Golden Hawks drill Central Lee in 2nd straight shutout win

WELLMAN Just minutes into last Friday night’s game against Central Lee, the Mid-Prairie offensive line plowed out the one yard needed for quarterback Collin Miller’s first touchdown of …

Join M-P Elementaries in fighting childhood cancer

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness month. Each day in the US more than 900 children are diagnosed with a form of cancer. To make matters worse, less than 4% of research dollars go to help …

Mid-Prairie Homecoming Court

The Mid-Prairie homecoming court: Back Row: Drake Mann, Kaden Meader, Braden Hartley, Cain Brown, Front Row: Kylie Reinier, Alivia Poock, Amara Jones, Ella Groenewold. Mid-Prairie …

M-P School Board amends graduation requirements, looks at finances

As it stands, the Mid-Prairie Community School District’s Board Policy concerning high school graduation requirements mandates that starting with the 2016 class, all students must take one of …

Medical equipment lending closet “hidden gem”

Injuries, surgeries, and illnesses are unwelcome parts of life at any age, but we are fortunate to have aids that can help us get through them with minimal discomfort and maximum mobility. …

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Riverside considers repairs at wastewater plant

RIVERSIDE At a time when construction work on a $3.2 million water main project is giving Riverside’s Third Street a new look, the city is also facing major repair and renovation work at its …

Kalona Optimist Bike Giveaway

Thank you to the Kalona Optimist Club for sponsoring the Kalona Fall Festival bike giveaway. Kinsley Boshart and Tinly Scheiger were the winners this year! Congratulations!

Optimists, Rotarians collect 100’s of books for Mid-Prairie students

Several hundred books were donated in the joint Kalona Optimists and Rotary clubs 1-week book drive as part of their “Celebrate Community” effort. Mid-Prairie East Elementary principal …

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Highland Homecoming Parade

The Highland Huskies celebrated Homecoming Boom Night on Sept. 21 at the Ainsworth Ball Field. The parade started in downtown Ainsworth, followed by announcement of the King and Queen, Ethan …

Kalona Fall Festival

The Kalona Fall Festival had a great turnout this weekend, September 23 and 24. See more in this weeks paper!

Photos: Lone Tree's Homecoming Parade

Iowa Trappers Convention

Iowa Trappers Convention took place on September 9 and 10 at the Washington County Fairgrounds. For more information you can go to: www.iowatrappers.com/convention.

Lions vault past HLV

Scoring Summary HLV: Brody Sternhagen 3 run (Kyler Gorsh run) LT: Jader Sanchez 6 pass from Ethan Bockelman (Sanchez kick) HLV: Sternhagen 40 run (Camden Kennebeck kick) LT: …

Golden Hawks hold off Cobras 23-20

The Golden Hawks took advantage of redzone opportunities and got stops when they needed them in a 23-20 win over Sigourney-Keota on Friday. “We made plays when we had to,” Mid-Prairie coach Pete Cavanagh said. “It was a gut check. And I'm happy, because the last couple of years, we may not have responded in these situations — and we did tonight.”

Community generosity on display at Feed the Kids benefit

On Saturday, August 27 at the Wellman Parkside YMCA, Mid-Prairie held its annual Feed the Kids Dinner and Auction. Each year, young children suffer from food insecurity, and nine years ago the …

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Lions can't keep up with WMU offense

A few early mistakes snowballed for Lone Tree in a 54-14 loss at Winfield Mt. Union on Friday. The Lions took an early 7-0 lead, but a turnover, penalties, and a failed fourth down …

Swartzentruber gets first win at Clipper CC Classic

Emmett Swartzentruber found himself in an unusual position on Monday, with no one to chase at the halfway point of the Clipper Cross Country Classic. It remained that way for …

Golden Hawks take Clipper Cross Country Classic on tiebreaker

Amara Jones isn’t usually a factor in the scoring. The Mid-Prairie senior, who is working her way back after an injury, has typically finished eighth or ninth among her teammates this …

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