
HHS alumni Ethan Pruitt graduates from Emporia State University
EMPORIA, KS (02/24/2025)-- Ethan Michael Pruitt of Hiawatha, Kansas, was one of nearly 400 students who graduated from Emporia State University in December 2024.

EMPORIA, KS (02/24/2025)-- Ethan Michael Pruitt of Hiawatha, Kansas, was one of nearly 400 students who graduated from Emporia State University in December 2024.

The Hiawatha High School Red Hawk Forensics Team competed at the Marysville forensics meet on Saturday, Feb. 22, with different team members making different placements. This match was a quick turnaround compared to the Royal Valley, where the Red Hawk team members did not make any placements.

St. Ann Catholic Church will host its annual St. Ann Parish Annual Soup Day at 800 Hiawatha Avenue on Tuesday, March 4.

The Lady Red Hawks (9-8, 3-5), traveled to Elwood on Friday evening. They defeated the Riverside [Wathena-Elwood] Lady Cyclones (6-9, 6-5). The final score was 50-45.

The Hiawatha Red Hawks (8-10, 4-5) lost to the Riverside [Wathena-Elwood] Cyclones (13-5, 10-2) on Friday night. The game was played in Elwood. The final score was 57-48.


Maple Heights Nursing and Rehabilitative Center held its crowning of the Valentine’s Day King and Queen on Valentine’s Day itself, on Friday, Feb. 14.

The Brown County commissioners passed a motion approving limited zoning regulations to be adopted by the Brown County Planning Commission regarding wind development in Brown County.

Extremely frigid temperatures fell upon Hiawatha, Brown County and other surrounding areas.

For cattle producers, bull sale season has arrived. Prospective buyers are flipping through the sale catalogs and studying the pedigree information, performance data and bull pictures trying to determine where they want to make their investment.