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Gradual growth, pleasant parks, and family festivals are what make Lone Tree an attractive community, mayor Josh Spilman tells Emily Marner. As he enters his final year in office, he takes time to …
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By Emily Marner |
1/31/25 08:00 AM
At the end of 2024, Cheryl Allen sat down with city administrator Ryan Schlabaugh and asked him about progress in Kalona. They discussed new housing, commercial development and the new Comprehensive …
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Interview by Cheryl Allen |
1/31/25 08:00 AM
The Star Trek city is ready for warp speed with community center, pickleball and downtown projects. Paul D. Bowker gets the lowdown from mayor Allen Schneider and city administrator Cole …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
1/31/25 08:00 AM
It might not be flashy, but sometimes progress means replacing 100-year-old infrastructure and reversing course on decades of apathy. City administrator Kelly Litwiller and mayor Ryan Miller talked …
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Interview by Cheryl Allen |
1/31/25 08:00 AM
The Mid-Prairie band took the field for a terrific halftime performance on Senior Night, October 11.
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Photos by Paul D. Bowker |
10/17/24 04:53 PM
Photos by Cheryl Allen |
8/23/24 08:00 AM
KALONA
Hillcrest Academy experimented with a sixth grade program last school year, introducing a class of students who will end up being great ambassadors for the program. That is because next …
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By TJ Rhodes |
6/21/24 08:00 AM
CRAWFORDSVILLE
There is a profound tie between America and baseball.
Many small towns across the country feature some way for their residents to play the classic ball-and-stick game, …
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By TJ Rhodes |
6/14/24 08:00 AM
KALONA
When Hillcrest Academy set a course to open sixth grade classes for the 2023-24 school year, they published a middle school purpose statement which reads as follows: “The middle …
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By TJ Rhodes |
6/14/24 08:00 AM
KALONA
Iowa was shook early on Friday, May 24, as a massive storm system hit all reaches of the state. Later classified as a derecho, the eye of the storm entered the Kalona area around 6 a.m.
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By TJ Rhodes |
6/7/24 08:00 AM
KALONA
The Kalona-area community has asked about and wondered if a middle school program could work at Hillcrest Academy for a very long time, dating back to when Hillcrest was named Iowa …
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By TJ Rhodes |
6/7/24 08:00 AM
LONE TREE
With just two days left in Italy’s 2023 school year, Pietro Setti was finally informed where he would study abroad: Lone Tree, Iowa, nearly 5,000 miles away from home.
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By TJ Rhodes |
5/31/24 08:00 AM
HILLS
To celebrate Hills Elementary’s 59-year history, the school hosted a reunion on Thursday evening, May 23.
The school library was filled with old yearbooks and cards signifying …
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By TJ Rhodes |
5/31/24 08:00 AM
LONE TREE
A couple of weeks ago, Roger Weber came into our office looking for me. A member of the Lone Tree Flyers RC Club, he wanted to talk about the 4th Annual Fun Fly event the club is hosting …
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By Cheryl Allen |
5/30/24 08:00 AM
WELLMAN, KALONA
If our team here at The News were looking to move on to other endeavors, we wouldn’t have to look far to find our replacements. Just seven miles down the road, four students at …
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By Cheryl Allen |
5/29/24 08:00 AM
HILLS
Hills may be a small town, but it offers up big services like Salon 218, the newly established personalized salon experience catering to each and every whim of the customer; a place where …
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By TJ Rhodes |
5/24/24 02:23 PM
Iowa is the leading exporter of corn and pork within the United States, and is the second leading exporter of soybeans, behind Illinois. Iowa’s booming agricultural industry takes pride in …
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By TJ Rhodes |
5/17/24 08:00 AM
KALONA
Renae’s Roadhouse was a quaint bar situated 11 miles northwest of Kalona. But owner Renae Baur-McGuire closed operations in December 2023, promising something new was on the …
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By TJ Rhodes |
5/17/24 08:00 AM
KALONA
You don’t need to be a farmer to keep your own flock of chickens. Urban chickens are becoming increasingly common as cities recognize the health benefits of access to fresh eggs while …
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By Cheryl Allen |
5/15/24 08:00 AM
RIVERSIDE
On Friday, April 26, 11 members of the Iowa Women’s Basketball team visited the Riverside Casino, welcoming over 1,500 fans which lined up through the event center halls and out …
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By TJ Rhodes |
5/3/24 08:00 AM
