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Mid-Prairie has presented a madrigal dinner for 27 years in a row — director and vocal music teacher Collette McClellen performed in the first annual madrigal dinner in 1993, so she’s …
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By Molly Roberts |
12/17/20 03:38 PM
It’s been 27 years in the making and this year, pandemic or not, will not break that streak. Mid-Prairie has presented a madrigal dinner every year since 1993—vocal music teacher Collette …
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Molly Roberts |
12/2/20 04:28 PM
During their regular meeting on Nov. 23, the Mid-Prairie school board voted to require face masks for all employees when with students, with limited reasonable exceptions. This means that staff can …
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By Molly Roberts |
12/1/20 10:46 AM
Jeremy Gugel was named the next president of the Mid-Prairie Board of Education and Denise Chittick was named vice president. Both were immediately sworn in prior to the business …
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By Molly Roberts |
11/11/20 12:10 PM
The attention clearly was on Mid-Prairie freshman runner Danielle Hostetler this season.
She was following in the quick footsteps of a pair of sisters who won state championships, four of them in …
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11/10/20 01:47 PM
Race day always begins with a huddle.
And a prayer.
Less than 10 minutes before the Mid-Prairie girls cross country team was to successfully chase down a fourth consecutive state team title on …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
11/10/20 12:22 PM
In an emergency meeting on Nov. 4, the Mid-Prairie school board voted to temporarily suspend preschool for three and four year olds following an increase in COVID-19 absences. The board will …
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By Molly Roberts |
11/10/20 11:21 AM
Saturday’s state championship race was a lesson in survival for the Mid-Prairie boys cross country team.
Jamie Stutzman fell to the ground in the first mile.
Thaddeus Shetler, who …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
11/9/20 12:12 PM
Like many other area schools, the Highland Community School District has extended their participation in the Summer Food Service Program through the end of the school year.
The federally-funded …
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By Molly Roberts |
11/9/20 12:02 PM
At long last, Mid-Prairie High School students and staff were finally able to present “Three Fairy Godmothers,” the play they’d started working on in February. The actors were …
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By Molly Roberts |
11/2/20 02:52 PM
By Paul D. Bowker
The News
FORT DODGE
Danielle Hostetler and the Mid-Prairie girls cross country team made history Saturday.
Hostetler, a freshman, extended the Hostetler's family …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
11/1/20 01:38 PM
All eyes will clearly be on Mid-Prairie’s girls cross country squad on Saturday as it chases down a fourth consecutive state team championship.
But just after the Golden Hawks hit the …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
10/29/20 12:59 PM
The Mid-Prairie girls cross country varsity team poses for a photo after placing first in the Class 2A state qualifying meet held at Williamsburg. Below, the Mid-Prairie boys, who finished second.
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By Paul D. Bowker |
10/29/20 12:56 PM
During a work session of the Mid-Prairie board of education on Oct. 26, superintendent Mark Schneider presented enrollment data for the district. Count day was Oct. 1.
The preliminary data, which …
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By Molly Roberts |
10/29/20 12:51 PM
Danielle Hostetler chases golf carts.
Really.
Since late August, when Hostetler won her first high school cross country race in school-record time, the Mid-Prairie freshman has been chasing …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
10/28/20 12:27 PM
Tori Boyse, one of seven Mid-Prairie seniors, tied the score against Tipton with a kill.
Then, she put the Golden Hawks ahead in their winner-take-all River Valley Conference Tournament match with …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
10/21/20 04:09 PM
The path toward a fourth consecutive state championship begins Thursday for the Mid-Prairie girls cross country team.
State qualifying will be held Thursday at multiple sites. For the Mid-Prairie …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
10/21/20 03:36 PM
Mid-Prairie Football
Season record: 4-3
Friday’s game: Mid-Prairie vs. Tipton, Class 2A playoffs
When: 7 p.m.
Where: Mid-Prairie HS
Admission: $6
At stake: A spot in the third …
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10/21/20 03:27 PM
Congratulations to Sydney Yoder, Mid-Prairie cross country runner.
Yoder finished 2nd in River Valley championship meet.
Time: 19:22.
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10/21/20 03:21 PM
Running back Kayden Reinier and Mid-Prairie’s offensive line sent a message on its very first play last Friday night against Central Lee.
Reinier ran 45 yards for a first down before he was …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
10/20/20 02:57 PM
