Kalen McCain

Expect delays commuting between Lousia, Washington counties for the next few months

An asphalt overlay project on B Avenue in Washington this summer will expend all of Washington’s annual funding for pavement improvements, after the low bid came in above-budget.

Whether for Zoom connections, assignment grades, or adult life in general, the Washington High School Class of 2025 is done waiting.

Washington school board members are considering changes to the district’s cellphone policies in light of a new state law that makes them enforceable.

AINSWORTH — A solemn but grateful crowd gathered in Ainsworth Monday to honor Memorial Day with a brief speech, a …

The Washington County Riverboat Foundation announced its spring grant awards Wednesday night in Kalona, and a $3.5 million contribution to a field house for Washington’s schools stole the show.

Shortly after Mark Lukavsky’s passing, most of his 60-head herd was sold off. Nonetheless, over a year later, cows continue to roam through the family’s pastures, albeit under the management of other producers.

Washington’s square will have public restrooms once again by end-of-day Wednesday, although city officials expect to replace some of the fixtures in a matter of months.

The Hawkeye Area Community Action Program plans to provide roughly twice as much food as it’s used to through its food bank this summer, as part of a partnership with the state’s “Healthy Kids Iowa” program.

With a rough building layout, tentative cost estimates and new architectural renderings, the city of Riverside appears closer than ever to moving forward with a long-discussed wellness center on the north side of town.

Members of the Business Professionals of America chapter at Washington High School competed in Orlando, Florida earlier this month, with 15 students among the thousands of attendees to the organization’s national leadership conference.

School board puts research into four-day week on pause, after state legalizes year-round classes through the end of high school. Plenty of questions remain about both potential academic calendars.

A four-hour “seat belt traffic enforcement program” coordinated between the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, Iowa State Patrol and Washington Police Department led to several tickets and a handful of warnings in May 13.

For Olivia Pacha, farming more than a full-time job. The fresh-out-of-college 23-year-old punches the clock every business day at Premier 1 Supplies, where she’s an assistant livestock manager, before heading down the road to manage her own cow herd.

WASHINGTON – Washington County Hospital and Clinics’ annual “Kidzfest” is planned in central park on Friday from 4:30-7:30 p.m., centered …