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Ed and Evelyn Gray will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary with an open house at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 11, at the Blair House in Washington. They will be moving to North Carolina in May.

The City of Washington would like to remind property owners of the replacement sidewalk policy for the city. Property owners of the city might be eligible for partial reimbursement of repairs performed on the sidewalk in the right of way. Prior approval and inspection by the building official are required for any reimbursement. Details of the Sidewalk Reimbursement and Inspection Policy can be obtained at city ...

The Trojans dropped a 3-2 game at home to Southeast Conference rival Mount Pleasant in girls? soccer Thursday.Junior Claudia Sloat scored both goals for the Trojans, who fell for the first time in five games. After allowing an own goal within the game?s first five minutes, Sloat tied it up at 1-all. Mount Pleasant answered with two straight goals before Sloat tacked on her second goal, all before halftime.?Our ...

MOUNT PLEASANT ? For the second time in as many games, the Fairfield boys? soccer team rallied from an early deficit. This time, the result was a 2-1 victory over Mount Pleasant on Thursday.Senior Roan Bachar scored both goals for visiting Fairfield, and junior teammate Austin Lauderman added an assist.?We had another comeback last night, but it looks to be a trait that I don?t particularly like,? said Fairfield...

MORAVIA ? The fourth-ranked Fairfield boys? golf team had its patience tested Thursday at the Moravia Mohawk Invite, where it settled for fifth place in the 18-team field.?The course got the best of our guys at times,? said Fairfield head coach Mick Flattery. ?At times, I thought our guys were playing like it was a sprint to the finish. These invites are about patience, knowing it?s going to be a marathon and to ...

The executive board of the Washington County Historical Society met at 9:15 a.m., March 26, at the Washington Public Library. Seven members attended, and Ferd Marie was presiding officer.The annual dinner will be held on April 27, 2015, at the Marr Park Nature Center. Mike Zahs will give the program on the history of agriculture in Iowa. Members learned that Mike Kramme had written a grant for archival material ...

Bridget Hollingsworth of Fairfield grilled the evening meal at the home of her grandmother, Winifred Fritz, on March 22. Included in providing the rest of the meal were Bridget?s mother, Mary and Joel Boatright of Fairfield, and Winifred?s son Tony of Brighton.Winifred Fritz received word of the death of John Arndt, cousin of her late husband, Bob. He lived in Austin, Texas, but was formerly of Fairfield.The ...

The West Chester Heritage Building will be the site of the Easter Egg Hunt at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 4. Signup will be at 12:30 p.m.

The Kiwanis AMers will host an Easter Egg Hunt and the Easter Bunny at 9 a.m. sharp on Saturday, April 4 in Sunset Park. There will be three age groups for children: preschool and kindergarten, first and second grades, and grades three through five.

BLOOMFIELD ? Sophomore Alexander Punj won his singles match and teamed up with fellow sophomore Alex Simpson for a win in doubles, but the Trojan boys couldn?t prevent their seventh meet defeat in a row Thursday.The host Mustangs earned wins in the seven other matches to post a 7-2 victory over Fairfield, which fell to 0-7 on the season. Punj won his No. 1 singles match 8-2, and the star sophomore and Simpson ...

Callie Greiner is a senior at Keota High School and a member of the Dutch Creek Flyers 4-H Club. She is the daughter of Eric and Paula Greiner and has one sibling, Luke.She has focused on swine projects as a 4-H'er. She helped build and sell picnic tables with the club. She also participated in the Extreme Leadership trip.A special 4-H memory is having water fights with all of her friends.?4-H has taught me to ...

4-H values hands-on learning, and the Ready, Set, Sew! workshop series has been geared to getting 4-H?ers behind the sewing machine wheel. Thirteen 4-H members attended the workshop Saturday, March 28, to complete a gum drop pillow. These great-looking finished products would work well as a reading pillow, ottoman or room accent.The workshop offered basic sewing lessons on terms, safety, machine parts and ...