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News Feb. 10, 2025 1:27 pm236d ago
After survey and community meeting, some on the district’s decision-making body suggested they’d still rather hold off for another few months, delaying implementation of the increasingly popular model by at least a year. A vote in some form or another is expected Wednesday night.
News Feb. 10, 2025 1:23 pm236d ago
Reports show school bus rear-ended, Highway 218 backed up as a sheet of ice blanketed Southeast Iowa
News Feb. 5, 2025 1:08 pm241d ago
A handful of Main Street Washington events are on the calendar heading into this weekend, as the organization plans activities and gift ideas ahead of Valentine’s Day.
News Feb. 5, 2025 1:05 pm241d ago
Municipal officers ‘do not and will not stop individuals only to determine their residency status,’ says chief of city’s police department.
News Feb. 5, 2025 12:58 pm241d ago
Regulators to rule Thursday on Cedar Rapids casino’s proposal. House-approved state limits are not expected to come back up this session
News Feb. 5, 2025 12:49 pm241d ago
Organizers say they’re happy to see membership growing after early pandemic drop-off
News Feb. 7, 2025 9:28 am239d ago
A car collided with the side of a home on Third Avenue in Washington Wednesday, Jan. 29. Details have not yet been released by the Iowa State Patrol.
News Feb. 4, 2025 8:20 am242d ago
RIVERSIDE — The newly selected joint superintendent of WACO and Highland school districts introduced himself to families in the community …
News Jan. 29, 2025 1:08 pm248d ago
Roads in Southtown and Richmond will soon have posted speed limits lower than the default 50-55 mph speed set by state law.
News Jan. 29, 2025 1:03 pm248d ago
WASHINGTON — A small group of fitness enthusiasts gathered in Washington earlier this month, with some driving six hours or …
News Jan. 29, 2025 9:36 am248d ago
Thomas Hansen was 84, serving a 50-year sentence after a jury convicted him of second-degree murder in 2012, finding he shot and killed his girlfriend Sharon Gerot, outside their home south of Riverside in May of 2011.
News Jan. 30, 2025 10:28 am247d ago
First responders arrived on the scene of Brighton’s biggest structure fire in recent memory Monday morning, as a pillar of smoke rose from a house about a block from downtown.
News Jan. 27, 2025 1:54 pm250d ago
Staff suggest decision-makers could fill the gap by diverting uncommitted funds from other municipal accounts, minimizing any impact on city services.
News Jan. 27, 2025 8:35 pm250d ago
The final hearing was held Thursday in a dispute between the Jefferson County Sheriff and Jefferson County Attorney.
News Jan. 22, 2025 1:15 pm255d ago
BRIGHTON — A fire on a farm east of Brighton late Sunday night destroyed a barn, killing the livestock inside …