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Ten members of Moss Country Friends met in the home of Linda Williams in Tiffin Monday, Aug. 24, at 6:30 p.m. Plans are being made for the Moss Dinner and Auction following the P.Buckley Moss Art Show on Saturday, Oct. 31, at the Kalona Historical Village. Dinner tickets are available from the Village Shoppe. Proceeds from the Moss Dinner/Auction and raffle will go toward adaptive equipment for special-needs ...

The Washington Soil and Water Conservation District will hold a meeting on Sept. 1, 2015, at 2 p.m. at the USDA office. The tentative agenda items Lake Darling cost share applications and CRP incentive applications. The meeting is open to the public. If you need accommodations, please notify Washington SWCD as soon as possible.

The Washington High School Class of 1957 will meet at 11:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 4, at Pizza Ranch.

Anyone bringing items to the Fall Rummage Sale at the United Church of Crawfordsville may beginning bringing items anytime now. The ladies will be setting up for the sale on Tuesday morning, Sept. 1 and the sale begins Thursday, Sept. 3 from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m. and runs Friday, Sept. 4 from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m. and Saturday, Sept. 5 from 8 a.m. until noon.The sale will feature the usual clothing for all ages, ...

A new season of Sticks and Strings begins this Friday, Sept. 4, at 7 p.m. on the second level of the library. A Yarn Swap will be held at this meeting, so attendees can bring unused yarn, patterns, and sewing supplies to swap with others. Also bring knitting, crochet, quilting, etc. projects to work on for a relaxing evening with fellow fiber artists. The event is free and open to the public, but fifth-graders or ...

Brighton City Council will meet at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 1, at city hall.Items on the agenda include: review monthly financial reports and treasurer's report, sheriff's report, maintenance update - Cope, roof on municipal building bids, building/fencing permit approvals, public health department presentation, resolution to accept street finance report, resolution to accept Washington County Riverboat Foundation ...

The Washington City Council will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 1, at 120 E. Main St.Items on the agenda include: nuisance abatement update - Merle Hagie, discussion and consideration of a dedication agreement - Roth sidewalk, discussion and consideration of hearing and letting for the West Fifth Street parallel water main project, public hearing on sale of real property - KCTC parcel, discussion and consideration...

Iowa State University?s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences has presented 10 ?Future Discovery Awards? to 4-H participants at the 2015 Iowa State Fair.Kristen Twinam, 15, of Crawfordsville, was one of the recipients for her exhibit, ?United Nations,? for which she created an interactive display to teach about the United Nations.Grace Shemanski, 16, of Keota, also won a scholarship with her exhibit called ?How ...

The Keota School Board will meet for a work session at 4:45 p.m. in the Keota Elementary School library, Monday Aug. 31.The only item on the agenda is discussing school district finances.

Landon and Samantha Rich exchanged wedding vows late Saturday afternoon, Aug. 30, 2014, under an oversized lighted crystal chandelier hanging from a huge oak tree in a lush green, groomed, shaded clearing surrounded by tall trees on the family farm south of Washington, while a harpist filled the air with music. Following short ceremonial nuptials, the couple exited by running underneath 3-foot sparklers held by ...

The family of Ed and Gwen Shepherd of Washington will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary Saturday, Sept. 5, at the big pavilion in Sunset Park.A potluck will begin at noon. Please bring a dish to pass.No gifts, please.

Friday morning a memorial service was held for Victoria Griffith, beloved Halcyon House resident and friend to all since February 2013. Pastor Jason Collier, with United Church of Crawfordsville and Ainsworth, officiated. Playing the piano at the service was administrator Chris Marshall, who accompanied Victoria?s granddaughter-in-law, Carrie Griffith from Texas, in singing ?In the Garden.? The service ended in ...