Scooter’s Coffee Opens First Location in Washington, IA (1/17/2023) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Scooter’s Coffee Opens First Location in Washington, IA New Store to Celebrate with Grand Opening Event on January 27 Washington, IA, January 16, 2023 – Scooter’s Coffee, best known for its amazingly fast drive-thru, specialty coffee, and baked-from-scratch pastries, added a new location at 321 South Iowa Avenue, Washington, Iowa. To…
Leadership Washington Participates in Health and Wellness Day (12/20/2022) - WASHINGTON, IA – Our 2022-2023 Leadership Washington class experienced a variety of health and wellness related offerings in town on Wednesday, Dec 14th. They started the day at the UP Home, where the dining staff provided a delicious breakfast. The class learned about many of the various health conditions that can affect the eyes by Dr. Megan…
Main Street Washington receives $100,000 Challenge Grant for Koller + Plus, LLC Professional Project (11/7/2022) - November 3, 2022 – The Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) announced awards totaling $934,430 in Main Street Iowa Challenge Grants to 10 communities around the state. The grants will benefit local improvement projects, such as historic building rehabilitation and upper story renovations. “The Main Street Iowa Challenge grants have been instrumental in revitalizing Iowa’s historic main streets,” said Debi Durham, executive director of IEDA and the Iowa Finance Authority. “Reinvesting…
Main Street Washington Board Seeking Executive Director (8/2/2022) - The search is open for a new Main Street Washington Director. The Board of Directors is seeking a full-time dynamic, outgoing team-player to serve as the next Executive Director in Washington, Iowa. The program has been in existence since 2008 and has spurred over $15 million in development in the restoration and rehabilitation of downtown…
New Snow Ordinances The purpose of Washington’s snow emergency ordinance is to limit on-street parking during snow events and any declared snow emergency to give plows access to clear the entire street during winter storms. Washington City Ordinance 69.13 reads, “Upon the Mayor’s declaration of a snow emergency, persons shall comply with the…
Winter is here. Having vehicles off the street during snow storms makes it easier to plow and helps drainage when melting occurs. We are asking residents to please place garbage and recycling carts on the terrace if possible. When the City removes snow in the downtown area, the permanent signs read: No Parking from 10…
A special election will be held to fill the vacant Ward 2 Washington City Council seat. The special election will be held Tuesday, February 14, 2023. The seat was vacated in December and the Washington City Council has apporoved holding a special eletion to fill the position. Only residents of Ward 2 are…
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WASHINGTON, IA – Our 2022-2023 Leadership Washington class experienced a variety of health and wellness related offerings in town on Wednesday, Dec 14th. They started the day at the UP Home, where the dining staff provided a delicious breakfast. The class learned about many of the various health conditions that can affect the eyes by Dr. Megan…
December 8, 2022 Re: Woodlawn Cemetery Gate and Shelter project A project was recently completed on one of the City of Washington’s features that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places – the Woodlawn Cemetery Shelter and Gates. On December 5, 2022, the Washington Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting in recognition…
Washington Chamber of Commerce Event Coordinator, Alisha Davis, will host her last event this weekend for the 31st Annual Candlelight Tour of Homes. After 5 years of hosting events for the community, Alisha is resigning from her position. She began her career with the Chamber in 2017; ironically, the first event she organized was the…
From one man, Edward D. Jones, and one office, to 50,000 associates across 15,000 locations – the firm is poised for the next 100 years Financial-services firm Edward Jones announces the celebration of its Centennial, marking a century of transformative growth and the positive impact it has made for its clients, colleagues, communities and society.…
The Washington Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership Washington class headed back to school on Wednesday, November 9 as they learned about the multiple educational facilities and opportunities in the Washington community. Leaders Nicole Peterson and Jim Lester coordinated the group as they started their day at the Washington Public Library where Director Cary Ann Siegfried sent…
November 3, 2022 – The Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) announced awards totaling $934,430 in Main Street Iowa Challenge Grants to 10 communities around the state. The grants will benefit local improvement projects, such as historic building rehabilitation and upper story renovations. “The Main Street Iowa Challenge grants have been instrumental in revitalizing Iowa’s historic main streets,” said Debi Durham, executive director of IEDA and the Iowa Finance Authority. “Reinvesting…
Every business strives for optimal performance and needs leaders to help drive that performance. But, many workplaces struggle to provide opportunities for their leaders to learn and develop skills specifically targeted at enhancing the performance of their team. WEDG is offering a unique opportunity for your managers, supervisors, and leaders to learn strategies for coaching…
The City of Washington has hired CornerStone Excavating Inc. to construct water distribution system improvements within the City. As a part of this project the contractor may be seeking local individuals to work on the project, including local individuals who are classified as Section 3 employees. For example, if you are a resident of…
WASHINGTON – The Washington Chamber of Commerce will hold its candidate forum in an unconventional location this election season, using the venue at Lebowski’s in Washington on Tuesday Nov. 1, exactly one week before Election Day. “We’re looking forward to hosting this event in a new format that blends our traditional forum with a newer,…
The City of Washington’s electric vehicle charge station is now connected and operational. The charge station was installed on West Washington Street near the Central Park bandstand. It is a dual-bollard system and can be accessed through ChargePoint. It is available to the public for charging at 22 cents/kWh. The project was an initiative of…
The City of Washington is applying for the Home Rehabilitation Block Grant Program through the Iowa Finance Authority (IFA) and is seeking homeowners who are interested in participating. See the flyers below in English and Spanish for more details. spanish-Home Rehab Progra… File size: 161.08 KB Created: 10-20-2022 Updated: 10-20-2022 Hits: 142 Download Preview spanish-rehab…
Just a reminder vehicles cannot be parked on your yard or driveway without having a current license to operate on the roadway and parked on an “all-weather-surface”. This includes motor homes, trucks, boats, and travel trailers. “All-weather-surface” means asphalt, Portland cement concrete, brick paver or gravel surface free of all grass and weeds for the…
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