Archive for December, 2014
Posted: Saturday, December 27th, 2014 at 7:00 am

A senior of the Columbus Wildcat girls basketball team (6-2 overall; 5-2 overall) is near to top of the Southeast Iowa Super Conference North division in scoring.
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Posted: Saturday, December 27th, 2014 at 7:00 am

It’s hard to believe the newest starter for the Washington Demon boys basketball team (1-5 overall; 0-1 conference) only scored 12 points combined at the varsity level last season.
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Posted: Saturday, December 27th, 2014 at 7:00 am

Photo Courtesy of Mark Beatty
A Washington teenager continues her preparation for the nation’s biggest all-terrain cycling event next month.
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Posted: Saturday, December 27th, 2014 at 7:00 am

The Mid-Prairie Golden Hawk girls basketball team is looking for better play in the second half of the season.
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Keywords: Mid-Prairie Girls Break
Posted: Saturday, December 27th, 2014 at 7:00 am

The Highland Huskies boys basketball team is off to a great start heading into the second half of the basketball season.
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Keywords: Highland Basketball
Posted: Saturday, December 27th, 2014 at 6:23 am
An event to get children out of the house for a day of winter break is being held Monday in Washington.
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Posted: Saturday, December 27th, 2014 at 6:23 am
The final weekend of Christmas music segments on KCII Radio for the year begins today.
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Posted: Saturday, December 27th, 2014 at 6:22 am
A retired Lake Darling State Park employee will be celebrated at the lodge tomorrow afternoon.
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Posted: Saturday, December 27th, 2014 at 6:21 am

The superintendent search continues for the Washington Community School District Tuesday with a closed session meeting of the school board.
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Posted: Saturday, December 27th, 2014 at 6:21 am

(Contributed photo.)
Winter is the best time to prune oak trees in Iowa, according to Iowa State University Extension and Outreach horticulturists.
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Posted: Saturday, December 27th, 2014 at 6:20 am
The deadline to sign up for a healthcare plan, or choose a new one, is February 15th.
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Posted: Saturday, December 27th, 2014 at 6:20 am
The last extreme adventure of 2014 is being held at the Langwood Education Center next week.
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Posted: Saturday, December 27th, 2014 at 6:20 am
Proper practices can get an amarayllis bulb to bloom on an annual basis.
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Posted: Friday, December 26th, 2014 at 4:33 pm
Funeral Services for 88 year old Edmond Kautz of Columbus Junction, formerly of Muscatine, are on Monday December 29th, 2014 2:00pm at the Geo. M. Wittich-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services in Muscatine. Visitation will be Monday December 29th, 2014, from 1:00pm until service time at the Geo. M. Wittich-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services. Interment will be in Greenwood Cemetery with military rites by the combined units of the V.F.W. Post 1565 and the American Legion Post #27. A general memorial fund has been established. Sympathy notes may be left for the family at www.lewisfuneralhomes.com.
Keywords: Edmond Kautz
Posted: Friday, December 26th, 2014 at 12:09 pm

Celebration of life services for 82 year old Dorothy Leona Bartholomew, from Washington will be held at 10 a.m. On Tuesday, December 30th at the Immanuel Lutheran Church.
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Keywords: Dorothy Bartholomew, Dorothy Leona Bartholomew
Posted: Friday, December 26th, 2014 at 7:00 am

For a third straight season the Keota Eagle girls’ basketball team (7-3 overall; 6-3 conference) ends the first half of the season with a winning mark.
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Posted: Friday, December 26th, 2014 at 7:00 am

As a whole, the Washington wrestling team has been almost unbeatable on the mat during the first part of the season.
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Keywords: High School Wrestling, Washington Demons
Posted: Friday, December 26th, 2014 at 7:00 am

Iowa Mennonite School’s senior Cassidy Bontrager who played goalie, defender, and forward will be continuing her soccer career after graduation.
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Keywords: IMS Cassidy Bontrager
Posted: Friday, December 26th, 2014 at 7:00 am

The Iowa Mennonite girls basketball team ended the first half of their season on a high note going into winter break.
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Keywords: IMS GIRLS BASKETBALL
Posted: Friday, December 26th, 2014 at 6:23 am
Influenza activity continues to increase in Iowa with 11 schools reporting 10 percent or greater absenteeism due to illness across the state.
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