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Eight Fleur-de-Lis Club members and guest, Joyce Gaugler met on Thursday, Dec. 14, at the home of Theresa Hora at 12:30 p.m. for their annual salad luncheon. Members sat around the table decorated for the Christmas holiday with the theme of Christmas trees and enjoyed a variety of salads, chicken casserole and rolls. The hostess had made Christmas tree favors from cardstock inserted in a candy kiss for each ...

Keota Unlimited received $44,000 from the Washington County Riverboat Foundation to update the ballfields in Keota.

Tuesday Coffee Club met at Pizza Hut for lunch on Dec. 18. Betty Flynn was the hostess. Lunch was enjoyed and a time of visiting.Club will not meet again until March 6. Rose Mary Worley will be the hostess with details to be announced at a later date.A Merry Christmas to all club members and safe travels to all with plans to celebrate Christmas with family and friends.

AMES ? Amaryllis plants are a fun, festive addition to the holiday season. But what should be done with them after they're finished flowering? Can they and paperwhite narcissus bulbs be saved for further use?Iowa State University Extension and Outreach horticulturists can help answer questions about amaryllis, paperwhite narcissus and other seasonal plants. To have additional questions answered, contact the ISU ...

No injuries were reported following a two-vehicle accident on Saturday, March 24.According to police reports, Mt. Pleasant police were alerted to an accident that had occured near the Grand Ave. overpass.Upon further investigation it was determined that Brandon Boggess-Parton, of Mt. Pleasant, had been traveling north when his Dodge Dakota crossed the centerline due to slick conditions and struck a Toyota ...

Icy conditions cause one vehicle to end up in the ditch on Saturday, March 24.At approximatley 7 p.m., on Saturday, Mt. Pleasant police responded to a one vehicle accident in the 1600 block of E. Clay St.Upon investigation, officers discovered JC Lambert was traveling west when he lost control of his Chrysler 200 because of slick road conditions.The vehicle slid into the ditch and rested there.No injuries ...

On Tuesday, Dec. 19, Washington FFA held a Hunger Banquet at the Washington High School. A Hunger Banquet is an event where guests draw a ticket when they arrive at the event which puts them into a high-, middle-, or low-income tier. This is based off of the global demographics related to the number of people living in different income classes. Each level of income has a meal associated with it. The high-income ...

The City of Brighton was awarded $15,000 from the Washington County Riverboat Foundation for its cemetery headstone reset project at the fall grants presentation at the beginning of this month.

Washington County seventh-to ninth-grade 4-H'ers are invited to attend Region 15 4-H Intermediate Trip to Chicago March 9-10. 4-H'ers will have a full experience of the city through Navy Pier, Blue Man Group performance, Shedd Aquarium, Museum of Science and Industry and Tilt 360 at John Hancock Observatory.Iowa, Keokuk, and Johnson County 4-H'ers will also attend this trip, so it's a perfect time to make new ...

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News As Iowa Wesleyan University President Steve Titus welcomed guests to Ruble Arena Friday, March 23, for the start of Retro Radiothon, he invited freshman Lena Hendriksen to the stage.?You need to hear from one of our star students,? Titus said as he handed Hendriksen the microphone, broadcasting her interview live on KILJ.Hendriksen's voice was heard around the world as she was ...

By Karyn Spory, Mt. Pleasant News With less than a month left in Iowa's legislative session, there are still plenty of things Rep. Dave Heaton (R-Mt. Pleasant) wants to see done before he retires from public service. Specifically in the realm of health care.Heaton and Sen. Rich Taylor (D-Mt. Pleasant) met with constituents Saturday, March 24, during the third of four legislative breakfasts sponsored by the Mt. ...

George and Margaret Colthurst, of Ainsworth, are shown with their son, Thomas Colthurst, of Washington; granddaughter Margo Jorjeant Kass of Minneapolis, Minnesota, and great-granddaughter Sloane Margaret Kass.Sloane was born Nov. 9, 2017, to Kyle and Margo Kass, of MInneapolis, Minnesota.