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Ways and Means rams through bill creating state income tax By Sen. Mark Schoesler OLYMPIA–The Ways and Means passed Senate Bill 5096 on February 16, 2021, the Democrat-sponsored proposal requested by Gov. Jay Inslee that would create a state...

POMEROY–Garfield County has four active cases of COVID-19, Martha Lanman, Garfield County Health District Administrator, informed the County Commissioners (BOCC) at the February 22 meeting, and the vaccine clinic will be open this Friday. Direct co...

Wednesday, Feb 24 Bluewood–2000 North Touchet Rd–open 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Senior Center Meals–pick–up or delivery only Denny Ashby Library–12–6:30 p.m. BINGO, Pomeroy Senior Center–1 p.m. Cross Country Meet at Pomeroy–Softball Field–3...

Ten Years Ago February 23, 2011 Tory Knebel is No. 1 after winning the 160-lb. championship match at the State B-2B wrestling tournament. With only four wrestlers participating—Knebel, Wyatt Jenkins, Austin Reisdorph and Jacob Moore—the Pirate...

Submit an Event Wednesday, Nov 6 Denny Ashby Library-Pomeroy-12-6:30 p.m. BINGO-Senior Center-After Lunch Evening Star Masonic Lodge No. 30 Meeting, Dick Brown Community Building-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov 7 Pinochle-Senior Center-9 a.m. Pomeroy High... Full story

POMEROY–The City Council was informed several community entities were working on a letter to Governor Inslee regarding moving the county into Phase 2 of the Washington State Toad Map to Recovery and the status of counties in southeastern...

POMEROY––Findings on a State Audit that is in process were answered with additional information provided by Garfield County Fire District No. 1 in the weeks since the January meeting, Commissioners Terry John, Gary Bowles and Aaron Stallcop...

Wednesday, Feb 17 Bluewood–2000 North Touchet Rd–open 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Senior Center Meals–pick–up or delivery only BINGO, Pomeroy Senior Center–1 p.m. Denny Ashby Library–12–6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb 18 Bluewood–Pepsi 2 for 1...

Ten Years Ago February 16, 2011 Fire Chief Larry Bunch is retiring after 23 years. Memorable incidents he was involved with include the 1974 accident on Hwy. 127 north of Dodge that involved eleven college wrestlers and claimed the lives of two of...

POMEROY–Garfield County Sheriff's Office took into custody a male suspect, Tristan Charles Evans, 23, who was booked for Assault in the 1st degree, a class A felony, on February 4, 2021. Law enforcement personnel from the Garfield County Sheriff's...

By Charlotte Baker POMEROY–The East Region remains in Phase 1 of which Garfield County is collectively a part. The numbers for the area are apparently not within the parameters of Phase 2 requirements. The numbers here, are 668 COVID-19 tests...

Editor’s Note: Due to space constraints, this annual look back at the year just completed will be made in installments over the next several weeks. –Charlotte Baker SEPTEMBER 3). The County Commissioners approved the County Health District’s...

To the Editor, I would like to compliment the Garfield County Health Department and the Garfield County Hospital, in regards to their very organized structure for the purpose of giving Covid-19 vaccinations on January 29th, 2021. It ws...

Wednesday, Feb 10 Bluewood–2000 North Touchet Rd–open 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Free Blue Mountain Land Trust online screening of Deer 139––bmlt.org/events Senior Center Meals–pick–up or delivery only BINGO, Pomeroy Senior Center–1 p.m. Denny...

Ten Years Ago February 9, 2011 The Pomeroy Shrine Club raised almost $5,000 for the Spokane Shriner’s Hospital for Crippled Children and patient transportation fund in its recent donation drive. Denny Ashby Library patrons can now download audioboo...

POMEROY–The Harold and Helen Shepherd Foundation has awarded $323,965.61 in the COVID-19 year of 2020. Since 1996 the Harold and Helen Shepherd Foundation has been granting money to various nonprofit organizations in Garfield County. For the year...