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Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. Calm wind. Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Friday: A 50 percent chance of...
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Pomeroy Pioneer Portraits
Ten Years Ago April 9, 2014 Washington state attorney general Bob Ferguson stopped in Pomeroy last week Wednesday on his swing through the southeast corner of the state. Ferguson's visit in Garfield...
Quote of the Week
“Miracles are not contrary to nature, but only contrary to what we know about nature.” – Saint Augustine...
Weather Forecast
Thursday: Rain. High near 49. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible. Thursday Night: Rain. Low around 34. West wind 5 to 8...
Pomeroy Pioneer Portraits
Ten Years Ago April 2, 2014 Supporters of David Webb's plan to install neon signs in the downtown area will present a request for a variance of the city's sign ordinance to Pomeroy city council at its...
Pastor's Corner
The young couple often picnicked in the cemetery overlooking Dayton. They explained that though many would think it a strange location, they enjoyed the peaceful quietness and the green beauty...
Booster Club Community Birthday Calendar gearing up
POMEROY–The Pirate Booster Club will sponsor the Community Birthday Calendar as a fundraiser again this year. This is a major fundraiser for the Pirate Booster Club and has been part of our community for over 50 years. The proceeds from this o...
Quilts of Valor presented to three service members
DAYTON–A moment of joy for Deacon Mike Breier and the Salinas family as three received the Quilt of Valor on March 10. Debbie Bailey presented, on behalf of the Lewis Clark Quilts of Valor, three q...
Piano recital held
Clef Hangers Music Studio held its Dayton Ensemble Recital Monday with four of the students performing duet pieces with Charlotte Baker, left. Students include Layton Ruffcorn, Hailey Mead, Nina...
Pastor's Corner
DAYTON–Nearly thirty years ago Susie and I made a trip to Dayton to be interviewed, which would determine if we would Pastor here. On the way we came across a few sheep on the main highway a couple m...
Weather Forecast
Thursday: Showers likely, mainly after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 56. Light south wind becoming southwest 8 to 13 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less...
Pomeroy Pioneer Portraits
Ten Years Ago March 26, 2014 Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce honored its 2014 Hometown Heroes at the annual banquet and program Saturday at Spinners maple Hall. Dick Martin received the Lifetime...
Don't Tamper with Horses
Continuing... Sam Morgant dismounted in front of his barn and sighed heavily. The adrenaline and excitement that had buoyed him through trapping the horse thieves had burned out, leaving him feeling...
Jay Bender celebrates 100th birthday
Former Pomeroy coach and teacher Jay Bender celebrated his 100th birthday on Monday, March 18, 2024. Many of his students and friends left birthday wishes on a Facebook post, including Susan Morrow,...
Rardin and Zorza win Broomstick Pool
POMEROY–Broomstick Pool Tournament was a "George" this year with two winners; Chris Rardin, for the eighth time, and Drew Zorza. This year, 23 members were present for the well-attended sponsored e...
Pomeroy Pioneer Portraits
Ten Years Ago March 19, 2014 Ann Stevenson and her family tried for more than seven years to get her daughter Stephanie Blachly to move back to Texas from Pomeroy. Stephanie had moved here after...
Obituary
Ann Heitstuman March 15, 1934–March 12, 2024 Ann (Schultheis) Heitstuman, 89, died peacefully at Riverview Memory Care in Spokane, Wash., on March 12, 2024, just three days shy of her 90th birthday. Born March 15, 1934 in Uniontown, Wash. to Jacob a...
Obituary
Marianna Louisa (Louise) Munday March 14, 1923–March 3, 2024 Louise Munday died at the Garfield County Memorial Hospital in Pomeroy, on March 3, 2024, just 11 days shy of her 101st birthday Louise w...
Pomeroy Pioneer Portraits
Ten Years Ago March 16, 2014 A disappointed Pomeroy Pirate boys' basketball team held the 2014 State 1B 2nd-place trophy after a 59-46 loss to Colton in the championship game. The Pirates reached the...
Obituary
Betty Rae "Sam" (Davenport) Leibold November 6, 1951–January 1, 2024 On the evening of January 1, 2024, Sam left her earthly home and went to her heavenly home! She was 72 years old. Born Betty Rae Davenport on November 6, 1951, to Burton Davenport a...