Barn Talk, a podcast recorded by a father and son from the loft of a repurposed barn near Washington, is doing numbers on national download rankings. The pork farming producers credit their success to authenticity, and say it’s helped keep their operation afloat amid market turmoil.
Articles Tagged: Washington County
News Apr. 30, 2025 11:48 am141d ago
Lincoln Elementary’s Art Service Club set up on the bandstand in Washington’s square last Friday, to work on a collaborative art piece with anyone who happened to walk by.
News Apr. 30, 2025 11:47 am141d ago
Initial roadwork is underway for some long-awaited improvements to Highway 92/East Washington Street, a main route for commuters to and from Washington’s east side of town.
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News Apr. 28, 2025 1:56 pm143d ago
Washington County Engineer Jacob Thorius was installed as President of the National Association of County Engineers (NACE) at their recent annual conference.
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News Apr. 28, 2025 1:55 pm143d ago
Washington-based business Greiner Buildings announced Wednesday it had been recognized by the National Frame Building Association with the 2024 Building of the Year Award in the Masters Division, Residential category.
News Apr. 28, 2025 2:08 pm143d ago
Organizers say they won’t hold Washington’s Latino Festival this summer, canceling plans for a popular day-long annual tradition in the city’s central park marked by an abundance of authentic food, flashy lucha libre matches and musical mariachi and “Banda” performances. Organizers cite fears of wrongful deportations.
News Apr. 28, 2025 1:24 pm143d ago
St. James Elementary earlier this month succeeded in raising $5,000 for the American Heart Association in its “Kids Heart Challenge,” a fundraiser formerly known as “Jump Rope For Heart.”
Washington News Apr. 24, 2025 4:45 pm147d ago
With 1,200 square feet, two bedrooms and a single floor, a newly built house on South Marion Avenue appears modest, from the outside. But it’s got its fair share of classy amenities.
Washington News Apr. 24, 2025 4:34 pm147d ago
A year and a half into running his own business, Lucas Comfort Solutions Owner and Technician Tom Lucas has doubled the size of its staff, by hiring his first other employee.
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Washington News Apr. 23, 2025 12:35 pm148d ago
Today the spotlight shines on Claire Stalder.
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Washington News Apr. 23, 2025 12:34 pm148d ago
Washington County 4-H seeks to honor the group’s senior members by shining the spotlight on each one as they near …
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Washington News Apr. 23, 2025 12:33 pm148d ago
Are some of your most precious memories of friends and family stored in plastic totes or cardboard boxes in your basement or attic?
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Washington News Apr. 23, 2025 12:31 pm148d ago
Twenty members of the Mid-Prairie FFA chapter traveled to Ames for the Iowa FFA Leadership Conference April 13-15.
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News Apr. 23, 2025 1:52 pm148d ago
DES MOINES — Southeast Iowa’s corn and soybean planting process seems to be coming along faster than in other parts …
News Apr. 23, 2025 11:13 am148d ago
A crowd turned out to Washington’s downtown area Saturday for a roughly 90-minute “Hands Off” protest opposing a handful of policies enacted by President Donald Trump in the first several months of his second term, synchronized with a flurry of similar rallies across the nation on the same day.