Middle Amana News

* Scott William Klemp, 24, of 323 Taft Ave. S. in Iowa City was arrested for drunken driving April 10 at 40 Sutherland Place in Iowa City in connection with an incident that occurred on Feb.

Tonight's fireworks in Amana have been postponed until Sunday. Assistant Amana Fire Chief Chris Herr said the fireworks at Lily Lake, between Middle Amana and Main Amana, had to be rescheduled because rain delayed firefighters from setting up the electronic fireworks show.

Visitors who purchase a driving tour CD of the Amana Colonies in Iowa, will find themselves in all of the villages.

The Amana Colonies is one of the top tourist attractions in Eastern Iowa. Among several attractions in the Colonies is the Hahn Hearth Bakery.

Fourteen-year-old Ethan Kienzle said archery is his favorite physical education unit at South East Junior High.

The 18th annual Iowa Renaissance Festival & Gathering o'Celts is this weekend at Middle Amana Park.

Parents of children who will be 5 years old on or before Sept. 15 and plan to send them to school in the fall are invited for kindergarten round-up March 31 to April 2 at Clear Creek Amana elementaries.

Emma Albert will be turning 100 on Monday March 16th. Help us celebrate by joining us for an open house on Sunday March 15th at the Colony Inn in Amana from 1:00 to 3:00. No gifts please just stop in for cake ...

Henrietta Johanna Moershel Ruff, 93, of South Amana, died Friday, Feb. 27, 2009, in Colonial Manor, Amana, following a short illness.

TIFFIN -- One year ago, the new Clear Creek Amana High was just a shell of a building, its walls mainly shielding workers from the winter wind.

William A. Shoup, 76, died Thursday, Dec. 25, 2008, at University Hospitals in Iowa City following an extended illness.

When I was a kid, I used to get a kick out of taking a quick run out to the barn to sit in my great-grandpa's old '34 Chevy Pickup.

Title: Postville? As Americans everywhere are suffering? To the people suffering due to this years natural disasters.

Red Rock Wind Energy LLC of Estherville said Friday that it plans to develop a 300-megawatt wind farm in Emmet and Dickinson counties over the next three to five years.

The slowdown in refrigerator sales is hitting home again at Whirlpool's Middle Amana plant.