The City of Washington has released more information pertaining to former Washington Maintenance and Construction Superintendent JJ Bell, who was asked to resign in lieu of termination in June after having served in the department for 29 years.
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Washington News Oct. 1, 2025 12:49 pm8d ago
Kalen McCain reflects on his career as the Washington reporter at the Southeast Iowa Union.
News Sep. 29, 2025 2:28 pm10d ago
The Washington City Council is taking early steps to continue funding the local municipal band without dipping into taxpayer dollars.
News Sep. 24, 2025 12:52 pm15d ago
The city of Washington plans to consider one business owner’s proposal to install public sidewalk art aimed at preventing collisions between cars and buildings.
Washington News Sep. 25, 2025 9:00 am14d ago
WASHINGTON — The Washington Economic Development Group is working on a project to pick up a cottage formerly at Kalona’s …
Washington News Sep. 11, 2025 9:46 am28d ago
A “pop-up” escape room set to open in Washington in September aims to pack an hour of phone-free fun into a single rented room.
Washington News Sep. 11, 2025 9:24 am28d ago
Dr. Lindsey Van Duyn is a physician in Washington, where she sees a wide variety of patients, many of whom face challenges with their mental health, like depression and anxiety.
News Sep. 10, 2025 1:54 pm29d ago
Tweeton Chiropractic, a Washington-based business marked its 75th year of operation with a ribbon-cutting ceremony downtown last week.
News Sep. 10, 2025 1:38 pm29d ago
Of 15 inmates ICE ordered detained this year, none are convicted of felonies
News Aug. 29, 2025 12:15 pm41d ago
The Community Foundation of Washington County plans to hold a new fundraising event Sept. 8, offering food, a cash bar and live music for guests asked to bring $100 each, benefiting a pair of local nonprofits.
News Aug. 27, 2025 11:59 am43d ago
Washington City Council members have voted in favor of a resolution directing contractors to outline plans for much-anticipated sidewalk and street construction downtown.
News Aug. 13, 2025 11:48 am57d ago
City council members in Washington voted Aug. 5 to approve a development agreement on the north side of town, where a local company plans to build several houses on a land currently used for row crops, despite its suburban surroundings.
News Aug. 13, 2025 11:43 am57d ago
The United Presbyterian Home held its annual art reception Aug. 6, showcasing a variety of pieces made by residents in the retirement community’s painting workshop.
News Aug. 6, 2025 12:51 pm64d ago
Washington County has joined a fast-growing list of counties eligible for payouts from a legal settlement with Purdue Pharma and its owners, who manufactured and aggressively marketed the addictive painkiller OxyContin for decades, causing hundreds of thousands of overdose-related deaths.
News Aug. 6, 2025 12:23 pm64d ago
Amid renovations at the Washington County Courthouse, staff in the attorney’s office are living out of proverbial suitcases as crews tear down and redo their former workspace.