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Washington County 4-H seeks to honor the group’s senior members by shining the spotlight on each one as they near …

WASHINGTON — Local paramedic and longtime Iowa Child Passenger Safety Seat Technician Instructor Katrina Altenhofen was honored at the annual …

Research has shown that reading to children at a young age has many benefits. Beyond using that time as an opportunity to bond with your child, it also positively impacts their cognitive development and emotional skills while also fostering their creativity and imagination.

A locally organized “constituent town hall” in Washington Tuesday night saw a handful of area activists voice their grievances about federal spending cuts, and encouraged attendees to do the same.

Demons lead area teams in busy boys’ meet

The prestigious P.E.O. Star Scholarship was awarded to four young women from the 2025 graduating class of Washington High School. …

Huskies look strong in local girls’ golf meet

A new court record has shed some light on details of former Washington Mayor Jaron Rosien’s case, as he pleads guilty to a less severe crime than the sexual abuse allegations made in 2023. Sentencing details and other stipulations of the plea deal are still uknown.

Mark Keedy, a former intern at the Washington Evening Journal, has spent the majority of every week since October sorting, scanning and archiving thousands of decades-old film negatives from the local paper. He expects the project will take the rest of his life.

A few weeks after making Veterans Affairs assistance easier to get, supervisors expect to vote May 13 on raising the General Assistance income cap as high as 200% of the federal poverty line.

Huskies and Wildcats split on the golf course

Cortes scores twice as Washington takes 1st-ever matchup