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Halloween is this Saturday, and several area towns will hold their own events or trick-or-treating hours to plan around. In Kalona, the Kalona Historical Village will host its Jack O’Lantern Jaunt on Friday, October...

Senator and farmer Chuck Grassley encourages people to be safe on the roads this fall while crops are being harvested. As farm equipment is in the fields for harvest, Grassley said, “Agriculture is one of the most

In the midst of an eventful October, the Mid-Prairie FFA Chapter recently found time to participate in another event. The Golden Hawks made the trek to Kirkwood Community College for the Northwest FFA Sub-District...

Washington County Outreach increased the total fees collected in the last quarter. The total amount is $3,785, with 115 probationers. The previous quarter saw $2,550 in fees collected. These fees include court fines...

Hospice of Washington County wants you to be prepared for the future. They are offering a free advance directive workshop for individuals to discuss planning for the future. Advanced directives are a written statement...

On today’s program, I am talking with Millie Youngquist, Executive Director of the Community Foundation of Washington County, about their annual fundraising dinner and dessert auction.

On today’s program, we’re speaking with Field Agronomist Rebecca Vittetoe from the Iowa State University Extension Office about the progress of the harvest season in southeast Iowa.

The Washington County Riverboat Foundation has made a change to their municipal grant funding revenue allocation for the eight cities in the county. Since 2006, the WCRF has awarded nearly $18 million to the cities in...

For years, he was a social studies teacher and a successful football coach; now, Mid-Prairie Activities Director Pete Cavanagh can call himself the Iowa High School Athletic Director Association’s Southeast District...

The Leadership Washington class explored economic development and finance during the latest learning day. The class spent October 14th exploring the financial institutions, businesses, and organizations that help drive...

It was a successful 2026 season for the Kalona city pool, with numbers largely up across the board from the previous year. This summer, the pool was open for 82 days, during which over 8400 people were

The Iowa Donation Garden Network, a statewide initiative designed to connect and empower garden organizers through expert-led education, shared resources and collaborative programming, is accepting applications for the...

The Washington County 4-H program will be celebrating their year with the annual awards celebration Sunday, November 1st. The event will be held at the KC Hall in Washington. The 4-H family is welcome to gather at

For 20 years, the month of October has been known as National Bullying Prevention Month. The initiative started by PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center helps to raise awareness, educate communities, and promote...

A Mount Pleasant man was arrested Wednesday on multiple felony charges after a welfare check at his residence. Officials arrested 23-year-old Shawn Tucker Jr. of Mount Pleasant on the charges of child endangerment...