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WASHINGTON — County officials say a heat advisory is in effect from noon Monday to 8 p.m. Wednesday, with heat …

BRIGHTON — Brighton will once again host a Bill Riley Talent Show this Friday. Organizers say the annual event has …

WASHINGTON — High School Principal Teresa Beenblossom has outlined plans for improvements next school year after her first year at …

Council members skeptical about unnamed possible buyer

AMES — Cash rent values for corn and soy farmland are climbing across the state, according to a recent survey …

Camp Invention

City will continue its unusual custom of over a century despite no longer serving as a polling place

WASHINGTON — City council members voted unanimously to reject the lone bid for a sewer boring project at the developing …

Supervisor race separated by five votes, Recorder race by hundreds

Heather Hora won the GOP House District 92 primary in a 1495-840 tally against Jaron Rosien Tuesday night, with results …

Polls are closed and unofficial election results are in for Washington County. The night’s contested primary election races were all …

DES MOINES — Statewide planting has surged ahead of statewide averages despite an early planting season delayed by unfavorable weather, …

KALONA — Library staff have started hosting twice-monthly “Tech Help Thursdays” at 10 a.m. on the first and third week …

MT. PLEASANT — The city library has announced a reading program for adult patrons this summer, its first one since …

Organizers say the change came just in time for fair season planning