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Landen Schafer competed in the State Hersey Track Meet on June 15. Schafer earned third place in the 400 meter, and his 4x100 relay team placed fourth.

The WHS La Onda Multicultural Group spent time cleaning and spreading mulch at Sunset Park in the afternoon on Wednesday, May 13.La Onda Multicultural Group is open to all high school students and has four core values: to unite all cultures, to be recognized as a group that helps the community, to strengthen communication between different groups, and to have fun as a school group.Wednesday's parks cleanup ...

Immanuel Lutheran Church is planning a Vacation Bible School Day Camp from June 22-26 at the church. The theme is "A Love That Never Ends." The day camp is for children who are currently in kindergarten through fifth grade. The camp will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and from 9 a.m. to noon on Friday.Each child will need to bring a sack lunch daily. Activities will include Bible study, ...

Help Betty Stephens celebrate her 95th birthday on May 21 with a card shower. Happy birthday wishes will reach her at the United Presbyterian Home, 1201 E. Washington St., Washington, IA 52353.

Volunteer members of the Washington County Genealogical Society were busy on Monday morning unloading historic books given to the Society from the Washington County Courthouse. Books donated included land tax records and registers from 1860 through 1930. The books will be available as part of the Genealogical Society?s collection, which is housed in the lower level of the Washington Public Library and is open to ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) ? An Australian baseball player out for a jog in an Oklahoma neighborhood was shot and killed by three ?bored? teenagers who decided to kill someone for fun, police said.Christopher Lane, who was visiting the town of Duncan, where his girlfriend and her family live, had passed a home where the boys were staying and that apparently led to him being gunned down at random, Police Chief Danny Ford ...

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