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Saturday, Feb. 7 brings the 32nd Music in Motion Show Choir Invitational. At this event, 21 youth show choirs from across Missouri and Iowa will perform for seven judges, in the name of glory and the pursuit of the craft.

Henry County Attorney Darin Stater has submitted a letter of resignation to the Board of Supervisors.

On Saturday, Jan. 31, IowaWINs, a commission of the 1st Presbyterian Church, held its first Tapestry Fest of the year at the Belle Center, the former Chadwick Library at Iowa Wesleyan University.

The founders of Celebrate Recovery Brighton appeared before the Washington County Board of Supervisors Tuesday, asking whether some of the money from an opioid settlement could go to support their group’s chapters in Brighton and Washington.

A Keokuk County man was arrested Sunday, Feb. 1 after he led law enforcement on a high-speed chase in Washington County.

Community leaders, educators, and residents gathered Jan. 14, 2026, to celebrate the grand opening and ribbon cutting of Little Eagles Childcare, the first childcare center launched through the Keokuk County Childcare Network (KCCN).

The Iowa Department of Corrections announced that Richard Wayne Shaul failed to report back from work release in Des Moines.

The Mt. Pleasant City Council has passed a new ordinance, formalizing the punishment for the feeding of stray animals.

The Washington Police Department has installed 8 plate readers in strategic locations across town.

The Fairfield Lions Club not only fed a few hundred hungry people Saturday morning, it also raised money for Fairfield High School students about to attend college.

Warm start to January lets contractor make progress on drawn-down lake

In an effort to protect a “regional asset,” area municipalities are looking to collaborate on a potential expansion of the Cedar Rapids/Linn County Solid Waste Agency landfill.