The Toledo City Council meeting started this week by talking about EMS. Emergency Services Director Greg Johnson spoke about the agenda item. What he proposed was taking the one full-time paramedic, Jimmy Hicklin, down to part-time, and then hiring three more part-time workers. The part-time ...
TAMA — The Tama County Historical Society has created a self-guided history tour for Oak Hill Cemetery in Tama. The tour includes a history of the cemetery, as well as profiles of some of the people interred there. “The subjects are a cross section of some of Tama’s former citizens from ...
ELBERON - The Elberon American Legion Auxiliary met June 13. The meeting opened with flags in place. The Vacant Chair was read by President Lorraine Vileta and the group joined in the reciting of the Pledge of Allegiance and the Preamble to the Constitution of the American Legion ...
ELBERON — The Elberon Area Women's Club met June 17, 2024 with 4 members present. President Norma Riha called the meeting to order. Secretary Amanda Nettesheim reported on the previous meeting in May. Financial status was discussed. A thank-you from the Garry Krutzfeldt family for the ...
There have been many events scheduled this year at the Binford House to help celebrate the Sesqui-Centennial - but this one will be the most fun from noon to 4 p.m. on July 7. It's open to the entire community and has something for everyone. There will be music, food, l874 games for the kids, ...
CEDAR FALLS - New alumni were added to the roster of graduates of the University of Northern Iowa. A * preceding a name indicates "graduated with honors," ** means "graduated with high honors" and *** means "graduated with highest honors." Area students graduating include: Jaydee Thiessen, of ...
Derek and Amy Townsend, of Chelsea, are the parents of a son, Cornelius Clay, born at 12:09 a.m. on June 1 at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. He weighed 6 lbs., 1 oz. and was 18 inches long. He is greeted by big sisters, Haven and Lucy and big brothers Judah and Davis at home and sister, ...
Tama-Grundy Publishing wishes the HAPPIEST of birthdays to our very own cartoonist, local correspondent, & Master Columnist (have you checked out Magic Mike 6XL yet??), Michael D. Davis! Happy Baa-thday to ewe, Mike! ;) We appreciate all you do to keep local journalism alive & well in ...
CHELSEA — You stand in the shade of a tree. Mountains of rolling green hills fill the land as far as the eye can see. Then you hear it. A deep humming harmony. It's music. "Far over the misty mountains cold." It is the singing of dwarves from their ancient homes deep within the mountains. ...
MESKWAKI SETTLEMENT — A search began on Saturday, June 8 and finished last Wednesday for missing Meskwaki woman Rita Janelle Papakee, who was last seen on Jan. 16, 2015. The search was conducted by the Meskwaki Nation Police Department, the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) Evidence ...