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Ravens nearly pull off an upset

Hillcrest Academy’s volleyball team played Lone Tree in its home opener on September 3, and nearly pulled off its first victory of the season. The Ravens won the first two sets before Lone …

Mid-Prairie JV Volleyball

The Mid-Prairie JV volleyball team traveled down to Washington on August 27 and scored a win in their match against the Demons.

Mid-Prairie Band Stadium Tunes

The Mid-Prairie High School band made its season debut in front of an appreciative crowd during halftime of the Golden Hawks first football game on August 28 in Wellman. The Mid-Prairie band …

2020 Community Award winners named

The city of Kalona has announced this year’s Kalona Community Award winners. This year’s winners are Ken and Brenda Herington, Larry Christiansen, Margaret Miller, Anne Skaden, Jeremy …

Soooo Close

Mid-Prairie’s football team kicked into gear at about 8:30 this past Friday night. Senior running back Kayden Reinier plowed through Sigourney Keota for a game-high 134 yards and two …

Golden Hawks Season Opener

Mid-Prairie’s football opener on Friday ended in heartbreaking fashion. Attempting to drive for a winning touchdown in the final seconds, an interception of a pass finished off a furious …

Golden Hawks Prepare for Opener

Mid-Prairie’s football team prepared for its season-opening game against Sigourney-Keota by holding a scrimmage on August 21 at the school’s stadium in Wellman. Click through the …

Masking up for the season

A hot summer day had settled in Lone Tree. A giant fan situated in the doorway leading to the gymnasium at the high school produced a breeze as senior and junior members of the school’s …

Golden Hawks Volleyball Workouts

Preseason workouts began for the Mid-Prairie volleyball team last week at the Kalona Community Center. The Golden Hawks were starting their preparation for a season which begins on August 24 in …

Lone Tree Lions Football Camp

Lone Tree football players took to the practice field this past week for the school’s annual football camp. The camp took place under the direction of head coach Aaron Bohr and football …

Storm rips through the area Monday

Winds exceeding 100 miles per hour tore through Iowa early Monday afternoon, in a so-called derecho, a severe weather phenomenon involving hurricane-strength winds moving in a straight line. The …

Golden Hawks Football Camp

Mid-Prairie’s football players took to the practice field this past week for the school’s annual football camp. The camp took place August 3 through 6 under the direction of head coach …

Huskies Power Up

The craziness spilled over when Jenna Sands of Highland slammed her second hit of the game toward the Hillcrest Academy outfield. Two teammates sprinted home with the Huskies’ ninth and …

Ravens finish week on a winning note

The Hillcrest Ravens went 1-2 last week, moving their overall record to 2-5 on the season. Their 2-3 conference record has them at sixth place in the Southeast Iowa Super Conference North …

Highland posts 2-3 record in busy week

The Highland Huskies softball team had a busy week, going 2-3 over five games. Their overall record is 4-4, with a 3-2 Southeast Iowa Super Conference record.   June 23 Pekin …

Huskies go .500, move to first place conference tie

The Highland Huskies went 2-2 last week to move their overall record to 4-3 on the season. Their 4-1 conference record has them in a first place tie with Mediapolis in the Southeast Iowa Super …

Lone Tree High School graduates 30 members of the …

On Sunday afternoon, 30 Lone Tree High School seniors marched across the stage in the gym to receive their diplomas. During her keynote address, math teacher Bethany Baum told the seniors that …

Mid-Prairie High School 2020 seniors receive diplomas

After not having been able to gather in school since before spring break, the Mid-Prairie High School class of 2020 were together one last time on Sunday to receive their diplomas. Speakers …