It was a dreary gray Monday morning with a sky filled with clouds dripping with rain, and a crowd had gathered for this week's supervisors meeting. Rows and rows of citizens sat eagerly awaiting the 15 minutes of public comment time to express their opinions on the agenda, one even ...
DES MOINES — Gov. Kim Reynolds signed the much discussed Area Education Agencies (AEA) reform bill into law last Wednesday, just a day after the Iowa Senate approved the legislation. House File 2612 (HF2612) passed the Senate last Tuesday on a 30-18 vote, with Sen. Annette Sweeney (R-Iowa ...
The rain the past couple days was welcome, albeit cold, in Marshall and Tama counties. However, the moisture did not stop Gov. Kim Reynolds from declaring disaster declarations for 43 counties on Monday, in response to the ongoing drought. Of those, 24 are “primary” and 19 are ...
The 2024 Meskwaki Settlement School Prom Court has been announced. Front Row left to right: Sophie Balderas, Sia Bear and Nigel Lasley. Back row left to right: Kimaura Lasley, Devon Roberts, Sophie Kucera, Deyson Poweshiek and Christopher Blackcloud.
Their shirts are blood red with a snake curling around the logo in the center. No, it isn't a local biker gang on the prowl. It is the new logo and merchandise available from Tama EMS. It was a team effort down at Tama Emergency Medical Services to come up with the fresh snake infested ...
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 ...
TAMA - Monday's Tama City Council meeting started off with Matt Zmolek discussing the town's insurance. The council approved adding items they maintained from the Tama Paper Mill purchase to their insurance. They also approved going with Provident Insurance Company. The council approved ...
AMES — Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Week is April 15-20. Iowa’s 100 county extension offices will host “I Spy Cy” activities and educational events throughout the week to thank Iowans for their support of ISU Extension and Outreach throughout the state. “This ...
TAMA - In early January, the City of Tama's decision to have traffic cameras installed in troubled areas became official after the third reading of the amended traffic ordinance received no public opposition. The cameras went up in two locations around Tama in mid-February but were not ...
Places, lights, curtains, and away we go. Next week, the STC high school cast of this year's play will whisk you away back to the 1800s to tell you the story of the March sisters. 'Little Women' is the production in question; the story, originally written by Louisa May Alcott in 1868, has since ...