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The Pennebaker Foundation will be accepting applications until Dec. 23, for grants and gifts that it will make. The Pennebaker …

In a seemingly unending back-and-forth among community members, a public hearing Monday night saw several speakers voice their opposition to a Washington County ordinance that would effectively ban commercial wind energy development there. The county appears likely to move forward with the proposal.

An aquatic facility over a decade in the making will open to swimmers on Thursday at the Washington YMCA, representing a triumph of local campaigning, construction and fundraising efforts.

A holiday dinner theater event planned at Lebowski’s this weekend offers a good chance for a laugh. But those involved say they hope to pave the way for a different kind of theater scene in Washington.

At the Library

Splitting $1.43 million of fall season grants among nine applicants, the payout was slightly smaller than usual, and the list of recipients shorter, but grant winners said the cash would make a world of difference.

Report shows consistently good conditions for grains and hay in 2024 despite weather extremes throughout growing season

4-H & FFA beef project members are reminded of the Market Beef Weigh-In to be held Saturday, Dec. 14, 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the Kalona Sale Barn.

A Christmas tree lighting ceremony, visit from Santa and the Grinch, and a small lighted parade in Brighton Dec. 7 marked a handful of growing traditions for the small town in Washington County.

Cold weather is hard on a vehicle’s electronic systems. Winter car care involves plenty of attention and activity to make sure a car’s battery doesn’t die, or cause damage elsewhere.

A high-speed, multicounty car chase ended abruptly with a head-on collision that killed two people on Highway 218 Sunday afternoon, lengthening a list of unusually deadly recent crashes in Washington County.

And look, one of them just started!

Mercedes Burkhart will tell you that her “dream come true” is a God thing. This local entrepreneur had wanted to open a coffee shop for the last four or five years, but she just didn’t feel the time was right.

Clark students gathered in the new gymnasium to celebrate another successful month of PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports.) This …