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Washington County Farm Bureau supports the Washington County 4-H program in many ways throughout the year. They recently donated $2 toward every 4-H member's enrollment fees for the 2014-2015 year. This over $800 donation helps keep enrollment fees affordable for more families to participate. Karen Bates Chabal, Washington County Extension Office Assistant, accepts the donation check from Washington County Farm ...

The Crawfordsville City Council will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 7, at city hall.Items on the agenda include a closed session per Iowa Code 21.5 to discuss mayoral candidates, approving a candidate for appointment to mayor's position and payment to previous mayor.

Washington County resident Danial Slocum will be selling homemade ice cream beginning at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 4, at the corner of Highway 92 and Redwood Ave.The proceeds will go to the Americorps ex-offender re-entry program also known as "making amends."Slocum will also be doing highway cleanup on Highway 92 that afternoon. Volunteers are welcome to assist.For more informationn call Slocum at 319-458-9212.

PROVO, Utah (AP) ? Brigham Young has seen this script play out far too many times over the past 27 years.The Cougars once again led a ranked opponent for a good portion of the game but once again failed to finish strong. By losing 90-88 to No. 21 Iowa State on Wednesday night, BYU still hasn?t defeated a non-conference ranked opponent at home since 1986.Poor shooting and poor offensive execution late, and ...

Water superintendent Jeff Soper said the boil order for residents on West Columbus St. and North and South Washington Street in Crawfordsville has been lifted.

The Keota City Council will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, July 6, at Keota City Hall.Items on the agenda include: public hearing for status of funding activities for the water main project, draw No. 5 for CDBG water main project, Keota Visioning Committee, contract with Genus for trail head, public works report, police department report, an employee for the concession stand, final design for waste water plant, Keota ...

The Riverside City Council will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, July 6, at city hall, 60 N. Greene St.Items on the agenda include: second reading of the amendment of sewer ordinance, MMS Consultants report, closed session per Iowa Code 21.5(j) real estate, resolution to proceed with Cherry Lane Development, resolution to set the public hearing and accept the bid for the Boise Street Project, Riverside Emergency ...

The Washington County Supervisors will meet at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 7, at the Washington County Courthouse.Items on the agenda include: approval for adoption of proposed Washington County Code of Ordinances - second reading, personnel change request - Washington County Public Health, secondary road use application permit - Washington YMCA and approval and acknowledgment of completion of BHS-CO92(76) - Wayland ...

The Green Acres 4-H Club of Washington County met on Sunday, June 28, at the Washington County 4-H Building. Eight members were present. President Baylee Stalder led the meeting. Natalie McCleary led the Pledge of Allegiance. Roll call was ?What is your favorite activity to do with family??The Secretary?s minutes were read and approved. Ellie Bell gave the Treasurer?s report.In Old Business, state fair deadlines...

The Washington County Extension Office held a ?Shake Things Up? Day Camp on June 23rd at New Dawn at Sunset in Washington for 4th-6th graders. The day was full of fun and experiments while learning to design earthquake resistant buildings.Throughout the camp, students gained a better definition of science terms such as engineering, shake tables, Richter, building codes, shear, and were able to experiment with ...

Ryan Chabal of Washington graduated on May 2, 2015, from Simpson College in Indianola, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in athletic training and physical education.

This past week at the Washington County Extension Office, 7 students were able to participate in a ?Catching the Wind? Day Camp exploring how wind affects the world and plays a role as an energy source. During the first half of the day, students spent time deciphering what defines technology and what defines an engineer. Using that knowledge, students then participated in a "sail race" where each group of ...