Ready for fireworks?
COLFAX — With Independence Day only a few weeks away, the City of Colfax is getting ready for people around town to light up the sky with fi…
Music lovers will ‘relax in Colfax’ when Rock the Quarry hits town June 30
COLFAX — The grass is green, school is over and the sun is out — it’s official, summer has arrived. It is time to relax, enjoy some music an…
Muddy and merry
Runners tackle the first mud pit at the Mingo Scary Mud Run, part of the Mingo Days festivities Saturday in Mingo. Organizer Brittany Fitch …
C-M board approves $10 increase to activity passes
COLFAX — Colfax-Mingo Community School District families may see a slight boost in costs this upcoming school year after the district approv…
Combat helmet of Colfax WWII vet to return home
COLFAX — Robert Kaldenberg has no memory of his father, Robert Lee Kaldenberg. The elder Kaldenberg was killed in action during Operation Ma…
All aboard!
BAXTER — Back in the early 1980s, Marie Van Beek went up with her son in his stroller to see the last train pass through on the tracks in Ba…
C-M softball routs Keota, rallies past Belle Plaine
COLFAX — Coming off a weekend where players faced Class 3A and 4A pitching, the Colfax-Mingo offense got off to a slow start against 1A Keot…
Baxter baseball scores first wins of season
BAXTER — The Baxter baseball team played with North Tama for six innings of their Iowa Star Conference contest on June 15.
Baxter softball scores three easy Iowa Star wins
BAXTER — Junior Sydney Schmidt twirled a one-hitter in the circle and senior Jordynn Wesselink had two hits, two RBIs and three runs scored …
Prairie Wildflower Walk Saturday
Join volunteer naturalists at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge for a guided nature walk along the half mile paved…
Mingo teen Hoover Uncommon Student
WEST BRANCH — Fifteen high school seniors from across Iowa will each earn a $1,500 cash award for their work on a special project this summe…
