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Warriors lose first game of seasonThe Van Buren boys? basketball team lost its first game of the season Friday 58-46 to Holy Trinity Catholic in Fort Madison.The Warriors (5-1) were only down by three entering the fourth quarter, but the Crusaders pulled away late.Senior Tanner Smith led Van Buren in points with 12. Garrett Saunders scored 11 points and led the team with six assists and four steals. Thomas ...

Cardinal boys, girls each defeat West BurlingtonThe Cardinal girls? basketball team improved to 2-3 on the season by beating West BurlingtonI was very happy with our defensive intensity in the the second half,? Cardinal coach Aaron Dose said. ?We hope that this game gives us momentum going into Pekin Thursday night.?Sophomore Jessie McElderry led the team with 18 points and four steals. She also grabbed 10 ...

The prestigious P.E.O. STAR Scholarship for the 2015-16 academic year was presented to Macy Marek, who graduated from Washington High School this year. The scholarship was presented at the Senior Class Night awards ceremony by Cathy Rich.Macy is the daughter of Tim and Heather Marek. She was recommended for this scholarship by Chapter AQ of Brighton.Macy has been accepted to Iowa State University where she ...

The parents of Andi Alexis Cupps and Dalton Avery Huston are proud to announce the engagement and upcoming wedding for their children.The ceremony will be held at 3 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015, at the Virginia Grove Recreation Area, with a reception to follow.Invitations have been sent; however, all family and friends are welcome.

The Southeast Iowa Symphony (SEISO) Chamber Orchestra will present a chamber concert Wednesday evening, July 15, in Washington, at 7 p.m. at the Immanuel Lutheran Church (1226 E. Washington).The concert is free and open to public and features 10 area musicians performing a variety of classical, folk and popular music. The group, under the direction of Robert McConnell, includes seven strings, two woodwinds and ...

The Highland School Board will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 15, in the high school board room.Items on the agenda include: resolution ordering a special election for the issuance of $10,460,000 general obligation school bonds, handbooks for the 2015-16 school year, annual bids on bread, milk, gas, LP and sanitation, final certification of the 2016 tax rates, Board Policy 704.2R1 debt management policy, CTE ...

The Washington County Riverboat Foundation will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 15, in the event center at Riverside Casino.Items on the agenda include: public comments, approving minutes from June 17 meeting, correspondence, treasurer reports, committee reports, set dates for fall 2015 grants, presentation of recommendations for mini grants, discussion and vote on 2015 mini grants, board member comments and set ...

A soil health partnership demonstration day will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, July 17, at the Washington Public Library, hosted by Steve Berger and Rob Stout.Topics of discussion will include: soil health and cover crops, management of cover crops for crop yields, economic gains and environmental improvement and a farmer panel discussion on experiences with cover crops and soil health.The event will be ...

The regular meeting of Chapter L of the National T.T.T. Society was held on Wednesday, July 1, at the Olds United Church of Christ.The meeting began with the camp girls giving their accounts of T.T.T. camp. They answered questions and then sang songs they learned, as well as each sharing their favorite thing about camp.Refreshments were then served for the girls and their families and the ladies of T.T.T. When ...

Don?t judge a book by its movie, and vice versa. When a movie is made from a book (and in rare cases, the other way around), it?s opened up to ridicule from avid readers and fans of the book it was based on.In 1900, the movie Sherlock Holmes Baffled became the first movie adaptation of literature. Even though I wasn?t there, I?m sure there were people who left the theater the same way we leave the theater after ...

Virginia Tschantz attended the wedding of her granddaughter Molly Tschantz in Iowa City on Friday evening. Molly and Brad Meier wrote their own vows, which was heartfelt by all the guests. Virginia?s sister, Barbara was here from Santa Rosa Beach, Fla., as well as Brother Phil and Lois Myers from Golden, Colo., to enjoy the festivities. The guests enjoyed the convenience of the shuttle to and from the reception ...

The Washington County Board of Supervisors will meet at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 14, at the courthouse.Items on the agenda include: semi-annual report from the treasurer, quarterly fee report from the treasurer, annual investment report from the treasurer, Resolution 15-31 naming county depositories, quarterly report from the auditor, personnel change request - auditor, quarterly report from the recorder, ...