Archive for March, 2012

Albert Hinton

Posted: Wednesday, March 7th, 2012 at 11:30 am

Funeral services for 73 year old Albert Hinton of Washington will be held at 4:00 Sunday at the Jones-Eden Funeral Home.  

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Championship Path Cleared for Mount Pleasant

Posted: Wednesday, March 7th, 2012 at 8:37 am

Three of the four first round games in the class 3A state tournament are in the books and the top two seeds are heading home to hit the books after two upset wins last night.

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2A Boys’ Basketball State Tournament Update

Posted: Wednesday, March 7th, 2012 at 8:27 am

Tuesday’s action at Wells Fargo Arena featured two upsets in the final two first round games in class 2A.

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Board of Supervisors Approve Road Project Bids

Posted: Wednesday, March 7th, 2012 at 6:30 am

The Washington County Board of Supervisors approved two grading projects as part of their meeting yesterday.  

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Washington City Council Discussing Budget Tonight

Posted: Wednesday, March 7th, 2012 at 6:29 am

The Washington City Council is meeting tonight to discuss the fiscal year 2013 budget.  

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Power Outage Affects Many in Washington

Posted: Wednesday, March 7th, 2012 at 6:28 am

The power is back on this morning after a power pole caught fire on 3rd Avenue and East Madison Street yesterday afternoon.

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Wellman Water Service to be Turned off This Afternoon

Posted: Wednesday, March 7th, 2012 at 6:27 am

The city of Wellman has announced that they will be turning off water to the entire city beginning at 1:00 this afternoon until 6:00 this evening. 

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Mid-Prairie Leans Towards Current Site for New Central Office

Posted: Wednesday, March 7th, 2012 at 6:26 am

The Mid-Prairie School District has been planning the construction of a new Central Office to replace the aging current building. They had previously decided to build a new building rather than renovate the old one, or purchase and existing property.

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Teen Help Desk Available Today

Posted: Wednesday, March 7th, 2012 at 6:25 am
The Washington Public Library

The Washington Public Library is hosting a tech help desk today in celebration of Teen Tech Week.  

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Keota Council Signs Pool Agreement

Posted: Wednesday, March 7th, 2012 at 6:24 am

The Keota City Council met on Monday night for their regular meeting. One of the items addressed was the pool agreement with Lagos Acres. The city agreed to fix the pool lights lights in exchange for leftover chemicals from the previous year.

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