Archive for December, 2009

December 26, 2009

Posted: Saturday, December 26th, 2009 at 8:17 am

Birthday winner: Jay Hough, 66 of West Chester
Anniversary winner: Belated, Clarance & Dorothy Wenger, 65 years of Wayland

Orange Bowl date prompts school sports schedule changes

Posted: Saturday, December 26th, 2009 at 7:56 am

With the Iowa Hawkeyes playing Georgia Tech in the Orange Bowl January 5th, several area schools have made adjustments to their activities schedules.

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YMCA adult basketball league forming

Posted: Saturday, December 26th, 2009 at 7:55 am

The Washington Community Y will have an adult basketball league starting up at the beginning of the year and the deadline to register is fast approaching.

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Harkin Healthcare

Posted: Saturday, December 26th, 2009 at 7:44 am

Iowa’s Tom Harkin was among the Democrats casting a yes vote in this week’s passage of the healthcare bill in the Senate.

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Christmas Travel

Posted: Saturday, December 26th, 2009 at 7:40 am

Another Christmas has come and gone, and another wave of travelers will return to their homes after visiting family.

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Ethanol Environment

Posted: Saturday, December 26th, 2009 at 7:38 am

A state representative from Riverside says Ethanol has been unfairly condemned.

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State Reorganization

Posted: Saturday, December 26th, 2009 at 7:36 am

State agencies in Iowa are undergoing reorganization in an effort to save money.

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WCRF Grants

Posted: Saturday, December 26th, 2009 at 7:34 am

The Washington County Riverboat Foundation is doling out nearly 182-thousand dollars in grants during the fourth quarter.

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Closed Captioning Arrives on the Internet

Posted: Saturday, December 26th, 2009 at 7:33 am

Most of the television shows broadcast over-the-air feature closed captioning, but groups advocating for the deaf and hard-of-hearing community say it’s a whole different story when it comes to video on the Internet.

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Harkin On Healthcare

Posted: Friday, December 25th, 2009 at 6:00 am
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Iowa’s Tom Harkin was among the Democrats casting a yes vote in this week’s passage of the healthcare bill in the Senate.

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