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This is the final week for deliveries of free hot meals to seniors in Kalona, Wellman, Riverside, and West Chester. Kalona City Administrator Ryan Schlabaugh says these are the last days seniors in those four communities can receive the hot meals for free, but the delivery program will continue through April for those willing to pay for their meals, “We are going to look to do a sliding scale where it will start at $4 and all the way up to $7, where we would ask those people who participate to select their comfort level based on their financial situation so we can make it a self-sustainable...

While use of their snow removal budget is pacing ahead of the last two winters, the City of Kalona remains in good shape for whatever weather may still come this season. City Administrator Ryan Schlabaugh says due to the frequent heavy snowfall received this winter, they’ve spent about $27,000 of their $40,000 budget. He says that puts them at about 90% of the approximately $30,000 they’ve spent on average the past two years, “So, we’re trending to probably spend a little bit more this year as we look at our salt and sand supplies and those other things. A lot will depend on what we s...

Kalona to Suspend Pop-Up Pantries, Senior Food Bag Programs

The City of Kalona has another 200 boxes of food ready to distribute to those in need during their next pop-up pantry tomorrow. City Administrator Ryan Schlabaugh says anyone facing food insecurity can make a drive through pickup between 9 to 11 a.m. at the public works building. He says they’re assessing the future of the pop-up pantries as well as weekly deliveries of free food bags and hot meals to seniors. Schlabaugh says they’ve surveyed food recipients and community groups on how they could help lighten the workload of city staff, “We’ve (the city) got it down pretty well on how...

Kalona Pop-up Food Pantry Moved Back One Week