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  Cedar Valley Conference loses one of its members to new league

  By Travis J. Brown, ... - Feb 22
  A mediation team appointed by the Department of Education was expected to make its ruling on Camanche’s petition to join the Cedar Valley Conferenc...
  
• Boys' hoops

  IMS blasts HLV, advances to face Lone Tree in district final

  Feb 22
  HLV came out in Tuesday’s Class 1A District 11 semifinal at IMS with a game plan to hold the basketball and keep it away from the home team. For ...
  

• Boys' hoops

  Cool Hand Luke

  By Travis J. Brown, ... - Feb 22
  By the way Luke Lyle nervously danced around during the postgame interview, you’d never know the sophomore forward had calmly knocked down five ...
  

• Washington JV girls end season with win at Mt. Pleasant

  Feb 22
  The Washington junior varsity girls’ basketball team closed its season with a 46-37 win at rival Mt. Pleasant on Feb. 10. “Any time you play Mt. ...
  

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  Kimball ready to play with the bigger boys

  By Travis J. Brown, ... - Feb 07
  When Brock Kimball was a boy, he dreamed of playing with the big boys on Case Field. “It’s pretty cool if you think how you’ve changed starting ...
  
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  Washington’s Goodwin signs to run track at Mount Mercy

  By Travis J. Brown, ... - Feb 09
  When spring of his seventh-grade year rolled around, Maverik Goodwin had an easy choice to make. Of course he would go out for the track and field ...
  

• Girls' hoops

  Bringing down the house

  By Travis J. Brown, ... - Feb 16
  No. 11 Washington’s 48-30 win over Fort Madison in Wednesday’s Class 3A Region 6 quarterfinal wasn’t pretty. But the scene following the game was ...
  
• District wrestling preview

  Freshman made sectionals look like child's play

  By Travis J. Brown, ... - Feb 10
  Brad Skubal went 13-0 during his eighth-grade season on the Washington junior high wrestling team last year, pinning all 13 of his opponents. While...
  

• Washington County Mental Health Center to hold open house

  Feb 22
  The Washington County Mental Health Center is holding an open house from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23 at 2175 Lexington Blvd. Building II. ...
  

• 'All Iowa Reads' books are in

  Feb 22
  The Washington Free Public Library has copies of the 2012 All Iowa Reads book, "Strength in What Remains," available for check-out for the month ...
  

• Soup supper to benefit emergency shelter

  Feb 21
  Hamakua Place is hosting the Shelter Soup Supper from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 27. Free-will offerings will be appreciated. Carry-outs will be ...
  

• Public Affairs, Fortnightly

  Feb 22
  The Public Affairs Department of Fortnightly met Feb. 15, at the United Presbyterian Home Dining Room for a 1 p.m. luncheon. Six members were ...
  
• Love Your Heart

  Take steps to reduce heart risks

  By National Institutes ... - Feb 21
  February is American Heart Month — a time to reflect on the sobering fact that heart disease remains the No. 1 killer of both women and men in the ...
  

• Kiwanis AM'ers

  Feb 21
  The Kiwanis AM'ers met Feb. 17 at the Washington Community Y. There were 25 members and three guests, Reece Mayer, Chase Greiner and Lt. Gov. Jim ...
  

• Local man may appear on 'American Idol'

  Feb 01
  Michael Powers, a 911 dispatcher at the Washington County Communications Center, auditioned for the television show “American Idol” last summer in ...
  

• Mindfulness matters: Can living in the moment improve your health?

  By National Institutes ... - Feb 01
  At some point in your life, someone probably told you: “Enjoy every moment. Life is short.” Maybe you’ve smiled and rolled your eyes at this ...
  
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  Brighton girl wins scholarship

  Feb 17
  Julia Fritz of Brighton attended the international Model and Talent Association's 2012 Convention from Jan. 1-8 in Los Angeles, Calif. She is the ...
  

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  Couple exchange wedding vows

  Feb 03
  Steven Lee Moore and Jessica Lynn Saurman were married on Nov. 20, 2011, at The Hotel Vetro in Iowa City. Officiant Ben Hale performed the 4 p.m. ...
  

• Library to celebrate LEED certification

  Feb 02
  The Washington Free Public Library will celebrate its Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification from 5:30 to 6 p.m. ...
  
• Down Memory Lane

  Don Paul's DX Station

  Feb 03
  This picture was taken in August 1954. Pictured is Don Paul's DX Station.
  

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