Wellman Fire Department recognizes “Firemen of the year”, student firemen

Saturday night, Dec. 4, during the department’s annual Christmas party, Trever Owens and Rex Peck were recognized as co-firemen of the year by the Wellman Volunteer Fire …

Freedom 423 aims to bring worship concerts to youth

Starting in February, Freedom 423 will start hosting regular praise and worship concerts for the community, with the first concert geared specifically toward youth. The concert will be held in the …

Christmas in Kalona returns

Christmas in Kalona, after a hiatus in 2020, returned last weekend in force, with hundreds of visitors from all over Iowa and the Midwest converging in Kalona to participate in the Christmas …

Johnson Co. mandates COVID vaccine or weekly testing for county employees beginning Jan. 3

Johnson County employees face mandated Covid vaccinations or weekly testing by January 3 under a policy that became effective this week. The policy, which was narrowly approved by the Johnson …

Ravens hold off Wapello for first win

Playing in front of a home crowd for the first time this season, the Hillcrest Ravens got into an offensive flow in the first half. But over the next ten minutes, a 15-point halftime lead …

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Ambulance Services Director Jeremy Peck

Washington Supervisors delay Peck pay rate, overtime compensation again

Following an approximate 80-minute discussion on Tuesday, Nov. 30, the supervisors again tabled action on an increase pay for regular hours and also for compensation for 180 hours of overtime (about …

3 returning starters help power up Huskies lineup

RIVERSIDE Oh, how the circumstances have changed for the boys basketball team at Highland. One recent night, head coach Bill Zywiec instructed the Huskies through multiple offensive sets. A …

Senior center Devin Lovetinsky moves inside to take a shot in a Highland preseason practice.

Wellman-Scofield Public Library News

Join us December 7 at 11 a.m. for an adult Christmas card craft. New adult fiction: “Fear No Evil” by James Patterson; “The Joy and Light Company” by Alexander McCall …

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Photo Galleries

Photos: Mid-Prairie takes two of three at home

Tipton 42, Mid-Prairie 39 113: Mose Yoder (MIPR) over Michael Puffer (TIPT) (Fall 0:51) 120: Maxson Fogg (TIPT) over Noah Freeman (MIPR) (Fall 5:26) 126: Wyatt Ham (TIPT) over …

Photos: Huskies host wrestling quad

Iowa Valley 66, Highland 17 160: Nathaniel Miller (IOVA) over (HIGH) (For.) 170: Colton Hudepohl (IOVA) over (HIGH) (For.) 182: Brody Hoyt (IOVA) over (HIGH) (For.) 195: Ronan Peach …

Photos: Lone Tree basketball scrimmage night

Lone Tree's boys and girls basketball teams held a "canned goods" scrimmage doubleheader on November 16. The benefit asked spectators to donate a canned good. Click through the photos for a …

Hillcrest Academy Presents "Mom's Gift"

Hillcrest Academy presented “Mom’s Gift” on Nov. 5-7, starring Hannah Chalupa, Ivana Ebersole, Gabe Burns, Julia Boller, Samara Jimenez, Jacob Smith Derksen and Julia Ortiz-Luna.

"Meet Me in St. Louis"

Mid-Prairie students presented “Meet me in St. Louis” on Nov. 5-7, directed by Natalie Silbaugh and Christine Meader, with the Vocal Director, Collette McClellen.

Trick or Treat!

Photos from Trick or Treating this past weekend in Kalona and Wellman.

Photos: 2A state cross country championships

The Mid-Prairie girls tied a state record for all classes with their fifth straight 2A cross country championship on Saturday. With her second win, Danielle Hostetler gave the Golden Hawks a sixth …

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Lion defense steps up in 45-36 win over Highland

The fourth quarter was a problem for Lone Tree in each of its first two games. The Lion defense had allowed 42 fourth-quarter points as games slipped away at Belle Plaine and Keota. But on Monday, …

Huskies pick up intensity in second half at Lone Tree

It wasn’t a pretty first half of basketball for either Lone Tree or Highland in just the second conference game of the season on Monday. But the Huskie defense took control in the …

Mid-Prairie sophomore Nora Pennington, left, puts defensive pressure on Tipton's Brenna Wilkins in a game played December 3. Pennington had a career-high 7 steals in the Golden Hawks' 57-20 win.

Defense helps Golden Hawk girls shut down Tipton

WELLMAN Mid-Prairie’s bench provided the finishing touch in a 57-20 victory over Tipton on Friday night. The Golden Hawks shut out the Tigers in the final quarter of the River Valley …

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