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Trojans vs. Cancer night provided an uplifting atmosphere at Fairfield High School Thursday night, but head coach Tyler Miklo saw little that was uplifting about his Trojans? 58-38 loss to Iowa City Regina.?There?s no magic to it. We?re not a team that?s good enough to get away with not giving our maximum effort all the time, and I felt there were times where we weren?t giving our maximum effort tonight,? Miklo ...

WAYLAND ? The Van Buren wrestling team pulled away with a dual win vs. WACO Thursday, winning nine matches to claim a 54-15 victory in Wayland.Tyler Runyon (106), Unity Daugherty (113), Jacob Heisel (126), Hunter Coffman (132), Sheldon DeWitt (138), Jesse Fuller (145), Sam Dickinson (152), Curtis Thomas (182) and Mitch Garrels (195) all earned six points apiece for Van Buren via forfeit.The Warriors also lost ...

This picture of Cedar Center School and the students was taken around 1900. In the back row are Dora Witthoft, Viola Dusenberry, Gertie Browner, Emma Witthoft, E.W. Willie Dusenberry, Henry Witthoft, Clarence Timmins, Orville Schulty, Had Huber, Al Huber, and Floyd Timmins. In the front row are Melo Shalla, John Witthoft, Leigh Schulty, and Don "Pony" Huber.

(From The Washington Evening Journal, Friday, Jan. 21, 2005)10 YEARS AGOCounty Attorney Barbara Edmondson spoke with Mayor Ed Brown and the Washington City Council, during the council?s meeting last night. She said that she wanted to ask some questions about the city?s position on the shared law enforcement administration contract between the city and the county.Olegario Lopez Sr. is a happy man. With his ...

Hannah Wiley was named to the Cedarville University Dean's List for the fall 2014 semester. She is a freshman majoring in political science and history. She is the great-granddaughter of Betty Albright of Wellman, and formerly of Washington.To be named to the list, a student must earn a 3.5 grade point average for the semester and carry at least 12 semester hours.

William Penn University is pleased to announce that Nicole Greiner of Washington and Patience Hudson of Wayland have been named to the President's List for the fall 2014 semester. To be included on the President's List, a student must complete at least 12 hours of credit with a minimum grade point average of 3.9 on a 4.0 scale.

The Wayland Lions Club held its January meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 20, at the Wayland Community Center.Former President Marianne Pattyson called the meeting to order and led the Pledge of Allegiance. Bob Pusey gave the invocation, and then the meeting was adjourned for a delicious meal catered by Alice Hostetler.When the meeting was called back to order, Terry Kaufman gave the treasurer's report and Secretary ...

MEDIAPOLIS ? Mediapolis showed with its ranked third in Class 2A wrestling Thursday, drilling Pekin 79-0 in Mediapolis.Lone Tree also was scheduled to compete Thursday, but they dropped out of the triangular.The Panthers kick off the postseason Saturday at the Southeast Iowa Super Conference Tournament in Lone Tree.

DANVILLE ? Steven Soukup scored a game-high 27 points and the top-ranked (Class 1A) Danville boys earned their 17th straight win, a 77-39 victory over Cardinal Thursday at Danville.Connor Hogberg added 17 points for the Bears and Michael Soukup scored 15 as Danville improved to 15-0 in the division.Charlie Rachford and Cody Carter scored 11 points apiece to pace the Comets, who have lost two straight following ...

Washington County Historical Society Executive Board met at 9 a.m., Jan. 22 at the Washington Public Library. Seven members attended, and Ferd Marie was presiding officer.Mike Kramme announced that the Baxter-Cole area and the old McCleery Calendar Factory have been nominated for National Registration. He is doing research on Woodlawn Cemetery. The board voted to explore a possibility of merging the Historical ...

More than 7,980 Iowa State University undergraduates have been recognized for outstanding academic achievement by being named to the 2014 fall semester Dean's List.The students are named by hometown and major.Ainsworth: Mitchell James Hora, Agricultural Systems Technology; Austin Michael McCarthy, Aerospace Engineering; Ty L. Sexton, Agricultural Systems Technology; Dana Lee Skubal, Elementary EducationBrighton...

Mary Katherine Horak of Washington was named to the Dean's List at Florida Southern College.