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Celebrating National 4-H Week...Hart sisters show nearly everything at the Monona County Fair

There isn't a livestock show at the Monona County Fair the Hart sisters haven’t shown in....

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- Quilts donated
  
  St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Mapleton dedicated 194 quilts on Sunday, Sept. 27. Twenty of the quilts will go to Camp Okoboji for their quilt …
- Heating assistance applications to be taken at Mapleton City Hall
  
  West Central Community Action will be taking applications for heating assistance for families in Monona County at the Mapleton City Hall. Brenda …
- Voter pre-registration reminder
  
  The deadline for pre-registering to vote for the upcoming General Election is Saturday, Oct. 24. Peggy A. Rolph, Monona County Commissioner of …
- Maple Valley-Anthon Oto School Board
  
  Pictured is the 2020-2021 Maple Valley-Anthon Oto School Board: Dale Wimmer, Jeremy Schram, Matt Mead, Laurie Streck, and Karen Kennedy.
- MVAOCOU’s Camric Hamann is a 2021 National Merit Scholarship Program Semifinalist
  
  On Sept. 9, officials of National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced the names of approximately 16,000 Semifinalists in the 66th annual …
- Years Ago from Oct. 15, 2020
  
  Mapleton Press 10 Years AgoOctober 21, 2010 Kelsey, Kayla and Kolby Morgan are pleased to announce the addition of a little sister to their …
- Life Chain held in Mapleton
  
  2020 Life Chain held in Mapleton on Sunday, Oct. 4. Participants came from Danbury, Mapleton, Anthon, Ida Grove, and Sioux City. The chain was a …
- Loess Hills Fall Festival Cultural Center activities
  
  Fun and success were had by all the vendors as well as the visitors in the Moorhead City Park during the Loess Hills Fall …
- Ram Athletes of the Decade - Part Two - HONORABLE MENTION
  
  Sam Halbur, Class of 2014Volleyball, Track, and Softball Sam Halbur didn’t any time waste making an impact on the volleyball court as she …

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Raiders beat the Rams in regular season finale

The Raiders of East Sac County threw the ball, ran the ball, and stopped the Rams offense all night on Friday, Oct. 9, as they beat … Read More

Rams compete in two cross country meets

On Oct. 6, MVAOCOU traveled to Kingsley for Kingsley-Pierson Invitational. Hannah O’Connell was the top finisher for the Rams as … Read More

Ram Athletes of the Decade - Part One - HONORABLE MENTION

SUMMER BEERY, Class of 2015Golf Summer Beery earned first-team all-conference honors in golf four times during her high school … Read More

Welcome to “Ram Athletes of the Decade”

Over the last 10 years, I’ve had the opportunity to cover MVAO (now MVAOCOU) Rams athletics. I have seen these student-athletes … Read More

Cardinals soar past Rams

The Treynor Cardinals got the ball first to start the game as they faced MVAOCOU on Friday, Oct. 2. However, it was the Rams who were … Read More

Recap of the Rams busy week on the volleyball court

The Rams were busy on the volleyball court the week of Sept. 21 as they played two conference games and competed in the Western Valley … Read More

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Obituaries

Obituary...Ricky Lane, 72

Ricky Ray Lane, 72, of Jefferson, S.D., formerly of Ute, passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020, at UnityPoint Health-St. Luke’s … Read More

Obituary...Christy “Mzdazey” Hamman, 61

Christy D. Hamman, 61, of Ida Grove, passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, at the Horn Memorial Hospital of Ida Grove. No public … Read More

Obituary... Bonnie Reed, 64

Bonnie Sue Reed, 64, of Charter Oak, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020, at her residence of Charter Oak. Private Family … Read More

Obituary... William Rogge, 68

William Joseph, son of Lorn and Viola (Drenkhahn) Rogge, was born Dec. 25, 1951, at Battle Creek. He grew up in Danbury where he … Read More

Obituary... Janice L. Phillips, 79

Janice L. Phillips, 79, of Mapleton, passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020, at her residence of Mapleton. A Funeral Service was … Read More

Obituary... Eldon W. Teut, 84

Eldon W. Teut, 84, of Ute, passed away on Saturday, Aug. 22, at his residence of Ute. A Memorial Service will be held at 10:30 … Read More

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Birthdays

Loretta Petersen-Arnold 100th birthday celebration

The family of Loretta Petersen-Arnold is hosting a drive by celebration from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Aug. 22, to celebrate her 100th birthday. Loretta will be in sitting in her driveway and …

Frances Ann Nemitz celebrates 80th birthday

Frances Ann Nemitz will be celebrating her 85th birthday on Wednesday, Aug. 12. A card shower is being hosted from her by Cristi and the grandkids. Card may be mailed to 1439 N. 5th St. EXT, …

Anniversaries

Bob and Linda Otto celebrate 50th wedding anniversary

Bob and Linda Otto celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Sept. 5. Bob Otto and Linda Uhl were married at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Mapleton on Sept. 5, 1970. They made their home and …

Engagements

Goslar, Gustin announce upcoming wedding

Whitney Goslar and Robert Gustin announce their upcoming wedding. Their wedding will take place Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Mapleton. Parents are Mitch and Amanda …

Births

Four generations

With the recent birth of Tucker Berry, four generations of the family gathered together. Pictured are, on the left, Great-Grandpa Joe Fleck of Rodney; on the right, Grandpa Earl DeVries of Little …

Weddings

Kolbe-Weed wed on June 6

Lisa Kolbe and Tanner Weed, both of Harlan, exchanged marriage vows on June 6, 2020, at The Stables at Copper Ridge on Denison. Rev. AL Hazelton performed the 6 p.m. double ring ceremony. Parents …