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POMEROY–A fire that began on the South Deadman has burned multiple structures, including two residences. A rough estimate has placed the acreage burned between 2,000 and 14,500, according to the Incident Management Team's public information. An infra-red flight is currently underway that will narrow down the estimated burn area. Addresses and names of the homeowners who were affected by the fire have not yet been released. First reported around 12:30 on Monday, July 29, on South Deadman Road, t...
Continuing...June sat in a rickety chair and motioned for Moss to take the other one. Denny crossed his legs under him as he sat beside them on the floor. "Nobody knows where Deveney came from," June said. "He rode in last spring with his gang of men and took over the town. Ever since, his gang comes through and takes whatever they want. They shoot anyone who gets in their way, or just draws their attention." June bit her lip and tipped her chin down. "That's why everybody's hiding," Denny...
Part 12 ...Continuing. Moss ducked his head beneath the doorway as Denny pulled him into the shack. It was a one-room shed, with warped wallboards and a dirt floor. One table leg didn't reach the floor and the two chairs were spindly affairs that didn't look like they would hold Moss's weight. The cabin was basic, but clean and welcoming. In the center of the table stood a tin tomato can full of wildflowers. "Sis!" Denny called. "I brought a friend." Denny's sister turned from the stove and Moss...
–Part 11 Continuing...Deveney's red-haired thug spun and snarled at Moss. "You got a death wish boy?" He dropped his hand to the big pistol on his hip. Moss grabbed for his gun as well. A metallic sound pinged through the air and he flinched as a bullet whistled past him to thud into the wall. He stepped sideways to get out of the cloud of gunsmoke around him and saw the red-haired man on his knees, cradling his arm. The man's pistol lay behind him, at the base of the bar, with a bullet scar t...
-Part 10 ...continuing. Moss stood behind the mostly-closed door of the livery, watching through the narrow gap as a dozen men rode into town at a lope. The man in the lead was a large man with dark facial hair. His horse was two hands taller than the other outlaws' horses, and it threw its head as they rode up to the saloon. "That's Deveney," the kid whispered in Moss's ear. "My sis says he's the worst outlaw since the Plummer Gang." Moss raised his eyebrows. "Just what is your name, kid?"...
Continuing... Sam Morgant dismounted in front of his barn and sighed heavily. The adrenaline and excitement that had buoyed him through trapping the horse thieves had burned out, leaving him feeling drained. He unsaddled and stepped into the barn for a brush, wrinkling his nose. It still smelled like garlic. The trial was over, the three Casady brothers had been found guilty and sentenced to prison. The horses had been returned to their rightful owners and Sam had nothing more to do. He sighed...
...Continuing-Part 7. The posse thundered down the hill, led by Orville Wilkins' hunting dog, heading for the three men who were saddling in the bottom of the draw. The Casady brothers abandoned their half-saddled horses, turning instead to run to the shelter of brush and trees, firing their pistols as they went. Sam Morgant gestured to the men riding with him and they split. They hung back out of accurate pistol range and moved to surround the small hollow where the Casadys made their stand....
Part 6 Ron Casady grinned as he looked over his small herd of purloined horses. The six he'd stolen from Morgant rounded them out to an even twenty. His grin fell a bit as he recalled the stink at Morgant's corral. The rancher must have found some new kind of fly repellent, why else would he bathe the fence in garlic water? But once they'd gotten the horses away the smell had dissipated, much to all of their relief. "Ron!" Al called. He rode up on a short-coupled bay horse with smooth lines and...
-Continued from Oct. 26 The township of Kirby nestled into a pocket between rolling hills, a farming settlement of a few hundred people. Sam Morgant drove his wagon up the main street that ran through the town and stopped at the doors of the general store. Ron Casady, with two men, who looked to be his brothers, strode from the store. He met Sam’s eyes with an arrogant smile and tipped his head in greeting. One brother was taller than Ron and so lean he looked like he would blow over. The o...
Bright wooden splinters lay smashed into the dust. Sam Morgan knelt in his neighbor's empty corral, studying the prints. "Wilma and I stayed in Kirby with her sister last night," Orville Wilkins said. "All I can tell is something scared my horses through the fence. Cougar, maybe." Sam stood, brushing dirt from his knee. "Maybe." He had only seen horse tracks, but a cat would scare them without entering the corral. "Tough break." He looked down the draw, trying to guess where they might have gone...
ostal Service (USPS) mail carrier Dawn Jentz, serving this city, was injured while on her delivery route, in a rollover accident on October 6. Though injured, Jentz left the accident scene and walked over a mile to the nearest residence for assistance after her vehicle rolled over on Heaton Gulch Road three miles north of Pomeroy. She was transported to Tri-State Memorial Hospital in Clarkston for treatment of her injuries. The mail was recovered and delivered, aside from some damaged articles...
Ten Years Ago Aug 7, 2013 Pomeroy Conservation District has hired Mike Denny as its new Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) Cluster Coordinator. Mike comes to PCD from Walla Walla Conservation District, where he served as Riparian Habitat Coordinator as well as the Outreach and Education co-chair. In Garfield County, Mike will serve as the CREP cluster coordinator for four Conservation Districts: Pomeroy CD (Garfield County), Palouse CD (Pullman), Palouse-Rock Lake CD (St John) and...
