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By Andy Hallman - Feb 22
The Washington City Council met Tuesday night in the Washington Free Public Library to discuss its 2012-2013 budget. The council voted to approve ...
By Andy Hallman - Feb 22
The proposal to build a splashpad in Riverside has elicited strong feelings among many of the town’s residents. Some of those residents shared ...
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By Brooks Taylor - Feb 22
WAYLAND — For at least this year, all WACO School employees eligible for early-retirement benefits will receive full benefits regardless of ...
By David Hotle - Feb 22
There was never any question whether the food at Napoli’s Italian Restaurant, which opened Jan. 31 at 321 South Iowa Avenue in Washington, would ...
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By Brooks Taylor - Feb 22
WAYLAND — While the nearly $300,000 in proposed budget cuts in the fiscal 2013 WACO Community School District budget may have surprised some ...
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By Andy Hallman - Feb 22
The Washington City Council met Tuesday night in the Washington Free Public Library to discuss its 2012-2013 budget. The council voted to approve ...
Feb 22
About 15 tractors lined up outside of Keota Junior/Senior High School today as part of the observance of FFA Week. The custom of FFA members ...
By David Hotle - Feb 22
WELLMAN — With time running out to fill the positions of city administrator and city clerk before sitting clerk Donna Wade retires at the end of ...
By Andy Hallman - Feb 22
The proposal to build a splashpad in Riverside has elicited strong feelings among many of the town’s residents. Some of those residents shared ...
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Feb 22
The Washington County Hospital and Clinics Board of Trustees will hold its monthly meeting at 4:15 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23, in the Nicola Conference...
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Feb 22
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Feb 22
The Washington County Hospital and Clinics Board of Trustees will hold a public hearing about the 2012/2013 county budget at 4 p.m. Thursday, Feb. ...
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By David Hotle - Feb 21
Washington Schools Superintendent Mike Jorgensen said today the tentative budget numbers for the coming year are out and it shows good news for ...
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By Mary Zielinski - Feb 21
A proposal that Kalona acquire the downtown B-4 Building Monday raised some questions from the council about the city going into the real estate ...
By Andy Hallman - Feb 21
The Washington County Board of Supervisors heard an update on the Washington County Fair from members of the Washington County Fair Board at its ...
By Andy Hallman - Feb 21
Nancy Love of Crawfordsville did not intend to become a touring musician. And yet, that is what she did for much of her adult life. Love was a ...
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Feb 21
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By Andy Hallman - Feb 20
Mental health, school funding and the gas tax were among the many topics discussed at the second legislative briefing of the year Saturday in the ...
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By STEPH TAHTINEN - Feb 20
WAYLAND —Residents in Wayland will soon be noticing a decrease in their natural gas bill as the city council voted Wednesday night to decrease the ...
Feb 20
The Mid-Prairie High School held a mini-Dance Marathon at the high school Saturday night.
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By Linda Wenger - Feb 20
Saturday night was a night to celebrate the work of the Washington County Corn, Soybean and Pork Producers during an annual banquet at the ...
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Feb 20
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Feb 20
The Wellman City Council has changed its meeting date due to the Presidents Day holiday. The council will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21, in the ...
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Feb 20
The location for the public hearing for the $3 million Sewer Revenue Capital Loan Notes to be held at 6 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 21 has been changed ...
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By David Hotle - Feb 17
Washington Schools Superintendent Mike Jorgensen announced today that the overall district scores in the new Iowa Assessment each grade level in ...
By Andy Hallman - Feb 17
[Update: Stewart Elementary earned the title as the Most Giving School by raising $657.06. Lincoln came in second with $486.06. Other totals are: ...
By David Hotle - Feb 17
It has only been about three weeks since Kristi Weber moved to Mt. Pleasant to act as registered dietitian for the HyVee stores in Mt. Pleasant ...
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Feb 17
WELLMAN — The City of Wellman and the Washington County Board of Health have ended a boil advisory that had been in place since Feb. 14 when a ...
By David Hotle - Feb 17
A Washington County man faces up to 10 years in prison after being convicted Thursday by a Washington County jury of third-degree sexual abuse, ...
