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City, others settle with Boyds
July 13, 2010
WASHINGTON (WTH)) — A proposed settlement with the city of Washington and Boyd and Sons Excavating is being finalized. The... >>More

City taking steps to prepare for coming of interstate
June 28, 2010
WASHINGTON (WTH)) — The Washington City Council decided Monday night to move forward with paperwork for a bond issue that would fund necessary infrastructure work.... >>More

Washington receives grant for sidewalks
June 15, 2010
WASHINGTON, Ind. (WTHI) - Washington, Ind. is trying to encourage kids to walk or bike to school.... >>More

New sidewalks coming to Washington
June 15, 2010
WASHINGTON, Ind. (WTHI) - Broken curbs and battered old sidewalks are easy to find in downtown Washington..... >>More

City Council opens bids for neighborhood project
June 15, 2010
WASHINGTON — Washington Mayor Larry Haag opened bids for the Neighborhood Stabilization Project on Monday night during the regular city council meeting........ >>More

Flash floods hit city
May 22, 2010
WASHINGTON — Within what seemed to be just minutes, most of Daviess County was submerged. According ....... >>More

Governor Daniels: Evansville to Bloomington on I-69 by 2014
May 19, 2010
EVANSVILLE, IN (WFIE) - Construction of Interstate 69 is ahead of schedule and on-budget and.... >>More

Houses to be built elsewhere
May 11, 2010
WASHINGTON — The old Tokheim plant will stay up, for now. Planners with the city's neighborhood stabilization project told the.... >>More

City gets first look at bids for sewer, wetlands project
May 4, 2010
WASHINGTON — City leaders hoped that bids for the upcoming sewer project would be well under the estimated $24 million price tag.... >>More

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Recycling helps change empty lot to park
April 20, 2010
WASHINGTON, Ind. - WASHINGTON, Ind. (WTHI) - Construction crews have moved into a vacant lot on Main Street in Washington.... >>More

City expects good news from Lt. Gov
April 13, 2010
WASHINGTON, Ind. - The city’s talked-about sewer project will get a big boost today when Lt. Gov. Becky Skillman makes a major announcement.... >>More

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CITY OF WASHINGTON CSO LONG TERM CONTROL PLAN PROJECT -- OPEN
April 9, 2010
WASHINGTON, Ind. - Sealed Bids for the CITY OF WASHINGTON CSO LONG TERM CONTROL PLAN PROJECT, consisting of the following: ... >>More

City utilites now accepting credit card
March 27, 2010
WASHINGTON, Ind. (WTH) PayGOV LLC has announced that Washington Municipal Utilities has signed an agreement... >>More

Bilingual Dispatcher
March 23, 2010
WASHINGTON, Ind. (WTWO) One small Wabash Valley town with a growing Hispanic population hopes to bridge... >>More

Sewer rates may go up
March 9, 2010
WASHINGTON, Ind. (WTH) - Sewer rates will probably be going up, but it could have been a lot worse, according to.... >More

Spanish comes in handy
March 1, 2010
WASHINGTON, Ind. (WTH) - There is a new addition to the dispatching team at the Washington City Police .... >More

Potholes pose a problem for city.
February 25, 2010
WASHINGTON, Ind. (WTHI) - Potholes are just part of the problems a southern Indiana city is finding along one.... >More

City hopes for $9M grant to help with combined sewer overflow project
February 22, 2010
WASHINGTON, Ind. (WTH) - The city is very close to a possible $9 million in sewer funding.... >More

City Council wants to clamp down on unsightly property
February 9, 2010
WASHINGTON, Ind. (WTH) - The City of Washington is getting tough on those who don’t keep their properties clean >More

You can't have mayor without the letter "M"
February 5, 2010
WASHINGTON, Ind. (WTH) - It was the letter “M” day at Christ Care Preschool. Mayor Larry Haag spoke to the .. >More

Two area fire departments will receive grants
January 29, 2010
WASHINGTON, Ind. (WTH) - Two area fire departments will receive grants to help them with training and equipment... >More

Federal dollars flow into West End
January 29, 2010
WASHINGTON, Ind. (WTH) - Many on Washington’s West End have complained in the past that money was not spent on their end of town.. >More

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Federal dollars flow into West End
January 29, 2010
WASHINGTON, Ind. (WTH) - Many on Washington’s West End have complained in the past that money was not spent on their end of town.. >More

'Lucky' ends 39-year run at city
January 29, 2010
WASHINGTON, Ind. (WTH) - Augustine Ochs retired Friday after almost 39 years working for the city of Washington... >More

City taking CLEAN challenge
January 25, 2010
WASHINGTON, Ind. (WTH) - The City of Washington officially took a challenge on Friday — one Mayor Larry Haag says .. >More

IDEM praises city
January 22, 2010
WASHINGTON, Ind. (WTH) - As part of his remarks Friday during the CLEAN challenge presentation, Indiana department of Environmental Management Tom Easterly praised.. >More

Landowners affected by I-69 advised
January 21, 2010
WASHINGTON, Ind. (WTH) - “You have a right to your property. You have a right from any inappropriate invasions without just compensation,” said an Evansville lawyer referring to the Fifth and 14th amendments... >More