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The MVAOCOU track team qualified five events for the 2025 Drake Relays that will be held April 24-26 in Des Moines at Drake Stadium. The Rams qualified in both the girls (Irelynne McNamara, Reagan …
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By Jenna Comes
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4/23/25
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Eighteen MVAOCOU high school juniors and seniors along with Mrs. Babl and their chaperons missed the mid-March blizzard/power outage as they were enjoying the sun in Costa Rica from March 13-22. The …
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By Jenna Comes
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4/23/25
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4/23/25
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Campgrounds, cabins, restrooms, and shelters at Woodbury County’s parks will open for public use on Thursday, May 1. Parks opening that day will include Brown’s Lake-Bigelow Park and …
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4/23/25
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Schroer & Associates, P.C. released an audit report on the Monona County Sanitary Landfill Agency. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS: The Agency had total receipts of $995,482 for the year ended June 30, …
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4/23/25
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Monona County 4-H’ers joined Woodbury County 4-H’ers in Sioux City on March 14, at the Tyson Center, to watch Sioux City Bandits play against the Idaho Horsemen on Ag Appreciation Night. …
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4/23/25
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Easter is on Sunday, April 20 and area communities will be celebrating with a number of Easter activities.
Schleswig The Easter Bunny will be hopping his way to Schleswig on Saturday, April 19. …
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4/15/25
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Cameron Brenner, 5th/6th grade teacher at Danbury Catholic and MVAOCOU graduate, recently published a children’s book called, Prayer Everyone, Anywhere. “I wrote Prayer Everyone, Anywhere …
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By Jenna Comes
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4/15/25
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Charter Oak-Ute Elementary students enjoyed the Ties and Tiaras Dance on Friday, April 11.
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4/15/25
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Arcola is in Section 25 of Kennebec Township. Arcola was named in 1858-59 and about the same time acquired a Post Office. At first it was somewhat of an irregular system of delivery. It depended upon …
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4/15/25
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United Bank of lowa recently donated $2,042 to Siouxland Mental Health Center. This money was raised during United Bank of lowa’s UNITED TOGETHER Makes the Difference Cause Day effort. The goal …
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4/15/25
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There was a whole lot of fun with over 40 4-H’ers, family and friends on Saturday, March 8 at the Monona County 4-H Roller Skating Event in Ida Grove Skate Palace hosted by the 4-H Monona …
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4/15/25
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Mapleton Press
10 Years Ago April 16, 2015 Charter Oak’s 2015 Citizen of the Year was presented to Bill Magill and Lucia Lincoln at the Annual Spring Dinner on March 22. Both are Community …
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4/15/25
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Burgess Health Center proudly recognizes Dianna Persinger, RN, for the Guardian Angel Award from an anonymous donor. Dianna was recognized for her kindness, knowledge, professionalism, and compassion …
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4/15/25
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On Wednesday April 2, the Monona County Farm Bureau hosted their fifth annual Grocery Grab event at Food Land in Mapleton. The event had been re-scheduled from National Ag Week because of the …
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4/9/25
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Twenty years ago, Pastor Richard Merrill was called to St. John Lutheran Church in Charter Oak. “When I first had the call to St. John, I remember the District President asking me, ‘Can a …
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By Jenna Comes
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4/9/25
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MVAOCOU Prom 2025 was held on Saturday, April 5 with the theme "At Last I See That Light." The evening including the Grand March, dinner, dance and after prom.
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4/9/25
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Soon after our oldest daughter Morgan was born, I printed off every picture I took of her so I could start her baby scrapbook. My mom is a big scrapbooker. My siblings and I each have a scrapbook …
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By Jenna Comes
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4/9/25
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MVAO FFA has qualified for Nationals in the National Chapter Award Program. This award consists of a long application process. FFA chapters are required to create 15 different activities in different …
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4/9/25
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The Cultural Center board met Wednesday, March 26 to prepare for the upcoming exhibit season. First on the agenda was the preparation for Moorhead’s upcoming 125th anniversary celebration, …
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4/9/25
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2nd Budget Hearing for 2025-2026 School Year Date: Monday, April 14, 2025 Time: 7:00 PM Place: Library, Anthon Building AGENDA: Opening of Meeting A. Call to Order B. Roll Call and Declaration of …
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4/9/25
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Hailey Meseck, a Buena Vista junior from Charter Oak, is preparing to complete her final semester on campus before student teaching this fall. She is on track to graduate in December, finishing her …
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4/9/25
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Mapleton Press
10 Years Ago April 9, 2015 The 2015 MVAO High School Gold Club/National Honor Society Banquet and Induction Ceremony was held Thursday, March 26, at 7 p.m. in the high school …
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4/9/25
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Players, coaches, parents and fans gathered in Charter Oak on Saturday to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the COU Lady Bobcats winning the Class 1A State Basketball Championship. “The support …
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By Jenna Comes
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4/2/25
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It’s hard to believe it has been five years since Coronavirus/COVID-19 made its way into the world. I remember where I was when the first case was discovered in Nebraska. We were on our way to …
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By Jenna Comes
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4/2/25
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