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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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Photo Galleries

Golden Hawks Tourney Time

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. Click through the photos for a look at …
Huskie Tourney Time
The Highland girls basketball team faced Springville and English Valleys in a Class 1A Regional tournament. Click through the photos for a look at the action.
Huskie Cheers!
The Highland Huskie junior cheerleader squad joined in with the high school cheerleaders during a halftime performance at Highland High School on January 13.
Santa Visits Riverside
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 …
Wellman's Light the Night
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 …
Christmas in Kalona
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 …
Lone Tree Winter Fest
Children were more than happy to meet with Santa at Lone Tree Winter Fest on Nov. 26.  
Sports
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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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