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Ramsey Creek Woodworks: quality design and craftsmanship for your next remodeling project

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 … more

Community Family Resources brings outpatient clinic back to Washington

WASHINGTON Community & Family Resources (CFR) is a substance abuse and mental healthcare clinic that serves the greater Iowa City area. In January, they opened a satellite office in … more

AEAs top list of concerns at legislative briefing

WASHINGTON It’s hard to know if Gov. Kim Reynolds knew she was igniting a firestorm when she proposed overhauling Iowa’s Area Education Agencies (AEA) in her Condition of the State address a … more

Sec. Naig chats with corn, pig farmers in Washington

WASHINGTON Given the chance to bend Mike Naig’s ear, the Farm Bill, free trade, African Swine Fever, and the struggling pork industry were all topics of concern brought up by corn growers and … more

Kalona hires new library director, adds observed holidays

KALONA “I started as a clerk when I was 15; it’s about time!” Olivia Kahler laughed when Ryan Schlabaugh recommended the city council approve her as the Kalona Public Library’s new … more

Saddle up, riders!

KALONA 67,585 miles of Iowa’s public roads are gravel, making up 60% of the state’s road system. And cyclists love them. Caleb Wilson is one of those cyclists. And because he lives in … more

2024 Iowa Pork Congress reflects suffering industry

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, … more

Area businesses meet and greet at Iowa Pork Congress

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, … more

Kewash Trail races get promotional boost

WASHINGTON Distance runners live by numbers. The number of minutes and seconds it takes them to run a mile. The number of miles they run in a week, a month, a year. The number of 5Ks, 10Ks, half … more

Caucus goers make their choice: ‘Donald Trump!’

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 … more

Kalona sets bid opening for Southtown Rec trailhead

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, … more

Legislators chastised over checkoffs, support future farmers at Ag forum

WASHINGTON Dallmeyer Hall was near capacity when Sen. Dawn Driscoll and Rep. Heather Hora sat for a legislative discussion with Washington county residents on agricultural issues on Dec. 19. … more

Streetscape exhibit grand opening

The moment we’ve been anticipating since 2016 is finally here: the streetscape exhibit at the Wahl Museum, a part of the Kalona Historical Village, will officially be revealed next week. … more

The Joy of Foam

Wrapping up the 2023 Summer Reading program, local children enjoyed a fun time with foam just outside the Kalona Library on July 28. more

The Storytellers

Furnace ductwork is a lot like a giant hamster Habitrail; it consists of lots of tunnels that wind around, down, and through.   In fact, if you had a five-year-old mind, you might pop the grill … more

Having a Field Day

“As a child, my perception of farming was that my parents worked extremely hard and made no money,” Natasha Wilson told the group of farmers gathered at her West Chester farm on July 14. … more

Bluegrass Festival

The Kalona Bluegrass Festival was held on July 22. more

Growth on the Horizon for Pleasantview

For anyone who has driven near (or on) the Pleasantview campus in the past year, changes have obviously taken place, with more yet to come. Built in 1957 with the first resident moving in the … more

Bee United

They live more than 9000 miles apart, she on an archipelago of volcanic islands, he on a landlocked plot of land that was once tallgrass prairie.   She worries about the rainy season; he … more

Encounter Café expands, appreciates community’s support

When the Encounter Café opened in August 2017, manager Ray Yutzy imagined the new restaurant would gradually ease into its place and purpose.   Instead, alert media reporters immediately … more
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