49 results total, viewing 21 - 40
As a Christian, husband, father, and American, I am deeply concerned about our country’s direction. We are at a crossroads, faced with the decision to vote for a generational leader, or a man who …
more
1/10/24 08:00 AM
The gavel has fallen, and the 2024 session of the 90th General Assembly has begun. This week has been filled with exciting results and projections for Iowa, including testaments from Governor …
more
By Senator Dawn Driscoll |
1/7/24 08:00 AM
Jan. 4: National Spaghetti Day Historians aren’t exactly sure about pasta’s origins: it may have originated in Italy, but also perhaps China. The first pasta dish is thought to date back …
more
1/3/24 08:00 AM
I’m a “Never look back, darling,” sort of girl, so reviewing the past year goes against my nature. But during the last week of 2023, that is what I did, going through a year’s …
more
by Cheryl Allen |
1/3/24 08:00 AM
The four weeks between Thanksgiving and Winter Break are probably the busiest weeks of the year. It seems like a long four weeks but then it goes by in a blur. Winter athletics start up in full game …
more
By Ken Crawford |
1/3/24 08:00 AM
News Editor Cheryl Allen’s Dec. 28 “From the News Desk” article unfortunately contained an untruth that is being promulgated by State Senator Dawn Driscoll concerning the reason for the impact …
more
1/3/24 08:00 AM
On Friday, Dec. 22 our publisher, Ron Slechta , returned to the office. It was a short visit, but there were smiles all around as we were happy to see him “home,” as our reporter TJ …
more
By Cheryl Allen |
12/27/23 08:00 AM
I grew up in Elkhart County, Indiana, and my first interaction with Kalona, Iowa was with a customer from Kalona who came to my father, a fruit buyer on the Benton Harbor Michigan Fruit Market. We …
more
12/27/23 08:00 AM
Representative Miller-Meeks, quoting from your recent newsletter (12/15) on the subject of immigration, “There is still more work that needs to be done…[I] will continue to urge my colleagues to …
more
12/27/23 08:00 AM
As more and more people seem to be walking these days, it has been brought to my attention that motorists really appreciate those walkers who walk in the streets of Kalona who are wearing light …
more
By Ron Slechta |
11/8/23 08:00 AM
What is great about a small school in Iowa?
Highland’s choir director, Jennifer McClenahan, and band director, Andrew McDonald, put on the Disney musical, Newsies, Jr, in Highland’s high …
more
By Ken Crawford, Highland Superintendent |
11/8/23 08:00 AM
One of the most frustrating chores for men is finding an appropriate greeting card. While shopping for an anniversary card for my wife several weeks ago (which was challenging enough) I was also …
more
Arvid Huisman |
8/30/23 12:00 AM
The first reaction of many people who have visited the Kalona Streetscape project inside the Wahl Museum at the Kalona Historical Village is to say, “This is awesome.”
They are …
more
By Ron Slechta |
8/23/23 08:00 AM
My instinctive interest in eating became apparent the first day of my life, as it is with everyone, and expanded from there, on into an active lifelong attraction. Although, it has taken me a little …
more
By Lols Eckhardt |
8/23/23 08:00 AM
Another Johnson County Fair has come and gone. I think it’s worth highlighting the sheer impact this fair has on the community and our youth.
4-H and FFA are organizations helping …
more
By Ron Stutsman, Hills |
8/23/23 08:00 AM
Last Wednesday as I was walking to the post office, I accidentally stepped in feces that someone’s dog left on a downtown Kalona sidewalk. I didn’t really notice it until I got inside the …
more
Ron Slechta |
8/16/23 12:00 AM
Eliminating gestation crates will not only ease the suffering of mother pigs – it may also put some money back in the pockets of Iowa farmers.
The USDA funded a two-and-a-half year …
more
Benjamin Williamson |
8/16/23 12:00 AM
Iowa pig farmers care about their animals. We raise them from birth, feed them, nurture them, take care of their medical needs, and provide climate-controlled housing to ensure pigs are comfortable …
more
Trish Cook |
8/10/23 12:00 AM
About nine years ago, my mom called to tell me about a classified ad she noticed in the paper – the G****** I think it was. Thanks to her, I ended up at The News.
After years of creating …
more
By Anna Kahn |
8/4/23 03:06 PM
Which important issues were supported by your state representative and state senator:
Help low-income people feed their families, or help pay state administrators high salaries?
…
more
7/19/23 10:11 AM