There's a solid brick barn on Victor Yoder's property near Kalona that has seen many uses over the years, he said. It started life as an Amish homestead barn built by Joe Gingerich in 1931 and served ...

(AP) - A Mennonite group is raising money to buy 17,000 pounds of turkey as part of a national effort to feed people throughout the world. Each year, people who attend Mennonite churches, many in the ...

Despite concerns from the Amish community, the Johnson County Board of Supervisors is moving ahead with a plan to repave a county road outside of Kalona, Iowa. The project will resurface a portion of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Randy High of Downing, Missouri, is one of about 10 auctioneers who work the bidding at Kalona Sales Barn. He specializes in sheep ...

WELLMAN, Iowa (AP) -- Amish dairy farmers in the Kalona-Wellman area wanted to jump on the value-added agriculture wagon that has been rolling through Iowa, but their beliefs held them back. They ...

KALONA, Iowa (AP) -- The teenage girls were up at 3 -- in the morning -- and working by 4. They were smiling and laughing, wiping dry hundreds of cans with white dish towels. And not complaining. Not ...

Even if you were raised an Iowa town kid like me, you have to love the farm-rich sights, sounds, tastes and smells of the small-town livestock auction house. You’ll find the best of these at Kalona ...