Earlham Echo

07/19/2024

Earlham Cardinal Baseball finished up a fine season last week. Read about their final 2 playoff games here:

July 16, 2024 Cards vs. Grandview Christian, July 9 Ryan Stiles tags out a Grandview Christian baserunner at home to end the district semifinal game. The district semifinal in Earlham between the C…

07/14/2024

Rally by Cards comes up short and they lose to Ankeny Christian, 5-3, ending their season. Story in next week's Echo.

07/11/2024

The Cardinals were all smiles tonight as they beat CAM, 15-1, in their opening regional playoff game. Kenady Ridout hit a 2-run homer and Haley Glade hit a walk-off grand slam. The Cards' (24-12) next game is at home Friday at 7 against Riverside, Oakland (20-11).

07/10/2024

That's a winner! Ryan Stiles tags out a runner at home to end the game with Grandview Christian. Cards win, 4-3, and advance to the district finals against Ankeny Christian on Saturday at 7.

07/09/2024

Busy sports days! The softball Cards start their playoff run tomorrow. Check out the post-season preview here:

July 9, 2024 Reagan Ridout (L) and Rowen Fisk. With a starting lineup that consists of 5 seniors and 3 juniors, the Cardinals will have an experienced team taking the field in the post-season in 20…

07/09/2024

Go watch the Cardinals in the 2nd round of the district baseball playoffs tomorrow at 7 in Earlham. Before that, read up on how they got there. https://earlhamechonews.com/2024/07/08/cards-top-collins-maxwell-to-advance-to-district-semifinal/

07/05/2024

Here's some of the day 1 fun at the Earlham Freedom Festival!

07/02/2024

Here’s a real edge-of-your-seater! My dad’s old 5 wood sits around our house as a decoration, but I grabbed it the other night to fend off a home intruder—a furry one—when our guard dog was asleep on the job. Pick up a hard copy of The Echo this week or read the story here:

The 5 Wood July 2, 2024 Critical elements to a home defense system against critters: a good guard dog and a 5 wood. After a long layoff from golf, I re-booted my game about 10 years ago, using my d…

06/24/2024

The Earlham junior high softball and baseball teams wind up their seasons this week. Here's some shots from their games today at home against Nodaway Valley.

06/20/2024

The Parranderos Latin Combo (PLC) plays the Levitt AMP Earlham Music Series this Sunday. Read about the band in this week's Echo or right here:

Parranderos Latin Combo mixesup some spicy salsa, and more June 18, 2024 Trying to define ‘Latin music’ is a nearly impossible task. The term is somewhat of a catchall phrase used to describe a bro…

06/06/2024

Check out the photos from the Earlham Friends of the Public Library event in the park last week. Earlham Public Library

05/28/2024

Earlham School PE teacher Abbey Queck and her family lost everything in the Greenfield tornado last week. Their harrowing tale from that day, and the uplifting day after, is detailed in this week’s issue of The Echo. Or read it online here:

Queck Family survives tornado near Greenfield May 28, 2024 Paul and Abbey Queck have lived in Iowa all their lives, so they’re like most of us long-time residents of the state. When thunderstorms k…

05/23/2024

Cardinal baseball and softball seasons are underway! Check out the Summer Sports Preview in the May 21 hard copy edition or right here:

May 21, 2024 Kallin Nicholson takes a big swing in batting practice. Softball Expectations are always high with Earlham softball. When a program is a perennial powerhouse with a slew of state tourn…

05/23/2024

Let's come together to help our Greenfield neighbors. 💚 Beans & Beignets will match the donations put into this jar from now until Sunday (5/26).

05/23/2024

Neighbors helping neighbors today at the Queck Farm. Amidst the destruction and chaos, community heals.

05/22/2024

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05/22/2024

Please donate to our local relief efforts. The Greenfield community faces a long road to recovery, and any donated funds will significantly aid this process.
Please visit: Greater Greenfield Community Foundation to donate.

05/21/2024

05/03/2024

On Thursday, May 9th, Earlham will be hosting the State Qualifying District Track Meet with a start time of 4pm. School will be dismissing at 1pm and promptly after NW 6th will be closed for the evening, for bus parking between Chestnut and Walnut. The PREFERRED truck route will be to use Exit 106. Please reference below map for an alternate Truck Route in yellow and the closed sections in red. Approximate time of closure 2pm-11pm.

We are welcoming 15 teams, expect a high volume of people and street parking to be full. Remember to respect no parking signs and slow down through town as their will be visitors that are navigating streets they aren't familiar with and lots of pedestrians.

Good luck to all the runners ! Go Cards !

04/30/2024

Earlham Performing Arts killed it with their murder mystery play last weekend! Pick up a hard copy of The Echo or read about it here: https://earlhamechonews.com/2024/04/29/killer-show/

04/25/2024

You have to go the extra mile in the newspaper business. I did just that last week when I squeezed in 9 holes of research before covering the Cardinals’ golf meet. But - no sacrifice is too great for our readers.

April 23, 2024 Work, work, work. It never ends here at The Echo Worldwide Headquarters. One issue just goes right into the next, with barely any rest for the dedicated and frequently exhausted staf…

04/24/2024

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04/11/2024

Earlham Jazz placed at the Iowa Jazz Championships - again. Read about their performance in this week's Echo or right here:

April 9, 2024 The Earlham School music department has a serious situation that needs to be dealt with quickly. “I walked up into the band room just now and I’m looking up at all of my storage cases…

04/09/2024

Middle school track athletes were in the spotlight in Earlham tonight. Here's a few shots from early in the meet.

04/03/2024

Meet Mohinur and Janiya, two exchange students spending the school year in Earlham. As always, the story is in our hard copy edition this week, or right here!

April 2, 2024 Mohinur (L) and Janiya Two exchange students, Mohinur Abdurakhamova from Uzbekistan and Janiya Sain from Kazakhstan, are living in Earlham for the 2023-24 school year. Mohinur is stay…

04/02/2024

Great job by Earlham Jazz at the Iowa Jazz Championships in Ames today!

03/26/2024

Spring sports are here! Everything you need to know about the track, golf, and soccer teams is in this week's Echo - and right here:

March 26, 2024 Track Earlham track and field is just one big happy family. Technically, there are four teams: high school boys and girls, and junior high boys and girls. But on most spring days aft…

03/04/2024

Congrats to the Cardinal winter athletes for a terrific year! Here's a video montage of a ton of photos from the basketball and wrestling seasons.