Saluting our fallen Brown County Veterans
Every Memorial Day, the Hiawatha World updates and publishes a list of Brown County veterans.
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Brown County attorney discusses last term in position
Brown County Attorney Kevin Hill discussed with the commissioners about the 2026 county attorney budget, as well as stating that this would be his last term as county attorney.
Edna Mae Schmitt Scholarships Awarded
Citizens State Bank & Trust Company, Trustee for the Edna Mae Schmitt Scholarship, announced the 2025 awards recently. The scholarships are renewable for three additional years without reapplying. Edna Mae Schmitt created the trust to benefit graduates of USD #415 and USD #430 with preference to students residing in the old Powhattan School District. Recipients were selected by the committees from each school district, made up of the high school principal, president of the school boards, a teacher selected by those two members, and the mayor of the City of Powhattan. Since the inception of the Edna Mae Schmitt Scholarship in 2010, there has been $54,500.00 in the scholarships distributed.
Paul & Daisy Schuneman Scholarship Fund awards $18,000.00
The Paul & Daisy Schuneman Scholarship Fund awarded $18,000.00 in grants to 18 graduates of Hiawatha High School attending college and trade school in the upcoming academic year, according to Citizens State Bank & Trust Company, which administers the fund. Mr. and Mrs. Schuneman established the Scholarship Fund to assist graduates of USD 415 in continuing their education. This is the 22nd year for the scholarship and to date, 394 grants--totaling $317,900.00--have been awarded.
Photo Gallery: HHS Graduation 2025
Graduation for Hiawatha High School for the Class of 2025 took place at the HHS gymnasium on Sunday, May 18.
All caps off for HHS graduates of 2025
The Hiawatha High School Class of 2025 threw their hats in the air to commemorate the end of the graduation ceremony that took place at the HHS gym on Sunday, May 18.
Hiawatha Municipal Court
Hiawatha Municipal Court actions for the month of April 2025, Ted Collins, Judge.
Strahan Scholarships announced
Genevieve Strahan established a scholarship trust at Citizens State Bank & Trust Company in 1999. Now in its 27th year, the Trust has paid out over $48,350.00 to 56 graduates of Hiawatha High School.
Red Hawk golf team competes at 3A Regional at Lake Shawnee
The Hiawatha High School Red Hawk boys’ varsity golf team took a swing at the 3A Regional at the Lake Shawnee Golf Course on Monday, May 19.