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KALONA
The Kalona Public Library’s Board of Trustees accepted “with regret” the resignation of Library Director Trevor Sherping Tuesday night at their regular meeting. His resignation is …
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By Cheryl Allen |
12/21/23 08:00 AM
On Tuesday, Dec. 19, Mennonites staged peace service protests at the offices of elected officials across the United States and Canada, calling on the US government for action to prevent genocide in …
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12/20/23 10:03 AM
KALONA
Republicans announced their 2024 presidential caucus locations on Dec. 8, and Democrats followed suite on Dec. 15, preparing for the first contest in the presidential nominating cycle. Both …
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By Cheryl Allen |
12/20/23 08:00 AM
Although they set out to steal the record for the night’s shortest meeting from rival city Wellman, the Kalona City Council netted a session just over 12 minutes in length on Monday, Dec. 18. The …
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By Cheryl Allen |
12/20/23 08:00 AM
The success of the City of Kalona’s Student-Built house projects in 2022 and 2023 have made a third one possible in 2024. The City purchased the property at 502 A Avenue for this purpose earlier …
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12/13/23 08:00 AM
KALONA
Over the last 15 years or so, a new business concept has been developing: that of the play café. Neither coffee shop nor playground only, it manages to merge both ideas, bringing parents …
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By Cheryl Allen |
12/13/23 08:00 AM
Every year churches around our nation become a part of Samaritan’s Purse “Operation Christmas Child”. We take a shoebox and fill it with all kinds of gifts that might bless the life of a child …
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12/13/23 08:00 AM
Blue and white quilts primarily from the 1800’s fill the English Quilt Gallery at the Kalona Historical Village, creating a peaceful new exhibit for the holiday season. Reindeer, seal pups, and …
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By Cheryl Allen |
12/13/23 08:00 AM
WASHINGTON
When Kalona Cooperative Technology Company’s acquisition of Farmtel Communications was completed on Nov. 20, the telecommunications services provider gained more than additional …
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By Cheryl Allen |
12/13/23 08:00 AM
The Optimist Club of Kalona encourages area students to contemplate the phrase, “Optimism: How it Connects Us,” as part of the Optimist International Essay Contest for the 2024 school …
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12/13/23 08:00 AM
KALONA
Volunteers traveled from as far away as Kansas City to help can thousands of pounds of chicken when the Mennonite Central Committee’s mobile canning trailer docked at the City of …
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By Cheryl Allen |
12/13/23 08:00 AM
KALONA
Christmas returned to Kalona on Saturday, Dec. 2. This festive day gave a pleothra of oppurtunity for all to enjoy. There were local vendors, live music, live nativity, movies, bonfires, …
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By TJ Rhodes |
12/6/23 12:00 PM
KALONA
The Monday night meeting of the Kalona City Council was filled with positive news for the city as it comes off a highly successful Christmas in Kalona event. Among the interesting …
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By Cheryl Allen |
12/6/23 08:00 AM
“Shuck those peanuts out on our floor,” the 1975 advertisement entreated.
Peanut days at Yotty’s Hardware have been on hiatus these last few years due to COVID, but this year they are back. …
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By Cheryl Allen |
12/6/23 08:00 AM
The Kalona Rotary Club presented the Kalona Public Library Foundation, Inc. with a check for $3,000 on Nov. 28. The funds were raised from the club’s omelet breakfast this spring ($2,700) and a …
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12/6/23 08:00 AM
NASA and the moon landings connected curious minds at Central College as 150 prospective students attended a Scholar Day in November. These events welcomed admitted students to campus to learn about …
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12/6/23 08:00 AM
The Washington County Riverboat Foundation announced fall grant recipients Wednesday night at the Riverside Casino and Golf Resort. Over $2,000,000 in grants were distributed, with the second highest …
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By Cheryl Allen |
11/29/23 10:19 PM
KALONA
Mother Edie Kemp and daughter Heather Kemp, entrepreneurs each, own and operate two small businesses separately but equally under the same roof in Kalona.
On Tuesday, Nov. 21, both …
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By TJ Rhodes |
11/29/23 12:00 PM
KALONA
Arrive early.
If early indicators prove correct, this year’s Christmas in Kalona crowds are going to be bustling.
It takes a committee to organize and produce Christmas in Kalona, …
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By Cheryl Allen |
11/29/23 08:00 AM
