Andy Hallman

Julianna Klein was born and raised on a farm north of Keota. She was a stand-out volleyball player in high school, which earned her a scholarship to play at the University of Missouri. While there, she excelled both inside and outside the classroom. She obtained a master?s degree in accounting and her performance on the court impressed professional scouts.It was not until Klein was half a world away, playing ...

Wesley Mullikin knows the town of Brighton like the back of his hand. Mullikin has lived there his whole life, save his time in the military during the Second World War. Mullikin was rewarded for his longevity and his loyalty to the town earlier this month when he was named the Grand Marshal of the 101st Whoopee Days Parade.Mullikin was born in Brighton in 1925. He grew up in a house just one block away from ...

Washington will celebrate Independence Day with a walk back in time. On Monday, July 4, one of the Founding Mothers will read the declaration of Independence at 11 a.m. in Central Park. Visitors to the event can speak with Stacy Rinner, a colonial gentlewoman with vast knowledge of what life was like in colonial times. She will also speak about what she witnessed as the nation was born.The other events in ...

Summer is not yet half over and some kids are itching to go back. A few of them have already gone back. This week, a group of elementary and middle school students from the Washington School District is participating in a summer program to sharpen their engineering skills. The program is known as the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) program, and is administered by the University of Iowa?s ...

The Communications Commission received new estimates of the cost of the new dispatch center at its meeting Monday. The commission is deciding between moving the dispatch center to the second floor of the former library, or to the former jail, or constructing a new building specifically for it at Orchard Hill. The commissioners also talked about who would foot the bill for the project. Commission Chairman Wes Rich ...

At 12 years of age, Kathryn Coffin has battled more health problems than most people do in a lifetime. Kathryn has taken medication to control her grand mal seizures. At the age of 10, she was informed she had Type I juvenile diabetes, which requires her to take four shots of insulin every day. As if that were not enough, she learned months later that she had thyroid cancer. Surgery removed most of the malignant ...

A light rain Saturday did not stop hundreds of people from turning out for the Relay for Life in Washington?s Central Park. The 27 relay teams all had tents which shielded them from the elements. The goal this year was to raise $150,000 for the American Cancer Society for cancer research.The teams competed to win recognition in a variety of categories. Sandra Johnson announced the winners of the various ...

Alexis Edwards (left) pours a cup of blue raspberry lemonade for Cynthia Bierbaum Friday afternoon while her friend Micah Olson advertises her cause, which is the Relay for Life. Edwards set up the stand outside her house on South Iowa Avenue where she sold two flavors of lemonade and cookies. She is the daughter of Jaimee and John Edwards. Micah is the daughter of Amanda and Aaron Olson.

The Washington Municipal Band performed for a captivated audience on a cool night Thursday at the Central Park Bandstand. Band members pictured are from left Ashley Goll, John Winga and Jane Murphy.

John Moore can sharpen everything but a dull personality. Moore has taken up a hobby of sharpening saws, mower blades and many other tools. He set up a booth at Washington?s farmers market Thursday and offered to sharpen any steel blade put in front of him. When he?s not at a farmers market, Moore does custom sharpening at his shop in Packwood.Moore has lived in Iowa for more than a decade but it is not his ...

The northeast part of Washington will be without water Saturday morning and probably through the afternoon. The city is shutting off water to that area in order to repair valves that broke over Easter weekend in April.The areas affected are from North Seventh Avenue to 12th Avenue between Sixth and Ninth streets. The water to those residences will be shut off at 7 a.m. Saturday morning. The rest of town should ...

The Washington City Council talked about hiring a firm to help the city manage the repayment of its loan for the sewer plant. Jenny Blankenship of Public Financial Management, Inc. told the council she could perform a cash flow analysis of the city?s repayment program. She would show the city how much money it could expect to generate through various sewer rate increases and whether those increases would be ...

The Washington City Council?s Street Committee is interested in installing sidewalks to the new Mercy Medical Clinic under construction on South Iowa Avenue. The committee met Wednesday afternoon and instructed City Engineer Rob McDonald to investigate the feasibility of that plan. McDonald said he will find out where the property line is of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS), north of the ...

The future of the 2011 TrekFest was briefly in jeopardy earlier this year. The Riverside Area Community Club (RACC) was able to raise $15,000 in donations to make TrekFest 27 a reality.TrekFest runs from Friday through Saturday. On Friday, the fun begins at 5 p.m. with the food booths and beer garden. At that same time, there will be carnival rides. The kid?s parade is at 6:30 p.m., which runs from River ...

The Relay for Life of Washington County continues its battle against cancer this Saturday in Washington?s Central Park. The opening ceremonies are at noon and they kick start a day of fun and games on one hand, and quiet reflection for those who have passed on the other. The event concludes with a final lap around the square just before midnight. All proceeds from the event go to the American Cancer Society to ...