Hoppin’ Along

Easter is just a hop, skip and a jump away, and for kids who can’t get enough of the Easter fun after the March 24 Monroe Elementary PTA Spring Fling, there are more than a half dozen Easter Egg hunts in Prairie City, Monroe, Colfax, Mingo and Baxter in the week leading to and on Easter Sunday.

The Prairie City Celebration Commission has confirmed candy will be tossed. The local events committee announced Tuesday its annual Easter Carnival is set for 10 a.m. March 24 in Garden Square Park downtown.

According to Prairie City Celebration volunteer Christy Lindsay, kids games will be set up throughout the park beginning at 10 a.m. with the main event being the candy toss starting at 11 a.m. Volunteers will throw candy on the Garden Square lawn and all kids in attendance will get the chance to hunt the sweets down and fill their springtime buckets and pails.

Lindsay said the Celebration Commission is still confirming a rain location that will be announced soon.

A complete listing of area-Easter egg hunts can be found on in the graphic next to this story.

Editor's note: A previous version of this story listed March 25 as the date for the Easter Carnival. The event is actually taking place March 24.