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High winds were the primary threat Monday night as a line of strong storms swept across eastern Iowa. Locally, 55 mph winds were recorded at 6 p.m., pushing temperatures that reached 91 two hours …
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By Cheryl Allen |
7/19/24 08:00 AM
WELLMAN
On Friday, July 12, Wellman Library’s new Riverboat Room was transformed into a Cat Café for teens, thanks to a little help from PAWS & More. Terri Wood, Development Manager at the …
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By Cheryl Allen |
7/19/24 08:00 AM
WELLMAN
Residents of Wellman will soon be notified of a change to the billing due date for city utilities. On Monday, the city council approved a motion which included changing the due date from …
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By Jeff Yoder |
7/19/24 08:00 AM
Photos by Cheryl Allen |
7/11/24 08:00 AM
WELLMAN
It takes guts for a city to subject itself to a downtown assessment by the Iowa Downtown Resource Center (IDRC). When the professionals come in, they don’t pull any punches, and that …
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By Cheryl Allen |
7/5/24 08:00 AM
WELLMAN
The Wellman City Council learned more about the operations of Sunrise Daycare in a work session regarding new lease terms during a regular city council meeting on Monday, July 1. …
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By Jeff Yoder |
7/5/24 08:00 AM
WELLMAN
The Mid-Prairie school board met for a two-hour closed session Monday night in response to notification that the Iowa Board of Educational Examiners (BOEE) “found probable cause to …
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By Cheryl Allen |
7/2/24 01:14 AM
WELLMAN
The Wellman City Council met on Monday, June 17 for a regular meeting. Here, the council approved a myriad of things while also raising city employee wages by 4% across the board. They …
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By TJ Rhodes |
6/21/24 08:00 AM
WELLMAN
Wellman’s Public Library hosted their second annual Summer Reading Kickoff event at Wellman’s North Park on Thursday, June 6, getting their summer reading program off to an …
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By TJ Rhodes |
6/14/24 08:00 AM
KALONA
Kalona Days is a vibrant two-day summer celebration in the heart of Kalona, featuring live music, food, contests, games and more. Kalona Days starts on Friday, June 21 and concludes …
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By TJ Rhodes |
6/12/24 09:41 AM
KALONA
Iowa was shook early on Friday, May 24, as a massive storm system hit all reaches of the state. Later classified as a derecho, the eye of the storm entered the Kalona area around 6 a.m.
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By TJ Rhodes |
6/7/24 08:00 AM
WELLMAN
As Wellman’s city-owned roller-skating rink saw the departure of a dependable high-school aged employee last week, the city council considered how he might be replaced at their regular …
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By Cheryl Allen |
6/7/24 08:00 AM
IOWA CITY
Primary Night was a good night for most of the supervisor incumbents in Johnson and Washington counties.
But not all.
Royceann Porter, an Iowa City Democrat who was the first …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
6/6/24 01:52 AM
WELLMAN
Last year construction work at the Wellman Public Library nudged the summer reading program outdoors, as the library set up temporary shop in a storefront downtown. This year, folks of all …
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By Cheryl Allen |
5/29/24 08:00 AM
Wellman
“I’m so glad we didn’t tear this down,” Wellman City Council member Fern Bontrager said, standing in the upstairs apartment inside the historic brick building at the end of 8th …
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By Cheryl Allen |
5/22/24 08:00 AM
KEOTA
The team at PAWS & More animal shelter in Washington shed tears of joy Wednesday night when it was announced the organization was awarded a $2,405,760 grant from the Washington County …
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by Cheryl Allen |
5/22/24 08:00 AM
WELLMAN
In 1923, a chicken farmer saw a flock of turkeys while on vacation in Minnesota. It sparked an idea, a vision, that would put his hometown on the map and bring it international attention. …
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By Cheryl Allen |
5/15/24 08:00 AM
KALONA
You don’t need to be a farmer to keep your own flock of chickens. Urban chickens are becoming increasingly common as cities recognize the health benefits of access to fresh eggs while …
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By Cheryl Allen |
5/15/24 08:00 AM
WELLMAN
Mid-Prairie honored their four seniors - Ella Titus, Eva Marner, Emily Curtiss and Ava Pence - during senior night which followed a 3-2 loss against the Washington Demons on Thursday, …
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Photos by TJ Rhodes |
5/13/24 02:01 PM
WELLMAN
When Washington County Hospital and Clinics announced its purchase of the medical clinic in Kalona last month, patients in Kalona may have breathed a sigh of relief, assured that they …
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By Cheryl Allen |
5/10/24 12:00 PM
