Articles from the December 26, 2019 edition
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2019 In Review
January 3The Family Career and community leader of America (FCCLA) baked bread with Mrs. Maves class and donated the baked bread to the backpack program. A framed Thank-you letter presented to...
Seniors on the Go
Ninety-three-year-old Bob Heitstuman was born in Uniontown on July 8, 1926. He was raised on the family farm with his two sisters and four brothers. As an elementary school student, he attended Hall...
On the Edge of Common Sense
Christmas is the most joyful of seasons for Believers…when publicly we are closest to God…birth of Christ. It is also a time when we can open our hearts and remember the “second great comma...
Letter to the Editor
To the editor, As I watch in astonishment at how one set of facts can have two or more completely different interpretations depending upon your bias, I am reminded of the fable about the emperor’s new clothes. In the story, two weavers promised an e...
Hospital Update
POMEROY–Garfield County Hospital District Board and staff would like to thank Gary Houser for the many years he has served this hospital and our community. Gary grew up in Pomeroy and graduated from Claremont McKenna College with a degree in E...
Master Gardener Training Classes begin on Feb. 4
CLARKSTON–Washington State University (WSU) and University of Idaho (UI) Extension will offer Master Gardener Training and Horticulture Classes beginning at the Clarkston Campus of Walla Walla Community College on February 4. The UI and WSU E...
Denny Ashby Library Board position opening
POMEROY–The Denny Ashby Library Board has an opening for a Garfield County resident who is interested in actively promoting the library in the community. The board meets on the last Monday of each month in the library at 5:15 p.m. Interested p...
Court Report
December 4, 2019–Garfield County Superior Court–Judge Tom Cox: Kevin M. Tronnes, of Longview, Wash., pleaded guilty to Attempted Possession of Depictions of Minors 2nd Degree a Class C Felony; and Indecent Exposure a Misdemeanor. Tronnes, who had...
Garfield County Dispatch Log
December 9 Lost Property-270 Twenty-second St. Wildlife-Clarkston, Asotin County Paper Service-1571 Gould City Mayview Rd. Traffic Offense-New York Gulch and S.R. 127 Missing Person-289 High St. Criminal Mischief-City Park 911 Misdial-232 Columbia...
Lady Pirates fend off Oakesdale onslaught
OAKESDALE–In a classic battle, the Pomeroy Lady Pirates played well in the end game to hold off a Lady Nighthawk run and notch another league win prior to breaking for Christmas holidays. The Pirates...
Big third quarter for Pirates too little, too late at Oakesdale
OAKESDALE–The Pirates had no answer for Nighthawk Simon Anderson and his game-high 17 points, combining with three other Oakesdale teammates in double digits to run over Pomeroy 66-38 Friday, December...
Pirate wrestler White tops westside tourney
CATHLAMET–Pomeroy sophomore Braedyn White dominated the 170-lb. division at the Down River Challenge in Cathlamet, Wash., last weekend, topping wrestlers in the 15-team tournament. Pomeroy hosts a C...
