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Kalona Fire’s Pancake Breakfast

Over 3,000 people were served at Kalona Fire’s annual breakfast on Saturday, April 6. The department raised over $70,000. Over 100 people were lined up before the breakfast offically began … more

By TJ Rhodes | 4/12/24 08:00 AM

As rural pharmacies disappear, One to One levels up

KALONA Between 2008 and 2022, almost 14% of Iowa’s pharmacies closed their doors, thanks to pressure from Pharmacy Benefit Managers, big box retailers, and mail order pharmacies. Independent, … more

By Cheryl Allen | 4/5/24 12:00 PM

Kalona medical clinic to join WCHC family

KALONA When Mercy Iowa City hospital filed bankruptcy in late 2023, the fate of the Kalona health clinic, Mercy Family Medicine, was thrown into question. UI Health Care acquired the clinic in … more

By Cheryl Allen | 4/5/24 12:00 PM

89.5 FM now broadcasting from Kalona

KALONA In early March, following the receipt of their FCC license, Mary’s Holy Voice KMHV 89.5 FM, officially began broadcasting from Kalona, bringing Catholic talk radio to the area. To … more

By Cheryl Allen | 4/5/24 12:00 PM

Kalona residents should see lower taxes in FY24-25

KALONA As newly required by state law, the Kalona City Council held dual sessions Monday night, the first a public hearing for the proposed property tax levy for FY24-25, the second their regular … more

By Cheryl Allen | 4/5/24 12:00 PM

Kalona Historical Village Easter Egg Hunt

KALONA The Kalona Historical Village hosted an Easter egg hunt on Saturday, March 30. Droves of children prepared to collect as many eggs as possible with a mad-dash. It did not take … more

By TJ Rhodes | 3/30/24 02:36 PM

One year later, a stormy reminder

On the afternoon of March 31 last year, a Friday, early spring winds howled across Iowa. Severe storms were in the forecast. Another typical late March day, right? The skies grew dark … more

By Paul D. Bowker | 3/30/24 12:12 AM

Resilient

WELLMAN At 4:22 p.m. Friday, Kari Honsey snapped one last photo of the massive funnel cloud on the southwest horizon and then headed down to the cellar. She grabbed her bicycle helmet, a granola … more

By Cheryl Allen | 3/29/24 12:00 PM

Keegan Gingerich enters not guilty plea

WASHINGTON In a written arraignment March 22 filed by his attorney, Keegan Gingerich of Kalona pled not guilty to four felony charges, including Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, Stalking (two … more

By Mary Zielinski | 3/29/24 12:00 PM

Hog barn saved, hay barn and cornfield burn in Kalona blaze

KALONA Approximately 100,000 gallons of water were required to extinguish a blaze in rural Kalona Thursday, causing Kalona firefighters to make repeated trips in and out of town for the better … more

By Cheryl Allen | 3/29/24 12:00 PM

Kosovar tour group inspired by Kalona

KALONA On Wednesday, March 20, a group of Kosovars and their local hosts toured six Kalona businesses thanks to a connection forged by Friendship Force International, an organization that promotes … more

By Cheryl Allen | 3/29/24 12:00 PM

Westside Petro joins Kalona Chamber

KALONA Many of us have worked in convenience stores but dreamed of climbing the Himalayas. Dawa Sherpa lived the opposite: he grew up in Nepal in the shadow of the world’s third-highest peak, … more

By Cheryl Allen | 3/29/24 12:00 PM

Kalona Home Show Weekend

3/29/24 12:00 PM

Arraignment set for Keegan Gingerich

WASHINGTON Arraignment for Keegan Gingerich, 21, of Kalona has been set for Friday, March 22, at 9 a.m. The order came through in the morning Friday, March 15. Gingerich faces four felony … more

By Mary Zielinski | 3/22/24 12:00 PM

Kalona eyes $5 million wastewater treatment upgrade

KALONA When the City of Kalona was issued its most recent discharge permit for the wastewater treatment facility a couple years ago by the DNR, it came with new limits for effluent wastewater – … more