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Mahjong Mania: Game helps local players build community one tile at a timeThe Chinese tile game mahjong has experienced a surge in popularity in the United States in recent years, and Clayton County is no exception. The libraries in Elkader, Guttenberg and McGregor have thriving weekly groups, and other residents play regularly in one another’s homes.September 17, 2026 -
Monona a stop on biker’s monarch migration rideSteve Forst, while on a 10-day bike journey from Milwaukee, Wis., to southwestern Iowa following the monarch migration, stopped at the Monona Butterfly Garden on Sept. 11. It was the peak time for butterflies.September 17, 2026 -
Millin is leaving Mar-Mac PDPolice chief Robert Millin is leaving the Mar-Mac Police Department, effective Dec. 31. The Mar-Mac Public Safety Commission accepted Millin’s resignation at its Sept. 9 meeting, and discussed the plan moving forward.September 17, 2026 -
Roger H. ‘Louie’ LandtRoger H. “Louie” Landt, 71, passed away peacefully on Sept. 6, 2026, at Guttenberg Municipal Hospital.September 17, 2026 -
Vanita M. ThomsenVanita Mae Thomsen died Sept. 7, 2026, in Urbandale, from Alzheimer’s disease.September 17, 2026 -
Warriors wallop Calamus-WheatlandThe Central football team earned its first eight-man - district four victory—and second overall this season—with a 73-32 rout of Calamus-Wheatland in the Sept. 10 home opener.September 16, 2026 -
Central boys and girls both finish third at Clayton Ridge cross country meetSeason and course best times helped both the Central boys and girls cross country teams placed third at the Clayton Ridge Invitational on Sept. 8.September 16, 2026 -
Warriors earn first conference victoryCentral played its first Upper Iowa Conference volleyball match of the season against West Central on Sept. 10. It was a great battle from start to finish, with the Warriors showing a lot of determination and never giving up, even when they found themselves down.September 16, 2026 -
Shorthanded Bulldogs can’t keep pace with New HamptonMFL MarMac fell to 1-2 following a 31-20 loss to New Hampton in a non-district football game in Monona on Sept. 11.September 16, 2026 -
Bulldog volleyball team has strong 5-2 weekThe MFL MarMac volleyball team was back on the court last week, going 5-2 across a triangular, an Upper Iowa Conference match and a weekend tournament—and improving to 10-6 overall.September 16, 2026