A girl from Kinross was given a $2,500 adaptive tricycle last week, funded by customer donations at Washington’s Fareway grocery store. Asked about what she was excited to do with the device, recipient Raegan Warwick replied, “ride it!”
The Washington Hotel/Motel Committee — a municipal board that handles roughly $75,000 in annual taxes on local hospitality businesses — has issued its first-ever grant. Officials say it’s the start of a newfound effort to formalize its application process.
Municipal police say they’ve arrested a man accused of carrying firearms onto school grounds, almost a week after two unloaded handguns were found under a tree near the Washington High School baseball field.
Washington County supervisors allowed a handful of public comments from advocates asking for a local civil rights ordinance Tuesday morning, but say they still don’t plan to take action on it for the time being.
City council members in Washington have completed the first reading of an ordinance amendment that legalizes fireworks on certain holidays, after years of banning the pyrotechnic rockets in town without exception. And they’re not happy about it.
A new town celebration will mix Art Domestique’s annual En Plaine Air competition with a handful of new events focused on the arts, as community members seek to show off their designation as an Iowa Arts and Entertainment district.
New information released Thursday morning: police say guns were found, not loaded, near WHS baseball field
U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks took a trip to Brenneman Pork in rural Washington County May 29, where she toured a pair of sow farms and a grain mill at the county’s top pork-producing company.
Everything to know about the upcoming annual town festival in Washington, as it turns 78 years old.
Whether for Zoom connections, assignment grades, or adult life in general, the Washington High School Class of 2025 is done waiting.
Washington school board members are considering changes to the district’s cellphone policies in light of a new state law that makes them enforceable.
Shortly after Mark Lukavsky’s passing, most of his 60-head herd was sold off. Nonetheless, over a year later, cows continue to roam through the family’s pastures, albeit under the management of other producers.
Washington’s square will have public restrooms once again by end-of-day Wednesday, although city officials expect to replace some of the fixtures in a matter of months.
The Hawkeye Area Community Action Program plans to provide roughly twice as much food as it’s used to through its food bank this summer, as part of a partnership with the state’s “Healthy Kids Iowa” program.
A four-hour “seat belt traffic enforcement program” coordinated between the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, Iowa State Patrol and Washington Police Department led to several tickets and a handful of warnings in May 13.
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