Amazon Founder. As noted by our friends at the Tax Foundation, Jeff Bezos sold about $15 billion in stocks before the new law took effect, potentially saving over $1 billion in taxes. Moving his primary residency t...
OLYMPIA–Sen. Mark Schoesler is encouraging teenagers in the 9th Legislative District to apply to become a Senate page during the upcoming 2024 legislative session in Olympia. Schoesler, R-Ritzville, is allowed to sponsor several students as pages during the 60-day session, which starts Jan. 8 and ends March 7. "Being a page during a legislative session is a great way to see the state Legislature in action and learn how it functions," said Schoesler. "Pages have a chance to meet and work with o...
DAYTON–The Lady Pirates were one match away from returning to the State Tournament but the St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse Lady Eagles handed the Lady Buccaneers a three-set loss in the consolation round of the District 9 Volleyball Tournament here Saturday. "We got off to yet another strong start but, similarly to DeSales, when SJEL got on runs, we didn't have much luck getting a side-out and just couldn't get the momentum back once we lost it in game one," Head Coach Adam Van Vogt said. The Lady P...
POMEROY––The first round of the 1B Eight-Man Football playoffs begins this Saturday when the Naselle Comets visit Lybecker Field for a 1 p.m. kickoff against the SE 1B second-place Pomeroy Pirates. The Buccaneers are number eight in the eight-man ranks, identical record with seventh-place Mossyrock. In sixth is Wellpinit, fifth is Northwest Christian (Lacey), fourth is Almira-Coulee-Hartline, third is Liberty Christian, second is Wilbur-Creston-Keller and Liberty Bell is first. Other Saturday ga...