Seventh Ward Playground was reopened Thursday by Washington City Council.Council members unanimously voted to reopen the playground after thanking the volunteers who invested time and money into cleaning it up while it was closed. One of those volunteers was Aaron Miller, an associate pastor at ...
New mulch, benches, picnic tables, lighting, play equipment and paint have the Seventh Ward Playground in Washington looking like a brand new park, less than one month after council members closed it under a nuisance ordinance.“The outreach of the community is just unbelievable with ...
Federal prosecutors are accusing a Washington woman of falsely claiming in a Social Security document that a beneficiary was residing in her home.A federal grand jury returned an indictment Tuesday charging Crystal Bell, 42, with theft of government property and supplemental security income ...
Washington soon will be paving the parking lot next to the police station and senior center.City council voted to spend $13,000 to pave Parking Lot G after Joseph Thomas, director of Washington City Parking Authority, made the request. Thomas said the lot was put in 40 years ago.“I don’t ...
A Washington County jail captain is suing city police and the former officer who allegedly attempted to arrest her for trying to follow jail policies when the officer wanted to have an apparently injured man committed to the jail in May.Attorneys for Wendy Harris filed a lawsuit Wednesday in ...
Washington City Council voted Thursday to shut down the Seventh Ward Playground, after numerous residents in that neighborhood complained of children destroying the park and private property.“It’s a sad thing, but unfortunately, it’s necessary,” said Councilman Joseph Manning. “It’s ...
