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Pomeroy FFA scores well at Sub-Districts
POMEROY–The local FFA took first, second and third places in several categories at the Sub-District FFA Contest held here with teams from Clarkston, Waitsburg, Walla Walla, LaCrosse, and Dayton, on...
PHS All-Class Reunion seeking someone to take the lead
POMEROY–The Pomeroy High School Alumni committee seek someone with leadership and organizational skills to guide the All-Class Alumni Reunion annual weekend events into the future. This year, with the retirement of Wayne and Sharon Davis as...
Port commissioners accept lease terms for shop
POMEROY–The Port of Garfield County commissioners accepted terms of a lease, authorized potential acceptance of a capital improvement bid, and approved a change order at their meeting on March 7....
Spinners egg hunt venue approved by City Council
POMEROY–The Pomeroy City Council approved two requests for use, and discussed grant applications and discussed warehousing at their meeting on March 7. The council approved a request from Pomeroy...
GCHD rules changing with ending of federal public health emergency
POMEROY–The Garfield County Hospital District board of directors announced the ending of the Covid-19 public health emergency and listed a van as surplus at their meeting on March 6. The federal...
HOSPITAL UPDATE
POMEROY––Garfield County Hospital District is proud to announce Anna Wessels as Employee of the Year, Certified Phlebotomist, Laboratory Technician. Anna was voted Employee of the Month in...
Broomstick Pool starts Friday evening
POMEROY–The Pomeroy Spinners' Saint Patrick's Day tradition of Broomstick Pool at Maple Hall begins with qualifying rounds at 6 p.m. Friday, March 17, in Spinners Maple Hall, with competition...
Suspects in 2022 drug case plead guilty
POMEROY–The Garfield County Sheriff’s Office, with the assistance of Lewiston SWAT and Quad City Task Force, executed a search warrant on June 23, 2022 resulting in the arrest of three suspects at 2030 Pataha St., Pomeroy. Two of the arrested...
Annual Easter Egg Hunt planning underway
POMEROY–The Spinners' 12th Annual Easter Egg Hunt is scheduled tentatively at the Crystal Springs Golf Course and Lybecker Football field on Saturday, April 8, 2023. More details to come. Spinners'...
Grant Morgan resigns as interim county engineer
POMEROY-The Garfield County board of commissioners (BOCC) discussed filling the county engineer position, met a new Sheriff’s deputy, and approved an intergovernmental salary at their meeting on...
Lexi Beale and Elizabeth Ruchert hired to coach Pirate fast-pitch softball
POMEROY–The Pomeroy School District (PSD) Board of Directors hired softball coaches and discussed changes to the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) district regions, according...
Spring forward
UNITED STATES–Daylight Saving Time begins on Sunday, March 12, 2023, at 2 a.m. It is time to "spring forward" one hour. Daylight Saving Time (DST) is the practice of moving the clocks forward one...
Scholarship available for career and technical students
OLYMPIA–Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board offer the Washington Award for Vocational Excellence (WAVE) scholarship to Washington’s top career and technical education (CTE) students that can help pay up to two years of college...
Central Ferry bridge to receive much-needed roadway repair
CENTRAL FERRY–The Elmer C. Huntley Bridge on SR 127 spanning Garfield and Whitman Counties will receive a surface repair, reducing passage across the bridge to one lane of traffic beginning...
SEWEDA's CEDS survey topic of Chamber of Commerce discussion
POMEROY–The Community Forum hosted by Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce on February 21 discussed the South East Washington Economic Development Association's (SEWEDA) 2023 Comprehensive Economic...
"You Are Heard" survey opens
POMEROY–The Garfield County Public Health District announced the opening of a community survey, passed two resolutions, and signed a previously approved memorandum of understanding with the...
Broomstick Pool March 18
POMEROY–The Pomeroy Spinners' Saint Patrick's Day tradition of Broomstick Pool at Maple Hall is fast approaching. Qualifying begins on March 17 at 6 p.m. Doors open for peanuts on the floor and...
Littering prompts CTA rider-rule changes
POMEROY–The Garfield County Transportation Authority passed a change to the rider rules of conduct policy during their meeting on February 21. Due to littering, only sealed food or beverages will...
Pheasant raising paused due to facility damage
POMEROY–The Garfield County Board of Commissioners (BOCC) discussed the county's pheasant raising facility and receiving an opioid settlement payment at their meeting on February 21, and signed an...
BMAG presents "Fabric Show"
POMEROY–The Blue Mountain Artisan Guild will hold a reception for the March "Fabric Show" Thursday, March 9 at 5-7 p.m. The BMAG March "Fabric Show" sponsored by Deb Waldher of Rather Bees, will feature adult artists Cathy Herres, Corky Herres,...
Call for Artists for Traffic Safety Mural in Clarkston
CLARKSTON–Asotin County Community Services invites artists to submit designs for a traffic safety mural, to be painted on the Asotin County Community Services building located at 549 5th Street, Suite A in Clarkston, Wash. This project provides a...
Correction
POMEROY–The hospital update article there was a typographical error for Coe. It should be Cove. In addition, South Hampton should have been written Southhampton....
Pataha fiber internet project delayed by meter
POMEROY–The Port of Garfield County commissioners discussed a delay in the Pataha fiber internet project, an expense authorization, and a wage increase at their meeting on February 7. A meter on...
Five PHS students travel to Washington D.C.
WASHINGTON D.C.–Five Pomeroy High School (PHS) students, Kaylee Schmidt, Izzy Field, Katie Boyer, Natalia Larios, and Emilee Warren, known as Pirate Partners Youth Coalition Leaders, traveled to...
Council approves loan application to cover booster pump
POMEROY–The Pomeroy City Council approved the beginning of a loan application process, passed an ordinance accounting for unexpected revenues in 2022, and approved a letter of consent regarding...