Articles Tagged: Washington County

When one of the state’s top pork producing companies built a baseball field in its front yard, the farmers acknowledged it was an unusual move.

Local education officials say they’re considering hiring a school resource officer as soon as the 2026-27 school year, as the Washington School district applies for federal funding assistance.

The Fairfield All-Star Jazz Band is scheduled to play in Washington’s summer concert series Thursday night in Central Park, according to the Washington Chamber of Commerce.

A rotating assembly of musicians known as “Big Band Theory” will play in Washington July 12, celebrating the group’s 18th year since it began as an informal get-together in one member’s basement.

On a former hog farm 900 miles from a coastline in Washington County, Iowa, one family family is growing Pacific whiteleg shrimp. Asked how it compares to pork production, Ken Reed says the work is “basically the same.”

Celebrants at the Salem Church of God in Washington County ring the church bell for Independence Day.

Officials hope third try’s a charm, as the county seeks additional funding for its ambulances, quick response volunteers, and emergency communications infrastructure.

An assembly of protesters holding signs packed into the Washington County Board of Supervisors meeting room Tuesday morning, where they offered a petition with 376 signatures, asking the board to pass a civil rights ordinance that would, “restore legal protection to the transgender community.”

Sen. Joni Ernst named Washington County’s Continuum Ag the “small business of the week” in a press release Monday afternoon, an honor the lawmaker bestows on one company per county every term.

We asked over a dozen fans at TrekFest what made the show so special. Here’s what they said.

Washington County supervisors last week approved a handful of increases in the local ambulance agency’s service fees, raising the costs for most uses of emergency medical transportation.

To put it mildly, Kalona community member Annalee (Faris) Lynch was an avid collector of dolls, before her death in 2011.

TrekFest returns for its 40th year this weekend, as Riverside’s town festival draws crowds from near and far to the recently canonized future birthplace of Star Trek’s Capt. James T. Kirk.

As St. James Elementary Principal Erik Buchholz prepared to retire after the 2024-25 academic year, he knew he’d need to find a replacement that could take the reins at the private Catholic school.

Like their peers, Maya Murphy and Halle Cuddeback moved their tassels to the left side after receiving diplomas, and shook the hands of school district administrators as they received well-earned congratulations. Unlike the rest of the graduating class however, both already had another academic accomplishment already under their belt: an Associate of Arts degree.