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WELLMAN, KALONA
In early 2023, the Mid-Prairie facilities committee determined improved parking was a top concern for the district’s two elementary schools, East, in Kalona, and West, in …
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By Cheryl Allen |
7/11/24 08:00 AM
WELLMAN
A KCRG news story last week may have raised blood pressures of Mid-Prairie school board members, but you wouldn’t have known it at their regular business meeting on Monday night. The …
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By Cheryl Allen |
7/11/24 08:00 AM
WELLMAN
The Mid-Prairie school board met for a two-hour closed session Monday night in response to notification that the Iowa Board of Educational Examiners (BOEE) “found probable cause to …
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By Cheryl Allen |
7/2/24 01:14 AM
WELLMAN
Gov. Reynolds signed two controversial bills into law earlier this year that directly affect schools: the first, signed in March, restructured the state’s Area Education Agencies (AEAs), …
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By Cheryl Allen |
6/28/24 08:00 AM
WELLMAN
In their relatively short business meeting Monday night, which was followed by a tour of construction progress at East Elementary and Middle Schools, the Mid-Prairie school board voted to …
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By Cheryl Allen |
6/14/24 08:00 AM
WELLMAN, KALONA
If our team here at The News were looking to move on to other endeavors, we wouldn’t have to look far to find our replacements. Just seven miles down the road, four students at …
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By Cheryl Allen |
5/29/24 08:00 AM
Photos by Giovanni Coronel |
5/29/24 08:00 AM
WELLMAN
In an over three-hour business meeting Monday night, the Mid-Prairie school board approved a host of projects and changes in preparation for the next school year, in addition to …
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By Cheryl Allen |
5/15/24 08:00 AM
WELLMAN
On April 5, Mid-Prairie’s future problem solvers headed to Central College in Pella to compete in the State Bowl competition. Five of them walked away with awards.
High schoolers …
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By Cheryl Allen and Jeff Yoder |
5/3/24 12:00 PM
WELLMAN
On Saturday, April 27, Mid-Prairie hosted their prom through the rain and thunderstorms.
Pairs were greeted by a swarm of parents and friends as they arrived at the school’s …
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Photos by TJ Rhodes |
5/3/24 08:00 AM
WELLMAN
The Mid-Prairie school board approved the sale of $8,700,000 in General Obligation bonds Monday night to winning bidder Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc. of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Local Hills …
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By Cheryl Allen |
4/26/24 12:00 PM
By TJ Rhodes |
4/19/24 08:00 AM
WELLMAN
Deteriorating fixtures in the high school cafetorium have been inconvenient to deal with, as well as cause for safety concern for Mid-Prairie’s fine arts students and staff when putting …
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By Cheryl Allen |
4/12/24 12:00 PM
WELLMAN
The Mid-Prairie school board’s meeting March 25 consisted primarily of a work session, much of which was a discussion regarding building an auditorium at the high school; however, two …
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By Cheryl Allen |
3/29/24 12:00 PM
On February 19, seventeen members of the Mid-Prairie FFA chapter traveled to Oskaloosa to participate in the NW FFA Sub-District Leadership Development Events.
Brynn Younge received a gold and is …
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2/28/24 08:00 AM
On Saturday, Feb. 17, 13 Mid-Prairie middle school students attended the 4th Annual Clear-Creek Invitational Honor Band. Jen Zeglis, Middle School Band Director, helped the students prepare their …
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2/28/24 08:00 AM
Nineteen members of the Mid-Prairie Speech Team competed in 27 events at the Iowa High School Speech Association's District Individual Events Speech Contest at Mount Vernon High School on Saturday, …
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2/28/24 08:00 AM
On Thursday, Feb. 29, the Mid-Prairie High School Choral department will be presenting its annual Pops & Pie Concert. This concert is split into two portions.
At 6:15 p.m., soloists and small …
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2/28/24 08:00 AM
WELLMAN
As school districts work out their certified budgets for the fiscal year beginning July 1, they must meet a new state requirement of holding a public hearing for the proposed property tax …
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By Cheryl Allen |
2/28/24 08:00 AM
KALONA
For middle and high school students attending Pathway, Hillcrest Academy, and Mid-Prairie schools (including the home school), the time has come to get out their cameras and submit photos …
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By Cheryl Allen |
2/21/24 08:00 AM
