Kalen McCain

As St. James Elementary Principal Erik Buchholz prepared to retire after the 2024-25 academic year, he knew he’d need to find a replacement that could take the reins at the private Catholic school.

Like their peers, Maya Murphy and Halle Cuddeback moved their tassels to the left side after receiving diplomas, and shook the hands of school district administrators as they received well-earned congratulations. Unlike the rest of the graduating class however, both already had another academic accomplishment already under their belt: an Associate of Arts degree.

In 1875, a man named Mark Whitney opened up a business carving headstones in Keosauqua. His son, Lewis, moved the …

Here’s what we know about an operation that removed 88 kids from a camp in Louisa County June 12-13. It isn’t much.

A structure fire at the edge of Brighton’s city limits drew several departments to the area June 18, where officials said a blaze heavily damaged the house.

According to Jessica Reese McIntyre, DNR Environmental Specialist, some parts of Iowa are at risk for worsening drought conditions. March …

A modest crowd gathered at the Washington Pizza Ranch Saturday afternoon, for the bittersweet 100th and final annual reunion of former Crawfordsville High School students, all of whom attended the small institution before its closure in 1961, and subsequent consolidation into WACO schools.

WASHINGTON — Chamber ambassadors and hospital staff gathered at WCHC’s main campus June 10 week for a ribbon cutting, celebrating …

Washington Community Theater’s upcoming musical, "The Drowsy Chaperone," tells the story of a fictional performance, as it's remembered by an armchair theater connoisseur, as he's portrayed by a local actor.

The Brighton Chamber of Commerce says it’s balancing 115-year-old traditions with an effort to keep things fresh and draw people out for the annual town festival.

The Louisa County Sheriff’s Office announced Monday that it carried out a major search warrant June 12 and 13, when authorities said they took 88 children into protective custody from a three-week religious, rehab-focused summer camp in Fredonia and rural Columbus Junction.

A handful of area fire departments swarmed to the corner of North Iowa Avenue and West Fifth Street in Washington Monday afternoon, where smoke could be seen billowing out of a residential building as much of its second-story, west-facing wall was visibly charred.

A girl from Kinross was given a $2,500 adaptive tricycle last week, funded by customer donations at Washington’s Fareway grocery store. Asked about what she was excited to do with the device, recipient Raegan Warwick replied, “ride it!”

The Washington Hotel/Motel Committee — a municipal board that handles roughly $75,000 in annual taxes on local hospitality businesses — has issued its first-ever grant. Officials say it’s the start of a newfound effort to formalize its application process.

June 12-20, 2025