Kalen McCain

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)

University of Iowa Health Care is preparing to sell its recently acquired clinic at 503 Third Street in Kalona to Washington County Hospital and Clinics, according to a joint news release from the medical providers Wednesday.

RIVERSIDE — Back-to-back speakers, heartfelt applause, and looming anticipation about the Iowa Women’s Basketball game were abundant at the Greater …

Single-digit margin sets up Scott Hughes to finish Dave McArtor’s term

City expects to approve nonprofit’s plan for citizen-grown garden near the high school

As of Friday, March 22, the only indoor pool in Washington County is permanently closed. The pool was in operation for a few months shy of100 years.

WASHINGTON — Washington Police Chief Jim Lester highlighted a handful of the department’s officers during his annual report to city …

City will have to go without golden arches for at least six months

School district officials in Washington have not foreclosed the eventual possibility of a four-day school week, but say they’re no longer considering the schedule change for next school year.

FFA members will host a Taco Tuesday night at Dallmeyer Hall on the Washington County Fairgrounds early in April, a first for the local chapter as it seeks new ways to raise money.

Dan Widmer does not plan to seek re-election. He’s spent over a decade as the office’s only candidate, and if he wasn’t a methodical person when he swore in on Jan. 31, 2012, he certainly is now.

The Harp Players will perform