This year’s Postville Pirates Homecoming Court includes, from left to right, beginning in the front row: Claire Martins, Nora Malcom, Audrey Ruff and Aura Hernandez Farinas. Left to right, in the second row are Owen Bentley, Koby Bohr, Will Linderbaum and Kole Heins. (Photo by Zach Jensen)
Wed, 09/20/2023 - 3:42pm
POSTVILLE — The Postville Community School District’s 2023 Homecoming festivities are already in full-swing, and it’s sure to be a week for all Pirates fans to remember.
Homecoming week kicked off...
Postville Child Care Services teacher Tyra Benson, Postville, reads an interactive book to two-year-old Mia Alvarez, daughter of Alfonzo and Ashley Alvarez, Ava Troendle, 2, daughter of Ted and Kori Troendle and Emberly Chipp, 2, daughter of Melissa Dahl, all from Postville, Sept. 13, at the childcare center at 210 South Ogden Street. (Photo by Zach Jensen)
Wed, 09/20/2023 - 3:42pm
POSTVILLE — Postville Child Care Services (PCCS) is in a state of crisis, and if it doesn’t get the help it needs soon, there’s a strong probability that it will close its doors in six months....
Postville Thespians pictured left to right, beginning in the front row, include: Josue Hernandez, Yazmin Lopez-Jochola, Selena Tzunux-Tzunux, Kole Heins, Audrey Ruff and Maria Quiroz. Back Row: Katelyn Frey, Will Linderbaum, Dennis Hernandez, Marleni Soy, Raven Hoppe, Claire Martins and Hannah Nielsen. (Photo by Zach Jensen)
Wed, 09/20/2023 - 3:41pm
POSTVILLE — Postville area talent and theater fans are in for a new treat next Monday. The Postville Community School District’s Thespian Troupe will host its first Pirate’s Den Cabaret fundraiser at...
Octavio Hernandez, Postville, harvests tomatoes in the community’s “Diversity Garden”, which is believed to be the primary food source for up to 500 local residents. (Photo by Zach Jensen)
Wed, 09/13/2023 - 3:18pm
Immigrant gardeners consider their work a labor of love
POSTVILLE — Immigrant families are moving to Postville at a phenomenal rate, and two local volunteers say the town’s community garden, located...
Postville City Councilwoman Becky Engelhardt, left, and Sandie Helgerson try a cup of Chaa, a Somali tea, prepared by Our Postville Community Heart & Soul (OPCHS) Project Coordinator Crystal Duffy (far right) for the OPCHS Taste of Postville Grub Crawl at the Postville Farmer’s Market Thursday night. “It was an unusual flavor,” said Engelhardt, while Helgerson said “It was very good.” (Photo by Zach Jensen)
Wed, 09/13/2023 - 3:16pm
POSTVILLE — It’s no secret that most Postville residents, regardless of culture, love their community. But, convincing people from different cultures to work together for the town’s betterment is a...