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DES MOINES
This year’s annual Iowa Pork Congress, held Jan. 24-25, brought together pork producers, related businesses, and industry experts in Des Moines for two days of educational seminars, …
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By Cheryl Allen |
1/31/24 08:00 AM
United Animal Health
Trent Torrance and Bob Altman traveled from Indianapolis to Des Moines to staff United Animal Health’s booth at the Iowa Pork Congress on Jan. 24-25. The Sheridan, …
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By Cheryl Allen |
1/31/24 08:00 AM
KALONA & WELLMAN
“I would say that human interaction is very important, but animals are unique in that they have absolutely no judgment,” Henry Yoder says. “The …
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By TJ Rhodes |
1/17/24 12:00 PM
WELLMAN
The negative three-degree temperature Monday night did not dissuade Republican caucus goers in Wellman from showing up at the Parkside Activities Center to express their presidential …
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By Cheryl Allen |
1/17/24 08:00 AM
KALONA
CBI Bank & Trust takes fraud seriously because scammers “are abusing all of our customers, but commercial and business customers have a higher exposure than our personal customers,” …
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By Cheryl Allen |
1/17/24 08:00 AM
KALONA
Winter was off to a mild start in late 2023, with only two days of very light snow and a solidly green Christmas. But on the 37° evening of Monday, Jan. 8, rain turned to snow, and the …
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By Cheryl Allen |
1/17/24 08:00 AM
KALONA
A watermain leak on F Avenue has been repaired, two fire hydrants were recently replaced, and the DOT approved the city for a few speed feedback signs on Hwy 22. That’s interesting stuff, …
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By Cheryl Allen |
1/10/24 08:00 AM
KALONA
A few feet of railroad track, just a piece of local history cut from the original rail line that created Kalona in 1879, was saved nearly a century later when all track left town, and then …
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By Mary Zielinski |
1/3/24 08:00 AM
KALONA We may live in small towns where the pace of life is more relaxed, but that doesn’t mean that nothing happens. We are always in motion, tearing down the old, building the new, and …
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By Cheryl Allen |
1/3/24 08:00 AM
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
