News
State dance awards: Pictured (front row, l-r) are: Naunika Crum, Alyssa Biede, Reese Hawthorne, and Mylee Dvorak; back row: Bryli Blunk, Emlynn Winkel, Laney Georg, Alyvia Allerdings, Marleigh Banks, Savannah Lesher, and Coach Witzke. Photo submitted
12/08/2025 - 1:43pm
Ridge View saw a solid showing at the Iowa State Dance & Drill Team Association competition Thursday and Friday.
Results included:
• Class II Jazz Division I
• Class II Novelty Division I & 4th place
• Class III Hip hop...
Sports
Cora with a contested shot: Ridge View’s Cora Tesch goes up for a shot against Alta-Aurelia on Thursday night. Cora scored eight points in the Raptors’ 56-54 victory. Photo by Brent Harm
12/08/2025 - 1:33pm
The crowd in Alta got their money’s worth on Thursday night, as Ridge View bested Alta-Aurelia 56-54. Trailing by a point with six seconds remaining, sophomore Jayna Aschinger drained a three-pointer to give the Raptors a two-point lead. The Ridge...
Obituaries
12/04/2025 - 11:34am
Betty Rozella Meyer
1948 – 2025
Betty Rozella Meyer was born on May 21, 1948, in Cherokee, Iowa, to John and Rozella (Endrulat) Bauman. She grew up in Holstein, where she attended school and graduated with the Class of 1966.
Betty was first married...
