Week of December 25, 2025
Week of December 25, 2025
POMEROY–The Garfield County Transportation Authority (CTA) signed a professional service agreement with Joe Clark of Mountain Sun Consulting, Chehalis, Wash., at their meeting on Dec. 22. Clark will serve as interim general manager following the resignation of Jeff Ruchert. As well as the managerial duties, Clark will also develop a model of organization that includes restructuring the program direction. In discussion with the CTA board, Clark brought forward several things for the board to...
High winds last week caused damage in Pomeroy and throughout Garfield County, as can be seen by the partial collapse of this old barn along Gould City-Mayview Road. Trees came down all around the county, with some damage to structures. In the Umatilla National Forest, 65 trees fell in the road between Rose Springs and Stentz Springs. Travel trailers in Bakers Pond suffered severely, with one turned upside down and another annihilated. -EW photo by Naomi...
eld County Board of Commissioners (BOCC) approved a 3 p.m. closure of the Garfield County Courthouse on Christmas Eve, two resolutions, and announced an anticipated date for the start of crushing at their meeting on Dec. 22. The courthouse will close Dec. 24 at 3 p.m. The request was brought to the BOCC by the employee group, and the employees have agreed to use personal leave time for the closure. The BOCC passed resolution 2025-25, a levy shift of $30,000 from the county road fund to the...
POMEROY–The City has completed its inventory of all service lines connecting homes and buildings to the water main as required by EPA Lead and Copper Rule Revisions. It is required to identify all locations with "lead" or "galvanized needing replacement" materials. The city is pleased to report that neither of these materials were found within the city's water system. The full Lead Service Line Inventory (LSLI) is at https://www.cityofpomeroy1.com/lsli or can...
OLYMPIA–December is a month filled with celebration, gatherings, decorations, and festive traditions, but it’s also one of the busiest times of year for preventable home fires. From candles and cooking to overloaded outlets and heating equipment, holiday hazards can quickly turn dangerous without proper precautions. To help keep families safe this season, the State Fire Marshal’s Office is launching the “12 Days of Fire Safety” campaign, offering simple, actionable tips to reduce fire...
Just one of a myriad of beautifully adorned Pomeroy residences, sparkling in the evening while the "White Christmas" that everyone is wishing for delays its entrance to Garfield County. These points of light make a bright, warmly lighted grove for a glittering bear and cub. -EW...
Brothers and sisters, Merry Christmas!!! Christmas is a very special season, and words fall short to give a complete and accurate description of the magic, the charm, and the beauty of this time of year. Though I will try through the 1946 movie "It's a Wonderful Life." The movie starts off with many people praying for George Bailey. It's Christmas Eve and the town is getting ready for Christmas day. However, due to Uncle Billy misplacing their business's bank deposit, George finds himself...
By Jeff Foxworthy Here’s one of my favorite Christmas stories, because I think it is innately within the heart of human beings to want to give and want to serve others. Every Tuesday I do a Bible study at the Atlanta mission. It’s a homeless mission in downtown Atlanta where they have a thing called The Program, and if you’ll agree to get sober, they’ll put you up for a year. And so after about a year of working down there, I said to Jim Reese, the director, “You’re going to think...
By Micaela Bahn How is Boxing Day celebrated today? In modern times, Boxing Day is a time to spend with family and cash in on post-Christmas deals. Families visit with the loved ones they couldn’t see on December 25. Companies give their employees the day off, and many take the opportunity to give out their holiday bonuses. While the boxes aren’t much of a thing anymore, individuals will give extra money to people like paper boys and girls or doormen during the week leading up to Christmas....
Ten Years Ago December 23, 2015 The Pomeroy Pirate girls' basketball team romped over Oakesdale 59-42 at home. Head Coach Nettie Severs pointed to the Pirates' teamwork as a key component of the win. "After a week of challenges within our team, the girls came out and played extremely hard and well," she said. The girls were dominant throughout, Severs said, and played well together as a team. "It was fun to see them come together as a team after some adversity and really step up." Twenty-Five...
Christmas Day: Rain likely, mainly after 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 54. South wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. Thursday Night: Rain likely, mainly before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. South wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. Friday: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. Breezy. Chance of...
POMEROY–The Pirate boys' basketball team suffered two losses this week, sitting now at 3-2 in league play and 5-2 overall. The Pirates traveled to Palouse to take on Garfield Palouse on Dec. 16. "This was a back-and-forth game tonight with several big runs by both teams," Head Coach Chris Wolf said. "We weren't able to take advantage of foul trouble for Gar-Pal in the fourth quarter. We were in great position to win and went ice cold from the floor. We held them to 21 second half points and...
