At 7:38 a.m. yesterday a barn was reportedly on fire in rural Wellman. Multiple fire departments arrived on scene and extinguished the fire in the 1000 block of Ivy Avenue, near the Washington-Johnson County line. Crews were still battling the fire three hours later.

Kalona Fire Department, Kalona QRS, Wellman Fire Department, Riverside Fire Department, Keota Fire Department and Oxford Fire Department all responded to the incident. No injuries were reported.