The Washington Panthers football team trounces Morton for a happy ending at its last home game of the season.

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The Washington Time-Reporter and the Washington Specialty Stores are pleased to announce our Spooky Story Contest.

All children in third and fourth grades may submit an original story on the topic of Halloween or another spooky subject to compete for first, second or third place.

There was no shortage of school spirit this year at Washington Community High School as the classes and clubs competed in a variety of activities throughout last week in preparation for the Panthers’ Homecoming game against the Limestone Rockets. See Sports for details on the team’s 28-20 win.

The Washington Square was full of people as they participated in Autumn Fest sponsored by the Washington Specialty Shops Sept. 19.

Find all the forms for wedding, anniversary, engagement and birth announcements here.

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The Washington Community High School Marching Panthers played a selection from their competition show to a full stadium during half-time of the Panthers varsity match-up against Springfield Lanphier Friday night.

The recent fine arts festival was only the beginning of art appreciation in Washington, thanks to two women and a society.

The Washington Fine Arts Society gives local artists a chance to get together in the name of art, and Stephanie Scott and Tiffany Wyse-Fisher now have a place to display artists’ creations.

After years of participating in other communities Relay For Life, Washington residents were able to stay closer to home.
Washingtonian Josh Marshall spent the past nine years requesting a Washington event.

“I think this is our time,” Marshall said in response to the American Cancer Society asking him if he would chair the local event.

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Washington runners who, in the past, would participate in the Bloomington-to-Peoria St. Jude satellite run ran in the first annual Washington-to-Peoria St. Jude satellite run.

For the last nine years, Washington native Josh Marshall has been asking to have a Relay For Life event in Washington.

This weekend, his request will finally become a reality with the first Washington Relay For Life starting at 4 p.m. Friday and continuing until noon Saturday at the Washington Community High School track.

More photos from Heartland Pride.

Mother Nature cooperated Friday with warm temperatures for the first Taste of Washignton that was part of this year's Heartland Pride.