As residents in Washington County welcome the New Year, city offices will be closed to observe the holiday.

Kalona City Hall will be closed Friday and the Riverside and Wellman city halls will be closed Friday and Monday. The Kalona YMCA will be staffed from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday with 24-hour access to members 18 and older for the rest of the weekend. The Wellman YMCA branch will be open 5 a.m. to 2 p.m. on New Year’s Eve and closed on New Year’s Day. Kalona Public Library will be closed tomorrow through Saturday the Wellman-Scofield Public Library closed Friday and Saturday.

Mid-Prairie and Highland students will return from winter break on Monday with Hillcrest Academy students returning Tuesday.