Kalen McCain

Erin Kaufman is a physical therapist with a passion for women’s health. Since opening over the summer, she’s quickly filled a niche that many providers struggle to fill, offering PT of all kinds, especially when its geared toward current and expecting mothers.

The owner of Jane Anne Boutique went from a full-time photographer to a clothing store owner. In about a week.

As the head of the Washington Chamber of Commerce, Michelle Redlinger is tasked with organizing events, grilling prospective lawmakers at candidate forums, writing weekly newsletters, coordinating community promotion efforts, connecting locals with business resources, and any number of other things. She’s also heavily involved in town as a volunteer, and a member of the city’s hotel/motel tax committee.

Kristen Anderson and Kylen Harbison are the co-owners of Beauty with Grace, a salon in downtown Washington. They’re also mother and daughter.

A pair of vehicles collided at the intersection of Highway 22 and Dogwood Avenue west of Wellman on Wednesday, totaling both cars and leaving at least one of the drivers involved with serious, but not life-threatening injuries, according to police records.

Noah Schlabaugh, 23, was also convicted of requesting a search warrant under false pretenses in Linn County.

Art students spent last week weaving fabric and strips of plastic through a fence around Lincoln Elementary’s playground, leaving messages they hope will prevent bullying and cheerfully decorate the schoolyard.

Washington School board President Troy Suchan announced Oct. 9 that he wouldn’t accept nominations to retain his title or become the board’s vice president at the board’s annual officer nomination meeting next month.

State senate contender Ed Chabal is the recently retired director of business and finance for the Mt. Pleasant Community School District, where he was also the school board secretary. It should come as no surprise, then, that the candidate’s biggest campaign talking points center on education.

State Sen. Dawn Driscoll has served in the Iowa Legislature since 2021, winning a middle-of-term re-election bid after statewide redistricting in 2022. If re-elected, she said tax relief would be a top priority in the coming term.

The city of Washington will continue to require removal of gravesite decorations in its cemeteries ahead of annual cleanup dates, despite pushback from some community members.

A city ordinance governing where, how long and when vehicles can park in residential yards has passed its final vote of approval. While the third and final reading last week ended months of debate, not everyone was happy with the outcome.

Jaelyn Hesseltine submitted an application for the statewide Belle Ringer Award only at the insistence of her fellow Washington County Pork Producers board members. She was shocked when she won.

In some respects, Anna Banowsky is a conventional Democratic candidate. But the 26-year-old grad student said she was willing to split with her party on issues like decentralized government and subsidies.

State Rep. Heather Hora’s two-year first term saw a historic flurry of legislation passed. The Republican candidate said she hoped to drill down on education outcomes and further property tax relief, if re-elected.