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Feb 17
Washington County Offices will be closed on Monday, Feb. 20 in honor of Presidents Day.
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Feb 17
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Feb 16
Deanna Peiffer (left) and Kyle Collier were among those students who received Valentine’s Day gifts from their parents Tuesday. Peiffer and ...
Feb 16
Tours of the new Washington High School, under construction in the 1100 block of South B Avenue, will be held tonight in conjunction with Washingto...
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By Mary Zielinski - Feb 16
WELLMAN — The Wellman City Council is expected to officially hire a new city administrator at its meeting set for Feb. 21 at 7 p.m. in the city ...
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By Mary Zielinski - Feb 16
The Mid-Prairie School District will host a team from the Iowa Department of Education (DE) next week when the five-year review of the district’s ...
Feb 16
Washington High School custodian Aaron Kalb shows one of the new boilers. Two boilers are being installed that are smaller that the school’s ...
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By Andy Hallman - Feb 16
The Washington County Conservation Board met Feb. 8 and accepted a bid to pave a trail from Marr Park to Ainsworth. The bid was for about $270,000 ...
By Andy Hallman - Feb 16
The Washington City Council debated Wednesday night how much of the downtown parking to block off for Kidzfest, which is at Central Park on ...
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Feb 16
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Feb 15
Nancy Love of Crawfordsville performed on the violin for a Valentine’s Day concert called “Love Notes” at the Washington Free Public Library ...
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By Andy Hallman - Feb 15
RIVERSIDE — Riverside Mayor Bill Poch has vetoed a resolution to hold a public hearing and a bid letting on the proposed splashpad on March 5. The ...
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By David Hotle - Feb 15
RIVERSIDE — After a few years in the making and a decent amount of creative saving by the Highland School District, the Highland School Board ...
Feb 15
Lincoln student Ethan Plata, center, son of Angel Plata, jumps in between two ropes swung by fourth grade teacher Janet Conrad, left, and guest ...
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By David Hotle - Feb 15
WELLMAN — City Clerk Donna Wade reported today that the water main break that caused the City of Wellman to be under a boil advisory since Sunday ...
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Feb 15
The Keota City Council will meet in special session at 6 p.m. today in city hall. The council will discuss the 2012-2013 budget.
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Feb 15
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Feb 14
Washington high-schoolers Jose Recendez (center) and Maddie Westen (right) sing a Valentine’s Day song to Melissa Turner at Federation Bank ...
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By SALLY Y. HAYES - Feb 14
MT. PLEASANT — The Wapello County Board of Supervisors voted to withdraw from membership in Regional Utility Service Systems (RUSS) on Dec. 12, ...
By Linda Wenger - Feb 14
The Washington County Board of Supervisors heard from other county departments during the board’s weekly meeting Tuesday. The supervisors also ...
By Andy Hallman - Feb 14
The E911 Board and Communications Commission approved their budgets at their joint meeting in the former Washington library Monday night. The E911 ...
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Feb 14
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By Andy Hallman - Feb 13
Work is under way on the city’s new gravity sewer, which will serve large portions of the southern and western section of town. When completed, ...
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Feb 13
The Washington Chamber of Commerce's Government Relations Committee will host the second of three Legislative Briefings on Saturday, Feb. 18, from ...
Feb 13
DAVENPORT – Kevin Lee Harrison, 48, of Columbus Junction, was sentenced Friday to 121 months in prison in connection with federal charges of ...
By David Hotle - Feb 13
RIVERSIDE — On Wednesday, when the faculty at Highland Elementary went to the library for a scheduled professional development session, they were ...
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Feb 13
The Washington County Board of Supervisors will hold a work session at 6 p.m. today in the basement of the county courthouse. The supervisors will ...
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Feb 13
The Mid-Prairie School Board will meet today at 7 p.m. in the high school library.
Items on the tentative agenda include consent items, district ...
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Feb 13
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Feb 13
The Washington County Board of Supervisors will meet in regular session at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14, in the basement of the county courthouse.
It...
