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Brandon Jenkins, 18, of Farmington was driving a vehicle when he was stopped by Henry County Sheriff?s deputies Thursday evening, Feb. 23. The incident occurred at approximately 10 p.m.Jenkins was taken into custody and charged with operating while intoxicated - first offense and possession under the legal age.

Proficient driving skill by WACO Community School District bus driver Chris Alvine prevented a potentially dangerous situation Friday, Feb. 24. Soft gravel and mud pulled a bus from the roadway near Crawfordsville, but Alvine was able to keep the bus upright. Forty-two students were on the bus during the morning route to school and only one minor injury was reported.

Parent-teacher conferences are planned Thursday, March 1, and Friday, March 2, at Mt. Pleasant Community High School.Conferences will be from 1-5 p.m. and 5:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday, and from 8 a.m.-noon Friday. Teachers will be available in the gym for conferences.Principal Todd Liechty will meet with parents in the media center to discuss test scores and how they relate to student achievement at 2, 5 and 8 p.m. ...

CRAWFORDSVILLE ? A potentially dangerous situation was averted by the expertise of a WACO Community School District bus driver Friday morning, according to Pat Coen, WACO superintendent of schools.Shortly before 10 a.m. Feb. 24 (WACO had a late start that morning), bus driver Chris Alvine was finishing her morning bus route when mud pulled the bus into a ditch near 3145 310th Street, which is within blocks of ...

Week 6 will bring new challenges for the Washington County area football teams as we hit the two-third portion of the season. After this week, only three games will remain to decide playoff races and a few teams will need strong finishes to push themselves into postseason play. For previews of the Washington/Keokuk contest and the WACO/Lone Tree contest, check out Thursday?s edition of The Journal. Sigourney...

A deep fade pass in the end zone threatened to put the game seemingly out of reach. Up 12-3 in the third quarter, the Washington football team was driving, as Ryan Reighard tossed a jump ball to his favorite target, Jaivonn Willis, in the end zone. For the second time in the game, Keokuk fell to the ground in possession of the ball, ending a scoring threat. After that, the Chiefs got their offense rolling. ...

Over the past two weeks, the Washington eighth-grade football team has posted a big string of victories, knocking off Mt. Pleasant and Mediapolis in blowout fashion.The Demons took on Mt. Pleasant in a road contest on Sept. 20, and it kicked off with the Demons jumping out to a 22-0 lead en route to a 40-16 victory.Trashaun Willis opned the scoring with a 57-yard scoring run, with Wilx Witthoft notching a ...

With two-thirds of the season completed, the WACO football team feels like they are finally hitting their stride. The Warriors, who made the transition to 8-man football, enter their seventh game of the season with a 3-3 record, but after winning three of their last four contests, they are riding a wave of momentum. ?We have been playing really well and our line has been pretty dominant,? WACO senior Gabe ...