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Funeral services for Mid-Prairie junior Colton Allen who passed away last week will be this Thursday. The funeral service for 16-year-old Allen will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Mid-Prairie High School gym in Wellman. A visitation will be Wednesday from 3-8 p.m. at Mid-Prairie High School. A memorial fund has been established for the Kalona First Responders, as well as the school’s wrestling and football programs, both of which he was involved in. He had gone missing Wednesday night at a gathering in rural Kalona, and was found Thursday afternoon. Hundreds of people volunteered to help in the search, and multiple emergency agencies from area jurisdictions assisted.