This week, May 15 to May 23 is the National EMS Week, where we celebrate and thank paramedics, EMTs, and the entire EMS workforce for their service to the community. It is a time to honor the …
KALONA
The high-five greeting defined the moment.
Taking advantage of a few idle minutes between holes during last Friday’s Class 2A Regional girls golf tournament at Kalona Golf Course, …
Kalona Area Chamber of Commerce welcomed Iowa Family Counseling as a member by presenting an official member plaque on Saturday, May 14. On hand to greet the office at 409 B Avenue were board members …
Team Breast Friends held their 10th annual plant sale and vendor market, “Plants for the Cure” at the Johnson County Fairgrounds on May 14. Plants are donated by local supporters, and all …
Leah Bontrager has earned one more chance to run.
With a first-place finish in the 800-meter run at Thursday’s 1A state-qualifying meet at Sigourney, Bontrager qualified for the …
The University of Central Oklahoma College of Education and Professional Studies recently awarded Kalona resident Jaedynn Evans scholarships for the upcoming fall and spring semesters in recognition …
Following a public hearing Monday, the Wellman City Council approved its 2022-23 budget.
The maximum budgeted tax levy for 2022-23 will be $10.91 per $1,000 of assessed property value. For fiscal …
Join us in the 2022 Summer Reading Program, “Read Beyond the Beaten Path!” Sign up has started for youth ages 0-12 online by going to our website or you can come into the library. The SRP …
The Mid-Prairie girls and boys track teams finished one-two at the River Valley Conference championship meet May 5 in Monticello.
The Golden Hawks will compete in a Class 2A state qualifier …
Mid-Prairie fell to 7-5 on the season with a 1-0 loss to West Liberty at Hillcrest Academy on Tuesday, May 10.
Comet Freshman Jessica Madrigal scored the game's only goal with 15 minutes …
The Lone Tree girls finished third out of 10 teams in Class B at WACO’s Ekstrand Relays on Thursday, led by first-place finishes from Rylee Shield in the 400-meter dash (1:04.37) and Vivian …
Highland freshman Ayden Havel scored his second goal of the season to cut the Columbus lead to 4-1 in the second half of Monday's game.
The Huskies (0-6) fell to the Wildcats (3-2) by a …
Thaddeus Shelter got into running because it was a fun way to spend some time with his friends. And he’ll be making some new friends this fall when he joins the cross country team at the …
Both Central Lee and Hillcrest had great looks at the goal early in Friday’s SEISC soccer tournament quarterfinal.
Each team had missed a penalty kick and every shot had sailed wide, …
Ethan Paisley scored on a passed ball with two outs in the seventh to give Highland a 2-1 walk-off win over Keota in the Huskies’ first game of the season.
Chase Schultz allowed a run on …
Paul Amos Schumann, 86, passed away May 9, 2022, in Kalona, at the home of his daughter.
Paul was born Sept. 9, 1935, in rural South English, Iowa, to William and Ruth (Grove) …
Gene Stuart Troyer, 77, passed away at home in Apple Valley, Minn., on Thursday, May 5, 2022. The cause of death was a brain tumor, which he had been in treatment for over a period …
Darlene Elizabeth Flynn, 95, of Keota, died Wednesday, May 4, 2022, at Cottage Grove Place in Cedar Rapids.Darlene was born June 19, 1926, in Houghton, Iowa, to Edward and Theresa …
Elijah Coblentz, 65, of Kalona, died Wednesday, May 4, 2022, from apparent heart failure. A funeral was held Saturday, May 7, 2022, at Fairview Mennonite Church in rural Kalona. Burial …
Roy G. Carney, 66, of Kalona, died suddenly on Thursday, April 28, 2022.
A funeral service will be held Friday, May 6, 2022, at 2 p.m., at the Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona. The …