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WELLMAN
February 3 was the deadline for Mid-Prairie staffers to give notice if they would not be returning for the 2025-26 school year and receive a $2,000 incentive check. Eight staffers turned …
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By Cheryl Allen |
2/14/25 08:00 AM
WELLMAN
A range of topics occupied the Mid-Prairie school board at their Jan. 27 work session; among those that would potentially most impact students and families are changes to the grades served …
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By Cheryl Allen |
2/7/25 08:00 AM
WELLMAN
When state education report cards came out in November, Mid-Prairie found itself looking at marks at the low end of the range: the elementary and middle schools were rated ‘acceptable’ …
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By Cheryl Allen |
1/31/25 08:00 AM
Kerri Bell, a second-grade teacher at Mid-Prairie East Elementary School in Kalona, has been named the recipient of the Iowa Excellence in Teaching about Agriculture award. Presented by the Iowa …
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1/17/25 08:00 AM
WELLMAN
The Mid-Prairie school board opened their first meeting of 2025 with a new vision statement at the top of the agenda: “Every Student, Every Day.”
Kalona resident and recent school …
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By Cheryl Allen |
1/17/25 08:00 AM
KALONA
His bright smile, his penchant for humor and laughter, his positivity and joy. These are the traits that come to mind when people think David Tornow, a “great guy with a big heart” who …
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By Cheryl Allen |
1/10/25 08:00 AM
DES MOINES
When dancers from Lone Tree and Mid-Prairie high schools arrived in Des Moines on Dec. 4, their hearts raced with excitement and nerves. They had been preparing for this weekend since …
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By Cheryl Allen |
12/20/24 08:00 AM
WELLMAN
Andy Miller, Washington County director for the ISU Extension, kicked off the Mid-Prairie school board meeting Monday night, sharing with the board the success of a youth project that …
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By Cheryl Allen |
12/13/24 08:00 AM
IOWA CITY
For six hours a week, often more, you’ll find 15 high school students working nights and weekends in the basement of a building at the Johnson County Fairgrounds.
They aren’t …
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By Cheryl Allen |
11/29/24 08:00 AM
Wellman
The student body packed the gym at Mid-Prairie High School on Monday, Nov. 25 to recognize the huge number of honor roll students this semester, “by far the biggest number that we’ve …
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By Cheryl Allen |
11/28/24 08:00 AM
Crowds filled the hallways and classrooms of the Mid-Prairie Home School Assistance Program building on Friday night, Nov. 15, as soon as the announcement was made: “The market is now open!” …
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By Cheryl Allen |
11/22/24 08:00 AM
WELLMAN
Although school board seats were not up for election this November and all members remain the same, the Mid-Prairie school board retired the old board at their Monday night meeting and …
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By Cheryl Allen |
11/15/24 08:00 AM
WELLMAN
Veteran Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps members, whose service spanned the globe and included combat in Korea, Vietnam, Afghanistan, and Iraq, filled the front rows at the …
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By Cheryl Allen |
11/14/24 08:00 AM
Photos by Roger Weber |
11/1/24 08:00 AM
WELLMAN
It’s not every week that Mid-Prairie’s school board members are treated to meat sticks at their meetings, but that is what happened Monday night when Nutrition Director Marci Stanfield …
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By Cheryl Allen |
10/18/24 08:00 AM
The Mid-Prairie band took the field for a terrific halftime performance on Senior Night, October 11.
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Photos by Paul D. Bowker |
10/17/24 04:53 PM
Photos by Cheryl Allen |
9/20/24 08:00 AM
WELLMAN
Seven FFA students, along with advisor Elsa Schmidt, kicked off Monday night’s regular meeting of the Mid-Prairie school board with a presentation on some of the activities they …
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By Cheryl Allen |
9/13/24 08:00 AM
WELLMAN
In an environment in which the cost of college education continues to rise and the return on that investment is not a given, and the demand for skilled tradespeople is strong, building …
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By Cheryl Allen |
8/30/24 08:00 AM
If you believe “Young people just don’t care about history anymore,” or “Kids these days don’t understand the sacrifices their ancestors made,” 15-year-old Caedyn Huston will surprise …
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8/30/24 08:00 AM