Andy Hallman

The Washington County Hospital and Clinics is hosting a health fair for seniors on Saturday from 8:30-11:30 a.m. The fair is known as ?Seniorfest? and will be the first of its kind ever organized by the hospital. The event is free and open to the public.     Seniorfest will feature 35 booths, each one covering a different subject in health care. There will be speakers and live entertainment all morning long, not to

For nearly three years, something has been missing from the 200 block of South Marion Avenue. On the west side of the street sits a large abandoned building conspicuous for lacking a roof. With its interior walls now missing, pedestrians are able to peer through the large exterior window and view the insides of what were once living quarters on the second floor.    The building was supposed to house an addition to

The City of Washington will soon be conducting a survey of the town?s residents in an effort to obtain a grant for a new wastewater treatment plant. The city plans to contact between 300 and 400 residents within the week and ask them two questions: 1) The number of people in their household; 2) The household?s annual income.    City Administrator Dave Plyman said the surveys will be sent to households selected at

The ecumenical CROP Walk was held Sunday afternoon in Washington and was a success. The event was part of an effort to raise money for famine relief around the world. On the second Sunday in October, area churches organize a walk as a way of showing solidarity with the world?s hungry. This year?s event saw 70 participants take a stroll from the square to Sunset Park and back.    ?We walk because they have to walk to

Iowa Governor Chet Culver announced Thursday a 10 percent across-the-board cut in spending from the state?s general fund. State Representative Larry Marek said the move was prompted by the revelation that the state?s revenue will decline 8.4 percent by the end of the current fiscal year. The Revenue Estimating Conference put the expected revenue shortfall at $414 million. ?This is going to be a painful stretch for

A house in Wellman was nearly consumed by fire Tuesday afternoon, which was only extinguished after the Wellman and Kalona fire departments spent three hours putting out the blaze. Everyone escaped uninjured from the fire, which occurred at the residence of Richard ?Allen? and Suzan Hopp located at 1506 First Avenue on the northeast edge of town.    The Wellman Fire Department received a call from the resident of

By Andy HallmanThe JOURNALThe Washington City Council will offer to buy the building  at 207 South Marion Avenue ? formerly home to ?Tienda Mexicana La Cruz? ? for $12,300, the current assessed value of the property, from owners Alfonso and Julia Raymundo.The vote was approved 4-1 at the council meeting Wednesday with council members Merle Hagie, Fred Stark, Karen Wilson-Johnson and Bob Shepherd voting yes while

The Washington Police Department had not released the names of three suspects in a lunch time robbery at the West Chester Savings Bank before press time.    Washington County Sheriff Jerry Dunbar confirmed this afternoon that three suspects had been taken into custody, but referred any further questions on the robbery to the Washington Police Department. Investigator Lyle Hansen hadn?t returned phone calls before

As he made his way around The Wall That Heals on Thursday morning, Walter Wiese stopped to read the names.The traveling replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial that came to Fairfield Tuesday contains the names of every American who died in the war, more than 58,000 people. Wiese recognized many of the names, having served in the U.S. Army's Fourth Infantry Division, Third Battalion of the 12th.?I know 25 names ...

A meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. Monday at the Fairfield Public Library for people interested in joining a weight loss study.The study would last three months and require participants to exercise twice a week for 40 minutes and replace two meals per day with low glycemic meal replacement shakes and bars. Participants would bear these costs on their own. The study was designed by Fairfield resident Bob ...

A group of parents has formed an organization to raise money for school safety improvements.The organization is Parents Supporting School Safety, and it hopes to raise $46,000 for communication devices and panic buttons to alert law enforcement of an emergency.?As school shootings and other safety issues continue to arise, parents, school officials, students and other community members worry about the safety of ...

The traveling replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, known as The Wall That Heals, travels through downtown Fairfield Tuesday afternoon. …