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Woman charged with OWI

Free Christmas tree pickup for Mt. Pleasant residents has been scheduled for the week of Jan. 6-10, weather permitting. The …

Anthony Campbell arrest on charge of OWI

Calling 911 for non-emergent issues could delay responses to emergencies

WASHINGTON – Washington County Hospital and Clinics is pleased to announce that Brian Murphy, ARNP, will transition to a full-time …

Emergency personnel respond to a two-vehicle collision at Highway 34 and Henry Des Moines Avenue

Donations of clothes, toys and school supplies poured in for four Washington children, displaced from their home just before the holidays.

Jefferson County’s only passport agent is retiring after nine years on the job. Chris Carter, who works in the Jefferson County Recorder’s Office, is stepping down from her post on Tuesday, Dec. 31 and handing the reins to another employee in the department, Jacklyn Smith. A going-away party for Carter is planned for 1-3 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 30 at the courthouse.

Washington County officials say the local government’s elections administrator resigned in lieu of termination Dec. 5, although the former employee did not sign paperwork confirming the reasons for her departure.

This year’s celebration featured Josie Settles as Saint Lucia, Tatum Woepking as Junior Lucia and Alexandra Bergmann and Asher Woepking as Star Children.

Wendy Mariko Johnson of Charles City has been selected as the 2024 Iowa Leopold Conservation Award recipient.

Twenty-three students from Fairfield High School were inducted as new members of the National Honor Society in a ceremony held …