Our January “Reader of the Month,” Beth Stene, shared that as a kid growing up in the late 60’s and early 70’s, she used to love getting the Scholastic flyers at school.

Our January “Reader of the Month,” Beth Stene, shared that as a kid growing up in the late 60’s and early 70’s, she used to love getting the Scholastic flyers at school. She would take it home and excitedly circle all the books she wanted (in her words, “most of the flyer”) and be ever so grateful...

At its December 2024 meeting, the North Iowa Area Community College (NIACC) Foundation elected five new members to its Board of Directors. Their terms officially began in January 2025.
Amy Wilhelm of Lake Mills works as direct support staff at One Vision. Wilhelm earned a Bachelor of Science...

Abby Beaty recently participated in the 2025 National Western Stock Show in Denver, Colo., and earned Champion AOB Market Swine and Reserve Champion Junior Swine Premier Exhibitor. Beaty is a junior at LMHS and a member of the Lake Mills FFA Chapter. Pictured above (L-R): Lane and Katie Worden (...

The LMHS girls wrestling team had 12 wrestlers compete at the Class 1A Region 4 qualifying tournament this past Friday, Jan. 30, at Osage. Two wrestlers qualified for the state tournament—Jasmine Schwartz (pictured left) placed first in her bracket and Anna Stene (pictured right) placed second....
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is hosting a series of town hall-style meetings where local staff provide updates on recently completed hunting seasons, discuss possible changes to hunting rules and regulations, and address other topics as requested.
Locally, the Iowa DNR will be at...

Girls
Eagle Grove
The LMHS girls’ basketball team began last week with a solid win over Eagle Grove, defeating the Eagles 56-31 last Tuesday, Jan. 28.
The Bulldogs jumped out with an early lead, and were up on the Eagles 34-13 by halftime. The Bulldogs went on to outscore Eagle Grove 22-18 in...
Lake Mills was runner-up in the 12-team Doug Trees Invitational at North Butler, Saturday, Feb. 1. The team tallied 225.5 team points, but Nashua-Plainfield took the title with 262.
“Our team wrestled very well overall today,” said Coach Alex Brandenburg. “We knocked off several kids that were...

The wrestling class of 2025 was honored at the home meet against Clear Lake last Thursday night, Jan. 30.
Senior night went well for the class that includes nine wrestlers and has done so much for the Lake Mills wrestling program over the past four seasons.
The Bulldogs defeated the Lions by a...

Girls
Bishop-Garrigan
The LMHS girls’ basketball team began last week with a tough 37-47 loss to the Bishop-Garrigan Golden Bears last Tuesday, Jan. 21.
The Bulldogs once again struggled with shooting, finishing the game at just 28 percent from field goal range. Despite this, Head Coach Beth...
Bulldog wrestlers performed well on Saturday, Jan. 25, at the TIC Tournament in Saint Ansgar.
Lake Mills tallied 217 points to finish ahead of Osage, but it wasn’t enough to beat Nashua-Plainfield.
“We were sitting pretty good after the quarterfinals in the standings,” said Coach Alex Brandenburg...