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Washington baseball team picks up first pair of SEC wins in style
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Washington baseball team picks up first pair of SEC wins in style
The Washington Class of 1980 is hosting their 45th class reunion beginning on Friday, June 27 at 6 p.m. at …
The Louisa County Sheriff’s Office announced Monday that it carried out a major search warrant June 12 and 13, when authorities said they took 88 children into protective custody from a three-week religious, rehab-focused summer camp in Fredonia and rural Columbus Junction.
A handful of area fire departments swarmed to the corner of North Iowa Avenue and West Fifth Street in Washington Monday afternoon, where smoke could be seen billowing out of a residential building as much of its second-story, west-facing wall was visibly charred.
Organizers have announced a strong lineup for this year’s Juneteenth holiday in Washington, commemorating the day that America’s last slaves were freed in 1865.
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!”
Washington forces extra innings in seventh, but can’t get past Fort Madison
Demon softball stays perfect in SEC action with win over Bloodhounds
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.
On May 15, approximately 70 Mid-Prairie East Elementary second-graders were able to learn more about agriculture through a cooperative learning opportunity provided in partnership with twenty-two Mid-Prairie FFA members, Sam Jamison, the Washington County Ag in the Classroom Coordinator, and the Iowa Corn Education trailer exhibit.
Washington sweeps Fairfield, moves to 5-0 in conference softball standings
In his stop at the Washington County Fairgrounds June 9 for the 26th Annual Antique Tractorcade, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig discussed farm profitability with local reporters, saying it was “top of mind” for his office.
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.
