The Richmond Alumni Tea will be held Saturday, July 18, at the Richland United Methodist Fellowship Hall from 2 to 4 p.m.A business meeting will be held at 1:30 p.m. with the election of officers and other business items.All alumni and guests are urged to attend for the afternoon program and visiting.
The Pekin girls? basketball team won its opening game of the year Tuesday 50-34 against WACO.Beth Atwood led the Panthers with 18 points. McKenna Gambell, who tore an ACL last season and saw minimal playing time Saturday in the Pride Scrimmage, was second on the team with nine points. Point guard Gwynne Wright put in eight points, including two three-pointers.?Its nice to win your opening game on the road,? ...
It?s a new season, and it definitely shows.Last season, the Trojans were thumped 46-31 by an Oskaloosa team that would only win three games all season. Fairfield returned the favor Monday with a 58-49 win. It was exactly what Fairfield coach Tyler Miklo expected to see out of his players.?It was a typical first game,? Miklo said. ?It was sloppy on both ends, but I?m very thrilled with the way the guys competed.?...
The Crawfordsville City Council will meet at 6:30 p.m. July 14 at Crawfordsville City Hall.Items on the agenda include: oath of office for the new mayor, approve minutes from the July 7 and June 9 meetings, sheriff's report, Crawfordsville Community Club, mowing letters, tile and or pop-up in alley between North Street and Vine Street new water mains, water meter at 209 S. Main St., employee concerns, other ...
Starting Friday, July 10, the Iowa AMVETS will begin their trash liner fundraiser in Washington County. Proceeds will help fund the Post Traumatic Stress Program and families that need lodging while they stay with their recuperating wounded vets.
On June 19, Marilyn Crandall with daughters Lonna Blodgett of Brighton and Lori Orris of Washington, great-grandson Julian Cerda of Brighton, and Sister Murlee Bohr of Cedar Rapids, drove to Kirksville, Mo., for the Jones family reunion at the Long Branch Lodge.Upon returning on Sunday, June 21, Lonna and Marilyn enjoyed a visit from Lonna?s daughter and husband, Letty and Chad Pickering of San Tan Valley, ...
The Central Park Community Center held its monthly meeting on Tuesday, July 7, with five members present.The meeting was conducted by Max Cousins, president. The treasurer?s report was read and approved. Bingo was reported doing well, and the Center had a good day for the bake sale on Ridiculous Day. The county fair starts Sunday, July 19, and there will be no bingo on Thursday, July 23. The Center has been ...
Fairfield?s Federico Ferretti handles the basketball during a scrimmage Monday at Mid-Prairie. The Trojan boys have one more scrimmage, which is 10 a.m. Saturday at Fairfield High School, before the regular season begins. Oskaloosa comes to town for the first game, which is on Monday.
NEWTON (AP) ? NASCAR has bought the Iowa Speedway.But that doesn?t mean that the track will be hosting a Sprint Cup any time soon ? if ever.NASCAR announced Wednesday that it had finalized the purchase the seven-year-old track. It?s a move NASCAR said solidifies the future of the 0.875-mile tri-oval track in Newton. A purchase price wasn?t disclosed.Featherlite Inc. founder Conrad Clement and his family ...
The Keota School Board will meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 9, in the Keota Elementary School library.Items on the agenda include: IASB legislative priorities, dairy, bread, chemical and fuel bids, district finance discussion, administrative reports and salary schedule comparison.
Our skies this summer have been full and busy ? some days with big fluffy, white clouds that beg us to imagine something familiar floating up above us. Other days with heavy dark clouds that made it seem like twilight in the middle of the afternoon. A couple of nights were lit up with God?s fireworks even before we reached the Fourth of July. And just this week an immense amount of rain fell in what seemed to be ...
The National FFA Organization, in conjunction with John Deere and Sinclair Tractor, awarded a $2,000 scholarship to Lexi Marek of the Washington High School FFA Chapter. Lexi is currently a junior at Iowa State University with a double major in Journalism and Mass Communications and plans to use the scholarship to continue her education.Marek joined the Washington HS FFA Chapter because of her passion for ...
As you age, you may notice you have less muscle and energy and more fat. Carrying those extra pounds may be harming your health. It?s easy to be confused by advice about diet and exercise, but they?re key to avoiding weight gain as you get older. As you move through your 30s, 40s, 50s, and beyond, you can take steps to help fight the flab that can come with age.Your metabolism changes as you get older. You burn ...
The Washington County Extension Office held a Bubble Mania Day Camp on July 1 at Marr Park and July 2 at Kalona City Park. Both days contained the same fun and excitement. Around 40 kindergarten and first graders attended the camp.The campers enjoyed a day full of bubble activities. All participants experimented with different types of soaps and learned what ingredients are needed to make bubbles. They also made ...
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