Boys of summer: Golden Hawks take trip to College World Series

The kid sat on a bus heading from Wellman, Iowa, to Omaha, Nebraska. The College World Series. The big time. He was chasing a dream. And his high school baseball coach made it happen. The …

Kalona Fun Run

Overall and 9-13 age division 1st place for the 1-mile run is Troy Yoder. The winners of the 8 and under division were Daniel Miller, Tegan Hershberger. Luke Yoder 1st place overall for the 5K …

Chef of the Year in Iowa uses Kalona Supernatural dairy products

When Chef Sam Charles left Iowa to open restaurants in Chicago and Denver, he missed something that reminded him of home: good, pure whole milk. As co-chef at The Way Back in Denver, Charles learned …

“Adopt a Calf’ program at Hilltop Dairy

Hilltop Dairy, located in Mount Pleasant Iowa, has been running and operating since 1939, producing milk that gets shipped off to a local creamery where it then becomes cottage cheese. Hilltop …

Riverside to celebrate 150 years

The City of Riverside is turning 150 years old this year, which will be celebrated this weekend during Trek Fest. The 150th Committee, an off shoot of volunteers from the Voyage Home Museum and …

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Highway 22 to be trimmed to 1 lane in July

RIVERSIDE Traffic jams may be about to hit Riverside. Oh, and then there’s the annual Trek Fest event this weekend that is likely to draw big crowds. But after Trek Fest comes and goes …

June 30 deadline to sign up for Kalona Junior golf camp

The Kalona Golf Club is hosting a Junior Golf Camp sponsored by the Kalona Optimist this year that goes from July 11 until July 14. The camp will be held from 8 a.m. until noon every day, and it will …

Kalona P & Z recommends rezone of next phase of Southtown development

The Kalona Planning & Zoning Commission, in a meeting June 15, voted 5-0 to recommend Phase 2 of the of Southtown develop from A-1 Agriculture to R-3 residential. The motion recommended …

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Trekkie theme at Railroad Park

City of Wellman plans annual 4th of July

The city of Wellman once again has huge plans for their 4th of July celebration with tons of fun activities planned. In the morning, the Kiddie Parade will start off at 9:30 a.m. immediately being …

Kalona loves Kalona Days

The Kalona Days events and parade took place on Saturday, June 18.

Mennonite Relief Sale

On Saturday, June 11 was the annual Iowa Mennonite Relief Sale, taking place at the Johnson County Fairgrounds. The event garnered thousands of people with hundreds of volunteers serving food, …

Photos: Lone Tree Summer League

Highland faced Sigourney, while Lone Tree matched up with Iowa Valley in summer league action in Lone Tree on Sunday, June 12. The Huskies, Lions, and Ravens will all be in action the next …

3rd Annual Kalona Tractorcade

The Kalona Tractorcade took place on June 4 at 5 p.m. with the starting point being at Sinclair Tractor off 14th street and finishing at the Kalona Sales Barn. The Tractorcade featured several …

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Raven senior returns

Hillcrest senior Noah Miller was back in the batter’s box on Friday at Central Lee, five months after a surgery to repair his torn ACL. His return was cleared by his surgeon on …

Ravens score a pair of double-digit wins over Danville

The Hillcrest softball team took another step forward on Tuesday with a 12-0 win over Danville. Senior Leah Bontrager allowed no hits or walks and struck out five during the program’s …

Huskies fall 4-0 to seventh-ranked Falcons

The Highland defense made plays in high-pressure situations during each of the first four innings on Thursday. But Louisa-Muscatine finally made a big play of its own in the fifth. With two …

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