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The Washington County Extension Office held a ?Bug Mania? Day Camp for 55 kindergarteners and first-graders with the help of 15 County Council members throughout the week. Camps were held on Tuesday, June 17, 18, 19, at Riverside, Marr Park and Wellman.The campers learned about different kinds of insects and their three major parts ? the head, abdomen, and thorax. Campers went on an insect scavenger hunt, ...

The 23rd annual reunion of the late Clarence and Nina Lowe family was held Sunday, June 15, 2014, at the United Church of Crawfordsville.Wayne and Debbie Lowe of Columbus Junction were hosts for the event. Their daughter and granddaughter, Renee Lowe of Cheyenne, Wyo., and Jordan Brisky of Egan, Minn., were also in attendance. Marie Lowe of Wayland and her family, Phyllis Eisele of Washington, Mary Fabian of ...

The Washington County Board of Supervisors will meet in regular session at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 24, in the county courthouse.Items on the agenda include fireworks permit applications from Ken Miller of Kalona, Chuck Rogness/Richmond Shooters of Kalona, Kurt Lebsack of Washington, James Dunn of Washington, Lanny Kempfe of Iowa City, and Kenny Neff of Keota; personnel change requests from Secondary Roads; ...

Fred Stark, district governor for the southeast district of Iowa, received the highest award from the Iowa Lions Foundation at the state convention in Cedar Rapids. This event took place June 5-8, in Cedar Rapids. He was one of three recipients in Iowa. Stark is also the state parliamentarian and he has been a Lions member for 49 years.

The annual Beinke-Luers reunion was held on Sunday, June 22, at Bethel Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, in rural Sigourney. President Marilyn Luers welcomed those attending and Edwin Luers asked the blessing before the cooperative meal.After dinner, Sophie and Colton Lowe demonstrated some of their Tae Kwon Do skills. Milo Luers shared highlights of minutes from reunions held the past 81 years. He asked Marilyn ...

MOUNT PLEASANT ? The Fairfield JV baseball team lost a pair of games at Mount Pleasant Monday.The Trojans fell 9-2 to the rival Panthers in game one before dropping the second contest 14-6.In the opener, Fairfield?s Alex Simpson had an RBI double and Alex Crile tallied the other RBI. Jordan Reid and Nick Jackson both finished 1 for 3.In game two, Jordan Reid and Simpson both smacked RBI doubles. Chet Vogt and ...

The love of God is the greatest thing that I have ever experienced in my life. It is renewed every day as I go through life as I am reminded that in the Bible it says that ?it is of the Lord?s mercies that we are not consumed because His compassions fail not, they are new every morning.? I did not know this until when I was 33 years old I received Him into my life instead of rejecting Him. Since that time I often ...

A wise man once said that ?success is measured by the number of failures you stand upon.?Many individuals who are in society today have tried the ?church thing? and have fallen away. They try with all their might to go to church and do things that are righteous but still find themselves failing when they place their lives up against the word of God. So, they give up.In our lives, we are never promised that when ...

More than 7,024 Iowa State University undergraduates have been recognized for outstanding academic achievement by being named to the 2014 spring semester Dean's List. Students named to the Dean's List must have earned a grade point average of at least 3.50 on a 4.00 scale while carrying a minimum of 12 credit hours of graded course work.Area students on the Dean's List follows.Ainsworth: Mitchell James Hora, ...

Washington County Farm Bureau supports Washington County 4-H program in many ways throughout the year. They recently donated $2 toward every 4-H member's enrollment fees for the 2013-14 year. The donation of more than $800 helps keep enrollment fees affordable for more families to participate. Amy Green, 4-H Youth Coordinator, accepts donation check from Washington County Farm Bureau board president Rachel Fishback.

The following local residents have been named to the Drake University President's List for the Spring 2014 semester. Students must have a perfect 4.0 grade-point average to receive this honor.Drew Kaufman of WaylandKara Schlabaugh of KalonaAustin Arnold of Riverside was named to the Drake University Dean's List for the Spring 2014 semester.

Cardinal improved to 8-6 overall and remained in the thick of the conference race with a pair of recent victories in Southeast Iowa Superconference baseball.The Comets promptly dropped Central Lee 10-6 on Monday and then carried their momentum into Tuesday for a 10-4 victory over Harmony.Ty Short went the distance on the mound for Cardinal in Monday?s game to keep his flawless record intact. Short gave up four ...