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Rob Sand talks about PIE program, property tax disparities and ‘paper ceiling’

Rob Sand talks taxes, transparency and privatization on 99-county tour stop in Washington’s central park

Travelers along Washington County Road G36 may again face delays in their commutes this week, as contractors complete the final steps of a paved shoulder along the roadway once known for near-misses thanks to a drop-off at the pavement’s edge.

WASHINGTON — Washington’s annual Farm to Film Festival was awarded a $4,000 grant from the Iowa Arts Council last month, …

WAYLAND — Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig paid a visit to WACO High School Thursday morning, Sept. 5, for …

WASHINGTON — In 2023, Washington County Public Health department nurses provided 368 flu shots. Recipients included other county employees, schoolteachers, …

Grocery store staff Lu Genck and Colleen Lasek are notorious for their efforts to raise money for the UI Children’s Hospital every year

RIVERSIDE — Voters in the Highland school district will see an additional item on their Election Day ballot on Nov. …

A new set of small murals, painted on plywood and installed on the west side of Purposefully You in Washington, has spruced up an otherwise undecorated municipal parking lot, and has sparked a broader effort to push for public artwork.

WASHINGTON — City officials have extended a building agreement with developers for a hotel planned in eastern Washington, signaling an …

WASHINGTON — Vendors will fill Washington’s square from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday Sept. 7 for the 35th Fall …

WASHINGTON — Municipal officials say Washington has received a 10-year designation from the state of Iowa, naming part of the …

WASHINGTON — A new ambulance rig is now in the hands of Washington County, almost three years after the department …

Professional Proteins is one of about 25 processors in the nation to handle organic soybeans, meaning the product is all non-GMO, and is raised and processed without synthetic pesticides or fertilizers. The value-added product sells at a higher price largely because of all the record-keeping and specialty techniques required to raise them.

Washington County Supervisors on Tuesday tabled plans to finalize language for a ballot issue that would authorize new, emergency medical service-funding property taxes, effectively delaying a long-awaited referendum on the issue until at least March.