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USDA offers disaster assistance to farmers in Iowa impacted by recent tornadoes 

Agricultural operations in Arkansas, Indiana, Iowa and Wisconsin have been significantly impacted by recent tornadoes and severe storms that caused widespread and extensive destruction across those … more

Race to legislate leaves many discontent

A sea of 30-plus primarily gray heads filled the room at Washington County Hospital and Clinics at noon Friday for the last Legislative Briefing of the season with State Senator Dawn Driscoll and … more

Cole Smith selected as new city administrator for Riverside

Cole Smith arrived in town even before he had an interview. “I went and met with some of the businesses and just talked to some residents,” Riverside’s new city administrator … more

Washington merchants seek Letters of support on downtown location for county offices

The Washington Chamber has been working with our community members and businesses to encourage the Washington County Supervisors to reconsider their plans to relocate the bulk of their county offices … more

50 Years Ago: Peace Corps in the Marshall Islands

Julie Hartzler Zahs created a museum-quality exhibit of crafts, clothing, and other items that illustrate her experience in the Peace Corps in the Marshall Islands 50 years ago at Hills Bank in … more

Area fire departments raised over $100,000

Locals attending fundraisers by area fire departments gave an average of $20 to $21 in freewill donations.  Over $100,000 were raised between the Kalona, Wellman and Riverside pancake and … more

Do you want friendly birds in your backyard?

Imagine waking up early, brewing yourself a cup of coffee and sitting on your porch to enjoy the sunrise with an early morning breeze. While there, a beautiful symphony plays just outside your door, … more

Reha Greenhouses offers summer garden inspiration

“We are in danger of frost until about May 10,” Marianne Reha-VanRoekel says as we survey the plants for sale inside Reha Greenhouses in Wellman, but something about being inside that … more

Easter Festivities

The Easter Bunny Visits Hall Park Postponing the Easter Bunny’s visit to Riverside until April 8 turned out to be a good idea.  It was much warmer than the previous weekend and … more

Post-Tornado News and Resources

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 … more

Organic Greens turns 25, keeps on growing

In the 1990’s the Internet arrived and began to change our lives.  Nutritional information became plentiful and easier to access, and thus we became confused.  We didn’t know if … more

Kalona finds a friend in U.S. Senator Joni Ernst

Senator Joni Ernst visited Kalona for roughly one-hour on Wednesday, April 5.  The purpose of the visit was to provide Sen. Ernst with a view of life in Kalona and highlight the City’s … more

Public invited to forum with Washington  supervisors concerning Relocation of administrative offices

A pubic is invited attend a public forum to be held in the courtroom in the Washington Count Courthouse at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 11.  The supervisors are considering moving all the county … more

Introducing Stephanie Stimmel: Area’s newest realtor is a familiar face

ce asked you to “open” is now hosting open houses.  Say hello to Stephanie Stimmel, our area’s newest realtor. “It was kind of a scary move, but it was just one of … more

Troyer’s Meadow

For folks used to rural living on generous acreage, downsizing can pose a bit of a challenge.  Where can you keep that sense of openness, yet live in a closer community?  Where can you feel … more

Real estate assessed valuations get hikes

Washington County Property owners received notice from County Assessor Christy Tinnes that the assessed valuations of their properties have been increased by 7.9% industrial to 45% for ag … more

Kalona Chamber open house celebrates longevity of local businesses

“It’s very eye opening how many long-standing businesses we have here in Kalona,” Kalona Area Chamber of Commerce Director Tonia Poole said the day before the Chamber’s Open … more

Highland students increase charitable output to aid the hungry

A sea of pink-shirted middle and high schoolers equipped with hairnets packed into the Highland gymnasium, working shifts in mini assembly lines towards a goal of 40,000 packaged meals in … more

Kalona YMCA sheltered 50+ during tornado outbreak

During his report at Monday night’s city council meeting, City Administrator Ryan Schlabaugh acknowledged that “we were very, very fortunate” to be unscathed by the severe weather … more

Kalona, Wellman seek veterans for video project

On May 19th and 20th, the cities of Kalona and Wellman will be collaborating with locally based Storyline Multimedia to offer area Veterans an opportunity to share their military experience.  We … more
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