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Posted: Tuesday, December 8th, 2009 at 5:47 am
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Four people were injured in deer hunting accidents in Iowa over the weekend.
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Keywords: DNR, Hunting Accidents
Posted: Monday, December 7th, 2009 at 7:28 am
The first major winter storm of the season blanketed most of the region in nearly two inches of snow last night,
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Keywords: National Weather Service, Winter Weather
Posted: Monday, December 7th, 2009 at 7:24 am
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The recent death of a Washington man at a local bar could spark a review by the city’s public safety committee.
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Keywords: Greg Goodman, Robert Thomsas Blankenship, WPD
Posted: Monday, December 7th, 2009 at 7:16 am
A Columbus Junction man was injured yesterday after his shotgun discharged
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Keywords: Columbus, Columbus Junction, Hunting Accident, Iowa DNR, Luis Jaramillo
Posted: Monday, December 7th, 2009 at 6:45 am
Washington School Board members are slated to get an update on the new high school
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Keywords: new high school, SVPA Architects, Washington School Board
Posted: Monday, December 7th, 2009 at 6:44 am
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Christmas Trees are going up in homes across the country.
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Keywords: Christmas Trees, Tom Wide, Washington Fire Department
Posted: Monday, December 7th, 2009 at 6:29 am
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The U.S. Senate is in the process of deciding whether Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke deserves as second term.
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Keywords: Ben Bernanke, Chuck Whiteman, Federal Reserve, University of Iowa
Posted: Monday, December 7th, 2009 at 6:03 am
Today is the last day for Washington County Farmers to cast ballots in the Farm Service Agency Committee elections.
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Posted: Sunday, December 6th, 2009 at 6:00 am
Washington Community and the Noon Kiwanis Club are sponsoring a blood drive for the Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center on Thursday, December 17th, from 1 to 6:30 p.m. It is located at the United Presbyterian Church, 209 East Main Street, Washington. For more information, call Yale Jarvis at 319-461-5849. Walk-ins are welcome.
Posted: Sunday, December 6th, 2009 at 6:00 am
Zoning continues to occupy a Washington County Supervisors time. This week a group of anti zoning residents is presenting more signatures in a petition asking supervisors not to implement such an ordinance. The board will also have another work session to review the proposed ordinance. They’ll also consider personnel change requests from the engineer, veteran’s affairs, the sheriff and the auditor. The meeting starts at 9:30 Tuesday morning in the Washington County Courthouse.
Posted: Sunday, December 6th, 2009 at 6:00 am
The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association is expressing disappointment at the EPA’s announcement that it is delaying a decision on the E15 waiver request. The EPA announcement signaled other troubling caveats to any future E15 approval. Iowa is the leader in renewable fuels production, and has 39 ethanol refineries capable of producing nearly 3.3 billion gallons annually.
Posted: Sunday, December 6th, 2009 at 6:00 am
Today is the last day for Washington County Farmers to cast ballots in the Farm Service Agency Committee elections. FSA county committees act as a sort of liaison to help implement federal farm programs at the local level. This year’s election is being held in local administrative area three, which consists of Clay, Brighton, Marion, Franklin and Washington Townships. Ballots must be received in the County FSA office or post marked by today. New committee members take office January first.
Posted: Saturday, December 5th, 2009 at 6:21 am
The first major winter storm of the season is expected to hit Iowa next week.
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Keywords: Storm, Washington, Winter
Posted: Saturday, December 5th, 2009 at 6:18 am
Two Washington Based choir groups are putting on a joint concert tonight.
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Keywords: Choir Concerts, Washington
Posted: Saturday, December 5th, 2009 at 6:16 am
Washington High School is having parent/teacher conferences Monday.
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Keywords: Parent/Teacher Conferences, WHS
Posted: Saturday, December 5th, 2009 at 6:14 am
Monday will be the 68th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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Keywords: Iowa, Pearl Harbor
Posted: Saturday, December 5th, 2009 at 6:12 am
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The Washington Chamber of Commerce’s 19th annual Candlelight Tour of Homes is tonight and tomorrow night. The chamber’s Anne Moore says holiday decorations will be featured at four homes: the Huber Residence in the Water’s Edge subdivision, The Mannings on East 13th, Merle Davis and Linda Brown’s on West Tyler and the Ballou Home at Lake Trio.
Keywords: Tour of HOmes, Washington
Posted: Saturday, December 5th, 2009 at 5:56 am
Paws and More Animal Shelter is having an open house today.
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Keywords: Paws and More, Washington
Posted: Saturday, December 5th, 2009 at 5:55 am
The ‘best of the best’ are being recognized in Iowa.
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Keywords: Library, Marshalltown
Posted: Saturday, December 5th, 2009 at 5:53 am
Construction season is coming to a close this year, therefore Lee County Road X-38 at U.S. 61 is open, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Mount Pleasant construction office.
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Keywords: Construction, Iowa DOT, U.S.61
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