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Washington First Assembly of God is pleased to announce that the Rev. W. David Watson will be installed as the new lead pastor at 10 a.m. March 9.Watson is a graduate of the University of Tennessee at Martin, and has served as a public school educator as well as an adjunct faculty professor at the University of Memphis. Originally from West Tennessee, Watson was credentialed with the Assemblies of God in 2003 ...

Indian Hills Community College has released the names of the students who completed their graduation requirements at the end of the 2013-14 Winter Term.This is a list of students who received an Associate of Arts (AA) degree, Associate of Science (AS) degree, Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree, Diploma, or Certificate at the end of the Winter Term.Area students who graduated were Dustin L. Howell of ...

The effect of the Affordable Care Act on Small Business is the subject of a free presentation Thursday, March 6 at the Washington Public Library from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.Changes in the coming health care environment make it important to understand the choices for small business owners. Dennis Larkin of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) in Cedar Rapids will provide information for small business owners ...

Video technology and in-vehicle sensors showed that distracted driving, especially among new drivers, raises the risk for car crashes and near crashes. The study also found that drivers eat, reach for the phone, text, or otherwise take their eyes off the road about 10 percent of the time.In the United States, about 6 percent of drivers are 15 to 20 years old, but they?re involved in about 10 percent of deadly ...

Mary Lou Edgar from Crawfordsville recently moved to Halcyon House. Mary Lou is the mother of two children, Cathy Schafer of Keosauqua and Bill of Crawfordsville. She and her late husband farmed in the area and enjoyed dancing. Mary Lou worked at the University of Iowa in Iowa City for 10 years. She belongs to a sewing group and likes to sew. Mary Lou is getting settled and looks forward to enjoying the amenities ...

Norma Wright turns 80 years old on March 27. Please help her family celebrate her special day by sending a birthday card (please, no gifts), to P.O. Box 813, Kalona, IA 52247. She is the mother of Sharon Wright, Linda Ogden, Katie Burns, Robert Wright, and and Donna King.

Several fourth- and fifth-grade students turned into aerospace engineers through the weeklong science camp A Long Way Down put on by Washington County Extension at Lincoln Elementary School, Feb. 19-21.Throughout the camp, students gained a better definition of science terms like engineering, aerospace, drag, variables, data, and were able to experiment with the designs of parachutes. Students worked in groups ...

In spite of inclement weather, six members of the H.J. Club met Feb. 20, 2014, in the meeting room of the Kalona Bakery for their monthly meeting.Rosemary Pacha of Brighton was a special guest and speaker for the afternoon. Rosemary presented a very interesting program on the history and current status of the Washington County barn quilts. Members enjoyed paging through the beautiful book, Barn Quilts of ...

Daniel Tweeton of Washington was named to the Dean?s List at Logan University at the end of the college?s fall trimester. To qualify, a student must achieve at least a 3.5 GPA for the trimester.

The Washington, Iowa Branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) met Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014 at the Game Room of Halcyon House with 14 members and one guest in attendance. June Asper was welcomed as a new member. Linda Sturdevant, Ellen Krueger and Kitch Shatzer were hostesses for the evening.The very informative program was presented by Jean Wollenberg, executive director of Hospice of Washingto...

Winifred Fritz of Brighton enjoyed the company and evening meal Feb. 16 provided by her children Greg and Deb Fritz, Jane and Virgil Symmonds, and Mary Stecker and friend Joel, all of Fairfield. Also present was Mary?s daughter, Bridget Hollingsworth of Fairfield.Approximately 100 people attended the soup dinner and silent auction on Feb. 16. It was held at Brighton?s First Church of God. With the meal, silent ...

Jaelyn Unternahrer, daughter of Jason and Desirae Unternahrer of Wayland, has been selected finalist for Iowa?s 34th Annual Homecoming Queen Selection to be held March 30 in West Des Moines. She is the WACO High School homecoming queen. Iowa?s 2014 Homecoming Queen will receive a cash scholarship plus an all-expense-paid trip to the National Finals to compete with the queens from the other states for America?s ...