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The City of Kalona will continue to deliver meals to senior residents through the summer months. Once a week, 25 to 30 residents receive meals prepared by the Goodwin Dining Center in Wellman and delivered by Kalona city staff. The meals were free through mid-March, but recipients now pay $4-7 per meal based on their financial ability to pay. The program was scheduled to go on hiatus at the end of April, but City Administrator Ryan Schlabaugh says, through donations, the program will continue at its current level of service with plans to increase deliveries to three days a week again this fal...

The City of Kalona is evaluating the future of their pop-up pantries and senior meal deliveries. City Administrator Ryan Schlabaugh says they’re committed to both programs and helping residents facing food insecurity through the month of February. Though he says it’s time to assess being able to continue providing those services going forward, “I think the goal would be that we have a discussion as a community as to what’s sustainable for both fiscally as well as staff-wise. You know these are some different times. I think we’ve met the challenge of being able to do this, but we nee...