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The Washington County Farm Bureau presented a $250 donation to the members of the Mid-Prairie FFA on Jan. 29. The presentation took place at the Washington vs. Mid-Prairie Basketball game in …
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2/14/24 08:00 AM
Copper is the oldest kitty currently at PAWS & More. Her adorable habit is to hide in a bed or under a blanket and then poking her head out for petting when someone approaches her. Copper is nine …
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7/19/23 03:56 PM
Mid-Prairie’s football team kicked into gear at about 8:30 this past Friday night.
Senior running back Kayden Reinier plowed through Sigourney Keota for a game-high 134 yards and two …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
9/2/20 11:25 AM
When Seattle native Glen Mayeno arrived in Wellman in 2011, his new lifestyle took a little getting used to. Back home he didn’t stand out. Here, he did.
“Am I going to …
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By Cheryl Allen |
9/6/23 12:00 AM
WELLMAN
At 4:22 p.m. Friday, Kari Honsey snapped one last photo of the massive funnel cloud on the southwest horizon and then headed down to the cellar. She grabbed her bicycle helmet, a granola …
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By Cheryl Allen |
3/29/24 12:00 PM
When the old Swift house at 191 Highway 22 in Riverside was put up for auction by sealed bids in 2021 after it went back to the bank, it was in a sad state of disrepair.
Originally, the …
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By Christine Kirkwood |
9/6/23 12:00 AM
There are mums, and there are Mums. The Roots & Shoots initiative, a part of Mid-Prairie’s Home School Assistance Program (HSAP), is growing the later for their fall mum fundraiser …
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By Cheryl Allen |
9/6/23 12:00 AM
Last year at this time, we at The News kicked around the idea of a new special section for the holidays. We imagined it as something you could pull out of the newspaper and save for future …
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By Cheryl Allen |
9/6/23 12:00 AM
Mid-Prairie Middle School presented a choral concert at Mid-Prairie High School on Tuesday, Feb. 25.
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WELLMAN
How to best update Wellman’s aging water system continues to be a concern for the City of Wellman, and that topic consumed the majority of the city council’s time on Monday …
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By Cheryl Allen |
3/8/24 08:00 AM
Downtown property owners were all ears during the Community Development Block Grant-Downtown Revitalization (CDBG-DTR) kick-off meeting at Riverside’s City Hall on Thursday, Aug. 31.
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Christine Kirkwood |
9/6/23 12:00 AM
A worrisome weather forecast gave way to sirens and alarms as local residents sought shelter late afternoon on Friday, March 31. Dark skies, rain, hail, and funnel clouds were observed and …
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By Cheryl Allen |
4/5/23 09:41 AM
WELLMAN
Upgrading the city’s deteriorating water system is a priority for the City of Wellman, but cost estimates 40% higher than expected caused the City Council to blink Monday night.
At …
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By Cheryl Allen |
11/8/23 08:00 AM
City Council members approved a bid Monday from Todd Hackett Construction to complete a renovation of the Wellman-Schofield Public Library.
The Muscatine firm, the lone bidder, submitted a bid …
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By John Butters |
5/17/23 09:26 AM
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
With the city administrator and one council member missing thanks to the Washington County Fair, the Wellman City Council got down to business Monday night, spending most of their 30 minutes in …
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By Cheryl Allen |
7/20/23 01:17 PM
The Kalona Area Chamber of Commerce seeks volunteers to staff the city’s booth at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines August 10-20. Morning and afternoon shifts available; free entry to …
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7/20/23 03:15 PM
The Mid-Prairie High School band made its season debut in front of an appreciative crowd during halftime of the Golden Hawks first football game on August 28 in Wellman.
The Mid-Prairie band …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
9/2/20 01:05 PM
WELLMAN
Friends, family, and customers wished Luann Miller well on Thursday, Jan. 4 at Federation Bank in Wellman, where the community celebrated Miller’s retirement with cake and punch. Miller …
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By Cheryl Allen |
1/10/24 08:00 AM
