Kalona News

On Saturday night, Greg Brown will perform an outdoor benefit concert at the Seed Saver's Heritage Farm nestled in the gorgeous rolling hills near Decorah.

* Dennis Gene Bull, 27, of 4150 E. 60th St. Unit 603 in Davenport was arrested for drunken driving at 2:28 a.m. June 28 at Iowa and Dubuque streets in Iowa City.

Sweet corn, county fairs, humidity -- those are a few staples of an Iowa summer.

Katie Hochstedler speaks as a group of young Mennonites and ministers, wearing pink, gather to protest outside the Mennonite Church USA's biannual meeting Thursday in Columbus, Ohio, pushing for more inclusion of gays and lesbians.

Storm clouds in Kalona via KCRG's YouNews. Summer arrived in restless fashion with a hot, muggy afternoon giving way to funnel clouds, hail, and heavy rain.

A massive dark cloud developed right over Wellman and moved slowly east exhibiting a lot of rotation.

Richard Leo "Dick" Lacina died Thursday, June 18, 2009, at Mercy Iowa City at the age of 79 years, 3 months and 26 days.

The National Weather Service said trained spotters have reported a tornado located approximately near the Kalona airport at 8:30 p.m. Sunday.

Rain collects on a car window in northwest Cedar Rapids as showers move into the area this morning, Thursday, June 18, 2009.

Three teenagers have been charged with various offenses in connection to a convenience store burglary in Kalona earlier this month.

The Morning After will be performing on stage on 5th Street between The Tuscan Moon Grill on 5th and Yotty's Hardware.

Wanting to commemorate Kalona's 130th birthday in a special way, organizers dreamed up a giant cake.

Ed Erozean, an owner of the new Kalona Family Restaurant, has a 'fly problem' he believes is caused by the Amish horse and buggy parking near his business.

Ann Nye of Omaha, Neb., displays her colorful, multi-layered artwork in fused glass and mixed media.

The following local students are members of the undergraduate class of 2009 at Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg, Va.

They gathered overalls, boarded giant ships and crossed the ocean with farm animals after World War II.

Customers wait to place their order at Kalona Bakery in downtown Kalona, Iowa, during a busy lunch hour.

Kathy Hixson of Brighton lays a wreath by a cross for her husband Army 1st Lt. Francis Gaulocher at the dedication Saturday of the Johnson County Vietnam Veterans Memorial at the Johnson County Courthouse in Iowa City.

Mary Swander, Iowa's Poet Laureate, has a new book of poetry in stores, "The Girls on the Roof." The book was borne out of the journalism work Swander did across the Midwest during the floods of 1993.

A group of Iowa family farmers is interested in taking over a Kalona chicken processing plant that has been vacant since the last half of 2008.