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Feb 13
The City of Washington’s Planning and Zoning Commission will meet at 7 p.m. Feb. 14, in the city council chambers at 120 E. Main St. The commission...
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Feb 13
The Crawfordsville City Council will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14 in city hall.
Items on the agenda include the sheriff's report, transient ...
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By David Hotle - Feb 10
In a split decision Thursday evening, the Washington School Board approved moving ahead with a request from a researcher from the University of ...
By Andy Hallman - Feb 10
The Washington Comprehensive Planning Committee held a public input session at the Washington Free Public Library Wednesday night. Fifty people ...
By David Hotle - Feb 10
Washington County Attorney Larry Brock said today that he doesn’t believe Keokuk County Sheriff Jeff Shipley is receiving special treatment when ...
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Feb 10
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By Mary Zielinski - Feb 09
By Mary Zielinski
Contributing editor
Following the recommendation from its Planning & Zoning Commission to approve the seven-lot Stables residenti...
By Linda Wenger - Feb 09
Travelers on Highway 92 shortly before 8 a.m. today saw one of the largest oversized loads seen in years. The load was headed toward Washington. ...
By Andy Hallman - Feb 09
Love is something that has never been in short supply at the household of Mick and Julie Murray of Wellman. Mick, 47, and Julie, 46, died in a car ...
By Andy Hallman - Feb 09
Melanie and Chris Shelman, pictured here, were among the many people who enjoyed the Kiwanis AM’ers Spaghetti Dinner and Ice Cream Social at the ...
By Andy Hallman - Feb 09
The Washington City Council met in special session at the Washington Free Public Library Wednesday night to discuss its 2012-2013 budget. Several ...
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Feb 09
Highland Community Schools Board of Directors will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 13 in the high school board room.
Items on the tentative agenda ...
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Feb 09
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Feb 08
The Washington County Emergency Management Commission is scheduled to meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday Feb. 15, at the Washington County Emergency ...
Feb 08
Highland Elementary School, riverside, students Carsen Mellinger, left, Evan Wazac and Talon Drake build a cup wall in gym class Wednesday ...
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By David Hotle - Feb 08
WELLMAN — The Wellman City Council voted Monday evening to offer the position of City Administrator to a candidate who had been interviewed ...
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By Andy Hallman - Feb 08
The warm weather over the past few months was great for farmers in that it allowed them to work in their fields much later than normal. However, ...
By Andy Hallman - Feb 08
Mick and Julie Murray of Wellman died in a car accident south of Tiffin Saturday afternoon. They left behind four children: Brittany, 21, Nicole, ...
By Linda Wenger - Feb 08
The volunteers and teens at Hamakua Place have been constructing an emergency youth shelter on the second floor of the building at 604 S. Iowa ...
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Feb 08
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By Andy Hallman - Feb 07
RIVERSIDE — The Riverside City Council voted 3-2 Monday to set the bid letting date and the date of the public hearing on the proposed splashpad. ...
By Andy Hallman - Feb 07
The Washington Free Public Library officially became one of the greenest libraries in the Midwest Monday. Bruce Hamous of OPN Architects presented ...
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By Linda Wenger - Feb 07
Bids for two secondary roads projects in Washington County will be due by 9 a.m. Tuesday, March 6. The board of supervisors set the date after ...
By David Hotle - Feb 07
BRIGHTON — Members of the Brighton community who enjoy the annual Whoopee Days festival are asked to help make the event their own this year by ...
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Feb 07
Access to the existing wastewater treatment plant via West Buchanan Street will be closed from today through Friday, Feb. 10, to allow construction...
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Feb 07
The Washington City Council will meet in special session at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 8 in the upstairs room at the new library.
Items on the agenda ...
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Feb 07
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Feb 07
The Brighton City Council will meet at 7 p.m. today at city hall.
Items on the agenda include the treasurer's report, sheriff's department, ...
By Andy Hallman - Feb 06
A Wellman couple died in a one-vehicle car accident on their way to a wrestling meet in Tiffin Saturday afternoon. According to the Iowa State ...
