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Photo contest offers students gateway to appreciation, connection, and career

KALONA For middle and high school students attending Pathway, Hillcrest Academy, and Mid-Prairie schools (including the home school), the time has come to get out their cameras and submit photos … more

AEAs top list of concerns at legislative briefing

WASHINGTON It’s hard to know if Gov. Kim Reynolds knew she was igniting a firestorm when she proposed overhauling Iowa’s Area Education Agencies (AEA) in her Condition of the State address a … more

Mid-Prairie board loses sleep over snow days, special ed losses

WELLMAN Mid-Prairie students and staff may have enjoyed three snow days in January when over two feet of snow buried the area in a single week, but they may not enjoy making that time up quite as … more

2023: A retrospective

KALONA We may live in small towns where the pace of life is more relaxed, but that doesn’t mean that nothing happens. We are always in motion, tearing down the old, building the new, and … more

Two minutes, four trophies, and bonds that won’t break

WELLMAN The coach was new. The assistant coach was new. Of the 11 girls, only two were upperclasswomen. When Mid-Prairie’s dance team showed up for their first practice in June, they knew that … more

Kidsymphony preview inspires West Elementary students

WELLMAN If their responses after the conclusion of the concert were any indication, Mid-Prairie West Elementary students will be making sure the Middle School band has plenty of flute and … more

Mid-Prairie enrollment drops for 2023-24

WELLMAN On Monday, Nov. 13, the Mid-Prairie school board’s regular meeting ranged over a variety of matters, but action was taken on just one: a School Budget Review Committee (SBRC) Budget … more

Mid-Prairie bond measure passes; Riverside councilperson loses seat to newcomer

KALONA Final results are in from Nov. 7’s school board and city council elections, although all results are unofficial until canvass. Locally, all but one incumbent kept their seats, and all … more

Mid-Prairie celebrates homecoming with coronation, parade and more

Mid-Prairie held their homecoming parade on Wednesday, Sept. 13. After the parade finished, festivities transferred to the high school football field where the school held a powderpuff football … more

Additions Underway at Mid-Prairie

This drone photo taken directly over Mid-Prairie’s East Elementary (left) and Middle (right) schools in Kalona last week shows the progress being made on additions to the buildings.   … more

Mid-Prairie 2nd Annual Etiquette Lunch

Mid-Prairie High School’s Culinary II class prepared a four-course meal for the Middle School’s 8th grade class on April 28 in the cafetorium.   Culinary students, directed by Family … more

Mid-Prairie Graduation

Photos: Sledding at Mid-Prairie West

Third-grade and kindergarten students at Mid-Prairie West enjoy the snow during recess on Monday, January 3, 2022.  more

"Meet Me in St. Louis"

Mid-Prairie students presented “Meet me in St. Louis” on Nov. 5-7, directed by Natalie Silbaugh and Christine Meader, with the Vocal Director, Collette McClellen. more

Mid-Prairie Homecoming

Mid-Prairie Homecoming took place on Friday, September 17. Thaddeus Shetler was crowed Homecoming King and  Olivia Caskey was crowned Homecoming Queen. more

Mid-Prairie Students Celebrate Earth Day

As part of Mid-Prairie’s Earth Day Community Clean Up Day, third and fourth grade students picked up over 120 bags of trash and sticks at North Park in Wellman on Thursday, April 22.  … more

12 area girls wrestle in state tournament

In 2019 there were 87. In 2020 there were 350. And in 2021 there were 457 wrestlers who competed in the Iowa Girls State Wrestling tournament. Five years ago, there were less than 100 girls … more

A Running Faith

Race day always begins with a huddle. And a prayer. Less than 10 minutes before the Mid-Prairie girls cross country team was to successfully chase down a fourth consecutive state team title on … more

Mid-Prairie presents play seven months in the making

At long last, Mid-Prairie High School students and staff were finally able to present “Three Fairy Godmothers,” the play they’d started working on in February. The actors were … more

Front Runner

Danielle Hostetler chases golf carts. Really. Since late August, when Hostetler won her first high school cross country race in school-record time, the Mid-Prairie freshman has been chasing … more
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