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Hundreds Honor Veterans
MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONY HELD AT NATIONAL CEMETERY
FAYETTEVILLE — The warm wind Monday morning kept American flags waving to the north as hundreds of people gathered under the main flagpole at the Fayetteville National Cemetery to honor the nation’s military on Memorial Day.
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Home Saved From Soil Erosion
ROCK DONATIONS KEEP CREEK AT BAY
FAYETTEVILLE — Soil erosion along the southern bank of Hamestring Creek no longer threatens Gardie Dalton’s two-story home, settled less than a dozen feet from the waterway.
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Pond Defeats Opponent In Justice of the Peace Race
FAYETTEVILLE — Butch Pond, the only incumbent Washington County justice of the peace in Tuesday’s primary election, defeated his opponent, Travis Lee.
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Thousands Vote Early In County
FAYETTEVILLE — More than 2,500 Washington County voters cast their early ballots as thousands more head to the polls today to vote for their partisan primary candidate, nonpartisan judicial candidates and decide on the fate of a proposed sales tax to fund public transit.
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Officials Tour Animal Shelter
DIRECTOR SAYS GOAL IS TO BE BEST TEMPORARY HOME FOR PETS
FAYETTEVILLE — Washington County officials hope to have construction finished and the doors open for its new animal shelter by mid-summer, some said Monday as they toured the construction site.
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Challenge Rejected
JUDGE RULES GROUP HAS OTHER AVENUES AFTER VOTE
FAYETTEVILLE — A Washington County circuit judge Friday rejected a legal challenge to a countywide, one-fourth-cent sales tax election currently under way, hours after a hearing in which he also ruled a group that sued had no legal right to do so.
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Finance Reports Filed
EXPERT: CAMPAIGN FUNDRAISING TOTALS CAN BE MISLEADING
FAYETTEVILLE — One Washington County judicial candidate drew more than double the dollar value of campaign donations as either of his two opponents, but a political science professor said local campaigns can be swayed by more than fundraising. Continue reading...
Towns Adopt Warning System
EIGHT MAYORS OK EMERGENCY PHONE-BASED FUNDING
FAYETTEVILLE — When it comes to weather alerts delivered by phone, Washington County is no longer a collection of haves and have-nots. Continue reading...
Man Faces Assault Charges
OFFICERS ARREST WEVER IN CONNECTION WITH FLEEING, RESISTING ARREST
FAYETTEVILLE — An Iowa man faces three felony counts of aggravated assault after nearly striking with his truck two police officers and a pedestrian on West Avenue near Dickson Street early Sunday morning, a police spokesman said.
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Mayors To Discuss CodeRed
MASS ALERT SYSTEM WOULD PROVIDE WARNINGS
FAYETTEVILLE — Eight mayors from Washington County’s smaller cities plan to meet Tuesday to coordinate the operation of a mass alert system for their residents. Continue reading...
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Cincinnati resident Keith Charles Jones, right, shakes hands with Bill Bradley, president and CEO of Washington Regional Medical C...
The Illinois River was still a murky brown color Wednesday afternoon near Bethel Blacktop Road and Pearson Ranch Road, days after ...
