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Gazette Des Moines Bureau DES MOINES ? Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller said Tuesday he has joined a bipartisan group of state attorneys general investigating the manufacturers and distributors of prescription opioid drugs as part of a widespread probe into the nation's opioid epidemic.The 40 states, plus the District of Columbia, served investigative subpoenas for documents and information, also known as ...

Ginny Brinton visited her brother, Fritz and Nancy Gowey of Milan, Illinois, Aug. 25-30.Enjoying the evening meal of Aug. 27 at the home of Winifred Fritz were her son and family, Charles and Debi Fritz with Jess of Sigourney, Andrew of Omaha, Nebraska, and Nathan of Pella. They celebrated Charles? birthday.Winifred Fritz attended the funeral visitation for her cousin, Dolores Pacha. It was held Aug. 28 at St. ...

Family and friends of Richard (Gene) Scott are hosting a card shower for his 80th birthday Sept. 11.Cards may reach him at 515 11th Street, Wellman, IA 52356.

On Sunday, Sept. 11, from 4 to 7 p.m. the Washington High School Class of '59 will get together at the Pizza Ranch to eat and visit. See you there.

From Iowa State ExtensionAMES ? It takes work to increase young children?s interest in learning and build their language skills, but there are ways to make it fun, says Joy Rouse, an Iowa State University Extension and Outreach human sciences specialist.?With a little planning, families can make time for learning during everyday activities,? said Rouse, who specializes in family life issues.Children learn new ...

The Central Park Community Center held their monthly meeting, Tuesday, Sept. 6, with nine members present. The meeting was conducted by President Max Cousins. Minutes of the last meeting and treasurer?s report were read and approved. There was no bingo in September. On Tuesday, Sept. 20, the Center will be used from noon until 8 p.m. as a polling place for a special election for a city councilman. SHARE Iowa will ...

Several fourth- to sixth-grade WACO students learned and worked as engineers on Friday, Sept. 2, through their +1 elective class for STEM presented by Washington County Extension/4-H.This semester 4-H/Youth Coordinator Amy Green is inspiring engineers through the hands-on learning on WACO?s +1 days. This first Friday was spent learning what engineers did and they built a wall to solve the long-lived problem of ...

Costa Rica, the final destination of the Blue Zones Journey was held Tuesday, Aug. 30, in the Timmins Dining Room at Halcyon House. Lois Greiner, Ted Griffith, Alice George and several other Halcyon House residents and some community members enjoyed Costa Rican cuisine prepared by the Halcyon House dietary team. Black beans and rice burritos, fresh mango, pineapple, and papaya fruit cups, rum cake along with ...

The 97th annual Sheetz/Sheets reunion was held on July 31, 2016, at Lagos Acres in Keota. There were 67 in attendance with littles, middles, olders, and elders who enjoyed the bountiful meal and visiting. Bill Cady was the oldest in attendance (90 11/12 years), and the youngest was Ainsley Jeffries (8 months), daughter of Jessica (Cave) and Sam Jeffries of Kalona.After the meal, updates of births, weddings, and ...

Mary Bulger, Naturalist from the Lee County Conservation Office gave a presentation on Monarch butterflies on August 25 at the Washington County Extension Office. Bulger shared with the group how essential milkweeds are for monarch butterflies. The milkweed is a host plant where the butterflies can lay eggs, drink nectar, and consume the plant. Bulger encouraged homeowners to consider growing milkweed to aid in ...

The Washington County Genealogical Society will meet at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 6, at the library.The program will be "Our own little antiques roadshow." Attendees are asked to bring an item from an ancestor to talk about.The meeting is open to the public and everyone is welcome.

On Monday, Sept. 12, the Lions Club will be have their Installation Banquet at the United Church of Crawfordsville at 6:30 p.m. 9SE District Governor Paul Hain of Lone Tree will be present.The Crawfordsville Lions are holding a Pancake Breakfast on Saturday, Sept. 17, at the Crawfordsville Ball Field from 7 to 9:30 a.m.. Tickets may be purchased in advance at Agri-Way Partners in Crawfordsville or any Lions ...