All-State Huskie cousins: Burton and Stokes

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, …

Award-winning book challenged at library

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 …

Kalona machine shed fire: “The damage was extensive”

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 the cusp of expansion, Wellman’s library changes directors

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 …

Cavanagh resigns head football position at Mid-Prairie

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 …

News

Supervisors recommend upping county employees' salaries by 4%

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 …

Board names new county attorney

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 Celebrates 25 Years

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.

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Mid-Prairie and Hillcrest track & field teams take part in the IATC Indoor championships

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 …

Mid-Prairie’s Landry Pacha chooses Central College for Volleyball

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 …

Wellman hosts wheelchair basketball charity event

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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Obituaries