TOP HEADLINES


  • Pictured are members of the MFL MarMac boys golf team that was a top-two finish at Monday’s state qualifier final from advancing to the state golf tournament. (Photo via MFL MarMac Community School District Facebook page)
    Bulldog boys win state qualifier semi, will play for state tourney berth
    05/20/2025 - 11:33am

  • Lauryn Sandstrom passes the baton to Charlotte Meyer during the 4 x 200-meter relay at the state qualifying meet in Cresco. (Photo courtesy Nate Troy, Cresco Plain Dealer)
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    Annika McArthur competes in the 100-meter dash at the state qualifier in Cresco. (Photo courtesy Nate Troy, Cresco Plain Dealer)
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    Bulldog senior Tucker Ruff clears a hurdle during the shuttle hurdle relay. (Photo courtesy Nate Troy, Cresco Plain Dealer)
    Kuehl earns state track berth in long jump
    05/20/2025 - 11:28am

  • The MFL MarMac girls golf team advanced the to regional final with a third-place finish in Friday’s regional semifinal at the New Hampton Country Club. (Photo via MFL MarMac Community School District Facebook page)
    Bulldog girls golfers advance to regional final
    05/20/2025 - 11:25am

  • Alicia Potter, part of the family that owns Great River Maple, stands in the new storefront open in McGregor. (Destiny Kapler/The Outlook photo)
    Great River Maple opens storefront in McGregor
    05/20/2025 - 11:19am

  • MFL MarMac Superintendent of Schools Tim Dugger was the first individual to speak to the graduates at the ceremony. He was followed by Larry Meyer, High School Principal, and Gina Roys, President of the Board of Education.
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    The MFL MarMac Senior Choir performed “Good Old Days” by Macklemore with the help of Vocal Director Ian Zahren on the piano at the ceremony.
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    Graduates Jaxon Millage and Ava Kishman exit the graduation ceremony. Both are carrying their diplomas and Millage is carrying the class flower, a white gerber daisy. (Destiny Kapler/The Outlook photos)
    MFL MarMac hosts graduation ceremony for Class of 2025
    05/20/2025 - 11:15am

  • Carter Lightfoot high jumps during the Upper Iowa Conference Track Meet at MFL MarMac Thursday. Lightfoot placed fourth in the event. (Mi- chael Hohenbrink/Mid-America Publishing photo)
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    Annaka McArthur hands off to Lauryn Sand- strom during the 800-meter medley at the Upper Iowa Conference Track and Field Meet. (Michael Hohenbrink/Mid-America Publishing photo)
    Bulldogs boys defend UIC championship
    05/13/2025 - 3:24pm

  • Keegan Echard received the Charles and Frances Rothmeyer Scholarship from Abby Cottrell.
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    Audrey Ruff received the Red Cross Scholarship from Jaydeane Berns.
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    Avery Lamborn received the Steve Becker Memorial Scholarship from High School Principal Larry Meyer.
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    Maria Stavroplus received the Friends of the Arts Scholarship.
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    Ava Kishman received the Class of 1971 Scholarship from Ric Benzing.
    Senior Awards
    05/13/2025 - 3:15pm
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    Vacant to Vital--MORE Presentation
    05/13/2025 - 3:08pm

  • The MFL MarMac Concert Band plays “Three Ayres from Gloucester” during the Spring Awards Concert.
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    The MFL MarMac Chorus Ensemble performs during the Spring Awards Concert Tuesday at the high school.
    Spring Awards Concert
    05/13/2025 - 3:05pm
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    Monona Butterfly Gardens in full bloom; Langhus discusses Garden history
    05/13/2025 - 2:41pm
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    MFL MarMac students participate in annual Clean-Up Day
    05/13/2025 - 1:55pm

  • Ava Goltz races to the ball during Tuesday’s game against Postville.
    Postville shuts out Bulldog boys, girls soccer teams
    05/07/2025 - 4:16pm

  • Noah Breuer, Kinsley Young, Oliver Ludvik play percussion as the sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders combined to perform ABBA hit “Momma Mia.”
    Middle School hosts Variety Show
    05/07/2025 - 4:13pm
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    Jayco Fish food truck open permanent location to sell fresh fish
    05/07/2025 - 4:11pm

  • The City of Monona’s police force recently underwent a few staff changes, including a new police chief and the hiring of two new officers. Pictured are (from l to r) Officer Sydney Alber, Police Chief Austin Wille, and Officer Jacob Dougherty. (Destiny Kapler/The Outlook photo)
    New Monona police chief and new police officers discuss roles
    05/07/2025 - 4:07pm

News

05/20/2025 - 11:20am
Supervisors hold public meeting to discuss Pattison water permit
The Clayton County Supervisors held a public meeting for citizens to voice their concerns to the Supervisors regarding a proposed water permit that Pattison Company applied to the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) for. The meeting took place...
Great River Maple opens storefront in McGregor
MFL MarMac hosts graduation ceremony for Class of 2025
Senior Awards
Vacant to Vital--MORE Presentation
Spring Awards Concert

Opinion

04/16/2025 - 9:57am
From The Cheap Seats
One of my favorite parts of professional baseball is its minor league system. That’s where you’ll find guys playing for the love of the game, many of them simply chasing a dream of one day being a big leaguer. Over the years I’ve see a lot of minor...
From the Cheap Seats
Behind the Desk
From the Cheap Seats
Behind the Desk
Behind the Desk

Sports


Pictured are members of the MFL MarMac boys golf team that was a top-two finish at Monday’s state qualifier final from advancing to the state golf tournament. (Photo via MFL MarMac Community School District Facebook page)
05/20/2025 - 11:33am
Bulldog boys win state qualifier semi, will play for state tourney berth
CLERMONT – Four MFL MarMac golfers carded rounds of under 80 as the Bulldogs placed first in a Class 2A semifinal state qualifier at the Pleasant Valley Sports Club in Clermont. The Bulldogs advance to a state qualifier final Monday at South Hills...
Kuehl earns state track berth in long jump
Bulldog girls golfers advance to regional final
Bulldogs boys defend UIC championship
Postville shuts out Bulldog boys, girls soccer teams
Bulldog boys golf team tops New Hampton

Obituaries

05/15/2025 - 12:42pm
Kathryn Marie Starkey
Kathryn Marie Starkey, 88, of Marquette/McGregor, IA, passed away on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, at the Great River Care Center in McGregor, IA. Kathryn was born the eldest child and only daughter to Johanna Kathryn (Hartke) and Irvin Louis Becker on...
Gary Dean Holly
Imogene Mabel Ruth Bentien
Carol Elaine Thomas
Carolyn Ann Middendorf
Burnell Fuelling

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