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The Washington County Treasurer?s office will be closed all day on Thursday, Oct. 8, for staff to attend mandatory driver?s license training. The office will reopen regular hours on Friday, Oct. 9. They apologize for any inconvenience.

The City of Washington's waste water treatment plant and yard waste center located at 1065 W. Buchanan St., is open from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Washington residents can drop off their yard waste and tree trimmings.The waste water treatment plant and yard waste center will extend its hours on Saturday mornings from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. on the following dates: Oct. 24, Oct. 31, Nov. 7, Nov. 14 and ...

The Wayland High School Class of '48 held their 67th class reunion at Sassy's Cafe on Saturday, Sept. 12, at 11:30 a.m. There were 22 graduating seniors with only nine members who have died since then.After the meal, there was a class trivia that brought back memories that had been forgotten. The meeting was closed with a humorous poem "When I Get Old." Next year's reunion will be held the second Saturday in ...

The Washington County Hospital and Clinics Board of Trustees will meet at 4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 24, in the Robert Nicola Conference Room.Items on the agenda include: finance committee report - committee minutes, August financial report, disbursement summary and WCHC investment policy annual review, people - minutes from previous meeting, credentials request and QHR trustee webinar report, quality - building ...

Lucy Dietzman of Keosauqua and Mary Boatright of Fairfield visited their mother, Winifred Fritz of Brighton, on Sept. 15.Fritz attended the funeral of Betty (Adam) Ledger on Sept. 16. It was held at St. Joseph Church in East Pleasant Plain.Bob and Carrol Shelangoski of Brighton and their daughter, Roberta and Ryan Sieren with Wyatt of Keota, traveled to Silvis, Illinois, on Sept. 12. They visited Carrol's ...

The Washington Park Board will meet at 5:30 p.m., Sept. 23, at city hall.Items on the agenda include: review Washington County Riverboat Foundation grant application for fountain improvements and discuss Halloween activities in upper Sesquecentennial Park.

The family of Richard and Jackie Beard are having a card shower for their 40th anniversary on Sept. 27.Cards may be sent to their home address at 3289 310th St. Crawfordsville, Iowa 52621.

Looking for some not-so-scary fun for Halloween this year? Want to get out and enjoy nature at night? Then come to the Washington County Conservation Board?s annual Halloween Hike. This event will run from 6:45 to 8:30 p.m. at Marr Park on Saturday, Oct. 3.The theme for this year?s hike is ?Shoo Fly.? You?ll examine the characteristics of flies and then look at how some commonly named ?flies? are not really ...

The Columbus Junction City Council will meet at 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 23, at city hall.Items on the agenda include: request to use Chautauqua Park for fund raiser event - Arelia Ramirez, Louis County Conservation summer rec report and fees - Roxi Gerard, set Trick o' Treat date and time, committee reports and mayor's report.

The Brighton Chamber invites everyone to Brighton Sept. 26 for the Red Flag Horseless Carriage Tour. The tour from New London to Brighton is a four-day event for any one- or two-cyclinder, steam, or electric antique vehicles, including motorcycles up to 1915. A second group of vehicles consisting four-cylinder, steam, or electric antique vehicles and motorcycles has also been added up to 1927. Approximately 23 ...

Aletha Glandon's children, Terry and Jean Glandon and Connie and Rick Owens, Gary and Nancy Glandon, seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren and four step great-grandchildren are holding a card shower for her 85th birthday Sept. 28.Please shower Aletha Glandon with birthday cards to celebrate her birthday. Cards may be mailed to Aletha Glandon, 403 W. Madison, Washington, IA 52353.

The H.J. Club met at the Kalona Bakery on Sept. 17, at 1:30 p.m.Members answered roll call on "What are some of the things that we as senior citizens now are finding hard to do?"A short quiz was given on naming all the president's wives first names.Jolene Krotz has purchased the book "Birds of America and Greenland" to be donated to the Kalona Library in memory of Rita Stupmf.The next meeting will be at the ...