Sarah Burton, a junior at Highland High School, doesn’t stop. Not for a minute.
There is basketball. And softball. And track. And volleyball.
And just in case that wasn’t enough, …
The library director noticed it when perusing “Booklist,” a book review magazine published by the American Library Association (ALA). The book had won a 2020 ALA Alex Award and was …
A machine shed fire in Kalona Saturday night resulted in the loss of much farm equipment.
The Kalona Volunteer Fire Department responded to a call four minutes after midnight and found the machine …
On Valentine’s Day, Erin Campbell received a special gift: an employment offer from the Cedar Rapids Public Library. And she accepted it.
For the Director of the Wellman-Scofield …
WELLMAN
Pete Cavanagh, who coached Mid-Prairie to its first playoff win 18 years ago and piled up 123 wins in 20 years, announced Friday that he is resigning as head football …
IOWA CITY
Johnson County employees are likely to receive 4% across-the-board salary increases as a result of a salary discussion at the Board of Supervisors work session held March 15.
Most …
It was all numbers at the Washington County Supervisors special meeting Saturday that, after one failed motion, one defeated one, and one final motion that passed 3-2, Nathan Repp was selected to be …
Sinclair Tractor celebrated 25 years of business with Kalona Area Chamber of Commerce members on March 9. The Chamber presented the business with a commemorative clipboard handmade by JK …
The Mid-Prairie girls and boys basketball teams played in postseason tournaments, the girls in the Class 3A regionals and the boys in the Class 2A districts.
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The Highland girls basketball team faced Springville and English Valleys in a Class 1A Regional tournament.
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The Highland Huskie junior cheerleader squad joined in with the high school cheerleaders during a halftime performance at Highland High School on January 13.
Old Saint Nick made his way to Riverside on December 10, and there was a slew of parents who brought their children to meet with him at the local fire station.
Santa arrived at the Riverside Fire …
Kids enjoyed meeting Santa inside a shelter provided by Premier Portable Buildings, and every kid received a book from the Wellman-Scofield Public Library.
The library’s Carrie Geno …
Frosty temps didn’t stop hundreds of visitors from celebrating Christmas in Kalona on Dec. 3. The YMCA was filled with 38 vendors; 500 walking stockings were passed out; and nearly 800 …
Even with this consistent chilly weather making it hard for most folks to even walk down the street without shivering up a storm, the 2023 track and field season has begun to take shape. The best way …
Friends, coaches, teammates, and family all gathered in the Mid-Prairie High School library on March 8 for one purpose, to witness standout Mid-Prairie athlete Landry Pacha sign a letter of intent to …
Hands were taped from the strain of pushing a wheelchair in the heat of a basketball game. But there was nothing but smiles from the people playing in the Wellman Parkside Center. That’s …
Alta M. Troyer passed away Saturday, March 18, 2023, at Pleasantview Home in Kalona. She was 95 years old. Alta was born Sept. 27, 1927, in Shickley, Nebraska, the ninth child of …
Miriam Hershberger, 70, of Hutchinson, Kansas, passed away from cancer on Thursday, Febr.2, 2023, at Mennonite Friendship Communities in South Hutchinson.
She was born Aug. 28, …
Wilma F. Grout, 100, of Newton, died Friday, March 17, 2023. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, March 25, 2023, at the First United Methodist Church in Newton. The …
Edward Yoder, 91, of Kalona, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 15th, 2023 following a short battle with cancer. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 am on Tuesday, March …
Samuel Kent Shepherd, 70, of Riverside, died peacefully at home Sunday, March 12, 2023. A celebration of life service will be held at 1 p.m, Saturday, March 18, 2023, at the Holy …