Kalen McCain

COLUMBUS JUNCTION — Tornadoes. Hail. Snow. Dust. Rain. Extreme heat. Extreme cold. All of these weather events can be expected …

Three current city council members and one challenger will have their names on the ballot in Washington’s April 30 special election to finish out the term for Washington’s recently resigned mayor.

Proposed budgets in Washington show local governments collecting more cash, despite reducing their levies

Two buildings in Ainsworth caught fire after controlled burns came too close.

WASHINGTON — The Washington school board held its first public hearing March 27 for the district’s fiscal year 2025 budget …

Official tally names write-in candidate Scott Hughes the winner, in 64-57 vote

Schools ask students to charge Chromebooks, get some sleep, ahead of The Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress

DES MOINES — A sense of relief was evident in the year’s first U.S. Department of Agriculture Crop Progress Report …

WASHINGTON — The entirety of Washington Middle School’s eighth grade class visited the Kirkwood Regional Center March 28, for a …

Deanna McCusker plans to move closer to family, after a little over two years as one of the municipal government’s top officials.

Rule change aimed at a disgruntled farmer will now bar people from speaking during council’s public comment period unless they live or own property within city limits.

AINSWORTH — A semi truck went past a road closure sign between Ainsworth and Columbus Junction Tuesday morning, where the …

The county of under 23,000 is set to receive $506,391 by 2038, when the settlements finish paying out. The money can only be spent on certain programs, spelled out in clauses of the legal agreement reached between Allergan, CVS, Teva, Walgreens, Walmart and over 3,000 state and local governments.

Thursday, March 28: •E-Sports JV Match @ NLHS — 4 p.m. •Varsity Boys Track @ Van Buren County HS — …

Hundreds of cast-iron seats were auctioned off Saturday, some of them for thousands of dollars, at the Cast Iron Seat Association's annual spring sale, on the Washington County Fairgrounds. (Kalen McCain/The Union)