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The James Harlan Thoma Post No. 351 of the American Legion will hold its annual Memorial Day ceremony on May 25. The ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. in the Ainsworth School gym and conclude with a salute to fallen comrades in the Oregon Township Cemetery.The featured speaker will be Cheyenne Cuddeback-Miller. She has a lifelong interest in military history and has co-authored two books on local World War II ...

Nicole Entsminger and Kyle Schoolen of Brighton are the proud parents of a son, their first child.Jamison Andrew Schoolen was born Friday, April 10, 2015, at the University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City. He arrived at 4:16 p.m., weighing 6 pounds, 12 ½ ounces and measuring 18 ½ inches in length.Grandparents are Tim and Vicki Entsminger of Washington, and Bob and Dorene Schoolen of Wayland. Great-grandparents ...

Meredith Lumberg, a student at Washington High School, was recognized by Gov. Terry Branstad for outstanding academic achievement at the 13th Annual Governor's Scholar Recognition Ceremony on April 26 in Des Moines.The statewide program, sponsored by the Iowa Governor's office, Iowa High School Athletic Association, and Iowa Farm Bureau Federation, honored 436 high school seniors from across Iowa.Each high ...

AMES (AP) ? It was supposed to be the perfect setup for Iowa State.The Cyclones would work out their kinks in the opener against FCS school Northern Iowa. Then, they?d use the ensuing bye week as added preparation for the rival Iowa Hawkeyes ? who they?d likely be favored to beat for the first time in recent memory.After losing to the Panthers 28-20 last weekend, nothing seems assured for Iowa State anymore.Nor...

Fairfield?s Sydney Burnett (bottom row, second from left) and Marisa Repp (bottom row, far right) both played on the Southeast Iowa Hawks All-Star softball team Labor Day weekend in Ankeny. The team won the USSSA ISP 18UA Fall Nationals with an 8-0 record.

What do you think of the word "righteousness?" These days, the word seems to have a bad rap. Many equate it with hypocrisy. One reason for this impression is that righteousness is actually a pretty high standard, one that none of us live up to in God's eyes and so naturally only hypocrites claim to be absolutely righteous. As Isaiah said of his contemporaries, so we can all say about ourselves, "All our righteousn...

Victoria Griffith accompanied Susan Griffith and Larry Bruse to Davenport to eat at the Machine Shed Restaurant. They were joined by Nathan and Betsy Fisher along with Rowan and Cullen of Davenport for dinner. Granddaughter Mandy Griffith had earlier shared her skydiving experience in honor of her dad, Ronnie, who had always wanted to skydive but passed away before he got the chance.Eveline Adam spent a grand ...

Chapter AQ, P.E.O., of Brighton, met at the McCreedy Home in Washington on May 5. Seventeen members answered roll call. Ruth Stacy, PCE chairman, presented Kirstin Smith with a $1,500 check for continuing education in the nursing program. Marcella Loeffler is the Chapter?s delegate to International Convention in Indianapolis, Ind., in October. Rosemary Pacha is the alternate delegate. Iowa State P.E.O. Convention ...

Jerry and Janet Schiebel of Washington will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on May 23, 2015.Jerry Schiebel and Janet Varney were married on May 23, 1965, at the United Methodist Church in Washington. They are the parents of Matt Schiebel (Megan Schiebel) of Washington. They have three grandchildren.An open house will be held on Saturday, May 23, at Unc and Neph?s in Washington, starting at 6 p.m. All ...

Relay team members Kelsey Pacha, Delaney Breen, Yana Gaskell and Danielle Breen of Fairfield placed fourth in the 4x100 relay at the State Hershey Track Meet in June. The meet was held in Marshalltown. Sixteen teams competed in this event.

Resident Jim Bennett found humor in the Rev. Herb Yoder?s recent Evensong message. Yoder spoke about miracles and how God created the heavens and the earth and everything in it. He explained how miracles can be large or small and that recently his wife prepared him a nice meal and he referred to it a miracle. Everyone in the congregation laughed except maybe his wife, Dorothy.George Grove celebrated his 95th ...

Chelsey Lampe is a senior at Highland High School and a member of the Riverside Ramblers and Riverside Enterprisers 4-H clubs. She is the daughter of Dennis and Ann Lampe, and she has three siblings, Brittney, Rebecca, and Brad.As a 4-H'er, Lampe has worked in the project areas of market and breeding beef, home improvement, photography, foods, and sewing. She has been a member of County Council.The water fights ...