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IOWA CITY
For six hours a week, often more, you’ll find 15 high school students working nights and weekends in the basement of a building at the Johnson County Fairgrounds.
They aren’t …
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By Cheryl Allen |
11/29/24 08:00 AM
Wellman
The student body packed the gym at Mid-Prairie High School on Monday, Nov. 25 to recognize the huge number of honor roll students this semester, “by far the biggest number that we’ve …
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By Cheryl Allen |
11/28/24 08:00 AM
Crowds filled the hallways and classrooms of the Mid-Prairie Home School Assistance Program building on Friday night, Nov. 15, as soon as the announcement was made: “The market is now open!” …
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By Cheryl Allen |
11/22/24 08:00 AM
WELLMAN
Although school board seats were not up for election this November and all members remain the same, the Mid-Prairie school board retired the old board at their Monday night meeting and …
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By Cheryl Allen |
11/15/24 08:00 AM
WELLMAN
Veteran Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps members, whose service spanned the globe and included combat in Korea, Vietnam, Afghanistan, and Iraq, filled the front rows at the …
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By Cheryl Allen |
11/14/24 08:00 AM
Photos by Roger Weber |
11/1/24 08:00 AM
WELLMAN
It’s not every week that Mid-Prairie’s school board members are treated to meat sticks at their meetings, but that is what happened Monday night when Nutrition Director Marci Stanfield …
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By Cheryl Allen |
10/18/24 08:00 AM
The Mid-Prairie band took the field for a terrific halftime performance on Senior Night, October 11.
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Photos by Paul D. Bowker |
10/17/24 04:53 PM
Photos by Cheryl Allen |
9/20/24 08:00 AM
WELLMAN
Seven FFA students, along with advisor Elsa Schmidt, kicked off Monday night’s regular meeting of the Mid-Prairie school board with a presentation on some of the activities they …
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By Cheryl Allen |
9/13/24 08:00 AM
WELLMAN
In an environment in which the cost of college education continues to rise and the return on that investment is not a given, and the demand for skilled tradespeople is strong, building …
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By Cheryl Allen |
8/30/24 08:00 AM
If you believe “Young people just don’t care about history anymore,” or “Kids these days don’t understand the sacrifices their ancestors made,” 15-year-old Caedyn Huston will surprise …
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8/30/24 08:00 AM
Students returned to Mid-Prairie West Elementary in Wellman on Friday, Aug. 23. The new parking lots and driveway had just been completed, making for smooth drop-offs by bus and car that morning.
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Photos by Cheryl Allen |
8/30/24 08:00 AM
The Mid-Prairie school board toured East Elementary and Middle schools as part of their regular meeting on Aug. 12. Construction work at the schools over the last couple of years is now paying off in …
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By Cheryl Allen |
8/23/24 08:00 AM
Mid-Prairie held their all-district meeting on Monday, Aug. 19. After teams battled it out for gold, silver, and bronze medals at the “Olympics,” they gathered on the bleachers and smiled for the …
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By Cheryl Allen |
8/23/24 08:00 AM
Kalona
With the passing of another school year comes change for everyone, including Mid-Prairie Middle School. The school, located in Kalona, is welcoming a new principal to its staff this fall. …
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By Madelyn Johnson |
8/16/24 08:00 AM
IOWA CITY
In a world full of misinformation, it can be difficult to tell what is real, and what is fake. As artificial intelligence (AI) has made its debut into everyday life, it has brought fake …
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By Madelyn Johnson |
8/16/24 08:00 AM
WELLMAN
Iowa’s School Safety Improvement Fund makes up to $50,000 per school building available for districts to implement recommended safety measures, and Mid-Prairie looks to take advantage of …
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By Cheryl Allen |
8/16/24 08:00 AM
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
