The third annual District 10 convention of the American Legion, Auxiliary and SAL was April 26 and 27, 2024, and was hosted by the Fairview Post and Unit 322. District 10 was originally with District 1, which covered the northeast part of the state from the Cloud/ Washington County line on the west, north to the Nebraska border, south to the Clay County line, through Topeka to Leavenworth, and on to the Missouri/Kansas border. District 10 now includes the counties of Brown, Nemaha, Marshall and Washington (20 units.)

Talena McClellan, of Washington County High School, daughter of Don McClellan and Valerie Parker, was named a Washington Rotary Club honor student at a recent meeting. She has participated in Ruby Reds (11), Club Volleyball (10,11), Family, Career & Community Leaders of America (9,10,11), Future Business Leaders of America (9,10,11, 12), Track (9,10), Travel League Softball (9,10) and Volleyball (9,10,11,12).

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The Board of Washington County Commission met April 29. Present were Scott Zabokrtsky, 1st District Commissioner, David Willbrant, 2nd District Commissioner, and Raleigh Ordoyne, 3rd District Commissioner, and Diana L Svanda, County Clerk.

On Jan. 15 on K-148 just north of 17th Road Amanda Macini-Marshall, of Columbus, Neb., was driving a Beige 2007 Toyota Prius and collided with two snow drifts in the roadway causing damage to the front bumper. No injuries were reported and damages were estimated at more than $1,000.

On April 24 the Greenleaf Fire Department was dispatched to 6th and Main Street in Greenleaf for a small fire. On April 26 in the 2300 block of K-148 Jalen D Brockman, of Old Hickory, Tenn., was issued a Citation for speeding..

Friendly Corners, Washington; Kloppenberg Center, Hanover; - 785-325-3231 - Monday, May 6: Hamburger bean bake, peas, applesauce, muffin. Tuesday, May 7: Taco crunch, tortilla chips, lettuce, mixed fruit, cinnamon roll.

TOPEKA – Lieutenant Governor and Commerce Secretary David Toland announced on Monday that the Office of Rural Prosperity has opened applications for the second cohort of Rural by Choice Champions. Offered in collaboration with the Patterson Family Foundation, the Rural Champions program funds dedicated development assistance for rural communities that lack the capital, expertise or other resources to complete critical local projects.

MANHATTAN, Kansas — The Kansas Department of Agriculture has been actively working with the Kansas dairy industry to respond to the nationwide concerns due to the discovery of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in dairy cattle. KDA has also been closely following the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s testing of the commercial milk supply, which on Friday confirmed the effectiveness of the pasteurization process.

A white helicopter was observed flying low and slow in the southern part of Washington County last week. The helicopter was seen at least a couple different days, south of Linn and near the Clay County line, and also northwest of Palmer and north of Linn. A couple videos and pictures were available from different sources, and while it could be absolutely nothing, the helicopter’s presence has been causing people to wonder about its purpose. If you know what is going on, call or text Dan at the WCN at 785-747-6980.