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The U.C.W. of the United Church of Crawfordsville met Tuesday, May 12, at 2 p.m. with 10 ladies presentWilma McAllister gave the meditation, "Spring Cleaning for Heart and Soul."President Debbie Lowe called the business meeting to order and everyone read the Opening Creed in unison. The secretary read the minutes of the April 14, meeting which were approved as read and the treasurer's report was given and will ...

The Fairfield JV girls defeated Washington 25-23, 25-21 Thursday.Mackenzi Harwood had five aces and Mackenzie Flattery had four. Harwood also had three kills and seven digs.Mikaela Amendt, Allie Deao and Delaney Neil each had two kills.The freshmen team beat Washington by the score of 25-14, 25-8.Haley Beard went 10-11 serving with five aces. She also had three kills and six digs.Paige Buch went 10-10 on ...

Cardinal defeats Maharishi SchoolIt didn?t take long for the Comets to dismantle the Pioneers Thursday.The final scores were 25-9, 25-4, and 25-8.?Cardinal had a very strong serve and it was tough for our setters,? Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment volleyball coach Danielle Wallace said.Wallace believes the team could have played better and will play better in the future.?The girls were very ...

P.E.O. Chapter AQ, Brighton, sponsored Kirstin Smith for a Program for Continuing Education grant. Ruth Ann Stacy, chairman of the committee, presents Kirstin with a check in the amount of $1,500.

Bridget Nebel of Washington has been selected by the faculty at AIB College of Business as the Business Administration Student of the Term in the bachelor?s degree program.Nebel vied for the honor against 167 other students who had attained a grade point average of 3.75 or higher during the previous term. Eligible students were reviewed by the business administration faculty, and their accomplishments were ...

Washington High School was the host site for Solo/Ensemble Contest this spring and the students pictured received Superior "I" and Excellent "II" Ratings.In the front row from left are Lena Adams, Cale Rausch, Carolan Hoffman, Grace Buckingham, Lindsay HippenIn the second row are Cheyanne Schalk, Taylor Wallerich, Trevje Rhum, Erik MurphyIn the third row is Addison McGuireNot Pictured: Lex Hulme, Kyle ...

Washington County Mini Bus will be closed Monday, May 25 in observance of Memorial Day.

The Washington High School Choir traveled to New York City this spring where they performed on board the Intrepid Aircraft Carrier, the Newark, N.J., Veterans Home and at the United Nations. After performing a song about the 1980s famine in Sudan, the United Nations delegate from Sudan introduced himself to the choir director, Mike Jewell and students. The students also saw two Broadway shows and toured most of ...

On May 14 Mary Chmelar hosted 10 members of Chapter J in her home for the 6:30 p.m. meeting. Jo Ross and Margaret Dunn were co-hostesses.Vice President Lynn Loula conducted the business meeting. Chaplain Betty Colby read verses from the Song of Solomon. Corresponding Secretary Jo Ross read suggested amendments to the P.E.O. constitution to be voted on at the P.E.O. State Convention to be held in Des Moines May ...

All youth intending to exhibit swine, goats, lambs or feeder calves at Ak-Sar-Ben 4-H Livestock Exposition in Omaha, Neb., in September must have DNA samples and payment to the Washington County Extension Office by June 15. Nominating through the Iowa State Fair process does not nominate for Ak-Sar-Ben. An additional DNA sample must be collected. There is a charge for each nomination made. Contact the Washington ...

The Washington County Board of Health will meet from 12 to 1 p.m. Thursday, May 21, in the Building II Conference Room at Orchard Hill.The Public Health and Environmental Health departments will present business to the board.

The West Chester United Methodist Women met at the church at 6:30 p.m., May 13, 2015. Seven members and one guest, Linda Hoy of Richland, were in attendance. Linda is Spiritual Growth district officer.President Sharon Hahn opened the meeting with thoughts of Mother?s Day. The minutes and the treasurer?s report were read and approved, and Doris Fisher reported that she would send in the district pledge soon. ...