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NEK-CAP, Inc. 2026 Community Needs Survey
Hiawatha, Kansas (May 22, 2026) – NEK-CAP, Inc. is conducting its triennial Agencywide Community Needs Assessment and is asking the public for information. Accessed via a web link or a QR code, a short survey will help answer questions about local resources. Access to the survey can be found on the agency’s social media, textcaster,…
Community
Middlebrook Scholarship Awarded
Citizens State Bank & Trust Company, Trustee for the I.I.O. Middlebrook Scholarship Trust, has announced the 2026 award recipients. The Middlebrook Scholarship was created by H.O. and Helen Middlebrook in memory of their son, James Holmes Middlebrook, who died in infancy. Distributions began in 1945, the year James would have entered college. The Middlebrooks themselves…
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Sports
Post 66 17U baseball team starts summer baseball season at home against Marysville
The Hiawatha American Legion Homer White Post 66 Braves baseball team started its season with the Post 66 Junior Legion 17U team competing against the visiting Marysville Post 163 team at Hiawatha’s own Paul Rockey Field on Wednesday evening.