WELLMAN
If Wellman residents want to keep their neighborhood grocery store, they will have to change how they shop. Instead of stopping in occasionally when they run out of butter or when …
SIGOURNEY
Highland soccer has been on a roll as of late.
After dropping their first two games of the season the Huskies had a chance to make it three wins in a row when they went on …
KALONA
Rep. Heather Hora and Sen. Dawn Driscoll held their last legislative briefing of the season on Friday, April 12, at the Kalona Historical Village, where they described myriad bills they …
WASHINGTON
There is a stark difference between the silver screen and a flatscreen at home.
There is an even further divide between an old movie theater and one newly built.
The lights …
KALONA
This early spring weather continues to throw curve balls.
The Ravens were expected to start their soccer season on the road against WACO, but poor field conditions called for …
WASHINGTON
In the second and final step for the issuance of not more than $2,420,000 in General Obligation bonds, the Washington County Supervisors Tuesday finalized a four-year term through UMB …
WELLMAN
Three of five council members turned out for Wellman’s city council meeting on Monday, April 16, at which the FY25 budget hearing was held without comment and adoption of said budget was …
KALONA
The Kalona City Council met Monday night and got straight to work, holding a public hearing for the FY24-25 budget, at which no comments were made, and subsequently approving said budget. …
Mid-Prairie went on the road to battle the Tipton Tigers on April 23.
Going to penatly kicks, the Golden Hawks defeated the Tigers, 4-2.
Mid-Prairie freshman Samantha Wunderlich …
The Hillcrest boys and girls golf team battled the Highland boys and girls golf team in a dual meet at the Blue Top Ridge Golf Course at Riverside on April 19.
Hillcrest, wearing alternate uniforms inspired by Liverpool FC, defeated the visiting Danville Bears, 2-1, on April 18.
Junior Micah Gerber scored both of Hillcrest's goals and with this win the …
SIGOURNEY
From Rowan Miller scoring the first goal to Isaac Birky scoring the game ending goal, Hillcrest was in total control of their first road game of the season from beginning to …
CENTRAL CITY
Not settling for anything less, the Lady Lions put together strong performance after strong performance to eventually claim the team championship at the Central City CO-ED track …
BURLINGTON
It was a team championship effort for the Highland girls this past week when they took part in the Nike Invitational in Burlington on April 9.
Led by four Huskies placing …
KALONA
Not having to travel, the Mid-Prairie boys welcomed eight teams to their home course in Kalona to compete in their annual 18-hole Golden Hawk Invitational on April 9.
Once the …
Mary Lou Yoder was born Feb. 7, 1939, in Culp, Arkansas, the daughter of Walter and Alice (Seawright) Freeman. She graduated from Iowa Mennonite School (now Hillcrest Academy) in 1956. On …
Esther Viola (Beachy) Zook of Kalona, Iowa, passed away peacefully in her sleep Tuesday, April 16, 2024, at her home. Esther was born Oct. 28, 1932, in Kalona, the daughter of Ananias J. and Ella Mae …
Grant T. Colbert, 21, of Riverside, passed away on Friday, April 5, 2024, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Visitation will be held Saturday, April 13, 2024, from 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. at the …
James M. “Jim” Yoder, 73, of rural Kalona, passed from this life Saturday, April 6, 2024, at his home following a brief illness. A funeral service will be held on Friday, April 12, 2024, …
Evelyn Hemsted, 83, of Lone Tree, passed away Saturday, March 20, 2024, at her home in Lone Tree. Visitation will be held Saturday, April 6, 2024, from 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. at Snyder & …
In the wake of North America’s recent solar eclipse, another historic natural event is on the horizon. From late April through June 2024, the largest brood of 13-year cicadas, known as Brood XIX, will co-emerge with a midwestern brood of 17-year cicadas, Brood XIII.
Chemists invented PFAS in the 1930s to make life easier: Nonstick pans, waterproof clothing, grease-resistant food packaging and stain-resistant carpet were all made possible by PFAS. …
One track on Taylor Swift’s new album, “The Tortured Poets Department,” honors a long-celebrated, oft-miscast heroine of American feminism: actress Clara Bow. As historians of the 1920s, we’ve studied Bow’s fame and her cultural legacy.
