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The Washington County Board of Supervisors will meet at 9:30 a.m., Friday, Sept. 11.Items on the agenda include: a Class C liquor license for the Riverside VFW Post No. 6414, personnel change requests for the Washington County Conservation Board and Washington County Treasurer's office, engagement/waiver letter related to the financing for the capital improvements to the existing facility of the Washington ...

Post 29 American Legion met in regular session with Wayne Kaufman commanding. Two members, Sam Young and Paul Swank have passed since the last meeting. Reports were heard from Jim Peterson, Adjutant, on membership and finances, Rick Conrad, on the State convention of the Legion Riders, Mike Worley, on the Honor Guard, and Lonny Milligan regarding fundraising. Wayne Brock reported on the flag raising which will ...

Millard (Gus) DeLashmutt, formerly of Washington, now resides in Maple Lawn Nursing Home in Palmyra, Missouri.Letters may be sent to his new address at 6599 County Road 258, Hannibal, Missouri, 63401.

The Columbus Junction City Council will meet at 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 16, at city hall.Items on the agenda include: addendum to the hometown pride partnership agreement, Lihs property by the swinging bridge, approve resolution No. 090915 - annual road use tax report, adopt written return to work policy - per workman's comp request, adopt a policy requiring all new employees to undergo a post job and offer ...

Milo Luers, of Washington, formerly of rural Keota, will observe his 90th birthday on Sept. 17.His family plans a celebration in November.

You?ve probably heard of the thyroid gland, but do you know what it does? You might not give it a second thought unless something goes wrong. Thyroid trouble can cause a range of seemingly unrelated problems, including drastic changes to your weight, energy, digestion, or mood. Learn to recognize signs of thyroid disorder, so you can get treatment if needed.The thyroid is a small but powerful butterfly-shaped ...

County Line Club met Tuesday evening at the home if Helen Edwards with 10 members and one guest present. Mike Zahs, a former neighbor of most members, came with many interesting antiques, many of which the members had never seen before. It was most interesting learning of many handy tools that our forefathers made and used to make their life easier.After his presentation, members had a show and tell and Mike ...

The Washington FFA Chapter was named the third-place team in the annual Iowa FFA Meats Career Development Event. Members of the team included: Macy Marek, Addie Pacha and Libby Schnicker. Schnicker placed sixth individually and was named High Individual in Beef Quality and Yield Grading. Their coach is Mr. Irv Meier and their agriculture education instructor and FFA advisor is Mr. Duane Van Winkle.The FFA Meats ...

The Washington County 4-H Meats team was named Champion Team in the annual Iowa 4-H Meats Evaluation contest on the Iowa State Campus in Ames on Aug. 29. Members of the team are: Logan Sieren, Erin Chalupa, Morgan Brinning and Makenzi Marek. Individually, Sieren was second, Brinning-Third, Chalupa - fourth and Marek was eleventh. Teams from five counties competed in the event. The 4-H team will represent Iowa at ...

You may have attended one of our noontime concerts, or listened to a guest author speak at our Writer?s Workshop, or noticed the progress on the mural in our back alley and wondered where we have found all of these musicians, authors, and artists. We are incredibly lucky to have a bounty of talented artists who call Washington home. They give back to the community in many ways, including offering free concerts at ...

Lorraine Suter will celebrate her 90th birthday on Sept. 17. A card shower is being planned. If you would like to wish her a happy birthday, cards can be mailed to her at 606 W. Central Ave. Apt No. 4, Winfield, IA 52659.

Descendants of George and Catherine Rotenburger held their annual reunion at the Dennis and Irma Altenhofen Barn on Sunday, Aug. 2. Family members shared a potluck dinner. Afterward, everyone enjoyed Dennis Altenhofen?s slide show of the trip that he, Irma and their family took to Germany last year.Those attending this year?s reunion were Dennis and Irma Altenhofen, Donna, Joe and Crystal Fanatia, Sharon ...