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The Lincoln Elementary LEGO league team competed in the Iowa First Lego League Championship last month in Ames. Hundreds of students ages 9-14 from 72 teams competed to show their problem solving, teamwork, and robot programming skills. While team "Pure H20" did not place among the top teams, they learned a lot and had fun.The coach is Joe Pisarik.

Chase Litchfield is a senior at Washington High School and a member of the Jackson Jets 4-H Club. He is the son of Lonnie and Peg Litchfield and he has a sister, Chelsie.Litchfield has worked in the 4-H project areas of woodworking and beef. He has been the recreation officer of his club.A special highlight of his time in 4-H is winning the reserve champioin shorthorn plus steer in 2010.He has also participated...

Chad and Stephanie (Messer) McAllister announce the birth of Maelie Joyelle, who was born Dec. 12, 2013, at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield, Ill. She weighed 8 pounds, 8 ounces and was 21 inches long. She and her parents and brothers Marek, 4, and Madden, 2, live in Chatham, Ill. Grandparents are Tom and Ruth McAllister of Crawfordsville, and Gene and Darla Messer of Wayland. Great-grandparents are Wilma ...

On Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014, eight Mid-Prairie students auditioned for the Southeast Iowa Honor Band at Fairfield High School. From the middle school were Kaia Temple, trumpet; Katie Palmer, alto saxophone; Lubov Kazakov, horn; Cary Schaefer, baritone saxophone; Daniel Gelement, tenor saxophone; and Ada Hulseberg, tenor saxophone. From the Home School Assistance Program was Sarah Nus, flute. From the high school ...

The Washington County Historical Society Executive Board met on Thursday, Jan. 30, at 9 a.m. at the Washington Public Library. Ferd Marie was presiding officer. Seven members attended.It was noted that work is continuing in the Conger House basement in the Indian artifacts room and in the pioneer kitchen. The minutes of the executive board meetings will be put on the society Web site. Preliminary plans were made ...

The Washington Public Library will host a free concert from 12:15 to 12:45 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 13. The concert will feature Andrew Robson on flute, accompanied by Nancy Hueber on piano.The musical selections include Prelude et Scherzo - Henri Büsser, Concerto in D Major, Movement 2 - W. A. Mozart, Chant de Linos - Andre Jolivet, and Piccolo Concerto in C Major, Movement 1 - Vivaldi.Robson starting playing flute ...

The Washington County Board of Supervisors will hold work sessions to discuss 2014-15 county departmental budgets from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 1 to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 4, in the county courthouse.

The Crawfordsville Lions Club met Monday, Jan. 27, at 7 p.m. at the Crawfordsville Community Room. Fifteen members and two guests and a prospective member, Adam Mitchell and Joan Anderson, were present.President Larry Fletcher called the meeting to order and led the Pledge of Allegiance and Arvid Anderson gave the invocation.The minutes from the Dec. 9, 2013, and Jan. 13, 2014 meetings were approved as read. ...

The Washington High School Class of 1957 will meet for lunch at 11:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 7, at Pizza Ranch.

Washington County Master Gardeners met at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 28, at the extension office. There were 18 Master Gardeners, two interns, and one guest present.Ron and Carol Wehr from West Chester gave a presentation on honey bees. Ron has been a beekeeper for 27 years. The bees are his livestock and he works to keep them healthy and productive. He described the equipment he uses, how to protect yourself from the bees, ...

(From The Washington Evening Journal, Friday, Jan. 30, 2004)10 YEARS AGOAn invitation to the unveiling of the National World War II monument in Washington, D.C., arrived in Easy Jones? mailbox last week. He?s not sure why he was invited, but he thinks it may be because he contributed to the monument project.KALONA ? While a municipally owned electric utility could drop rates by as much as 35 percent, it is ...

Nikole Moeller and Jared Eichelberger, both of Washington, are pleased to announce their engagement and upcoming wedding.Nikole is the daughter of Edward and Susan Moeller of Washington. She graduated from Washington High School in 2010 and is attending Central College where she is studying elementary education.Jared is the son of Jim Eichelberger of Muscatine, and Vicky Drummond of Ainsworth. He graduated from ...