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DES MOINES ? The growers of the biggest and best vegetables and fruits won honors at the 2015 Iowa State Fair.In the watermelon division David Miller of Riverside placed first. He also placed first in the pumpkin (woody stem) division, third in the cabbage division, first in the longest gourd division, first in the squash division, third in the onion division and first in the kohlrabi division.

DES MOINES ? Lexie Berry of Sac City exhibited the Grand Champion Market Hog in the 4-H Market Swine Show judged Tuesday at the 2015 Iowa State Fair.Makenzi Marek of Riverside exhibited the Reserve Grand Champion Market Hog, Reserve Champion Crossbred Market Barrows and Champion Mediumweight Market Barrow.Olivia Marek of Riverside exhibited the Champion Berkshire Market Hog.Shae Lynn Becker of Keota exhibited ...

The Columbus Junction City Council will meet at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 26, at city hall.Items on the agenda include: preliminary plat New Heritage Village phase two planning and zoning recommendations, council appointment or special election, committee report and mayor's report.

Eula Mae Coon, formerly of Ainsworth, has moved to Iowa City.She would like to hear from her friends and former neighbors. Her new address is Briarwood Health Care Center, 605 Greenwood Drive, Iowa City, IA 52246.Coon would also appreciate phone calls. Her new phone number is 319-351-3657.

The Washington Park Board will meet at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 26, at city hall.Items on the agenda include: discussing pads for bleachers at East Creek, discussing new overhead lights for skate park and discussing a grant application for fountain updates.

Please join the family of Tom Tanner to celebrate his 90th birthday on Saturday, Aug. 29.An open house will be held from 1:30 to 3 p.m. in the main dining room of the United Presbyterian Home in Washington.Cards may also be sent to 37 Willow Way, Washington, IA 52353.

DES MOINES ? Elizabeth Gunn of Jefferson showed the Champion and Reserve Champion Grade Dairy Goat at the FFA Dairy Goat contest judged Thursday during the 2015 Iowa State Fair. She was also named Top Showman in the Showmanship contest.FFA members from five chapters from across Iowa participated in the Dairy Goat Show.Complete results are: Champion Grade Junior Doe: Elizabeth Gunn of Jefferson; Reserve Champion ...

The Washington County Board of Supervisors will meet at 9:30 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 25, at the courthouse.Items on the agenda include: secondary roads department staffing, presentation regarding Judicial District 8A Mental Health Patient Advocate - Marquetta Huffman, Class C liquor license application, personnel change request - communications, personnel change request - county treasurer, agreements for Living ...

The Fairfield girls? golf team fell in Mt. Pleasant by the team score of 234-192 Tuesday.Medalists for the meet were Mt. Pleasant?s Courtney Mabeus and Brianne Holtkamp, who shot scores of 43 and 47, respectively.Fairfield?s Lindsey Repp was barely behind those scores with a 49, which led the Trojans.?Mt. Pleasant was true to form and played well on their home course,? Fairfield coach Joe Kruzich said. ?They ...

STORRS, Conn. (AP) ? The partying started Monday night on the UConn campus and spilled into Tuesday. And rightly so.It was in honor of the women?s basketball team, which beat Notre Dame 79-58 in Nashville, Tenn., on Tuesday, capturing a record ninth national title, and the men?s team, which beat Kentucky 60-54 in Arlington, Texas, about 23 hours earlier, capturing its fourth NCAA title.?It was pretty crazy last ...

An open house was held on Aug. 15 at the home of J.D. and Becky Hollingsworth of rural Packwood. Everyone enjoyed the cookout. Special guests were her father, of Zearing; his mother, Mary and Joel Boatright with Bridget Hollingsworth of Fairfield; and his grandmother, Winifred Fritz of Brighton. Among other friends and relatives were Matt and Lucy Dietzman and sons of Keosauqua, Tony and Lynn Fritz of Brighton, ...

DES MOINES ? Tyler Wellman of West Point exhibited the Supreme Champion Gilt in the 4-H Breeding Swine Show judged Tuesday at the 2015 Iowa State Fair. The gilt was first named Champion Yorkshire Gilt.Logan Sieren of Keota won the Champion Berkshire Gilt division.