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Crystal Hise Thomas of Keokuk and Ehren Schneider of Brighton announce the birth of their daughter, Emeri Sherlynn Schneider. She was born Jan. 28, 2015, at Fort Madison Community Hospital. She has two siblings, Alana and Ezra Schneider.Grandparents are Sherry Thomas of Keokuk, David Schneider of Brighton, Julie Ormsby of Indianola, and the late Kevin Hall.Great-grandparents are the late Marilynn and Kenneth ...

The Central Park Community Center in Washington held its February meeting on Feb. 10, with six members present.The meeting was called to order by president Max Cousins. The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. The treasurer?s report was read.Bingo will begin as soon as the license comes. Everyone will be notified when it starts again. SHARE Iowa will be at the Center from 9 to 10 a.m., Saturday, ...

The Brighton Township Trustees will meet at 8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 23, at the Brighton Community Center, following the Brighton Fire Department meeting.

Kirkwood Community College has released its Dean?s List for the fall 2014 semester. These students have achieved a 3.3 grade point average or higher after completing 12 or more credit hours with the college.Area students earning this distinction are:From Columbus Junction: Jose ReynaKeota: Emily Baetsle, Justin HultmanRiverside: Travis Cole, Abigail Hall, Seth Leaton, Samuel Pelelo-Ray, Verena Ramsey, Jordan ...

Iowa Wesleyan College has announced the names of students who have qualified for the 2014 fall semester Dean's List.Area students are listed by hometown.Ainsworth: Madalyn Powers, Kassandra VazquezColumbus Junction: Dawna Cunningham, Seth Pugh, Abbey WilsonRiverside: Kristin Bell, Joshua Brase, Elvina Hill, Emily TenerWashington: Angela Ellis, Katie Goodwin, Rebecca MeyerholzWayland: Adam NewmanTo qualify ...

The English River Watershed Management Authority will hold its quarterly board meeting at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 19, in the banquet room at Parkside Activity Center, located at 525 13th St. in Wellman.Guest speaker Amy Bouska, urban conservationist with the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, will kick off the meeting with a short presentation and time for questions about municipal stormwater ...

The Keota School Board will meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 12, in the Keota Elementary School library.Items on the agenda include: consent items, Secondary Technology Initiative, EagleRock! trip to Wisconsin, DE site visit follow-up, school calendar for 2015-16, update on new conference, school funding resolution, district budget cuts, and administrator reports.

Jared Henry of Washington was one of 215 Cornell College students named to the Dean's List for the Fall 2014 semester. He earned Honors. Honors signifies a semester grade point average of 3.6 to 3.79.

The following students have been named to the Dean?s List at Buena Vista University Graduate and Professional Studies for terms one and two:Riverside: Morgan FisherKeota: Susan BurgdorfBrighton: Emma FintelStudents named to the Dean?s List must have a minimum grade point average of 3.5 for the two terms, based on a 4.0 grade point system, and must have taken at least 12 hours of coursework.

The Alpha Chi Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma, an honor society for women teachers, met Wednesday, Feb. 4, at the Pizza Ranch with nine members present. Grant-in-aid scholarship of $200 dollars for a college student in education is available. An application must be filled out by April 1. Contact a member for information or call 319-461-4767.On March 4, the chapter will meet for dinner at 6 p.m., at the Pizza Ranch ...

Everyone is aware of the snowstorm over the weekend. It shut down almost everything, from nearly every church service to group meetings . The extreme cold kept most of us inside if we didn't have to be out. Therefore, not much happens in this little town. Hopefully, things are back to normal. It is nice to see the sun and warmer temperatures.On Tuesday, Feb. 3, seven ladies braved the cold for a 12:30 p.m. ...

The Washington Park Board will meet at 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 11, at City Hall in Washington.Agenda items include discussion of Central Park fountain updates; and discussion of improvements to Christmas lights on downtown buildings.