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“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. …
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With 60% of Iowa’s farmland owned by people over 65, a great farm transition is underway. The Wilson family of West Fork Farmstead in West Chester is willing to talk about it |
7/26/23 10:26 AM
The Kalona Bluegrass Festival was held on July 22.
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By TJ Rhodes |
7/26/23 10:00 AM
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 …
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By Larry Swartzendruber |
7/21/23 04:48 PM
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 …
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7/19/23 04:08 PM
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 …
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By Cheryl Allen |
7/19/23 01:35 PM
Community leaders gathered July 13 to officially acknowledge the launch of the second Student-Built housing project led by the city of Kalona. Although 12 students from Mid-Prairie, Highland, …
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By Cheryl Allen |
7/19/23 10:26 AM
By Brendan Schnoebelen |
7/12/23 12:17 PM
New has always been good.
But this new is great.
For Lone Tree, the new is El Guanaco, a Salvadorian/Mexican restaurant opened by Rodolfo and Ana Ramirez in mid-June. It operates in the …
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By TJ Rhodes |
7/12/23 11:11 AM
“It’s just stuff, it’s all replaceable,” folks said after the March 31 tornado destroyed their homes and properties earlier this year, a sentiment that expressed gratefulness …
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By Cheryl Allen |
7/12/23 10:04 AM
Our communities are fortunate to have many long-lived businesses that add a sense of stability and continuity to our lives, even as the world around us shifts and one generation gives way to another. …
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By Cheryl Allen |
7/12/23 09:59 AM
A city’s government is bound to serve its residents, and prior to 2015, the City of Kalona felt it was letting theirs down when it came to opportunities for recreation, socialization, and …
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By Cheryl Allen |
7/5/23 09:21 AM
There was no rain on Riverside’s parade this year, though high temps made sticking out a full day in head-to-toe polyester a challenge. Star Trek aficionados found their kindred spirits …
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6/28/23 10:39 AM
It’s hard to miss the Little Free Libraries that have popped up around communities since 2009. A painted wood box with a shelf or two behind a windowed front door, these little dwellings …
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By Cheryl Allen |
6/21/23 09:08 AM
On Thursday, June 15, the Wellman Library’s summer reading program brought young readers to PAWS & More animal shelter in Washington where dogs and cats awaiting forever homes enjoyed …
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TJ Rhodes |
6/21/23 09:06 AM
Pie Winners
Grand Champion: Mary Hershberger with her Apple Pie
1st Runner-Up: Amy Allen with Grandma Opal’s Apple Pie
2nd Runner-Up: Ellis Vizcarrando with his Strawberry Mango …
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6/21/23 09:05 AM
Cheryl Allen |
6/14/23 09:41 AM
Try this riddle: what begins with burgers and ends with foam?
If you guessed the Wellman-Scofield Public Library’s summer reading program, you must have read the headline.
You …
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By Cheryl Allen |
6/14/23 09:13 AM
It’s a challenge to bring back a beloved event year after year while both respecting its traditions and keeping it exciting and new. That challenge is taken on again this year by Tonia …
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By Cheryl Allen |
6/14/23 09:13 AM
Unaware tourists often stumble into Mary Swander’s AgArts office on B Avenue, Kalona, expecting the next antique or gift shop on their downtown shopping tour. Until the award-winning …
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By Cheryl Allen |
6/7/23 09:58 AM
Kalona’s newest playground equipment is open for play, just in time for summer.
On Wednesday, May 31, city workers cleaned up the edges of Kalona City Park’s newest …
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By Cheryl Allen |
6/7/23 09:57 AM
