TOP HEADLINES


  • Emily Timp watches a putt on the fourth hole at Tri-City Golf and Country Club earlier this season. (John Jensen/Herald Sports photo)
    Pirate girls’ golfers pick up first win
    04/24/2024 - 11:30am

  • Bruce and Betty Mueller pose for a picture outside the custom cabin that Bruce, with much input from Betty, constructed from an 8’ x 20’ container. The cabin currently sits at the edge of their property north of Postville.
    Bruce and Betty Mueller create a structurally-sound container cabin
    04/24/2024 - 11:20am

  • Pictured are the remains of a barn that was destroyed by wind northwest of Postville Tuesday. There were no injuries reported from the storm, which brought more than two inches of rain to the area. (Photo via Facebook from Winneshiek County Emergency Management)
    Storms bring heavy rain, damage to northeast Iowa
    04/24/2024 - 11:18am

  • Marge is pictured here with her oldest and youngest grandchildren. They are Tim White, on the left, who lives in Texas and Jacob White, who lives on the same farm where his grandmother was born.
    Marjorie White Kruger celebrates 100th birthday as she shares lifelong memories
    04/17/2024 - 11:57am

  • Postville All-Conference Honor Band members included, left to right: Katelyn Frey, Claire Martins, Gage Wilker, Andy Jochola, Cheyenne Ruff and Audrey Ruff. (Nadine Brock/Postville Herald photo)
    Band-O-Rama
    04/17/2024 - 11:55am

  • Jesis Loera Munoz scored the lone goal in the Pirates 1-0 victory over Cascade.
    Pirates finish 2-1 at home tournament
    04/17/2024 - 8:24am

  • Postville Community Support (Food Pantry) Board Member and grant writer Barbara Herzmann accepts a $3000 grant from the Northeast Iowa Food Bank. Representing the Northeast Iowa Food Bank is Shannon Bass. The grant funds were used to purchase the new cooler pictured here as the previous one was no longer functional.
    Postville Community Support receives NEIAFB development grant to purchase new cooler
    04/17/2024 - 8:21am

  • Jeff Huinker (right) earned a first-place state award in the 2023 National Corn Growers Association National Corn Yield Contest. Presenting the award is DEKALB Asgrow Brand Lead Dipal Chaudhari. (Submitted photo)
    Postville farmer wins first place in 2023 National Corn Yield Contest
    04/17/2024 - 8:20am

  • Senator Charles Grassley meets with workers at Pattison Sand in Clayton during a stop on his annual 99-county tour of Iowa. (John Jensen/Mid-America Publishing photos)
    Grassley tours northeast Iowa as part of 99-county tour
    04/17/2024 - 8:18am

  • Koby Bohr reaches behind his head for a throw-in during Thursday’s season soccer opener against Sumner-Fredericksburg. Bohr had six goals in the 10-0 Pirate victory. (John Jensen/Herald Sports photo)
    Bohr’s double hat trick lifts Pirates in opener
    04/03/2024 - 9:13am

  • Postville High School students attending the FBLA State Leadership Conference included Brenda Gonzalez, Dennis Hernandez, Alex Mejia, Pamela Mejia, Jonathan Ordonez-Otzin and Jasmin Roman. They are pictured with their advisor, Dara Knudtson. (Photo courtesy Postville High School)
    Postville students attend State FBLA Leadership Conference
    04/03/2024 - 9:10am
  • Easter Carnival
    04/03/2024 - 9:09am

  • These kindergarten students are all smiles after receiving their new glasses from Vision to Learn. Pictured above (l to r): Victor Tino-Tomas, Aisha Perez-Lopez, Lislie Tino-Jimon and Gabriel Chavez-Tuchan.
    Vision to Learn provides exams and eyeglasses to students through mobile clinic
    04/03/2024 - 9:07am

  • Members of the Postville High School boys’ golf team include, left to right: Coach Nick Zieman Parker Lansing, Adam Kirkestue, Bryan Green, Griffin Day, Michael Hill, Alex Dahl, Kalvin Menne, Kayden Schnuelle. Not pictured is Owen Bentley.
    Pirates hope returnees lead to better results
    03/28/2024 - 9:36am

  • Members of the Postville High School girls’ golf team include, left to right:Coach Dara Knudtson, Carlie Knudtson, Toryn Timp, Katelyn Frey, Claire Martins, Emily Timp, Jeidy Castillo Hernandez, Maddy Connell, Addison Schultz.
    Pirate girls hope experience leads to success
    03/28/2024 - 9:35am

News

04/24/2024 - 11:21am
Mental Health Awareness events to be held at NEIAWRC
Northeast Iowa Wellness & Recreation Center is working with local providers and Alive & Running Iowa to bring two mental health awareness presentations to Postville and the surrounding area. On Thursday May 7th at 6:30 p.m. NEIAWRC Community...
Bruce and Betty Mueller create a structurally-sound container cabin
Enyart Dairy among Iowa Dairy Grant winners
Supervisors hear update on Lansing bridge
Storms bring heavy rain, damage to northeast Iowa
Family STEAM Night

Opinion

04/17/2024 - 12:26pm
Speed cameras leave Iowans frustrated
From the Statehouse Many Iowans are frustrated by the amount of speed cameras popping up around the state. For the first time, the House voted to regulate the use of automated traffic enforcement (ATE) systems, aka traffic cameras. The bill...
Letter to the Editor: Building strong communities by investing in infrastructure
Letter to the Editor
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Letter to the Editor
Letter to the Editor: Writer questions agreement between City, Agri-Star

Sports


Emily Timp watches a putt on the fourth hole at Tri-City Golf and Country Club earlier this season. (John Jensen/Herald Sports photo)
04/24/2024 - 11:30am
Pirate girls’ golfers pick up first win
FAYETTE — Claire Martins earned medalist honors with a round of 48 as the Postville High School girls golf team picked up its first victory of the season, 222-240 over West Central Thursday in Fayette. Emily Timp earned runner-up medalist honors for...
Peters, White lead Pirates at Kee High
Pirate soccer team splits with Charles City, NFV
Cortes wins long jump, Pirate girls seventh at Kee High
Pirate boys’ golf team falls to West Central
Peters leads Pirate boy's track team at Crestwood, MFL MarMac

Obituaries

04/23/2024 - 7:20am
David Michael Harris
David Michael Harris, age 64, of Fayette, formerly of Postville, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, April 17, 2024 at Gundersen Palmer Hospital in West Union, Iowa surrounded by family. David was born on May 30, 1959 in Postville, Iowa to Ronald and...
Norma Lou Kerr
Mary Ann Kleve
Linda Kay Bacon
Peggy Sue (Schierholz) Hoffman
Joanne June Groth

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