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KALONA
67,585 miles of Iowa’s public roads are gravel, making up 60% of the state’s road system. And cyclists love them.
Caleb Wilson is one of those cyclists. And because he lives in …
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By Cheryl Allen |
2/7/24 08:00 AM
DES MOINES
This year’s annual Iowa Pork Congress, held Jan. 24-25, brought together pork producers, related businesses, and industry experts in Des Moines for two days of educational seminars, …
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By Cheryl Allen |
1/31/24 08:00 AM
United Animal Health
Trent Torrance and Bob Altman traveled from Indianapolis to Des Moines to staff United Animal Health’s booth at the Iowa Pork Congress on Jan. 24-25. The Sheridan, …
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By Cheryl Allen |
1/31/24 08:00 AM
WELLMAN
The negative three-degree temperature Monday night did not dissuade Republican caucus goers in Wellman from showing up at the Parkside Activities Center to express their presidential …
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By Cheryl Allen |
1/17/24 08:00 AM
KALONA
A watermain leak on F Avenue has been repaired, two fire hydrants were recently replaced, and the DOT approved the city for a few speed feedback signs on Hwy 22. That’s interesting stuff, …
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By Cheryl Allen |
1/10/24 08:00 AM
KALONA
A few feet of railroad track, just a piece of local history cut from the original rail line that created Kalona in 1879, was saved nearly a century later when all track left town, and then …
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By Mary Zielinski |
1/3/24 08:00 AM
KALONA We may live in small towns where the pace of life is more relaxed, but that doesn’t mean that nothing happens. We are always in motion, tearing down the old, building the new, and …
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By Cheryl Allen |
1/3/24 08:00 AM
KALONA
Over the last 15 years or so, a new business concept has been developing: that of the play café. Neither coffee shop nor playground only, it manages to merge both ideas, bringing parents …
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By Cheryl Allen |
12/13/23 08:00 AM
KALONA
The Monday night meeting of the Kalona City Council was filled with positive news for the city as it comes off a highly successful Christmas in Kalona event. Among the interesting …
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By Cheryl Allen |
12/6/23 08:00 AM
“Shuck those peanuts out on our floor,” the 1975 advertisement entreated.
Peanut days at Yotty’s Hardware have been on hiatus these last few years due to COVID, but this year they are back. …
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By Cheryl Allen |
12/6/23 08:00 AM
The Washington County Riverboat Foundation announced fall grant recipients Wednesday night at the Riverside Casino and Golf Resort. Over $2,000,000 in grants were distributed, with the second highest …
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By Cheryl Allen |
11/29/23 10:19 PM
KALONA
Mother Edie Kemp and daughter Heather Kemp, entrepreneurs each, own and operate two small businesses separately but equally under the same roof in Kalona.
On Tuesday, Nov. 21, both …
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By TJ Rhodes |
11/29/23 12:00 PM
KALONA
Arrive early.
If early indicators prove correct, this year’s Christmas in Kalona crowds are going to be bustling.
It takes a committee to organize and produce Christmas in Kalona, …
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By Cheryl Allen |
11/29/23 08:00 AM
KALONA
Children of Kalona who have books on their holiday wishlists may not have to rely on Santa much longer.
Those from birth to age five living in the 52247 zip code can stop in at the …
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By Cheryl Allen |
11/29/23 08:00 AM
KALONA
Pleasantview has a problem.
More than one, actually.
If you have friends or family members living in the community, you may have noticed it. You call, wanting to schedule a visit, …
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By Cheryl Allen |
11/21/23 08:00 AM
At the end of November, Raven’s Nest Antiques & More, located at 433 B Ave, Kalona, will close its doors as owners Bob and Jeanne Hicola look forward to retirement.
“It was a …
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By TJ Rhodes |
11/15/23 12:00 PM
When you hear that someone had a career in the military, serving during conflicts in both Vietnam and Iraq, you might imagine a certain kind of experience. However, for Kalona resident Larry …
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By TJ Rhodes |
11/8/23 12:00 PM
KALONA
Final results are in from Nov. 7’s school board and city council elections, although all results are unofficial until canvass. Locally, all but one incumbent kept their seats, and all …
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By Cheryl Allen |
11/8/23 11:07 AM
Two new homeowners accepted housekeys with black horse-and-buggy shaped fobs on Saturday morning, marking the completion of Kalona’s second Student-Built housing project and the beginning of a new …
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by Cheryl Allen |
11/1/23 08:00 AM
By Cheryl Allen |
10/25/23 09:00 AM
