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Board of education votes to approve budget and capital outlay

The Board of Education met on a special meeting on Wednesday evening and voted to approve a 5.25 capital outlay. The special meeting was called because the vote to approve the budget on Monday evening was met with a 3-3 tie after a long discussion about the budget; board members Ian Schuetz, Brooklyn Schuetz and Mitch Brown voted in favor, while board members Griff Howard, Ryan Patton and Roni Tietjens Schuetz voted against.

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Hiawatha Police Bulletin

09/01/2024-09/07/2024 82 Total Occurrences 25 Misc Occurrences 34 Traffic Stops 09/01/24 300 N 2nd – Building Check 09/01/24 209 Cheyenne – Medical Assist 09/01/24 406 N 1st – Animal Call 09/01/24 814 Kansas – Community Policing 09/01/24 116 Apache – Fire Assist 09/02/24 207 Lodge – Trespassing 09/03/24 203 N 1st – Vehicle Check 09/03/24 801 N 4th – Civil Standby 09/03/24 727 Iowa – Non Injury Accident 09/03/24 114 N 12th – Civil Standby 09/03/24 206 E Miami – Vehicle Unlock 09/04/24 417 Cheyenne – Welfare Check 09/04/24 110 N 11th – Recovered Property 09/04/24 513 Iowa – Vehicle Unlock 09/05/24 902 Lodge – Welfare Check 09/05/24 215 Miami – Non Injury Accident 09/05/24 600 Red Hawk – Community Policing 09/05/24 400 S 12th – Illegal Dumping 09/06/24 801 N 4th – Theft 09/06/24 600 Red Hawk – Vehicle Unlock 09/06/24 314 Shawnee – Vehicle Unlock 09/07/24 404 S 3rd – Suspicious Vehicle 09/07/24 1400 N 1st – Vehicle Unlock .

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Choosing to behold God’s glory

There’s something wonderful and exhilarating about getting lost on purpose. What I mean by this is, taking off driving in unfamiliar territory trying to find new places you’ve never been to. And if you happen to be with someone you love and the weather’s nice and you’ve got food on hand and your tank is full — well, then, it’s an adventure!

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Columnist touted for city leadership 20 years ago

The Hiawatha Red Hawks and new head coach Wyatt Jiru did not get the momentum-building win they were hoping for on Friday night, as the team traveled to Royal Valley for a match up between two teams hoping to recover from disappointing 2023 seasons, and came a yard short of continuing a fourth quarter comeback attempt. The final result was an 18-13 Panther win, setting the Red Hawks off on an 0-1 start and hungry to pick up their first win the new Big East League in next Friday’s road tilt at Marysville.

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When wheat was king

Grain farmers across central and southern Minnesota spend countless hours growing corn and soybeans — fields fill the countryside and are a large part of the regional economy. It wasn’t always this way, however.

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