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Iowa Rep. Steve Bradley, R-Cascade, speaks to local school board members and superintendents at a forum at Monticello High School Dec. 2. (Photo by Nick Joos)
12/10/2025 - 10:40am
By Nick Joos
Express Editor
Iowa legislators told local school officials to expect tight budgets in 2026 and to plan for little or no increase in their schools’ funding allocation from the state next year.
School finances were top of mind for all...
Opinion
12/10/2025 - 9:52am
As a rural mental health provider at Sunrise Therapy and Counseling Services here in Monticello, I am often asked about the scope of mental health needs in our community and the surrounding area.
While people often choose a small, rural community...
Agriculture
12/10/2025 - 12:53pm
2026 hunting, fishing licenses on sale Dec. 15
Iowans can buy 2026 resident hunting, fishing and other licenses on Dec. 15. Licenses purchased for 2025 expire on Jan. 10.
The menu of license options includes the popular Outdoor Combo annual...
Sports
Conley Schauf puts up a three during the Panthers 66-59 home win over Alburnett on Dec. 2. Schauf had 31 points in the season opener. (Photo by Kegan Arduser)
12/10/2025 - 1:34pm
A pair of home games opened the season for the Monticello boys varsity basketball team and resulted in two Panther wins.
The season opener on Dec. 2 was a 66-59 Panther win over Alburnett, before a 69-36 toppling of Durant on Dec. 5....
Obituaries
12/10/2025 - 10:47am
Bodi James Brokaw was born on April 5, 2025, at the University of Iowa Hospital to his mom, Jenna Brokaw. On Aug. 20, 2025, his family learned he had a rare condition called a malignant rhabdoid tumor. On Dec. 3, 2025, Bodi left this world in the...
Sports Photo Gallery
Features
Heather Paddock (left) is owner of The Closet Swap consignment store. At right is her daughter Dori, who also works there. (Photos by Pete Temple)
06/18/2025 - 2:59pm
Whatever success Heather Paddock’s new consignment store is having, and will have, can be largely attributed to two factors.
First is her experience working in other consignment stores. Second, and perhaps more important, is the input she...
