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DECORAH ? Luther senior Kathleen Kennedy of Washington, participated in commencement ceremonies for the class of 2015 at 10 a.m. Sunday, May 24, in Luther's Regents Center.Kennedy, the daughter of Cynthia and James Kennedy, received a degree in nursing.

IOWA CITY ? University of Iowa students from the area have been named to the President's List for the spring 2015 semester. These students include: Dylan Hochstetler of Kalona, Samantha Ellingson and Celina Larios of Washington.The President's List was established in the fall of 1983 to recognize academic excellence. In order to be included on the list, a student must have a minimum 4.0 grade point average (4.0 ...

Limited funds are available through the Water Quality Initiative to help farmers install nutrient reduction practices such as cover crops, no-till/strip till, or using a nitrification inhibitor when applying fertilizer.The cost share for first-time users of cover crops is $25 per acre, no-till/strip till are eligible for $10 per acre, and farmers using a nitrapyrin nitrification inhibitor when applying fall ...

Two members of the Washington County Board of Supervisors attended the meeting of the county Board of Health's Building and Finance Committee (BFC) Tuesday afternoon.Supervisors Richard Young and Abe Miller have fielded questions from the public about the new building planned to house the county's public health department. In addition, members of the board of health attended the July 14 supervisors meeting and ...

Winifred (Moeller) Fritz of Brighton, with Rita Berry of Missouri, attended the Moeller reunion. It was held July 19 at the shelter house in Houghton. Cousins arrived from Dubuque, Wever, Des Moines, Salem, Richland, Mount Pleasant, Cedar Rapids, Farmington, Keosauqua, Fort Madison, West Point, Burlington, and Brighton, and from Missouri and California. Rita returned home, while Winifred rode to Brighton with ...

The Fairfield bowling team competed at the Southeast Conference tournament Saturday in Washington.The meet was marred by some technical difficulties with the lanes. Equipment malfunction caused all the teams to work together to switch up the lane assignments and get the meet completed in an orderly fashion.?All the kids were very patient despite losing momentum,? Fairfield bowling coach Lisa Greenig said.The ...

The district playoffs are off to a great start in Packwood.The Pekin girls? basketball team traveled Saturday to Brooklyn and defeated the B-G-M Bears 55-42 to open postseason play.Beth Atwood was superb for Pekin (17-4) yet again. The sophomore finished with 23 points, 19 rebounds and seven steals. Atwood is now averaging 19 points per game.Senior Samantha Wright scored nine points, while her sister Gwynne ...

The annual Polishville Bazaar is scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015. Dinner will be served from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The menu is: Ham or roast turkey, potatoes, gravy, green beans, Jell-O salad, cake, tea or coffee. Children under 5 may eat free; there is a charge for children over 5 and for adults.There will be two raffles. The first consists of several quilts ? one hand-quilted, one 50 years old, one knotted, ...

The West Chester United Methodist Church will hold Vacation Bible School Monday, Aug. 3, through Thursday, Aug. 6. The first three nights will be from 5:45 to 8 p.m. with a light meal served at the start of each of those nights. The final night will be the children?s program at 6:30 p.m. with refreshments following. The theme is ?SonTreasure Island, Where Kids Discover God?s Love?.

The Davison family reunion will be held Sunday, Aug. 2, at the Central Park Community Center in Washington.A potluck starts at 12:30 p.m. with a short meeting following.

Clyde and Patricia Dawson will celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary with an open house on Saturday, Aug. 15, from 1:30 to 5 p.m., in the lower level of Dallmeyer Hall located at the Washington County Fairgrounds. The couple requests no gifts, please.Patricia Stewart and Clyde A. Dawson were married July 31,1950, in Valparaiso, Ind. Mr. Dawson taught school for one year in Richmond and farmed for four years ...

Jolene Cole and Andy Colthurst were united in marriage Aug. 8, 1975, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Hills.They are the parents of Josh and Dorinda Colthurst of Belle Plaine, and Lydia and Jeff Fagen of Ankeny. They have four grandchildren.Please join them for an open house Aug. 8 from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Farm Bureau building, 427 Highway 1 and 92 North in Washington. Your presence is their gift.