Night of love for Mid-Prairie music teacher Collette McClellen

WELLMAN Collette McClellen has walked the hallways at Mid-Prairie High School since the 1990s. She graduated in 1997. Her parents still live here, as do her brother and her …

Kalona Fall Festival celebrates Golden Anniversary

Fireworks will light up the night sky in celebration of Kalona Fall Festival’s 50th anniversary this year. “Normally fireworks aren’t allowed within city limits, so I had …

One injured in vehicle-buggy accident

On September 20, 2022, at 7:06 a.m., the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office responded to a motor vehicle accident involving a horse-drawn buggy on 540th St SW and Eagle Ave SW. The driver of the …

Long-awaited middle school coming to Hillcrest

It is an idea the high school has flirted with for decades: should Hillcrest Academy add a middle school? Parents have long wanted the Christian education the school offers to begin years …

Kalona City Council ok’s property purchase for next student-built housing project

With work on the city’s first student-built home project complete and the house in the hands of the realtor, the City of Kalona is looking ahead to another round of …

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County considers new arrangement of voting precincts

IOWA CITY Public comment on voting precincts proposed for Johnson County, including those covering Lone Tree, Hills and rural areas in the southern portion of the county, will be heard at the …

Okee Dokee Brothers coming to Washington Oct. 9

Kids are free for the Okee Dokee Brothers performance at the Washington Area Performing Arts and Events Center, 1111 S. Ave. B, Washington, on Sunday, Oct. 9, at 3:00 p.m. The Okee Dokee Brothers …

Homecoming prank lands students in Huskie trouble

RIVERSIDE A prank that was intended to turn the front lawn of Highland High School into a giant potato casserole on Homecoming Week resulted in a police report, a late-night call to the schools …

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Iowa Trappers Convention

Iowa Trappers Convention took place on September 9 and 10 at the Washington County Fairgrounds. For more information you can go to: www.iowatrappers.com/convention.

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 benefit

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.

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Golden Hawks score shutout win in district opener

EDDYVILLE The cheers started early from the Mid-Prairie side Friday night in a rural southern Iowa town. Braden Hartley, a senior running back, rushed for five touchdowns and helped the Golden …

CONFIDENCE RISING

The Mid-Prairie prep volleyball team had been swept in every match against Wilton since 2015. The two teams faced off for the 2022 installment Thursday at Mid-Prairie High School, and true to form, it took just three sets to decide the outcome. This time, however, it was the Golden Hawks holding the broom.

Lions dominant in homecoming win

The Lone Tree football team was dominant in all three phases during the first half of a 65-14 homecoming win over Tri-County on Friday. Offensively, the Lions ran just 14 plays on the way to …

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