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Former Washington Mayor Gary Manier, the city's longest-serving mayor, was honored Monday with at a city council meeting. Manier did not attend the meeting because of another commitment.
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Steve Stein/WCBUThe Hengst Foundation has pulled the plug on its proposal to build and operate a 5,000-seat, $12 million amphitheater on a portion of vacant farmland owned by the city of Washington. -
Steve Stein/WCBUA controversial proposal to build a $12 million, 5,000-seat amphitheater on vacant city property off U.S. Route 24 and Nofsinger Road in Washington is apparently off the table.
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The Washington City Council on Monday approved a four-year contract for new Police Chief Jeff Stevens, who had served as interim chief for a month following the retirement of former chief Mike McCoy. -
History was made Monday in Washington during the city's bicentennial year. Lilija Stevens, the first female mayor in the city's 200-year history, was sworn in by Tazewell County Clerk John Ackerman. -
Two Washington businesses were given the go-ahead Monday to have video gaming terminals in their establishments. They are The Peak on Summit, 201 S. Summit Drive, and Blue Ox, 120 N. Wilmor Road. -
A woman has been charged with aggravated DUI resulting in a death after an incident that killed a pedestrian in Washington last week. -
Two years ago, voters in Washington District 52 barely defeated a $20 million referendum to build a new Lincoln Grade School. A similar measure for $23 million passed Tuesday 62% to 48%. -
Washington residents knew they'd have a new mayor this year for the first time since 2001. The question was: Who? -
The race to see who will be Washington's next mayor has grabbed most of the attention in the city in the runup to the April 1 election, but voters will be making several other decisions. -
Alderpersons Mike Brownfield and Lilija Stevens sit next to each other at Washington City Council meetings. -
Many Washington residents have strong opinions about the project and more than 100 filled a banquet room at Five Points Washington on Monday for a Washington City Council committee of the whole meeting. -
The Washington City Council repealed a city ordinance in 2020 that allowed residents to have chickens. Five years later, the controversial issue is back on the table.
