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In 1973, the Washington County Board of Supervisors bought the McCreedy building to house county offices. Pictured from left are Dr. M.L. McCreedy, John Patterson, Willis "Woody" Richard, and Cliff Conklin. At one time, Dr. McCreedy's office was in the building on West Main Street. The building now houses the county assessor's office and the county engineer's. The picture was submitted by Ethel Moothart.

The Crawfordsville Lions Club met Monday, March 10, for the monthly dinner meeting at the Crawfordsville Community Room.Thirteen members and three guests, Don Foor, Sonya Love-Smit, and Karen Dennler were present.First Vice President Mindy Rochwick called the meeting to order and led the Pledge of Allegiance. Gene Miller offered prayer.Secretary pro-tem Billie Jo Rose read minutes from the Feb. 24 meeting and ...

(From The Washington Evening Journal, Friday, March 12, 2004)10 YEARS AGOKALONA ? Ordered March 4, a $217,000 30-foot fire-rescue unit will join the Kalona Volunteer Fire Department?s lineup next year, possibly in time for the department?s 88th anniversary on Feb. 28.Jackie Amigon-De La Rosa handles a lot of money as an employee of Federation Bank.So she knew right away that there was something fishy about a ...

4-H?ers involved in the Single Source Commercial Swine Class and any 4-H?ers beginning in the Swine Project area are encouraged to attend the ?Know Your Swine? workshop at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 26, at the Washington County Extension Office.This is an introductory meeting to the Swine Project. Department superintendents, Washington County Pork Producers and 4-H senior swine showman will discuss early care ...

First Baptist Church hosted this year's World Day of Prayer service, with the assistance of members of Immanuel Lutheran Church, St. James Catholic Church, the United Methodist Church, United Presbyterian Church and Washington Mennonite Church.World Day of Prayer is an international event organized mainly by women in churches near and far. This year's theme was "Streams in the Desert," and Christian women in ...

Mr. and Mrs. Keith Lyon of Brighton announce the engagement of their daughter, Lindsay Lyon, to Seth Adam, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roger Adam of Washington.Lindsay has worked near Brighton for three years. Seth has been employed by the Washington Police Department as a patrol officer since 2010.The couple are both members of the St. James Parish and plan for the wedding ceremony to be held at St. James Catholic ...

Fifteen members of T.T.T. Chapter DL met at the Morrison Center for their March meeting.President Betty Beenblossom called the meeting to order and the group sang Sword of Gold.The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved and the treasurer's report was given and filed.President Beenblossom read a letter from the South Central Camp chairman congratulating each chapter in the state of Iowa for sending ...

Mary Dawson was pleased to have granddaughters, Courtney and Chloe Kleinschmidt and their friends, Danielle Giannotti, and Joe Sumner and Zoey Rayn as guests in her home last week. They all joined Mary at Chapel that afternoon.Dwight and Mary Frances Graber were delighted to have their daughter, Annette Von Tersch of Wayland and granddaughters Jackie Wilke and baby Bram of West Des Moines as well as Jenae, ...

The Southeast Iowa Button club met Feb. 19, at the Keota Public Library. Six members answered roll call ?How you met your sweetheart.? The new program books were distributed. Late Christmas gifts of Button Stationary from Shirley Roberts, who has been ill, were handed out. A get-well card and thanks were signed by the group for Shirley.Norma Dunbar did the 1-5 and told about her mother?s recording of her youth ...

The Iowa Foundation for Agricultural Advancement (IFAA) is giving thousands of dollars in scholarships to incoming freshmen in the fall of 2014, or current undergraduates at ISU majoring in animal science or agriculture or human sciences related to the animal industry.IFAA is a non-profit organization comprised of agricultural enthusiasts dedicated to encouraging 4-H and FFA livestock, poultry and agricultural ...

Mekenzie Bean-Scarff of Washington has been named to the Dean?s List at AIB College of Business for the Winter 2013 term.To qualify for the Dean?s List, Bean-Scarff attained a grade point average of 3.5 to 3.79 for the term. She is earning a bachelor of science degree in business administration.

The Tuesday Coffee Club met March 4, for a social hour with eight members present. There was no formal business.Members chatted and caught up on what they did during January and February, when the club didn?t meet. Dessert and coffee were served by hostesses Sandy Weller and Joyce Taylor.The next meeting will be March 18 at the United Presbyterian Church, for a Lenten luncheon. Members will meet at 11:30 a.m. A ...