MARSHALLTOWN, GRINNELL — It’s not often that a high school student will earn a college degree before receiving his/her high school diploma, but fifty-five area seniors are on track to do just that. Earning your high school diploma may seem like a common accomplishment. The fact that such ...
At the Monday, May 15, Tama City Council meeting, the possibility of a School Resource Officer was discussed, and it was eventually decided to get more information before anything was done. It was also told by Chief Bina that a supervisor from the 6th Judicial Juvenile Court informed him that ...
"The last time that I had talked to Brent Heeren about the legal processes going on over here, he told me, he said it's all political, he says I want nothing to do with it," Supervisor Bill Faircloth said at Monday’s Tama County Supervisors meeting. The statement was made during the ...
On Monday, May 15 the South Tama County School Board met inside the Partnership Center, discussing items ranging from math curriculum to a school resource officer to pornographic health textbooks. STC Director of Curriculum and Student Services Samantha Peska brought a proposal to the board ...
The Elberon Area Women's Club met May 15 with six members present. Flowers were planted in the containers around town before our meeting. President Wilma Parizek called the meeting to order. Secretary Amanda Nettesheim read the minutes of the April meeting. Ruth Laackman read the treasury ...
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO — St. Patrick Catholic Church in Tama celebrated their First Communion Mass on April 23. Pictured are: Lillia Benner, Dulceamor Carbajal, Jaylan Carbajal, Javier Carbajal, Brisa Carrera, Leonardo Castanon, Denilson Castro, Fernando Castro, Evelyn Cervantes, Fernando ...
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO — Tama Mayor Doug Ray recently signed the proclamation for poppy distribution to begin during the Lincoln Highway Days, coming up this weekend. Brenda Youngbear, American Legion Auxiliary Poppy Chairman, looked on and approved. The proclamation reads as follows: “I, ...
One of the oldest and most well-known businesses in Tama will be permanently closing its doors in June. After speculation had run rampant for months, it was officially announced that Tama Paperboard will shut down June 2, affecting 85 employees according to Iowa Workforce ...
Anyone who drove past the Tama County Courthouse this past Saturday afternoon most likely saw a group of people holding signs. This was a protest for the victims of former Toledo Police Officer Kyle Howe. Bill Horrigan was the organizer behind the event on May 6, wearing a shirt that ...
TOLEDO — Utility scale solar energy and whether such systems should take root in Tama County was the topic of discussion during a subdued 90-minute public hearing held Wednesday evening in Toledo by the Tama County Board of Supervisors. Just after 6 p.m., Supervisor Bill Faircloth stepped ...