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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.

The Washington County Conservation Board will meet at 4 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 12, at the Conservation Education Center in Marr Park.Items on the agenda include: review and potentially act on bid information compiled by Martin Gardner Architecture from the 3 p.m. bid opening for replacement of the Conservation Education Center's roof, records retention policy, public information policy, Washington County Employee ...

Single? In a relationship? ?It?s complicated?? No matter! During the entire month of February, you can head to the Washington Public Library and have a blind date with a book! ?Blind Date with a Book? will go on the entire month of February. Just select a wrapped book from our ?Blind Date with a Book? display to check it out, take it home, unwrap it, and enjoy! If you don?t like the book, simply return it to the ...

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.