Andy Hallman

Washington resident Harrison Jones is one of a kind. For his whole life, he has endeavored to help others. Jones has done that by collecting the tabs off pop cans and donating them to the Ronald McDonald House in Iowa City, where they assist the families of patients at the University of Iowa Children?s Hospital. Jones can boast of collecting 180 pounds of tabs over a six-month time frame. Jones was born with a ...

The Riverside City Council failed to pass a resolution to give the Riverside Area Community Club (RACC) $6,000 in hotel/motel tax funds. Councilor Ralph Schnoebelen motioned to approve the resolution, but the resolution died for lack of a second. RACC will hold a meeting Thursday to discuss the organization?s future. The meeting will be at 7 p.m. in the Riverside Community Building. Shortly after the meeting ...

A group of kids took a spin on the merry-go-round at Sunset Park Sunday. The kids picked the right day to play outside because temperatures are expected to fall through the rest of the week. The youngsters on the merry-go-round that day were Nabrinah Sonii, Malieyah Sonii, Arionnah Sonii, Markell Davis, Jaylin Randle, Mikala Sidney, Charlisa Overton, Alexis Foster, Khadija Washington, Kyra Randle and Yasmine ...

State Representative Jarad Klein (R) and State Senator Sandra Greiner (R) sat down for their third and final legislative briefing of the year Saturday. The pair answered questions from their constituents for a couple of hours in the courtroom of the Washington County Courthouse.Washington Schools Superintendent Mike Jorgensen asked the legislators about educational funding. He said he was unhappy to learn that ...

The Washington Area Habitat for Humanity held its annual dinner Thursday night, which was followed by an auction. The dinner and auction were at the United Methodist Church in Washington. The attendees ate pork loins, potatoes, corn, gelatin and many varieties of pie. The uneaten pork loins and pie were auctioned off after the meal by auctioneer Greg Giardino.The auction is one of two main sources of Habitat?s ...

If the $9.5 million bond for the school passes, residents in the Washington School District will pay about $2 more per $1,000 valuation on their property taxes. The increase would be effective July 1, 2012. Washington Schools Superintendent Mike Jorgensen said the additional $2 in property taxes would remain for the next 20 years, which is how long it would take to pay off the bond.    At its meeting Tuesday, the

The Washington City Council received bids for its new sewer plant Wednesday and was glad to learn the lowest bid was 9 percent below the estimated cost of the project. The city received seven bids, the lowest of which was from Gridor Construction, which offered to construct the sewer plant for about $15 million. The city estimated the building would cost $16.5 million to construct. Gridor Construction is based in

Washington Rotary board members Gary Murphy (left) and Ann Harris (center) deliver dictionaries to a group of Lincoln Elementary sixth-graders Wednesday morning, as Lincoln Principal Dave Hoffman looks on. Rotary will give all sixth-graders in the district a dictionary. The dictionaries include a sticker that commemorates long-time volunteer Mary Ann Drain.

The carriers responsible for delivering this very newspaper work tirelessly to ensure each copy arrives at the right place at the right time. Winter?s snow, spring?s rain and summer?s heat complicate that task but are obstacles that must be overcome. Randy Williams Jr. has been a carrier for nearly two years, and said he likes the challenges the job throws at him. Williams was recently named the second runner-up in

The Washington Sanitation Committee has proposed charging residents for the sofas they dispose of. The committee of city councilors Merlin Hagie, Mike Roth and Russ Zieglowsky met Wednesday afternoon prior to the council?s special session. The committee also agreed that the first day of spring cleanup this year will be Monday, April 11. The city council will consider the committee?s suggestion at its meeting

RIVERSIDE ? The Kwik ?n? EZ in Riverside is receiving a makeover, and soon the town?s residents will see the results. The Riverside History Center, also known as The Voyage Home Museum, is moving from the western portion of the building to the much larger middle section. The museum is closed this week, but should be open to the public by late next week.    In December, members of the history center asked the council

A group of junior high students is getting a lesson on the ins and outs of hunting safety and ethics. Longtime hunter Jim Cuddeback of Washington has taught a hunter safety course for 32 years. Cuddeback took a number of guns with him to show the class on Monday, the first day of the week-long class. The guns he took are bright orange and not ?real guns? in the sense that they do not fire projectiles (because they

Andrew Tyler Brock was found not guilty on all three counts of vehicular homicide. The Washington County jury delivered the unanimous verdict late Thursday morning. Brock, 19, of Washington, was charged with three counts of vehicular homicide in connection to a three-vehicle collision on May 23, 2009, in which three people died ? Samuel Langstaff, 30, of Indianola, his wife Jacqueline Langstaff, 29, of Indianola, and

The Washington City Council approved its budget Wednesday night. The budget contains a city property tax increase of 3.45 percent. The property tax rate is now $14.48 per $1,000 of assessed valuation, and will rise to $14.98 next fiscal year. This means that the owner of a $100,000 house who paid about $609 in city property tax will now pay about $630.    The newly approved budget contains a few changes from the

The testimony in the Andrew Tyler Brock trial began Monday afternoon and concluded Wednesday morning. Brock, 19, of Washington, is charged with three counts of vehicular homicide in connection to a three-vehicle collision on May 23, 2009, in which three people died. The attorneys for both sides will give their closing remarks Wednesday afternoon, after which the 12-member jury will go into deliberation.    Paul