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Washington County Supervisors on Tuesday tabled plans to finalize language for a ballot issue that would authorize new, emergency medical service-funding property taxes, effectively delaying a long-awaited referendum on the issue until at least March.

Jim and Sandi Hotchkiss of Washington County were inducted into the 2024 Iowa 4-H Hall of Fame during a ceremony at the 4-H Exhibits Building at the Iowa State Fair on Sunday, Aug. 18. Ninety-three Iowa counties participated this year and selected 125 inductees for their outstanding service and dedication to 4-H.

BOONE — On July 25, youth from around the state enjoyed a fun day in the field at the Iowa …

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Gazette’s Class 2A football poll has Golden Hawks at No. 8

Proposed ordinances governing wind energy, parcel splitting and ambulance billing practices in Washington County will get back-to-back public hearings on Tuesday morning at 9 a.m.

Proposals would limit parking on residential stretches of Main, Second, North Marion

WASHINGTON — With the school year now underway, high schoolers in Washington find themselves in newly built classrooms on the …

First-grade students at Stewart Elementary evacuated their wing of the building Tuesday morning after staff detected smoke and smelled burning plastic, according to an email sent to families in the Washington school district.

Applications are due by Sept. 17

A motorcyclist was badly injured after hitting a deer on Ginkgo Avenue, heading north out of Wellman Thursday night

As students, teachers and staff return to classrooms this year, Washington administrators say they’re urging families to establish consistent routines.