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RIVERSIDE
A number of streets in Riverside will get seal coat repairs and work over the spring and summer through an agreement approved by the City Council at its regularly scheduled meeting …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
3/21/25 11:43 PM
RIVERSIDE
Before there was Captain James T. Kirk and the famed starship Enterprise NCC-1701, there was Captain Jonathan Archer and the starship Enterprise NX-01.
Connor Trinneer and Dominic …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
3/15/25 08:51 PM
RIVERSIDE
The property tax levy for residents of Highland Community Schools in Fiscal Year 2026 will be 12.93299, or about $12.93 for each $1,000 of assessed property.
The question is, will …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
3/15/25 08:45 PM
A search warrant was executed by law enforcement personnel with the Washington County Sheriff’s Office on Friday, March 7, at BR’s Dobermans in rural Washington County. During the investigation, …
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3/14/25 08:00 AM
RIVERSIDE
“These guys are nice,” Sarah Leonard tells me as we stand outside the goat pen, letting a couple of Nubian males lick and nuzzle our hands. “We’ve had some bucks in the past that …
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By Cheryl Allen |
3/14/25 08:00 AM
RIVERSIDE
Riverside is shooting for a 2027 grand opening of a proposed community center following years of on-again, and off-again discussions.
When a steering committee of residents met …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
3/13/25 03:54 PM
Kalona, Wellman, Washington libraries awarded at Annual Dinner
By Cheryl Allen
The News
RIVERSIDE
Over 300 business professionals and community members gathered at the Riverside Casino …
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By Cheryl Allen |
3/11/25 01:12 PM
RIVERSIDE
Proposals for Riverside’s tax levels in Fiscal Year 2026 will see the property tax levy increasing by 16 cents per $1,000 of assessed property.
Details of the tax levy were …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
3/7/25 10:22 PM
RIVERSIDE
Aaron Friederich, a Vice President in commercial lending at GreenState Credit Union and a volunteer assistant football coach at Highland High School, has been appointed to the Highland …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
2/28/25 07:58 PM
RIVERSIDE
The City of Riverside is requesting nearly $100,000 in Washington County Riverboat Foundation funds to help with improvements at Hall Park.
City Council members decided at …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
2/22/25 11:43 PM
RIVERSIDE
A planned expansion and improvement project at Highland’s schools is on hold again.
An appeal has been filed with a district court in Washington to challenge a vote in …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
2/15/25 11:39 PM
ALTOONA
It wasn’t the result Washington County was hoping for, and leaders fought hard to prevent it, but the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission concluded Thursday that the proposed Cedar …
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By Cheryl Allen |
2/14/25 08:00 AM
RIVERSIDE
Riverside’s City Council is stepping up again to help finance the operations of the Kalona Public Library.
The City Council approved a Fiscal Year 2026 contract with the …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
2/8/25 12:30 AM
The Star Trek city is ready for warp speed with community center, pickleball and downtown projects. Paul D. Bowker gets the lowdown from mayor Allen Schneider and city administrator Cole …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
1/31/25 08:00 AM
WASHINGTON
For Washington County Supervisors Tuesday, main business concerned eight personnel changes, agreeing to changes in speed limits for Kalona’s Southtown and the incorporated area of …
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By Mary Zielinski |
1/31/25 08:00 AM
RIVERSIDE
A steering committee has been formed to explore the possibility of a community center that would be built near Highland Elementary School in Riverside.
Talk of a community center …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
1/26/25 08:32 PM
RIVERSIDE
Spencer Leuders, intermediate school principal at Central Dewitt, will be the new Superintendent of Schools at Highland Community Schools and WACO Community School District.
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By Paul D. Bowker |
1/25/25 01:09 AM
RIVERSIDE
Bill Zywiec, Dean of Students at Highland High School and head boys basketball coach, has been named as one of three finalists for the Superintendent of Schools position shared between …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
1/22/25 02:31 AM
WASHINGTON
The contest court held to determine if the vote on Highland’s bond measure this past November passed muster reached a decision Monday: yes, the bond vote passed with the 60% majority …
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By Cheryl Allen |
1/21/25 01:52 PM
RIVERSIDE
A search for a new superintendent for Highland Community Schools has produced a candidate pool of 10.
Shannon Bisgard, a consultant with Grundmeyer Leadership Services, discussed …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
1/18/25 10:28 PM
