Kalen McCain

The measure won popular approval on Election Day, but that outcome is probably null after some voters were given the wrong ballots in Ainsworth.

Here’s where to look for events honoring Veterans in Washington County on and leading up to Nov. 11, 2024

The city reports about $9.9 million in construction in 2024, following continued development in Southtown and elsewhere. More is expected in the near future.

All eyes were on the county to decide U.S. House District 1 race, where about 400 ballots separate Bohannan and Miller-Meeks. Officials blame ‘scanner issues’ with absentee ballots for delay. It wasn’t the only issue to throw a wrench in the county’s election results.

Sixth-graders entering Washington Middle School this year had a slightly different experience from their predecessors. Rather than being thrust from the structured days of elementary classroom routines directly into the high school-like world of student-specific schedules scattered around the building, the grade started the year using “cohorts.”

Retirement community’s fundraiser will feature quilts, pastries, collectible cups, invitations to home-cooked meals and plenty of other highly sought-after, locally-sourced goods.

Four years after pandemic saw spike in absentee ballots, Washington County residents still show up in droves to vote early

School officials in Washington say they’ve got a rough timeline worked out to decide whether the district will switch to a four-day school week, after canning discussions

A group of property owners on 140th street hoping to split the cost of proposed road improvements 50-50 with Washington County saw their petition rejected Tuesday morning, after county supervisors said they were unwilling to spend taxpayer funds on the proposal.

The Demons are 7-0 going into the playoffs next month, after a nail-biter victory over Williamsburg on Tuesday. It’s an astounding success for Washington High School’s first-ever season with the activity.

Iowa State Rep. Heather Hora, Stutsman Supply COO Mark Stutsman, and Gov. Kim Reynolds spoke at a campaign fundraiser for the incumbent Republican legislator Oct. 22 which was well-attended by a number of state ag and political leaders.

An anticipated IPIB response to a public records complaint in Henry County may have implications for transparency across the state in cases where public officials consult with private attorneys.

Democratic contenders for the Iowa Legislature held a town hall at the Washington Public Library last week, speaking with voters about a handful of the party’s talking points before taking questions submitted by audience members. Organizers framed the event as a replacement to the typical Washington Chamber of Commerce-run candidate forum ahead of Election Day, which did not materialize this year due to scheduling conflicts.

When the Iowa Pork Producers Association first asked Matt Gent to be its board president, he said no. The Wellman hog grower, running a farm owned by his family for three generations, was uninterested in the spotlight or the time commitment away from his operation. And while he had already served on the pork board for several years, he didn’t feel his knowledge of the group was thorough enough to lead it himself.But after thinking about it for a while, Gent figured it would be helpful to have a relatively young farmer in the leadership position, rather than a retired producer who understood the industry but wasn’t as engaged with its day-to-day issues.

‘The living room of Kalona’ will serve its last drinks on Oct. 31, after owners said it failed to recover from business disruptions in 2020.