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RIVERSIDE
Riverside’s City Council is stepping up again to help finance the operations of the Kalona Public Library.
The City Council approved a Fiscal Year 2026 contract with the …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
2/8/25 12:30 AM
KALONA
Start saving your coins; over the next three years, water/sewer bills in Kalona could cost you an additional $500 - $700 a year.
It was a number-filled night for the Kalona City Council …
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By Cheryl Allen |
2/7/25 08:00 AM
WELLMAN
Not every city council meeting is a long one, and with an absent city administrator, the odds tip toward brevity. The Wellman City Council met Monday night for a mere eight minutes, during …
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By Cheryl Allen |
2/7/25 08:00 AM
KALONA
Over the past two years, the City of Kalona has made significant investments in expanding its parks and recreational spaces, improving equipment in Kalona City Park, and ensuring that …
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By Ryan Schlabaugh |
2/7/25 08:00 AM
KALONA
Last summer, friends who had never been to Kalona dropped by to say hi before exploring the town. Their primary destination? The Kalona General Store.
The General Store was a thing. It …
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By Cheryl Allen |
2/7/25 08:00 AM
KALONA
Your average adult plans to spend $189 on Valentine’s Day this year, according to a recent national survey. Flowers, candy, and cards for romantic partners are a given, but 32% of …
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By Cheryl Allen |
2/7/25 08:00 AM
WASHINGTON
Keegan Joe Gingerich, 21, of Kalona was sentenced Friday, January 24, to an indeterminate term of incarceration not to exceed five years, register as a sex offender, pay a $1,025 fine …
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By Mary Zielinski |
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
KALONA
Since the Kalona Creamery moved into the brick Swiss chalet once home to the Cheese Factory, the business has worked hard to maximize their use of the space. Today when you go inside the …
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By Cheryl Allen |
1/31/25 08:00 AM
KALONA
Founded in 1997 in Kalona, Farmers Hen House started with a simple mission: to provide high-quality eggs while promoting sustainable farming practices.
Today, after 28 years in …
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By The News Staff with Ryan Miller |
1/31/25 08:00 AM
KALONA
As snowflakes fell Wednesday night, the Kalona City Council met for their regular business meeting following a work session where they discussed substantial infrastructure projects. Less …
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By Cheryl Allen |
1/31/25 08:00 AM
KALONA
At their Jan. 22 work session, the Kalona City Council looked at a few of the larger projects on the city’s horizon: plans for the Yoder property, water system, and wastewater treatment …
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By Cheryl Allen |
1/31/25 08:00 AM
WASHINGTON
For Washington County Supervisors Tuesday, main business concerned eight personnel changes, agreeing to changes in speed limits for Kalona’s Southtown and the incorporated area of …
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By Mary Zielinski |
1/31/25 08:00 AM
KALONA
“We need a little bit of extra life, and everything else around us is dormant,” Tonia Poole says as we chat on a cold January afternoon. After a couple of weeks of gray skies, just like …
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By Cheryl Allen |
1/24/25 08:00 AM
WASHINGTON
A hearing January 17 in Washington County District Court for Martell Guider on probation violations concluded with an order that the original suspended sentence and probation, issued …
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By Mary Zielinski |
1/21/25 01:40 PM
KALONA
Local grocers Freeman Foods and JW’s Foods were among 20 recipients of Rural Innovation Grants announced Jan. 9 by Gov. Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Economic Development Authority (EIDA). …
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By Cheryl Allen |
1/17/25 08:00 AM
WASHINGTON
A probation revocation hearing has been set for Martell Guider for 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 17. The hearing follows his arrest in Cedar Rapids on Jan. 4.
A Report of Violation was filed …
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By Mary Zielinski |
1/17/25 08:00 AM
IOWA CITY
Ed Bartels, Assistant Johnson County Engineer, was appointed by the Johnson County Board of Supervisors to at least temporarily take over as the county’s lead engineer at the end …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
1/16/25 08:16 PM
WASHINGTON
Martell Guider, 37, of Spencer was arrested January 4 in Cedar Rapids on a Washington County warrant for violation of probation on the original charge of sexual exploitation of a minor. …
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By Mary Zielinski |
1/10/25 08:00 AM
KALONA
His bright smile, his penchant for humor and laughter, his positivity and joy. These are the traits that come to mind when people think David Tornow, a “great guy with a big heart” who …
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By Cheryl Allen |
1/10/25 08:00 AM