Washington News

Finishing his day with paperwork and phone calls, Kenneth 'Brigham' Young works in his cluttered business, Young's TV Lab, in Washington, Iowa.

Asbury United Methodist Church, 2128 S. Main St., will hear the Rev. Jerry Rigdon's sermon "Perceptions" during the 9:45 a.m. service Sunday.

Employees with Jeremy Patterson House Moving of Washington, Iowa, move a house onto 16th Street NW from O Avenue NW in Cedar Rapids this morning, Thursday, July 2, 2009.

I was going in to get a pizza and had my dog with me. Like a bolt of lightning, he jumped out of the car and went crazy chasing all the unusual smells.

A Washington, Ia., man has been sentenced to more than four years in prison for stealing guns from homes that had been evacuated during the record floods of 2008.

Benjamin William Willett, 21, of Washington, IA, was sentenced to 50 months imprisonment, announced United States Attorney Matthew G. Whitaker.

The two men managed to get on an ATV, and one allegedly attempted to spray a deputy with pepper spray.

The Cedar Rapids Airport Commission today awarded a $2.6 million contract to DeLong Construction Inc.

Asbury United Methodist Church, 2128 S. Main St., will hear the Rev. Jerry Rigdon's sermon "A View From Home" during the 9:45 a.m. service Sunday.

Iowa State University Extension offices will undergo changes in the coming months as the program faces budget cuts.

Asbury United Methodist Church, 2128 S. Main St., will hear the Rev. Jerry Rigdon's sermon "Pentecost" during the 9:45 a.m. service Sunday.

Two people died and five others were injured after a three car pileup near Washington Saturday, the Iowa State Patrol said.

Asbury United Methodist Church, 2128 S. Main St., will hear the Rev. Jerry Rigdon's sermon "God's Lottery" during the 9:45 a.m. service Sunday.

Plans for the 30th Annual Lincoln Highway Bridge Festival are underway with the celebration taking place this year on Friday and Saturday, May 15 and 16.

The Appanoose County Secondary Roads Department announced Wednesday that work is scheduled to begin Monday, April 27 on a culvert replacement project located on County Road T61 south of Unionville.

Rolland and Gladys Benson were a hard-working farm couple who lived near Washington in southeast Iowa.

Asbury United Methodist Church, 2128 S. Main St., will hear the Rev. Jerry Rigdon's sermon "Unity" during the 9:45 a.m. service Sunday.

Running aground: Former Mississippi riverboat casino is being moved to St. Elmo for life as hotel, conference center Apr.

Fired effective July 1 in a cost-cutting move, some of the state's court reporters are quietly trying to stave off their extinction.

Betty Rosemary Severt, 90, of Washington, Iowa, died Saturday, April 4, 2009, at the Halcyon House following a decline in health.