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Business members handed out T-shirts to Washington Community School District employees at the Educators breakfast Wednesday morning. Staff members wear these shirts throughout the year to several events and during training.

The Conger House Museum in Washington will be open from 1 to 4 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 20. The exhibit this summer features a Washington County World War I collection to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the U.S. involvement in The Great War. There are uniforms and memorabilia from several local veterans, including Henry Berdo, Jesse Radda, Meryl Steele, Tom Lowry, Smith Brookhart and Agnes Swift.You may also ...

Sit up straight! This common request may have been how you first heard about posture, the way you hold your body. Posture isn?t just about how you look. How you position yourself can help or hurt your health over your lifetime.?Posture is not only about how well you sit, but how well you move and go about your daily life,? says Dr. George Salem, an NIH-funded researcher at the University of Southern California ...

FAIRFIELD ? Due to intense drought conditions, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Field Agronomist Rebecca Vittetoe has modified the agenda of the Aug. 31 cover crop field day to address the current dry conditions.The field day will have more of a workshop setting and will focus on considerations for seeding cover crops in dry conditions. Topics to be discussed includeadjusting seeding methods and the ...

Danny Greiner, of Brighton, will be celebrating his 90th birthday on Aug. 25 by having a free dance at Polishville on Aug. 20 from 6 to 9 p.m. Please come and help him celebrate.

The Saturday Morning Coffee Club met at 8:30 a.m., Aug. 12, at the Coffee Corner. Dick Paul presided with the following in attendance: John Thorne, Bob Nardy, Larry Bartlett, Col. Sonny Phipps, Max Embree, Larry DeLong and Keith Lazar.The group discussed sign permits on the front of buildings around the square, the life of geothermal units, Washington High School football, and Zach Johnson at the PGA golf ...

Washington Community School District employees sit down to eat breakfast with one another Wednesday morning. This is their first day back from summer vacation.

Washington County Extension and Outreach will be hosting a Start to Farm Group meeting on Aug. 28, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. The meeting will be held at Washington County Extension office located at 2223 250th St. Washington.Guest speaker, Dr. Chad Hart, crop market specialist and extension economist, will provide an interactive and educational program on grain marketing. He will explain different tools available ...

Steven R. Spangler, professor with the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Iowa gave a presentation at the Washington Public Library Monday, Aug. 14, about solar eclipses and what to expect during them ahead of next week?s eclipse that will travel across the United States.

The Walnut Women?s Club held a tour to Salem on Sunday, Aug. 6. Attending were seven members of four of their husbands.The group enjoyed the noon buffet at the Underground Railroad Restaurant and then toured the Lewelling Quaker Museum.The home was built about 1840 by the Henderson Lewelling family and served as a station on the Underground Railroad during the abolition movement, helping many escaped slaves ...

James and Mary Redlinger were married 64 years ago on Aug. 15 in St. Joseph Church at Pleasant Plain.They are the parents of eight children: Mike, Beth, Jane, Jo, Lisa, Matt, Lori and Mark.They have 24 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Esther Bordwell?s granddaughter Marilyn DeLaure and her two daughters of Fairfax, California, spent last week visiting her parents, Rick and Virginia Bordwell. They shared several activities with Esther. A family picnic was held Saturday in an Iowa City park, where all five great-grandchildren posed with Esther for pictures. Esther?s great-grandchildren include Naiya and Oreana DeLaure; Zaan and Sylvia Quackenbush...