POMEROY–The Garfield County Transportation Authority (CTA) announced their new General Manager Jeff Ruchert, approved a Consolidated Grant Program, and discussed design planning for a bus barn and maintenance facility at their meeting on July 24. Jeff Ruchert, who has been the CTA Operations Manager, has been hired as the General Manager after an application and interview process. The CTA will advertise the opening of the Operations Manager position. The CTA approved agreement PTD-0646, a C...
POMEROY–The Garfield County board of Commissioners (BOCC) discussed the problem of shot-up signs, approved several fund transfers, and discussed bids for a key code badge system for the courthouse at their meeting on July 24. Signs are being shot into around the county, causing damage to the signs that cause it to fail to meet legal parameters. Replacing the signs will be expensive to the county due to high aluminum prices. The damage is not restrained to any particular part of the county, b...
POMEROY–The West Coast Baptist College's Revival Trio visited the Pomeroy Baptist Church on July 7. WCBC has sent out trios, quartets and sextets for several years, but this is the first time they have performed in Pomeroy. The Revival Trio, Allison Lindsey, Brandon Bartlett, and Mallory Bacon, and their accompanist Michael Kearney are students at WCBC. Dr. Mark Rasmussen, a teacher at WCBC, gave a massage from Haggai 2:4, stating that God wants everyone to be strong, because there is work to d...
POMEROY–The Garfield County Public Health District discussed the danger of spreading hemlock plants and approved three resolutions at their meeting on July 24. Two strains of hemlock were discussed, one containing a neurotoxin and the other causing respiratory damage. Both are dangerous to cattle, as well as posing a threat to humans who come in contact with them. County Commissioner Justin Dixon stated that the county is aware of the problem, but the weed is not in a classification that a...
Ten Years Ago July 24, 2013 Stephanie West Renfro, PHS Class of 2008, broke the American National Powerlifting junior women's record in the deadlift Saturday with a lift of 380.25 lbs. The previous record was 374.50 lbs. Stephanie placed second in her division at National Powerlifting Championship in Orlando, Fla. LCSC's Tennis Center, working with Otti Miller of Pomeroy, has provided two tennis racquets, six balls, and a racquet bag for use at Pomeroy's City Park courts. Twenty-Five Years Ago...
POMEROY–The Knights of Columbus held their annual pancake and sausage breakfast on Sunday morning, July 16, at the Holy Rosary Catholic School. The proceeds will benefit the Pomeroy Swim Team. Pomeroy Partners for Healthy Families sponsored water bottles that were given away at the event. Swim Team members sold tickets in the weeks prior to the event, and volunteered as servers during the breakfast....
POMEROY-David Manring and Patricia Nicholson will exchange vows at a wedding staged at 36 Fairgrounds Road on July 17. A potluck reception will follow at the Garfield County Fairgrounds....
POMEROY–The Garfield County board of commissioners (BOCC) approved a request for funding at their meeting on June 20, and approved several agreements at their meeting on June 26. The commissioners approved $3,000 funding for an ice machine that will be placed at the county shop. The BOCC approved a request for setting off fireworks at the Garfield County Fairgrounds during the June 26 meeting for the days of July 4 and 5, provided the hay is removed from the field. The board also approved i...
POMEROY– "Glory Grove" a first novel written by local resident Gary Bye, has received the Benjamin Franklin Silver Award in the Bill Fisher Award for Best First Book (Fiction) category of Independent Book Publishers Association's contest. The contest received close to 1,800 entries. "It's a very bid honor for a prestigious award," Bye said. "It made all the work worthwhile." He stated that the novel has been well received, both in the county and in distant places. Bye, who has written n...
POMEROY–The Garfield County Public Health District (GCPH) discussed the community health assessment, the Summer Market, and the Second Harvest mobile food bank at their meeting on June 20. The final version of the community health assessment, conducted early this year, has been released. It includes data from the You Are Heard survey campaign as well as stating where the district has begun addressing concerns. Copies of the assessment will be available to the public from the GCPH office l...
Ten Years Ago July 3, 2013 Garfield County Road Department Project Manager Rod Norland received the Washington State County Engineers Association's Program/Project Manager of the Year award at the association's annual banquet. County Engineer Grant Morgan said Rod is the first recipient of this award, which was created by the association this year, to recognize the outstanding achievements of Washington State's County Program/Project Managers. Bret Greene, owner of the building that formerly...
POMEROY–The Port of Garfield County commissioners discussed a lapsed election at their meeting on June 6, and discussed the kitchen remodel at the United States Forest Service building and the end date of drop provision for the Pataha phase of fiber internet installation at their meeting on June 20. The Commissioner position currently held by Matt Herres was not filed on for election, and so the election is deemed lapsed according to RCW 29A.24.201, according to the minutes from the Port's J...
POMEROY–The Garfield County Transportation Authority (CTA) discussed funding for the 2023–25 biennium at their meeting on June 20. The CTA has received $680,900 from the Washington State Department of Transportation from a consolidated contract that funds the biennium, as well as $153,296 from WSDOT’s PataTransit/Special Needs program. Both of these awards require a 20% match from the CTA. The funding sources also include $182,902 of federal funding that must be spent by June 30, 2025, as well...
