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Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 am, Wednesday, February 15th at St. Peter's Catholic Church, Cosgrove, with Father Edmond Dunn officiating.

FERDEN, Emily Nicole, daughter of James and Lynne Ferden of Troy, Mich., was born Jan.

Washington, IA - The Washington County Attorney's office says it has dismissed the drunk driving charge against Keokuk County Sheriff Jeff Shipley.

China is continuing to stress the need for Sino-American cooperation, as Vice President Xi Jinping heads to the United States next week.

The volunteers and teens at Hamakua Place have been constructing an emergency youth shelter on the second floor of the building at 604 S. Iowa Ave., in Washington.

WASHINGTON, Iowa - The trial of a former Johnson County emergency coordinator accused of killing his live-in girlfriend has again been postponed.

The Washington Police Department engaged in an extensive search of the downtown area Thursday afternoon looking for a Washington resident who is wanted on outstanding warrants from the Waterloo and Cedar Rapids areas.

The administration and faculty of Allen College are pleased to announce students named to the Allen College Dean's List at the completion of the fall semester of the 2011-2012 academic year.

Sheep producers and agri-business staff are invited to attend two programs focusing on sheep nutrition and production.

Members of the Des Moines County Tactical Response Team played a part in the execution of two search warrants in Washington County Thursday, which netted two suspected meth cooks.

A group of weight-loss enthusiasts in Washington lost literally a ton of weight in 2011.

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Floyd and Barbara Bothell will celebrate their wedding anniversary Wednesday, Jan.

WASHINGTON, IA -- As a dispatcher in Washington County, Michael Powers answers emergency calls.

The first legislative briefing of the year will be this Saturday in Washington. The briefing will last from 10 a.m. to noon on the second floor of the Washington County Courthouse.

MUSCATINE, Iowa - An Illinois bank owned by Muscatine-based Central Bancshares Inc.

Little more than three years since the Bluebird Diner in Iowa City's Northside neighborhood opened, it's become enough of a success that its owners are expanding their brand into North Liberty.

Ryan J. Foley/Associated Press Perry Hopf, right, fights back tears as he reads a prepared statement at a press conference Friday in Washington, Iowa, asking his missing wife, Sharon Hopf, to make contact with the family.

Iowa and New Hampshire have had their say in the presidential campaign. Next up are South Carolina and Florida - with Germany and France lurking in the background.What happens across the Atlantic with Europe's troubled economies could rain down political thunderclaps across the United States.If Europe tanks, it could take the fragile American ... (more)