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POMEROY-Sara Lunsford, Garfield County Fair Board President reported that the Fair Board had voted to cancel the 2020 Garfield County Fair with the exception of the market sales and livestock showing with animals already weighed and tagged to the...

POMEROY–Jack Peasley of the Southeast Washington Economic Development Association (SEWEDA) told the council that the Department of Commerce has had 27,000 applications for assistance in dealing with the COVID-19 virus restrictions. Garfield County...

POMEROY–The Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) has issued official guidance for reopening Washington schools for the 2020-2021 school year, specifying employee and student safety requirements for reopening schools during the...

POMEROY–School District Business Manager Kelly McKeirnan presented the 2020-21 school budget of $5,588,119, based on projected enrollment of 290 students, which was approved by the School Board following the public hearing July 27. In addition,...

June 24 Garfield County District Court–Judge Tom Cox: Rickelle W. Ladd, of Walla Walla, pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor of Introducing Contraband 3rd Degree. Ladd was sentenced to two days jail; must pay $143; and will be on unsupervised...

POMEROY––The contract between M&L Construction, the company building the broadband system, and the Port of Garfield was terminated by mutual agreement, and approved by Commissioners at the July 21 meeting. Port Director Diana Ruchert also...

POMEROY––Soft spots discovered during construction of the Fifth to Sixth Street Project will be properly addressed thanks to an $80,000 infusion from the state, and the City Council opted to not replace 350 feet of water main due to the...

POMEROY––Garfield County’s two confirmed cases of the COVID-19 virus have had little and no contact in the community, are both doing well, and are being isolated at home or out of the county, reported Garfield County Health District...

POMEROY––Allowing Superior Court jury trials to be conducted at the Fairgrounds buildings was approved by the Garfield County Board of Commissioners (BOCC), following submission of a resolution by Matt Newburg, Garfield County Prosecutor. A...

POMEROY––The Garfield County Transportation Authority (GCTA), and a number of other counties in the state, are awaiting a ruling from the Washington State Supreme Court, GCTA commissioners heard at its July meeting. Jeff Ruchert, GCTA Manager,...

POMEROY––The Pirate Pit Stop and Café, formerly known as PDQ, is under new ownership and management, and she is a familiar face. Leslie Schmidt, who at an earlier time operated PF Express in the same location, says she has plans for the local...

POMEROY–An attempted burglary occurred at The Pirate Pit Stop and Café, formerly known as Pomeroy PDQ, on July 15 at approximately 3 a.m. Allegedly, early Wednesday morning, a young male was observed by an employee who was working in the store,...

POMEROY—Garfield County residents will cast their votes for local and state candidates in the 2020 mid-term primary election, using mail-in balloting concluding on August 4. Ballots are scheduled to be mailed out no later than Friday, July 17,...