Articles from the December 14, 2023 edition
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Pomeroy Community Twinkles with Christmas lights
Jolly Ol' St. Nicholas and his frozen friend Frosty welcome Pomeroy and Garfield County citizens, as well of out-of-towners who make a quick pit stop at the Christmas Plaza, during this season of...
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Phase Two electrical project preliminary budget approved at $3 million
POMEROY–The Garfield County Hospital District Board of Commissioners (GCHD) passed a preliminary budget for Phase Two of the electrical project; signed a letter accepting continued accounting s...
New pool boiler funded by Shepherd Foundation
POMEROY–The City Council announced funding securement for the Municipal Pool boiler; the tear-down of the pee-wee park roofed area; and passed the 2024 budget at the meeting on December 5. The C...
County Commissioners handle year-end business
POMEROY-The Garfield County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) passed a levy certification for all coextensive taxing districts certifications, held a budget hearing, and approved an inter-fund tran...
Quote of the Week
“When nature has work to be done, she creates a genius to do it.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson... Full story
OPINION
While January 8, 2024 is the first official day of the Washington State legislative session next year, things are already happening in Olympia. Legislators have the ability to ‘pre-file’ bills to get...
Letters to the Editor Encouraged
The Letter to the Editor space on the opinion page provides a forum for local residents to express their opinions and concerns about matters of public interest as part of the "community conversation." Letters may be mailed to Letter to the Editor,...
10th Annual Community Christmas Program
PATAHA–The Pataha Flour Mill 10th Annual Christmas Dinner and Program will occur in the Houser Room on Saturday, December 16 at 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. This year's Christmas program begins with a buffet d...
Pomeroy Pioneer Portraits
Ten Years Ago December 18, 2013 Garfield County's Peola Road Project, completed in 2012, received the 2013 Award of Excellence/Director's Award from Washington Department of Transportation and the...
Don't Tamper With Horses
Sam Morgant sat on a bench while the cowboy splashed water over his face. His eyes were red-rimmed and he looked terrible. "If you didn't get drunk you wouldn't be hungover," Sam said. The cowboy...
Pastor's Corner
When a lady unexpectedly dropped off a tasty crockpot meal with an unsuspecting family, she surprised them even further by saying, “And keep the crockpot! I don’t want it back!” When another lady...
Jr. Pirates press hard for wins
POMEROY–The Jr. Pirates played the Asotin Panthers for the second time in three days at home on December 7. The Tuesday game was a six-point win and the boys held their own with Asotin again on Thursday, to 30 points. The boys executed their o...
Avoid driving under the influence
Celebrations frequently involve entertaining guests or heading out for nights on the town to enjoy the company of others. Often food and beverages are part of the fun, and that includes alcoholic beverages, which may flow a little more readily...
Secret dam-breaching pact released
By Roger Harnack Special to the Dayton Chronicle/East Washingtonian WASHINGTON D.C. - The Biden and Inslee administrations have been colluding secretly with extremist environmental groups and four...
Bowen and Winona setting good pace
SPANGLE–Pirate grapplers Levi Bowen and Curtis Winona both finished second out of the Brice Williams Invitational here December 9. "The guys are wrestling well and it's fun to watch their progress e...
Pirates slash Bulldogs, Wildcats
DAYTON–Trace Roberts and Ollie Severs were the top scorers in Pomeroy's 72-12 win over the young Bulldogs here Saturday, Dec. 9, on the heels of another lop-sided win over Colton, and with a c...
Lady Pirates down Bulldogs, fall to Lady Wildcats
DAYTON–A big first quarter gave the Lady Pirates the momentum to carry through to a 51-28 conference win here Saturday, December 9. Pomeroy is 2-2 overall, 1-1 in league after beating Waitsburg and b...
