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Employees of the Washington Parks Department did a prairie burn at Sesquicentennial Park Wednesday, April 12, to burn off the prairie grass from last year. This will help promote new growth of the prairie grasses in the park.

The Krony Krew Club met April 12 at the home of Rose Jaynes. Bridge was played at one table. Their next meeting will be held April 26 at the home of Dorothy Miller.The Mary Circle of the Brighton United Church met April 11 at the home of Mary Lu Paul. Five members were present. The lesson was on Hannah, from 1 Samuel. Their next meeting will be held on May 9.Winifred Fritz with daughter Rita of Bates City, ...

WAVERLY ? Jennifer Seubert of Washington was named to the national ?Who?s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges? list.Since 1934, ?Who?s Who Among Students? has recognized college students for their academic excellence. Students are selected by their institution based on their academic achievement, service to the community, leadership in extracurricular activities and potential for continued ...

Washington County 4-H County Council sponsored their 9th annual Washington County Spring Preview Cattle Show on Saturday, April 15. The show was an Iowa Junior Beef Breeds Association sanctioned show held at the Washington County Fairgrounds. One hundred and thirteen youth from Washington County and across the state participated.Supreme Champion breeding heifer went to Gracie Danner from West Liberty with a ...

Post 29, American Legion met April 11 in regular session with Wayne Kaufman commanding. Finances and membership renewals were reported on by Adjutant Jim Peterson.A new member by transfer is Dave Krantz.The Legion Riders will sponsor a ride involving a scavenger hunt which will be a fundraiser for an 11-year-old girl who is battling cancer.Fundraising chairman Lonny Milligan outlined upcoming events which ...

New to 2017 4-H/FFA sheep and goats will weigh-in on different dates at the Washington County Fairgrounds. The goats will weigh in on May 4 from 5:30 p.m. ? 7:30 p.m. at the goat barn. Lambs will weigh in on May 6 from 8:30 a.m. ? 10:30 a.m. at the sheep barn.All market lambs, feeder lambs, meat goats and dairy wethers must be weighed and tagged, and all commercial ewe lambs and meat goat does must be tagged to ...

By Grace King, Mt. Pleasant News Henry County is currently the only county in the Southeast Iowa Crime Commission agency that is PREA compliant.In a Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 19, Supervisor Gary See said that although no one else has failed compliance, Henry County is the only county so far to have completed the process.PREA is the Prison Rape Elimination Act signed into law in 2003. See ...

Sylesta Marine together with David and Kris Moeller are pleased to announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their children, Arissa Lynn Marine to Logan David Moeller. Area grandparents are Florence Jacobs, Cliff and Rita Marine, Ron and Dorothy Allison, and James and Eileen Moeller.Arissa is a 2014 graduate of Mid-Prairie High School and a 2017 graduate of Central College studying pre-nursing with a ...

Five members and two guests traveled to Sigourney, April 6, to visit the Dumont Museum. This museum has a very large display of miniature trains in realistic settings. Many different trains are all running in different settings, such as farms, cities, shopping malls, airports, hospitals, etc. They found the lighting and actions of the figures incredible.The museum also features many dolls, from Barbies to ...

Chapter DL/T.T.T. met on April 10 at the home of Janet Peterson. Joyce Marie was co-hostess. Fourteen members attended. Plans were made to prepare the snack bags of chocolate nuts to sell at State Convention.Camper selection process was discussed.Camper family interviews will be taking place this month. The registration forms for each camper must be forwarded to the camp directors by May 12. Campers will be ...

The White Cloud Club met Tuesday, April 4, at the Ainsworth Four Corners for a noon luncheon with Pat Miller as hostess.Jolene Colthurst opened the meeting reading ?Easter Promise? from the Ideals magazine.Roll call was answered with a variety of topics, everything from cleaning to Easter plans to knowledge about George Washington.Pauline Richardson gave the secretary and treasurer?s report, which were ...

What would you do without your vision? Blindness and losing visual function is a top fear among Americans. Vision loss can also create mental health problems such as depression in the elderly. Without good vision much of our daily activities would be impossible. Yet it is usually taken for granted and healthy eye care is forgotten in the midst of our busy lifestyles. There are, however, easy ways to prevent ...