Andy Hallman

Nancy Adrian of Brighton has been a 4-H leader for over two decades and will be honored for her contributions this year at the Iowa State Fair. Adrian has been inducted into the Iowa 4-H Hall of Fame, for which she will receive a plaque at the state fair in August. Adrian has led the Brighton-area ?Good Luck Club? for 22 years. Her focus over the years has been communications, helping the children prepare ...

The Washington City Council approved the terms to an agreement with the Washington Golf and Country Club to annex part of the Country Club Road. The portion of the road that runs east-west will become city property while the portion that runs north-south will remain property of the golf course.The agreement has not been signed yet but City Attorney Craig Arbuckle said the terms the city agreed to Wednesday are ...

The Washington County Sheriff?s Office is investigating a recent asphalt scam in the county. Washington County Sheriff Jerry Dunbar said he has received calls from Riverside residents about a group of people purporting to sell asphalt but who engage in fraudulent business practices.This group, which sometimes goes by the company name ?Fat Boy,? was spotted in the county Monday and as recently as Tuesday morning ...

RIVERSIDE ? The Riverside City Council held a marathon session of nearly four hours Monday night. The council spent over half an hour talking about one agenda item in particular, and that was the security of the city?s records.The incident that generated so much discussion occurred Friday, June 29. Mayor Bill Poch said Monday that he and the council had learned one day prior that both City Clerk Missy Carter and ...

For some 4-H?ers, high school marks the end of their involvement in the program. For Marie Hora, it was only the beginning. Hora was enrolled in 4-H as a child and became involved again when her daughter Kathy (Ebert) joined. Hora, 97, has been active in the photography program since 1967.The Iowa State Fair recognized Hora for her long tenure in 4-H. She was inducted into the 4-H Hall of Fame in 2008. Two years ...

Iowa State Supreme Court Justice Thomas Waterman visited the Washington County Courthouse Friday morning to take questions from local residents, who numbered about 20 at the event.Waterman is one of three justices who were appointed to the court in 2011 after three sitting justices lost their retention bids in the 2010 election. Members of the audience asked him if the new court conducts business differently ...

The vehicle pictured here rolled over and landed on its top while eastbound on Highway 22 a mile east of Kalona Thursday afternoon at approximately 1:45 p.m. The driver of the vehicle was transported by ambulance to the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.

The comprehensive plan that was created by RDG of Des Moines included a number of recommendations for Washington to improve its existing parks. The city council and planning and zoning commission will take those recommendations into consideration as they meet over the coming months and years.One of the recommendations included in the plan was to develop paved trail loops inside Sunset Park. The plan says that ...

KALONA ? The city of Kalona has turned down Riverside?s request for a part-time clerk. Kalona City Administrator Ryan Schlabaugh said he informed Riverside of Kalona?s decision Monday afternoon. Schlabaugh met with the Riverside City Council Saturday morning to talk about sending a Kalona clerk to the Riverside City Hall, where the clerk would work from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Riverside will not have a full-time ...

RIVERSIDE ? Kalona may send a clerk to Riverside to cover that town?s city hall once Riverside?s full-time city clerk leaves. The Riverside City Council held a special meeting Saturday morning to discuss how to staff city hall after City Clerk Missy Carter steps down Friday. Kalona City Administrator Ryan Schlabaugh attended the meeting to talk about what his town can offer Riverside. He and the Riverside council ...

The Washington City Council saw a drawing of proposed changes to the streets around the future middle school building at its meeting Tuesday. The most significant change is that the parking spots along Fourth Avenue would become a parent ?drop off? zone. The land on the northwest corner of the block would cease to be a parking lot and would instead become a green space. The east-west alley would be one-way going ...

Residents who live on South 12th Avenue in Washington asked the city council Tuesday to put a stop sign on their street to reduce the speeding they say is occurring. Geneva Genkinger suggested putting the stop sign at the intersection of South 12th and Taylor Street. Genkinger has seen cars zip through that part of town early in the morning at about 5:30 a.m. She said she even got the license plate of one speeder ...

Americans will celebrate their independence tomorrow. They will probably want to spend much of the day in an air conditioned room since the thermometer could hit triple digits. Public buildings will be closed tomorrow in honor of the national holiday.The Washington Evening Journal will be closed all day Wednesday and will not deliver a paper. Normal business hours, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., will resume Thursday.All...

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey visited Washington Friday afternoon for a public forum at the Farm Bureau Office. Northey talked about the state of agriculture in Iowa and around the world, and he fielded questions from the audience.Northey spoke about an agricultural delegation from Ireland that recently visited the United States. Ireland?s Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon ...

Regina Miller sells homemade bread at farmers markets in southeast Iowa, including the Washington Farmers Market, where she was Thursday evening. Miller had a table full of various bread products to show to potential customers. Market goers tried samples of Miller?s concoctions on toothpicks before deciding if they would like more of what they tasted. Miller has lived in Lone Tree for the past seven years but ...