Kalen McCain

Washington County residents joined Kirkwood Community College higher-ups at a celebration last week, marking the 10-year anniversary of the school’s extension building in Washington.

2025 looks to be an action-packed year in the state legislature. Here’s a look at the top of the docket for Washington County’s elected representatives in Des Moines.

A panel of contest court judges ruled 2-1 Monday morning that a narrowly-passed $15 million bond issue at Highland schools would stand, even though precinct officials mistakenly handed out ballots to 96 voters who were not school district residents, and should not have been allowed to vote on the matter.

The Iowa Public Information Board on Thursday accepted a complaint against the Henry County Sheriff’s Office, but members didn’t necessarily say they believed there was any foul play involved in the sheriff’s delayed and brief response to a public record request last year.

Around 150 Washington school district parents and teachers attended an informational meeting Wednesday night to discuss a possible four-day school week with district administrators and board members. The group seemed about evenly split over the proposal.

The Washington Great Places Committee no longer receives periodic grant funding from the state. But its members hope to draw passion and creativity from community members at an event Wednesday night.

In-laws Jenna Schneider and Jerad Ropp have farmed together with Schneider’s father for years. But in August, the two took a leap for the business, acquiring Moeller Ag Services, the local dealer for Precision Planting equipment, when its owner retired.

The short-form video app is pretty bad for our brains and our society writ-large, and maybe also for our national security. But Americans have a God-given right to waste time however we see fit, and that right must not be infringed.

A “cybersecurity incident” at student information website PowerSchool leaked local students’ and staff members’ personally identifiable information to an “unauthorized third party,” according to the Washington School District.

Organizers of a community garden that quietly launched in Washington last year reported its growth to the city council last week, and updated municipal officials on their plans for the future at a meeting Jan. 7.

Artists around Wellman are asked this month to drop off petite paintings and small sculptures for an upcoming “tiny art display.”

The utility tentatively plans to extend an underground natural gas pipeline between Hills and Riverside into Iowa City and rural Ainsworth, according to documents the company shared with the Iowa Utilities Commission. A public information meeting on the project is expected in late February.

YMCA Shuts Down Indoor Pool / YMCA opens indoor pool Athletes, water aerobics enthusiasts and recreational swimmers alike mourned the …

School district decision-makers and administrators will hold an informational meeting Wednesday night to discuss a possible four-day school week in the 2024-25 school year. Here’s everything you need to know before the meeting, scheduled from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Jan. 15 at the high school auditorium.

Hungry guests were served by firefighters, city staff and other volunteers at the Washington Fire Department's annual pancake fundraiser Jan. 8.