TRAER – In the wake of Traer’s MercyOne clinic shuttering this past December, Peoples Community Health Clinic, Inc. announced on Thursday, Jan. 22, that it is planning to open a new permanent satellite clinic in Traer with a proposed start date of April 1, 2026. The new site will expand ...
IOWA – Iowa 4-H Youth Development is inviting community members across the state to take part in its free, statewide virtual judges’ training series, designed for anyone interested in becoming a 4-H judge or refreshing their skills ahead of the 2026 fair season. The general training ...
DES MOINES – The Iowa Pork Producers Association (IPPA) honored the commitment and passion of local leaders within the state’s pork industry during the annual Iowa Pork Congress in late January. The event highlighted the achievements of county organizations for their leadership and efforts ...
February will be a good month for planets. All the visible planets except Mars, which is too close to the Sun, will be in the sky during at least some of the evenings. For most of every night, very bright Jupiter will outshine everything in the sky except the Moon. It will be unmistakable to ...
Zach Wahls, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, and his staff succeeded in making a cold snowy day in January feel friendly and family-like as 22 guests were invited to sit with him around a table last Saturday afternoon for a campaign stop at El Cerrito restaurant in Tama. Wahls asked for ...
Trudging through the biting cold air that frosted everything at its touch, the supervisors gathered on Tuesday after having a day off for Martin Luther King Jr Day. The most interesting item on this week’s agenda was also the most somber, as late last week, Tama County Engineer Ben Daleske ...
The Meskwaki Nation released a community safety notice on Tuesday about an incident that occurred at the local A9 Restaurant in Toledo. The notice stated that at approximately 1:30 on Tuesday afternoon, in the restaurant’s parking lot, a citizen was stopped by two men who questioned her about ...
GLADBROOK – After five decades of answering the call, Kenneth “Kenny” Wiebensohn closed out a record-setting career with Gladbrook Fire and Rescue – hanging up his helmet for good on Dec. 31, 2025, before celebrating with his family, friends, and first responder colleagues on Sunday, ...
AREA — First responders in Marshall and Tama counties stayed busy over the weekend after another wave of winter weather struck the area on Saturday morning and continued well into the afternoon. Marshall County Sheriff Joel Phillips said his agency responded to four vehicles going into ...
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO — The Tama Pump had a New Year's Eve party, and Jodi Rutledge and Teresa Manfull donated $268 to the South Tama County Food Pantry on behalf of the Pump. This is a result of a 50/50 drawing.