Archive for February, 2016

Citizens of Ainsworth will go to the polls for a special election March 1st.

The audience listens as legislators give opening remarks at Saturday’s briefing at the Washington County Courthouse. Photo by Sally Hart

Medicaid modernization, allowable growth for school funding, medical marijuana, and the ability for psychologists to prescribe psychotropic drugs were all topics of discussion at Saturday’s legislative briefing.

A man from Mt. Pleasant was arrested after driving the wrong way on a highway Saturday evening.

The Sigourney and Pekin school boards have entered into an agreement to share Sigourney Superintendent Dave Harper with the Pekin School District for the 2016-2017 school year.

Area dairy farmers will have an opportunity learn about the cattle industry from experts at the annual Dairy Days event in Kalona on Wednesday.

Keota’s showchoir Eaglerock! recently performed and won awards at the MoShow competition at Cedar Rapids Washington.

Deals to over 160 area businesses will be available for purchase on KCII this week with the Home Shopping Extravaganza.

A week has passed since the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, and controversy on whether or not President Barack Obama should make a nomination shows no signs of letting up.

Over 160 businesses are taking part in next week’s Home Shopping Extravaganza on KCII.

Strong winds swept across eastern Iowa Friday.