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POMEROY–The Garfield County Commissioners approved the Health Saving Account (HSA) contribution payment of $400 per employee per month at the January 11 regular meeting. The amount subsidizes the $5,000 deductible for the HSA at the back,...

This is the January 14 installment of the East Washingtonian's look back at 2020. -Charlotte Baker Publisher & Editor MAY 21). Garfield County had been granted approval to move forward to Phase 2 of the Governor’s Safe Start recovery plan....

Majority already moving forward toward state income tax By Sen. Mark Schoesler WASHINGTON STATE–Majority Democrats are looking to fast-track state income tax and once again trying to call it anything but an income tax by using the term “excise...

POMEROY–The first of the Camas Prairie 10-week shoot for the Pomeroy Gun Club launched the weekend of December 9–10. Using the new stipulations under the COVID–19 protocols, the start of the season was fairly successful. The Junior shooters...

Chairman Justin Dixon named committee assignments in the first commission meeting of 2021 this week. Dixon will continue as chairman in addition to representing Garfield County on the Washington Counties Risk Pool, Washington Counties Insurance...

Employment opportunities for SNAP participants WASHINGTON, D.C.–The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced a final rule enhancing employment and training opportunities for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants. SNAP...

The American Lung Association wants 2021 to be a quit smoking success! CHEYENNE, WY–One of the most popular resolutions at the beginning of each year is the desire to quit smoking, with more than 70% of smokers reporting they want to quit. Smoking...

SPOKANE–Garfield County is eligible to apply for the Innovia Foundation Community Grants Program and Arts & Culture Recovery Grants programs to organizations impacted by COVID-19 and summer wildfires. These two grant programs are open through...

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...

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...

POMEROY–City Council approved the 2021 Budget, final payments of $67,002.31 to TD&H Engineering and Nelson Construction for the Columbia Fifth to Sixth Street project, and attorney rate increase. They also approved an increase in pool rates,...

POMEROY–The Garfield County Commissioners approved Resolution 2020-20, drafted and signed a letter to the Department of Ecology, released the RV spots at the fairgrounds to the Fair Board and interviews for the job opening at the Extension office...

POMEROY–The Public Works Resolution 2020-19 the Six-Year Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) and Annual Construction Program was approved by the Garfield County Commissioners after a 10 a.m. hearing December 7. Public Works Director Grant...

WASHINGTON, D.C.–Eastern Washington Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05) was selected by House of Representatives colleagues as the Republican Leader of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. “I’m honored to have earned the support...