Mid-Prairie builds its field, and team, of dreams

WELLMAN Kyle Mullet just wanted to get the baseball field at Mid-Prairie High School fixed up a bit over the winter. One conversation led to another conversation, and then another. It …

Swander’s latest play opens June 9 in Amana

Unaware tourists often stumble into Mary Swander’s AgArts office on B Avenue, Kalona, expecting the next antique or gift shop on their downtown shopping tour. Until the award-winning …

Accessible playground opens at Kalona City Park

Kalona’s newest playground equipment is open for play, just in time for summer. On Wednesday, May 31, city workers cleaned up the edges of Kalona City Park’s newest …

Reinier's big finish helps Golden Hawks claim 7th place at Iowa 2A Girls Golf Tournament

MARSHALLTOWN Kylie Reinier’s final putt for par produced a smile. And why wouldn’t it? Playing high school golf in just her second year, and the first time on varsity, Reinier …

Lone Tree’s Freshest Graduates

Lone Tree preschoolers celebrated graduation on May 24.

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Johnson County Supervisors trim County Fair funding

IOWA CITY Unhappy over some of the programming at the Johnson County Fairgrounds, the Johnson County Board of Supervisors is trimming funds to under $40,000 for the Johnson County Fair. The …

RV Park plan for Riverside approved by City Council

RIVERSIDE Plans for an RV park were approved by the Riverside City Council at its regularly scheduled meeting June 6, but not without a lengthy discussion. Several council members had …

Farmer, tractor, tractorcade

“It’s a parade, not a race,” Dean Miller says. On Saturday, June 10, tractors of all ages, sizes, and colors will roll through the streets of Kalona, starting off from …

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Hawkeye appearance for Golden Hawks

The Mid-Prairie softball team played in the prestigious Iowa City West Invitational at the University of Iowa Hawkeye Softball Complex on June 3.

Softball: Highland vs Lone Tree

Highland defeated Lone Tree, 11-0, on June 8.

Baseball: Highland vs Lone Tree

Highland defeated Lone Tree, 11-2, on June 8.

Baseball: Hillcrest vs Highland

Hillcrest defeated Highland, 10-4, on June 6.

Softball: Highland vs Hillcrest

Highland defeated Hillcrest, 12-0, on June 6.

Youth Baseball Night

Mid-Prairie hosted Youth Baseball Night during the Golden Hawks doubleheader against West Branch on Friday, June 2. Youth baseball players were honored in a ceremony between games.

Mid-Prairie Class of 2023

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Hillcrest post an undefeated 6-0 record to start the season

That winning feeling is becoming all too familiar to this years’ Hillcrest baseball squad. After battling and vanquishing Winfield-Mount Union in a home game on June 2, with a final score of …

Golden Hawks catch fire

The still number one ranked Mid-Prairie Golden Hawks opened their week with a home doubleheader against the Tipton Tigers. This was an opportunity for the Hawks to keep the momentum going. …

Hillcrest outlasts WMU in high-scoring affair

In what turned into a high-scoring contest for both teams involved it was Hillcrest on their home field who was able to outlast the Winfield-Mt Union Wolves, with a final score of 16-12 in …

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Obituaries

Erma Jane Ropp

Erma Jane Ropp, 91, of Kalona, died Friday, June 2, 2023, at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City. Erma was born July 22, 1931, near Kalona, Iowa, the daughter of Chester …

Ronald E. Krueger

Ronald E. Krueger, 71, Riverside, passed away Thursday, May 25, 2023, at his home. Services will be held at a later date with burial in the Lone Tree Cemetery. A memorial …

Darlene Rose Burich

Darlene Rose Burich, 98, of Riverside, passed away Monday, May 22, 2023, at Crestview Specialty Care in West Branch. Funeral services were held Friday, May 26, 2023, at the funeral …

Robert Lemke

Robert ‘Bob’ Lemke, 85, of North Bay, Ontario, Canada, passed away May 12, 2023, at the Nipissing Serenity Hospice. Bob was the beloved husband of the late Beryl Elizabeth …

Allen Richard Wagler

Allen Richard Wagler was born Dec. 3, 1928, in Trenton, Iowa, the son of Alfred and Josephine (Isch) Wagler. He attended Trenton school. Allen was united in marriage to …

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Mid-Prairie builds its field, and team, of dreams

Swander’s latest play opens June 9 in Amana

Accessible playground opens at Kalona City Park

Reinier's big finish helps Golden Hawks claim 7th place at Iowa 2A Girls Golf Tournament

Lone Tree’s Freshest Graduates

Johnson County Supervisors trim County Fair funding

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Golden Hawks catch fire

Hillcrest outlasts WMU in high-scoring affair

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