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06/21/2026

Recent storms cause flooding along English River

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The recent storms that moved through Washington County and parts of Johnson County last week caused widespread power outages and flooding. The English River rose above its normal level, reaching 16 feet, well above the flood stage of 14 feet. Because of the rising water, the National Weather Service...

06/20/2026

Inside the mind of a Kalona-area robotics researcher

Recently, I was contacted by Ben Lothamer, a homeschool student in the Kalona area. He will be a senior this fall. Lothamer has previously been featured in The News for his work with the EagleBots robotics team and his engineering projects, but his latest endeavor has taken him around the world. Wha...

06/15/2026

Former Lone Tree hoops and baseball star Adam Knock is back on campus as a high-flying coach ...

LONE TREE One day last week, Adam Knock of Lone Tree was on the move. By ground and by air. The day began early, long before the Lone Tree High School baseball team he helps coach with …

06/14/2026

Quilts of Valor continues to honor veterans!

https://thenews-ia.com/stories/honoring-veterans-one-quilt-at-a-time,196327?

Have you ever heard of the Quilts of Valor foundation? The organization creates handmade quilts for veterans and active-duty service members who have served in any branch of the military. It was founded in 2003 following the events of Sept. 11...

06/12/2026

Last week, The Kalona Optimists donated 2,500 to the Kalona Golf Club ⛳️

https://www.thenews-ia.com/stories/mid-prairie-girls-golf-coach-tracy-mcartor-highlights-upcoming-junior-golf-camp,195692?

At the most recent Kalona Optimist Club meeting on Thursday, Mid-Prairie girls’ golf coach Tracy McArtor and golfer Olivia Swartzendruber, who will be a senior this fall, spoke about the upcoming Junior Golf Camp and accepted a donation from the Optimists to support the program...

06/10/2026

For the Mid-Prairie Kos family, a Shrine Bowl legacy ...

WELLMAN On a Friday football night last November, as the Mid-Prairie Golden Hawks tried to chase down Van Meter in an Iowa 2A playoff game, Kaden Kos painfully watched his career evaporate in a …

06/06/2026

Lone Tree city employees to get raises

https://thenews-ia.com/stories/lone-tree-approves-35-pay-raise-for-city-employees,195451

Employee wages were among the topics discussed during the Lone Tree City Council meeting on Monday, June 1. While reviewing the city's finances, council members considered salary adjustments for city employees for the coming year...

06/06/2026

Rob Sand (D) vs. Zach Lahn (R) for Iowa governor

https://thenews-ia.com/stories/rob-sand-zach-lahn-advance-to-governors-race,195423

The primaries are officially over, which means attention now turns to the general election taking place in five months. One of the biggest races on Iowa's ballot this fall will be the governor's race. For the first time since 2017, incumbent Governor Kim Reynolds will not be seeking another term, as...

06/05/2026

Mid-Prairie's softball team is off to a blazing start. The Golden Hawks are ranked #14 in Class 3A and have won their first six games for the first time since 2015. Thursday, they mercied West Branch in 6 innings, 14-6.

06/03/2026

The results are in! 🗳️

County Supervisor District 1 – Democratic Primary Lisa Green-Douglass – 1,769 votes (56.98%) David Woodruff – 1,319 votes (42.47%) Write-in – 8 votes (0.26%) County Supervisor District 1 – Republican Primary Greg Erceg – 1,091 votes (98.47%) Write-in – 17 votes (1.53%) County Superviso...