The Washington Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution — a nationwide nonprofit that promotes patriotism and civic education — held a brief bell-ringing ceremony on city property Tuesday, Sept. 17, in celebration of Constitution Day.
The Washington County Board of Supervisors and Washington City Council on Tuesday both voted unanimously to approve proclamations naming October “domestic violence awareness month,” urged by representatives from the Rape Victim Advocacy Program and Domestic Violence Intervention Program, two nonprofits that frequently deal with the issue in the region.
Leadership Washington, the nine-month leadership development program organized by the Washington Chamber of Commerce, began its 2024-2025 session on Wednesday, Sept. 11, with a class of 28 participants. The opening day's theme was City History Day, and participants were treated to an immersive experience with renowned local historian Michael Zahs.
Mt. Pleasant Arts IMPACT mini-gallery to feature Annie Guldberg’s work through October
A smattering of public and private employees in Southeast Iowa attended a FEMA-led training in disaster recovery efforts last week, which lasted the entire business day. The instructor said his goal was to promote flexibility in recovery efforts, rather than plan for hyper-specific scenarios.
A former general store that represents the last vestige of Dublin, Iowa, — an unincorporated community in western Washington Washington County — will stay standing at least a little while longer, after officials pushed back its demolition planned for Wednesday night.
The YMCA of Washington County won’t open a long-awaited aquatic facility this month as they’d originally hoped, but representatives say their fingers remain crossed about getting the pool up and running by year’s end.
A group of local thespians is putting on a dessert theater staged reading of the play “Pygmalion” in Fairfield on Saturday, Sept. 28.
The Fairfield Area Chamber of Commerce hosted the annual Barnyard Bash Friday night, Sept. 13, at the historic Maasdam Barns on the south side of Fairfield.
MPCSD released a letter to parents after incident
Boom Night kicks off WMU Homecoming
The last intact building of Dublin, Iowa is slated for demolition by fire on Wednesday. The general store about eight miles west of Washington closed in 1964, but was once the center of a thriving commercial hub.
The public can make their opinions known at a Henry County Planning and Zoning meeting this week
WASHINGTON — Washington County 4-H’er Tyler Alderton exhibited the Champion Vegetable Container at the Iowa State Fair, an Iowa State …
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