The Postville Herald

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)

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)

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)

The Castalia Revival’s Parade Queen, Virginia Brown, driven by her son, Gary, waves during the golf-cart, UTV and lawnmower parade at the first annual Castalia Revival event. The queen has lived in Castalia for 60 years. (Photo by Zach Jensen)

Northeast Iowa solo musician Shawn Ster, Oelwein, entertained the crowd at the first annual Castalia Revival. The guitarist and singer performed covers of favorite rock ‘n’ roll oldies. (Photo by Zach Jensen)

The Rev. Lynn Noel at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Postville said the devotion and hard work of his congregation made the repairs and protection of the church’s windows, many of which date back to 1925, possible. (Photo submitted)

The Postville High School boys’ cross country team won a meet for the first time in its history Thursday. Team members include Natanael Gonzalez, Masud Hashi, Musab Hashi, Dennis Hernandez, Melvin Martin, Isai Murrillo, Deyby Muxin, Karl Peters and Gustavo Ramos. (John Jensen/Herald sports photos)