On Christmas Day, when many kitchens fall quiet, Washington First Assembly of God Church will be bustling as volunteers prepare hundreds of meals for neighbors across the community.
The Enhance Henry County Community Foundation awarded $141,000 this week in the form of 27 grants to organizations across Henry County, backing projects that range from playground improvements and public-safety equipment to historic preservation, education and basic-needs assistance.
Snow continued to shape the holiday season in Washington, but it did little to slow community spirit as families gathered Saturday for a rescheduled holiday events.
Fairfield homeowners recently competed to see who had the best holiday display in town in Visit Fairfield CVB’s third annual Christmas Light Showdown.
The Holiday Trade Fair overcame an unfortunately timed snowstorm Saturday to post a good turnout at the two-day vendor exhibition, now in its 16th year.
Mt. Pleasant is mourning the unexpected death of longtime City Administrator Brent Schleisman, whose nearly four decades of public service left an indelible mark on city government and the community he knew as well as anyone.
What began five years ago as a modest community ballet has grown into a larger, more technically demanding production that now fills the stage at the Washington Community Theatre. Miss Elizabeth’s Academy of Classical Ballet marked that growth this season with its fifth annual performance of
A Mt. Pleasant paraeductor has been fired for chronic absence and alleged misconduct.
At last Thursday’s meeting on Dec. 11, the Henry County Board of Supervisors voted 2-1 to seek an outside legal opinion regarding reimbursing Deputy Carlos Lopez.
Fairfield First Baptist Church did a good deed this past weekend when the church prepared 20 bags of meals to give away to those in need.
This Friday, Locomotive #9 will take children of the Mt. Pleasant Community School District to the North Pole and back, in a gesture of goodwill to the community that has so embraced the Midwest Central Railroad.
Jim and Teresa Huffman have added to Fairfield’s fine-dining scene with their new restaurant Char Steakhouse, on the north side of the Lincoln Center that they purchased from the school district just last year.
Washington Community School District leaders moved to expand student mental health support this school year by introducing free virtual therapy through Hazel Health, a national telehealth provider that now partners with several Iowa school systems. District officials hope the new service will shorten wait times for families, strengthen existing support programs, and give students quicker access to licensed therapists.
Lilly Heckethorn, a Junior at Winfield-Mt. Union High School and volunteer at the Swedish-American Museum and Historical Society, will be crowned this year’s Saint Lucia on Sunday, Dec. 14.
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