Feb 06
Leanne Meisinger (right) performed several pieces of classical music on flute for a crowd of people at the Washington Public Library Saturday ...
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By Andy Hallman - Feb 06
The public will get a chance to shape the Washington City Council’s comprehensive plan. There will be a session Thursday from 3-8 p.m. at the ...
Feb 06
Tours of the interior of the new Washington High School will be given from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday in conjunction with the Kiwanis Spaghetti Supper.
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By STEPH TAHTINEN - Feb 06
WAYLAND — The Masonic Lodge in Wayland will finally be demolished.Wednesday night, the Wayland City Council accepted a bid from TC Tiling to take ...
Feb 06
On Tuesday morning, Feb. 7, Sitler Drive will become a one-way road.
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Feb 06
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By Andy Hallman - Feb 03
Parents, grandparents and older siblings got to re-live their childhood today during Lincoln Elementary School’s VIP Day. The day is a time for ...
By Andy Hallman - Feb 03
The Washington Police Department engaged in an extensive search of the downtown area Thursday afternoon looking for a Washington resident who is ...
Feb 03
The Washington Police Department, Washington County Sheriff’s office, Washington County Ambulance and Washington County Rescue responded at about ...
By David Hotle - Feb 03
KEOTA — It has been a nice couple of months for Deidra Franzen-Baker, mathematics teacher at Keota Junior High/High School. Last October, she ...
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Feb 03
The Washington County Board of Supervisors will meet in regular session at 9:30 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 7, in the basement of the Washington County ...
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Feb 03
The Washington County Board of Supervisors will meet in regular session at 9:30 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 7, in the basement of the Washington County ...
Feb 03
Washington County Attorney Larry Brock’s office reported today that the first-degree murder trial for Thomas Lee Hansen, 70, of Riverside, that ...
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Feb 03
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Feb 02
Washington City Clerk Illa Earnest reported today that citizens of Washington had been receiving applications for insurance on their water lines. ...
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By Linda Wenger - Feb 02
Some Washington County cities could see an increase — as much as 141 percent for one town — and other cities an decrease of as much as 36 percent ...
Feb 02
Harlan Larsen (left) and Rick Adelmann remove a couple of the concrete steps on the east side of the U.S. Post Office Building in Washington ...
By Andy Hallman - Feb 02
The Washington City Council took up the issue of the proposed wellness park at its meeting Wednesday. The council voted 6-0 to create an explorator...
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By David Hotle - Feb 02
While the majority of work for the restructuring of the Washington School District is complete, the district’s custodial crew has been told to use ...
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Feb 02
Nomination papers are now available at the Washington County Auditor’s office for various county positions which will be on the ballot for the ...
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Feb 02
Jerry Bryan of Wellman, whose rezoning request was rejected by the Washington County Board of Supervisors cannot appeal to the county's Board of ...
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Feb 02
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By Andy Hallman - Feb 01
The Washington County Hospital Board of Trustees approved the purchase of a $34,000 gastroscope at its meeting Thursday afternoon. Surgery ...
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By David Hotle - Feb 01
Because charges against David Butterbaugh Jr., 50, and Timothy Kukowski, 58, both of Washington, are felonies, the trial will be handled in ...
By Andy Hallman - Feb 01
What a difference a year makes. On this date in 2011 a blizzard swept over southeast Iowa and blanketed the area in a foot and a half of snow. ...
Feb 01
Washington School District athletic director Bryce Smeins, left, welcomes speaker Aaron Thomas to a presentation Tuesday at Washington High School.
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Feb 01
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By Linda Wenger - Jan 31
Magistrate Dan Kitchen administered the oath of office to newly appointed Washington County Auditor Dan Widmer and Deputy Auditor Michelle Hyman ...
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By Andy Hallman - Jan 31
Local law enforcement and health officials want local residents to be mindful of the laws governing domesticated animals. The police log released ...
Jan 31
No one would have guessed it was the middle of winter Monday when thermometers showed a record high of 62 degrees.
By David Hotle - Jan 31
After about a month of prep work, a flatbed truck pulled up to the back of Washington High School today carrying the two new boilers that will be ...
