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Staff and students show their excitement for the new year at Harlan Elementary

ICE detained a Southeast Iowa man after Washington County officials dropped charges against him. Local officials say Noel Lopez is one of 15 people detained by ICE from the Washington County Jail since the start of this year.

The Chamber of Commerce’s annual Fall Craft Fair will add up to 40 vendor booths and expand further onto Main Street this year, after the event drew record-breaking signups in its 36th season.

Callie Huber of Wellman and Lauren Lukavsky of Washington received a $1,500 Alliant Energy scholarship at an Iowa Foundation for Agricultural Advancement event at the 2025 Iowa State Fair Aug. 16.

Wayland resident launches fundraiser after theft from monument honoring late player Milan Roth

The Pekin High School musical might be three months away, but its drama department is already fundraising for the undertaking.

The Fairfield Community School District is taking steps to address its declining enrollment, especially the number of students it’s losing to open enrollment.

Nemitz Hall leads the way with eight modern apartments as campus reuse gains momentum

Club member Caroline Van Pelt won election to become Iowa FBLA President, marking the first time a Fairfield student has achieved this honor in the group’s history.

Mt. Pleasant Area Chamber of Commerce holds ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate

The Iowa Supreme Court is preparing to consider arguments for a case that started in Washington County in July of 2022, when Kalona man Matthew Meisheid pointing what appeared to be a gun in the air while police responded to a fireworks call at his house.

Longtime youth group destination Lake Darling Youth Center notches its 75th year of operation this summer, decades after its founding in 1950.