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Front row, from left: Aeryn Anderson, assistant coach; team captains Gentri Hearn, Leila Koppen, Aubrie Hewitt, Kenzi Davis and Samuel Martinez-Macias; and coach Susan Ackerman. Second row: Nora Miller, Alivia Ungs, Amelia Thompson, Colby Wix, Taylor Debner, Grant Shultz, Drew Vorhes and Addison Voelker. Third row: Oliver Vieth, Brayden Gomez, Charlotte Shook, Bridgette Miller, Eden Wix, Natalee Edeker, Cora Barnett, Savannah Hummel and Izzy Stroberg. Submitted by Susan Ackerman.
02/05/2026 - 12:00am
Mason City – The North Butler High School Large Group Speech Team, led by Susan Ackerman Speech Coach, turned in a standout performance Saturday at the district contest in Mason City, advancing nearly its entire slate of entries to the state level....
Sports
Weston Miller brings his opponent to the ground. Photo by Andrew Shaw.
02/05/2026 - 12:00am
The North Butler-Clarksville boys wrestling team won one of their two duals in a at South Winneshiek on Tuesday, Jan. 27 and placed third out of eight teams with a team score of 186 in their home meet, the Doug Trees Invitational, on Saturday, Jan....
Obituaries
02/09/2026 - 11:19am
Rev. Joy Marie Edeker
November 29, 1963- February 9, 2026
Joy Marie Edeker, 62, of Anderson, passed away February 9, 2026 following an unexpected illness.
She was born on November 29, 1963 in Taunton, Massachusetts, the daughter of John H. and...
