Articles from the December 24, 2020 edition
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Hospital experiences first in-house COVID positive tests
POMEROY–Garfield County Hospital District had the first in-house patients test positive for COIVD-19 November 17. In response, facility-wide testing of all patients and staff was done using rapid t...
Away in a manger...
Joseph and Mary, refused entry to the inn because there was no room (Luke 2:7) were among the numerous Christmas Story depictions on floats in Sunday's Ministerial Association Nativity Parade that...
PPHF awarded $625,000 grant
POMEROY–Pomeroy Partners for Healthy Families will receive $625,000 in funding as one of the 201 awardees of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy’s Drug Free Communities (DFC) $25 million grant program. The funding of this hig...
Fire District hires Kyson Fruh
By Loyal Baker POMEROY––Firefighter/EMT intern Kyson Fruh will help bolster the community's fire and ambulance coverage in the coming year. Fruh was hired by Garfield County Fire District No. 1 at...
By BOCC approves District Court Judge's salary increase
POMEROY–The Garfield County Commissioners (BOCC) heard arguments for and against District Court Judge salary increase and approval, and Fairground fee schedule updates, and approved Resolution 2020-23. Resolution 2020-23 Treasures Change Fund i...
Olympia Update
OLYMPIA–State law requires the governor to put a budget proposal on the table for legislators to consider, and that typically happens at this time of year. After seeing what Governor Inslee wants i...
On the Edge of Common Sense
He was the last burro left in the dusty corral. His two companions had been sold by the man. They were younger, stronger and finer looking even by burro standards, which are quite high. They were...
OPINION
Despite the budget being balanced, billions in reserve, and projected revenue growth of 7.2% the Governor is yet again proposing an income tax on capital gains in his new budget. Here are the details on his proposed 9% capital gains income tax. The G...
Letter to the Editor
To the editor, Political parties were never written into the Constitution, the Founding Fathers feared if they came to exist, they would tear the nation apart. Their worst fears were realized in the Civil War when the Republicans opposed to slavery...
County Fair gate prices to increase
POMEROY–The Garfield County Fair Board (GCFB) approved increased fair ticket prices for one-day passes to: Senior–$5; Adult–$8; and Three-day passes to: Single–$15; and Family–$30, at the last meet...
East Washingtonian History Mystery
There are a number of unidentified portraits in the archives of the Garfield County Musuem...and their identities are unknown. If you know the names of the people in this photo, please contact the...
A Teen's Take
POMEROY–If you had told me a year ago our daily life was about to change drastically, I probably would have laughed. As we all know, 2020 did change in a very unexpected way which has been terrible f...
Food loss and waste reduction efforts to continue
WASHINGTON D. C.–The Winning on Reducing Food Waste Initiative is a collaborative effort among USDA, EPA, and FDA to reduce food loss and waste through combined and agency-specific actions. Individually and collectively, these agencies contribute to...
Pomeroy Pioneer Portraits
Ten Years Ago December 22, 2010 Employees of McGregor Co., in Pomeroy, donated $500 to the Garfield County Food Bank, whose co-manager Chris Pawlik said that more than 80 families would be served by the food bank this month. The Pomeroy Pirate...
Obituary
Sandra Beckwith Rennewanz November 15, 1948-December 15, 2020 Sandra Kay Beckwith Rennewanz went to be with the Lord on December 15, 2020, due to heart failure. She lived with a pacemaker for...
