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Organizers celebrate variety of groups involved as project comes together

Hundreds of Washington area community members gathered for a banquet at the Riverside Casino & Golf Resort Monday night, for the Greater Washington Business Partnership Annual Awards dinner.

Organizers say they’re excited to raise some money for community improvement with the Washington Betterment Foundation’s annual pub crawl this Saturday.

A court order filed Monday afternoon set the date for a dismissal hearing on an appeal case that could overturn a passed bond referendum in the Highland School District.

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig paid a visit to a Riverside last week, part of his annual 99-county tour, to speak at an ag outlook event at the Riverside Casino & Golf Resort.

No charges announced yet after 49 animals removed from rural Riverside breeder’s property

Hundreds of producers gathered at the Riverside Casino & Golf Resort Thursday for the 2025 Ag Outlook event, an annual conference sponsored by Hills Bank ahead of the planting season.

FAIRFIELD — Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig visited a child care center in Fairfield on Thursday, as part of …

Lawyers for the Highland school district have asked the court to strike an appeal petition, which might otherwise block a narrowly-passed bond issue for the schools over polling place mishaps in November.

The PAWS Animal Shelter in Washington plans to hold a gala next weekend, repeating the fundraiser event at Riverside Casino for the second year as organizers hope to make it an annual affair.

A red flag burn warning from the National Weather Service on Friday sparked some confusion in the dozens of southern and Eastern Iowa counties it affected, coming on the heels of considerable snow melt and frost thawing that made for muddy roads and wet soil.

Victorian View was the home of Sandy and Jerry Bacon for about six months after they bought it in 2021. When a lengthy commute to one’s new job led them to move away, they kept the property as a short-term rental on Airbnb and Vrbo, before opening it up as an event venue.

The Iowa Legislature passed Senate File 418 last week, which repeals civil rights protections tied to gender identity.

The Washington County Business Partnership’s annual dinner is coming up soon, with the awards and networking event planned at Riverside Casino & Golf Resort Monday, March 10.

WASHINGTON — Members of the Washington Great Places Committee are still processing the feedback they got from their “Ignite the …