Aug 18
Bob and Pat Johnson, of Washington, will be celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary and their 80th birthdays. Bob and Pat were married at ...
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Aug 18
Soft-serve ice cream will be offered in the Health Center each Friday afternoon to all residents of the United Presbyterian Home. Stanley Burkholde...
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Aug 18
Kitch Shatzer provided the weekly service to Halcyon House residents on Sunday, Aug. 6. The sermon was titled “Our Lord’s Abundant Table,” and ...
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Aug 17
AMES – Fruit trees can provide an abundance of nutritious, high quality, fresh fruit during the growing season. Surplus fruit can be preserved by ...
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Aug 17
The Washington United Methodist Women met Aug. 11 with a dessert luncheon hosted by Vic Patterson and Ilene Schnicker. Present were 20 members, ...
Aug 17
Pastor Dean Elmore, of Brighton, will turn 80 Friday, Aug. 18.
His family is having a card shower to celebrate. Cards may reach him at 1690 330th ...
Aug 17
Business members handed out T-shirts to Washington Community School District employees at the Educators breakfast Wednesday morning. Staff members ...
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Aug 16
FAIRFIELD — Due to intense drought conditions, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Field Agronomist Rebecca Vittetoe has modified the ...
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Aug 16
Sit up straight! This common request may have been how you first heard about posture, the way you hold your body. Posture isn’t just about how you ...
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Aug 16
The Conger House Museum in Washington will be open from 1 to 4 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 20. The exhibit this summer features a Washington County World ...
Aug 16
Danny Greiner, of Brighton, will be celebrating his 90th birthday on Aug. 25 by having a free dance at Polishville on Aug. 20 from 6 to 9 p.m. ...
Aug 16
Washington Community School District employees sit down to eat breakfast with one another Wednesday morning. This is their first day back from ...
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Aug 15
The Saturday Morning Coffee Club met at 8:30 a.m., Aug. 12, at the Coffee Corner. Dick Paul presided with the following in attendance: John ...
Aug 15
Steven R. Spangler, professor with the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Iowa gave a presentation at the Washington Public ...
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Aug 14
Washington County Extension and Outreach will be hosting a Start to Farm Group meeting on Aug. 28, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. The meeting will be held ...
Aug 14
James and Mary Redlinger were married 64 years ago on Aug. 15 in St. Joseph Church at Pleasant Plain.
They are the parents of eight children: ...
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By LeAnn Kunz - Aug 14
On Monday, Aug. 21, a total eclipse will cross the United States for the first time since 1918 and will not occur again until 2024. An eclipse is ...
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Aug 11
Esther Bordwell’s granddaughter Marilyn DeLaure and her two daughters of Fairfax, California, spent last week visiting her parents, Rick and ...
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Aug 11
The Walnut Women’s Club held a tour to Salem on Sunday, Aug. 6. Attending were seven members of four of their husbands.
The group enjoyed the noon ...
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Aug 11
Charlotte Magdefrau was hostess to Tuesday Coffee Club on Aug. 1.
Fourteen members gathered at Hy-Vee in Washington for a 9:30 a.m. breakfast. ...
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By Pat Remington, ... - Aug 11
Lucy Dietzman with Malcolm and Branden of Keosauqua visited her mother, Winifred Fritz, on Aug. 3. The Dietzmans were returning home from Iowa ...
Aug 10
Isabella Santoro (right) presents a check to Paws & More Animal Shelter from proceeds raised in the LET’s Center’s Totally Tubular Transformation ...
Aug 10
A reception is being held to celebrate the 50th anniversary of George and Linda Leonard, Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017, in the West Chester School from ...
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Aug 10
Ninety-three descendants of John Phillip and Gottliebie Crile met Sunday, July 30, 2017, for the 100th reunion at the Activity Building at the ...
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Aug 10
The Washington High School Class of 1964 will hold its monthly lunch get-together at 11:30 a.m., Monday, Aug. 14, at Unc & Neph’s in Washington.
Th...
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Aug 10
AMES – Elizabeth Stegemöller, an assistant professor of kinesiology at Iowa State University, established singing classes for people with Parkinson...
Aug 09
Brooklin, Vincent, Preston and Ellasyn Jones of Wayland are excited to announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their parents, Jami ...
Aug 09
A Baby-sitting Basics Training Course was offered the week of July 31-Aug. 4 to help youth become responsible baby sitters.
Special guests filled ...
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By Gloria Yoder - Aug 09
I am fascinated by various kinds of foods in different countries. To me it is interesting to see what unique types of foods are readily available ...
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Aug 09
The 81st annual Davison family reunion was held Aug. 6 at the Washington Community Center, with 28 attending.
President Larry Swailes welcomed ...
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Aug 09
AMES – Fruit trees can provide an abundance of nutritious, high quality, fresh fruit during the growing season. Surplus fruit can be preserved by ...
Aug 08
Members of the Washington football team helped staff at Camp Reece set up various booths and then staffed those booths during the camp’s carnival ...
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Aug 08
Gifts and memorials
The Last Tudor by Philippa Gregory, The Color of Fear by Marcia Muller, and The Promise of Dawn by Lauraine Snelling were ...
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Aug 08
Preschool (4-year-old supplies)
1 backpack large enough to fit a folder
1 1/2-inch 3-ring binder
4 rolls of paper towels
2 pkgs. 5-ounce drinking ...
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Aug 08
The Washington Community School District Board of Education will meet in regular session at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 9, in Central Office at 404 ...
