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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.

Spencer Myer, a world class pianist and upcoming guest artist with the Southeast Iowa Symphony Orchestra, will present a free solo piano concert at the Washington Public Library on Thursday, Feb. 12 from 12:15 to 12:45 p.m.Spencer is no stranger to Southeast Iowa. He has performed here several times in the past thirteen years. The winner of various competitions all over the world, Spencer Myer now lives in New ...

Chapter J, P.E.O. met at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 5 in the Morrison Center at Halcyon House. Chris Marshall and Margrette Utech were hostesses for the evening. The tables were decorated with a valentine theme.President Sara Bartlett conducted the business meeting. Betty Colby, chaplain, read Sripture from Job 37, appropriate for the current weather conditions. Debbie Leith, treasurer, called roll with 13 members and guest ...

A women?s dinner was held Tuesday evening, Feb. 3, to give parishoners at St. James the chance for fellowship. A men?s dinner was held in December. Over 80 people attended the event. Gathering around a table were, from left, Jolisa Weidner, Connie Goodwin, Linda Gonshorowski, the Rev. Bernie Weir, Jane Zeck, Carol Powell.

Iowa State University Extension and Outreach in cooperation with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources will offer manure applicator certification workshops for dry/solid manure operators. The workshop meets manure applicator certification requirements for both confinement site manure applicators and commercial manure applicators who primarily apply dry or solid manure. The workshop will be held at 1 p.m. Feb. ...

PLEASANTVILLE ? Cardinal pushed two wrestlers through to the state tournament, and Pekin and Van Buren qualified one wrestler each at Saturday?s district tournament in Pleasantville.Cardinal 113-pound junior Ryan Cale won a district title and senior teammate Dustin Miller placed second at 182 pounds to advance to state. Pekin senior Austyn Vogel won a district title to qualify at 152 pounds, and Van Buren will ...