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Spring Deans List

Iowa State University announces spring semester 2023 Dean’s List.   From Kalona:  Benjamin Samuel Gardner, Electrical Engineering; Grace Catherine Mattes, Industrial Engineering; … more

Optimists’ photography contest levels up

As anyone who plays sports knows, healthy competition has many benefits: it pushes us to grow and improve; it provides feedback regarding our strengths and weaknesses; it helps us deal with setbacks … more

It all adds up

“We really love the uniqueness of Kalona Realty.   It’s a great brokerage in the area, and a lot of rural places south of Iowa City look to us and come through us, which is really … more

Memorial Day Services

Packaging Smiles

Following up on last week’s front-page story, Warner Fick found plenty of help to pack boxes of school kits he assembled into U-Haul vehicles for transport to the Lutheran World Relief facility … more

Local veterans share experiences for Storyline tribute video

“My name is Paul Christen.   I was in the U.S. Air Force January 1962 to January of 1966,” he begins.   “I grew up in northeast Iowa, and I loved airplanes.   I had … more

Kalona Mennonite and Historical Societies Golf Benefit

Eight teams played at the Kalona Mennonite and Historical Societies’ Golf Benefit Friday, May 19.   Sponsors for the event were Sharon Telephone Co, Iowa Collision & Paint, The … more

KCTC techs talk cybersecurity at Chamber business lunch

Members of the business community gathered at the Kalona Area Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday, May 17 for a business lunch sponsored by KCTC.   Chance Beachy and Jarett Truitt, both KCTC … more

Pet of the Week

Midnight a busy cat. And she’s available for adoption at PAWS & More! First, Midnight might first check on what’s happening outside the window. Then she’ll explore to see if … more

Kalona Farmers Market Begins

The Kalona Farmers Market was off to a good start despite threatening weather Saturday, May 13.  This is the first time downtown streets were closed for the event. The farmers market will … more

City of Kalona awarded 27% of WCRF Spring Grant funds

The City of Kalona received the largest share of spring grant funds awarded Wednesday by the Washington County Riverboat Foundation.   The City was awarded grants for two projects: $554,300 … more

Mid-Prairie's Future Problem Solvers

At daybreak, January 1, 2000, some of us were worried about a thing called Y2K.   We had been happily living our lives, getting used to email and the internet and ordering things with a click on … more

Kalona takes next steps on trailhead design, wastewater plan

In a brisk meeting May 15, the Kalona City Council moved forward on a few items that have recently been in the works, the most of interesting of which is its plan to establish a trailhead at the … more

Controversial book survives challenge

The book divided the community, but it will remain shelved in the adult non-fiction section of the Kalona Public Library. In a 5-2 vote Tuesday, May 9, the Board of Trustees determined … more

Packaging Smiles

Pens and pencils, notebooks, crayons, scissors, a pencil sharpener, a ruler, and an eraser, all snugged into a drawstring knapsack. Thousands of them. All for a good cause. Packaging these … more

Kalona Rotary Omelet Breakfast

Kalona Rotarian Matt Brown serves up an omelet to one of the 230 people who attended the Kalona Rotary Omelet breakfast at the Kalona United Methodist Fellowship Center Saturday morning, May … more

52nd Quilt Show brings visitors from across the country

Attendees come from almost all 48 continental states to see and buy quilts in Kalona at the Quilt Show on April 27 - 29. more

Easter Bible Walk

Gospel Light Fellowship church in Kalona hosted an Easter Bible Walk on Friday, April 7. An old Jerusalem marketplace was recreated, and over 900 people interacted with the exhibit. 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
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