Articles Tagged: Washington County

City will have to go without golden arches for at least six months

School district officials in Washington have not foreclosed the eventual possibility of a four-day school week, but say they’re no longer considering the schedule change for next school year.

FFA members will host a Taco Tuesday night at Dallmeyer Hall on the Washington County Fairgrounds early in April, a first for the local chapter as it seeks new ways to raise money.

Dan Widmer does not plan to seek re-election. He’s spent over a decade as the office’s only candidate, and if he wasn’t a methodical person when he swore in on Jan. 31, 2012, he certainly is now.

The Harp Players will perform

WASHINGTON – The Washington Economic Development Group’s next guest speaker will present on a sophisticated incentive mechanism used by local …

A phone tower housing emergency communications equipment for Washington County destroyed by a tornado in Wellman last year will be re-built by Wellman Telephone Company, and promptly sold to Washington County. Government officials said they were frustrated by delays as Iowa enters the 2024 tornado season.

Proposed changes would end fifth-grade band program, remove sixth-grade general music course.

That makes risk management essential

Local government typically avoids bonds, but hopes the approach will allow it to maintain services without violating state tax limitations.

If you travel on Iowa Highway 1/Iowa Highway 78 in Washington County, you need to be aware of an upcoming road construction project that may slow down your trip.

Known for picking up others’ tabs and generously tipping his servers, Joe Evanovich’s generosity was celebrated—and repeated—a year after his death.

Washington municipal officials have agreed to pay $2,567.50 to seed hay for a student project teaching kids how to manage farmland.

A small bridge over an unnamed stream northwest of Coppock is out of commission due to damage, according to the Washington County Engineer’s Office.

We are sorry to announce that due to illness in the cast, this weekend’s performances (March 15 and 16) of …