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The Riverside City Council will meet at 6:30 p.m., Monday, Nov. 2, at city hall.Items on the agenda include: Riverside Auto Spa, public hearing at 6:40 p.m. for lot sale - Habitat for Humanity, resolution 110022015-01 - lot sale for Habitat for Humanity, public hearing at 6:45 p.m. for sale of fire truck to Tanglewood, resolution 110022015-02 - to sell 2003 Alexis Fire Engine to Lake Tanglewood Fire Department, ...

Taylor and Mandi Stogdill are the proud parents of twin girls born on Saturday, Oct. 24, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.Tayte Cathalene weighed in at 4 pounds, 5 ounces and Rylee Frances weighed 4 pounds, 7 ounces. Grandparents are Ken and Loree Stogdill of Crawfordsville and Lisa Vileta and Bob and Melissa Vileta.This is double the excitement for Ken and Loree, as this is the second time they've ...

By Brianna DunbarLast Monday at 4 p.m. was the starting of the Teen Coloring Club for sixth-to 12th-graders. This club meets every Monday from 4 ? 5 p.m. to help teenagers de-stress and calm down for an hour after starting a new week at school.I was able to go and I had so much fun with all of the kids whoshowed up. We had a good sized group of teens come for the first week. We listened to music and socialized ...

First, second-and third-place winners of WACO Elementary?s Red Ribbon Week Poster Contest for second to sixth graders. Pictured in the first row from left to right are Niles Reichenbach, Santana Clark, Emma Rysdam, Emily Rinner, and Adriana Vargas. In the second row from left to right are Ally Rinner, Jessica Unternahrer, Emma Wagler, and Natalie West. In the third row from left to right are Braelyn Malloy, Joe ...

The Sasha Club met on Oct. 26 for a work session frosting sugar cookies, which will be sold at the annual craft show.The craft show will be held Nov. 7 at Ainsworth Elementary School.The business meeting was conducted by president Karen Megchelsen. Angie Ornduff was hostess and prepared the refreshments.

The Washington City Council will meet at 6 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 3, at 115 W.Washington St.Items on the agenda include: presentation on updated West Third storm sewer study, nuisance abatement update, street financial report, employee health insurance renewal, resolution approving permanent easement agreements with property owners - West Fifth parallel water main project, resolution adopting and levying final ...

In commemoration of Veterans Day, the Marion Avenue Baptist Church will hold a free celebration and concert on Sunday, Nov. 8, from 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. at 215 S. Marion Ave., in Washington.Every veteran in attendance will receive a commemorative gift as well as a restaurant gift card to a local business.The church encourages you to attend this special event to say ?thank you? to our local veterans.

The Kalona City Council will meet at 7 p.m., Nov. 2, at city hall.The only agenda item is approving the 2014-15 annual report.

In 1978 a group of representatives pork producers from Washington County traveled to California to promote pork.They spent several days promoting the Iowa pork industry and talked about their farming operations.In the picture from left to right were Nancy Tobin, Bob Redlinger, Sharon Redlinger, Pat Tobin, Betty Tobin, Bob Marie, Joyce Marie, Bob Greiner, Francis Greiner, Pat Johnson and Bob Johnson

The Kiwanis AM'ers presented $1,000 to the Washington Community School Districts counselors that can be used to buy school supplies and items necessary for children to attend school, such as shoes and coats. Holly Mueller of the Kiwanis AM'ers presented the funds.

The Keota City Council will meet at 6:30 p.m., Monday, Nov. 2, at city hall.Items on the agenda include: closed session for an employee review, citizens comments, REAP grant agreement with DNR, public works report, police department report, review newsletter, approve payment of bills and clerk/mayor/council comments.

In the past couple of weeks a lot of corn and soybeans went into storage with temperatures in the '60s. With grain this warm, moisture migration within the grain mass and spoilage can occur very quickly, even with fairly dry grain.With average daily temperatures soon in the low to mid '40s, newly stored grain should be cooled down as soon as possible. While stored grain should be cooled to 30-40 degrees for ...