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DES MOINES
When dancers from Lone Tree and Mid-Prairie high schools arrived in Des Moines on Dec. 4, their hearts raced with excitement and nerves. They had been preparing for this weekend since …
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By Cheryl Allen |
12/20/24 08:00 AM
KALONA
Unfortunately for many area residents on Saturday, Dec. 14 predictions by the National Weather Service largely proved true. The ice storm, which began overnight, produced ice-covered roads …
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By Cheryl Allen |
12/20/24 08:00 AM
WASHINGTON
Opening their meeting with administration of the oath of office to ten officials, including newly elected auditor Tammy Stewart who takes over the duties January 1, the Washington …
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By Mary Zielinski |
12/20/24 08:00 AM
RIVERSIDE
Two Cedar Rapids residents died in a head-on collision Sunday on Hwy 218 just north of the Riverside exit. The accident concluded a high-speed police chase that began 30 minutes earlier …
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By Cheryl Allen |
12/13/24 08:00 AM
RIVERSIDE
Smiles abounded Wednesday night at the Riverside Casino’s ballroom, where representatives of area cities and nonprofits gathered for the Washington County Riverboat Foundation’s …
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By Cheryl Allen |
12/13/24 08:00 AM
KALONA
The first accumulation of snow this season claimed the lives of three Fairfield residents when a driver attempted to pass a snowplow on Hwy 1 on Monday, Dec. 2. The accident occurred about …
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By Cheryl Allen |
12/13/24 08:00 AM
The Council of Mid-Prairie Churches is sponsoring two mission projects this year, one local and one national, that they hope you will consider supporting as part of your gift-giving this holiday …
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By Cheryl Allen |
12/13/24 08:00 AM
KALONA
For the last two years, volunteers working in the Mennonite Central Committee’s mobile canning trailer docked in Kalona have canned chicken. This year, they canned about 9,000 units of …
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By Cheryl Allen |
12/13/24 08:00 AM
WASHINGTON
Following the second Public Hearing held Monday night, the Washington County Board of Supervisors Tuesday approved the revised Wind Energy Conservation Systems (WECS) ordinance that …
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By Mary Zielinski |
12/13/24 08:00 AM
RIVERSIDE
Ken Crawford, Superintendent of Highland Community Schools and WACO Schools, announced Monday he will retire at the end of the 2024-25 school year.
Crawford announced his …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
12/12/24 12:19 AM
RIVERSIDE
Champion Metal Supply and KDM Trucking are once again packing the semis with supplies to truck down to North Carolina to help those impacted by Hurricane Helene. Bring your donations to …
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By Cheryl Allen |
12/10/24 03:03 PM
WASHINGTON
In a 17-minute meeting Tuesday, Washington County Supervisors approved two personnel matters, agreed to naming a Riverside creek and deducted $3,763 from the Orchard Hill remodeling …
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By Mary Zielinski |
12/5/24 08:00 AM
Three people died Monday morning in an accident occurring in the 1700 block of Hwy 1, roughly midway between Washington and Kalona, according to the Iowa State Patrol.
The accident occurred just …
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By Cheryl Allen |
12/3/24 01:02 PM
WASHINGTON
Responding to public comments and criticism in last week’s public hearing about the proposed wind energy conversion ordinance, the Washington County Board of Supervisors Tuesday …
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By Mary Zielinski |
11/29/24 08:00 AM
IOWA CITY
For six hours a week, often more, you’ll find 15 high school students working nights and weekends in the basement of a building at the Johnson County Fairgrounds.
They aren’t …
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By Cheryl Allen |
11/29/24 08:00 AM
KALONA
On Tuesday, Nov. 12, the Iowa Department of Education released new state school performance ratings and federal designations, determined for the first time using the state’s new …
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By Cheryl Allen |
11/22/24 08:00 AM
KALONA
Cities are sending letters to residents and businesses regarding their water service lines and drinking water thanks to an EPA initiative that aims to protect all Americans from lead …
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By Cheryl Allen |
11/22/24 08:00 AM
WASHINGTON
With recent modifications and changes in the Orchard Hill project for relocating county offices, the Washington County Board of Supervisors learned Tuesday that the first phase should …
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By Mary Zielinski |
11/22/24 08:00 AM
KALONA
Back in 2015, Lee Ebersole, Doug Schmieder, and Tony Stutzman were helping out the pep band one evening at what is today Hillcrest Academy. When the principal saw Stutzman carrying in his …
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By Cheryl Allen |
11/15/24 08:00 AM
WEST CHESTER
Hal Colliver’s West Chester farmstead is like the Iowa 80 Truckstop: its big, its blingy, and everyone really should pull in at least once. When you do, expect to meet a few …
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By Cheryl Allen |
11/15/24 08:00 AM