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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.  

Kalona’s Jack O’ Lantern Jaunt a fun-filled first

The Jack O’ Lantern Jaunt at the Kalona Historical Village on October 28th was a fun-filled time for all who showed up.

Mid-Prairie Homecoming

Mid-Prairie had their Homecoming on Wednesday night, Sept. 28.    They also had Powderpuff Football and kickball.

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!

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 …

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 …

Lone Tree Fall Festival

Lone Tree held their Sesquicentennial Fall Festival on August 26 and 27.

Dog Swim

The City of Kalona held their annual Dog Swim on Saturday, August 20 and August 27 at the Kalona City Park Pool.

Mid-Prairie sweeps Washington, finishes runner-up at …

Mid-Prairie had not trailed all night when Washington scored four straight points to take a 6-3 lead in the third set of Thursday’s season-opening match.  Golden Hawk coach Sherry Evans called a timeout to allow her team to refocus.

New Year, New Staff

Lone Tree and Mid-Prairie schools welcome new teachers.

Photos: Golden Hawks to State!

The tying runs were on base as Mid-Prairie freshman Brady Weber fired the pivotal pitch of Tuesday’s substate final to the Trojans' senior cleanup batter with two outs in the …

Sharon Telephone Celebrates July 4

Sharon Center held their annual Independence Day Parade  on Monday, July 4 at Noon.