DES MOINES — While most people tend to associate “Signing Day” with standout football and basketball players who choose between a number of elite colleges in deciding where they will further their academic and athletic careers, the concept is no longer exclusive to those who excel in ...
TAMA – A resurrection of sorts is well underway at the old Catholic church in Tama. For 22 years now the stately brick building located at 600 Oswego Street that was once home to St. Patrick’s Catholic Church has stood empty, slowly deteriorating – but that’s all set to change thanks ...
TAMA - Flanked by Rep. Derek Wulf (R-Hudson), Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig, a fellow Republican, took a tour of the Iowa Premium Beef plant in Tama with General Manager Jon Surman last Friday morning and learned more about successes and challenges at the facility, which currently ...
MARSHALLTOWN — Doby and Lane Williams can remember the days before pickleball became a national phenomenon and one of the fastest growing activities in the country. Back then, it was just a dedicated group of players meeting up at the East Marshall High School gym in Le Grand and putting ...
REINBECK – Record collectors, vinyl lovers, music enthusiasts and beer drinkers are invited to come out to The Dig Inn in downtown Reinbeck on Saturday, April 20, starting around 11 a.m. for the annual Record Store Day. Record Store Day – which first took hold in 2008 — is an annual ...
CHELSEA — Windy Goat Acres, near Chelsea has been named a winner of Hipcamp’s Best in State awards. The annual Hipcamp Awards celebrate the platform’s top-performing Hipcamp Hosts and the properties — those that provide magical experiences for Hipcampers time and time again. In order ...
TOLEDO - After months of hard and diligent work, Toledo’s family owned and operated freeze dried shop is back open to the public with more products and goals. At 128 E. High St. in Toledo, the old State Farm building is now remodeled and reopened as “It’s Better Freeze Dried.” After ...
Citing an inability to find a replacement for Dr. Sarah Patin after her departure last fall, Wolfe Eye Clinic CEO Eric Lothe announced the indefinite closure of the Toledo location at 1302 S. Broadway St. in a recent letter to patients. “Following (Patin’s) announcement, we immediately ...
About five years ago, Kassi Whitebreast first launched a food stand, specializing in onion smashburgers like the ones popular in her father’s home state of Oklahoma and traveling to local carnivals, town festivals and powwows to sell them. It’s been a long road from there in a literal ...
Toledo has seen an uptick in self checkout related thefts in the last year. Just since January, there have been over 20 reported thefts from local businesses. Most commonly, the thefts have been for items costing less than $20, but some have stolen up to $300 worth of merchandise. From stacking ...