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Furnace ductwork is a lot like a giant hamster Habitrail; it consists of lots of tunnels that wind around, down, and through. In fact, if you had a five-year-old mind, you might pop the grill …
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8/2/23 10:00 AM
Wrapping up the 2023 Summer Reading program, local children enjoyed a fun time with foam just outside the Kalona Library on July 28.
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Giovanni Coronel |
8/2/23 10:11 AM
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
KALONA
With warmer temperatures and snow-free backroads, now is a great time to check out the new Amish grocery store, Golden Valley Ranch, in rural Kalona. The spacious new retailer celebrated …
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By Cheryl Allen |
2/7/24 08:00 AM
The moment we’ve been anticipating since 2016 is finally here: the streetscape exhibit at the Wahl Museum, a part of the Kalona Historical Village, will officially be revealed next week.
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By Cheryl Allen |
8/2/23 11:52 AM
KALONA
The Appliance Barn has a talent for transforming commercial properties. When they moved to their current location on the corner of B Avenue and Hwy 1 in Kalona in 2016, the space had been …
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By Cheryl Allen |
3/15/24 12:00 PM
The Kalona Creamery is thrilled to announce a new partnership with Edgewood Meat Locker to offer their premium artisanal sausages, bacon, and meat sticks in the creamery’s farm store. Area …
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7/31/23 02:05 PM
The Kalona Volunteer Fire Department set a record during their pancake breakfast on Saturday, April 2: 3,181 people came through the line for pancakes, sausages and eggs. It was the …
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By Molly Roberts |
4/5/22 02:34 PM
Wilbur Yoder ('62) retired as the school's ninth principal in 2007 after 33 years of employment at IMS (now Hillcrest Academy). Add that to the four years he was a student, he has impacted the lives …
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8/10/23 12:00 AM
The success of the City of Kalona’s Student-Built house projects in 2022 and 2023 have made a third one possible in 2024. The City purchased the property at 502 A Avenue for this purpose earlier …
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12/13/23 08:00 AM
Winds exceeding 100 miles per hour tore through Iowa early Monday afternoon, in a so-called derecho, a severe weather phenomenon involving hurricane-strength winds moving in a straight line.
The …
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By Kalen McCain and Paul D. Bowker |
8/11/20 04:16 PM
“We really love the uniqueness of Kalona Realty. It’s a great brokerage in the area, and a lot of rural places south of Iowa City look to us and come through us, which is really …
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By Cheryl Allen |
6/1/23 12:20 PM
Cheryl Allen |
6/14/23 09:41 AM
Leaves were funneled into mulch after the first collection on Oct. 31. The City of Kalona contracted with Absolute Outdoor Services for this year’s fall leaf pick up.
Curbside …
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By Giovanni Coronel |
10/31/22 04:31 PM
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
Mid-Prairie Students and Staff Help Following Tornado
On Thursday, April 6, 211 Mid-Prairie High School students and 52 staff members helped with recovery efforts following the EF-4 tornado that …
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4/12/23 12:33 PM
It’s a challenge to bring back a beloved event year after year while both respecting its traditions and keeping it exciting and new. That challenge is taken on again this year by Tonia …
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By Cheryl Allen |
6/14/23 09:13 AM
Every year churches around our nation become a part of Samaritan’s Purse “Operation Christmas Child”. We take a shoebox and fill it with all kinds of gifts that might bless the life of a child …
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12/13/23 08:00 AM
KALONA
Republicans announced their 2024 presidential caucus locations on Dec. 8, and Democrats followed suite on Dec. 15, preparing for the first contest in the presidential nominating cycle. Both …
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By Cheryl Allen |
12/20/23 08:00 AM
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