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Need help understanding financial aid?A college education is a worthwhile investment in the future. Unfortunately, it can also be a costly one. In today?s world, financial aid is often necessary to pay for post-secondary education, but the process can be confusing and overwhelming.To help you understand the financial aid process, the high school guidance office has invited the Iowa College Access Network® ...

Senior Citizenship Awards were presented to Joceline Spenner of the Jackson Jets and Hannah Van Roekel of the Limecreek Limelights at the 4-H Awards and Family Fun Night earlier this month. Both members set an example on how to be productive citizens playing an important and generous role in the community. Spenner is the daughter of Bob and Joanne Spenner and a member of 4-H County Council. Van Roekel is the ...

Nine in 10 adults who drink too much alcohol are not alcoholics or alcohol dependent, according to a new study released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in collaboration with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The study appears today in the CDC journal Preventing Chronic Disease.Excessive drinking includes binge drinking (four or more drinks on an occasion ...

Pat Stout was hostess to Fleur de Lis Club members on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2014 at 1:30 p.m in her home.Marie Hora, vice-president, conducted a short business meeting. Roll call was answered with members telling how long they had lived in their house and what was stored in their attic. Minutes of the last meeting and the treasurer?s report were read by Secretary-Treasurer Linda Birney. A collection was taken up ...

Gerald Pacha of Brighton attended the Chapter 5 International meeting on Nov. 15. Approximately 130 members and their wives toured Kinze Manufacturing in Williamsburg. After viewing a movie about the life and machine inventions by Mr. Kinze, they enjoyed lunch.Plans are in process for the 2017 International Tractor Show. It will be held at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines.Jason Roberts left for Las ...

In observance of the Thanksgiving Holiday, the Conservation Education Center at Marr Park will be closed on Thursday, Nov. 27 and Friday, Nov. 28.Also, beginning Sunday, Nov. 30, the center will begin new winter hours. The following hours will be in effect from Nov. 30, 2014 through Feb. 28, 2015: Tuesday ? Saturday: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The center will be closed on Sundays and Mondays.

The Washington Municipal Band will be giving a free Holiday Concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 30 at Immanuel Lutheran Church, located at 1226 E. Washington St. in Washington.

Local truck driver Brent Adam hauled 40,000 pounds of potatoes into Mt. Pleasant Friday and Packwood Saturday to be distributed to area food banks, churches and other organizations through a Society of St. Andrew Potato Drop project.Through the combined efforts of Prairie View United Methodist Church Men, Pekin Ministerial Association, Mobile United Methodist Missionaries and the Mt. Pleasant United Methodist ...

The other day one of our patrons walked into the library and said, ?It?s always so cozy and welcoming in here.? This delighted me. Her gratitude for a comforting, familiar place made me aware of how the library serves that need.Every day, sometimes twice a day, we see our adult ?regulars? come to the library to read the newspaper, use their wireless devices, or just visit with the other ?regulars." Of course we ...

The City of Washington Park Board will meet at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 26, at city hall. The board will draw up rules for organizations that prepare and serve food in Central Park.

The Washington High School National Honor Society inducted new members on Tuesday, Nov. 18, at the United Presbyterian Church.In the back row from left are Adrianna Pacha, Deanna Peiffer, Morgan Kimball, Shannon Powers, Joceline Spenner, Emma Stout, Makenna Goodwin, Kaylee Vogel, Cale Rausch, Anna-Marie Wheeler, Melissa Hinckley.In the front row are Cheyenne Davis, Hannah E Black, McKenna Brinning, Brittany ...

Bridget Miller of Kalona is currently studying abroad in London, England, through Central College. Miller is a senior majoring in psychology.