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Family and friends of Mary Lee Trier Runde are invited to her 90th birthday party from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, March 8, at the VFW Hall in Keota. Lunch will be served. The family requests no gifts. Cards will reach her at PO Box 186, Keota, IA 52248.

Growing and harvesting is not just for the farmers anymore but 4-H?ers who live in town or in the country experience much pride with growing and harvesting their 4-H garden projects.4-H?ers interested in the garden project area are invited to attend an informational meeting at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 28, at the Washington County Extension Office. This is an introductory meeting to the many options of the garden ...

A new home for the Public Health Department took one step forward last Thursday during the Washington County Board of Health monthly meeting, held in Orchard Hill Building 2. The board unanimously approved a motion to build a new facility on Lots 2 and 3 of the County Home Subdivision located across the street from the Orchard Hill complex.Public Health administrator Danielle Pettit-Majewski said that was the ...

Allen and Beverly Griggs of rural Washington will be celebrating their 54th wedding anniversary on Valentine?s Day, Feb. 14. They were united in marriage at the First United Methodist Church in Mount Pleasant on Feb. 14, 1961.Their family consists of four married children, Cherry (Steve) Klein of Burlington, Donald (Melody) of Baxter, Minn., Ed (Susan) of Washington, and Faith Griggs-York (Matthew) of Chicago, ...

Preschool orientation at St. James School will be held from 4 to 5:30 p.m. and 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26 at the school. Please join the school for an informational meeting, paperwork and tours. Snacks will be provided as well as child care for younger siblings. Bring your student to meet others in their class and get familiar with St. James School.St. James School will again be offering state-funded ...

A new home for the Public Health Department took one step forward last Thursday during the Washington County Board of Health monthly meeting, held in Orchard Hill Building 2. The board unanimously approved a motion to build a new facility on Lots 2 and 3 of the County Home Subdivision located across the street from the Orchard Hill complex.Public Health administrator Danielle Pettit-Majewski said that was the ...

The Iowa state wrestling tournament, one of the biggest event?s in the state each year, begins Thursday with a field of 672 athletes vying for the chance to be one of 42 state champions.Six area wrestlers will be a part of it all, with matches taking place on eight mats at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. Fairfield and Cardinal will be represented by two wrestlers apiece, while Pekin and Van Buren have each ...

PELLA ? For the second time in three seasons, head coach Matt Zeitler and the Van Buren girls? basketball team saw their season come to an end at the hand of Pella Christian on Tuesday.The Warrior girls fell to the host Eagles 51-33 in the Class 2A Region 6 quarterfinal round in Pella.Van Buren?s Hanna Haynes ended her prep career with an expected packed stat line, including 17 points, 12 boards and three ...

Fairfield Middle School?s eighth-grade boys coughed up 24 turnovers en route to a 47-18 loss to Mount Pleasant on Monday.Cam Baumann led the Trojans with 11 points and eight boards, while Josh Osby contributed five points.?The story of this one was we got out-worked. We got out-rebounded 31-9 and had 24 turnovers, which will tell you the story,? said Fairfield coach Tony Vandegriff.Brayden Miller and Jacob ...

Washington Community Schools are planning a preschool registration night from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Monday, March 16, in the Stewart Elementary School gym. This is for First Baptist Preschool, Kingdom Kids Preschool, St. James Preschool, Stewart Elementary Preschool, Washington Preschool and Washington Community Y Preschool.Preschool Registration Night is for parents and guardians with a 3- or 4-year-old child. All ...

The Washington Community School District is planning Kindergarten Roundup in the kindergarten rooms at Stewart Elementary School. Round-Up is for any child who will turn 5 years old before Sept. 15, 2015.Parents who have not been to roundup in the last four years are highly encouraged to attend the parent meeting during the round-up session. Call-in registration is taking place now through March 13.Parents must ...

The Caregivers Support Group will meet at 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 19, in the Morrison Center at Halcyon House. Everyone is welcome! The program will be presented by Bonnie Boshart. The topic will be "feeling emotions even after the memories have vanished." Light refreshments will be served.For more information call Lending Hands at 319-653-2661.