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The Riverside City Council unanimously approved a request to host the “Show and Shine” Car Show.
The event will be held from 1-4 p.m. this Sunday, July 12, in front of City Hall.
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7/8/20 03:07 PM
Amid widespread closures and precautions due to COVID-19, local churches have found a modern way to safely hold mass, using AM radio and the parking lot.
“Mass needs to be visible to the …
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By Kalen McCain |
7/8/20 03:06 PM
On July 6, Washington County Hospital and Clinics began offering an antibody test for COVID-19 directly to individuals for $75.
Antibody testing, also called serology testing, is used to identify …
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7/8/20 03:01 PM
The Riverside City Council voted unanimously to pay $15,000 to the city of Kalona, covering a third of the cost to outfit an ambulance facility on a former Shiloh property.
The move follows the …
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By Kalen McCain |
7/8/20 01:36 PM
The Wellman City Council approved the purchase of a ballfield groomer for the North Park ballfields at its Monday meeting.
Currently, the infields are maintained with a drag pulled by a golf cart. …
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By John Butters |
7/8/20 01:35 PM
Riverside will celebrate the grand opening of a new dog park this Saturday.
The 110-foot-by 115-foot area, named Butler Park, was the Eagle Scout project of one Matt Butler, though the name is …
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By Kalen McCain |
7/8/20 01:33 PM
Paul Bowker, a nationally recognized writer who has covered multiple World Series and an Olympic Games, joined The News this week as its new sports editor.
He is a native of Massachusetts, a …
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7/8/20 01:29 PM
We hope everyone is enjoying the summer and finding a cool spot to do some reading.
If you have a request for a specific book, send an email to scofield@netins.net or a surprise can be …
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7/2/20 12:01 PM
Curbside service is available Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
The book drop is open 24/7.
To check out books and schedule curbside pickup you can:
• Call 319-656-3501 Monday-Friday, 9 …
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7/2/20 11:45 AM
This week’s PAWS & More pet of the week is Costner. Costner is a medium-sized, young, multi-colored, male Australian cattle dog/blue heeler mix. He is described as a free spirit. …
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7/2/20 11:44 AM
All 2020 Iowa State Fair 4-H livestock and horticulture entries must be completed online through Fair Entry by July 10 at iowastatefair4hlivestock.fairentry.com.
Help sheets are available for …
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7/1/20 04:04 PM
The Midwest Old Settlers and Threshers Board of Directors met on Tuesday, June 23 to decide the fate of the 2020 Old Threshers Reunion on Sept. 3-7.
The board considered the overall health and …
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7/1/20 04:02 PM
Members of Boy Scouts of America Troops 235 and 235G renovated the public bathroom at Conservation Park in Riverside on June 20.
Despite being completed by the scouts, Troop 235G Scoutmaster …
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By Kalen McCain |
7/1/20 03:54 PM
As local communities canceled firework shows, a few pyrotechnicians in Richmond hatched their own plan.
The small community just south of Kalona was once home to the Richmond Shooters, a group of …
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By Kalen McCain |
7/1/20 01:17 PM
To make her case that rural Iowa needs federal help fixing its roads and bridges, U.S. Rep. Abby Finkenauer took her colleague U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio, an Oregon Democrat who chairs the House …
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By Daniel C. Vock, Iowa Capital Dispatch |
6/29/20 12:34 PM
AARP Iowa says it is “outraged” by 11 COVID-19 deaths at an Iowa nursing home where symptomatic employees worked alongside vulnerable seniors. The organization is calling for immediate, …
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By Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch |
6/26/20 03:03 PM
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA - JUNE 11: A flag flies at the Southeast Iowa Renewable Energy ethanol facility prior to a visit from President Donald Trump on June 11, 2019 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. With …
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Perry Beeman, Iowa Capital Dispatch |
6/26/20 02:58 PM
Jason Taylor, currently Environmental Health Specialist II in the county’s Environmental Health division, was offered and accepted the position of environmental health director, replacing …
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By Mary Zielinski |
6/24/20 01:03 PM
The Washington County Extension Office housed 312 chicks the afternoon of June 17 for the standardized production broiler class.
4-H’ers enrolled in this class purchase and raise a …
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6/24/20 01:02 PM
This week’s PAWS & More pet of the week is Kansas, a young, male domestic short hair and tabby mix. Kansas is new to the shelter but has already shown everyone he has a lot of love to give. …
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6/24/20 12:52 PM
