Sports

The varsity softball game between Washington and Columbus in Columbus Junction tonight will be played first, starting at 5:30 p.m., due to concerns about the weather. The junior varsity contest will be played following the varsity game.

Washington?s Megan Buitendorp and Sarah Waite finished third and fourth, respectively, at Monday?s Class 4A regional girls? golf tournament at Edmundson Golf Course in Oskaloosa, both earning a trip to the state tournament.Buitendorp, a junior, carded an 85 to take the third-place medal, while Waite, a sophomore, shot an 88 to take the fourth place medal. Both Buitendorp and Waite recorded career-best scores to ...

By STEPH TAHTINENMt. Pleasant NewsThe decision to stop providing mental health services in Henry County could cost the county up to $124,000 in expenses associated with closing Insight Human Services (IHS).This is the highest amount possible, IHS Administrator Todd Meyer told the board of supervisors on Thursday morning. He said it would probably cost closer to $34,000, plus or minus unemployment.Broke...

Washington senior Dillon de Perrot had an ?uncharacteristic performance? at Friday?s Class 3A district tournament at the Stone Creek Golf Club in Williamsburg, and he missed qualifying for the state tournament by two strokes.De Perrot, who had shot a 73 at the same course in a meet just a week earlier, carded a 9-over-par 80 to finish sixth individually. The top four individuals qualify for the state tournament....

It only took 40 minutes of play for fourth-ranked Iowa City Regina to defeat Washington 14-0 on Tuesday night. The mercy rule brought the non-conference girls? soccer match to a halt at halftime.?They beat us 14-0 in the first half,? Washington head coach Kyle Collins said. ?They?re a great team. They out-played us, out-coached us, out-whatever you want to call it. Our goal was to try to hold them to under 10 ...

The Sibling Preparation Class helps children develop realistic expectations about their new baby brother or baby sister and helps reduce the anxiety about being separated from their mothers.Classes are scheduled monthly. The next class is 9:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 5.Children ages two through 10 will learn how an additional child will change their families and how they can help with this adjustment. The ...

After his team didn?t have a single event finish in the top two places at last Thursday?s Class 3A state qualifying meet in Mt. Pleasant to automatically get to the state track meet, Washington head boys? track and field coach Steve Roth had a long night.?It was excruciating,? Roth recalled. ?It was the worst night I?ve had in a long, long time in track and field. I knew we ran fast, but until you see what ...

For her senior season of track and field, Washington hurdler Kaitlin Buchholz wanted to do her best.As it turns out, she did her best numerous times. She had numerous season- or personal-best times this season in the 100-meter hurdles and the 400-meter hurdles, capped by an amazing performance at last Thursday?s Class 3A state qualifying meet.?Senior year hits you, and you really try your best,? Buchholz said. ...