TOP HEADLINES

  • Celebrate Independence Day with star-spangled events around the area
    07/02/2025 - 2:42pm
  • Big Four Fair results
    07/02/2025 - 2:38pm
  • GTSB offers guide to new hands-free driving law
    07/02/2025 - 2:36pm
  • Martin named Second-Team All-State
    07/02/2025 - 1:06pm

  • One of The Conservation Station trailers from Iowa State University Extension and Outreach will be coming to Postville’s Farmers Market on July 10. (Submitted photo)
    Postville Farmers Market opens July 10, featuring Conversation Station
    07/02/2025 - 10:12am

  • The Class of 1975, who graduated from Postville High School 50 years ago, were honored at the Alumni Banquet Saturday evening. Pictured are Row 1: Julie Groth Brainard, Vicki Schlee Donohue, Tami Wohlers Christie, Debra Fishback Masek, Deb Fox Moon, Sherry Brown Whitehead, Terrie Bachelder Allen, Teresa Eberling Ewing, Beth Schneider Snitker, Joyce Moore Christofferson. Row 2: Nancy Stumme Groth, Carol Drewes Collingsworth, Michelle Meyer Hurlbut, Mary Beth Turner Snitker, Carol Schutte White, Audrey Anderson, Dawn Harris Szabo, Sheryl Snitker Huinker, Bonnie Gander Cunningham, Lori White Wyatt. Row 3: Byron Everman, Roger Hanson, David Jahnke, Terry Looby, Joel Timmerman, Lyle Ewing, Jeff Krambeer, Kenton Groth, Lee Preuss. Row 4: Steve Turner, Dave Farmer, Ed Kittleson, Dan Roffman, Jeff O’Brien, Randy Snitker, Brent Rathje, Mark Landsgard, Monty Burns. (Sharon Drahn/Postville Herald photo)
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    The Class of 2000 celebrated its 25th reunion at the Alumni Banquet Saturday evening at St. Paul Lutheran Fellowship Hall. Members of the class also served as the hosts for the evening, providing the speaker, entertainment and presenting the Harriet E. Mott Award. Those class members pictured here are: Row 1: Amy Christofferson Henry, Aimee Snitker, Megan Kleve Schoulte, Alicia Larson Quintanilla, Natalie Mueller Kelly, Sally Bacon, Kim Berns Larson. Row 2: Lindsey Keune Schultz, Sara Ohloff Palas, Lacie Plaht Driscol, Brandi Grahlman Bachman, Bernie Stumbo, Matt Armentrout, Brandon Hartley. Row 3: Allison Meyer Bahr, Jason Troendle, Zach Marsh, David (D.E.) Straate, Levi Livingood, Nick Valley, Anthony (Tony) Stumbo. (Sharon Drahn/Postville Herald photo)
    Postville High School Alumni Banquet honors the classes of 1975 and 2000
    07/02/2025 - 10:10am

  • Lyle Ewing, Carol Drewes Collingsworth, and Brandi Grahlman Bachman, who received the Mott award in 1975 and 2000 respectively, presented the award and scholarship to Liliana Cortes (second from right) at the Alumni Banquet Saturday evening. (Sharon Drahn/Postville Herald photo)
    Liliana Cortes receives Mott Award at Alumni Banquet
    07/02/2025 - 10:08am

  • Karen Gregory’s book features many pictures of the area and farm she grew up on, like this photo of her parents’ farmhouse.
    Former area resident writes book on growing up in Driftless area
    07/02/2025 - 10:06am
  • Postville Police Officer receives award in Ankeny
    07/02/2025 - 10:05am
  • Big Four Fair kicks off with Hometown Parade
    07/02/2025 - 7:48am

  • Abe Mahr, pictured here with the truck he uses for junk removal, started his business, Hauling Hounds LLC, because he wants to clean up northeast Iowa, one load of junk at a time. (Destiny Kapler/Postville Herald photo)
    Area resident starts junk removal business
    07/02/2025 - 7:46am

  • Postville Police Chief, Matt Ellis, holds the plaque the Postville Police Department received from Lexipol for excellence in law enforcement policy management. The award was presented by Mayor Dennis Koenig at the June Postville City Council meeting. (Destiny Kapler/Postville Herald photo)
    Postville Police Department receives award at Council meeting
    07/02/2025 - 7:45am

  • Postville Library Director, Crystal Duffy, holds a stack of books recently donated to the Library by the Oneota Valley Literary Foundation. (Destiny Kapler/Postville Herald photo)
    Postville Library receives book donation
    07/02/2025 - 7:43am
  • City asks citizens to follow garbage rules
    07/02/2025 - 7:17am
  • Area Soldiers Deployed
    07/02/2025 - 7:13am

Opinion

07/02/2025 - 2:43pm
Behind the Desk 07.02.2025
The best part of July 4th is seeing family and taking family photos, but with family often staying with me and often more than one extended family gathering to attend, last year I came up with a couple of new ideas for sweet treats to serve.  Now, I...
Behind the Desk 06.25.2025
Letter to the Editor: New farm bill is against states’ rights
Letter to the Editor
Behind the Desk 06.11.2025
Letter to the Editor: New farm bill is against states’ rights

Sports


Xander Martinez applies a tag to MFL MarMac’s Jaxon Millage during Tuesday’s doubleheader in Postville.
07/02/2025 - 2:47pm
Pirates drop doubleheaders to MFL MarMac, Turkey Valley
POSTVILLE – The Postville High School baseball team dropped four straight Upper Iowa Conference games last week, two to MFL MarMac Tuesday and two to Turkey Valley Friday. The Turkey Valley games were rescheduled from Monday. Thursday’s scheduled...
Martin named Second-Team All-State
Clarksville rallies to keep Pirates winless
Fast start lift Blue Devil softball team past Pirates
Pirate softball team falls to league leader, defending champion
Pirate baseball team drops four

Obituaries

07/02/2025 - 9:50am
Terry “Hoot” Meyer
Terry “Hoot” Meyer, 70 of Postville, Iowa passed away surrounded by his family on Saturday, June 28, 2025 at his home. Terry was born February 8, 1955 to Harold “Hoot” and Doris (Ellis) Meyer in Postville, Iowa. He graduated from Postville High...
Donna Mae Blumhagen
Lloyd M. Bigler
Linda Lou Muchow
Jean Ann Gander
Donald Otto Anderson

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