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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 …
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By Mary Zielinski |
3/22/24 12:00 PM
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 – …
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By Cheryl Allen |
3/22/24 12:00 PM
KALONA
Identical twins Levi and Landan Paulsen, former linemen for the Iowa Hawkeyes and Kalona residents since 2020, came before the Kalona City Council Monday night, requesting the use of …
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By Cheryl Allen |
3/22/24 12:00 PM
KALONA
Elizabeth “Betty” Barnett enjoys life at Pleasantview, surrounded by fellow residents who have become her friends in the last few years since moving here. Many of them are Mennonites, a …
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By Cheryl Allen |
3/22/24 12:00 PM
KALONA
When folks drive by Ramsey Creek Woodworks on Hwy 1 just north of Kalona, they don’t always know what exactly the business does. Is it a furniture store or something?
“We mainly do …
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By Cheryl Allen |
3/22/24 12:00 PM
KALONA
Kalona has developed a reputation for quality home products and services, and on Friday and Saturday, March 22-23, many of them will be represented under one roof for the Kalona Home Show. …
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By Cheryl Allen |
3/22/24 12:00 PM
HILLS
Hills Bank is one of the largest banks in Iowa, something you might never guess given it is headquartered in Hills, a small town of fewer than 800 residents. Founded in 1904 by 19 local …
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By Cheryl Allen |
3/22/24 12:00 PM
KALONA
Each nook and cranny of Kalona is chock-full of antique furniture that yearns for a time when it felt young, vibrant, alive. It takes a dedicated hand and a concentrated mind to craft and …
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By TJ Rhodes |
3/22/24 08:00 AM
IOWA CITY
Farmers Hen House, which produces eggs for food stores across southeast Iowa, is planning an expansion of its operations in Frytown.
The Johnson County Board of Supervisors …
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3/20/24 11:05 PM
KALONA
The Appliance Barn has a talent for transforming commercial properties. When they moved to their current location on the corner of B Avenue and Hwy 1 in Kalona in 2016, the space had been …
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By Cheryl Allen |
3/15/24 12:00 PM
WELLMAN/KALONA
Odds are good that you’ve seen it around, that gorgeous magenta-pink Jeep cruising across Highway 22 or up Highway 1. You might be wondering who owns it, or perhaps where you can …
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By Cheryl Allen |
3/15/24 12:00 PM
KALONA
When Brett Arends bought a package of car washes in Tipton, Blue Grass, Wilton, and Kalona from the previous owner in October 2023, he planned to update them all. What he didn’t plan on …
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By Cheryl Allen |
3/15/24 12:00 PM
KALONA
Don Patterson talks to his cars.
“It’s not rational for a pastor to do, but yeah, I do,” he admits on an overcast day at the end of January.
He won’t, however, concede that …
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By Cheryl Allen |
3/15/24 12:00 PM
IOWA CITY
Yes, construction season is about to begin and southwest Johnson County is one of the targeted areas.
Johnson County Secondary Roads is planning more than $7 million in highway …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
3/12/24 10:10 PM
KALONA
“I made it all the way around the world by the time I was 21. That was what I wanted to do,” Janet Haberman Long says as she sorts through boxes of dance costumes, …
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By Cheryl Allen |
3/8/24 08:00 AM
KALONA
The Kalona Area Chamber of Commerce welcomed their newest member, Hammes Homestead and Consulting, on Friday, March 1. Owner/founder Megan Hammes joined fellow Chamber members at …
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By Cheryl Allen |
3/8/24 08:00 AM
WASHINGTON
Following an earlier bond review hearing last month, Keegan Gingerich, 21, of Kalona last week posted a $52,000 bail in the form of a surety bond. Gingerich, who was …
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By Mary Zielinski |
3/8/24 08:00 AM
KALONA
“We’d like to make a substantial change to this year, and that is to add curbside bag pickup,” City Administrator Ryan Schlabaugh told the Kalona City Council Monday …
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By Cheryl Allen |
3/8/24 08:00 AM
KALONA
This is a busy time of year, and this year is no exception. With a taste of some spring-like weather, we wanted to take an opportunity to update and showcase some of the activities …
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By Ryan Schlabaugh |
3/8/24 08:00 AM
KALONA
El Rincón is Kalona’s very own Mexican corner store, as ‘rincón’ is Spanish for ‘corner.’
The small store, located at 607 B. Ave., Kalona, …
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By TJ Rhodes |
2/28/24 08:00 AM