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Air support for wildfire response discussed by GCFD and candidate for Commissioner of Public Lands
POMEROY––Jaime Herrera Beutler, Republican candidate for Commissioner of Public Lands, met with Garfield County Fire District No. 1 officials and Representative Mary Dye at the GCFD office on Apr...
Raise the Blues to sponsor All Class Reunion luncheon
POMEROY–The All-Class Reunion luncheon at the Pataha Flour Mill on Friday, June 7, will kick off Pioneer Weekend. The weekend begins Friday when the doors open at the Pataha Flour Mill around 10:30 a.m. for classes to visit and reminisce. An open m...
Looking for Planning Commission volunteers
By Charlotte Baker POMEROY–The City is looking for five people to reestablish the Planning Commission. The City of Pomeroy is actively seeking persons interested in volunteering their time for two or three years to become the Planning Commission a...
Gas 'n' Go convenience store open on west end of Pomeroy's Main Street
POMEROY-Gas 'n' Go, the convenience store on the west end of Pomeroy, has opened for business. Maninder Singh, Paramjid Kaur, and Neil Kumar-all relatives-have partnered to open the store that was...
Hometown Hero Awards
POMEROY–The 2023 Hometown Hero Awards go to six local community members: Jon Gates, Anne Walsh, Jack Peasley, Ryan Grant, Pomeroy Food Center, and James Fuchs. The Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce announces the 2023 Chamber Awards recently. The L...
Columbia County Parks and Rec District prepares for upcoming levy to support a new pool
DAYTON– The Columbia County Parks and Recreation District Commissioners (P&R) discussed the upcoming levy proposal at the recent board meeting. P&R are working toward a levy budget plan to set before the voters in November. Currently the district i...
Health System receives a $1.13 million grant
DAYTON-The Columbia County Hospital District Board were advised of a grant; updates on River’s Walk Assisted Living; RoseMary’s Place Childcare; presented with the results from a quality imp...
WAGOP hosts a record-setting state convention in Spokane
SPOKABE—A record number of nearly 2,000 delegates from across Washington convened in Spokane April 19 and 20, for a live and spirited convention—reminiscent of the memorable political conventions of the 1950s and 1960s. “The 2024 WAGOP State Conve...
Isabella Field is 2025's Distinguished Young Woman
POMEROY––The Distinguished Young Women of Pomeroy scholarship program held their first event since 2006 on Sunday, April 21, at 5:00 at the Seeley Theatre, where Isabella Field was crowned as Pom...
Annual survey shows growth in Washington gray wolf population in 2023
OLYMPIA – Washington’s wolf population grew for the 15th consecutive year in 2023, according to the Washington Gray Wolf Conservation and Management 2023 Annual Report, released today by the Was...
City Alesia Ruchert hired as Childcare Navigator
POMEROY––The Pomeroy City Council discussed the Childcare Navigator position, created a planning commission, heard public concerns about nuisance properties and retaliation incidents, and heard req...
Correction
POMEROY–In the April 18, 2024 edition of the East Washingtonian the front page head line read “Distinguished Young Women Pageant April 21” should have read “Distinguished Young Women April 21....
Blue Mountains Forest Plan Revision Announce Public Meeting Venue Change for La Grande, OR
PENDLETON, Ore. (April 16, 2024) - The Malheur, Umatilla, and Wallowa-Whitman National Forests (Blue Mountains) continue to host public meetings that bring awareness and provide an opportunity for the public to engage in the Forest Plan Revision...
Distinguished Young Women pageant April 21
POMEROY–Distinguished Young Women of Pomeroy, A New Era (DYW) program showing casing four local participants, Kiersten Bartels, Elena Morfin, Isabella Field, and Taylor Gilbert will appear at the S...
Public Health District to refresh branding
POMEROY-The Garfield County Public Health District board approved a brand identity refresh contract, approved an inter-agency data sharing agreement, and discussed South East Washington Alliance for...
Spring Farming Days draws record-breaking crowd to EWAM
POMEROY–Glorious weather accompanied the Spring Farming Days at the Garfield County Fairgrounds on April 14 and 15, with the largest public turnout to date, according to past Eastern Washington A...
Are You Doing Enough to Keep Your Kids Safer On Their Phone?
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma - (April 2, 2024)-When it comes to kids and phones, the discussion focused on what age was appropriate for them to get their first one. Now, it centers more on how to keep...
Re-classifying grey wolves
WASHINGTON STATE–The Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife public comment period for gray wolf rule making is open now. Based on a population projection model developed at the University of Washington (UW) and other available information on g...
USDA seeks partnerships to expand conservation on grazing lands
WASHINGTON D.C.–United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) seeks partnerships to expand conservation on grazing lands. The Natural Recourses Conservation Service (NRCS) Proposals accepted through May 26. The USDA is investing up to $22 million i...
Two FFA teams place in top 10 at State
POMEROY–The local FFA chapter competed at the State FFA Agronomy contest at the Pullman Washington State University Campus on March 20. Two of the Pomeroy FFA chapter teams achieved top ten p...
Pomeroy businessman and pioneer John Bertram "Bert" Brady lost on RMS Titanic 112 years ago
POMEROY––The infamous sinking of the "unsinkable" RMS Titanic 112 years ago on April 15, 1912, was personal for Pomeroy. Included in the over 1,500 lost at sea was John Bertram "Bert" Brady, a Pom...
Brady's death impacted Pomeroy man's life
POMEROY––A Garfield County resident who made his home in the foothills of the Blue Mountain felt the effects of the loss of Bert Brady his entire life, according to Lillian Heytvelt, Denny Ashby Libra...
Three-generation VGBRA champions
By Charlotte Baker WALLA WALLA–The Valley Girls Barrel Racing Association 2023 results garner an overall grand champion, Payden Henery; reserve champion Dana Greg; and a three-generation champion r...
Columbia REA Director achieves credential in Today's Electric Utility competencies
WALLA WALLA–Philip Mehlenbacher, District 2 Board Director, recently received the Credentialed Cooperative Director certificate from the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA). P...