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St. James fourth-grade class collected the most money for Miles of Pennies project for the Optimist Club. Pictured is Emily Baumert's fourth-grade class.
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St. James fourth-grade class collected the most money for Miles of Pennies project for the Optimist Club. Pictured is Emily Baumert's fourth-grade class.
Post 29-American Legion met at its regular time with Ron Brock commanding.Reports were heard from Adjutant Jim Peterson regarding finances and membership and Mike Sypherd about the upcoming poppy program and setting flags at the graves of veterans. Lonny Milligan reported that the first sale will be held May 18 at the fairgrounds with the new food stand located on the south end. Terry Philips reported on the ...
Riverside City Council is excited to offer local Riverside youth discounted summer programming for the community. Washington County Extension will partner with the City of Riverside to bring Extension day camps to Riverside for a third summer. Riverside City Council will pay the majority of the camp registration fee for Riverside residents. There are three camps being offered for a variety of ages. Each camp ...
The Washington County Extension Office will host the annual Progressive Agriculture Safety Day. The camp will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Thursday, June 4, at the Washington County Fairgrounds. There will be a cost per child that includes a T-shirt, goody bag, snacks, and safety information. All youth who have completed kindergarten through third grade are encouraged to attend. Parents are welcome to attend as ...
The Keota School Board will meet at 6:30 p.m. today, May 14, in the elementary school library.Items on the agenda include: consent items, EagleRock!, presentation by Kirkwood students, elementary staffing and grade structure recommendation, public hearing on and approval of the 2014-15 certified budget amendment, secondary math instructional materials, sharing agreement with MP for seventh-grade softball, ...
Goshen College recently recognized 170 undergraduate students for excellence in academics on the 2014-15 spring semester Dean's List. The Dean's List includes traditional undergraduate students earning at least a 3.75 GPA, while completing at least 12 hours of course work for a letter grade.The spring Dean's List includes:Kalona: Ida Short, a senior art major; Michael Yoder, a senior biology and informatics major
Matthew Romoser of Keota, graduating from Iowa State University with a major in animal science, was given the outstanding senior award. This award recognizes an individual who encompasses efforts in service, leadership, and scholarship.
The Washington County Riverboat (WCRF) is pleased to announce another round of Mini Grants. WCRF will give out up to $100,000 in grants for various projects. The application is a simple one-page application and is catered to small nonprofits who would like to do a special project.The application and instructions are available on their Web site ~ . The deadline for the applications is June 17, and the winners ...
The Heritage Area Agency on Aging, the Agency for Eastern Iowa, is pleased to announce the launch of LifeLong Links?, a statewide service for aging Iowans, Iowans with disabilities, veterans and their caregivers as they begin to plan for long-term independent living.Administered by the Iowa Department on Aging, LifeLong Links is available to all Iowans who need home- and community-based services, as well as to ...
Sheryl Stalder and Mark Stalder and Les and Candy Greiner are pleased to announce the engagement and upcoming wedding of their children Madison and Trenton.Madison is a 2007 graduate of Washington High School and graduated from Iowa Wesleyan College in 2011. She is employed at Farm and Home Security Mutual in Washington.Trenton is a 2004 graduate of Keota High School and is the owner of Trent Greiner Logging ...
The English River Watershed Management Authority will hold its quarterly board meeting at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 21, at the Sigourney Public Library, 720 E. Jackson St. Please note that this meeting will start one hour later than usual.Staff from the Iowa Flood Center will attend and provide a demonstration of the Iowa Flood Information System (IFIS), an online application that provides community-level flood ...
IOWA CITY ? Iowa wide receiver Cameron Wilson and lineman Drew Clark have left the program.Hawkeyes coach Kirk Ferentz announced Monday that Wilson, a redshirt freshman, notified him last month that he intends to transfer.Clark, a seldom-used senior from nearby Marion, will forego his final season to focus on his schoolwork.Iowa opened fall practice on Monday. The Hawkeyes will hold an open scrimmage on Aug. ...
The Iowa Newspaper Association has named its All-State Baseball teams for the 2013 season.First, second and third teams were made for 1A-4A. A captain was elected to each of the four classes.Joseph Hietpas from Fairfield was named a First Team pitcher in 3A. Hietpas finished the season with a record of 7-2 and a 1.49 ERA. Coach Josh Allison says Hietpas is definitely the ace of the Trojan roster.?He?s gotten a ...
The Eastern Iowa Honor Flight will conduct its second flight of the 2015 season on Tuesday, May 19. This will be the 20th flight since the group began operations in 2009.On this flight will be 83 veterans plus their guardians. Of the 83, eight are from WW II.The flight departs at 7 a.m. Veterans and guardians will begin checking in at 5:15 to 5:30 a.m. for processing.The estimated time of return is 10:45 p.m. ...