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Aug 08
The Columbus Junction City Council will meet in regular session at 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 9, at the new Civic Center/City Hall.
Agenda items ...
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Aug 08
A congregate meal is planned for Thursday, Aug. 17, at the St. Joseph Church in East Pleasant Plain. Please note that this date is a week earlier ...
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Aug 08
The descendants of the James A. and Sarah E. Brock family met for their annual reunion on Sunday, Aug. 6, 2017, at the Autumn Park Apartments ...
Aug 07
A group starting a charitable event was able to purchase backpacks Friday, Aug. 4, for those in need.
Maddie Widmer, with Thrivent Financial along ...
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Aug 07
The Riverside City Council will hold a work session and a regular city council meeting, Monday, Aug. 7, in the Riverside City Hall Council ...
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Aug 07
The Washington County Board of Supervisors will meet for a work session at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017, at the courthouse.
The work session ...
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By Jenisa Harris - Aug 07
“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” –Dr. Seuss
The library staff would ...
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By Pat Remington, ... - Aug 07
Lucy Dietzman with Branden and Malcolm of Keosauqua, and Mary and Joel Boatright with Bridget Hollingsworth of Fairfield, visited their mother, ...
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By Billie Jo Rose, ... - Aug 07
Randy and Becky Davis of Greeley, Colorado, visited recently with relatives in the area.
Chapter L of the National T.T.T. Society met for its ...
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Aug 04
The tap-dancing duo of Rosemary Harris and Julia Humphreys known as Second Hand Toes returned to the United Presbyterian Home this week to preform ...
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Aug 04
Dan Drost, representing the Reformed Presbyterian Church, led the weekly service with Halcyon House residents. The service included Scripture from ...
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By Dr. James L. Snyder - Aug 04
Just the other day the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage was complaining about the weather. "It's so hot outside, I can hardly stand it."
I could ...
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Aug 04
The Washington County Board of Supervisors will meet at 9:30 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017, at the courthouse in Washington.
Tentative agenda items ...
Aug 03
Robert and Melissa Andrew would like to announce of their son, Karter Michael Andrew. He was born July 25, 2017, weighing 8 pounds 9 ounces and ...
Aug 03
Gary and Laura Hill, of Washington, will celebrate their 50th anniversary on Aug. 20.
Gary Lee Hill and Laura Lee Rugg were married Aug. 20, 1967, ...
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Aug 03
Editor’s Note: Some items will for the Washington Community School District 2017-18 school year will appear in The Journal the next couple of ...
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By Pat Remington, ... - Aug 03
Pat Remington left July 21 for Oskaloosa. She spent the weekend with her grandson Cody and Mackenzie. They enjoyed spending time at the Mahaska ...
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Aug 02
Editor’s Note: The incorrect back to school supply lists were printed in the Back to School edition. The lists are also available online on the ...
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Aug 02
AMES — Trees add value and beauty to any landscape, and can provide shade, protection and much more. When they’re afflicted with unknown ailments, ...
Aug 02
Washington County 4-H’ers earned several high honors at the annual Final Drive Livestock Show held at the Des Moines County Fair Sunday, July ...
Aug 01
Yesterday is history.
Tomorrow is a mystery.
Today is a blessing.
The family of Jim Rich is celebrating his 87th birthday Thursday, Aug. 3, with a ...
Aug 01
The 2017 Washington County Fair “Festival of Talents” winners are: Back row, left to right: Senior Division winners – first place, Kylen Anderson ...
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Jul 31
The Washington High School Class of 1965 is having a get-together at the Pizza Ranch meeting room anytime after 11:30 a.m., Friday, Aug. 4. All ...
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Jul 31
Four members of Readers and Writers Department of Fortnightly met June 13 at the Washington Public Library, for a work session spent cleaning ...
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By Billie Jo Rose, ... - Jul 31
The family of Pierce DuVall of West Chester, invites everyone to an appreciation dinner to celebrate him being cancer free on Saturday, Aug. 12 ...
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By Amanda Smith - Jul 31
Two years ago, when I started working at the Washington Public Library, I wasn’t quite sure what a library assistant job would entail. ure, I had ...
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Jul 31
The Wayland Lions Club held their July meeting at the Wayland Community Center. There were 15 members present and one guest.
President Jim Hester ...
Jul 31
Tavian Alexander Graber was born on July 10, 2017, to Alex and Ashley Graber of Bel Aire, Kansas.
Grandparents are Randy and Shirlyn Graber, of ...
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Jul 28
The Rev. W. David Watson, representing the First Assembly Church, led the weekly service with Halcyon House residents. The sermon was titled “What ...
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Jul 28
Adela Lee Wells’ great-granddaughter, Kylee Porter, participated in the 2017 Washington County Fair Queen Pageant taking home the Miss Congeniality...
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Jul 28
The Davison family reunion will be held Aug. 6 at the Central Park Community Center in Washington. A potluck starts at 12:30 p.m., with a short ...
Jul 28
The “4-H Superhero Training” themed Kids’ Day was held on Wednesday, July 19, at the Washington County Fair. Over 200 youth enjoyed this event ...
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By Makenna Burdock - Jul 24
This month, summer school is in full swing. Elementary students come to the library on Tuesdays for some STEM activities and fun. Last week the ...
Jul 24
The Washington Reformed Presbyterian congregation hosted a “block” party on Friday, July 7. It was held on the church’s yard and featured a ...
Jul 24
The Washington Rotary Club has awarded an annual Community Service Award since 1953. Since 2007, the award has been named after Washington ...
