Jail count
Males – 10
Females – 5
Work release – 3
Special needs – 0
Contract inmates – 28
Treatment – 0
Holding – 1
Other facility – 0
Total – 47
Arrests
Christopher Wayne Chmelar, 27, of Riverside, was arrested Monday afternoon in the 400 block of East Fourth Street in Riverside on charges of driving while barred, no valid driver's license, no insurance, and driving a non-registered vehicle.
Adam Ryan ...
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Police log - Aug. 29, 2018
The police log is supplied by the Washington County Communications Center.
An arrest is merely an accusation. All suspects should be considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Jail count
Males – 10
Females – 5
Work release – 3
Special needs – 0
Contract inmates – 28
Treatment – 0
Holding – 1
Other facility – 0
Total – 47
Arrests
Christopher Wayne Chmelar, 27, of Riverside, was arrested Monday ...
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Washington, Columbus compete at Wapello tourney
By Doug Brenneman, JOURNAL Sports
Washington High School got its first match victory of the volleyball season. The Demons won a match and lost two at the Wapello tournament Tuesday.
Columbus fell to 1-9 on the season with three match losses at Wapello.
The Demons lost to Wilton, 2-0, to start the evening.
“The first match tonight, the girls came out against Wilton and had a great warm-up,” Washington head coach ...
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Volunteers wanted for NAMI
By David Hotle, The JOURNAL
Feeling that there are many areas of mental health treatment that are not being addressed, a grassroots movement promoting mental health in Iowa hopes to take root in Washington County with the help of area volunteers.
On Tuesday, about 15 people gathered in the Washington Public Library to discuss beginning a local branch of the National Alliance on Mental Health (NAMI), a group ...
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Crawfordsville special election brings voters to the polls
By David Hotle, The JOURNAL
For a special election, Washington County Auditor Dan Widmer said he was impressed with the percentage of people from Crawfordsville who came out to the polls to vote for a candidate to fill a vacancy on the city council.
According to the results of the election, 71 Crawfordsville residents of the 200 registered voters participated in the election. This is 35.50 percent of the voters ...
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Storm leaves little damage
Washington County saw minimal damage but according to the National Weather Service, just under 2.5 inches of rain fell during the severe thunderstorms on Tuesday, Aug. 28.
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Supervisors question vote on communications building, look for other avenues to bond
By David Hotle, The JOURNAL
The much discussed communications building bond referendum will not be on the ballot in November as Washington County Supervisors plan to skirt a public vote by declaring the bulding location as a rural urban renewal area.
During the regular meeting Tuesday morning, supervisor Jack Seward Jr. discussed a plan to declare the area that would house the building a rural urban renewal ...
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Police log - Aug. 30, 2018
The police log is supplied by the Washington County Communications Center.
An arrest is merely an accusation. All suspects should be considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Jail count
Males – N/A
Females – N/A
Work release – N/A
Special needs – N/A
Contract inmates – N/A
Treatment – N/A
Holding – N/A
Other facility – N/A
Total – N/A
Traffic stop serious
A DNR officer reported a vehicle stop, ...
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Demons travel to Osky Friday
By Doug Brenneman, JOURNAL Sports
Last season, the two teams scored over 90 points combined, recovered four fumbles, intercepted three passes and returned one kickoff for a touchdown in a game that was not decided until late in the fourth quarter. Two years ago, it was a one-point barnburner.
Friday will be the deciding game in a best two out of three between the high school football teams of Washington and ...
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Fairfield native Leanna Miller visits US-Mexico border
Editors note: This is the second in a two-part series on the Miller family and immigration.
Fairfield native Leanna Miller had an eye-opening experience two years ago when she visited Nogales, Arizona, which straddles the United States-Mexico border.
Miller went to Nogales in October 2016 with a group of fellow students from Beloit College in Wisconsin, where she is about to enter her senior year. The group ...
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Polishville hosting two dances in September
The Polishville Assocciation is hosting two dances in September.
