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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
Photos from Hillcrest Academy's spring musical production of Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s Mary Poppins: a musical based on the stories of P.L. Travers and the Walt Disney Film .
Ensemble …
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3/27/22 09:19 PM
Following up on last week’s front-page story, Warner Fick found plenty of help to pack boxes of school kits he assembled into U-Haul vehicles for transport to the Lutheran World Relief facility …
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5/24/23 11:07 AM
Besides a small walking and running track, weights, and other fitness machines, the Kalona YMCA also offers senior fitness classes. Large groups of senior citizens have been showing up to these …
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By Brendan Schnoebelen |
7/21/23 04:44 PM
KALONA
“That’s huge,” City Administrator Ryan Schlabaugh said following the Kalona City Council’s awarding the construction contract for Vista Park Phase 1 to C.J. Moyna & Sons at their …
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By Cheryl Allen |
2/28/24 08:00 AM
Frosty temps didn’t stop hundreds of visitors from celebrating Christmas in Kalona on Dec. 3. The YMCA was filled with 38 vendors; 500 walking stockings were passed out; and nearly 800 …
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12/5/22 02:44 PM
For anyone who has driven near (or on) the Pleasantview campus in the past year, changes have obviously taken place, with more yet to come.
Built in 1957 with the first resident moving in the …
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By Larry Swartzendruber |
7/21/23 04:48 PM
A city’s government is bound to serve its residents, and prior to 2015, the City of Kalona felt it was letting theirs down when it came to opportunities for recreation, socialization, and …
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By Cheryl Allen |
7/5/23 09:21 AM
Photos of kids finding eggs at the Kalona Historical Village Easter egg hunt on Saturday, April 3.
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By Molly Roberts and Jeff Yoder |
4/7/21 12:11 PM
KALONA
Olivia Kahler literally grew up in this community. A Mid-Prairie graduate, she’s held jobs at tourist-magnets like Yotty’s Ice Cream and the Kalona Cheese Factory. She’s served on the …
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By Cheryl Allen |
2/28/24 08:00 AM
The Kalona City Council met briefly via Zoom on Friday, June 30 to close out the fiscal year ending on that date.
In his Administrator’s Report, Ryan Schlabaugh ran through a few …
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7/5/23 09:27 AM
CS Autobody held an open house/customer appreciation cruise-in on July 1 with muscle cars and street rods on display. L-R: Karla Coblentz, Julie Swartzendruber, Stef Swartzendruber, Jake …
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Warren Ropp |
7/5/23 09:29 AM
Juggler Luther Bangert impressed kids in the Summer Reading Program at the Kalona Public Library on June 29. Here, he walks backward while juggling three balls.
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Brendan Schnoebelen |
7/5/23 09:32 AM
WASHINGTON
A Bond Review Hearing for Keegan Gingerich, 21, of Kalona, was held on Friday, Feb. 16 at which bond was reduced to $52,000 cash or surety. Bail was originally set for $100,000 cash …
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By Cheryl Allen |
2/21/24 08:00 AM
Property damage in excess of $10,000 was incurred by a Lone Tree neighborhood around midnight Monday, August 15, when shots were fired, hitting residences, garages, and vehicles.
Johnson …
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By Cheryl Allen |
8/23/23 08:00 AM
A year ago, Hillcrest Academy announced it would move forward on long-discussed, never acted on plans to add middle school grades to what has been a high school since its founding as Iowa Mennonite …
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By Cheryl Allen |
8/23/23 08:00 AM
Washington County has been ranking in the top five counties in Iowa with COVID-19 cases, but the county’s public health director says that is because the county has been more aggressive in …
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Danielle Hostetler ran 5 kilometers Monday.
Then, she did it again.
Battling a nagging hip injury, Hostetler, a freshman at Mid-Prairie, led a one-two-three Golden Hawks sweep in the girls …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
10/7/20 04:47 PM
Local food pantries are ramping up their efforts to assist residents during this time when many people have been forced to stay at home.
On Saturday, the city of Kalona held its own pop-up food …
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