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By Linda Wenger - Jan 31
The Washington County Board of Supervisors and Chauffeurs, Teamsters and Helpers Local Union No. 238, the union that represents Washington County ...
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Jan 31
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Jan 30
The Washington City Council will meet in regular session at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 1, in council chambers at 120 E. Main St.
Items on the agenda ...
By Andy Hallman - Jan 30
The Washington Community Y announced its volunteers of the year at its annual meeting Friday afternoon. The volunteers have all given generously ...
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By David Hotle - Jan 30
Washington High School Principal Erik Buchholz reported today that one wrestling cheerleader was transported to the Jefferson County Health Center ...
By Andy Hallman - Jan 30
A project to rehabilitate the Triune building on South Marion Avenue in Washington was awarded a $50,000 Main Street Iowa Challenge Grant at a ...
Jan 30
St. James School students, from left, Kael Adam, Wilx Witthoft, Kellie Dallmeyer, Anna Nacos, Brynn Beenblossom, principal Teresa Beenblossom, ...
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Jan 30
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Jan 30
In the story titled “Proposed city budget would increase levy $1” in the Jan. 26 edition of The Washington Evening Journal, the article states ...
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Jan 30
The Washington Soil & Water Conservation District will hold its regular meeting at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 2, at the USDA office. The tentative agenda ...
Jan 27
The Washington Community Y held its annual meeting Friday afternoon, at which it announced its volunteers of the year. Community Y executive ...
Jan 27
The Washington Police Department is asking for the community’s help to find the people responsible for a string of vandalisms that occurred ...
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Jan 27
The Washington County Board of Supervisors will meet in regular session at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 31, in the basement of the county courthouse.
It...
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By Andy Hallman - Jan 27
Iowa Workforce Development announced in a press release Tuesday that Washington County’s unemployment rate in December was slightly below where it ...
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By Andy Hallman - Jan 27
A text message scam has targeted cell phone users in southeast Iowa in an effort to procure the users’ debit card numbers. The text message ...
By David Hotle - Jan 27
Two men were arrested Thursday afternoon after a police raid of a residence at 1003 W. Madison St. found enough precursors to make over 15 grams ...
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Jan 27
Pamela Sue Hesser, 50, of Lockridge, was sentenced to seven years imprisonment Thursday in connection with federal charges of conspiracy to ...
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Jan 27
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Jan 26
Both Washington State Bank and Federation Bank have reported customers who have received scam text messages saying their bank cards have been ...
Jan 26
David Butterbaugh, 50, of Washington, is under arrest after the Washington SWAT team executed a search warrant at his residence at about 1 p.m. ...
By David Hotle - Jan 26
KEOTA — As Keota High School (KHS) students pulled up to the student parking lot to the side of the school Monday, psyched for Homecoming 2012 and ...
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By Mary Zielinski - Jan 26
WELLMAN — The Mid-Prairie Board of Education Monday approved updating the wireless system (phones, computers, internet, etc.) at the high school, ...
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By DIANE VANCE - Jan 26
Southeast Iowa Multi-County Solid Waste Agency will decrease its tipping fee by $5 per ton effective with the new fiscal year.
The current $55 per ...
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By David Hotle - Jan 26
WELLMAN — During a special meeting Monday, the Wellman City Council approved refunding a water revenue improvement and refunding loan agreement ...
By Andy Hallman - Jan 26
Washington City Administrator Brent Hinson presented a proposed budget to the city council Wednesday which included a $1 increase in the city’s ...
By JULIE JOHNSTON and ... - Jan 26
LOCKRIDGE — A foot search for Duane Hinkle had barely begun this morning when his body was found within 500 yards of his home.
Hinkle, 61, of 3410 ...
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Jan 26
The Washington County Board of Supervisors will meet in open session at 9 a.m. Monday, Jan. 30 in the Board of Supervisors Chambers at the ...
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Jan 26
The Washington County Assessor's Conference Board will meet at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 31 in the Board of Supervisors' office in the courthouse basement. ...
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Jan 26
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