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Hiawatha BSA Troop 313 had an action-packed summer that the scouts won’t soon forget. In June, the troop set up camp at Lake Manawa, IA.

Hiawatha Chamber & Visitors Bureau hosted a red ribbon cutting for Len & Coh on Thursday afternoon on Aug. 15.

A new book describes how men from Brown County and other Kansans participated in World War I. The book is entitled Kansas and Kansans in World War I and is published by the University Press of Kansas. Through the use of letters, newspapers, and other documents, author Blake Watson looks both at service in France and the war effort back home.

Monday, Aug. 26 > • Morrill Library Happenings: Toddler Storytime at 10:30 a.m.

The South Brown County Community Foundation hosted its third annual Match Days event, July 9 - 11, 2024. Thanks to a Patterson Family Foundation grant and local match sponsors, SBCCF was able to offer its nonprofit organizations a 50% match on donations.

In the book of Matthew Chapter 25, Jesus gives us a picture of the judgment scene. He states that all the nations will be gathered before His throne of glory. It is at this point that God will separate the “sheep from the goats”. The sheep on His right hand and the goats on His left.

The Church of the Lord Jesus Christ (CLJC), 1201 Central in Horton, will host a live stream service of the Healing Summit at 6 p.m. Friday, Aug.

The first day of the school year kicked off on Thursday morning, with children and their families especially receiving a warm and colorful welcome at the Hiawatha Elementary School front entrance. Children and their families were greeted outside by HES Principal Danielle Dierenfeldt and therapy dog/ HES mascot Roxie, USD 415 Superintendent Lonnie Moser, a cowgirl on her horse and a giant friendly duck who greeted everyone with “Have a quacktastic day!” Hiawatha Police Department officers Paige Nigus and Brandon Lowewho also serves as the School Resource Officer--also greeted people at the entrance.

Come and meet Dr. Charles Robinson-the first Governor of Kansas--and Sara Robinson, the author of “Kansas: Interior and Exterior Life” as their story will be onstage at the Bird Cage Theater in Robinson.

Hiawatha Chamber & Visitor’s Bureau is hosting a Halloween logo contest for the upcoming Hiawatha Halloween Frolic happening in October. HCVB states on its Facebook page that it is looking for artists to enter into the 2024 Hiawatha Halloween Frolic Logo Contest.