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The Charter Oak Public Library will be hosting Friendship Adventures and invites you to join them at Charter Oak on Wednesday, June 21 at 2 p.m. This interactive show features Master Performer Tody …
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6/15/23
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The MVAOCOU Class of 2023 was presented their diploma, awards, and scholarships on May 21 during commencement. Fourteen of these seniors received a scholarship from the Ortner Scholarship Foundation. …
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By Jenna Comes
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6/15/23
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The Mapleton Rotary Club earlier this spring placed an informational sign at the Rotary Roadside Park along Hwy 141. The sign consists of information about Gar Wood.
Many people might ask who is …
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6/15/23
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The City of Soldier is nearing the end of a process that started all the way back in 2015 in regards to its high profile water project.
The water filtration building that is part of the project …
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By Aaron Hickman - news@enterprisepub.com
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6/13/23
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By Jenna Comes
As the school year wrapped up last week, a number of teachers and staff will be spending the summer with their bundles of joy that were born during the school year. Several …
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By Jenna Comes
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5/31/23
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Find Your Voice is the theme for this year’s summer reading program at the Fisher Whiting Memorial Library in Mapleton. The fun starts on Thursday, June 8 as the Monona County Library …
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By Jenna Comes
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5/31/23
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There are three area teachers, Shauna Heiden - special education teacher at Charter Oak-Ute, Mona Kirchgetter - K-8 art teacher at MVAO, and Dawn Drees - special education teacher at Schleswig will …
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By Jenna Comes
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5/31/23
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Iowa State University Extension and Outreach is co-hosting educational hands-on Pasture Walks in O’Brien and Monona counties on June 22 and June 26, respectively. Both walks will begin at 5:30 …
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5/31/23
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The Charter Oak-Ute elementary students gathered for their final Reading Celebration on Wednesday, May 17. The assembly began with the Kindergarten class presenting a reading of Brown Bear, Brown …
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5/31/23
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Emma Engdahl, an 8” grader of Kasson/Mantorville, Minnesota, daughter of Nicholas and Rebecca Engdahl, and granddaughter of Bob and Linda Otto of Danbury and Mapleton met the challenge with her …
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5/31/23
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Members of the Mapleton Starspinners 4-H Club planted flowers in the pots along Mapleton’s Main Street last week. The 4-H club thanks the businesses for keeping the plants watered this summer …
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5/31/23
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The Soldier Community Fire Department and the City of Soldier were awarded a $55,000 USDA Rural Development Grant for the purchase of a 2008 HME Silverfox Custom Pumper. The pumper was acquired from …
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2/9/23
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Scott McCandless joined First Security Bank of Mapleton and Danbury as an Ag and Commercial Lender. He comes to First Security with many years of experience in Ag Lending.
Scott was raised on a …
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2/9/23
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For the first time in four months Katie Hoskins is back home in Soldier. And just in time for her birthday (which was Monday, Feb. 6).
Hoskins had been in the hospital since October. She was …
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By Jenna Comes
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2/9/23
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On January 21, members of the MVAOCOU large group speech team took part in the district speech contest with two events advancing to State Speech which was held on Saturday, Feb. 4 in LeMars.
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By Jenna Comes
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2/9/23
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The annual Monona County EMS Day was held on Saturday, Feb. 4 in Onawa. This is the 18th year for the annual EMS Day as attendees received eight hours of free continuing education delivered by some …
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By Jenna Comes
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2/9/23
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The annual 4-H Volunteer/Leader ’ s Recognition Banquet was held Sunday, January 15, at St. John ’ s Methodist Church in Mapleton with around 70 4-H volunteers, leaders and spouses …
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2/9/23
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Sunday night Euchre in Charter Oak is back after a forced break due to COVID in 2020 courtesy of the town ’ s Commercial Club and volunteers.
The turnout Sunday night, January …
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2/2/23
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The following information in italics is taken directly from the website for Experian. I strongly suggest you check their website periodically. They have a lot of very good information.
Incidents …
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2/2/23
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The state of education in Iowa changed forever just after midnight on Tuesday, January 24, 2023 when the Iowa Senate passed House File 68 and sent it to the governor for her signature. From now on, …
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2/2/23
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On Tuesday, Jan. 24, Gov. Kim Reynolds signed the Students First Act into law at the Iowa State Capitol building in Des Moines.
The bill had passed the Iowa House the day before with a 55-45 …
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By Jenna Comes
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2/2/23
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The Monona County Cattlemen ’ s Association held their annual meeting and banquet on January 21, at Ute Town and Country in Ute. Darren Goslar of Goslar Funeral Home & Monuments began the …
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2/2/23
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One MVAO Middle School and three MVAOCOU High School musicians auditioned for the 2022-23 Northwest Iowa Bandmasters Association Honor Bands (NWIBA). All four students who auditioned from MVAOCOU …
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2/2/23
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For the 2022-2023 high school basketball season, the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union and the Iowa Boys Athletic Union introduced the 35 second shot clock to the game.
“ I was very …
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By Jenna Comes
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1/26/23
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The recipients of the 2022 Ricketts Community Club Leadership Award were Bruce and Carol Meyer.
Over the years of being residents of the Ricketts area, Bruce and Carol raised their children, both …
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1/26/23
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