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Residents of Brighton and the surrounding area began Saturday’s Whoopee Days festivities with a hearty breakfast courtesy of the Brighton Lions Club.
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Residents of Brighton and the surrounding area began Saturday’s Whoopee Days festivities with a hearty breakfast courtesy of the Brighton Lions Club.
The Greater Jefferson County Fair will hold its annual Queen Contest at 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 25 in the show arena at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds.
On Monday, June 23, 2025, weather dependent, Washington County will begin a maintenance crack sealing project on Birch Avenue (G67) …
Supervisors discuss proposed burning ordinance and penalties at June 19 meeting
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.
The two benches commemorate Hilda and Raymond Swartzwelter, and Charlie and Emma Widner.
Bryan Vander Linden founded Summit Pharmacy in 2020, and on Wednesday, June 18, he informed his customers that he was relinquishing control of the business due to restrictions placed on him following some legal troubles. He announced that Woody and Erin Orne of Fairfield would assume ownership of Summit Pharmacy on or after Aug. 1.
Transport yourself to the early days of Bentonsport when the town celebrates its Heritage Day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 21.
The Great Eastern Iowa Tractorcade shared generous donations with local 4-H group at the Wayland pit stop
Carnegie Historical Museum in Fairfield has a new exhibit that details the history of 4-H in Jefferson County.
Jefferson County has filed a lawsuit against former ambulance director Brian Thomas, alleging he breached the terms of his resignation agreement after stepping down from his post in 2024.
Motorists should be mindful of the freshly poured chip and seal on Pleasant Plain Road, which proved to be a sticky mess for cars last weekend and could be again this weekend.
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.
