Washington County Hospital approves 8 percent across the board raises
The Washington County Hospital Board of Trustees approved an across the board 8 percent wage increase for all employees and a $5 rise in daily room charges to offset costs. Minimum pay for new workers rises to $2.54 per hour, with raises effective May 25 and room-rate changes June 12. The board also hired a new medical records director, a consultant pharmacist, and approved purchasing equipment for EKGS transmission, while noting a record month in April with 1,012 patient days and 2,550 outpatients.
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Marty Chebuhar
Journal
Washington County Hospital
Board of
Norman Jensen
Jensen
Stephen Viggers
Viggers
Frank Sojka
Dick Ross
Sojka
Ross
Wiggers
Keith Vetter
Mary Ann Prewitt
Des Moines General Hospital
Prewitt
Ottumwa
Gayle Isley
Washington
Isley
Merritt McDaniel
Moline
Ill
Iowa City
Washington County Ambulance Service
Car Located After Ford-Mercury Theft Crash
A 1972 model car stolen from Jim Schulze Ford-Mercury in Washington was found wrecked in a ditch near Unionville, Missouri by law officers. Investigators estimate the crash occurred around 3:30 or 4 a.m., but no notification was received.
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Jim Schulze
Ford-Mercury
Washington
Unionville
Scout Troop 242 Paper Drive Yields Six Tons Paper
Scout Troop 242 collected six tons of scrap paper and earned 148 dollars for troop funds under Scoutmaster Lou Pailliotet. The money supports equipment, trips, and camps. The drive repeats every six weeks with the next pickup at the end of June. those who missed it should contact Scoutmaster Pailliotet.
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Lou Pailliotet
Pailliotet
Crossing repairs finished at North 12th Street crossing
City public works director Jim Reschly says the North 12th Street crossing repairs are complete Workmen will begin North Marion Avenue crossing work Monday morning in Washington city limits.
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North 12Th Street
Jim Reschly
City of Washington
North Marion Avenue
Theft wary urged for Washington bicycle owners
Washington bicycle owners are urged to take precautions after a rash of thefts in recent weeks. Bicyclists should park where not easily accessible or use a chain and lock to secure to a substantial object. Recovered bicycles may be claimed by contacting the public safety center in Washington.
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Washington
Public Safety Center
Warmth continues with clearing skies into Friday
A generally clear forecast shows a warming trend through Friday with overnight lows in the 50s and daytime highs reaching the 80s across the state. Clear to partly cloudy conditions prevail as temperatures rise toward the weekend.
Summer Band Program Set by Evening Journal
Summer band program approved by the community board of education for elementary and junior high levels. Fred Stark will teach about 120 elementary students over six weeks from June 6 to July 22 with a break the week of July 4. Dena Shepherd will lead junior high sessions in two three week blocks. Private lessons will reach about 60 students for 22 days of instruction per week.
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Community Board of Education
Fred Stark
Brighton
Dena Shepherd
Senate debates farm land tax plan with productivity proposal
Rural and urban lawmakers clash as a hybrid property tax bill faces votes in the Iowa Senate. A productivity based farm land assessment option, backed by 29 supporters, competes with a stopgap plan that keeps a 7.5 percent valuation growth limit and adds a task force study. Senate leaders weigh shifts amid urban rural tensions and concerns for residential taxpayers.
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Des Moines
UPI
Senate
House
George Kinley
Democrats
Kinley
Iowa
State Comptroller's Office
Board adopts compromise changes to elementary instrumental music
Washington Community District school board approves changes to the elementary instrumental music program and plans for a summer band. Action covers Title I remedial reading funding, staff hires for next year, and the upgrade of summer driving education pay.
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Washington Community District School Board
Steve Roland
Brighton
Buena Vista College
Dallas Center
Laurie Modak
Central College
Pella
Media Center
Waterford
Wis
Marge Longer
Roma Pear
E. K. Schlapkohl
Washington High Jazz Band Qualifies for Iowa Jazz Championships
The Washington High School Jazz Band directed by Robert Shepherd will compete in the 2nd Annual Iowa Jazz Championships in Des Moines on Saturday May 14. Preliminaries by class take place at Roosevelt Hoover and Valley High Schools with the Washington band at Hoover at 11 30 am. Finalists perform at Valley High School at 7 30 pm, with top five from prelims advancing. Admission is 1 dollar for prelims and 3 dollars for finals.
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Washington High School
Robert Shepherd
Des Moines
Roosevelt High School
Valley High School
Hoover High School
Mt. Pleasant
Jefferson
Charles City
Knoxville
Storm Lake
Osage
Lewis Central
South Tama
Webster City
West Des Moines
IPBN
Barker plant in Ottumwa to close affecting 100 workers
Barker International Inc will shut its Ottumwa Iowa poultry processing equipment plant. The move follows a shift of market focus from the Midwest to the South. Production ended April 22 after the United Steelworkers contract expired.
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Ottumwa
Iowa
UPI
Midwest
Barker International Inc
Allan Masters
U.S Industries
New York
Barker
Georgia
United Steel Workers
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YMCA
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