AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Kalona Iowa. Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 https://www.americantowns.com/kalona-ia 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/kalona-ia https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Sat, 21 Dec 2024 21:47:26 -0600 ICN News & Updates 12 Days of Christmas with the ICN As 2022 comes to a close, we want to celebrate the ICN with a little song called https://www.americantowns.com/news/iowa-communications-network-news-and-updates-for-december-2022-31508785-des-moines-ia.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/iowa-communications-network-news-and-updates-for-december-2022-31508785-des-moines-ia.html Government and Politics Sat, 21 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Medicaid 101 for Caregivers Heritage Agency on Aging (AAA) is hosting a FREE event on January 23, 2023 from 9:30am-11:00am. A speaker from Iowa https://www.americantowns.com/news/state-of-iowa-dept-on-aging-the-link-newsletter-december-2022-31508794-des-moines-ia.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/state-of-iowa-dept-on-aging-the-link-newsletter-december-2022-31508794-des-moines-ia.html Government and Politics Sat, 21 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Stay safe on the ice this winter With cold weather finally arriving in Iowa and freezing over lakes and ponds, ice fishing activity has begun at https://www.americantowns.com/news/iowa-department-of-natural-resources-outdoors-news-december-20-2022-31508814-des-moines-ia.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/iowa-department-of-natural-resources-outdoors-news-december-20-2022-31508814-des-moines-ia.html Government and Politics Sat, 21 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 FAIRFIELD, Iowa – If you are traveling on Iowa 92 in Mahaska County on Dec 20th, you will now be able to travel across the Iowa 92 bridge over https://www.americantowns.com/news/iowa-92-bridge-over-the-north-skunk-river-east-of-rose-hill-is-open-to-traffic-31508823-fairfield-ia.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/iowa-92-bridge-over-the-north-skunk-river-east-of-rose-hill-is-open-to-traffic-31508823-fairfield-ia.html Government and Politics Sat, 21 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Senate Passes Grassley, Feinstein Bill To Support Victims Of Human Trafficking WASHINGTON – A bipartisan bill led by Senate Judiciary https://www.americantowns.com/news/senate-passes-grassley-feinstein-bill-to-support-victims-of-human-trafficking-31509113-halbur-ia.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/senate-passes-grassley-feinstein-bill-to-support-victims-of-human-trafficking-31509113-halbur-ia.html Government and Politics Sat, 21 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Senate Passes Grassley, Durbin Proposal To Broaden War Crimes Jurisdiction Passage comes on same day Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will https://www.americantowns.com/news/senate-passes-grassley-durbin-proposal-to-broaden-war-crimes-jurisdiction-31509115-fairfax-ia.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/senate-passes-grassley-durbin-proposal-to-broaden-war-crimes-jurisdiction-31509115-fairfax-ia.html Government and Politics Sat, 21 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Grassley, Durbin Statement On Fourth Anniversary Of Landmark First Step Act WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), https://www.americantowns.com/news/grassley-durbin-statement-on-fourth-anniversary-of-landmark-first-step-act-31509116-radcliffe-ia.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/grassley-durbin-statement-on-fourth-anniversary-of-landmark-first-step-act-31509116-radcliffe-ia.html Government and Politics Sat, 21 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Grassley Lauds Senate Confirmation Of Native Iowan Alexis Taylor To Serve In Key USDA Role Confirmation comes after Grassley pressed Biden to https://www.americantowns.com/news/grassley-lauds-senate-confirmation-of-native-iowan-alexis-taylor-to-serve-in-key-usda-role-31509120-ralston-ia.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/grassley-lauds-senate-confirmation-of-native-iowan-alexis-taylor-to-serve-in-key-usda-role-31509120-ralston-ia.html Government and Politics Sat, 21 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Senate Passes Grassley-Backed Bill To Reauthorize Project Safe Neighborhoods Program The Senate unanimously passed legislation backed by Senate https://www.americantowns.com/news/senate-passes-grassleybacked-bill-to-reauthorize-project-safe-neighborhoods-program-31509122-dana-ia.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/senate-passes-grassleybacked-bill-to-reauthorize-project-safe-neighborhoods-program-31509122-dana-ia.html Government and Politics Sat, 21 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Ernst Urges Bureau of Prisons to Address Sexual Misconduct by Inmates at U.S.P. Thomson In 2022, there have been more than 275 reports of sexual https://www.americantowns.com/news/ernst-urges-bureau-of-prisons-to-address-sexual-misconduct-by-inmates-at-usp-thomson-31509129-galt-ia.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/ernst-urges-bureau-of-prisons-to-address-sexual-misconduct-by-inmates-at-usp-thomson-31509129-galt-ia.html Government and Politics Sat, 21 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 As Biden Looks to Repeal Title 42 and Sues Border State Over Building a Barrier, Democrats Block Ernst's Effort to Secure the Border Earlier this https://www.americantowns.com/news/as-biden-looks-to-repeal-title-42-and-sues-border-state-over-building-a-barrier-democrats-block-ernsts-effort-to-secure-the-border-31509131-halbur-ia.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/as-biden-looks-to-repeal-title-42-and-sues-border-state-over-building-a-barrier-democrats-block-ernsts-effort-to-secure-the-border-31509131-halbur-ia.html Government and Politics Sat, 21 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 AMES, Iowa –– If you are traveling in the Polk City area later this week, you should be prepared for emergency closures of https://www.americantowns.com/news/prepare-for-possible-closure-of-iowa-415-bridge-over-saylorville-lake-dec-22-and-23-31509430-ames-ia.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/prepare-for-possible-closure-of-iowa-415-bridge-over-saylorville-lake-dec-22-and-23-31509430-ames-ia.html Government and Politics Sat, 21 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Coming Soon: In-Person STEM Fairs and Summer Reading Summits! Save The Date!  Join us in March for our two-day events: The first day will https://www.americantowns.com/news/state-library-of-iowa-pop-ys-newsletter-december-2022-31509433-des-moines-ia.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/state-library-of-iowa-pop-ys-newsletter-december-2022-31509433-des-moines-ia.html Schools and Libraries Sat, 21 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Blakesburg, Iowa - Please find attached, the legal opinion of Rick L. Lynch, Davis County Attorney, concerning the officer involved shooting in https://www.americantowns.com/news/davis-county-attorneys-ruling-in-officer-involved-shooting-31509438-blakesburg-ia.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/davis-county-attorneys-ruling-in-officer-involved-shooting-31509438-blakesburg-ia.html Government and Politics Sat, 21 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Transportation Alliance Bank issues 1,600 loans in violation of Iowa usury law DES MOINES — A Utah-based bank must cease issuing loans in https://www.americantowns.com/news/utahbased-bank-to-cease-issuing-highinterest-loans-refund-iowans-31509456-des-moines-ia.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/utahbased-bank-to-cease-issuing-highinterest-loans-refund-iowans-31509456-des-moines-ia.html Government and Politics Sat, 21 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600