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And that's it. The holidays are completely over as city decorations were taken down Tuesday morning. The sub-zero temperatures directly after the new year kept decorations up, but as the thermometer rose into the 30s, so did the buckets with city workers inside to take down the wreaths.

By Karyn Spory, Mt. Pleasant News The Mt. Pleasant Community School District now has someone at the helm of the upcoming phase two of the elementary air conditioning project, as the school board approved a contract with Woodruff Construction during Monday night's meeting.The contract with Woodruff Construction was approved for $136,900. The construction manager will be responsible for coordinating and schedulin...

The faculty and graduating class of Texas State University would like to announce that Alexandra Rae Alldredge received a Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis in Elementary Education Cum Laude at commencement Friday, May 12, at the Strahan Coliseum of Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas.Her honors were Education Honor Society cords, James Patterson ...

Washington County 4-H?ers will participate in Communications Night on Wednesday, July 12 in Dallmeyer Hall at the fairgrounds. All Washington County 4-H?ers are eligible to participate in Educational Presentations. Senior aged 4-H?ers may also participate in Extemporaneous Speaking.These project areas are one of many that help develop 4-H?ers communication skills by preparing a message, creating visuals, and ...

In honor of the 50th wedding anniversary of Larry and Dianne Black of Crawfordsville, their children invite friends and family to an open house and luncheon on Sunday, July 2 from 1-3 p.m. at Victory Fellowship Church located at 702 East Main Street.

CEDAR RAPIDS ? The following student(s) are named to Mount Mercy University?s Spring 2017 Dean?s List. Students with a semester grade point average of 3.60 or better, and who are graded for six or more semester hours, are eligible for inclusion on the Dean?s List.Students from the area on the list include: Rebekah Fagen, of Keota, Kaitlin Steckman, of Keota, Miranda Malichky, of Riverside, Makayla Phillips, of ...

STORM LAKE ? Brady Dicks, of Washington, was named to the Dean?s List for the Spring 2017 semester at Buena Vista University (BVU). Students named to the Dean?s List must have a minimum grade point average of 3.5 for the semester, based on a 4.0 grade point system, and must have taken at least 12 hours of coursework.

By Xiomara Levsen, Golden Triangle News Service WASHINGTON ? A fatal car accident claimed the life of an Iowa City man Saturday morning.At 12:56 a.m., a caller reported a vehicle had left the roadway in the 2600 block of Highway 22 and struck the entrance of a residence near Riverside with someone possibly trapped in the vehicle, according to the accident report. The vehicle had also rolled several times.River...

By Karyn Spory, Mt. Pleasant News Teachers in the Mt. Pleasant Community School District will have a little more time for parent/teacher conferences this spring as the Board of Education approved a schedule change Monday night.According to Superintendent John Henriksen, teaching staff had a hard time scheduling parent/teacher conferences with the limited time last fall. Last semester, parent/teacher conferences...

By Karyn Spory, Mt. Pleasant News There was still plenty of debate surrounding the district's policy regarding registered sex offenders Monday night.Last month, the district approved a first reading of a policy that would allow district administrators to decide on a case-by-case basis if a registered sex offender would be permitted on school grounds, under supervision, in order to attend a child's school ...

Middle school kids from the United Presbyterian Church volunteered with Carol Enfield doing odd jobs in the health center Friday morning. They watered flowers, visited with residents and gave wheelchair rides, among other odd jobs. This group of young people meets periodically during the year doing volunteer services at various areas in the Washington community. Following their work sessions they make time for ...

On June 14, Greg Fritz of Fairfield with his two grandsons of Kansas visited his mother, Winifred Fritz. They enjoyed lunch, visiting, and introducing the boys to farm life.Lucy Dietzman with Branden and Malcolm of Keosauqua visited her mother, Winifred Fritz, on June 16. They enjoyed shopping and dining at Pizza Ranch in Washington.Enjoying the evening meal of June 18 at the home of Winifred Fritz were her ...