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Kalona sees second and third structure fires of …

12/23/2020
The Kalona Volunteer Fire Department was called to another house fire on Wednesday, Dec. 16 and a garden shed fire early in the morning on Sunday, Dec. 20, making the second and third structure fires …

A Running Faith

11/10/2020
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 …

Mid-Prairie presents play seven months in the making

11/2/2020
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 …

Front Runner

10/28/2020
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 …

Alburnett ends Huskies’ season

10/21/2020
Highland’s football season ended with a 40-19 loss to Alburnett in the first round of the playoffs on Oct. 16. The Huskies recorded their third-highest offense output of the season with 294 …

Slam and Bam

10/20/2020
Running back Kayden Reinier and Mid-Prairie’s offensive line sent a message on its very first play last Friday night against Central Lee. Reinier ran 45 yards for a first down before he was …

Golden Hawks dominate league meet

10/20/2020
The finish was indeed familiar. Danielle Hostetler cruised into the finish line area with another win in the River Valley Conference championships on Oct. 13 at Monticello High …

Oh, baby, Huskies win tourney match

10/20/2020
Now here’s a baby story that’s likely to be remembered around Highland High School. Playing in the first round of the Iowa Class 1A regional tournament Monday night, the Huskies …

Mid-Prairie Homecoming

10/14/2020
Mid-Prairie celebrated its homecoming week with a number of activities, including the coronation ceremony, a power puff football tournament, kickball tournament and paintball battle. Kelby …

1-2-3 Sweep

10/7/2020
Danielle Hostetler ran 5 kilometers Monday. Then, she did it again. Battling a nagging hip injury, Hostetler, a freshman at Mid-Prairie, led a one-two-three Golden Hawks sweep in the girls …

Another heartbreaker for Hawks

10/7/2020
Mid-Prairie senior quarterback Vinnie Bowlin had already worked some touchdown magic on the final play of the first half. So, with the Golden Hawks down by seven points Friday night and just 2.6 …

Lions run and run for win

10/7/2020
Lone Tree senior running back Alex Viner began to celebrate before he hit the end zone for his third touchdown of the day. A Moravia defender was on the ground 25 yards away after missing a …

Defense shines for Golden Hawks

9/30/2020
Mid-Prairie’s defense drove home a message early in its game last Friday night against second-ranked and District 2A-7 rival Williamsburg. Facing a second-and-1 play at the Mid-Prairie …

Homecoming Win

9/30/2020
The Highland varsity football team defeated North Cedar, 55-14, in its Homecoming game on Sept. 25. The Huskies took advantage of errors in North Cedar’s passing offense, grabbing three …

Lone Tree Homecoming

9/30/2020
The entire Lone Tree student body, as well as a large part of the community, came out in droves to support the school for its annual homecoming assembly. Notable festivities included a performance …

Mid-Prairie Powerball

9/23/2020
In many ways, the dress rehearsal was last Friday night at Mid-Prairie High School. Right after the Golden Hawks finished off a dominating 55-0 victory over Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont, the …

Lone Tree Lions Senior Night

9/23/2020
Lone Tree’s fall sports and activities students were honored prior to the Lions’ home football game Sept. 18

Lone Tree Senior Night

9/17/2020
Lone Tree volleyball seniors Josie Mullinnix, Skylar Smith, Lauren Bell and Izzy Fuller were honored on Senior Night when the Lions played Louisa-Muscatine on Sept. 10 at Lone Tree. Click through …