Mayor-Elect Jojo Burgess has appointed Lt. Steve Devenney as the new chief of police for the city of Washington. Devenney will replace Chief Daniel Rush, effective Jan. 2. Rush is retiring after 22 years of service to the Washington Police Department, the past two as its chief. Burgess interviewed four candidates for the position and […]
Washington council adopted a $15,093,936 budget for 2024 at its meeting Thursday that calls for no tax increase. Millage in the city will be levied at 38.71 mills for land and 4.03 for buildings. Those rates have been in place since 2019. Council also declared eight city properties as public nuisances and authorized their release […]