62 results total, viewing 1 - 20
Last Saturday Kalona City Administrator Ryan Schlabaugh and Mayor Mark Robe presented special clocks (with plaques on the back) made by Schlabaugh & Sons to me and four others who were recipients …
more
By Ron Slechta |
9/27/22 03:00 PM
My name is Janet Haberman Long and I grew up in Kalona. I’d like to write about the start of the Kalona Old Fashioned Ice Cream Bars.
My dad, Archie J. Haberman, started the original …
more
9/27/22 02:51 PM
Oh my! It’s time again to reveal all the “real truths” of the past and present -- as I know them?
I’ve been doing that for you here all along by looking back in my …
more
9/6/22 02:29 PM
At the end of my sophomore year of college, I knew that I needed to keep myself busy during the summer. I was planning on living in Iowa City for the whole summer instead of going back to my hometown …
more
By Max Von Gries |
8/10/22 04:33 PM
In an earlier column, I had written about how COVID-19 cut short our visits to the Church of the Nativity and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre while in Israel in March of 2020 and canceled our first …
more
By Ron Slechta |
8/10/22 11:31 AM
At the Kalona City Council’s work session on July 26, the council looked at their preliminary Southtown Recreational Plan, which would give Kalona a nice outdoor recreation area with an outdoor …
more
By Cheryl Allen |
8/2/22 01:26 PM
Last week the City of Wellman held our annual 4th of July celebration with a parade in the morning, activities at the park all afternoon and a band and fireworks in the evening.
I would like to …
more
By Ryan Miller |
7/12/22 03:35 PM
This week is the last edition of The News that News Editor Molly Roberts is with us. Molly is leaving The News to pursue her dream of earning a Masters Degree in Creative Writing.
Molly joined our …
more
By Ron Slechta |
7/12/22 03:34 PM
My little brother Sam is a Second Lieutenant in the 173rd Airborne in the United States Army. He has been stationed in Vicenza, Italy since August 2021 and while he loves Italy (and traveling around …
more
By Molly Roberts |
6/28/22 04:40 PM
I attended Kalona Days on Saturday, June 18, which was a little bittersweet. I will be leaving my position as News Editor at The News in July.
I am planning to enroll back in school in the Fall of …
more
By Molly Roberts |
6/22/22 04:21 PM
This week’s issue of The News features a special salute to the volunteer emergency medical services and the Washington County Ambulance Service with photos of those servies. Thanks to all …
more
By Ron Slechta |
5/17/22 02:49 PM
This summer the City of Kalona will be working with The Greater Iowa City Area Home Builders Association (HBA) which serves Johnson, Washington, Cedar, and Iowa counties on a student-led home remodel …
more
By Ryan Schlabaugh |
5/17/22 02:46 PM
Johnson County is pursuing a study to assess broadband internet capabilities, needs and deficiencies in the county. The study is a result of Johnson County’s investment of funds received from …
more
By Rod Sullivan |
4/20/22 10:32 AM
During this important National Volunteer Week, I cannot help but stop and be so thankful for the countless people who give to Washington County 4-H.
I would like to express my sincere thanks …
more
By Amy Green |
4/20/22 10:30 AM
Just a week out from what is supposed to be the end of session, the most consistent thing I’ve heard from Iowans this year is that they are fed up with politics. They’ve seen the endless …
more
By Jennifer Konfrst |
4/20/22 10:29 AM
The only time I’ve ever been in a wheelchair is when I’ve left the hospital — and then, I didn’t even need to push myself. But this past weekend, I attended the Adaptive …
more
By Molly Roberts |
3/29/22 03:55 PM
March 23 marked the one-year anniversary of the murders of correctional officer Robert McFarland and nurse Lorena Schulte at the Anamosa State Penitentiary. We mourn their loss and continue to fight …
more
By Kevin Kinney |
3/29/22 03:53 PM
Last weekend, I led a group of ten senators, Republicans, Democrats, and even one Independent, on a bipartisan Senate delegation visit to Poland and Germany. We traveled together to demonstrate …
more
By Joni Ernst |
3/29/22 03:52 PM
A woman hits a golf ball your direction, up the hill towards the green on #9. She jogs up the fairway to get a better look at the shot, jumping with excitement and throwing a fist in the air when the …
more
By Dr. Christopher Grier |
3/16/22 11:56 AM
In this year’s State of the Union Address, the President shared his vision for an economy that grows from the bottom up and the middle out. The key pillars of this vision: making more products …
more
By Kevin Kinney |
3/8/22 02:56 PM