The first is Sunday, Sept. 9, with Ned Francis of Mt. Sterling. The second dance will be held Sunday, Sept. 23, with Larry Fountain, of Iowa City.
Food will be for sale at both events starting at 4:30 p.m. Dancing will be from 6 to 9 p.m.
For more information, call Bill Peck at 319-694-3495.
The location is 10 miles N.E. of Fairfield on Pleasant ...
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Retirement funds workshop available
An Iowa State University Extension and Outreach workshop on ensuring retirement funds last has been scheduled for Oct. 30 and Nov. 6 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the ISU Extension and Outreach office in Henry County, 127 Main St., Mt. Pleasant.
Writing Your Retirement Paycheck is designed to provide information needed by those approaching retirement within the next 10 years. The workshop outlines key factors to consider ...
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Martha Washington Questers No. 1032 get a history lesson at their meeting
The Martha Washington Questers No. 1032 met on Aug. 24, at the home of Jan Stiles. Roll was called and the minutes of May and June 2018 were read and approved. A committee was appointed to look into ways that Questers can help the City of Washington.
The committee consists of Jane Fehr, Janet Peterson and Connie Pence. They will report back next month with suggestions.
Leader Virginia Reighard suggested that ...
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Frese named new head softball coach at Kirkwood
CEDAR RAPIDS — Kirkwood Community College Athletic Director Doug Wagemester named Eric Frese as the new head softball coach of the Eagles. He is the seventh coach in program history. Frese comes to Kirkwood after spending the last 12 seasons as head baseball coach at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. In addition, he also served as an assistant softball coach at Dubuque Hempstead High School. Frese replaces ...
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Back at it: St. James students return to school
Several 3- and 4-year-old preschoolers got the chance to play on the playground equipment at St. James School on the first day of classes last week.
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Gov. Reynolds appoints Gregory Milani as district court judge
DES MOINES - Gov. Kim Reynolds announced her appointment of Gregory Milani as a district court judge in Judicial Election District 8A.
Milani, of Moravia, received his undergraduate and law degrees from Drake University. He currently serves as a part-time magistrate judge in Appanoose County and practices law as a partner at Orsborn, Milani, Mitchell, Goedken, Larson and Cox, LLP, in Centerville and Ottumwa.
Judic...
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Area schools introduce running programs for elementary, middle school students
By Gretchen Teske, The JOURNAL
Kids at Lincoln Elementary and Washington Middle School are gearing up for another school year, and another year of running. Two programs are in action at Lincoln for boys and girls to get active and stay active and the middle school has started their own program as well.
Lincoln Elementary boys in grades 4-6 have the opportunity to start a brand-new program this year. Let Me Run ...
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Pate, Widmer to host round table discussion on election changes
By David Hotle, The JOURNAL
With several changes in the election laws planned during the coming year, Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate and Washington County Auditor Dan Widmer will host a Voter Ready Round Table discussion to ensure people fully understand Iowa's new election laws.
Widmer said Wednesday he did not believe Pate would personally be at the meeting, but representatives from his office would attend ...
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First look: Homecoming court
Earlier this week, Washington High School announced the members of its 2018 homecoming court. Members are pictured from left to right above.
Front row : Gwendolyn Flannery, Molly Sparks, Allison Hippen, Isabel Bailey, Tori Brush.
Back row: Garrett Ikerd, Kolten Hinrichsen, Cade Hennigan, Chase McDole and Logan Hanson.
Homecoming will be Friday, Sept. 14, as the Demons take on the West Liberty Comets.
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Police log
Jail count
Males – 11
Females – 5
Work release – 3
Special needs – 0
Contract inmates – 28
Treatment – 0
Holding – 3
Other facility – 0
Totals – 50
Arrests
Randall Rayvon Woodson, 22, of Fairfield, was arrested Wednesday afternoon in the 2100 block of Lexington Boulevard in Washington on a DNR warrant for failure to appear on original charge of driving while license denied, suspension, canceled or revoked.
Adam ...
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